2024-2025学年八年级英语下册单元重难点高频易错题专练(沪教牛津版)
Unit 5 Save the endangered animals 单元话题完形填空
一、完形填空
With their long tusks (象牙), elephants look strong. However, it is this feature that makes the animal endangered. Many of them 1. for their tusks. The crafts (工艺品) made of their tusks are 2. priceless goods that they are popular among rich people. Studies show that elephants are living under 3. conditions than expected.
The elephants' tusks are actually part of their teeth. Once the teeth are lost, they 4. never grow back. Losing the tusk will not kill them, but they may find it difficult to protect themselves 5. danger, lift things and get themselves food. What really makes elephants endangered is the way they lose the tusks. Usually, to meet the demand for ivory (象牙), some poachers (偷猎者) kill 6. elephants and cut their faces open to remove the tusks. Because human beings kill elephants for best ivory, an increasing number of African elephants have 7. evolved(进化) into elephants without tusks in order to survive. Others are still killed for ivory.
According to the experts, over the last decades, the population of African elephants 8. from 10 million to 400, 000. If the poaching continues, African elephants will die out in 20 years. To protect the elephants, 9. organization called TNC (The Nature Conservancy) held an activity "Ivory Only Belongs to Elephants" online. Users watched the videos about elephant poaching online, and expressed 10. they would like to say about protecting elephants. Besides, with the efforts of TNC and local African governments, laws are used to punish ivory trading to stop more elephant poaching.
1.A.kill B.killed C.are killed D.kills
2.A.very B.such C.so D.such a
3.A.difficult B.the more difficult
C.most difficult D.more difficult
4.A.can B.should C.must D.need
5.A.from B.without C.for D.of
6.A.health B.healthy C.healthier D.healthily
7.A.slow B.slowly C.slower D.more slowly
8.A.have dropped B.drops C.drop D.has dropped
9.A.the B.a C./ D.an
10.A.where B.how C.what D.when
完形填空
Most polar (北极) bears could disappear by the end of the century because of global(全球) warming, scientists say.
According to a study in Nature Climate(气候) Change, the number of most polar bears will 11. rapidly. There are two reasons. One is that the sea ice is melting(融化). Polar bears catch seals(海豹) to eat on the ice. 12. ice, they have to stay on land. But there is no 13. food on land to support so many bears. The animals could die from hunger. The other reason is that mother bears may not be fat enough to 14. milk for their babies, so some bears could stop having babies.
Polar bears are the 15. land animals that eat meat on the planet. They help control other kinds of animals. Losing them would break the balance of their living place.
The Arctic(北冰洋) is the 16. to about 35, 000 polar bears. Arctic sea ice usually melts in spring and summer, then grows in winter. But now, the 17. is taking longer to grow back. Scientists say the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planets.
The study also shows 18. it is possible to slow Arctic melting. Greenhouse gas(温室气体) could lead to climate change. In order to avoid creating greenhouse gas, the world should try to stop burning coal and riding in cars.
Saving the bears is 19. us. Holland, one of the writers of the study, says, "I believe there is hope, but humans need to act 20. to make that hope come true. " Let's take action to protect our earth and save polar bears.
11.A.develop B.fall C.increase D.improve
12.A.Through B.Across C.Without D.Except
13.A.enough B.good C.sweet D.delicious
14.A.protect B.process C.prepare D.produce
15.A.largest B.loveliest C.simplest D.luckiest
16.A.room B.family C.house D.home
17.A.sea B.ice C.plant D.animal
18.A.if B.when C.that D.whether
19.A.up to B.hard on C.good with D.thankful to
20.A.widely B.clearly C.quickly D.quietly
完形填空
Captain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he 21. exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He 22. hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the 23. places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand.
James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a 24. on a coastal ship for John Walker. He got his first taste for sailing as a navy apprentice (学徒) with Walker's small ship. Cook studied math, navigation, and astronomy. These were skills that would be 25. if he were to command his own ship. In 1755, Walker offered him the command of his own ship, but he didn't 26. this chance. When he was 27 years old, he 27. the Royal navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768, King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. Nearly three years later, he returned and was seen as a national 28. .
He started his third voyage in 1776. He was the first 29. to visit Hawaii. Then, he mapped the western coast of North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. 30. , there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men. Cook was killed in a fight against the local.
21.A.minded B.refused C.enjoyed D.started
22.A.visited B.obeyed C.spread D.trusted
23.A.personal B.correct C.wrong D.careful
24.A.model B.help C.job D.studio
25.A.usual B.medical C.popular D.necessary
26.A.return B.complete C.accept D.lose
27.A.told B.passed C.joined D.found
28.A.hero B.policeman C.volunteer D.manage
29.A.African B.Asian C.American D.European
30.A.Happily B.Particularly C.Unluckily D.Amazingly
31.完形填空
When people think of tigers, they think strong and dangerous. But now, the big animal is calling for our help.
There were once eight kinds of (1) in the world, hut three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the (2) of Siberian tigers(东北虎) has gone from as many as 300 to (3) 22 somewhere. The Siberian tiger has been (4) dying out completely. If the government doesn't make any efforts, it's quite (5) that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in ten to twenty years.
In order to double the number of wild tigers in the (6) ten years, the World Wildlife Fund(世界野生动物基金会) has started a program recently. It (7) save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China, together with twelve other (8) , has joined in.
Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main (9) of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat (威胁) to tigers. So the most important thing is (10) the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.
(1)A.pigs B.tigers C.deer
(2)A.name B.kind C.number
(3)A.less than B.more than C.bigger than
(4)A.in need of B.in danger o f C.in front of
(5)A.possible B.impossible C.necessary
(6)A.last B.next C.past
(7)A.aims to B.used to C.refuses to
(8)A.cities B.provinces C.countries
(9)A.friends B.food C.members
(10)A.to sell B.to kill C.to save
32.完形填空
There are many brave and talented people who work in different branches (分科;分支) of science. Extreme (另类的) scientists are people who work in very difficult and dangerous places. They don't work in a (1) all the time like other scientists do. Instead, they search (2) information that can only be gathered through firsthand experiences. These scientists have to explore deep, dark caves, swim with sharks or act as swan mothers. The number of great white sharks in the world (3) smaller now. They are one of (4) animals on Earth.
Scientists need to find out how many sharks (5) now. Sometimes scientists have to get very close to a shark. The easiest and (6) way to do this is from inside a shark cage. (7) , sometimes sharks attack the cage. They shake it, and bend the bars with their sharp (8) . The trumpeter swan is the largest swan in the world, but it (9) until it nearly became endangered birds. Because of this, parents swans (10) younger swans to migrate before.
Scientists have to teach the younger swans how to do it. They teach the swans to follow a plane which looks like a lead swan. Extreme scientists are always trying to discover something new.
(1)A.hospital B.factory C.lab D.hotel
(2)A.for B.to C.of D.at
(3)A.get B.is getting C.was getting D.got
(4)A.dangerous B.more dangerous
C.most dangerous D.the most dangerous
(5)A.there were B.are there C.there are D.were there
(6)A.safest B.closest C.farther D.faster
(7)A.Lovely B.Unlovely C.Luckily D.Unluckily
(8)A.teeth B.tooth C.eye D.eyes
(9)A.kills B.killed C.was killed D.is killed
(10)A.won't teach B.have never taught
C.wouldn't teach D.don't teach
33.完形填空
In July, little Helen always goes to see her grandfather. He lives on the farm. On the farm, there are many kinds of (1) , such as cows, dogs, cats and sheep. She likes to play with them (2) they can make her happy.
On the farm, there is also a little (3) . It has no mother and it (4) plays with other animals. It often (5) around alone. This is why Helen likes it. Helen likes it so much that many times she (6) the elephant how sorry she feels for it and that she loves it very much. Gradually it becomes very (7) to Helen. When it sees Helen, it will (8) up to her like a dog. Sometimes Helen sits on the ground reading and the elephant stands by her. Her grandfather wonders why the elephant likes her so much. Helen's answer is that she loves it.
Helen is (9) . We should love and protect animals. They are our good (10) .
(1)A.birds B.animals C.people D.fishes
(2)A.because B.so C.unless D.or
(3)A.cat B.panda C.cow D.elephant
(4)A.often B.never C.sometimes D.usually
(5)A.climbs B.jumps C.flies D.walks
(6)A.asks B.notices C.tells D.watches
(7)A.cold B.quiet C.friendly D.rude
(8)A.look B.run C.get D.cheer
(9)A.right B.wrong C.true D.kind
(10)A.teachers B.students C.enemies D.friends
34.完形填空
The lion is one of the most fierce (凶猛的) animals in the world. Lions can be (1) in Africa and India. Lions in Africa can live without water for about one month. Lions are also popular animals in the (2) . Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions. It is very (3) 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 while female lions do not have. Male lions are (4) 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 (5) teeth. They can break the backs of other animals (6) Lions feed on other animals and one lion usually kills between ten and twenty large animals each year for (7) it's unusual for lions to kill people. However, in 1898 two lions (8) and ate over one hundred people in Kenya before they were shot by a British man named Patterson. This (9) 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 (10) the animals, or we won't see them again. Animals are our friends. It is our obligation to protect them.
(1)A.used B.found C.told
(2)A.zoos B.schools C.parks
(3)A.hard B.strange C.easy
(4)A.larger B.smaller C.thinner
(5)A.active B.strong C.weak
(6)A.sadly B.happily C.easily
(7)A.fun B.food C.money
(8)A.killed B.called C.saved
(9)A.book B.story C.game
(10)A.care for B.look for C.look at
35.阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world. But do you know they can teach us
Geese(雁), for example, teach a very good lesson about (1) . In the fall, Canada geese fly to the warm south to (2) Canada's cold winter. They lift off in no order. Yet (3) they form a V shape, with one bird leading the group.
This V shape allows geese to (4) energy. When the front bird moves its wings up and down, the resulting force of the air lifts the next one. This continues down the line. The bird (5) has the hardest job. When it gets (6) , it moves behind, and another bird moves into the lead. By sharing the role, the group can travel great distances. Geese flying in a V shape can fly 70 per cent farther without (7) than birds flying alone. During the long flying journey, geese communicate with one another. They honk(鸣叫) to (8) the birds up front to keep up the speed. They also cheer each other up (9) working toward a common goal.
What have we learned from the lovely geese's experience and skills
(10) together! Whether it is our personal lives or our jobs, we need other people. We need the spirit of teamwork!
(1)A.experience B.success C.teamwork
(2)A.look for B.get away from C.wait for
(3)A.busily B.quickly C.bravely
(4)A.save B.waste C.create
(5)A.in front B.at the back C.in the middle
(6)A.bored B.tired C.hungry
(7)A.rest B.sleep C.result
(8)A.lead B.lift C.encourage
(9)A.until B.after C.while
(10)A.Play B.Travel C.Work
36.完形填空
Animals are our friends. There are many zoos in the (1) It's good to (2) animals in zoos. Zoos have many advantages, I think.
Firstly, zoos are places for people to see (3) kinds of animals. Without zoos, most people would (4) see a real bear or tiger.
(5) , zoos can take good care of animals. Zoos give (6) to animals and. clean them on time every day. In the wild, it is not always easy for an animal to find food. So sometimes it goes (7) . But animals in zoos never go hungry.
Thirdly, people protect the animals in zoos and offer them safe places to live (8) Animals are living in zoos safely and happily. In the wild, some kinds of animals are (9) and endangered. But zoos give these animals a chance to live. Without zoos, there would be (10) kinds of animals in the world. People should do more things to protect animals.
(1)A.world B.city C.town
(2)A.keep B.take C.make
(3)A.big B.small C.different
(4)A.always B.never C.sometimes
(5)A.Finally B.Usually C.Secondly
(6)A.food B.water C.fruit
(7)A.hungry B.tired C.thirsty
(8)A.on B.in C.at
(9)A.helped B.changed C.killed
(10)A.less B.fewer C.more
37.阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Poor Les had a dream of being a DJ. He went to a radio station every day for a week, (1) a job. Finally the station manager offered one to him, but with no pay! Les said thanks and (2) it. He was asked to get coffee and pick up lunches and dinners for the workers at the station. However, when possible, Les would go to the studio (演播室) and learn whatever he could. Back in his room at night, he (3) and prepared for an opportunity (机会).
One Saturday afternoon, one DJ named Rock drank too much and he seemed to have trouble with his (4) . Suddenly, the phone rang. Les picked it up. He was the (5) person at the station. It was the station manager.
The manager knew Rock couldn't (6) his programme, so he asked Les to call one of the other DJs to come to help. Les said yes, but he waited about 15 minutes before he called the (7) that he found nobody. He was sure his opportunity was on its way.
The manager asked, "Young man, do you know how to work in the (8) "
"Yes, Sir," replied Les.
Les quickly walked into the studio, moved Rock aside and sat down at the desk. He was (9) . He turned on the microphone and said, "Look out! This is me—Les Brown. There were none before me and there will be none after me…"
Les gave the listeners and his manager a big (10) ! He went on to have a successful life in politics, public speaking and television!
(1)A.deciding on B.asking for C.depending on
(2)A.left B.rejected C.accepted
(3)A.sang B.listened C.practised
(4)A.programme B.family C.manager
(5)A.common B.only C.real
(6)A.understand B.like C.finish
(7)A.manager B.worker C.listener
(8)A.company B.studio C.shop
(9)A.tired B.kind C.ready
(10)A.hug B.hand C.surprise
答案解析部分
1.C;2.B;3.D;4.A;5.A;6.B;7.B;8.D;9.D;10.C
大意:文章介绍了亚洲象的生存现状。
考查完形填空。文章为故事阅读类文章,注意首先快速阅读一遍,把握故事大意;第二遍再结合句意查看选项,最后确定正确答案。
1.他们中的许多人是因为象牙而被杀害的。A.杀,一般现在时的主动语态;B.杀,一般过去时的主动语态;C.被杀,一般现在时的被动语态,主语为第二人称或复数;D.杀,一般现在时主动语态的三单形式。根据主语them(指代上文的大象),为复数,和动词kill之间的被动关系,可知应用一般现在时的被动语态are killed。故答案为:C。
2.工艺品(工艺品) 由象牙制成的象牙是如此价值连城,以至于在富人中很受欢迎。A.非常,修饰形容词/副词;B.如此/这么,修饰名词;C.如此/这么,修饰形容词/副词;D.这么……的一个。根据固定搭配such/so that"如此……以至于",以及空格后可数名词复数goods,可知应用形容词such。故答案为:B。
3.研究表明,大象生活在比预期更困难的条件下。A.困难的,形容词原级;B.错误形式,多了定冠词the;C.错误形式,少了定冠词the;D.更困难的,形容词比较级。根据空格后名词conditions,以及比较介词than,可知应填形容词比较级more difficult,作定语。故答案为:D。
4.牙齿一旦脱落,就再也长不回来了。A.可以/能够,B.应该,C.必须,D.需要。根据 Once the teeth are lost牙齿一旦脱落 ,可知再也不能长回来了,应用情态动词can。故答案为:A。
5.失去象牙不会杀死它们,但它们可能会发现很难保护自己免受危险。A.来自,B.没有,C.为了,D.……的。根据固定搭配protect from"保护免受……",可知应用介词from。故答案为:A。
6.通常,为了满足对象牙的需求,一些偷猎者会杀死健康的大象,并切开它们的脸来去除象牙。A.健康,名词;B.健康的,形容词;C.更健康的,形容词比较级;D.健康地,副词。根据空格后名词elephants,可知应是杀死健康的大象,应填形容词healthy,作定语。故答案为:B。
7.越来越多的非洲大象为了生存,已经慢慢进化成没有象牙的大象。A.慢的,形容词原级;B.慢地,副词原级;C.更慢的,形容词比较级;D.更慢地,副词比较级。根据空格后谓语动词involved,可知应用副词slowly,修饰动词作状语。故答案为:B。
8.根据专家的说法,在过去的几十年里,非洲象的数量从1000万头下降到了40万头。A.现在完成时,主语为第二人称或复数;B.一般现在时的三单形式;C.一般现在时的动词原形;D.现在完成时,主语为第三人称单数。根据时间状语over the last decades,可知事情从过去发生到现在,句子时态为现在完成时;再根据population不可数名词,可知应用has dropped。故答案为:D。
9.为了保护大象,一个名为TNC(自然保护协会)的组织在网上举办了一场"象牙只属于大象"的活动。A.这,表特指;B.一个,泛指,后接辅音音素开头的可数名词单数;C.零冠词;D.一个,泛指,后接元音音素开头的可数名词单数。根据第一次出现的以元音音素开头的可数名词单数organization"组织",可知应用不定冠词an,泛指"一个"。故答案为:D。
10.用户在网上观看了有关偷猎大象的视频,并表达了他们对保护大象的看法。A.哪里,B.如何,C.什么,D.什么时候。根据 they would like to say 他们想说的,可知指代事物,疑问词应用what。故答案为:C。
11.B;12.C;13.A;14.D;15.A;16.D;17.B;18.C;19.A;20.C
大意:文章介绍了北极熊的生存现状,以及呼吁我们采取行动保护它们。
考查完形填空。第一遍首先快速阅读文章,把握文章大意;其次重点查看空格句,联系上下文,理解句意,根据句子成分、时态和固定搭配等选出正确答案;最后带着答案阅读一遍文章进行复查。
11.根据《自然气候变化》杂志的一项研究,大多数北极熊的数量将迅速下降。A.发展,B.下降,C.增加,D.提升。根据下文 There are two reasons. One is that the sea ice is melting(融化). Polar bears catch seals(海豹) to eat on the ice. 原因有两个。一个是海冰正在融化。北极熊在冰上抓海豹吃,可知大多数北极熊的数量将迅速下降。故答案为:B。
12.没有冰,它们只能呆在陆地上。A.监管,B.穿过,C.没有,D.除了。根据 hey have to stay on land. 它们只能呆在陆地上,可知没有冰的情况下。故答案为:C。
13.但是陆地上没有足够的食物来养活这么多熊。A.足够的,B.好的,C.甜美的,D.美味的。根据下文 The animals could die from hunger. 这些动物可能会饿死,可知陆地上没有足够的食物。故答案为:A。
14.另一个原因是,熊妈妈可能不够胖,无法为宝宝产奶,所以一些熊可能会停止生育。A.保护,B.加工,C.准备,D.生产。根据主语mother bears,熊妈妈,以及宾语milk奶,可知是无法为宝宝产奶。故答案为:D。
15.北极熊是地球上最大的食肉陆地动物。A.最大的,B.最可爱的,C.最简单的,D.最幸运的。根据常识,可知北极熊是地球上最大的食肉陆地动物,应用形容词最高级largest。故答案为:A。
16.北冰洋是大约35000只北极熊的家园。A.房间,B.家庭,C.房子,D.家。根据主语北冰洋,可知是比喻为北极熊的家园。故答案为:D。
17.但现在,冰层需要更长的时间才能恢复。A.海,B.冰,C.植物,D.动物。根据前文可知冰在融化,可知此处指冰层需要更长的时间才能恢复。故答案为:B。
18.这项研究还表明,减缓北极融化是可能的。A.如果,B.当,C.代词(无意义),D.是否。根据谓语动词shows,可知空格处引导宾语从句;再根据从句不缺少成分,可知应用代词that。故答案为:C。
19.拯救熊取决于我们。A.取决于,B.严格对待,C.善于和……相处,D.感恩。根据下文I believe there is hope, but humans need to act10 to make that hope come true.我相信有希望,但人类需要迅速行动,让希望成真,可知拯救熊取决于我们。故答案为:A。
20.我相信有希望,但人类需要迅速行动,让希望成真。A.广泛地,B.清晰地,C.快速地,D.安静地。根据下文 Let's take action to protect our earth and save polar bears. 让我们采取行动保护我们的地球,拯救北极熊,可知此处应是呼吁人类需要迅速行动。故答案为:C。
21.D;22.A;23.B;24.C;25.D;26.C;27.C;28.A;29.B;30.C
大意:文章介绍了探险家詹姆斯·库克船长的生平。
考查完形填空。第一遍首先快速阅读文章,把握文章大意;其次重点查看空格句,联系上下文,理解句意,选出正确答案;最后带着答案阅读一遍文章进行复查。
21.在他开始探索之前,太平洋的地图几乎是空的。A.介意,B.拒绝,C.享受,D.开始。根据maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty.太平洋的地图几乎是空的,可知是在他开始探索之前。故答案为:D。
22.他参观了太平洋上的数百个岛屿,并将它们放在地图上的正确位置。A.参观,B.遵守,C.传播,D.信任。根据宾语 hundreds of islands 数百个岛屿,可知应是参观。故答案为:A。
23.他参观了太平洋上的数百个岛屿,并将它们放在地图上的正确位置。A.私人的,B.正确的,C.错误的,D.细心的。根据下文 He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. 他绘制了澳大利亚和新西兰海岸线的地图,可知应是将它们放在地图上的正确位置。故答案为:B。
24.詹姆斯18岁时,为约翰·沃克在一艘沿海船只上找到了一份工作。A.模型,B.帮助,C.工作,D.工作室。根据下文 He got his first taste for sailing as a navy apprentice (学徒) with Walker's small ship. 作为海军学徒,他第一次尝到了在沃克的小船上航行的滋味,可知是一份工作。故答案为:C。
25.如果他要指挥自己的船,这些技能是必不可少的。A.通常的,B.医学的,C.流行的,D.必要的。根据上文Cook studied math, navigation, and astronomy. 库克学习数学、航海和天文学,可知是航海必不可少的技能。故答案为:D。
26.1755年,沃克向他提供了自己船只的指挥权,但他没有接受这个机会。A.归还/返回,B.使完整,C.接受,D.失去/丢失。根据转折连词but,可知没有接受。故答案为:C。
27.27岁时,他加入了皇家海军。A.告诉,B.通过,C.加入,D.发现。根据下文He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada.他在加拿大与法国作战,绘制了加拿大东部海岸的地图,可知加入了皇家海军。故答案为:C。
28.将近三年后,他回来了,被视为民族英雄。A.英雄,B.警察,C.志愿者,D.管理。根据上文In 1768, King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific.1768年,乔治国王任命他为船长,并将他派往太平洋,可知胜利归来后应为视为英雄。故答案为:A。
29.他是第一个访问夏威夷的欧洲人。A.非洲人,B.亚洲人,C.美国人,D.欧洲人。根据前文 James Cook was born in England in 1728. 詹姆斯·库克1728年出生于英国,可知是欧洲人。故答案为:D。
30.不幸的是,夏威夷人和白人之间出现了一些麻烦。A.开心地,B.特别地,C.不幸的是,D.令人惊奇地。根据 Cook was killed in a fight against the local. 库克在与当地人的战斗中被杀,可知是不幸的。故答案为:C。
31.(1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)B;(5)A;(6)B;(7)A;(8)C;(9)B;(10)C
文章大意:这篇短文讲述的是现在老虎的数量急剧下降,如果再不采取措施,老虎就要灭绝了。中国和其他12个国家参加了野生动物基金会的一个项目,拯救老虎,也要拯救老虎的食物,如鹿和野猪等。
(1)过去全世界有八种老虎,但是20世纪,有三种已经灭绝了。pig猪;tiger老虎;deer鹿。根据上句可知,人们总以为老虎是强壮的,危险的,而现在老虎需要人们的帮助,故选B。
(2)在过去的70年里,东北虎的数量从300多只下降到了不足22只。name名字;kind种类; number数量。根据句意可知,这句话说的是东北虎的数量减少了,the number of,……的数量,故选C。
(3)在过去的70年里,东北虎的数量从300多只下降到了不足22只。less than比……少,不足;more than多于,比……多; bigger than比……更大;根据句意可知,东北虎的数量比过去少了,故选A。
(4)在某些地方,东北虎处在完全灭绝的危险中。 in need of需要; in danger of处在……危险中in front of在……前面。根据句意可知,由于东北虎的数量减少了,东北虎处在灭绝的危险中,故选B。
(5)如果政府不做任何努力,很可能在10到20年的时间内,在中国就不再有东北虎了。 possible可能的; impossible不可能的; necessary必要的。根据上文的意思可知,东北虎处在灭绝的危险中,那么如果不努力保护他们,那么很可能他们真的就完全灭绝了,这里应该用possible,故选A。
(6)为了能让野生老虎的数量在接下来的10年里双倍增加,世界野生动物基金会目前开始了一个项目。last上一个;next接下来;past过去的。根据句意可知,是为了在以后能让老虎的数量有所增加,故选B。
(7)它的目的是拯救野生的老虎,结束老虎被猎杀的现状。 aim to目的是,目标是; used to过去常常做某事; refuse to拒绝做某事。根据句意可知,这句话说的是野生动物基金会开始的这个项目的目的,故选A。
(8)中国,还有其他12个国家加入了这个项目。cities城市; provinces省;countries国家。由空前的 China可知,这里应该是中国和其他的12个国家,故选C。
(8)野生动物,如鹿和野猪是老虎的主要食物。 friend朋友;food食物; member成员。根据句意可知,这里的鹿和野猪是老虎的食物,故选B。
(10)因此最重要的事情是拯救老虎吃的食物。to sell卖;to kill杀死;to save拯救。根据文意可知,老虎以鹿和野猪为食,所以拯救老虎也就要拯救这些老虎的食物,不然,老虎会被饿死,故选C。
做完形填空题目时,应先浏览全文,概括大意,再逐个分析。分析单个题目时,先解释各个选项的意思,再根据上下文选出最佳选项。
32.(1)C;(2)A;(3)B;(4)D;(5)C;(6)A;(7)D;(8)A;(9)C;(10)B
文章大意:本文是一篇科普说明文,介绍了靠一手经历进行研究的另类科学家:他们深入洞穴,躲进鲨鱼笼子里研究鲨鱼,如何保护天鹅等。
(1)他们不像其他科学家那样一直在实验室工作。A、hospital医院;B、factory工厂;C、lab实验室;D、hotel宾馆;多数科学家经常在实验室工作,故答案为C。
(2)相反,他们寻找的信息只能通过第一手经验收集。A、for为了,表示目的;B、to到;C、of……的,表示所属关系;D、at在,固定词组,search for搜索,寻找,故答案为A。
(3)现在世界上大白鲨的数量越来越少了。根据now可知需用现在进行时,构成为am/is/are+现在分词,the numbero of...意思为“……的数量”,充当主语,谓语动词用单数,A、get动词原形;B、is getting现在进行时;C、was getting过去进行时;D、got一般过去时,故答案为B。
(4)它们是地球上最危险的动物之一。A、dangerous危险的;B、more dangerous更危险的,形容词比较级;C、most dangerous最危险的,D、the most dangerous最危险的,形容词最高级,注意最高级前要用定冠词the,固定搭配,one of+the+形容词最高级+名词复数,表示最……之一,故答案为D。
(5)科学家需要找出现在有多少鲨鱼。根据now可知要用一般现在时,排除答案A和D;宾语从句中要用陈述句语序,故答案为C。
(6)最简单最安全的方法是在鲨鱼笼子里面。A、safest最安全的;B、closest最亲近的;C、farther更远的;D、faster更快的;根据后面inside a shark cage关在鲨鱼笼子里,可知,这是最安全的方法,故答案为A。
(7)不幸的是,有时鲨鱼会攻击笼子。A、lovely可爱的,形容词;B、unlovely不好看的,不动人的,形容词;C、luckily幸运的是;D、unluckily不幸运的是,根据下文 sometimes sharks attack the cage. 鲨鱼袭击笼子,故答案为D。
(8)它们摇动它,用锋利的牙齿弯曲铁条。A、teeth牙齿,名词复数形式;B、tooth牙齿,名词单数;C、eye眼睛,名词单数;D、eyes眼睛,名词复数,根据常识可知,鲨鱼经常用利齿撕咬,故答案为A。
(9)号角天鹅是世界上最大的天鹅,但它被杀害,直到它几乎成为濒危鸟类。A、kills是动词kill的第三人称单数形式,一般现在时;B、killed是动词kill的过去式,一般过去时;C、was killed一般过去时的被动语态;D、is killed一般现在时的被动语态,主语it,表示被动,意为“被杀害”,根据后面until it nearly became endangered birds.中became,是动词become的过去式,这里要用一般过去时的被动语态,故答案为C。
(10)正因为如此,天鹅的父母以前从未教过小天鹅迁徙。A、won't teach一般将来时,B、have never taught现在完成时,C、wouldn't teach过去将来时,D、don't teach一般现在时,before用于现在完成时,表示以前从未发生过,故答案为B。
考查完形填空, 首先通读一遍文章,跳过缺失的单词,再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义,最后对选项进行区别,选出正确的那一项。
33.(1)B;(2)A;(3)D;(4)B;(5)D;(6)C;(7)C;(8)B;(9)A;(10)D
文章大意:本文讲的是小海伦在爷爷的农场里结识了一头孤僻的小象,他们成为亲密朋友的故事。故事告诉我们要保护小动物。
(1)在农场上有很多种动物,例如奶牛、狗、猫和绵羊。bird鸟;animal动物;people人,fish鱼,根据 such as cows, dogs, cats and sheep 可知此处指农场有很多动物,故选B。
(2)她喜欢和它们玩,因为它们能使她高兴。because因为;so因此;unless除非;or或者,根据 She likes to play with them 和 they can make her happy. 可知她喜欢和它们玩是因为它们能使她高兴,可知这个从句是原因状语从句,引导词用because,故选A。
(3)在农场上,也有一头小象。cat小猫;panda熊猫;cow奶牛;elephant象,根据 the elephant how sorry she feels for it and that she loves it very much. 可知这是象,故选D。
(4)他没有母亲并且它从不与其它动物玩。often经常;never从未;sometimes有时;usually通常,根据 It often wals around alone. 可知他不和其它动物玩,故选B。
(5)它经常独自四处走走。climb爬;jump跳;file文件;walk步行,根据around alone可知是到处走走。故选D。
(6)海伦特别喜欢它以至于很多次她告诉这头象她为她感到多么难过,她多么爱它。ask问;notice注意到;tell告诉;watch观察,tell sb. sth.告诉某人某事,固定搭配,故选C。
(7)慢慢地,它变得对海伦很友好。cold冷的;quiet安静的;friendly友好的;rude粗鲁的,根据 When it sees Helen, it will run up to her like a dog. Sometimes Helen sits on the ground reading and the elephant stands by her. 可知小象对海伦很友好。故选C。
(8)当它看到海伦,它会像狗一个跑向她。look看;run跑;get得到,cheer欢呼。根据 up to her like a dog. run up to sb.跑向某人,可知小象跑向她。故选B。
(9)海伦是对的。right正确的;wrong错误的;true真的;kind和蔼的,友好的,根据 We should love and protect animals. 可知海伦说的是对的,故选A。
(10)它们是我们的好朋友。teacher老师;student学生;enemy敌人;friend朋友,根据 We should love and protect animals. 根据常识可知动物是我们的好朋友,我们应该爱和保护它们。故选D。
考查完形填空。先通读短文,理解短文大意。然后认真阅读每个句子,根据句意和上下文的联系确定句中所缺的词,然后从所给的选项中选出正确答案。
34.(1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)A;(5)B;(6)C;(7)B;(8)A;(9)B;(10)A
文章大意:本文介绍狮子的有关知识。
(1)狮子能够在非洲和印度被发现。used使用;found发现;told告诉;根据语境可知此处要用被动语态,表示被发现,故选B。
(2)狮子在动物园也是受欢迎的动物。zoo动物园; school学校;park公园。根据后一句 Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions可知,狮子在动物园也是受欢迎的动物,故选A。
(3)人们很容易分辨雄狮和雌狮。hard难的; strange奇怪的;easy容易的;根据文中语句You can judge (判断) simply by their appearance可知,人们很容易分辨雄狮和雌狮,故选C。
(4)雄狮比雌狮更大。larger更大; smaller更小; thinner更瘦;根据下文A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms which is always heavier than a female lion. 可知,雄狮比雌狮更大,故选A。
(5)雄狮和雌狮都有非常强壮的牙齿。active活跃的; strong强壮的;weak虚弱的;根据下文语句They can break the backs of other animals 可知,狮子的牙齿很强壮,故选B。
(6)他们能很容易咬碎别的动物的脊背。 sadly伤心地; happily.幸福地; easily容易地; 根据前一句Both male and female lions have very strong teeth. 可知他们能很容易咬碎别的动物的脊背,故选C。
(7)狮子以其他动物为食,一头狮子通常一年可以杀掉十到二十头其他动物获取食物。fun快乐;food食物; money。根据常识可知,狮子杀死其他动物的目的就是作为食物,故选B。
(8)然而在1898年,两头狮子在肯尼亚杀死并吃掉了超过一百个人。killed杀死;called叫;saved救。根据语句中的and ate可知,狮子杀死人,故选A。
(9)这个故事就成为1996年的好莱坞电影《黑夜幽灵》的主题。book书; story故事;game游戏;根据上文句意可知,狮子吃人是一个故事或事件,故选B。
(10)对我们来说真的有必要关心这些动物,否则的话我们就再也看不见他们了。 care for关心; look for寻找; look at看。根据or we won't see them again. 可知,我们应该关心这些动物,故选A。
考查完形填空。考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力,做完形填空首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意,然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答,注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。
35.(1)C;(2)B;(3)B;(4)A;(5)A;(6)B;(7)A;(8)C;(9)C;(10)C
大意:短文主要以大雁为例子说明动物教会人类的东西。
(1)以大雁为例子,教会我们关于团队合作的一课。A经验/经历;B成功;C团队合作。根据后文 they form a V shape, with one bird leading the group. 他们组成V字形,一只鸟带领整个队伍,可知大雁教会我们团队合作。故选C。
(2)加拿大大雁飞去温暖的南方,躲避加拿大寒冷的冬天。A寻找;B远离/躲避;C等待。根据常识可知冬天时大雁南飞是为了躲避寒冷的冬天。故选B。
(3)然而他们快速的组成V字形。A忙碌地;B快速地;C勇敢地。根据上文They lift off in no order. 它们无序的起飞,可知起飞之后快速地组成V字形。故选B。
(4)V形允许他们节约能量。A节约;B浪费;C创造。根据前文可知,大雁形成V形进行团队合作,因此应该是节约能量。故选A。
(5)前面的鸟做着最艰难的工作。A前面的;B后面的;C中间的。根据上文 When the front bird moves its wings up and down, the resulting force of the air lifts the next one. 当前面的鸟上下移动翅膀时,空气产生的力举起另一只,可知前面带头的鸟控制着方向,因此是做着很艰难的工作。故选A。
(6)它累的时候,它往后移动,另外一只鸟移动到带头的位置。A无聊的;B累的;C饥饿的。根据前文可知,前面的鸟的工作很艰难,因此容易累,累的时候就由其他大雁代替。故选B。
(7)以V字形飞行的大雁可以不用休息就飞行比单独飞行的鸟远百分之七十。A休息;B睡觉;C造成。根据上文 By sharing the role, the group can travel great distances. 通过分担角色,这个团队可以旅行很远的距离,可知中途他们应该是不休息的。故选A。
(8)它们鸣叫鼓励前面的鸟保持速度。A带领;B举起;C鼓励。根据前文可知,大雁飞行的过程不休息,因此它们应该是在途中互相鼓励。故选C。
(9)它们也鼓励彼此当朝着一个共同的目标努力的时候。A直到;B在……之后;C当。根据 They also cheer each other up .它们也鼓励彼此和 working toward a common goal.朝着一个共同的目标努力 ,可知应是同时发生,应用while“当”。故选C。
(10)一起工作。A玩耍/打;B旅游;C工作。根据第一段,可知大雁教会我们团队合作,因此应是一起工作。故选C。
考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力,答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意,然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答,注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。
36.(1)A;(2)A;(3)C;(4)B;(5)C;(6)A;(7)A;(8)B;(9)C;(10)B
文章大意:文章论述了动物园作为动物的安身之所,有三方面的优点 。
(1)世界上有许多许多的动物园。world世界;city城市;town城镇。根据many zoos 可知此句描述的是在世界上有许多许多的动物园,故选A。
(2)在动物园里饲养动物是有好处的。keep饲养;take带走;make制造。根据下一句:Zoos have many advantages, I think.动物园有许多优点。可知此处应该是:在动物园里饲养动物是有好处的。故选A。
(3)人们在动物园里看到的应当是不同的动物。big大的;small小的;different不同的。根据常识可知,动物园里有很多种动物,故选C。
(4)没有动物园,大多数人永远不会看到真正的熊或老虎。always总是;never从不;sometimes有时。根据上一句:人们在动物园里看到的应当是不同的动物。可知此处应该是:没有动物园,大多数人永远不会看到真正的熊或老虎。故选B。
(5)其次,动物园可以照顾好动物。finally最后;usually通常地;secondly其次。根据上一段的:Firstly,zoos are places …,可知此处应该是:Secondly,…,故选C。
(6)动物园每天给动物喂食并按时清洁它们。food食物;water水;fruit水果。根据下一句:动物在野外并不总是很容易找到食物。可知此处应该是:动物园每天给动物喂食并按时清洁它们。故选A。
(7)它们有时是饥饿的。hungry饥饿的;tired疲惫的;thirsty口渴的。根据上一句动物在野外并不总是很容易找到食物可推断出,它们有时是饥饿的。故选A。
(8)人们保护动物园里的动物,并为它们提供安全的居住场所。根据题干可知此处考查的是live in意为"居住、生活"。to live in是后置定语,修饰前面的places。故选B。
(9),在野外,一些动物被杀。help帮助;change改变;kill杀死。根据and are endangered可推断出,在野外,一些动物被杀。故选C。
(10)没有了动物园,世界上会有更少种类的动物。less较少的,修饰不可数名词;fewer较少的,修饰可数名词;more更多的。在上文中作者论述了动物园是动物的最佳安身之所,所以没有了动物园,世界上会有更少种类的动物;故选B。
根据短文大意和语境选择合适的单词,并用其正确的形式填入空白处,使补全后的短文意思通顺,语法正确,结构完整。
37.(1)B;(2)C;(3)C;(4)A;(5)B;(6)C;(7)A;(8)B;(9)C;(10)C
短文大意: Les梦想成为一名DJ(流行音乐节目主持人)。他在一家广播台找到了一份工作,他为工作人员冲咖啡、拿午餐和晚餐,这份工作没有报酬。Les利用这个机会努力学习。一天,一位名叫Rock的DJ不能主持节目,Les抓住了这个机会并取得了成功。
(1)短语辨析。一周以来他每天去一个无线电台寻找工作。根据Finally the station manager offered one to him, but with no pay! 最后电台经理给他提供了一份,但是没有工资。可知他去寻找工作。decide on决定;ask for寻求;depend on依赖,依靠,故选B。
(2)动词辨析。Les感谢了并且接受了。根据He was asked to get coffee and pick up lunches and dinners for the workers at the station. 他被要求去为电台的工人端咖啡,买午餐和晚餐。可知他接受了这份工作,left离开;rejected拒绝;accepted接受,故选C。
(3)动词辨析。晚上回到他的房间,他练习为机会做准备。根据Poor Les had a dream of being a DJ. 可知他在房间里练习DJ。 sing唱歌;listen听;practise练习,故选C。
(4)名词辨析。一个星期六下午,一个名词Rock的DJ喝得太多了他看起来节目有麻烦了。根据 One Saturday afternoon, one DJ named Rock drank too much 可知Rock不能表演节目了,programme节目;family家庭;manager经理,故选A。
(5)形容词辨析。他是电台里的唯一的人。根据 It was the station manager. 可知他是唯一的人。common共同的,普通的;only只有;仅仅只,故选B。
(6)动词辨析。经理知道Rock不能完成他的节目,因此他让Les去给其他的一位DJ来帮忙。根据so he asked Les to call one of the other DJs to come to help. 可知经理知道Rock不能完成节目,understand理解;like喜欢;finish完成,故选C。
(7)名词辨析。Les说是,但是在他给经理打电话前他发现没有人。根据 The manager asked, "Young man, do you know how to work in the studio "可知他得给经理回复电话。manager经理;worker工人;listener听众,故选A。
(8)名词辨析。经理问“年轻人,你知道如何在工作室工作吗?根据 Les quickly walked into the studio, moved Rock aside and sat down at the desk. 可知此处是工作室, company公司;studio工作室;shop商店,故选B。
(9)形容词辨析。他做好准备。根据 He turned on the microphone 可知他准备好之后打开麦克风的,tired劳累的;kind和蔼的;ready准备好的,故选C。
(10)名词辨析。Les给听众和经理一个大大的惊喜。根据He went on to have a successful life in politics, public speaking and television!他继续在政治、公共演讲和电视台获得成功。可知他的演出很成功,给了经理和听众一个惊喜。 hug拥抱;hand手;surprise吃惊,惊喜,故选C。
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