Unit 5 Save the endangered animals
单元话题阅读理解练习
基础语篇巩固练
（23-24八年级下·四川眉山·期中）
Come and enjoy an underwater world at the City Aquarium (水族馆)! There are hundreds of wonderful sea animals for you to see!
Sharks appeared on our earth many years ago. In most people’s eyes, they are dangerous. Some of them are big, and some are small. Don’t miss the shark feeding in our aquarium every day at 3 p. m.
Most penguins come from the Southern hemisphere (南半球), and some of them live in one of the coldest places on the earth: Antarctica (南极洲). See them playing and swimming in the icy water!
Turtles showed on the earth about 200 million years ago. But today, some kinds of sea turtles are in great danger because of hunters or plastic (猎人或塑料) in the e and see these beautiful sea animals.
Corals are not plants or rocks—they’re animals! Coral reefs can live for hundreds of years. They were born with the help of corals. They are home to many kinds of tropical (热带的) fish. Turtles also live e and enjoy this colorful and exciting world!
Opening hours We’re open from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. on weekdays and from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m. on weekends.Tickets Adults (成人): $10 Children: $5
1．Which kind of sea animals can help provide the house for animals to live in
A．Sharks. B．Corals. C．Penguins. D．Turtles.
2．How long is the City Aquarium open on Saturday
A．For ten hours. B．For eight hours. C．For nine hours. D．For seven hours.
3．What can we know from the passage
A．All sharks are large.
B．Penguins usually live with other animals.
C．Coral reefs can only live on earth for ten years.
D．There are fewer turtles now.
【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了城市水族馆的相关信息。
1．细节理解题。根据“Corals are not plants or rocks—they’re animals! Coral reefs can live for hundreds of years. They were born with the help of corals. They are home to many kinds of tropical (热带的) fish.”可知，珊瑚礁可以为动物提供居住的房子。故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据“We’re open from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. on weekdays and from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m. on weekends.”可知，周末开放时间为上午10点到晚上7点，共9个小时。故选C。
3． 细节理解题。根据“But today, some kinds of sea turtles are in great danger because of hunters or plastic (猎人或塑料) in the sea.”可知，现在海龟越来越少了。故选D。
（23-24八年级下·云南昆明·期中）Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert (沙漠) elephants in Mali, a country in West Africa. Now, there are fewer than four hundred.
Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly On the one hand, the elephants’ main lake, their only water source (水源) dried up. On the other hand, the land which the elephants lived on was overused (过度使用) by humans.
To protect the elephants’ living environment, the Mali Elephant Project (MEP) was started in 2007. MEP met with local people and helped them make rules of using land and water. As a result, the situation became better and there was more food, forest and grassland.
However, from 2012 to 2016, poaching (偷猎) and illegal trade in the elephants increased (增加) rapidly. Eight-three elephants were lost in 2015 alone, and another fifty-one elephants were killed in 2016. “If this situation goes on, all the Gourma elephants will be killed by 2020,” said a member of MEP.
Luckily, the voice of MEP was heard. More organizations (组织) have joined together to educate the local people that trading elephants is against the law. Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level. The local people have learned to live peacefully with the elephants, one of the wildlife treasures in the world.
1．MEP was started to ________.
A．raise more elephants in Mali B．stop the main lake from drying up
C．protect the elephants’ living environment D．discover water source for elephants
2．The underlined word “illegal” in Paragraph 4 means “________” in Chinese.
A．亏损的 B．公平的 C．合理的 D．非法的
3．When were eighty-three elephants lost
A．In 2007. B．In 2015. C．In 2016. D．In 2020.
4．We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.
A．there is much less elephant poaching now
B．the number of organizations has dropped
C．the local people keep the elephants at home
D．the whole world live peacefully with elephants
5．What does the passage mainly talk about
A．The rules of using land and water. B．The education of the local people.
C．The situation of Gourma Desert elephants. D．The work of Mali Elephant Project.
【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．A 5．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了马里大象项目(MEP)保护大象的举措和努力。
1．细节理解题。根据“To protect the elephants’ living environment, the Mali Elephant Project (MEP) was started in 2007.”可知，是为了保护大象的居住环境，成立了马里大象项目，故选C。
2．词句猜测题。根据“However, from 2012 to 2016, poaching and illegal trade in the elephants increased rapidly.”可知，illegal表达的是贬义，既然是偷猎，那就是违法的，此处指的是“非法的，违法的”。故选D。
3．细节理解题。根据“Eight-three elephants were lost in 2015 alone, and another fifty-one elephants were killed in 2016.”可知，2015年失去了83头大象，故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据“Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level.”可知，大象偷猎减少了许多。故选A。
5．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了马里大象项目保护大象的举措和努力。故选D。
（24-25八年级下·河北唐山·阶段练习）Cheetahs (猎豹) and other wild cats (大型猫科动物) are in danger of dying out because they have few places to live and people hunt (猎杀) them. Can we help these wild cats in danger
Wildlife scientists hope so. They are trying to protect the wild cats by letting people know about their situation and thinking out some ways to keep them safe.
Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land animals. Most cheetahs live in Africa. In the past 100 years, the number of cheetahs living in the wild has changed from 100 000 to fewer than 12 000.
Good news for cheetahs at the Saint Louis Zoo! Three baby cheetahs that were born in November are growing up at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri. “The babies do well,” the zoo’s worker, Steve, said. “They are very active and playing with each other or with their mom.”
By raising baby cheetahs, the zoo is working to save cheetahs from dying out. The zoo is also helping protect cheetahs in the wild. “We want children to know that cheetahs are in danger,” said Steve. “It is important to protect their living places.”
1．Why are cheetahs and other wild cats in danger of dying out
A．Because they have few places to live and people hunt them.
B．Because they are easy to be ill.
C．Because they have nothing to eat.
D．Because people send them into the zoo.
2．Which of the following is TRUE about cheetahs
A．Most cheetahs live in Africa. B．They are the world’s fastest animals.
C．They are in danger because of the weather. D．There are about 100 000 of them in the wild now.
3．What does the underlined word “They” here refer to
A．The workers. B．The scientists. C．Mom cheetahs. D．Baby cheetahs.
4．How does the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri help cheetahs
A．By raising baby cheetahs. B．By making laws to keep them safe.
C．By sending baby cheetahs into the wild. D．By building more and more houses for them.
5．What is the writer’s purpose
A．To tell us the number of cheetahs. B．To tell us about a zoo with cheetahs.
C．To tell us the situation about cheetahs. D．To encourage us to do something for the zoo.
【答案】1．A 2．A 3．D 4．A 5．C
【导语】本文主要讲猎豹等动物处境危险，科学家及动物园正在想办法保护它们。
1．细节理解题。根据“Cheetahs (猎豹) and other wild cats (大型猫科动物) are in danger of dying out because they have few places to live and people hunt (猎杀) them.”可知，猎豹和其它大型猫科动物有灭绝的危险，是因为它们几乎没有地方住，人们也在猎杀它们。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“Most cheetahs live in Africa.”可知大部分猎豹居住在非洲，A项正确，故选A。
3．词义猜测题。根据“‘The babies do well,’ the zoo’s worker, Steve, said. ‘They are very active and playing with each other or with their mom.’”可知是猎豹宝宝们很活跃，它们一起玩或者和妈妈一起玩。故“they”指猎豹宝宝。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“By raising baby cheetahs, the zoo is working to save cheetahs from dying out.”可知动物园是通过抚养猎豹宝宝来帮助猎豹的。故选A。
5．推理判断题。本文主要讲猎豹等动物处境危险及动物园目前所做的保护猎豹的事情，C项“告诉我们有关猎豹的情况”符合。故选C。
（23-24八年级下·陕西西安·阶段练习）The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently sent out a warning (警告), saying that emperor penguins in Antarctica (南极洲) are in danger of disappearing because of the rising temperature. This calls for the protections of emperor penguins under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Antarctica is home to seabirds that can’t fly. They need sea ice to reproduce (繁殖), look for food, and stay away from other animals. But climate (气候) change has broken the emperor penguins’ sea ice environment. If carbon emissions (碳排放) continue to rise, temperatures will also rise, and then more frozen seawater will disappear. This could lead to the disappearance of the emperor penguins in the near future.
Climate change has made emperor penguins reproduce less and less. One example is the Halley Bay group in the Weddell Sea, the second-largest penguin group in the world. Several years of poor ice conditions in areas led to the death of all baby emperor penguins in 2016.
The warning is made for humans to protect emperor penguins. It also needs the government’s help with rules on penguin protection. Shaye Wolf, an American scientist, said that emperor penguins need “climate action” at once. The penguins’ lives depend on whether our government takes strong action now to cut climate-heating fossil fuels (化石燃料) and stop the life on Earth from being harmed by climate warming.
1．What can we know about emperor penguins
A．They live in Europe. B．They reproduce quickly.
C．They can live in the polluted ice. D．They depend on sea ice to live.
2．Which writing skill is used in Paragraph 3
A．Giving an example. B．Raising a question.
C．Listing numbers. D．Comparing facts.
3．What’s the purpose of writing the passage
A．To tell people how to protect the earth.
B．To share the writer’s opinions on climate change.
C．To ask humans to take action to protect emperor penguins.
D．To introduce emperor penguins’ bad sea ice environment.
【答案】1．D 2．A 3．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了由于气温上升，南极洲的帝企鹅面临消失的危险，气候变化破坏了帝企鹅的海冰环境，导致其繁殖越来越少，美国鱼类和野生动物管理局发出警告，呼吁人们和政府采取行动保护帝企鹅。
1．细节理解题。根据文章第2段“They need sea ice to reproduce (繁殖), look for food, and stay away from other animals.”可知，帝企鹅依靠海冰生存。故选D。
2．推理判断题。根据文章第3段“One example is the Halley Bay group in the Weddell Sea, the second-largest penguin group in the world. Several years of poor ice conditions in areas led to the death of all baby emperor penguins in 2016.”可知，第三段运用了举例子的写作手法。故选A。
3．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“The warning is made for humans to protect emperor penguins. It also needs the government’s help with rules on penguin protection. Shaye Wolf, an American scientist, said that emperor penguins need ‘climate action’ at once.”以及结合全文内容可知，文章主要目的是呼吁人类采取行动保护帝企鹅。故选C。
（23-24八年级下·福建莆田·阶段练习）On November 25th, 2023, a Sumatran rhino (苏门答腊犀牛) named Delilah gave birth to a baby rhino at a sanctuary (动物保护区) in Indonesia. The baby rhino weighed (重量是……) 25 kilograms and it is a boy. This was the second baby Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia last year. It’s exciting news because there are only a few Sumatran rhinos in the world, less than 50!
Sumatran rhinos used to live in many places, but now they only live on Sumatra. The rhinos are in great danger because their homes in the forests are getting destroyed. They are losing their homes. And some people kill them for their horns (角) to make make money.
To save Sumatran rhinos, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is fighting to stop bad people from hurting the rhinos. They also help them live and have babies in a sanctuary.
For us, we can ________ too! Don’t buy things made of rhino horns. And tell more people about this: The animal should live on the earth, because the earth is also their home. We hope everyone can do something to help them and one day more Sumatran rhinos will live happily in this world.
1．What can we know from Paragraph 1
A．The baby rhino is a girl.
B．Delilah weighs 25 kilograms.
C．Delilah had a baby rhino last year.
D．The baby rhino was the only one born in Indonesia last year.
2．Why does the writer start the passage with the news
A．To show his love for Sumatran rhinos.
B．To get people interested in Sumatran rhinos.
C．To give more information about the sanctuary.
D．To have people do something for the sanctuary.
3．What does the underlined part “are getting destroyed” in Paragraph 2 probably mean in Chinese
A．被翻修 B．被破坏 C．被控制 D．被装饰
4．What’s the best word for “________” in the last paragraph
A．wait B．laugh C．notice D．help
5．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage
A．To advise us to protect Sumatran rhinos.
B．To tell us exciting news about Sumatra rhinos.
C．To advise us to join WWF and help more animals.
D．To tell us an interesting story about Sumatran rhinos.
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．D 5．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了苏门答腊犀牛的现状以及保护它们的重要性。
1．细节理解题。根据“On November 25th, 2023, a Sumatran rhino (苏门答腊犀牛) named Delilah gave birth to a baby rhino at a sanctuary (动物保护区) in Indonesia.”可知，Delilah去年生了一只犀牛宝宝。故选C。
2．推理判断题。根据“It’s exciting news because there are only a few Sumatran rhinos in the world, less than 50!”可知，作者通过这则新闻引起人们对苏门答腊犀牛的兴趣。故选B。
3．词义猜测题。根据“They are losing their homes.”可知，它们正在失去它们的家园，说明它们的家园正在被破坏。故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据“Don’t buy things made of rhino horns. And tell more people about this: The animal should live on the earth, because the earth is also their home”可知，我们也可以做一些事情来帮助犀牛，因此空处填help“帮助”符合。故选D。
5．主旨大意题。根据“We hope everyone can do something to help them and one day more Sumatran rhinos will live happily in this world.”及全文可知，本文主要讲述了苏门答腊犀牛的现状以及保护它们的重要性。旨在呼吁人们关注和保护这一濒危物种。故选A。
（24-25八年级上·湖北宜昌·期末）World Animal Day is on Oct. 4 every year. It is to “make the world a better place for all animals”.
In fact, protecting animals has never become more important. In September, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN，国际自然保护联盟) reported its yearly Red List update (年度红名单更新). Pandas from China were among them in 2016. They were once in danger.
China has worked for 50 years to help pandas and it is paying off. The number of pandas in China is going up. Here are two examples.
Bamboo (竹子) is pandas’ main food. And they are big eaters! A panda needs 12—38 kilograms of bamboo each day. In the 1980s, without enough food, the number of pandas dropped to just 1,200. To help the pandas, China set up 67 panda reserves (保护区). In these reserves, they planted bamboo forests.
Baby pandas are small. They can’t open their eyes when they are born. So workers need to take really good care of them in the lab.
However, there is still bad news. Earth is getting warmer. Some places will be too hot for bamboo to grow. More than a third of bamboo forests will go away in 80 years. It’s still dangerous for pandas.
1．What’s the purpose of World Animal Day
A．To do something to speak to animals. B．To report the yearly Red List update of IUCN.
C．To make all animals around the world live better. D．To make the world a warmer place to live.
2．What does “paying off” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese
A．支付 B．回报 C．付清 D．盈利
3．How many kilograms of bamboo does a panda probably need every day
A．5 B．8 C．10 D．16
4．Where do workers look after the pandas when they are born
A．In the zoo. B．In the forest. C．In the lab. D．In the reserves.
5．What can we learn from the last paragraph
A．There will be more pandas in the future. B．It’s still dangerous for pandas to live.
C．Pandas will have more bamboo to feed on. D．The places are too cold for bamboo to grow.
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．D 4．C 5．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，为了保护动物，成立了“世界动物日”；来自中国的大熊猫在中国的努力下，数量开始增加，但依旧处于危险中。
1．推理判断题。根据“It is to ‘make the world a better place for all animals’.”可知，“世界动物日”的目的在于为所有动物创造一个更美好的世界。故选C。
2．词句猜测题。根据“China has worked for 50 years to help pandas and it is paying off. The number of pandas in China is going up.”可知，50年来，中国一直在努力帮助大熊猫，中国大熊猫的数量正在增加，所以这里表示中国的努力取得了“回报”。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据“A panda needs 12—38 kilograms of bamboo each day.”可知，熊猫每天需要12—38公斤竹子。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“So workers need to take really good care of them in the lab.”可知，工作人员在实验室里好好照顾熊猫。故选C。
5．细节理解题。根据“More than a third of bamboo forests will go away in 80 years. It’s still dangerous for pandas.”可知，超过三分之一的竹林可能在80年内消失。这对熊猫来说仍然很危险。故选B。
（24-25八年级上·江苏宿迁·期末）Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar bear In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just seems to be white when the sun shines on ice. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two and a half years old.
However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. Those polar bears left are trying to survive (生存) today. The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice-polar bears mostly live in the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming. Besides, they also have to face pollution, hunting and so on.
Some people don’t care, but other people want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Join them and try to make the world a better place for those beautiful and lovely animals.
1．What do Polar bears have
A．A good sense of touch. B．A good sense of hearing.
C．A good sense of sight. D．A good sense of smell.
2．According to the passage, what problems are polar bears facing
A．Pollution and global warming. B．Sleeping and hunting.
C．Food and the loss of land ice. D．Bad sense of smell and pollution.
3．What can we learn from the passage
A．Polar bears’ fur is white.
B．Polar bears have a good, happy life.
C．Polar bears can have more than three babies at a time.
D．It’s easier for polar bears to find food at night in summer.
4．What is the main idea of this passage
A．To let people know why polar bears are in danger.
B．To show the number of polar bears is getting smaller.
C．To talk about polar bears and ask people to protect them.
D．To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live.
【答案】1．D 2．A 3．D 4．C
【导语】本文主要讲了北极熊的一些介绍以及北极熊变少的原因，并呼吁大家要拯救北极熊。
1．细节理解题。根据“Polar bears have a very good sense of smell.”可知，北极熊有很好的嗅觉。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据“This is happening because of global warming. Besides, they also have to face pollution, hunting and so on.”可知，北极熊面临着全球变暖、污染、狩猎等问题。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night.”可知，在夏天，北极熊在晚上更容易找到食物。故选D。
4．主旨大意题。根据全文可知，本文主要讲了北极熊的一些介绍以及北极熊变少的原因，并呼吁大家要拯救北极熊。故选C。
（24-25八年级上·广东揭阳·开学考试）About 38,500 kinds of animals in the world are in danger. Now, you can learn about them and help them by playing a card game.
Jackson Mann is 15 years old. He is the starter of the card game called “SOS: Save Our Species (物种)”. He hopes that people can do something for endangered (濒危的) species after playing the game.
In the game, players need to collect endangered species and match (匹配) them with their right habitats (栖息地). The more endangered the species are, the more points (得分) players can get. The game finishes when there are no more cards. And the player with the most points wins the game.
Jackson had the idea for the game on a family trip to Central America three years ago. “We saw lots of wildlife and played lots of card games,” said Jackson. “I thought that it would be great if people could play cards and learn about endangered species at the same time.”
Jackson’s card games began to sell from July 8, 2022. So far, he has made over 11,700 to help save animals in danger.
1．What’s the third paragraph about
A．How to play the game.
B．Where to find right habitats.
C．Why people want to win the game.
D．What people can learn from the game.
2．Who most probably get the highest points in the game
A．Dan, who enjoys traveling a lot. B．Ben, who lives in Central America.
C．Via, who keeps a dog in her family. D．Gina, who knows a lot about animals.
3．When did Jackson come up with the idea of the card game
A．At the age of 3. B．At the age of 9.
C．At the age of 12. D．At the age of 15.
4．What’s Jackson’s main reason for making the card game
A．To learn about species. B．To make more money.
C．To have fun with his family. D．To help endangered animals.
5．What can we learn from the passage
A．All the animals in danger need to live in zoos.
B．People can do something for endangered species after playing the game.
C．The number of the endangered species is smaller and smaller.
D．If people can play cards well only, they can win the game called SOS.
【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 4．D 5．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了为了让更多人了解和保护濒危动物，15岁的Jackson Mann设计了一款卡片游戏。在游戏中，人们可以一边享受游戏的乐趣，一边了解濒危动物。
1．主旨大意题。根据“In the game, players need to collect endangered species and match (匹配) them with their right habitats (栖息地)…And the player with the most points wins the game.”可知，这一段讲述的是游戏规则。故选A。
2．推理判断题。根据“In the game, players need to collect endangered species and match (匹配) them with their right habitats (栖息地). The more endangered the species are, the more points (得分) players can get.”可知，玩家需要收集濒危物种，并将其与正确的栖息地相匹配，物种越濒危，玩家可以获得的分数就越多，因此对动物了解很多的Gina能得高分。故选D。
3．推理判断题。根据“Jackson Mann is 15 years old.”以及“Jackson had the idea for the game on a family trip to Central America three years ago.”可知，Jackson是12岁想到这个主意的。故选C。
4．细节理解题。根据“He hopes that people can do something for endangered (濒危的) species after playing the game.”可知，制作纸牌游戏是为了帮助濒危物种。故选D。
5．细节理解题。根据“Now, you can learn about them and help them by playing a card game.People can do something for endangered species after playing the game.”可知，人们可以在玩游戏后为濒危物种做点什么。故选B。
重难语篇拔高练
（24-25八年级上·广东深圳·期中）A small mouse named Pat at the San Diego Zoo set a new world record (纪录) for the oldest known living mouse.
Pat is a Pacific pocket mouse, and this is the smallest kind of mouse in North America. He weighs (重量是……) about as much as three coins.
Pacific pocket mice live in Southern California, usually within 3.2 kilometers of the sea. They can help spread the seeds (散播种子) of the plants that grow naturally in this area. Their digging underground also helps the plants grow.
But starting in the early 1930s, humans began taking up more and more of the area where the mice normally lived. Pacific pocket mice began disappearing. In the 1970s, scientists believed that the Pacific pocket mouse became extinct (灭绝的).
But in 1994, scientists found a small group of Pacific pocket mice in Orange County, California. Later, they found two other small groups of the mice. Starting in 2012, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) began working to help the mice by raising them. Pat was just born in the first year of that program.
In 2016, the SDZWA and several other groups helped get a group of Pacific pocket mice started in a park. Soon, the number of mice in the park began growing without any help from humans. The SDZWA says they will send many mice into the wild. But Pat will continue staying at the zoo. Now he’s quite old for a mouse.
1．Why does the writer tell us how much Pat weighs
A．To tell us he is very old. B．To show that he is strong.
C．To show that he is very small. D．To tell us he doesn’t eat much.
2．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3
A．Pacific pocket mice love eating plants.
B．Pacific pocket mice are good at digging.
C．Pacific pocket mice only live in California.
D．Pacific pocket mice are important for the environment.
3．Put the following information into the right order according to the passage.
a. The SDZWA started to raise Pacific pocket mice.
b. Scientists thought pacific pocket mice died out.
c. The number of Pacific pocket mice in the park became larger.
d. Pacific pocket mice’s living area became smaller.
e. Pacific pocket mice were found in Orange County.
A．b-a-e-c-d B．b-d-e-a-c C．d-b-e-a-c D．d-e-b-a-c
4．What can we infer (推断) from the passage
A．The SDZWA does a good job in protecting these mice.
B．A large number of people want to join the SDZWA．
C．The writer has a strong love for these mice.
D．Pat will go to the wild soon.
5．In which part of a magazine can you probably find the passage
A．Culture. B．Animals. C．People. D．Health.
【答案】1．C 2．D 3．C 4．A 5．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了小囊鼠的一些信息。
1．推理判断题。根据“Pat is a Pacific pocket mouse, and this is the smallest kind of mouse in North America. He weighs (重量是……) about as much as three coins.”可知，此处描述Pat的重量是为了说明他是北美最小的鼠类之一。故选C。
2．主旨大意题。根据第三段内容可知，本文段主要讲述了小囊鼠可以帮助传播自然生长的植物的种子，它们在地下挖掘也有助于植物生长，因此本文段说明了小囊鼠对环境的重要性。故选D。
3．细节理解题。根据“But starting in the early 1930s, humans began taking up more and more of the area where the mice normally lived.” “scientists believed that the Pacific pocket mouse became extinct (灭绝的).”“But in 1994, scientists found a small group of Pacific pocket mice in Orange County,”“Starting in 2012, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) began working to help the mice by raising them.”“In 2016, the SDZWA and several other groups helped get a group of Pacific pocket mice started in a park.”可知，先是小囊鼠的栖息地变小(d)，科学家认为它们灭绝(b)，然后在橙县发现了它们(e)，SDZWA开始饲养它们(a)，最后公园里的鼠数量增加(c)。故选C。
4．细节理解题。根据“Starting in 2012, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) began working to help the mice by raising them.”及“In 2016, the SDZWA and several other groups helped get a group of Pacific pocket mice started in a park.”可知，SDZWA通过饲养和放归自然等方式有效地保护了这些小囊鼠。故选A。
5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了小囊鼠的相关信息，适合出现在动物类杂志中。故选B。Unit 5 Save the endangered animals
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基础语篇巩固练
（23-24八年级下·四川眉山·期中）
Come and enjoy an underwater world at the City Aquarium (水族馆)! There are hundreds of wonderful sea animals for you to see!
Sharks appeared on our earth many years ago. In most people’s eyes, they are dangerous. Some of them are big, and some are small. Don’t miss the shark feeding in our aquarium every day at 3 p. m.
Most penguins come from the Southern hemisphere (南半球), and some of them live in one of the coldest places on the earth: Antarctica (南极洲). See them playing and swimming in the icy water!
Turtles showed on the earth about 200 million years ago. But today, some kinds of sea turtles are in great danger because of hunters or plastic (猎人或塑料) in the e and see these beautiful sea animals.
Corals are not plants or rocks—they’re animals! Coral reefs can live for hundreds of years. They were born with the help of corals. They are home to many kinds of tropical (热带的) fish. Turtles also live e and enjoy this colorful and exciting world!
Opening hours We’re open from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. on weekdays and from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m. on weekends.Tickets Adults (成人): $10 Children: $5
1．Which kind of sea animals can help provide the house for animals to live in
A．Sharks. B．Corals. C．Penguins. D．Turtles.
2．How long is the City Aquarium open on Saturday
A．For ten hours. B．For eight hours. C．For nine hours. D．For seven hours.
3．What can we know from the passage
A．All sharks are large.
B．Penguins usually live with other animals.
C．Coral reefs can only live on earth for ten years.
D．There are fewer turtles now.
（23-24八年级下·云南昆明·期中）Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert (沙漠) elephants in Mali, a country in West Africa. Now, there are fewer than four hundred.
Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly On the one hand, the elephants’ main lake, their only water source (水源) dried up. On the other hand, the land which the elephants lived on was overused (过度使用) by humans.
To protect the elephants’ living environment, the Mali Elephant Project (MEP) was started in 2007. MEP met with local people and helped them make rules of using land and water. As a result, the situation became better and there was more food, forest and grassland.
However, from 2012 to 2016, poaching (偷猎) and illegal trade in the elephants increased (增加) rapidly. Eight-three elephants were lost in 2015 alone, and another fifty-one elephants were killed in 2016. “If this situation goes on, all the Gourma elephants will be killed by 2020,” said a member of MEP.
Luckily, the voice of MEP was heard. More organizations (组织) have joined together to educate the local people that trading elephants is against the law. Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level. The local people have learned to live peacefully with the elephants, one of the wildlife treasures in the world.
1．MEP was started to ________.
A．raise more elephants in Mali B．stop the main lake from drying up
C．protect the elephants’ living environment D．discover water source for elephants
2．The underlined word “illegal” in Paragraph 4 means “________” in Chinese.
A．亏损的 B．公平的 C．合理的 D．非法的
3．When were eighty-three elephants lost
A．In 2007. B．In 2015. C．In 2016. D．In 2020.
4．We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.
A．there is much less elephant poaching now
B．the number of organizations has dropped
C．the local people keep the elephants at home
D．the whole world live peacefully with elephants
5．What does the passage mainly talk about
A．The rules of using land and water. B．The education of the local people.
C．The situation of Gourma Desert elephants. D．The work of Mali Elephant Project.
（24-25八年级下·河北唐山·阶段练习）Cheetahs (猎豹) and other wild cats (大型猫科动物) are in danger of dying out because they have few places to live and people hunt (猎杀) them. Can we help these wild cats in danger
Wildlife scientists hope so. They are trying to protect the wild cats by letting people know about their situation and thinking out some ways to keep them safe.
Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land animals. Most cheetahs live in Africa. In the past 100 years, the number of cheetahs living in the wild has changed from 100 000 to fewer than 12 000.
Good news for cheetahs at the Saint Louis Zoo! Three baby cheetahs that were born in November are growing up at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri. “The babies do well,” the zoo’s worker, Steve, said. “They are very active and playing with each other or with their mom.”
By raising baby cheetahs, the zoo is working to save cheetahs from dying out. The zoo is also helping protect cheetahs in the wild. “We want children to know that cheetahs are in danger,” said Steve. “It is important to protect their living places.”
1．Why are cheetahs and other wild cats in danger of dying out
A．Because they have few places to live and people hunt them.
B．Because they are easy to be ill.
C．Because they have nothing to eat.
D．Because people send them into the zoo.
2．Which of the following is TRUE about cheetahs
A．Most cheetahs live in Africa. B．They are the world’s fastest animals.
C．They are in danger because of the weather. D．There are about 100 000 of them in the wild now.
3．What does the underlined word “They” here refer to
A．The workers. B．The scientists. C．Mom cheetahs. D．Baby cheetahs.
4．How does the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri help cheetahs
A．By raising baby cheetahs. B．By making laws to keep them safe.
C．By sending baby cheetahs into the wild. D．By building more and more houses for them.
5．What is the writer’s purpose
A．To tell us the number of cheetahs. B．To tell us about a zoo with cheetahs.
C．To tell us the situation about cheetahs. D．To encourage us to do something for the zoo.
（23-24八年级下·陕西西安·阶段练习）The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently sent out a warning (警告), saying that emperor penguins in Antarctica (南极洲) are in danger of disappearing because of the rising temperature. This calls for the protections of emperor penguins under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Antarctica is home to seabirds that can’t fly. They need sea ice to reproduce (繁殖), look for food, and stay away from other animals. But climate (气候) change has broken the emperor penguins’ sea ice environment. If carbon emissions (碳排放) continue to rise, temperatures will also rise, and then more frozen seawater will disappear. This could lead to the disappearance of the emperor penguins in the near future.
Climate change has made emperor penguins reproduce less and less. One example is the Halley Bay group in the Weddell Sea, the second-largest penguin group in the world. Several years of poor ice conditions in areas led to the death of all baby emperor penguins in 2016.
The warning is made for humans to protect emperor penguins. It also needs the government’s help with rules on penguin protection. Shaye Wolf, an American scientist, said that emperor penguins need “climate action” at once. The penguins’ lives depend on whether our government takes strong action now to cut climate-heating fossil fuels (化石燃料) and stop the life on Earth from being harmed by climate warming.
1．What can we know about emperor penguins
A．They live in Europe. B．They reproduce quickly.
C．They can live in the polluted ice. D．They depend on sea ice to live.
2．Which writing skill is used in Paragraph 3
A．Giving an example. B．Raising a question.
C．Listing numbers. D．Comparing facts.
3．What’s the purpose of writing the passage
A．To tell people how to protect the earth.
B．To share the writer’s opinions on climate change.
C．To ask humans to take action to protect emperor penguins.
D．To introduce emperor penguins’ bad sea ice environment.
（23-24八年级下·福建莆田·阶段练习）On November 25th, 2023, a Sumatran rhino (苏门答腊犀牛) named Delilah gave birth to a baby rhino at a sanctuary (动物保护区) in Indonesia. The baby rhino weighed (重量是……) 25 kilograms and it is a boy. This was the second baby Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia last year. It’s exciting news because there are only a few Sumatran rhinos in the world, less than 50!
Sumatran rhinos used to live in many places, but now they only live on Sumatra. The rhinos are in great danger because their homes in the forests are getting destroyed. They are losing their homes. And some people kill them for their horns (角) to make make money.
To save Sumatran rhinos, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is fighting to stop bad people from hurting the rhinos. They also help them live and have babies in a sanctuary.
For us, we can ________ too! Don’t buy things made of rhino horns. And tell more people about this: The animal should live on the earth, because the earth is also their home. We hope everyone can do something to help them and one day more Sumatran rhinos will live happily in this world.
1．What can we know from Paragraph 1
A．The baby rhino is a girl.
B．Delilah weighs 25 kilograms.
C．Delilah had a baby rhino last year.
D．The baby rhino was the only one born in Indonesia last year.
2．Why does the writer start the passage with the news
A．To show his love for Sumatran rhinos.
B．To get people interested in Sumatran rhinos.
C．To give more information about the sanctuary.
D．To have people do something for the sanctuary.
3．What does the underlined part “are getting destroyed” in Paragraph 2 probably mean in Chinese
A．被翻修 B．被破坏 C．被控制 D．被装饰
4．What’s the best word for “________” in the last paragraph
A．wait B．laugh C．notice D．help
5．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage
A．To advise us to protect Sumatran rhinos.
B．To tell us exciting news about Sumatra rhinos.
C．To advise us to join WWF and help more animals.
D．To tell us an interesting story about Sumatran rhinos.
（24-25八年级上·湖北宜昌·期末）World Animal Day is on Oct. 4 every year. It is to “make the world a better place for all animals”.
In fact, protecting animals has never become more important. In September, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN，国际自然保护联盟) reported its yearly Red List update (年度红名单更新). Pandas from China were among them in 2016. They were once in danger.
China has worked for 50 years to help pandas and it is paying off. The number of pandas in China is going up. Here are two examples.
Bamboo (竹子) is pandas’ main food. And they are big eaters! A panda needs 12—38 kilograms of bamboo each day. In the 1980s, without enough food, the number of pandas dropped to just 1,200. To help the pandas, China set up 67 panda reserves (保护区). In these reserves, they planted bamboo forests.
Baby pandas are small. They can’t open their eyes when they are born. So workers need to take really good care of them in the lab.
However, there is still bad news. Earth is getting warmer. Some places will be too hot for bamboo to grow. More than a third of bamboo forests will go away in 80 years. It’s still dangerous for pandas.
1．What’s the purpose of World Animal Day
A．To do something to speak to animals. B．To report the yearly Red List update of IUCN.
C．To make all animals around the world live better. D．To make the world a warmer place to live.
2．What does “paying off” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese
A．支付 B．回报 C．付清 D．盈利
3．How many kilograms of bamboo does a panda probably need every day
A．5 B．8 C．10 D．16
4．Where do workers look after the pandas when they are born
A．In the zoo. B．In the forest. C．In the lab. D．In the reserves.
5．What can we learn from the last paragraph
A．There will be more pandas in the future. B．It’s still dangerous for pandas to live.
C．Pandas will have more bamboo to feed on. D．The places are too cold for bamboo to grow.
（24-25八年级上·江苏宿迁·期末）Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar bear In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just seems to be white when the sun shines on ice. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two and a half years old.
However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. Those polar bears left are trying to survive (生存) today. The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice-polar bears mostly live in the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming. Besides, they also have to face pollution, hunting and so on.
Some people don’t care, but other people want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Join them and try to make the world a better place for those beautiful and lovely animals.
1．What do Polar bears have
A．A good sense of touch. B．A good sense of hearing.
C．A good sense of sight. D．A good sense of smell.
2．According to the passage, what problems are polar bears facing
A．Pollution and global warming. B．Sleeping and hunting.
C．Food and the loss of land ice. D．Bad sense of smell and pollution.
3．What can we learn from the passage
A．Polar bears’ fur is white.
B．Polar bears have a good, happy life.
C．Polar bears can have more than three babies at a time.
D．It’s easier for polar bears to find food at night in summer.
4．What is the main idea of this passage
A．To let people know why polar bears are in danger.
B．To show the number of polar bears is getting smaller.
C．To talk about polar bears and ask people to protect them.
D．To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live.
（24-25八年级上·广东揭阳·开学考试）About 38,500 kinds of animals in the world are in danger. Now, you can learn about them and help them by playing a card game.
Jackson Mann is 15 years old. He is the starter of the card game called “SOS: Save Our Species (物种)”. He hopes that people can do something for endangered (濒危的) species after playing the game.
In the game, players need to collect endangered species and match (匹配) them with their right habitats (栖息地). The more endangered the species are, the more points (得分) players can get. The game finishes when there are no more cards. And the player with the most points wins the game.
Jackson had the idea for the game on a family trip to Central America three years ago. “We saw lots of wildlife and played lots of card games,” said Jackson. “I thought that it would be great if people could play cards and learn about endangered species at the same time.”
Jackson’s card games began to sell from July 8, 2022. So far, he has made over 11,700 to help save animals in danger.
1．What’s the third paragraph about
A．How to play the game.
B．Where to find right habitats.
C．Why people want to win the game.
D．What people can learn from the game.
2．Who most probably get the highest points in the game
A．Dan, who enjoys traveling a lot. B．Ben, who lives in Central America.
C．Via, who keeps a dog in her family. D．Gina, who knows a lot about animals.
3．When did Jackson come up with the idea of the card game
A．At the age of 3. B．At the age of 9.
C．At the age of 12. D．At the age of 15.
4．What’s Jackson’s main reason for making the card game
A．To learn about species. B．To make more money.
C．To have fun with his family. D．To help endangered animals.
5．What can we learn from the passage
A．All the animals in danger need to live in zoos.
B．People can do something for endangered species after playing the game.
C．The number of the endangered species is smaller and smaller.
D．If people can play cards well only, they can win the game called SOS.
重难语篇拔高练
（24-25八年级上·广东深圳·期中）A small mouse named Pat at the San Diego Zoo set a new world record (纪录) for the oldest known living mouse.
Pat is a Pacific pocket mouse, and this is the smallest kind of mouse in North America. He weighs (重量是……) about as much as three coins.
Pacific pocket mice live in Southern California, usually within 3.2 kilometers of the sea. They can help spread the seeds (散播种子) of the plants that grow naturally in this area. Their digging underground also helps the plants grow.
But starting in the early 1930s, humans began taking up more and more of the area where the mice normally lived. Pacific pocket mice began disappearing. In the 1970s, scientists believed that the Pacific pocket mouse became extinct (灭绝的).
But in 1994, scientists found a small group of Pacific pocket mice in Orange County, California. Later, they found two other small groups of the mice. Starting in 2012, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) began working to help the mice by raising them. Pat was just born in the first year of that program.
In 2016, the SDZWA and several other groups helped get a group of Pacific pocket mice started in a park. Soon, the number of mice in the park began growing without any help from humans. The SDZWA says they will send many mice into the wild. But Pat will continue staying at the zoo. Now he’s quite old for a mouse.
1．Why does the writer tell us how much Pat weighs
A．To tell us he is very old. B．To show that he is strong.
C．To show that he is very small. D．To tell us he doesn’t eat much.
2．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3
A．Pacific pocket mice love eating plants.
B．Pacific pocket mice are good at digging.
C．Pacific pocket mice only live in California.
D．Pacific pocket mice are important for the environment.
3．Put the following information into the right order according to the passage.
a. The SDZWA started to raise Pacific pocket mice.
b. Scientists thought pacific pocket mice died out.
c. The number of Pacific pocket mice in the park became larger.
d. Pacific pocket mice’s living area became smaller.
e. Pacific pocket mice were found in Orange County.
A．b-a-e-c-d B．b-d-e-a-c C．d-b-e-a-c D．d-e-b-a-c
4．What can we infer (推断) from the passage
A．The SDZWA does a good job in protecting these mice.
B．A large number of people want to join the SDZWA．
C．The writer has a strong love for these mice.
D．Pat will go to the wild soon.
5．In which part of a magazine can you probably find the passage
A．Culture. B．Animals. C．People. D．Health.
