Unit 5 Save the endangered animals
单元话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（24-25八年级上·山东烟台·期末）阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Lin Wei is one of the panda 1 (keep) at Chengdu Research Base. He prepares milk 2 the baby pandas everyday. When the babies see him, they run over to him with 3 (exciting).
Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas 4 (live) in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other 5 (country). Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from 6 (ill) and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day 7 (eat) about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human 8 (act) cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals.They send people to schools to tell children about the 9 (important) of saving these animals.And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there 10 (be) a lot more pandas.
【答案】
1．keepers 2．for 3．excitement 4．living 5．countries 6．illnesses 7．eating 8．activities 9．importance 10．will be
【导语】本文介绍了大熊猫的现状以及它们数量减少的原因。中国政府正在努力帮助挽救濒危野生动物。
1．句意：林伟是成都研究基地的大熊猫饲养员之一。根据“He prepares milk...the baby pandas everyday.”可知，林伟是饲养员，keeper意为“饲养员”，“one of+名词复数”为固定用法，表示“……中之一”，故空处需名词复数。故填keepers。
2．句意：他每天给熊猫宝宝准备牛奶。prepare sth. for sb.意为 “为某人准备某物”，故填for。
3．句意：当小熊猫看见他时，他们兴奋地跑到他跟前。介词with后跟名词，exciting“令人兴奋的”为形容词，其名词为excitement。故填excitement。
4．句意：科学家表示，目前森林中的熊猫数量已不足2,000 只。根据分析句子成分可知，空处需现在分词作后置定语，修饰pandas。live的现在分词为living。故填living。
5．句意：还有300个左右的大熊猫生活在中国和其他国家的动物园或研究中心。country“国家”，有other修饰，用名词复数，故填countries。
6．句意：熊猫宝宝死于疾病并且活得不长。die from sth.表示“死于……”，空处需名词。ill“病的”为形容词，其名词为illness，空处需名词复数。故填illnesses。
7．句意：成年熊猫一天花费12多个小时吃大约10千克竹子。spend some time doing sth.表示“花费时间做某事”，故空处需动名词。故填eating。
8．句意：因为竹林变得更小了，以及其他一些人类的活动导致更多的问题，熊猫无法找到足够的食物，然后它们生的宝宝就更少了。根据“other human...”可知，空处指“其他人类活动”，空处需名词，act“行动”的名词形式为activity，other后跟名词复数。故填activities。
9．句意：他们派人去学校告诉孩子们关于挽救这些动物的重要性。important“重要的”，是形容词，the+名词+of表示“……的……”，因此用名词形式，故填importance。
10．句意：我们都希望在未来将有更多的大熊猫。根据“in the future”可知，本句时态为一般将来时，其结构为will do，故填will be。
（24-25八年级上·广东深圳·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wang Jiaren is a young student from Shenzhen Mingde Experimental School. When the weather gets cooler in Shenzhen in fall, she looks forward to 1 (see) her bird friends—the special black-faced spoonbills (黑脸琵鹭) at Hongshulin Wetlands.
Jiaren 2 (love) watching birds since she was a little kid. Gradually, she has realized that it is 3 (real) important to take good care of nature. But as more buildings go up, there is less space for birds like the black-faced spoonbills, and there are only about 300 of 4 (they) in the whole world.
Jiaren wants to do something to help. To teach people more about the bird, she and her friends have created an interesting 5 educational board game called “Adventures of the Black-Faced Spoonbill”. It has been 6 big success and won many prizes.
Jiaren hopes to make more 7 (story) about this bird. 8 the help of AI, she has written a story called “Super Wing”. It is about nature and things she experiences at school. Jiaren dreams of being the 9 (two) Jane Goodall—a famous scientist who spends her lifetime helping the environment and animals.
Jiaren’s story shows how teens in Shenzhen are trying to make the world a 10 (good) place.
【答案】
1．seeing 2．has loved 3．really 4．them 5．and 6．a 7．stories 8．With 9．second 10．better
【导语】本文主要讲述了王嘉人通过关注黑脸琵鹭、设计教育桌游以及创作故事来呼吁人们保护自然环境的事迹。
1．句意：当深圳秋季天气变凉时，她期待在红树林湿地见到她的鸟类朋友——特别的黑脸琵鹭。look forward to doing sth.“期望做某事”，动词短语，此处应用seeing。故填seeing。
2．句意：嘉人从小就喜欢观鸟。根据“since she was a little kid”可知，句子应用现在完成时，结构为“has/have done”。主语“Jiaren”是第三人称单数，助动词用has，love的过去分词为loved。故填has loved。
3．句意：逐渐地，她意识到保护自然是非常重要的。此处应用副词修饰形容词important，应用really“非常”。故填really。
4．句意：但是随着更多的建筑物兴起，像黑脸琵鹭这样的鸟类的空间越来越少，全世界只有大约300只。空格处作介词of的宾语，用人称代词的宾格形式，they的宾格是them。故填them。
5．句意：为了让人们更多地了解这种鸟，她和她的朋友们设计了一款有趣的教育桌游，名为“黑脸琵鹭历险记”。在句子中，“interesting”和“educational”共同修饰board game，两词为并列成分，需用and“和”进行连接。故填and。
6．句意：它已经取得了巨大的成功，并获得了许多奖项。此处表示泛指，空后big是以辅音音素开头，空处应用不定冠词a。故填a。
7．句意：嘉人希望制作更多关于这只鸟的故事。空前为more“更多”，修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词，空处应用复数名词stories。故填stories。
8．句意：在AI的帮助下，她写了一本名为《超能小翼》的故事。with the help of“在……的帮助下”，固定搭配，此处应用介词with，且句首首字母要大写。故填With。
9．句意：嘉人梦想成为第二个珍妮·古道尔——一位花一生时间帮助环境和动物的著名科学家。此处指“第二个珍妮·古道尔”，应用序数词second“第二”。故填second。
10．句意：嘉人的故事展示了深圳的青少年们如何努力使世界变得更美好。此处指使世界变得更美好，应用good的比较级修饰名词place，应用better“更好的”。故填better。
（24-25八年级上·辽宁沈阳·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
Are you looking at me Do you know me I’m a dodo! You may think I’m just a character in 1 (Alice) Adventures in Wonderland. Actually, there used to be 2 (thousand) of us—for real. But now you can only see us in museums because we 3 (be) extinct (灭绝) since 1681.
We lived 4 an island in the Indian Ocean. In the happy old days, there was plenty of food to eat. All the other animals were 5 (friend). What a peaceful and safe life!
However, in 1598 humans 6 (arrive). They cut down the trees and our lovely forest was gone. They hunted us 7 we were slow and couldn't fly. What’s more, their pigs, cats and dogs ate our eggs. As 8 result, we soon died out.
So today we are standing in 9 (museum) around the world. When you see us, please remember our sad story. The world is full of fantastic animals. Please try your best 10 (help) them. Make them as happy as a clam, not as dead as a dodo.
【答案】
1．Alice’s 2．thousands 3．have been 4．on 5．friendly 6．arrived 7．because 8．a 9．museums 10．to help
【导语】本文以渡渡鸟的口吻介绍了该物种灭绝的原因。
1．句意：你可能认为我只是《爱丽丝梦游仙境》中的一个角色。修饰名词用所有格。故填Alice’s。
2．句意：实际上，曾经真的有成千上万的我们。thousands of“数千的”。故填thousands。
3．句意：但现在你只能在博物馆里看到我们，因为我们自1681年以来就已经灭绝了。根据“since 1681”可知句子用现在完成时，主语是we，助动词用have。故填have been。
4．句意：我们生活在印度洋的一个岛上。根据“an island”可知是住在一个岛上，用介词on。故填on。
5．句意：其他所有的动物都很友好。作be动词的表语用形容词friendly“友好的”。故填friendly。
6．句意：然而，在1598年，人类来了。根据“in 1598”可知句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式arrived“到达”。故填arrived。
7．句意：他们猎杀我们，因为我们行动缓慢且不能飞翔。后句是前句的原因，用because连接。故填because。
8．句意：因此，我们很快就灭绝了。as a result“结果”。故填a。
9．句意：所以今天，我们站在世界各地的博物馆里。根据“around the world”可知此处用名词复数museums“博物馆”。故填museums。
10．句意：请尽力帮助它们。try one’s best to do sth.“尽某人最大的努力做某事”。故填to help。
（24-25八年级上·浙江温州·期中）My name is Pingo. I am a two-year-old emperor penguin (帝企鹅). I live 1 Antarctica (南极洲) with all the other emperor penguins. There are no emperor penguins anywhere else in the world.
Together with many other penguins, we make up a group. We spend 2 (we) whole lives here and the temperature can drop to -75℉. We have special 3 (way) of keeping warm.
Emperor penguins are 4 (large) penguins in the world. In our group, 5 an emperor penguin is 9 months old, he is fully grown (成年). The tallest in my group is Pablo—4 feet tall. Emperor penguins are heavy too. Pablo is more than 100 pounds. I’m not as tall as Pablo.
A funny thing about us is that we are birds with wings (翅膀), 6 we can’t fly. We use our wings 7 (help) us swim faster under water.
Most emperor penguins live for 15 to 20 years. Polly, a member of our group, will be 38 this year. She’s 8 (real) old as a penguin.
I am getting a little worried about 9 future of emperor penguins. The weather is changing in the Antarctic sea and that could greatly hurt us. Scientists say we could all 10 (die) by the year 2100 if it keeps getting warmer and warmer. That’s too bad.
【答案】
1．in 2．our 3．ways 4．the largest 5．when 6．but 7．to help 8．really 9．the 10．die
【导语】文章主要介绍了作者作为一只两岁大的帝企鹅在南极洲的生活情况。
1．句意：我和所有其他的帝企鹅一起生活在南极洲。live in+地点名词，表示“住在……地方”。故填in。
2．句意：我们一生都生活在这里，温度可以降到零下75华氏度。此处修饰名词短语“whole lives”，应用形容词性物主代词our。故填our。
3．句意：我们有特殊的保暖方式。根据“We have special … of keeping warm.”可知，谓语动词“have”缺少宾语，因此用复数名词ways作宾语，表示“方式”。故填ways。
4．句意：帝企鹅是世界上最大的企鹅。根据“in the world”可知，此处用形容词最高级the largest修饰名词“penguins”。故填the largest。
5．句意：在我们的群体中，当一只帝企鹅9个月大时，它就完全长大了。根据主句“he is fully grown (成年)”和从句“an emperor penguin is 9 months old”可知，从句表示时间，应用连词when引导时间状语从句。故填when。
6．句意：关于我们的一件有趣的事情是，我们是有翅膀的鸟，但我们不能飞。根据“we are birds with wings”和“we can’t fly”可知，前后句之间是转折关系，应用连词but连接两个句子。故填but。
7．句意：我们用翅膀来帮助我们在水下游得更快。use sth. to do sth.“用某物做某事”，是固定搭配，此处用不定式to help作目的状语。故填to help。
8．句意：作为一只企鹅，她真的很老了。修饰形容词“old”，应用副词really。故填really。
9．句意：我开始有点儿担心帝企鹅的未来。根据空后的“future of emperor penguins”可知，此处表示“帝企鹅的未来”，特指，用定冠词the。故填the。
10．句意：科学家说，如果天气继续变暖，我们可能会在2100年前全部死亡。情态动词“could”后接动词原形。故填die。
（24-25八年级上·广东深圳·阶段练习）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The giant panda is a national treasure of China. It is famous 1 the living fossil. Most pandas have black-and-white fur. They look very cute and have higher 2 (intelligent) among all the animals. They can follow the zookeepers’ 3 (instruction) without difficulty. That’s why almost everyone 4 (like) them.
The giant pandas love eating bamboo best. But they also enjoy other food, 5 (include) birds, fish, and some small animals. A panda at 6 (born) only weighs hundreds of grams, while a grown-up panda’s weight can rise up to 180 kilograms.
Wild pandas live in cool and wet bamboo forests of the central and western China, high up in the mountains. They show great ability 7 (climb) trees from an early age.
The living giant panda was 8 (one) found in Sichuan by a Frenchman. In 2008, because they were in danger of 9 (die) out, they were on the list of the endangered animal. Luckily, in 2016, 10 (science) removed the giant panda from the list. It’s China’s success in rebuilding bamboo forests.
【答案】
1．as 2．intelligence 3．instructions 4．likes 5．including 6．birth 7．to climb 8．first/firstly 9．dying 10．scientists
【导语】本文介绍了大熊猫的特点、生活习性、栖息地以及保护现状。
1．句意：它以活化石而闻名。根据“It is famous ... the living fossil.”可知，以活化石而闻名，be famous as“作为……而著名”。故填as。
2．句意：它们看起来很可爱，在所有动物中智力更高。分析句子可知，此处应该用名词作宾语，intelligent“聪明的”，形容词，其名词为intelligence“智力”。故填intelligence。
3．句意：它们可以毫无困难地听从动物园管理员的指示。此处表示泛指，应该用名词复数。故填instructions。
4．句意：这就是为什么几乎每个人都喜欢它们。此句时态为一般现在时，主语是everyone，谓语动词用三单。故填likes。
5．句意：但它们也喜欢其他食物，包括鸟类、鱼类和一些小动物。此处用于补充额外的信息，应该用介词including“包括”。故填including。
6．句意：一只熊猫出生时的体重只有几百克，而一只成年熊猫的体重可达180公斤。at birth“在出生时”，固定短语。故填birth。
7．句意：它们从小就表现出爬树的能力。ability to do something“做某事的能力”，此处应该用动词不定式作后置定语。故填to climb。
8．句意：这只活着的大熊猫是法国人在四川首次发现的。根据“The living giant panda was ... found”可知，此处指的是被首次发现，用first/firstly“首次地”。故填first/firstly。
9．句意：2008年，由于它们有灭绝的危险，它们被列入濒危动物名单。in danger of中的of是介词，后跟动名词作宾语。故填dying。
10．句意：幸运的是，2016年，科学家将大熊猫从名单中删除。根据“removed the giant panda from the list”可知，科学家把大熊猫从濒危动物名单中删除，scientist“科学家”符合，此处用名词复数。故填scientists。
（23-24八年级下·山东临沂·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The panda is one of the best-known animals in the world. However, they are now 1 danger.
There are about 1,000 pandas living in nature reserves today. Zoos and research centers look after about 160 pandas. Scientists are studying how they live. When we got to the Chengdu Research Base at 8:00 a.m. yesterday, the panda keepers 2 (prepare) milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast.
In fact, many people love these black and white animals. Pandas 3 (become)so popular so far. They are now a symbol of China.
Pandas mainly live on bamboo, and adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day 4 (eat) about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot 5 (much) bamboo forests and pandas in China, 6 then humans started to cut down these forests. Pandas couldn’t find enough to eat and they didn’t have many 7 (baby), and baby pandas often died. The situation is becoming very serious now.
Our government is working hard 8 (save) pandas. There are more than 30 nature reserves to protect them. 9 education program in Chengdu also teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. Scientists are doing research. They hope that in the future there 10 (be) a lot more pandas.
【答案】
1．in 2．were preparing 3．have become 4．eating 5．more 6．but 7．babies 8．to save 9．An 10．will be
【导语】本文主要讲述了熊猫的现状以及为保护熊猫所采取的措施。
1．句意：然而，它们现在处于危险之中。in danger表示“处于危险中”，是固定短语，故填in。
2．句意：当我们昨天早上8点到达成都研究基地时，熊猫饲养员正在为熊猫宝宝准备早餐牛奶。根据“When we got to the Chengdu Research Base at 8:00 a.m. yesterday”可知，此处表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时，其结构为“was/were + 现在分词”，主语 the panda keepers是复数，be动词用were，prepare的现在分词是 preparing，故填were preparing。
3．句意：事实上，许多人喜欢这些黑白相间的动物。到目前为止，熊猫已经变得非常受欢迎。根据“so far”可知，此处应用现在完成时，其结构为“have/has + 过去分词”，主语 Pandas 是复数，助动词用have，become的过去分词是become，故填have become。
4．句意：熊猫主要以竹子为食，成年熊猫每天花超过12个小时吃大约10公斤的竹子。spend time doing sth.表示“花费时间做某事”，是固定用法，故填eating。
5．句意：许多年前，中国有更多的竹林和熊猫，但是后来人类开始砍伐这些森林。a lot修饰比较级，many的比较级more，故填more。
6．句意：许多年前，中国有更多的竹林和熊猫，但是后来人类开始砍伐这些森林。根据句意可知，前后句之间是转折关系，应用but连接，故填but。
7．句意：熊猫找不到足够的食物，它们也没有很多宝宝，而且熊猫宝宝经常死亡。many 修饰可数名词复数，baby 的复数是 babies，故填babies。
8．句意：我们的政府正在努力拯救熊猫。work hard to do sth.表示“努力做某事”，是固定用法，故填to save。
9．句意：成都的一个教育项目也教孩子们关于熊猫和其他濒危野生动物的知识。此处表示“一个”，应用不定冠词，education是以元音音素开头的单词，应用an，故填An。
10．句意：他们希望在未来会有更多的熊猫。根据“in the future”可知，此处应用一般将来时，其结构为“will + 动词原形”，故填will be。
（23-24八年级下·青海果洛·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
Pandas are a symbol of China. But scientists say there are now only about 2,000 pandas living 1 the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other 2 (country). Pandas do not have many babies. Maybe they have only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend much time 3 (eat) about 10 kilos of bamboo every day. Many years ago, there 4 (be) a lot more pandas and bamboo forests in China, but then humans started to 5 (cut) down these forests. As a result, pandas cannot find enough food to eat and they are having 6 (few) babies than before.
An education program in Chengdu 7 (teach) children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the 8 (important) of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying 9 (it) best to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in 10 future there will be a lot more pandas.
【答案】
1．in 2．countries 3．eating 4．were 5．cut 6．fewer 7．teaches/is teaching/has been teaching 8．importance 9．its 10．the
【导语】本文讲述了熊猫是中国的象征，但由于竹林遭到了人类的砍伐，熊猫宝宝越来越少，他们现在面临着危险，中国政府和成都的一个教育项目和科学家们都为拯救熊猫而努力。
1．句意：但是科学家说现在只有大约2000只熊猫生活在森林里。根据“But scientists say there are now only about 2,000 pandas living…the forests.”可知，此处指的是生活在森林里，此处应用介词in。故填in。
2．句意：另外大约300只生活在中国和其他国家的动物园或研究中心。根据“other”可知，此处表示“其他的”，其后跟名词复数形式“countries”，意为“国家”。故填countries。
3．句意：成年熊猫每天花很多时间吃大约10公斤的竹子。spend+时间+(in) doing sth.意为“花时间做某事”，因此此处用动名词形式。故填eating。
4．句意：许多年前，中国有更多的熊猫和竹林，但后来人类开始砍伐这些森林。根据“Many years ago”可知，时态是一般过去时，“a lot more pandas”是复数，be动词用were，故填were。
5．句意：许多年前，中国有更多的熊猫和竹林，但是后来人类开始砍伐这些森林。start to do sth“开始做某事”，不定式作宾语。故填cut。
6．句意：结果，熊猫找不到足够的食物，它们生的孩子比以前少了。根据“than”可知，此处用形容词比较级形式“fewer”，意为“更少的”。故填fewer。
7．句意：成都的一个教育项目向孩子们教授/正在教授/一直在教授有关熊猫和其他濒危野生动物的知识。本句可陈述客观事实，可强调动作正在进行中，也可强调从过去开始一直进行并可能延续，可用一般现在时或现在进行时或现在完成进行时表示，主语是“An education program”，故填teaches/is teaching/has been teaching。
8．句意：他们派人去学校告诉孩子们拯救这些动物的重要性。定冠词the后应跟名词；根据“tell children…of saving these animals”及备选词可知，这里指拯救这些动物的重要性；important意为“重要的”，其名词为importance，the importance of意为“……的重要性”。故填importance。
9．句意：中国政府正在尽最大努力帮助拯救大熊猫。try one’s best to do sth“尽某人最大的努力做某事”，it的形容词性物主代词为its。故填its。
10．句意：我们都希望将来会有更多的熊猫。in the future“在将来”，介词短语。故填the。
重难语篇拔高练
（22-23八年级下·浙江宁波·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
As a symbol of China, pandas are popular around the world. 1 , for some reasons, they are now in danger. On the one hand, the baby 2 (panda) don’t live long because of illness. On the other hand, pandas can’t find enough bamboo 3 (eat) because of too much cutting of the forest. If we don't take action, things will get worse in the future.
4 (luck), people in China are now trying hard and taking 5 active part in saving pandas. For example, we have set 6 many panda bases in Sichuan. While the pandas 7 (play) happily in these panda bases, scientists are doing different researches on them. They want to know more about them 8 that they can do more to help.
It is a good idea for us to learn about the 9 (important) of saving pandas. Humans are not the 10 (strong) on the Earth. Our future depends on the way we treat (对待) nature.
【答案】
1．However 2．pandas 3．to eat 4．Luckily 5．an 6．up 7．are playing 8．so 9．importance 10．strongest
【导语】本文主要讲述了熊猫是一种很受欢迎的动物，但是它们却面临危险，因为人们砍伐树林，它们找不到足够的食物，如果再不采取行动，熊猫会越来越少。现在人们已经在四川建立了熊猫基地，科学家们正在研究它们，以便能更好地帮助熊猫。
1．句意：然而，由于某些原因，它们现在处于危险之中。根据“pandas are popular around the world”与“they are now in danger”可知两句之间为转折关系，应用however“然而”，位于句首首字母需大写。故填However。
2．句意：一方面，由于疾病，熊猫宝宝活不了多久。根据“don’t live”可知，此处主语应用复数形式，因此用pandas。故填pandas。
3．句意：另一方面，由于森林砍伐太多，大熊猫找不到足够的竹子吃。根据“pandas can’t find enough bamboo …”可知，此处应指熊猫找不到足够的竹子吃，应用不定式作后置定语。故填to eat。
4．句意：幸运的是，中国人现在正在努力并积极参与拯救大熊猫。此空位于句首，应用副词修饰整个句子，因此用Luckily“幸运的是”。故填Luckily。
5．句意：幸运的是，中国人现在正在努力并积极参与拯救大熊猫。take an active part in“积极参与”，固定搭配。故填an。
6．句意：例如，我们在四川建立了许多熊猫基地。根据“have set … many panda bases”可知，此处应指建立熊猫基地，set up“建立”。故填up。
7．句意：当熊猫在这些熊猫基地快乐地玩耍时，科学家们正在对它们进行不同的研究。根据“While”与“are doing”可知，此处应用现在进行时，构成为am/is/are doing。主语the pandas为复数形式，因此用are playing“正在玩耍”。故填are playing。
8．句意：科学家们想要更多地了解熊猫，因此他们就可以做更多的帮助。根据“ They want to know more about them … that they can do more to help.”可知，此处应指更多了解大熊猫，因此更多提供帮助，因此应用so that“因此”，引导结果状语从句。故填so。
9．句意：对我们来说，了解拯救大熊猫的重要性是个好主意。根据“the”可知，此处应用名词，the importance of“……的重要性”。故填importance。
10．句意：人类不是地球上最强大的。根据“the”可知，此处应用形容词的最高级作表语，因此用strongest“最强大的”。故填strongest。
（23-24八年级下·贵州·期末）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
The koala is regarded as one of the most lovable animals. However, animal 1 ( love) will feel sad if they know that this lovable animal has been moved to the endangered species (物种) list. The Australian Koala Foundation says there are somewhere between 43,000 and 100,000 koalas in the 2 (wildly). Their numbers have been dropping 3 ( rapid) because of disease, loss of homes, bush fires, being hit by cars, and other dangers.
Blanch from the World Wildlife Fund in Australia said. “Koalas have gone from no-listing to vulnerable (易受攻击的) to endangered in the past ten years. That is a very surprising and terrible speed. Koalas risk sliding toward extinction (灭绝) 4 there are stronger laws to protect their forest homes.”
The koala 5 ( mean) a lot to Australia. It is well 6 ( know) worldwide and is a major draw for Australian zoos and wildlife parks. It also often appears in advertisements, games and cartoons, which makes a great contribution (贡献) to the 7 ( develop) of Australia’s tourism.
Australia’s Environment Minister Susan Ley said koalas are vulnerable to climate change and disease and that there have been many 8 ( pressure) on them. The government is providing lots of money to increase protection 9 the population and homes of koalas. 10 the help of the government, koalas in New South Wales would become extinct by 2050.
【答案】
1．lovers 2．wild 3．rapidly 4．unless 5．means 6．known 7．development 8．pressures 9．for 10．Without
【导语】本文主要讲述了考拉被列为濒危物种的原因及其对澳大利亚的重要性。
1．句意：然而，动物爱好者如果知道这种可爱的动物已经被列入濒危物种名单，会感到难过。空处位于animal后，动词feel前，填名词作主语。根据“this lovable animal has been moved to the endangered species list”和提示词可知，知道考拉被列为濒危物种，动物爱好者会伤心。love“爱”，动词，其名词为lover“爱好者”，可数名词，前无冠词修饰，用复数的lovers。故填lovers。
2．句意：澳大利亚考拉基金会表示，野外大约有43000只到100000只考拉。wildly“野生地”，副词。in the wild“在野外”，固定搭配。故填wild。
3．句意：由于疾病、栖息地丧失、森林火灾、被车撞以及其他危险，它们的数量迅速下降。空处填副词，作状语，修饰动词dropping。rapid“快速的”，形容词，其副词为rapidly“快速地”。故填rapidly。
4．句意：除非有更强有力的法律来保护它们的森林家园，否则考拉有可能滑向灭绝。空处填连词，表示假设。除非有法律保护，否则会灭绝。unless“除非”，连词。故填unless。
5．句意：考拉对澳大利亚意义重大。描述事实用一般现在时。空处位于单数主语koala后，填动词三单形式作谓语。mean“意味着”，动词，其三单形式为means。故填means。
6．句意：它在全世界都很出名，是澳大利亚动物园和野生动物公园的主要吸引力。空处位于is well后，填形容词作表语。know“知道”，动词，其形容词为known“出名的”。故填known。
7．句意：它也经常出现在广告、游戏和卡通中，这对澳大利亚旅游业的发展做出了巨大贡献。空处位于the后，of前，填名词作宾语。develop“发展”，动词，其名词为development“发展”，不可数名词。故填development。
8．句意：澳大利亚环境部长苏珊·莱伊表示，考拉容易受到气候变化和疾病的影响，并且它们面临着许多压力。空处位于many后，填可数名词复数。pressure“压力”，可数名词，复数为pressures。故填pressures。
9．句意：政府正在提供大量资金来增加对考拉种群和栖息地的保护。此处指为了考拉种群和栖息地增加保护。空处需要填一个介词，表示“为了”，用for。故填for。
10．句意：如果没有政府的帮助，新南威尔士州的考拉将在2050年灭绝。根据“koalas in New South Wales would become extinct by 2050.”可知，没有政府的帮助，考拉会灭绝。“没有”用without，介词，位于句首首字母大写。故填Without。Unit 5 Save the endangered animals
单元话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（24-25八年级上·山东烟台·期末）阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Lin Wei is one of the panda 1 (keep) at Chengdu Research Base. He prepares milk 2 the baby pandas everyday. When the babies see him, they run over to him with 3 (exciting).
Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas 4 (live) in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other 5 (country). Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from 6 (ill) and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day 7 (eat) about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human 8 (act) cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals.They send people to schools to tell children about the 9 (important) of saving these animals.And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there 10 (be) a lot more pandas.
（24-25八年级上·广东深圳·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wang Jiaren is a young student from Shenzhen Mingde Experimental School. When the weather gets cooler in Shenzhen in fall, she looks forward to 1 (see) her bird friends—the special black-faced spoonbills (黑脸琵鹭) at Hongshulin Wetlands.
Jiaren 2 (love) watching birds since she was a little kid. Gradually, she has realized that it is 3 (real) important to take good care of nature. But as more buildings go up, there is less space for birds like the black-faced spoonbills, and there are only about 300 of 4 (they) in the whole world.
Jiaren wants to do something to help. To teach people more about the bird, she and her friends have created an interesting 5 educational board game called “Adventures of the Black-Faced Spoonbill”. It has been 6 big success and won many prizes.
Jiaren hopes to make more 7 (story) about this bird. 8 the help of AI, she has written a story called “Super Wing”. It is about nature and things she experiences at school. Jiaren dreams of being the 9 (two) Jane Goodall—a famous scientist who spends her lifetime helping the environment and animals.
Jiaren’s story shows how teens in Shenzhen are trying to make the world a 10 (good) place.
（24-25八年级上·辽宁沈阳·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
Are you looking at me Do you know me I’m a dodo! You may think I’m just a character in 1 (Alice) Adventures in Wonderland. Actually, there used to be 2 (thousand) of us—for real. But now you can only see us in museums because we 3 (be) extinct (灭绝) since 1681.
We lived 4 an island in the Indian Ocean. In the happy old days, there was plenty of food to eat. All the other animals were 5 (friend). What a peaceful and safe life!
However, in 1598 humans 6 (arrive). They cut down the trees and our lovely forest was gone. They hunted us 7 we were slow and couldn't fly. What’s more, their pigs, cats and dogs ate our eggs. As 8 result, we soon died out.
So today we are standing in 9 (museum) around the world. When you see us, please remember our sad story. The world is full of fantastic animals. Please try your best 10 (help) them. Make them as happy as a clam, not as dead as a dodo.
（24-25八年级上·浙江温州·期中）My name is Pingo. I am a two-year-old emperor penguin (帝企鹅). I live 1 Antarctica (南极洲) with all the other emperor penguins. There are no emperor penguins anywhere else in the world.
Together with many other penguins, we make up a group. We spend 2 (we) whole lives here and the temperature can drop to -75℉. We have special 3 (way) of keeping warm.
Emperor penguins are 4 (large) penguins in the world. In our group, 5 an emperor penguin is 9 months old, he is fully grown (成年). The tallest in my group is Pablo—4 feet tall. Emperor penguins are heavy too. Pablo is more than 100 pounds. I’m not as tall as Pablo.
A funny thing about us is that we are birds with wings (翅膀), 6 we can’t fly. We use our wings 7 (help) us swim faster under water.
Most emperor penguins live for 15 to 20 years. Polly, a member of our group, will be 38 this year. She’s 8 (real) old as a penguin.
I am getting a little worried about 9 future of emperor penguins. The weather is changing in the Antarctic sea and that could greatly hurt us. Scientists say we could all 10 (die) by the year 2100 if it keeps getting warmer and warmer. That’s too bad.
（24-25八年级上·广东深圳·阶段练习）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The giant panda is a national treasure of China. It is famous 1 the living fossil. Most pandas have black-and-white fur. They look very cute and have higher 2 (intelligent) among all the animals. They can follow the zookeepers’ 3 (instruction) without difficulty. That’s why almost everyone 4 (like) them.
The giant pandas love eating bamboo best. But they also enjoy other food, 5 (include) birds, fish, and some small animals. A panda at 6 (born) only weighs hundreds of grams, while a grown-up panda’s weight can rise up to 180 kilograms.
Wild pandas live in cool and wet bamboo forests of the central and western China, high up in the mountains. They show great ability 7 (climb) trees from an early age.
The living giant panda was 8 (one) found in Sichuan by a Frenchman. In 2008, because they were in danger of 9 (die) out, they were on the list of the endangered animal. Luckily, in 2016, 10 (science) removed the giant panda from the list. It’s China’s success in rebuilding bamboo forests.
（23-24八年级下·山东临沂·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The panda is one of the best-known animals in the world. However, they are now 1 danger.
There are about 1,000 pandas living in nature reserves today. Zoos and research centers look after about 160 pandas. Scientists are studying how they live. When we got to the Chengdu Research Base at 8:00 a.m. yesterday, the panda keepers 2 (prepare) milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast.
In fact, many people love these black and white animals. Pandas 3 (become)so popular so far. They are now a symbol of China.
Pandas mainly live on bamboo, and adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day 4 (eat) about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot 5 (much) bamboo forests and pandas in China, 6 then humans started to cut down these forests. Pandas couldn’t find enough to eat and they didn’t have many 7 (baby), and baby pandas often died. The situation is becoming very serious now.
Our government is working hard 8 (save) pandas. There are more than 30 nature reserves to protect them. 9 education program in Chengdu also teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. Scientists are doing research. They hope that in the future there 10 (be) a lot more pandas.
（23-24八年级下·青海果洛·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
Pandas are a symbol of China. But scientists say there are now only about 2,000 pandas living 1 the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other 2 (country). Pandas do not have many babies. Maybe they have only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend much time 3 (eat) about 10 kilos of bamboo every day. Many years ago, there 4 (be) a lot more pandas and bamboo forests in China, but then humans started to 5 (cut) down these forests. As a result, pandas cannot find enough food to eat and they are having 6 (few) babies than before.
An education program in Chengdu 7 (teach) children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the 8 (important) of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying 9 (it) best to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in 10 future there will be a lot more pandas.
重难语篇拔高练
（22-23八年级下·浙江宁波·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
As a symbol of China, pandas are popular around the world. 1 , for some reasons, they are now in danger. On the one hand, the baby 2 (panda) don’t live long because of illness. On the other hand, pandas can’t find enough bamboo 3 (eat) because of too much cutting of the forest. If we don't take action, things will get worse in the future.
4 (luck), people in China are now trying hard and taking 5 active part in saving pandas. For example, we have set 6 many panda bases in Sichuan. While the pandas 7 (play) happily in these panda bases, scientists are doing different researches on them. They want to know more about them 8 that they can do more to help.
It is a good idea for us to learn about the 9 (important) of saving pandas. Humans are not the 10 (strong) on the Earth. Our future depends on the way we treat (对待) nature.
（23-24八年级下·贵州·期末）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
The koala is regarded as one of the most lovable animals. However, animal 1 ( love) will feel sad if they know that this lovable animal has been moved to the endangered species (物种) list. The Australian Koala Foundation says there are somewhere between 43,000 and 100,000 koalas in the 2 (wildly). Their numbers have been dropping 3 ( rapid) because of disease, loss of homes, bush fires, being hit by cars, and other dangers.
Blanch from the World Wildlife Fund in Australia said. “Koalas have gone from no-listing to vulnerable (易受攻击的) to endangered in the past ten years. That is a very surprising and terrible speed. Koalas risk sliding toward extinction (灭绝) 4 there are stronger laws to protect their forest homes.”
The koala 5 ( mean) a lot to Australia. It is well 6 ( know) worldwide and is a major draw for Australian zoos and wildlife parks. It also often appears in advertisements, games and cartoons, which makes a great contribution (贡献) to the 7 ( develop) of Australia’s tourism.
Australia’s Environment Minister Susan Ley said koalas are vulnerable to climate change and disease and that there have been many 8 ( pressure) on them. The government is providing lots of money to increase protection 9 the population and homes of koalas. 10 the help of the government, koalas in New South Wales would become extinct by 2050.
