Module 3 Animals Unit 6 Pets单元完形填空练习-（含解析）2023-2024学年八年级英语下册（牛津深圳版）

Unit 6 Pets
单元话题完形填空练习
（23-24八年级下·广东深圳·课后作业）Wang Damin is a fisherman. 1 he is 65, he is very fit and still enjoys working.
Damin 2 cormorants to catch fish. Cormorants are large black birds. They are good at catching fish because they can swim 3 . They can dive down and stay 4 the water for up to two minutes.
Damin usually sets off in the late afternoon and gets the cormorants 5 for work. First, he ties a piece of grass around their 6 to stop them from eating big fish. Then when Damin’s boat reaches the right place in the river, he pushes 7 into the river. Damin uses several ways to attract fish. During the day, he jumps up and down on his boat. After dark, he hangs a light on a post 8 the boat. The cormorants bring the fish back to the boat. The fish are then taken and thrown into a big basket by Damin. No nets 9 for this type of fishing.
Cormorant fishing was once practiced in lots of places in South-East China, and there were many fishermen there. But today, 10 young people are interested in it. In 50 years, perhaps there will be no more cormorant fishermen in the world.
1．A．Since B．When C．Although D．Because
2．A．wants B．uses C．tells D．asks
3．A．well B．fast C．good D．far
4．A．on B．into C．at D．under
5．A．happy B．ready C．serious D．prepare
6．A．mouths B．wings C．necks D．bodies
7．A．them B．their C．it D．him
8．A．in front of B．before C．at the front of D．in the front
9．A．require B．need C．are requiring D．are required
10．A．a few B．few C．many D．several
（22-23八年级下·广东广州·期中）阅读下面短文, 掌握大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D项中, 选出最佳选项。
An old farmer, Jim, and a beautiful white swan have been together for almost forty years 11 millions of
people.
In 1984 Jim drove home with a group of friends, he saw a swan in an empty field. Its wings were 12 . Jim quickly realized that leaving the bird there would make it die soon, so he stopped the 13 and took the bird home. Then he tried his best to 14 it.
Days passed, but the swan didn’t try to fly away, even after its wings got well. Instead, and decided to 15 . Jim named her Grace. During the day, Grace is 16 following her human friend around, either during his daily 17 work, or on his evening walks. “I have plenty of work to do every day. But wherever I go, she comes after me. She comes when I call. We have got used to each other. Since 1984 18 separated. ” Jim said. “She used to be 19 , but now she is too old to follow me anywhere. ” he added. “But I hope we live more together. ”
After his wife died a few years ago, Jim started spending more time with his 20 since he has no children.
Humans and animals can get on so well with each other. Amazing, isn’t it
11．A．relaxed B．supported C．satisfied D．warmed
12．A．dirty B．broken C．ugly D．strange
13．A．boat B．horse C．car D．bike
14．A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look through
15．A．leave B．stay C．fly D．swim
16．A．bravely B．busily C．wisely D．carefully
17．A．fishing B．planting C．farming D．housing
18．A．always B．sometimes C．never D．usually
19．A．strong B．clever C．happy D．heavy
20．A．children B．animals C．relatives D．workers
（22-23八年级下·广东广州·期末）Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs. They loved each other and played together so often that they made a way through the grass between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie didn’t come home. They went out to look for him but with no 21 . Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and by the next week, he was still 22 .
Spotty went to Brownie’s house alone. He barked loudly. But Brownie’s family was too busy to care about the 23 dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. He followed Ted, Brownie’s 24 , everywhere he went. He barked, then ran towards a nearby empty ground and looked back, as if to say, “ 25 !”
Ted followed the dog across the 26 . The little dog took the man to a tree a half mile from the house. There Ted found the poor Brownie 27 . One of his legs was caught in a trap. Ted wished he had come 28 so that he would have suffered less.
Then Ted noticed something 29 . In a circle around the injured（受伤的）dog, he saw a lot of dog food. It was the remains（残留物）of lots of meals.
Spotty visited Brownie every day. He stayed with Brownie to 30 him. He stayed close to him at night to keep him warm and touched him to raise his spirits.
21．A．result B．reason C．choice D．difficulty
22．A．looking B．suffering C．missing D．barking
23．A．noisy B．excited C．silly D．angry
24．A．boss B．neighbor C．trainer D．owner
25．A．Go away B．Watch out C．Follow me D．Be quiet
26．A．house B．grass C．neighborhood D．ground
27．A．healthy B．sick C．well D．dead
28．A．closer B．farther C．earlier D．later
29．A．surprising B．terrible C．wrong D．usual
30．A．train B．protect C．hurt D．remind
（21-22八年级下·广东深圳·期末）One day, a mother duck and her ducklings were on their way to a lake. All of a sudden, the mother duck saw a fox. She became 31 and shouted, “Children, hurry to the lake. There’s a fox!”
The ducklings 32 the lake. The mother duck began to walk back and forth, dragging(拖拽) one of her 33 along the ground. When the fox saw her, he was quite 34 . He said to himself, “It looks like she’s hurt and can’t fly! I can easily catch and eat her!” He ran towards her.
The mother duck led the fox away from the lake. The fox 35 her. Now he wouldn’t be able to harm her ducklings. The mother duck 36 her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relieved(放心的). She stopped and took 37 .
The fox thought she was tired and he came closer. 38 the mother duck quickly spread her wings and flew into the air. She landed 39 the lake and her ducklings swam to her.
The fox was very upset. The mother duck had tricked him. Now he could not 40 them because they were in the middle of the lake.
31．A．sad B．frightened C．happy D．relaxed
32．A．hurried towards B．ran across C．flew through D．played against
33．A．legs B．feet C．children D．wings
34．A．sad B．pleased C．bored D．lonely
35．A．caught B．stopped C．followed D．ate
36．A．looked over B．looked after C．looked up D．looked at
37．A．a deep breath B．a nice photo C．a pleasant walk D．a good shower
38．A．So B．And C．After D．But
39．A．in front of B．next to C．in the middle of D．across from
40．A．see B．reach C．hear D．watch
（21-22八年级下·广东深圳·期末）The lion is one of the most fierce (凶猛的) animals in the world. Lions can be 41 in Africa and India. Lions in Africa can live without water for about one month. Lions are also popular animals in the 42 . Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions.
It is very 43 for people to tell male and female lions from each other. You can judge (判断) simply by their appearance. A male lion has mane (鬃毛) while female lions do not have. Male lions are 44 than female lions. A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms which is always heavier than a female lion. Both male and female lions have very 45 mouths. They can break the backs of other animals 46 . Lions feed on other animals and one lion usually kills between ten and twenty large animals each year for 47 .
It is unusual for lions to kill people. However, in 1898 two lions 48 and ate over one hundred people in Kenya before they were shot by a British man named P.J. Patterson. This 49 became the subject (主题) of a 1996 Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness. Now the Indian lions are endangered. It’s really necessary for us to 50 the animals, or we won’t see them again. Animals are our friends. It is our obligation to protect them.
41．A．used B．found C．told D．led
42．A．zoos B．schools C．parks D．gardens
43．A．hard B．strange C．easy D．tiring
44．A．larger B．smaller C．thinner D．shorter
45．A．active B．strong C．weak D．soft
46．A．sadly B．happily C．easily D． luckily
47．A．fun B．food C．money D．sale
48．A．killed B．called C．saved D．kissed
49．A．book B．story C．game D．invention
50．A．care for B．look for C．look at D．play with
（21-22八年级下·广东深圳·单元测试）Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for sending money to Animal Helpers, an organization that helps disabled people. You have helped make it possible for me to have Lucky. He has filled my life with 51 . Let me tell you my story.
Being blind, deaf (聋的), unable to walk or use hands easily is something that most people can’t 52 . But there are many people facing these 53 , and I’m one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs well, common things like opening and closing doors or carrying things have always been 54 for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to help me out. She said she would talk to Animal Helpers to see if it would be possible for me to get a 55 trained dog. I told her that I loved animals and that I 56 having a dog.
After six months of practising with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to 57 him home. My dog’s name is Lucky—a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. I’m able to have a “doghelper” because of your kindness!
How does Lucky help me, you might ask Well, he has been taught to understand different 58 , such as “upstairs” or “downstairs”. He has helped me a lot.
Lucky is a 59 dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like. And so I thank you again for 60 Animal Helpers. Your money is well used to help disabled people like me.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Liz Smith
51．A．sadness B．joy C．anger D．worry
52．A．imagine B．guess C．consider D．complain
53．A．chances B．reasons C．changes D．challenges
54．A．comfortable B．difficult C．easy D．boring
55．A．faithfully B．hardly C．specially D．carelessly
56．A．kept on B．decided on C．gave up D．looked up
57．A．lead B．leave C．buy D．bring
58．A．songs B．words C．sentences D．languages
59．A．cruel B．disabled C．foolish D．fantastic
60．A．supporting B．raising C．joining D．organizing
（21-22八年级下·广东广州·单元测试）The Japanese Macaca monkey has been studied in the wild for over 50 years. In 1952, on one small Japanese island, scientists dropped some 61 in the dirt for the monkeys. The monkeys liked their taste, but they found the dirt 62 .
One clever 18-month-old monkey found she could 63 the problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river. She taught this to her mother. Her 64 also learned this new way and they taught their mothers too.
All the younger monkeys 65 learned to wash the dirty sweet potatoes to make them 66 to eat. But many older monkeys found it very hard to learn this and still ate the 67 sweet potatoes.
Then something very surprising 68 . In the autumn of 1958, scientists found that the monkeys on other nearby 69 began washing their sweet potatoes too. Scientists still don’t fully understand how this knowledge was 70 from one island to another.
61．A．sweet potatoes B．green plants C．hard stones D．fresh nuts
62．A．beautiful B．terrible C．difficult D．interesting
63．A．find B．reach C．solve D．understand
64．A．children B．brothers C．sisters D．friends
65．A．quietly B．easily C．angrily D．awfully
66．A．nicer B．smaller C．lighter D．drier
67．A．small B．large C．new D．dirty
68．A．took on B．took off C．took place D．took away
69．A．trees B．islands C．beaches D．rivers
70．A．lost B．dropped C．passed D．left
（21-22八年级上·广东汕头·期末）Long ago, three rabbit brothers lived with their parents in a hole. One day, the father said, “ My sons, you are all 71 enough to look after yourselves now. You must go out and 72 your own holes. A rabbit’s hole is very important, 73 do your best to make the hole long and narrow (狭窄的) . ”
The first rabbit thought, “ I dislike living in a hole! I 74 living in a little house. ” He used a box to make a lovely little house. Suddenly, a fox (狐狸) came. When he saw the little 75 , he laughed. In a few seconds, the fox broke it, 76 the rabbit, and ate him.
The second rabbit also 77 of living in a house. He used branches (树枝) , leaves and grass to build his house. The fox came again. He laughed when he saw the house. He broke the house 78 and got the rabbit.
The youngest rabbit was 79 from his brothers. He took his father’s 80 and made a long, narrow hole. The fox couldn’t get into the hole. The rabbit was safe.
71．A．young B．old C．pretty D．successful
72．A．share B．send C．lose D．dig
73．A．though B．because C．so D．or
74．A．feel like B．look like C．care about D．find out
75．A．rabbit B．house C．meal D．prize
76．A．expected B．covered C．touched D．caught
77．A．celebrated B．believed C．dreamed D．prepared
78．A．easily B．loudly C．truly D．carefully
79．A．safe B．different C．far D．free
80．A．role B．hobby C．advice D．promise
参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．C 7．A 8．C 9．D 10．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了渔民王大民用鸬鹚捕鱼的这种传统方式，介绍了他的捕鱼方法。
1．句意：虽然他已经65岁了，但他身体很好，仍然喜欢工作。
Since自从；When当……时；Although尽管；Because因为。“he is 65”与“he is very fit and still enjoys working.”是让步关系，用although引导让步状语从句，故选C。
2．句意：大民用鸬鹚捕鱼。
wants想要；uses使用；tells告诉；asks询问。根据“cormorants to catch fish”可知，用鸬鹚捕鱼，故选B。
3．句意：它们擅长捕鱼，因为它们会游泳很好。
well好地；fast快速地；good好的；far遥远的。根据“They are good at catching fish because they can swim ”可知，擅长捕鱼是因为游泳游得好，故选A。
4．句意：它们可以潜入水中并在水下停留长达两分钟。
on在上面；into到里面；at在；under在下面。根据“dive down”及“the water for up to two minutes”可知，此处指在水下停留长达两分钟，故选D。
5．句意：大民通常在下午晚些时候出发，让鸬鹚准备好工作。
happy开心的；ready准备好的；serious严肃的；prepare准备。get ready for“为……做好准备”，固定搭配，故选B。
6．句意：首先，他在它们的脖子上系上一块草，防止它们吃大鱼。
mouths嘴巴；wings翅膀；necks脖子；bodies身体。根据“he ties a piece of grass around their ”及常识可知，把草系在了脖子上，故选C。
7．句意；然后，当大民的船到达河中正确的位置时，他把它们推入河中。
them它们；their它们的；it它；him他。此空指代“cormorants”，应填them，故选A。
8．句意：天黑后，他把一盏灯挂在船头的柱子上。
in front of在……的前面；before在之前；at the front of在……的前面；in the front在前面。根据“he hangs a light on a post the boat”可知，把灯挂在船头的柱子上，表示在物体内部的前面应用at the front of，故选C。
9．句意：这种捕鱼方式不需要渔网。
require需要；need需要；are requiring需要；are required被需要。主语nets与动词require之间是被动关系，所以此处用被动语态are required，故选D。
10．句意：但是今天，很少有年轻人对它感兴趣。
a few一些；few几乎没有；many许多；several一些。but表示转折，前面讲到在中国东南部的许多地方，曾经有过鸬鹚捕鱼的习俗，转折后的意思应是没有多少人对这种捕鱼方式感兴趣了，故选B。
11．D 12．B 13．C 14．A 15．B 16．B 17．C 18．C 19．A 20．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了一位老农救了一只受伤的天鹅，此后他们成为了好朋友的故事。
11．句意：一位老农吉姆和一只美丽的白天鹅已经在一起将近四十年了，他们的友谊故事温暖了数百万人。
relax放松；support支持；satisfy满足；warm温暖。根据“An old farmer, Jim, and a beautiful white swan have been together for almost forty years.”可知，老农和白天鹅的故事很令人感动，所以此处是说他们的故事温暖了数百万人。故选D。
12．句意：它的翅膀断了。
dirty脏的；broken破损的；ugly丑陋的；strange奇怪的。根据“Jim quickly realized that leaving the bird there would make it die soon.”可知，此处是说天鹅的翅膀受伤了。故选B。
13．句意：吉姆很快意识到把它留在那里会让它很快死去，所以他停下车，把它带回了家。
boat船；horse马；car车；bike自行车。根据“ Jim drove home.”可知，此处指停下车。故选C。
14．句意：然后他尽力照顾它。
look after照顾；look for寻找；look at看；look through浏览。根据“Days passed, but the swan didn’t try to fly away, even after its wings got well.”可知，后来天鹅恢复了，所以此处是说老农把它带回家并照顾它。故选A。
15．句意：相反，它决定留下来。
leave离开；stay停留；fly飞；swim游泳。根据“But wherever I go, she comes after me.”可知，后来无论老农去哪，这只天鹅都跟着他，所以天鹅留了下来。故选B。
16．句意：白天，格蕾丝忙着跟着她的人类朋友四处走动，无论是在他的日常农活中，还是晚上散步。
bravely勇敢地；busily忙碌地；wisely明智地；carefully细心地。根据“either during his daily...work, or on his evening walks.”可知，此处是说它很忙。故选B。
17．句意：白天，格蕾丝忙着跟着她的人类朋友四处走动，无论是在他的日常农活中，还是晚上散步。
fishing钓鱼；planting种；farming务农；housing提供房屋。根据“An old farmer, Jim”可知吉姆是一个农民，所以此处是指务农。故选C。
18．句意：自1984年以来，我们从未分开过。
always总是；sometimes有时；never从未；usually通常。根据“But wherever I go, she comes after me. She comes when I call.”可知，此处是说他们从来没有分开过。故选C。
19．句意：他以前很强壮，但现在她太老了，跟不上我了。
strong强壮的；clever聪明的；happy快乐的；heavy沉重的。根据“but now she is too old to follow me anywhere”可知，此处是说天鹅以前是强壮的。故选A。
20．句意：几年前吉姆的孩子去世后，由于没有孩子，他开始花更多的时间和他的动物们在一起。
children孩子们；animals动物们；relatives亲戚们；workers工人们。根据“Humans and animals can get on so well with each other.”可知，此处是说吉姆花更多时间和他的动物们在一起。故选B。
21．A 22．C 23．A 24．D 25．C 26．D 27．B 28．C 29．A 30．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了Brownie和Spotty是两只关系很好的狗，Spotty在Brownie遇到危险时设法营救的故事。
21．句意：他们出去找他，但没有结果。
result结果；reason原因；choice选择；difficulty困难。根据“Brownie didn’t show up the next day”可知没有找到Brownie，所以搜寻没有结果。故选A。
22．句意：到了第二周，他仍然下落不明。
looking看；suffering遭受；missing不见的；barking吠叫。根据“Brownie didn’t show up the next
day, and by the next week, he was still”可知Brownie还没有找到。故选C。
23．句意：但是Brownie的家人太忙了，根本不关心这只吵闹的狗。
noisy吵闹的；excited兴奋的；silly愚蠢的；angry生气的。根据“He barked loudly”可知他是吠叫，所以很吵闹。故选A。
24．句意：Brownie的主人Ted走到哪里，它都跟着他。
boss老板；neighbor邻居；trainer教练；owner主人。根据“He followed Ted, Brownie’s”可知他是狗的主人。故选D。
25．句意：他叫了一声，然后跑向附近的空地，回头看了看，好像在说：“跟我来！”
go away走开；watch out小心；follow me跟着我；be quiet安静。根据“Ted followed the dog”可知是要Ted跟着他。故选C。
26．句意：Ted跟着狗穿过空地。
house房子；grass草；neighborhood街区；ground地面。根据“ran towards a nearby empty ground”可知是穿过空地。故选D。
27．句意：在那里，Ted发现可怜的Brownie病了。
healthy健康的；sick生病的；well好；dead死的。根据“One of his legs was caught in a trap”可知Brownie的一条腿被陷阱夹住了，所以他生病了。故选B。
28．句意：Ted希望他要是早点来就好了，这样他就不会那么痛苦了。
closer更近；farther更远；earlier更早；later稍后。根据“so that he would have suffered less”可知早点来的话，Brownie遭受的痛苦就少一些。故选C。
29．句意：然后Ted注意到了一些令人惊讶的事情。
surprising令人惊讶的；terrible糟糕的；wrong错误的；usual通常的。根据“In a circle around the injured（受伤的）dog, he saw a lot of dog food”可知在受伤的狗的周围有狗粮，这让Ted很惊讶。故选A。
30．句意：他和Brownie待在一起保护他。
train训练；protect保护；hurt伤害；remind提醒。根据“He stayed close to him at night to keep him warm and touched him to raise his spirits.”可知Spotty在Brownie旁边保护他。故选B。
31．B 32．A 33．D 34．B 35．C 36．D 37．A 38．D 39．C 40．B
【导语】本文讲述了鸭妈妈带小鸭子们去湖边的途中遇到了狐狸，鸭妈妈让小鸭子先进湖里，自己假装一只翅膀受伤，将狐狸骗到了远离湖边的地方。就在狐狸以为自己得逞的时候，鸭妈妈飞进了湖里和小鸭子们团聚了，狐狸得知自己上当，懊悔不已。
31．句意：她吓了一跳，喊道：“孩子们，快到湖边去。有一只狐狸！”
sad伤心的；frightened害怕的；happy开心的；relaxed放松的。根据“the mother duck saw a fox”可知鸭妈妈看见了一只狐狸，所以应该是害怕的，故选B。
32．句意：小鸭们急忙向湖边跑去。
hurried toward向……跑去；run across碰见；flew through飞过；played against与……对抗。前面提到有狐狸来了，所以小鸭子应该是急忙向湖边跑去，故选A。
33．句意：鸭妈妈拖着一只翅膀在地上来回走动
legs腿；feet脚；children孩子们；wings翅膀。根据“It looks like she’s hurt and can’t fly”可知此处应是“翅膀”受伤了，故选D。
34．句意：当狐狸看见她，他非常高兴。
sad悲伤；pleased高兴；bored无聊；lonely孤独。根据“I can easily catch and eat her!”（我能轻易地抓住和吃掉她）可知狐狸很开心，故选B。
35．句意：狐狸跟着她。
caught抓住；stopped停止；followed跟随；ate吃。根据“The mother duck led the fox away from the lake”可知狐狸应是跟着她，故选C。
36．句意：鸭妈妈看着她的小鸭们，看到他们到达了湖中。
looked over浏览；looked after照顾；looked up查找；looked at看。根据“saw that they had reached the lake”可知鸭妈妈看着小鸭们到达湖里，故选D。
37．句意：她停下来，深吸了一口气。
a deep breath深呼吸；a nice photo一张好的照片；a pleasant walk愉快的散步；a good shower好的淋浴。根据“She wasn’t worried anymore.”（她不再担心了）可知这里停下来应该是深呼吸，take a deep breath“深呼吸”，故选A。
38．句意：但是鸭妈妈迅速展开翅膀，飞到了空中。
So那么；And和；After在……之后；But但是。前后句是转折关系，故选D。
39．句意：她降落在湖中，她的小鸭子向她游来。
in front of在……前面；next to旁边；in the middle of在……中间；across from在……对面。根据“because they were in the middle of the lake.”（小鸭们向她游过来）可知应是在湖中，故
选C。
40．句意：句现在他够不到他们，因为他们在湖中。
see看见；reach达到；hear听见；watch观看。根据“because they were in the middle of the lake.”可知狐狸够不着鸭子们，故选B。
41．B 42．A 43．C 44．A 45．B 46．C 47．B 48．A 49．B 50．A
【导语】本文从狮子的居住地、体型、食性、目前的生存状况等方面讲述了师子的故事。
41．句意：在非洲和印度可以发现狮子。
used使用；found发现；told告诉；led导致。根据“Lions can be...in Africa and India.”可知，此处指在非洲和印度可以发现狮子。故选B。
42．句意：狮子在动物园也是很受欢迎的动物。
zoos动物园；schools学校；parks公园；gardens花园。根据“Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions.”可知，几乎每个动物园都有狮子，所以此处指狮子在动物园也是很受欢迎的动物。故选A。
43．句意：对于人们来说很容易区分雄狮和雌师。
hard努力的，困难的；strange奇怪的；easy简单的；tiring劳累的。根据“You can judge simply by their appearance.”可知，可以从外边就能很轻松的分辨，所以此处指对于人们来说很容易区分雄狮和雌师。故选C。
44．句意：雄狮比雌狮大。
larger更大的；smaller更小的；thinner更瘦的；shorter更矮的。根据“A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms which is always heavier than a female lion.”可知，雄狮通常重约200公斤，这总是比雌狮重。所以此处指雄狮比雌狮大。故选A。
45．句意：雄狮和雌狮都有非常坚硬的牙齿。
active积极的；strong坚硬的；weak虚弱的；dull迟钝的。根据“They can break the backs of other animals...”可知，它们可以折断其他动物的背部，所以此处指他们的牙齿很锋利。故选B。
46．句意：它们可以轻易地折断其他动物的背部。
sadly伤心地；happily开心地；easily简单地；luckily幸运地。根据“Both male and female lions have very strong teeth.”可知，狮子的牙齿很坚硬，所以此处指它们可以轻易地折断其他动物
的背部。故选C。
47．句意：狮子以其他动物为食，一只狮子通常每年杀死十到二十只大型动物作为食物。
fun乐趣；food食物；money钱；sale销售。根据“Lions feed on other animals”可知，狮子以动物为食，所以此处指一只狮子通常每年杀死十到二十只大型动物作为食物。故选B。
48．句意：然而，1898年，两只狮子在肯尼亚杀死并吃掉了100多人，之后被一个名叫P·J·帕特森的英国人射杀。
killed杀；called叫做；saved拯救，节约；kissed亲吻。根据“...ate over one hundred people in Kenya”可知，此处指两只狮子在肯尼亚杀死并吃掉了100多人。故选A。
49．句意：这个故事成为1996年好莱坞电影《幽灵与黑暗》的主题。
book书；story故事；game游戏；invention发明。根据“This...became the subject (主题) of a 1996 Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness.”可知，此处指前文提到的故事。故选B。
50．句意：我们真的有必要照顾这些动物，否则我们就不会再见到它们了。
care for照顾；look for寻找；look at看；play with和……一起玩。根据“Now the Indian lions are endangered.”可知，狮子已经濒临灭绝，人们应该关心狮子。故选A。
51．B 52．A 53．D 54．B 55．C 56．B 57．D 58．B 59．D 60．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者从动物助手协会得到的帮助，以及作者表达对该协会的支持者李小姐的感谢。
51．句意：他使我的生活充满了欢乐。
sadness悲伤；joy欢欣，高兴；anger愤怒；worry担忧。根据上文“I’d like to thank you for sending money to Animal Helpers...You have helped make it possible for me to have Lucky.”可知，作者是要感谢李小姐让他能够拥有Lucky，所以Lucky应是让作者的生活充满了欢乐。故选B。
52．句意：失明，失聪，不能走路或不能自如地使用双手是大部分人无法想象的事情。
imagine想象；guess猜；consider考虑；complain抱怨。根据“Being blind, deaf (聋的), unable to walk or use hands easily is something that most people can’t...”可知，大多数人都无法想象失明，失聪，无法走路等情况。imagine符合语境。故选A。
53．句意：但是却有很多人正面临着这些挑战，我就是其中之一。
chances机会；reasons原因；changes改变；challenges挑战。根据上文“Being blind, deaf (聋
的), unable to walk or use hands easily is something that...”可知，失明、失聪、无法行走等情况，应属于人生中非常大的挑战。故选D。
54．句意：像是开门、关门或拿东西这样的很普通的事情，对于我而言是很难的。
comfortable舒服的；difficult困难的；easy容易的；boring无聊的。根据前文“Because I can’t use my arms or legs well,”可知，因为作者不能很好地使用胳膊和腿，所以开门、关门或拿东西这类的事情对于作者来说是困难的。故选B。
55．句意：她说她会和动物助手协会谈一谈，看看我是否有可能得到一只经过特殊训练的狗。
faithfully忠实地；hardly几乎不；specially特殊地；carelessly粗心地。根据上文“Because I can’t use my arms or legs well,”可知，作者是一位不太能自如使用胳膊和腿的人，若能从动物助手协会得到一只狗，应是经过特殊训练的狗，用来帮助行动不便的作者。故选C。
56．句意：我告诉她我很爱狗，并且我决定养一只狗。
kept on继续；decided on决定；gave up放弃；looked up查找。根据“I loved animals”可知，作者很爱狗，所以应是决定要养一只狗。故选B。
57．句意：在动物助手协会和一只狗一起练习了六个月后，我可以把他带回家了。
lead引领，带路；leave离开；buy买；bring带来。根据“After six months of practising with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to...him home.”可知，作者和那只狗一起在动物助手协会练习，练习结束后，作者把他带回家，空处应是bring。故选D。
58．句意：他被教会去理解不同的单词，比如“往楼上”，或“往楼下”。
songs歌；words单词；sentences句子；languages语言。根据后文“such as ‘upstairs’ or ‘downstairs’”可知，“upstairs”和“downstairs”是属于单词。故选B。
59．句意：Lucky是一只很棒的狗。
cruel残酷的；disabled有残疾的；foolish愚蠢的；fantastic极好的，非常棒的。根据上文“He has helped me a lot.”可知，Lucky是一只很棒的狗，帮了作者很多。故选D。
60．句意：所以，再次感谢你对动物助手协会的支持。
supporting支持；raising提升，养育；joining参加；organizing组织。根据上文中“I’d like to thank you for sending money to Animal Helpers, an organization that helps disabled people.”和下文“Your money is well used to help disabled people like me.”可知，李小姐捐钱给动物助手协会，所以应是感谢李小姐对动物助手协会的支持。故选A。
61．A 62．B 63．C 64．D 65．B 66．A 67．D 68．C 69．B
70．C
【导语】本文介绍了日本科学家研究猴子50多年，发现在日本一个岛上的猴子学会洗脏的红薯。这种洗红薯的方法从一个岛上传递到另一个岛上。
61．句意：在1952年，在日本的一个小岛上，科学家为猴子在泥土里丢了一些红薯。
sweet potatoes红薯；green plants绿色植物；hard stones硬石头；fresh nuts新鲜的坚果。根据“by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river”可知是丢了一些红薯。故选A。
62．句意：猴子们喜欢它们的味道，但是它们发现泥土很糟糕。
beautiful漂亮的；terrible糟糕的；difficult困难的；interesting有趣的。根据“The monkeys liked their taste, but they found the dirt”可知转折词后表示泥土很糟糕。故选B。
63．句意：一只18个月大的聪明猴子发现她可以通过在附近的河里洗红薯来解决这个问题。
find发现；reach到达；solve解决；understand理解。根据“the problem”可知是解决问题。故选C。
64．句意：她的朋友也学会了这种新方法，他们也教他们的母亲。
children孩子们；brothers兄弟；sisters姐妹；friends朋友。根据“Her...also learned this new way and they taught their mothers too”可知是她的朋友学会了这个新方法。故选D。
65．句意：所有的小猴子都轻松地学会了洗脏的红薯，以使它们吃的更干净。
quietly安静地；easily容易地；angrily生气地；awfully可怕地。根据“many older monkeys found it very hard”可知转折词前表示所有的猴子很容易学会了。故选B。
66．句意：所有的小猴子都轻松地学会了洗脏的红薯，以使它们吃的更好。
nicer更好的；smaller更小的；lighter更轻的；drier更干的。根据“wash the dirty sweet potatoes to make them...to eat”可知洗了之后会更好。故选A。
67．句意：但是许多老猴子发现很难学会这个，仍然吃着脏的红薯。
small小的；large大的；new新的；dirty脏的。根据“many older monkeys found it very hard to learn this”可知一些老猴子发现很难学会这个方法，所以它们仍吃着脏的红薯。故选D。
68．句意：然后发生了一件非常令人吃惊的事。
took on承担；took off（飞机）起飞；took place发生；took away带走。根据“Then something very surprising”可知是发生了一些事。故选C。
69．句意：1958年秋天，科学家们发现附近其他岛的猴子也开始洗红薯。
trees树木；island岛；beach海滩；river河流。根据“from one island to another.”可知这个岛
旁边的其他岛。故选B。
70．句意：科学家们还没有完全理解这些知识是如何从一个岛屿传到另一个岛屿的。
lost丢失；dropped下降；passed传给；left离开。根据“this knowledge...from one island to another”可知是从一个岛传到另一个岛。故选C。
71．B 72．D 73．C 74．A 75．B 76．D 77．C 78．A 79．B 80．C
【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事。文章讲述了三只兔子建自己的家的故事。它告诉人们一个道理：要听从有经验的长辈的建议。
71．句意：我的儿子们，你们现在都足够大了，可以照顾你们自己了。
young年轻的；old老的，年纪大的；pretty漂亮的；successful成功的。由“My sons, you are all ... enough to look after yourselves now. You must go out and ... your own holes.”可知，兔子们可以照看自己了，应该出去挖自己的洞了，进而推知兔子们足够大了。故选B。
72．句意：你们必须出去挖你们自己的洞。
share分享；send发送；lose失去；dig挖。由“You must go out and ... your own holes.”可知，兔子们应是出去挖洞。故选D。
73．句意：兔子的洞很重要，所以尽最大努力把这个洞修长并且窄。
though尽管；because因为；so所以；or否则。由“A rabbit’s hole is very important, ... do your best to make the hole long and narrow (狭窄的) .”可知，空前后句子具有因果关系，并且后句为结果，所以用连词so“所以”连接。故选C。
74．句意：我想住在一个小房子里。
feel like想要；look like看起来像；care about关心；find out查明。由“I dislike living in a hole!”可知，第一只兔子不喜欢住在洞里，进而推知此处应用feel like“想要”，feel like doing“想做某事”，即表达兔子想住在一个小房子里。故选A。
75．句意：当他看到这个小房子的时候，他笑了。
rabbit兔子；house房子；meal饭；prize奖。由“He used a box to make a lovely little house.”可知，第一只兔子建了一个小房子，所以狐狸看到的是这个小房子。故选B。
76．句意：几秒钟内，这只狐狸把房子破坏了，逮住这只兔子并且把他吃了。
expected期盼；covered覆盖；touched触摸；caught抓，逮。由“In a few seconds, the fox broke
it, ... the rabbit, and ate him”并结合选项可知，应该逮住了兔子，然后把它吃了。故选D。
77．句意：第二只兔子也梦想着住到一个房子里。
celebrated庆祝；believed相信；dreamed做梦；prepared准备。由上文“I dislike living in a hole! I ... living in a little house.”及“The second rabbit also ... of living in a house.”可知，第二只兔子和第一只兔子都想住在房子里，结合选项可知，dream of doing“梦想着做某事”符合语境。故选C。
78．句意：他很容易弄坏了房子，得到了这只兔子。
easily容易地；loudly大声地；truly真正地；carefully认真地。由空后“got the rabbit”可知，狐狸应是很容易地弄坏了房子，得到了兔子。故选A。
79．句意：最小的这只兔子与他的哥哥们不一样。
safe安全的；different不同的；far远的；free自由的。由“He took his father’s ... and made a long, narrow hole.”可知，他修了又长又窄的洞，明显与前面两个哥哥住的房子不一样。故选B。
80．句意：他接受了父亲的建议，挖了一个又长又窄的洞。
role角色；hobby爱好；advice建议；promise许诺。由“A rabbit’s hole is very important, ... do your best to make the hole long and narrow (狭窄的) .”及“He took his father’s ... and made a long, narrow hole.”可知，最小的这只兔子按照父亲的要求做了，结合选项可推知，他接受了父亲的建议。故选C。