外研版英语八年级上册：Module 6 Animals in danger. 同步阅读练习（含答案）

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Ⅰ.[2019·天津蓟州区期中] 阅读理解
Owls(猫头鹰) live in almost every country in the world. Most owls don’t sleep at night. When they fly, you cannot hear them. They are very quiet. Owls are good at hunting(猎食). They eat a lot of things such as mice, snakes, small birds and even fish. Owls have very good hearing. That helps them to hunt well in the dark. Their eyes are very special. Both of their eyes face the front. They can see very far. There are facial disks(面盘) around their eyes. These facial disks can help with their hearing. Owls can turn their heads 270°. That helps them see what’s going on around them.
Maybe because owls look a little different and have special life habits, there are a lot of stories about them. Some people believe that owls are very clever and some people think owls may bring bad luck. In fact, owls are really people’s good friends. They eat lots of mice every year. That helps save a lot of food for people. But the number of owls in the world is becoming smaller and smaller because of people’s activities. Now owls are protected by law(法律) in many places of the world. For example, in some places, people can’t keep an owl as a pet at home.
(　　)1.We can learn from the passage that 　　　　are not owls’ food.
A.mice B.snakes C.fish D.cats
(　　)2.Owls’ facial disks help them 　　　　.
A.see far B.hear clearly C.fly quietly D.turn their heads
(　　)3.Why are there many stories about owls
A.Because they look different and have special life habits.
B.Because they may bring bad luck to people.
C.Because they are cleverer than other birds.
D.Because they are protected by law.
(　　)4.Owls are people’s friends because 　　　　.
A.they protect people’s homes at night
B.they can help save food for people
C.they like to live close to people
D.they are pets in many families
(　　)5.You may read this passage in a magazine about 　　　　.
A.history B.art C.animals D.sports
【熟词生义】 face
【熟词】 n. 脸
The sun was shining on our faces.
太阳照向我们的脸。
【生义】 ①v. 面对;面向;正对;②v. 承认,正视(现实);③n. 面容;表情
Most of the rooms face the sea.
大多数房间面向大海。
He must face the fact that he is no longer young.
他必须承认自己不再年轻的事实。
Her exam results were disappointing but she tried to put on a brave face.
她的考试成绩令人失望,但她努力装出坚强的样子。
请完成下列各题
Ⅱ.选择正确的词义,将序号填在括号中。
A.v. 面对;面向;正对　　B.v. 承认,正视(现实)
C.n. 面容;表情 D.n. 脸
(　　)6.He buried his face in his hands.
(　　)7.It’s not easy to face the truth.
(　　)8.She turned and faced him.
(　　)9.He was walking around with a sad face.
Ⅲ.文章中的face是上述四个选项中的哪种用法
10.　　　
Ⅳ.短文填空
根据短文内容和首字母提示完成短文,使短文内容完整、通顺。
Great news! Pandas are no longer in 11.d　　　　. They are on the road to recovery(恢复). Back in the 1980s, there 12.w　　　　 as few as 1,114 pandas in China. But the most recent survey(最近的调查) in 2014 13.s　　　　 that there were 1,864 pandas living in the world.
Since 1981, the Chinese 14.g　　　　 has been working with the World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) to save the world’s most famous bears and 15.t　　　　 home. They have set up sixty-seven 16.n　　　　 parks so far, which protect nearly two-thirds of 17.w　　　　 pandas by giving them space to live in and bamboo to eat.
It is an achievement(成就) to celebrate. But the bamboo forests are getting 18.s　　　　 than before, so pandas are 19.s　　　　 losing their home. The WWF warned that the climate(气候) change could destroy(摧毁) more than 35% of the animals’ home in the next 80 years.
The future for pandas in the long term is not yet clear. But one thing is for sure: more efforts(努力) are still needed to 20.p　　　　 our beloved pandas.
答案
Ⅰ.1.D　2.B　3.A
4.B　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In fact, owls are really people s good friends. They eat lots of mice every year. That helps save a lot of food for people.”可知,猫头鹰是人类的好朋友,因为它们吃老鼠,这样可以帮助人们拯救许多粮食。故选B。
5.C　推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文介绍了猫头鹰,故推断文章的出处应该是有关动物的杂志。故选C。
Ⅱ.6—9　DBAC
Ⅲ.10.A
Ⅳ.11.danger　12.were　13.showed　
14.government　15.their　16.nature　
17.wild　18.smaller　19.still　
20.protect