Module 6 Animals in danger.单元话题完形填空练习-2022-2023学年八年级英语上册外研版（含解析）

Module 6 单元话题完形填空练习
（2021·广东佛山·八年级期中）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个
最佳答案，并将答题卡对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
When Kate and Ben visit Uncle Rick and Aunt Jenny on their farm, they often help with the animals. There
are some chickens and sheep, two dogs and one elephant. Ben and Kate’s favourite animals is the ___1___.
“I really want to know if this elephant is ready to be children’s ___2___,” says Uncle Rick. “I know the
elephant will be ___3___. I will have him as my friend,” says Ben. The elephant flaps（扇动） his ears.
“___4___ out!” says Uncle Rick. “Bad things can happen when he flaps his ears.” Then the elephant cries loudly
and runs into Aunt Jenny’s ___5___ garden. He put a big banana into his mouth. After a great meal, the elephant
sees Aunt Jenny ___6___ on a ladder（梯子） and cleaning the window. There’s bucket（桶） full of water
___7___ the ladder. He shakes（摇晃）the ladder and Aunt Jenny ___8___ the ladder and into the water.
“How can you be someone’s friend if you’re such a ___9___ elephant ” says Uncle Rick. Aunt Jenny puts
her hand on the elephant’s back. “Well!” she says, “I don’t ____10____ the elephant is ready to be anyone’s
friend yet!”
1．A．sheep B．elephant C．dog D．chicken
2．A．friend B．visitor C．dog D．chicken
3．A．good B．fat C．heavy D．slow
4．A．Find B．Take C．Look D．Get
5．A．tea B．plant C．vegetables D．fruit
6．A．playing B．sleeping C．standing D．crying
7．A．under B．in C．on D．over
8．A．gets on B．falls off C．turns on D．gets off
9．A．large B．difficult C．dangerous D．cute
10．A．tell B．think C．say D．know
（2022·全国 ·八年级课时练习）Only a miracle(奇迹 ) could save this black bear from falling off a
30-meter-high bridge.
The bear was on her ____11____ home after a long day in a California’s mountain. She was walking across
the bridge when, suddenly, two cars entered from ____12____ sides. There was nowhere to run, so the
____13____ bear jumped onto the rail(护栏) and began to fall down. ____14____, the bear pulled herself onto an
arch( 拱门 ) under the bridge, but she was trapped( 困住 ) there. A driver saw the unbelievable scene and
____15____ 911. Robert Brooks, an animal control officer from a nearby town, was sent to investigate(调查). “I
thought it was a ____16____, ”he said. But it wasn’t a joke, so he called Dave Baker of the BEAR League,
a group that helps bears in ____17____.
Unfortunately, the sky was getting dark, so the rescuers(营救人员 ) had to wait. Early the next morning,
Brooks and Baker returned to the bridge with more ____18____. The bear was still there. Then, Baker had an
idea: They should hang a net under the bear, push her into it, and then lower her to the ground.
Police officers ____19____ the road. Then Brooks injected a sleeping drug into the bear’s shoulder. When
the bear was sleepy, a volunteer rock climber used his feet to push the bear off the arch, right into the middle of
the net.
When the bear was gently lowered onto the ground, everyone ____20____. The rescuers then cleared all the
people from the area and left the bear alone, so she could sleep. Since then, no one has seen the bear. “I don’t
think she’s going near the bridge any more,” Brooks said.
11．A．road B．way C．trip D．travel
12．A．all B．both C．neither D．none
13．A．relaxed B．interested C．frightened D．excited
14．A．Unluckily B．Finally C．Luckily D．Sadly
15．A．called B．asked C．told D．wanted
16．A．joke B．lie C．story D．name
17．A．problem B．need C．trouble D．mind
18．A．engineers B．volunteers C．students D．food
19．A．opened B．fixed C．closed D．stood
20．A．asked B．shouted C．cheered D．cried
（2021·湖南·湘府中学八年级阶段练习）Last month, I went to see my parents in the countryside with my
son Tom. Tom was interested ___21___ everything there. He never got ___22___ playing outside.
At lunch, Tom told me a dog ran after a hen in the yard. The hen had no way to go, so she flew to the
___23___ of the house. “How can a hen fly, Dad ” Tom asked. I thought for a while and said, “Maybe（或许）
___24___ love. The hen loves her life and that helps her fly!” Tom ___25___ to understand. Last weekend, we
___26___ Tom’s grandparents again. This time Tom saw the dog running after the hen again. The hen was
running ___27___. But then she stopped and turned around. She opened her wings（翅膀） and looked at the
dog. Under her wings were her ___28___.
“Dad, ___29___ didn’t the hen fly away ” Tom asked. I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because she
loves her babies more than ___30___ in the world.” Tom thought for a long time and went to help the hen.
21．A．to B．in C．with
22．A．bored B．scared C．lucky
23．A．fire B．farm C．top
24．A．because of B．so that C．but
25．A．forgot B．seemed C．stopped
26．A．left B．heard C．visited
27．A．quickly B．early C．happily
28．A．friends B．babies C．parents
29．A．why B．how C．when
30．A．someone B．no one C．anything
（2022·全国·八年级课时练习）One of the____31____and most interesting animals in the world is the giraffe.
Giraffes are____32____about 6 metres tall. They are more than____33____metres taller than an elephant. Half of
the giraffe's height comes from its neck and the neck is____34____than its legs.
Giraffes like to live____35____small groups and have meals with other animals. A baby giraffe is two metres tall
at birth. It can____36____by itself within(在……之内) a few minutes and can run well____37____about two
days.
Giraffes have two ways to____38____themselves. If it is____39____, one way is that it can run away at about 30
miles per hour,_____40_____way is that it can stay to fight (战斗) with its strong legs.
31．A．biggest B．tallest C．smallest D．strongest
32．A．usually B．never C．sometimes D．seldom
33．A．one B．twenty C．three D．ten
34．A．bigger B．higher C．longer D．shorter
35．A．near B．on C．at D．in
36．A．stand B．stand up C．sit down D．sit
37．A．on B．over C．in D．at
38．A．look after B．look for C．feed D．protect
39．A．dangerous B．danger C．out of danger D．in danger
40．A．other B．another C．the other D．the others
（2021·广东·佛山市南海区石门实验学校八年级期中）Do you know the lovely elephant Dumbo with big
ears in the Disney’s film Now, the elephant is on the red list of animals in danger, ____41____ the Asian
elephants in the wild. Jinghong, a village in Southwest China, has ____42____ a food source base(食物资源基地)
to help them. The government ____43____ to build the base in December last year. Because of the hard
work of the ____44____, the number of wild Asian elephants has grown from 170 in the 1980s to 300 today.
The base covers(覆盖) three towns across 670 km2. More than 38, 000 banana trees grow well in the base.
Workers also built salty ponds(盐池) for the elephants. In the base, the elephants can enjoy delicious food, and
they can also have a ____45____.
In late August this year, scientists did lots of ____46____ in the base before it was open. Chai, one of the
scientists said, “We want to offer many kinds of food to them. After finishing the project, elephants will be able to
____47____ in the food source base. This can stop them ____48____ food in villages and destroying(破坏) the
farmers’ fields.”
Elephant family is one of the most ____49____ animal groups on the earth. They are very useful to us and
the environment. However, there are few groups of elephants left. “We hope to share our experience(经验) with
other countries and cities. Let’s _____50_____ the Asian elephants together,” Chai added.
41．A．finally B．especially C．unluckily D．suddenly
42．A．asked for B．thought of C．set up D．taken away
43．A．offered B．asked C．advised D．started
44．A．villagers B．government C．actresses D．actors
45．A．party B．talk C．bath D．trip
46．A．homework B．housework C．research D．readings
47．A．eat B．walk C．sleep D．run
48．A．looking at B．looking for C．looking up D．looking after
49．A．interesting B．beautiful C．exciting D．important
50．A．protect B．improve C．develop D．feed
（2022·全国·八年级课时练习）Paul and Dick were fishing by the river at the foot of a hill. Paul’s dog Pluto
was there with them. Now and then, the dog would play with some fallen(落下的 ) leaves, and it would run
____51____ a passing bird. That frightened the fish away. “Why did you ____52____ your dog here ” said Dick.
“It ____53____ here and there. All the fish are frightened and swim ____54____.
“Next time, I shall leave Pluto at home. ____55____ we go home now, Dick ” added Paul.
Just then came a whisper from Dick, “Wait. ____56____ is biting my line. I can feel it.” Dick was so careless
that he forgot the danger. He went ____57____ the line, but fell down with a splash(扑通一声) into the water.
“Help! Help!” Dick cried, up and down in the ____58____.
However Paul could not swim, ____59____. Just then the dog Pluto jumped into the water and pulled Dick
onto the riverside by biting Dick’s T-shirt with his ____60____. He was still holding in his hand the fishing
line with a big fish.
51．A．after B．to C．at D．with
52．A．take B．carry C．bring D．want
53．A．ran B．run C．has run D．is running
54．A．here B．away C．there D．home
55．A．Must B．Are C．Were D．Shall
56．A．A fish B．A bird C．A dog D．A cat
57．A．pulled B．pulls C．to pull D．is pulling
58．A．river B．boat C．land D．line
59．A．too B．neither C．also D．either
60．A．ear B．mouth C．foot D．feet
（2022·广东深圳·八年级期中）阅读下面短文，从短文所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出能填入的最选选项，
并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。
A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. He ____61____
warm milk. It would not come down.
The tree was not ____62____ enough to climb, so the man decided that if he tied rope to his car and pull it
until the tree bent(弯) down. He could then ____63____ and get the kitten.
That’s what he did. He then thought if he went just a little bit ____64____ , the tree would be bent low
enough for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke. The tree went
“boing!” and the kitten was nowhere to be found. He asked people he met if they’d ____65____ a little kitten.
Nobody had.
A few days later, he met a neighbor at the store. He happened to look into her shopping basket and was
____66____ to see cat food.
This woman was a cat ____67____ and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “ ____68____ are you buying cat
food ” She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat,
but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the mother finally ____69____ her
little girl, “Well, I’ll let you keep a cat if it falls from the ____70____ . ” She told the man, “I watched my child
go out in the yard, and look straight into the sky. And really, you won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own
eyes. A kitten suddenly came lying through the air, and landed right in front of her.”
61．A．left B．offered C．threw D．hold
62．A．tall B．old C．strong D．high
63．A．pick up B．look up C．reach up D．show up
64．A．faster B．higher C．quieter D．further
65．A．seen B．lost C．raised D．kept
66．A．happy B．sorry C．surprised D．frightened
67．A．lover B．hater C．keeper D．owner
68．A．Why B．How C．When D．Where
69．A．told B．warned C．advised D．remind
70．A．hole B．tree C．wall D．sky
参考答案：
1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C 5．D 6．C 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．B
【分析】本文讲的是 Kate 和 Ben 去农场上看叔叔阿姨时和大象发生的趣事。
1．句意：本和凯特最喜欢的动物是大象。
sheep 羊；elephant 大象；dog 狗；chicken 鸡；根据“I really want to know if this elephant is ready to be
children’s ...”可知，他们最喜欢的是大象，故选 B。
2．句意：我真的很想知道这头大象是否准备好成为孩子们的朋友。
friend 朋友；visitor 拜访者；dog 狗；chicken 鸡；根据“I will have him as my friend”可知，此处指的是“想把
它当作朋友”，故选 A。
3．句意：我知道大象会很好。
good 好的；fat 胖的；heavy 重的；slow 慢的；根据“I will have him as my friend”可知，因为大象好，所以
才会把它当作朋友，故选 A。
4．句意：当心！
Find 发现；Take 拿；Look 看起来；Get 变得；根据“Bad things can happen when he flaps his ears.”可知，此
处是 look out”当心”，是固定短语，故选 C。
5．句意：然后大象大声叫了起来，跑进了珍妮阿姨的果园。
tea 茶叶；plant 植物；vegetables 蔬菜；fruit 水果；根据“He put a big banana into his mouth.”可知，大象去了
珍妮阿姨的水果园，故选 D。
6．句意：一顿美餐后，大象看见珍妮阿姨站在梯子上擦窗户。
playing 种植；sleeping 睡觉；standing 站立；crying 哭；根据“Aunt Jenny...on a ladder（梯子） and cleaning
the window”可知，珍妮阿姨是站着擦窗户，故选 C。
7．句意：梯子下面有一个装满水的桶。
under 在……下面；in 在……里面；on 在……上面；over 超过；根据“on a ladder（梯子） and cleaning the
window”以及“He shakes（摇晃）the ladder and Aunt Jenny...the ladder and into the water.”可知，阿姨掉进水
里，说明水桶在梯子下面，应用 under，故选 A。
8．句意：他摇了摇梯子，珍妮姨妈从梯子上掉到水里。
gets on 上车；falls off 从……上掉落；turns on 打开；gets off 下车；根据“Aunt Jenny...on a ladder（梯子） and
cleaning the window.”以及“He shakes（摇晃）the ladder and Aunt Jenny...the ladder and into the water.”可知，
阿姨从梯子上掉下来了，故选 B。
9．句意：如果你是一头如此危险的大象，你怎么能成为别人的朋友？
large 大的；difficult 困难的；dangerous 危险的；根据“He shakes（摇晃）the ladder and Aunt Jenny...the ladder
and into the water.”可知，前面大象的行为是危险的，应用 dangerous 表示，故选 C。
10．句意：我认为大象还没有准备好成为任何人的朋友！
tell 告诉；think 认为；say 说；know 知道；根据“I don’t...the elephant is ready to be anyone’s friend yet!”以及
大象的行为可知，此处指的是“我认为……不……”，此句用的是否定转移，因此用 think 表示，故选 B。
11．B 12．B 13．C 14．C 15．A 16．A 17．C 18．B 19．C 20．C
【导语】本文讲述了一只熊回家途中从桥上坠落，困在了桥的拱门里，营救人员想办法并成功营救了熊，
真是一个奇迹。
11．句意：在加州的一座山上度过漫长的一天后，一只熊踏上了回家的路。
road 道路；way 方法；道路；trip 旅行；tour 旅行，旅游。这里考查的是固定短语 on one’s way home“在回
家的路上”。故选 B。
12．句意：两辆汽车从两边进入。
all 全都；both 两者都；neither 都不；none 没有。根据空格后的 sides 和常识可知，一条路有两边，all 全都，
用于三者或三者以上，排除 A；both 表示两者都，符合句意。故选 B。
13．句意：没有路可跑，所以这只恐惧的熊跳上护栏，开始下落。
relaxed 放松的；interested 有趣的；frightened 害怕的，恐惧的；excited 感到兴奋的。根据上文“... suddenly,
two cars entered from both sides”可知两辆车突然进入，推测熊应该是害怕的。故选 C。
14．句意：幸运的是，这只熊掉进了桥下的一个拱门里，但是被困在了那里。
Unluckily 不幸地是；Finally 最后；Luckily 幸运地是；Sadly 悲伤地。根据“the bear pulled herself onto an arch(拱
门) under the bridge”可知，熊从桥上掉了下去，掉进了拱门里，但没有死亡，这对熊来说是很幸运的。故
选 C。
15．句意：一名司机看到了这不可思议的一幕，并拨打 911。
called 打电话；asked 问，要求；told 告诉；wanted 想要。根据常识，看到如此惊险的一幕，熊有获救可能，
这名司机应该是拨打 911 报警寻求帮助。故选 A。
16．句意：我以为这是一个玩笑。
joke 玩笑，笑话；lie 谎言；story 故事；name 名字。根据下文“But it wasn’t a joke”提示他应该以为这是一
个玩笑，实际上不是。故选 A。
17．句意：所以他给熊联盟的 Dave Baker 打电话，（雄联盟是）一个帮助陷入困境的熊的组织。
problem 困难，难题；need 需要；trouble 困境；mind 思维。根据下文 Baker 来营救这只困在拱门里的熊可
以推测，Baker 所在的组织应该是一个营救陷入困境的熊的组织。in trouble 陷入困境。故选 C。
18．句意：第二天一大早，Brooks 和 Baker 带着更多的志愿者返回了那座桥。
engineers 工程师；volunteers 志愿者；students 学生；food 食物。根据下文“a volunteer rock climber used his feet
to push the bear off the arch, right into the middle of the net”可知，参与救援的还有志愿者。故选 B。
19．句意：警官封闭了道路。
opened 打开；fixed 修理，安装；closed 关闭；stood 站立。根据文意可知，救援人员们开始救熊，为了不
受打扰，应该是封闭道路。故选 C。
20．句意：当熊被轻轻地降落到地面上的时候，每个人都欢呼起来。
asked 询问；shouted 大喊；cheered 欢呼；cried 大哭。根据文意可知，人们终于成功解救了这只熊，应该
是积极正面的情绪。cheer“欢呼”为正面词汇。故选 C。
21．B 22．A 23．C 24．A 25．B 26．C 27．A 28．B 29．A 30．C
【分析】本文主要讲述了作者带儿子回乡下的父母家，儿子看到一只狗正在追逐着一只母鸡飞；后来又回
家，又看到狗在追母鸡，但母鸡没有走开。母鸡能做到这些，都是因为爱。
21．句意：汤姆对那里的一切都很感兴趣。
to 表朝向；in 在……里；with 和。be interested in sth.意为“对某物感兴趣”，是固定搭配，故选 B。
22．句意：他在外面玩从不无聊。
bored 无聊的；scared 恐惧的；lucky 幸运的。根据前文说儿子对乡下的东西都很感兴趣，可知此处是说他
不会感到无聊，故选 A。
23．句意：这只母鸡无处可去了，所以她飞到了房顶上。
fire 火；farm 农场；top 顶部。根据前文“The hen had no way to go, so she flew...”说母鸡无处可逃，飞起来了，
可知是往高处飞到房顶了，故选 C。
24．句意：或许是因为爱吧。
because of 因为；so that 以便于；but 但是。根据前文“How can a hen fly, Dad”是儿子在问原因，可知此处
回答原因，because of 后接名词或代词，符合语境，故选 A。
25．句意：汤姆似乎理解了。
forgot 忘记；seemed 似乎；stopped 停下来。根据此处是作者向儿子解释，可知儿子好似是理解了，故选
B。
26．句意：上个周末，我们又去看望汤姆的祖父母。
left 离开；heard 听见；visited 拜访，看望。根据后文“This time Tom saw the dog running after the hen again”，
可知是又去到乡下看望祖父母了，故选 C。
27．句意：这只母鸡又快速跑起来。
quickly 快速地；early 早早地；happily 开心地。根据前文“This time Tom saw the dog running after the hen
again”说狗狗又在追赶母鸡，可知母鸡是快速地跑开逃命，故选 A。
28．句意：在她的羽翼下的是她的孩子。
friends 朋友；babies 孩子；parents 父母。根据后文“Maybe because she loves her babies”，可知她是要保护自
己的孩子，故选 B。
29．句意：爸爸，这只母鸡为什么不飞开呢？
why 为什么；how 怎样；when 何时。根据前文“But then she stopped and turned around”说母鸡停下来不跑了，
可知此处儿子在问原因，故选 A。
30．句意：可能是因为她爱孩子胜过世界上的任何事物吧。
someone 某人；no one 没人；anything 任何事物。根据前文说母鸡是为了保护自己的孩子才不跑开，可知
此处是说她爱孩子胜过任何事物，故选 C。
31．B 32．A 33．C 34．C 35．D 36．B 37．C 38．D 39．D 40．C
【导语】文章讲述了长颈鹿的情况。
31．句意：世界上最高最有趣的动物之一是长颈鹿。
biggest 最大的；tallest 最高的；smallest 最小的；strongest 最壮的。根据常识及“Giraffes are about 6 metres
tall”，可知长颈鹿是很高的。故选 B。
32．句意：长颈鹿通常大约六米高。
usually 通常；never 从不；sometimes 有时；seldom 很少。此处介绍长颈鹿的一般情况，故选 A。
33．句意：他们比一头大象高三米多。
one 一；twenty 二十；three 三；ten 十。长颈鹿自身只有六米高，排除 B/D 选项，空格后的“metres”为复数，
排除 A。故选 C。
34．句意：长颈鹿高度的一半来自于它的脖子，脖子比它的腿长。
bigger 比较大；higher 比较高；longer 比较长；shorter 比较矮。根据“Half of the giraffe's height comes from its
neck”，长颈鹿一半的高度来自脖子，所以脖子比腿长多了。故选 C。
35．句意：长颈鹿喜欢小群居和其他的动物一起吃食。
near 在……附近；on 在……上；at 在；in 在……里。长颈鹿喜欢群居，“in small groups”以小组群居。故选
D。
36．句意：在几分钟之内它能自己站起来。
stand 站；stand up 站起来；sit down 坐下；sit 坐；根据“and can run well……about two days.”两天之内就能
跑，因此是生下来几分钟就能站立，先能站立才能跑。故选 B。
37．句意：两天之后能跑的很好。
on 在……上；over 在……上；in 在……里；at 在（地方/点钟）。in+时间段表示多久以后；根据句意故选
C。
38．句意：长颈鹿有两条保护自己的方法。
look after 照顾；look for 寻找;feed 喂养；protect 保护；根据“If it is……，one way is that it can run away at about
30 miles per hour,……way is that it can stay to fight with its strong legs.”可知它们处于危险中时，它们跑开或
者是用强大的腿来战斗，所以是保护自己；故选 D。
39．句意：如果它处于危险中。
dangerous 危险的； danger 危险；out of danger 脱险；in danger 危险中；be in danger 处于危险中。故选
D。
40．句意：另一个方法是它能用强大的腿来进行战斗。
other 另外的（接名词复数，至少有三部分）；another 另外一个（接名词单数，至少有三个）；the other 另
外的（接名词单数或复数，两个或两部分）；the others 另外的，the others= the other+名词复数；根据 have two
ways 可知选 C。
41．B 42．C 43．D 44．B 45．C 46．C 47．A 48．B 49．D 50．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了野生亚洲象的情况。
41．句意：现在，大象在危险动物的红色名单上，尤其是野生亚洲象。
finally 最后；especially 特别是；unluckily 不幸的是；suddenly 突然。根据“Now, the elephant is on the red list
of animals in danger...the Asian elephants in the wild.”可知大象现在处境危险，尤其是野生亚洲象。故选 B。
42．句意：景洪，中国西南部的一个村庄，建立了一个食物来源基地帮助它们。
asked for 要求；thought of 考虑；set up 设置；taken away 带走。根据“has...a food source base(食物资源基地)
to help them”可知是建立食物资源基地。故选 C。
43．句意：政府于去年 12 月开始建造基地。
offered 提供；asked 询问；advised 建议；started 开始。根据“The government... to build the base in December last
year.”可知政府去年 12 月开始建造基地。故选 D。
44．句意：由于政府的努力，野生亚洲象的数量从 20 世纪 80 年代的 170 头增加到今天的 300 头。villagers
村民；government 政府；actresses 女演员；actors 演员。结合上一句的主语“The government”可知是在政府
的努力下，野生亚洲象的数量增长了。故选 B。
45．句意：在基地里，大象可以享用美味的食物，它们还可以洗澡。
party 聚会；talk 谈话；bath 洗澡；trip 旅行。根据“Workers also built salty ponds(盐池) for the elephants.”可
知大象还可以洗澡。故选 C。
46．句意：今年 8 月下旬，科学家们在基地开放前对其进行了大量的研究。
homework 家庭作业；housework 家务；research 研究；readings 阅读。根据“scientists did lots of...in the base before
it was open”可知基地开放前科学家们做了很多研究。故选 C。
47．句意：项目完成后，大象将能够在食物来源基地吃东西。
eat 吃；walk 散步；sleep 睡觉；run 跑步。根据“We want to offer many kinds of food to them.”可知大象将可
以在基地里吃东西。故选 A。
48．句意：这可以阻止它们在村庄觅食和破坏农民的田地。
looking at 看着；looking for 寻找；looking up 仰望；looking after 照顾。根据上一句“After finishing the
project, elephants will be able to... in the food source base.”可知，大象在基地里有食物吃，就不会在村庄里觅
食了。故选 B。
49．句意：大象家族是地球上最重要的动物群体之一。
interesting 有趣的；beautiful 美丽的；exciting 令人兴奋的；important 重要的。根据“They are very useful to us
and the environment.”可知，此处指大象很重要。故选 D。
50．句意：让我们一起保护亚洲象吧。
protect 保护； improve 改进；develop 发展； feed 喂养。根据上文中“They are very useful to us and the
environment. However, there are few groups of elephants left.”可知，此处是在呼吁大家一起保护大象。故选
A。
51．A 52．C 53．D 54．B 55．D 56．A 57．C 58．A 59．D 60．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了 Paul 和 Dick 去河边钓鱼，Paul 的狗在旁边跑来跑去导致鱼都游走了，Dick 抱怨
为什么要把狗带到这来，谁知 Dick 不小心掉进河里，最后是狗把他救了上来。
51．句意：它会追着飞过的鸟跑。
after 在……之后；to 到；at 在；with 带有。根据“it would run … a passing bird”可知，追在鸟后面跑，故选
A。
52．句意：你为什么把狗带到这里来？
take 带走；carry 携带；bring 带来；want 想要。根据“That frightened the fish away”可知，把鱼都吓跑了，
所以 Dick 责怪 Paul 为什么把狗带过来，故选 C。
53．句意：它到处跑。
ran 动词过去式； run 动词原形；has run 现在完成时； is running 现在进行时。根据“All the fish are
frightened”可知，此刻正在到处跑，所以把鱼都吓跑了，用现在进行时结构，故选 D。
54．句意：所有的鱼都被吓走了。
here 这；away 离开；there 那；home 家。根据“All the fish are frightened”可知，鱼害怕而游走了，故选 B。
55．句意：Dick，我们现在要回家吗？
Must 必须；Are 是，一般现在时；Were 是，一般过去时；Shall 将要。根据“we go home now”可知，询问 Dick
现在是否要回家，应填 shall 符合语境，故选 D。
56．句意：一条鱼在咬我的鱼线。
A fish 一条鱼；A bird 一只鸟；A dog 一只狗；A cat 一只猫。根据“biting my line”可知，他们正在钓鱼，所
以是鱼咬住了鱼线，故选 A。
57．句意：他去拉绳子。
pulled 动词过去式；pulls 动词三单；to pull 动词不定式；is pulling 现在进行时。根据“He went … the line”
可知，用动词不定式表目的，故选 C。
58．句意：Dick 在河里上上下下地叫着。
river 河；boat 船；land 陆地；line 线。根据“but fell down with a splash(扑通一声) into the water”可知，掉进
河里，所以在河里呼救，故选 A。
59．句意：然而 Paul 也不会游泳。
too 也，位于肯定句句末；neither 也不；also 也，位于肯定句句中；either 也，位于否定句句末。根据“However
Paul could not swim”可知，Paul 也不会游泳，此空在否定句的句末，故选 D。
60．句意：就在这时，狗布鲁托跳进水里，用嘴咬 Dick 的 T 恤，把 Dick 拉到河边。
ear 耳朵；mouth 嘴巴；foot 脚（单数）；feet 脚（复数）。根据“biting Dick’s T-shirt with his
”可知，狗是用嘴巴咬住 Dick 的衣服，故选 B。
61．B 62．C 63．C 64．D 65．A 66．C 67．B 68．A 69．A 70．D
【导语】本文讲述了一个男人养的猫爬上了一棵树，他在救猫的过程中意外将猫弄丢，这只猫在机缘巧合
之下被讨厌猫的邻居收养的趣事。
61．句意：他提供了热牛奶。
left 离开；offered 提供；threw 扔；hold 抓住。由上文“A man had a cat that climbed up a tree in his backyard and
then was afraid to come down.”可知，猫爬到一棵树上，不敢下来。此处表示男人给猫热牛奶，想把猫引下
来。故选 B。
62．句意：这棵树不够粗壮，爬不上去。
tall 高的；old 老的，旧的；strong 强壮的；high 高的。not…enough to do sth.表示“做某事不够……”，结合
“ to climb”可知，应是树不够粗壮，导致爬不上去。故选 C。
63．句意：所以那人决定，如果他把绳子系在自己的车上拉树，树弯下来，他就可以伸手去抓猫了。
pick up 捡起；look up 查，向上看；reach up 伸手够到；show up 出现。根据上文“…until the tree bent down”
及后文“for him to reach the kitten”可知表达树弯下来，他可以伸手够到猫，用动词短语“reach up”。故选 C。
64．句意：然后他想，如果再往前走一点，那棵树就会弯得足够低，他可以够到猫。
faster 更快的；higher 更高的；quieter 更安静的；further 更远的。根据“the tree would be bent low enough for
him to reach the kitten”可知表达如果他再往前走远一点，他就会够到小猫，用比较级“further”。故选 D。
65．句意：他问他遇到的人是否见过一只小猫。
seen 看见；lost 遗失；raised 举起；kept 保持。根据上文“the kitten was nowhere to be found”和“ He asked people
he met ”可知，他在找丢失的猫，所以是问遇到的是否见过猫。故选 A。
66．句意：他碰巧朝她的购物篮里看了一眼，惊讶地看到了猫粮。
happy 幸福的；sorry 难过的；surprised 惊讶；frightened 受惊的。根据下文”she kept refusing”，可知这个女
人是个讨厌猫的人，所以他看着她的购物篮里有猫粮，应该很惊讶，故选 C。
67．句意：这个女人是个讨厌猫的人，每个人都知道，所以他问她：“你为什么买猫粮？”
lover 爱好者；hater 厌恶者；keeper 饲养人；owner 所有者。根据“and then told him how her little girl had been
begging her for a cat,...she kept refusing. ”可知，小女孩一直求她养一只猫，但她一直拒绝，可见这个女人是
个讨厌猫的人，故选 B。
68．句意：这个女人是个讨厌猫的人，每个人都知道，所以他问她：“你为什么买猫粮？”