Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 阅读理解检测练习题（含答案解析）2025新人教版八年级英语上册

2025新人教版八年级英语上册第四单元阅读理解检测练习题
一、完形填空
（一）
Birdwatching has fans all over the world. In these years, it becomes 1 in China. The Olympic Forest Park in Beijing is one of the 2 places for birdwatching. Many bird lovers visit the park to take photos or just to watch the birds. Guan Xiangyu is one of them. He works 3 an organizer for bird lovers. He spends half a year staying in Beijing and the other half travelling with his teams, 4 different kinds of birds, in different seasons.
Guan started birdwatching over 10 years ago. He grew up in Beijing 5 he didn’t know there were so many kinds of birds in the city. Guan began to show 6 in birds after his college teacher advised him to join in a bird protection activity. “To me, the biggest joy is to share the excitement of 7 seeing a bird that I am looking for,” Guan said.
Beijing is a good place for birds. And experts (专家) record more than 500 species (物种) there. The main 8 is that Beijing is on an important flyway. Millions of birds migrate (迁徙) north and south every year. When doing this, they 9 through Beijing.
Guan hopes more people will enjoy birdwatching and help 10 birds’ living space. Birds are part of Guan’s life. “I will always see them as my friends,” Guan said.
1．A．exciting B．cheerful C．excellent D．popular
2．A．hardest B．tiniest C．best D．coldest
3．A．for B．as C．with D．of
4．A．waiting for B．looking for C．asking for D．preparing for
5．A．so B．and C．or D．but
6．A．interest B．way C．answer D．sense
7．A．quickly B．finally C．easily D．usually
8．A．problem B．example C．symbol D．reason
9．A．work B．break C．pass D．look
10．A．store B．connect C．live D．protect
（二）
We’re studying birds for Bird Week at school. Some lucky kids got penguins, but I have to write about 1 .
On the first day, I watched pigeons in the park. All morning long, they just knocked around and left droppings (粪) everywhere. I thought they were really boring and 2 . When a girl started feeding them, the pigeons flew to her 3 . They looked really scary !
On the second day, I did some online research. To 4 surprise, pigeons can recognize (认出) themselves in mirrors. Are they so clever I decided to go and 5 them again.
The next morning, I was back at the park. I saw a pigeon looking at itself in the 6 ! Maybe I was wrong about them. To know more about them, I headed to the library. I 7 that there are over 200 kinds of pigeons. Some can fly thousands of kilometers without 8 . They can fly over 100 km a (an) 9 —as fast as my dad’s car!
In the end, I realized pigeons aren’t boring or 10 at all. They’re truly amazing; I just didn’t know enough about them before.
1．A．monkeys B．mice C．pigeons D．elephants
2．A．dirty B．pretty C．sleepy D．sweet
3．A．slowly B．quickly C．softly D．quietly
4．A．their B．your C．my D．his
5．A．eat B．feed C．watch D．buy
6．A．air B．water C．ground D．sky
7．A．found B．advised C．dreamt D．explained
8．A．counting down B．getting lost
C．doing exercise D．coming out
9．A．minute B．hour C．day D．week
10．A．happy B．delicious C．humorous D．scary
（三）
Lots of people were moved when Larke Luna shared the special relationship between her 2-year-old son Otto and a wild crow (乌鸦) named Russell on the Internet. People heard that kids and their pets became lifelong friends, 1 no one heard that a crow was such a pet.
The 2 started last year. Last August, Larke Luna brought a little crow home. Because Larke Luna couldn’t find the crow’s parents, she decided to keep the poor little bird and 3 it Russell.
“Russell is a wild 4 . It’s not around Otto all the time. However, when Otto is outside, it’ll never 5 Otto’s side,” said Larke. “They have a 6 relationship,” she added. And in fact, in all of the shared videos, we can see how Otto is patiently (耐心地) followed by Russell no matter where the little kid goes or what he 7 .
Crows are social (群居的) animals. They have very good memories and can use tools. They are very 8 . Some scientists even compare the intelligence (智力) of the crow to a seven-year-old human child’s. So it’s not so 9 that Russell is so happy to be with Otto and is so attached (喜欢) to this loving family.
The 10 between Otto and Russell shows that where there is care and attention, there’s true love and pure joy. So everyone should be kind to animals.
1．A．or B．so C．but D．and
2．A．book B．story C．movie D．letter
3．A．called B．chose C．took D．sent
4．A．hen B．pig C．duck D．bird
5．A．accept B．catch C．leave D．cover
6．A．terrible B．special C．possible D．similar
7．A．does B．eats C．drinks D．plays
8．A．loud B．quiet C．simple D．smart
9．A．boring B．surprising C．worrying D．moving
10．A．service B．promise C．friendship D．difference
（四）
I bought a jasmine (茉莉) plant for my office. When I bought it, they 1 me it would bloom and my office would be full of 2 sweet smell. I had the plant for two months, and I 3 looked at it, but there weren’t any flowers 4 pleasant smell. I was not happy with the 5 , so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, 6 friend Mary called and invited me to her office. 7 I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to 8 the flowers. Mary 9 some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Lost in the 10 smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood 11 .
Mary bought her plant the same time as I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom so 12 . I was not patient enough.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things 13 .
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. She returned the plant to me. This time I am going to 14 my jasmine to bloom. And I have learnt that when we want something in our life, we have to be 15 .
1．A．asked B．told C．questioned D．wished
2．A．my B．its C．our D．their
3．A．often B．never C．hardly D．sometimes
4．A．and B．but C．or D．also
5．A．service B．result C．action D．advice
6．A．others B．other C．the other D．another
7．A．If B．When C．Until D．Because
8．A．break B．give C．touch D．take
9．A．cut B．cuts C．to cut D．cutting
10．A．common B．poor C．enjoyable D．interesting
11．A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
12．A．loudly B．beautifully C．comfortably D．differently
13．A．choose B．happen C．reach D．follow
14．A．wait for B．care about C．laugh at D．come true
15．A．excited B．brave C．happy D．patient
（五）
Once there was an elephant. She didn’t have any friends. For many days, the elephant walked 1 the forest to look for friends.
One day she saw a monkey and asked, “Can we be friends ” The monkey didn’t think more and 2 answered, “You are too big and you can’t climb trees, so I can’t be your friend.”
The elephant felt 3 but she went on walking. Then she saw a 4 . She asked him, “Can I make friends with you ” The rabbit 5 the elephant and answered, “You are too big to get into 56 house. You can’t be my friend.”
The elephant said nothing and later she 7 a frog. She asked, “Do you want to be my friend ” The frog answered, “You are big and 8 . You can’t jump like me. I’m sorry that you 9 be my friend.”
The elephant went on asking the 10 on the way. However, she always got the same 11 . She didn’t know what to do.
The following day, the elephant saw other animals 12 fast. She stopped a koala and the koala told her that a hungry tiger was running after all the animals. The elephant wanted to 13 the animals, so she went to the tiger and said, “Please, sir, leave my friends.” However, the tiger didn’t listen to her. Then the elephant stood on her legs and shouted 14 . The tiger felt scared and went away quickly.
15 the animals saw what the elephant did, they all said sorry to her. They knew the elephant was kind and they made friends with her happily.
1．A．with B．from C．below D．through
2．A．quickly B．hardly C．quietly D．luckily
3．A．hungry B．unhappy C．scared D．serious
4．A．monkey B．horse C．rabbit D．tiger
5．A．felt like B．looked at C．cared about D．brought out
6．A．my B．your C．her D．their
7．A．woke B．touched C．moved D．met
8．A．thin B．heavy C．young D．round
9．A．can’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
10．A．symbols B．facts C．animals D．messages
11．A．activity B．answer C．mind D．point
12．A．riding B．jumping C．flying D．running
13．A．win B．wash C．keep D．help
14．A．kindly B．noisily C．loudly D．differently
15．A．If B．When C．And D．Because
（六）
The sun bear (马来熊) is the smallest member of the bear family. It has a black coat and a white or golden patch of fur on its chest. According to the legend, it represents (代表) the rising 1 .
Sun bears live in the rainforest of South East Asia. They eat both plants and animals. Usually they can only grow to be about 1.5 metres in 2 and 25-70 kilogrammes in weight. That size allows them to move easily through the 3 . They usually live alone and are happy to spend most of their time by 4 .
Scientists studied 22 sun bears at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (保护中心) in Malaysia. They found sun bears have developed a 5 social skill. They can copy (模仿) other sun bear’s facial expressions (面部表情) as a form of 66 . They can even copy exact muscular (肌肉的) movements that other sun bears make—such as 7 a face.
Humans, apes (猿) and some other animals like dogs have the 8 to copy facial expressions, but only humans and apes have the ability to 9 copy facial expressions. Unlike apes (our close 10 ) and dogs (which live with us), sun bears have no close relationship with humans.
Sun bears live alone in the 11 , but the bears in the study often played gently with each other. Sometimes they played with faster 12 as hitting and biting. Scientists are not sure what 13 the sun bears were sending to one another. If sun bears live alone, why did they evolve (进化) to understand when their buddies want to 14 Scientists also wonder 15 other kinds of animals have the same abilities.
1．A．moon B．sun C．star D．water
2．A．length B．weight C．size D．strength
3．A．the ground B．the river C．trees D．darkness
4．A．oneself B．yourselves C．itself D．themselves
5．A．boring B．surprising C．gentle D．dangerous
6．A．communication B．information C．magic D．joke
7．A．doing B．making C．buying D．selling
8．A．hobby B．way C．type D．ability
9．A．directly B．exactly C．slowly D．loudly
10．A．friends B．neighbours C．relatives D．owners
11．A．world B．wild C．nature D．zoo
12．A．words B．letters C．languages D．actions
13．A．gifts B．messages C．news D．advice
14．A．play B．eat C．sleep D．walk
15．A．how far B．how soon C．how many D．how much
二、阅读理解
（一）
People need plants to live. Plants give us food, clothing, and oxygen (氧气). Trees, flowers and grass are all plants. Green plants need sun and water to grow. A plant usually has the following parts (下列部分). Each part has a job to do.
Some plants grew fruit. They usually have seeds in them. Apples, oranges, and pears are all fruit. Many flowers are colorful. They help the plant to make seeds.
Leaves grow out of the stem. How do leaves work __________ The stem grows up from the roots and helps the plant to stand. It gives food and water to other parts of the plant.
The roots of a plant usually grow under-ground (地下). They take in food and water for the plant. Seeds come in many sizes. When seeds are in the earth, they grow slowly and grow into new plants.
1．What can plants give us
①food ②clothing ③water ④oxygen
A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④
2．How many parts does a plant usually have
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.
3．What are the functions (作用) of the stems
A．They help to make seeds for the plants.
B．They take in food and water from the earth.
C．They help the plant to stand and give food and water to other parts of the plant.
D．They help the fruit to make seeds.
4．Which sentence can be put in the ________
A．They help to make fruit.
B．Many animals eat green leaves.
C．Green leaves grow very quickly.
D．They use the sun to make food for the plant.
（二）
Join us in planting trees! Trees are important to people and animals. So come to plant trees and build a better city with us.
We need your help to plant 200 trees in the city. Time: this Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meeting place: in the park. *get a green T-shirt *learn more about trees *name the tree(s) that you plant *make new friends
*All ages are welcome. *It will be a sunny day, so wear a cap. *There will be free food and water for you. *Take a photo together after the activity. Call Mr. Lee at 669-3582.
1．What does the activity want people to do
A．Plant trees. B．Build a city. C．Get a green T-shirt. D．Name the trees.
2．If you want to join in planting trees, you can go to the ______.
A．school B．park C．farm D．zoo
3．Linda wants to take part in the activity. She needs to bring ______.
A． B． C． D．
4．How can people know more about the activity
A．Call Mr. Lee. B．Go to the park. C．Visit Mr. Lee. D．Visit a website (网址).
5．In which part of the newspaper can we read the text
A．Food. B．History. C．Music. D．Nature.
（三）
Long ago, when the God first planted a tree in the garden, it was full of energy and kept moving. Then the God pulled the tree out and planted it upside down to make sure it stayed in one place. What’s the tree It’s the Baobab tree, also called monkey bread tree, bottle tree or others.
The Baobab tree is a strange looking tree that grows in Africa and Australia. Just like its name “Bottle Tree”, it looks like a large bottle. Some grow as tall as a 16-floor building. During the dry season, these trees are standing there without leaves, and look like trunks (树干) sticking up in the air. But when the rainy season comes, leaves appear and then flowers come out. Later the flowers can turn into fruit.
Baobab is called “the tree of life”, because they can live longer than 1000 years old. In the dry land, the baobab can pull in and hold 1000 gallons of water. Thirsty people can drink the water stored in the tree. The fruit, monkey bread, is good to eat. Baobab leaves are a kind of medicine. People can use the bark (树皮) to make paper or cloth. When a baobab gets old, its trunk becomes hollow. An old tree can hold many people. The local people often build their houses inside these trunks. It is such a useful tree, some people could hardly live without it.
1．How does the writer begin the text
A．By asking a question. B．By showing a story.
C．By singing a song. D．By giving an example.
2．Which of the following pictures is the baobab in the dry season
A． B． C． D．
3．Which word is close to the meaning of the underlined (划线) word “hollow” in Paragraph 3
A．dirty B．modern C．empty D．useful
4．What can we infer from the text about the Baobab tree
A．It is useless in the rainy season. B．It has no value (价值) for the local people.
C．It is very important for the local people. D．It is only used for building houses.
（四）
At the age of 16, Julia Butterfly Hill left school and worked at a restaurant. For many years, she was only interested in making money. Then one day she had a serious car accident which changed her life. “I had a terrible car accident. It took me 10 months to recover from the accident. During that time, I realized I wanted to find a more meaningful reason for being here on earth,” said Hill.
As soon as Hill recovered, she travelled to California. One day she found a company wanted to cut down part of a forest. In the forest there were lots of redwood trees. One of the trees was more than 1, 000 years old.
Hill learnt that a group was trying to save the redwood forest from the company. They decided to find someone to live in a redwood tree and hoped this would stop the company from cutting the trees down. Hill volunteered.
Hill lived in the tree for over two years without ever going down. It was cold and wet in the redwood tree. There were even very serious winter storms while Hill was in the tree.
Finally the company decided to protect the tree
Hill lived in. They agreed never to cut down the big redwood tree or the trees around it. When Hill put her feet on the earth, she began to cry. But she continued to do other things to protect the environment.
1．What does the underlined word “recover” in Paragraph 1 mean in Chinese
A．理解 B．康复 C．转正 D．处理
2．Hill travelled to California to ________.
A．work in a restaurant B．continue her study
C．do something meaningful D．encourage people to join the group
3．How long did Hill live in the redwood tree
A．For one year. B．For less than one year.
C．For two years. D．For more than two years.
4．According to the passage, Hill’s life in the tree was ________.
A．difficult B．comfortable C．hot D．boring
5．Which of the following is TRUE about Hill
A．She opened a hotel after she left school.
B．At first, she didn’t want to help the group.
C．She did lots of things to protect the environment.
D．She went down from the tree she lived in every week.
（五）
The fastest growing plant in the world is bamboo. Some bamboo grows so quickly that people say they can watch it grow. The speed of growth depends on the type of bamboo, the soil and the season. Normal bamboo grows about 30cm a day. It usually grows in tropical areas (热带地区). It can also be found in other parts of the world. Bamboo plants are found in Asia, parts of Africa and South America.
Bamboo is a wonderful plant for many people around the world. There are over 1, 000 uses for it. People make tables, clothes, and it is also edible (可食用的).
________ People use it because it’s very strong. They use it to build houses, boats and bridges. The Chinese made a bamboo bridge over the Min River in Sichuan, China almost 1,000 years ago. Bamboo is used to build houses especially in China and the Philippines.
Bamboo is the earliest material used to make the light bulb. The great scientist Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb, but he made it perfect. He wanted the material inside to burn for a long period of time. He tried over 1,000 different types of materials. None worked very well. One day, he tried to use a piece of bamboo and the light bulb lit up for over a thousand hours. This invention helped other scientists to make the modern light bulb we use today.
1．What can we know from the passage
A．Bamboo can’t be eaten.
B．Bamboo was used in building 1,000 years ago.
C．Bamboo is stronger than other materials.
D．Bamboo was the earliest material.
2．Which sentence can be put in the “________”
A．The lovely pandas often feed on bamboo.
B．People planted bamboo hundreds of years ago.
C．One of the world’s oldest building materials is bamboo.
D．Bamboo that grows in tropical forests is usually tall and large.
3．What is the purpose of writing the passage
A．To let readers know the importance of bamboo.
B．To learn how to build a house with bamboo.
C．To learn how to protect bamboo.
D．To know how to plant bamboo.
4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．All types of bamboo grow 30cm a day.
B．Bamboo can only be found in tropical areas.
C．The Chinese built a bamboo bridge over the Min River about 1,000 years ago.
D．Thomas Edison invented the light bulb with the bamboo material.
5．Which of the following shows the structure of this passage
A．B．C． D．
（六）
Have you seen an apple tree when it’s blooming The flowers start as light pink and gradually turn white. They make the air smell sweet, just like honey. Apple trees do this intentionally because they need bees. The sweet smell brings bees to them.
Bees are a bit choosy. They don’t like flying when it’s cold outside. Windy or rainy weather also stops them from going out. Apple farmers know their apples need bees. So, every spring, they buy bees and let them fly freely. Usually, they put one honeycomb for each acre (英亩) of the orchard (果园).
When the weather is nice, bees start their job. They go to apple flowers to collect nectar (花蜜). While collecting nectar, their wings pick up the pollen. When they fly to another flower, they carry the pollen and help the flower get pollinated. Sometimes, a bee might use pollen from one kind of apple tree on another kind. That's why a delicious red apple seed might not grow into a delicious red apple tree.
Farmers use a way called grafting (嫁接) techniques to get the right apple trees. They take a small branch from a parent tree and connect it to a young tree. The two trees grow together. This way, there are many kinds of apples in the world. Next time you eat an apple, think about how bees and farmers help make it taste so good.
1．Why do apple trees make the air smell sweet
A．To attract bees. B．To grow better.
C．To make people like them. D．To produce more apples.
2．Which of the following are true according to the text
a. Bees like flying in cold and windy weather.
b. Grafting helps farmers get different kinds of apples.
c. Bees carry pollen to help apple flowers get pollinated.
d. Farmers put one honeycomb for each two acres of the orchard.
A．ab B．ac C．bc D．bd
3．What can we infer from the text
A．Apple seeds are very strange.
B．Bees can change the kinds of apple trees.
C．Farmers don't know how to grow apple trees.
D．The weather has a big influence on apple trees.
4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A．The Life of Bees B．The Kinds of Apple Trees
C．Famous Apple Lovers D．How Bees and Grafting Help Apple Farmers
（七）
It’s said that people started farming about 11,700 years ago. But there is a much older “farmer”—the ants.
Ants started farming fungi (真菌) millions of years ago. After an asteroid (小行星) hit the earth about 66 million years ago, many plants and animals died. Ants didn’t have enough food. They turned to fungi for food.
Fungi are tiny living things. They “get food” by breaking down (分解) dead plants and animals. So there was a lot of food for fungi at the time.
Ants start farming fungi in their nests (巢). They feed the fungi dead leaves so that the fungi can grow. Then they eat the fungi.
Scientists find around 250 kinds of ants throughout the world build fungi gardens. The ants weed (除草) and water the gardens. They also keep bad things away from the fungi so that they can grow better.
1．According to the study, when did ants start eating fungi
A．1,000 years ago. B．1,700 years ago.
C．11,700 years ago. D．66 million years ago.
2．How do fungi “get food”
A．By farming. B．By growing new plants.
C．By breaking down dead things. D．By building nests on the ground.
3．Where do some ants farm fungi
A．On asteroids. B．In their homes.
C．In the forest. D．Under the water.
4．What do ants do to protect their fungi gardens
A．They grow grass in the gardens.
B．They build walls around the gardens.
C．They keep the gardens under the water.
D．They stop bad things from getting close to the gardens.
（八）
Have you ever seen (见过) this flower The flower is really big. Its colour is red. Look closely, and you can find that it has teeth. It is called Rafflesia. It is the world’s largest flower. You can see it in the documentary (纪录片) The Green Planet.
The Green Planet shows us the world of plants. To find different plants from the world, the documentary workers travelled from the rainforest to some snowy places. They also climbed mountains and walked into deserts. To find plants in the water, they even jumped into rivers. Those workers travelled to twenty-seven countries and it took them about four years to finish the documentary.
The documentary opens our eyes to the natural world, and it shares an important message with us. Plants are really vital in nature: They help us in many ways, such as making oxygen, cleaning the air and giving us fruit. They are our best friends. We shouldn’t damage (伤害) them. We need to protect them.
Always remember, what we do in the next 20 years has a big influence on the future of plants in the world.
1．How does the writer begin the passage
A．By telling a story. B．By asking a question.
C．By giving an example. D．By listing numbers.
2．What is Rafflesia
A．The name of a documentary. B．The name of a flower.
C．The name of a man. D．The name of an animal.
3．What do we know about the documentary
A．It took about five years to finish it.
B．The workers travelled to 20 countries to finish it.
C．The workers worked hard to find plants.
D．It shows us the world of animals.
4．What does the underlined word “vital” mean
A．Important. B．Meaningless. C．Fresh. D．Similar.
5．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Our World B．Different Plants
C．The Green Planet D．The Future of Plants
（九）
Animals are important to us and they are our friends. But some of them are in great danger now. What can we do to help save them
Don’t eat meat from wild animals. Some of us like to eat meat. But do you know some meat comes from endangered (濒危的) animals To save these animals, we must stop eating their meat.
Don’t wear clothes made of fur. Sometimes people kill animals for fur. If we stop buying clothes made of fur, people will not kill animals. Everyone should remember this.
Save the environment. Many wild animals are in great danger because they are losing their homes. People need more houses, so they cut down more and more trees. They also make air and water dirty.
Give money to Animal Helpers. The group does everything to help save animals. But it often needs money. So save some money and give it to the group to help animals in danger. Or you can just join them to help save endangered animals.
Tell people to save animals. Not all people know animals are our friends. Not everybody understand the importance of saving animals. Saving animals is something we should do together. So you can tell them stories about these lovely animals. This way, they may start to care.
1．Why do some people kill animals according to the passage
①Because they want the meat. ②Because they want more trees.
③Because they don’t like animals. ④Because they sell the fur for money.
A．①② B．③④ C．①④ D．②③
2．The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refers to (指的是) ________.
A．saving money B．killing animals for fur
C．not eating meat D．not buying clothes made of fur
3．If you have enough money, you can give to ________ to save animals.
A．zoo B．animals helpers C．university D．animals lovers
4．What can we know from the passage
A．All the animals are in danger.
B．People should wear clothes made of fur.
C．All the people know animals are our friends.
D．Everybody should play a part in saving animals.
5．How is the text organized (①= Paragraph 1, ②= Paragraph 2, …)
A． B． C． D．
（十）
Long ago, when the God first planted a tree in the garden, it was full of energy and kept moving. Then the God pulled the tree out and planted it upside down to make sure it stays in one place. What’s the tree It’s the Baobab tree, also called monkey bread tree, bottle tree or others.
The Baobab tree is a strange looking tree that grows in Africa and Australia. Just like its name “Bottle Tree”, it looks like a large bottle. Some grow as tall as a 16-floor building. During the dry season, these trees are standing there without leaves, and look like trunks (树干) sticking up in the air. But when the rainy season comes, leaves appear and then flowers come out. Later, the flowers can turn into fruit.
Baobab is called “the tree of life”, because they can live longer than 1000 years old. In the dry land, the baobab can pull in and hold 1,000 gallons of water. Thirsty people can drink the water stored in the tree. The fruit, monkey bread, is good to eat. Baobab leaves are a kind of medicine. People can use the bark (树皮) to make paper or cloth. When a baobab gets old, its trunk becomes hollow. An old tree can hold many people. The local people often build their houses inside these trunks. It is such a useful tree; some people could hardly live without it.
1．How does the writer begin the text
A．By asking a question. B．By showing a story.
C．By singing a song. D．By giving an example.
2．Which of the following pictures is the baobab in the dry season
A． B． C． D．
3．Which word is close to the meaning of the underlined word “hollow” in Paragraph 3
A．dirty B．modern C．empty D．useful
4．The following sentences are right except ________.
A．Baobab has many names B．Flowers come out in rainy seasons
C．The oldest baobab is less than 1,000 years old D．The leaves of baobab are good medicine
5．What’s the best title of the passage
A．God and Baobab B．What Does Baobab Like in a Year
C．Baobab’s Trunk, Leaves and Fruit D．A Special Tree-Baobab
（十一）
There are many animals in danger such as pandas, elephants, and South China tigers.
The South China tiger is the smallest tiger in Asia. It is also one of the rarest tigers in the world. Scientists think that there might be a few South China tigers living in the wild, but they are still not sure about it.
The South China tiger is special in its face, but it shares the same height with common tigers. In the past, South China tigers lived in the forest. But today more than half of them are living in zoos. If there are not safe places for them, they will die out soon. Baby South China tigers need their mothers’ milk in the first two months. The mother teaches her babies how to hunt.
Scientists hope that people should also do something to protect the rare animals. If people all take action together, these animals will have a better place to live in. We’ll also live in a better world.
1．How many kinds of animals are mentioned (被提及) in the passage
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.
2．What does the underlined word “they” refer to in Paragraph 2
A．The South China tigers. B．The pandas. C．The scientists.
3．Compared with common tigers, the South China tiger looks different ________.
A．in the face B．in size C．in height
4．Today most South China tigers are living ________.
A．In the park B．in zoos C．in the forest
5．What can we know from the passage
A．The South China tiger is the biggest tiger in China.
B．Baby South China tigers need their mothers’milk in the first three months.
C．Baby South China tigers learn to hunt from their mothers.
（十二）
Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert 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 (来源) dried up. On the other hand, the land which the elephants lived on was overused 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 and illegal (非法的) trade in the elephants increased rapidly. Eighty-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 2025.” said a member of MEP.
Luckily, the voice of MEP was heard. More organizations 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．How many reasons are mentioned for the drop in the number of the elephants
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
2．Why was MEP started
A．To stop the main lake from drying up.
B．To make rules of using land and water.
C．To protect the elephants’ living environment.
D．To stop humans from overusing the land which the elephants lived on.
3．What does the underlined word “poaching” mean in Chinese
A．繁殖 B．偷猎 C．保护 D．喂养
4．What can we infer (推断)from paragraph 4
A．Trading elephants is allowed.
B．The number of elephants has increased.
C．There was little elephant poaching from 2012 to 2016.
D．The situation will be worse unless humans stop killing elephants.
5．What’s the passage mainly about
A．The education of the local people.
B．The work of Mali Elephant project.
C．The situation of Gourma Desert elephants.
D．The reason why the number of the elephants dropped.
（十三）
Do animals communicate with each other How do they communicate with others I did some research and, to my surprise, I learned that all animals communicate. They don’t use language, but they send messages to each other. Animals communicate with each other in three main ways: through sounds, smells, and body language.
The alarm call is one way. When an enemy is near, animals send out a warning sound. Others hear it and run to a safe place, or get together to fight the enemy. Whales are famous for their talent to communicate from far away with special sounds. In their own social groups, whales understand what they’re saying to each other.
Smell is another popular way for animals to communicate. Some animals such as the amoeba (变形虫) send out a smell to tell other amoebas it’s going to have babies. Skunks send out an odour when they feel they are in danger.
Skunk
Many animals use body language to communicate. Chimpanzees (黑猩猩) touch hands when they meet. A happy dog moves its tail from side to side. Even people understand this form of dog body language.
People develop their own ways of communicating, using words and sentences. But if you watch other animals carefully, you quickly come to understand that they also have ways of sending their messages.
1．How does the writer start the topic
A．By listing numbers. B．By telling a story.
C．By asking questions. D．By showing an old saying.
2．What do the underlined words “an odour” mean
A．A loud sound. B．A terrible smell.
C．A bright colour. D．A special shape.
3．What does the writer want to show by giving us the example of dogs
A．Animals can communicate with sound. B．Animals can communicate with smell.
C．Animals can communicate in three ways. D．Animals can communicate with body language.
4．What’s the structure (结构) of the text (P1= Paragraph 1, P2=Paragraph 2,…)
A． P1/P2/ P3 P4 P5 B．P1/P2 P3 P4/P5
C．/P1/P2 P3 /P4 P5 D． P1/P2 P3 P4 P5
5．What’s the best title for the text
A．How to Protect Animals B．How Animals Communicate
C．Why Body Language Matters D．What Animals Can Communicate
三、阅读还原
（一）
Rice is a very common kind of food in life. Lots of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat it every day. Some people eat almost nothing but rice. Rice is a kind of plant. 1 Some kinds are planted in South China.
Where it came from
Farmers now grow rice in many countries. But no one really knows where it first came from. 2 According to some books, people began to grow rice in China about 10,000 years ago.
3
Rice can grow in dry soil (土壤), but most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries use their hands to do all of the work of growing rice. This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years ago. 4
What people use it to do
5 It can be used to make animal feed and rice oil. People make other useful things such as baskets, shoes and roofs for their houses from it. Also, they burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.
A．How people grow it
B．People use every part of the rice plant.
C．There are many kinds of rice.
D．Why people grow it
E．Some scientists think that it started to be grown in Asia.
F．In some countries, people now use machines in their rice fields.
（二）
There are about 200 kinds of chameleons (变色龙) in the world that scientists know about. 42% of these kinds of chameleons live in Madagascar.
1 Scientists used to think these animals do that to hide from danger. But now they know the main reason is to communicate with each other. Chameleons can change colours to draw other chameleons’ attention or to warn them to go away. They can use their colours to show that they are angry or scared sometimes. 2 It turns out that they stay safe by moving backward and forward in a strange way. By moving that way, the chameleon looks less like a moving animal. 3
A chameleon’s tongue is very long and moves very fast. To catch food, a chameleon hides in the trees until an insect walks by. 4 A chameleon can catch insects as far away as twice its body length. The end of its tongue is very sticky. When a chameleon catches an insect, the tongue shoots forward at great speed. And the insect is caught in a flash.
Chameleons are amazing animals. But like many other animals, they’re in trouble. 5 This is because the forests and other areas where they live are disappearing or are being changed by people. And when the area is changed too much, it becomes difficult for chameleons to live there. Scientists are working to help the endangered chameleons by learning as much as they can about these colourful animals.
A．Many kinds of chameleons are endangered at present.
B．Chameleons are famous for their ability to change colours.
C．Then it shoots out its tongue to catch the insect all of a sudden.
D．Instead, that makes it look more like a leaf swinging in the wind.
E．So if colours are not for hiding from danger, how do chameleons stay safe
F．People don’t know how to tell the differences between them.
G．Scientists haven’t found out where they live or eat.
（三）
Tomatoes are very popular in the world. We use them in many dishes and soups. But how much do you really know about them In this article, we’ve put together some fun facts about tomatoes for you!
1 But in fact, they are fruits because they have seeds and grow from flowering plants. Tomato plants first grew in the Andes Mountains of South America. 2
There are many kinds of tomatoes around the world. They come in different sizes. 3
But some can be up to more than 20 cm across and weigh a few kilos. And tomatoes aren’t always red. They can be yellow, purple, black and even white!
4 The English word “tomato” came from the Spanish (西班牙语的) word “tomate”. And the Spanish learned the word from the Aztec language (阿兹特克语) “tomatl”.
People not only make tomatoes into different kinds of dishes, but also hold some interesting festivals for the fruit. La Tomatina in Spain is one of the most famous tomato festivals. 5 During the festival, people throw about 150,000 tomatoes at each other. What a mess! But it sounds interesting!
A．Many people think tomatoes are vegetables.
B．Most tomato fruits are the same size as tennis balls.
C．Do you know how the fruit got its name
D．Today, they grow in almost every country in the world.
E．They thought eating tomatoes could bring them bad luck.
F．Eating tomatoes is good for our health.
G．The festival takes place on the last Wednesday of August every year.
四、任务型阅读
（一）
Do you know magpies Magpies are as much an important part of Beijing as the Palace Museum and Beijing Duck. But how much do you know about this type of birds
In the Chinese culture, magpies are called xique, which means “the bird of happiness”. People believe that seeing magpies can bring them good luck. The birds even have a special job in the Chinese story of the Qixi Festival. It’s said that magpies would form the bridge in the sky for Niulang and Zhinyu so that they got together once a year. As a result, magpies stand for true love too.
Magpies have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails. With their special “zhazhazha” sounds from early morning till night, it is not difficult for birdwatchers to notice them. You can always see them chatting on the roof or in the branches (树枝).
Magpies have some very interesting living habits. They always live around humans. In winter, many magpies turn to a more plant-rich diet. Their diet includes around 60% vegetables. Sometimes they may look for food on the ground but not eat it right away. Instead, they will save the food for the future.
Even more surprising, they stay around the dead birds and make sad sounds. It is just like they are holding a funeral (葬礼). All these unbelievable things lead some people to believe that magpies may be the cleverest of all birds.
Well, Beijing’s noisiest bird is also one of its smartest ones. Maybe these little birds can really bring a little luck too.
1．What does the magpie’s Chinese name mean according to the article
2．What do magpies look like
3．What do magpies mainly live on in winter
4．What do magpies do for their dead friends
5．What other animals can bring good luck in Chinese culture Give an example.
（二）
Twenty years ago in Costa Rica, three girls found a baby sloth (树懒) on a road. The little animal’s mother was killed by a car. These girls took the baby sloth to Judy, the owner of a hotel. Judy wanted to help, but she didn’t know how to look after the sloth, so she called the zoo. With the help of the zoo, Judy took good care of the baby sloth. She named the baby sloth Buttercup.
After her first success, more people brought Judy wounded (受伤的) sloths or baby sloths they found. Judy then opened a help centre. Today, the help centre has saved more than 500 sloths.
Sloths live in the forests of Central America. We can also see them in South America. They hang onto the trees with their claws (爪子). There are two main types of sloths. You can know them by the number of their claws. Sloths hardly move. They spend most of their time sleeping in the trees.
But now, with the increase of population, human beings cause a lot of problems for these slow and quiet animals. The main problem is that the forests are becoming smaller and smaller. When trees are cut down, sloths will fall and hurt themselves. Some sloths live near human beings and they sometimes are hit by cars or killed by dogs.
1．Why did Judy call the zoo
2．Where do the sloths live
3．Can the sloths run very fast
4．What is the main problem for sloths
5．What should we learn from the last paragraph
（三）
Plants: more than we thought
Plants are amazing! In the past, there were some ideas that plants had feelings and could act like people. But now, new studies show that plants are unusual in their own ways.
Protecting themselves
One way is how plants protect themselves. For example, when worms eat them, tomato plants can make their leaves taste bad with a special juice. This can even make the worms eat each other! Corn plants can check what worms leave behind and then use that information to call a bee to hunt the worms.
Plant communication
Plants can also talk to each other. They mainly use special air. There are small openings on plants that look like little fish mouths under a microscope. These openings let out air with information. When a plant has problems, like being eaten or hurt by wind, it sends a “call”. Other plants close to it can get this “call” and get ready to stay safe.
Plant memory
Do plants have memory One example is the “memory of winter”. Many fruit trees need to “remember” the number of cold days in winter to blossom in spring. They remember the cold and warm days to stop flowering too early during a warm time in winter.
Now, when we look at plants in a park, we can think of them as little “strangers”with their own “stories” going on all around. We don’t know if they feel pain, but they sense touch or respond to being eaten, even though they don’t feel pain like we do.
1．What can tomato plants do when worms eat them
2．What do plants mainly use to talk to each other
3．Why do plants remember the cold and warm days in winter
4．What’s the main idea of the passage
5．How do you usually look after the amazing plants around us
（四）
Many plants in nature can be great treasures to people. From the leaves to fruits, each part of a plant can be used for decorations, food and even medicine. And people have been using natural medicine for thousands of years.
When you have a fever or a toothache, you may take some aspirin (阿司匹林) to alleviate (减轻) pain. But do you know that the medicine comes from the willow trees (柳树) In the 5th century BC, the Greek doctor, Hippocrates, gave willow-based remedies to his patients to alleviate their pains.
In the 1800s, the British doctor William Withering happened to know that purple foxgloves had something to do with heart problems. So he started to work on the plant. After nine years of experimentation, he successfully treated 163 patients with the medicine of purple foxgloves. This natural medicine is still given to people with heart problems nowadays.
Many families may grow aloe vera (芦荟) in their gardens. And leaves from the plants can effectively promote wound healing, particularly for burns and cuts. The Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, used this kind of amazing plant to keep her skin soft and young-looking.
Finally, we mustn't forget the power of garlic (大蒜). It thins and cleans the blood. It's good for stomach problems and coughs, and it’s a natural antiseptic (抗菌剂). So, the next time you have a cold at home, try a mixture of garlic!
1至4题每题答案不超过3个单词，5题须用完整句子回答。
1．Many in nature have been used as natural medicine for a long history.
2．Dr Withering used purple foxgloves to treat patients with problems.
3．A mixture of garlic can be helpful when you at home.
4．The writer introduces kinds of natural medicine in this text.
5．What do you think of natural medicine Why
五、短文填空
（一）
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。
Elephants are among the biggest mammals in the world. There are two kinds of elephants, the 1 (Africa) elephants and the Asian elephants. The main 2 (different) between them is that the Asian one has much 3 (small) ears. The African elephant uses its bigger ears 4 (cool) during the summer. The elephants use their feet to feel the vibrations (震动) 5 the ground.
Most adult elephants have two tusks (长牙). They can be as long as 2 metres. An adult elephant reaches 3 to 4 metres—many times taller than a baby one. And an adult elephant 6 (weigh) about 5, 000 kg. Adult elephants spend 15 to 18 hours a day 7 (eat) 250 to 300 kilos of food. Elephants can live up to about 70 years.
8 (they) eyesight (视力) is very poor. 9 don’t be upset with them. The elephant has 10 biggest brain among the mammals on land!
（二）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Last summer vacation, I decided 1 (visit) Wolong in Sichuan Province. Before I started, my mum reminded me to take care of 2 (I) again and again. Because it was my 3 (one) time to travel alone, I felt really nervous.
Wolong is a large nature reserve (自然保护区). It 4 (have) several panda bases. I stayed at a small hotel next 5 Wolong Panda Centre after I arrived. I was going to visit the centre the next morning.
Everything went 6 (good) at first the next day. I saw many pandas playing in the 7 (tree). They looked so cute. I was not nervous anymore. I also tried to feed them 8 some bamboo. They were happy and even wanted 9 (get) close to me. Later, I left the centre 10 (happy).
But while I was going back to the hotel, I 11 (lose) my way. I was so worried that I nearly cried. At that moment, 12 man came up to me and asked if I needed any help. Then he showed me the way 13 I arrived at the hotel in the end. The trip to Wolong not only allowed me to learn about pandas, but also let me meet 14 (friend) people. This experience 15 (give) me the courage to travel alone again in the future.
（三）
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适当形式。
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°F. 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 (成年的). 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, 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.
六、选词填空
（一）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。）
opinion with important worry they save play appear big keep
Now more and more people like keeping pets. But different opinions 1 about their usefulness. Many families deeply connect 2 pets, treating them as family members like daughters or sons. On the one hand, they believe pets 3 a part in easing loneliness by staying with them when they’re alone. On the other hand, some pets are brave. When some people are in danger, the pets can 4 them. Recently, guide dogs have even helped send elderly people to hospitals successfully. Through all of the above, we can understand the 5 of owning pets for some people.
However, other people are against 6 pets because of so many reasons. They think it is very wasteful to spend hundreds of dollars on pets. In 7 view, the money should be used to help the poor. Some people are also 8 about the illness that pets may bring to them. Pets don’t know that people need a quiet environment. So their sounds may become the 9 problem in their lives.
How different the 10 about pets are! I think keeping pets is a personal habit. But if you can’t deal with it well, that will make your neighbours dislike you.
（二）
阅读短文, 从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空, 使短文通顺、意思完整, 每词限用一次。
dance think weigh large beautiful hard change we place because
We are beautiful red-crowned cranes (鹤) from Yancheng. We have red caps on top of our heads. You may 1 the caps are our feathers. In fact, they are combs (冠). We are one of the 2 birds in size in the world. An adult red-crowned crane 3 up to 10 kilograms. We are good at 4 . I think we are the most beautiful dancers of all the birds. We are also good singers. We sing loudly and 5 . We are good at flying as well. We fly to warm East Asia when snow comes and spend the winter there. When spring comes, we return north to give birth to baby cranes there. We like to live together on wetlands in China and some other 6 .
We live on worms and small fish. We like to live in long grasses. Water and grasses are important for 7 . But sometimes, life is even 8 these years. We are one of the most endangered birds in the world now. People keep 9 our living areas into farms and buildings. We don’t have enough space to live in. And we don’t have enough food to feed our babies 10 people fish and hunt too much.
（三）
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Do you know what the world’s fastest animal is How about the world’s smartest animal Do you know 1 animal lives the longest Let’s read about some of these amazing animals.
The 2 animal in the world is the cheetah. Cheetahs can run at about 120 kilometers an hour. When they are 3 at that speed, they spend more time in the air than on the ground. Blue whales are the 4 largest animals. They are about 33 meters long, and they weigh around 170 5 . Blue whales eat about 3,600 kilograms of food every day. Of course, the smartest animal in the world is the human. The 6 smartest animal is the chimpanzee (黑猩猩). Chimps can make 7 and build things. They can also solve problems. Some chimps can even use their hands to make words and 8 . Other very smart animals include dolphins and parrots. Most people believe that tortoises live the longest in the world. It’s true that tortoises live 9 than other animals on land. In fact, some 10 animals live longer. Some koi, a kind of goldfish, can live for more than 200 years.
（四）
每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
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Sequoias (红杉) are the largest trees in the world. They can reach up to eight 1 in diameter (直径). The large sequoia in California is 2 for having a large hole at the bottom. The hole is big enough for cars. The tree is up to 2,000 years old. Until now, thousands of people travel to see it each year. 3 , on Sunday the large sequoia fell down during a storm. “But no one was hurt,” said a 4 on the internet.
Many visitors took pictures while standing or 5 under the famous sequoia. After hearing the news about the tree, some posted photos and messages on the Internet about 6 memories.
The large sequoia 7 down! The storm was “just too much” for the tree.
“It’s like a family member in my heart,” Ms. Brown said. She said she was just 12 8 her parents first took her to see the tree. She’s now an old school teacher.
The hole in the sequoia weakened (削弱) the tree over time. People made the hole in the 1880s to let people and cars pass 9 . This began with horses and later with cars. In the last few years, to 10 the tree, only people could walk through the hole.
答案解析
一、完形填空
（一）
Birdwatching has fans all over the world. In these years, it becomes 1 in China. The Olympic Forest Park in Beijing is one of the 2 places for birdwatching. Many bird lovers visit the park to take photos or just to watch the birds. Guan Xiangyu is one of them. He works 3 an organizer for bird lovers. He spends half a year staying in Beijing and the other half travelling with his teams, 4 different kinds of birds, in different seasons.
Guan started birdwatching over 10 years ago. He grew up in Beijing 5 he didn’t know there were so many kinds of birds in the city. Guan began to show 6 in birds after his college teacher advised him to join in a bird protection activity. “To me, the biggest joy is to share the excitement of 7 seeing a bird that I am looking for,” Guan said.
Beijing is a good place for birds. And experts (专家) record more than 500 species (物种) there. The main 8 is that Beijing is on an important flyway. Millions of birds migrate (迁徙) north and south every year. When doing this, they 9 through Beijing.
Guan hopes more people will enjoy birdwatching and help 10 birds’ living space. Birds are part of Guan’s life. “I will always see them as my friends,” Guan said.
1．A．exciting B．cheerful C．excellent D．popular
2．A．hardest B．tiniest C．best D．coldest
3．A．for B．as C．with D．of
4．A．waiting for B．looking for C．asking for D．preparing for
5．A．so B．and C．or D．but
6．A．interest B．way C．answer D．sense
7．A．quickly B．finally C．easily D．usually
8．A．problem B．example C．symbol D．reason
9．A．work B．break C．pass D．look
10．A．store B．connect C．live D．protect
【答案】
1．D 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．D 6．A 7．B 8．D 9．C 10．D
【导语】本文介绍了观鸟活动在中国流行，以关翔宇为例讲述观鸟爱好者的情况，还提及北京适合鸟类的原因及观鸟对保护鸟类生存空间的意义。
1．句意：这些年，它在中国变得流行。
exciting令人兴奋的；cheerful愉快的；excellent卓越的；popular流行的。根据“Birdwatching has fans all over the world.”可知，在中国变得流行。故选D。
2．句意：北京奥林匹克森林公园是观鸟的最佳地方之一。
hardest最难的；tiniest极小的；best最好的；coldest最冷的。根据“The Olympic Forest Park in Beijing is one of the ... places for birdwatching”可知，这里想说森林公园是最佳的观鸟地之一。故选C。
3．句意：他担任鸟类爱好者的组织者。
for为了；as作为；with和……一起；of……的。根据“He works ... an organizer for bird lovers”可知，work as...“担任……工作”为常用表达，这里表示担任组织者。故选B。
4．句意：他花半年时间待在北京，另外半年和团队旅行，在不同季节寻找不同种类的鸟。
waiting for等待；looking for寻找；asking for请求；preparing for为……做准备。根据“He spends half a year staying in Beijing and the other half travelling with his teams, ... different kinds of birds”可知，观鸟要先寻找鸟。故选B。
5．句意：他在北京长大，但是他不知道城市里有这么多种类的鸟。
so所以；and和；or或者；but但是。根据“He grew up in Beijing ... he didn’t know there were so many kinds of birds in the city”可知，“在北京长大”和“不知道在北京有很多鸟”之间是转折关系，所以用but连接。故选D。
6．句意：关在他的大学老师建议他参加一次鸟类保护活动后，开始对鸟表现出兴趣。
interest兴趣；way方式；answer答案；sense感觉。根据“Guan began to show ... in birds after his college teacher advised him to join in a bird protection activity”可知，这里表示自从参加了鸟类活动后，对鸟产生兴趣。故选A。
7．句意：“对我来说，最大的快乐就是分享终于看到我正在寻找的鸟的兴奋。”关说。
quickly快速地；finally最终；easily容易地；usually通常。根据“To me, the biggest joy is to share the excitement ... seeing a bird that I am looking for”可知，这里表示最终看到自己正在寻找的鸟类的兴奋之情。故选B。
8．句意：主要原因是北京处于一条重要的飞行路线上。
problem问题；example例子；symbol象征；reason原因。根据“The main ... is that Beijing is on an important flyway”可知，这里是在解释北京适合鸟类栖息的原因。故选D。
9．句意：每当这样做时，它们经过北京。
work工作；break打破；pass经过；look看。根据“When doing this, they ... through Beijing”可知，这里表示鸟迁徙会经过北京。故选C。
10．句意：关希望更多人将会享受观鸟的乐趣并帮助保护鸟类的生存空间。
store储存；connect连接；live居住；protect保护。根据“Guan hopes more people will enjoy birdwatching and help ... birds’ living space”可知，这里表示保护鸟类生存空间。故选D。
（二）
We’re studying birds for Bird Week at school. Some lucky kids got penguins, but I have to write about 1 .
On the first day, I watched pigeons in the park. All morning long, they just knocked around and left droppings (粪) everywhere. I thought they were really boring and 2 . When a girl started feeding them, the pigeons flew to her 3 . They looked really scary !
On the second day, I did some online research. To 4 surprise, pigeons can recognize (认出) themselves in mirrors. Are they so clever I decided to go and 5 them again.
The next morning, I was back at the park. I saw a pigeon looking at itself in the 6 ! Maybe I was wrong about them. To know more about them, I headed to the library. I 7 that there are over 200 kinds of pigeons. Some can fly thousands of kilometers without 8 . They can fly over 100 km a (an) 9 —as fast as my dad’s car!
In the end, I realized pigeons aren’t boring or 10 at all. They’re truly amazing; I just didn’t know enough about them before.
1．A．monkeys B．mice C．pigeons D．elephants
2．A．dirty B．pretty C．sleepy D．sweet
3．A．slowly B．quickly C．softly D．quietly
4．A．their B．your C．my D．his
5．A．eat B．feed C．watch D．buy
6．A．air B．water C．ground D．sky
7．A．found B．advised C．dreamt D．explained
8．A．counting down B．getting lost
C．doing exercise D．coming out
9．A．minute B．hour C．day D．week
10．A．happy B．delicious C．humorous D．scary
【答案】
1．C 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．C 6．B 7．A 8．B 9．B 10．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一开始认为鸽子很无聊很脏，后来通过观察发现鸽子很聪明，很神奇的故事。
1．句意：有些幸运的孩子得到了企鹅，但我不得不写关于鸽子的文章。
monkeys猴子；mice老鼠；pigeons鸽子；elephants大象。根据后文“On the first day, I watched pigeons in the park.”可知，作者观察的是鸽子。故选C。
2．句意：我觉得它们真的很无聊而且很脏。
dirty脏的；pretty漂亮的；sleepy困的；sweet甜蜜的。根据前文“All morning long, they just knocked around and left droppings (粪) everywhere.”可知，作者认为鸽子很脏。故选A。
3．句意：当那个女孩开始喂它们时，鸽子迅速飞到了她的身边。
slowly缓慢地；quickly快速地；softly柔软地；quietly安静地。根据后文“They looked really scary”可知，是指鸽子迅速飞到了她的身边，这让它们看起来很可怕。故选B。
4．句意：让我吃惊的是，鸽子在镜子中认出了自己。
their他们的；your你的；my我的；his他的。根据前文“On the second day, I did some online research.”可知，作者对鸽子做了一些调查，所以此处是指作者，应用第一人称。故选C。
5．句意：我决定再去观察一下它们。
eat吃；feed喂食；watch观察；buy买。根据“I decided to go and… them again.”及前文“I watched pigeons in the park”可知，作者是决定再去观察一次鸽子。故选C。
6．句意：我看见一只鸽子在水里看着自己。
air空气；water水；ground地面；sky天空。根据前文“pigeons can recognize (认出) themselves in mirrors”可知，作者是看到了鸽子在看着水中的自己。故选B。
7．句意：我发现有200多种鸽子。
found发现；advised建议；dreamt梦想；explained解释。根据前文“To know more about them, I headed to the library.”可知，作者去图书馆以更多地了解鸽子，然后发现有200多种鸽子。故选A。
8．句意：一些鸽子可以飞几千公里而不迷路。
counting down倒计时；getting lost迷路；doing exercise做运动；coming out出来。根据“Some can fly thousands of kilometers without….”及前文夸鸽子聪明可知，此处是指鸽子可以飞几千公里而不迷路。故选B。
9．句意：它们可以一小时飞100多公里，像我爸爸的车一样快。
minute分钟；hour小时；day天；week周。根据“as fast as my dad’s car”可知，和车速一样，应是每小时100公里。故选B。
10．句意：最后，我意识到鸽子根本不无聊，也不可怕。
happy快乐的；delicious美味的；humorous幽默的；scary吓人的。根据“In the end, I realized pigeons aren’t boring or… at all. They’re truly amazing”及前文“They looked really scary (吓人的)!”可知，是指作者通过调查发现鸽子既不无聊也不吓人。故选D。
（三）
Lots of people were moved when Larke Luna shared the special relationship between her 2-year-old son Otto and a wild crow (乌鸦) named Russell on the Internet. People heard that kids and their pets became lifelong friends, 1 no one heard that a crow was such a pet.
The 2 started last year. Last August, Larke Luna brought a little crow home. Because Larke Luna couldn’t find the crow’s parents, she decided to keep the poor little bird and 3 it Russell.
“Russell is a wild 4 . It’s not around Otto all the time. However, when Otto is outside, it’ll never 5 Otto’s side,” said Larke. “They have a 6 relationship,” she added. And in fact, in all of the shared videos, we can see how Otto is patiently (耐心地) followed by Russell no matter where the little kid goes or what he 7 .
Crows are social (群居的) animals. They have very good memories and can use tools. They are very 8 . Some scientists even compare the intelligence (智力) of the crow to a seven-year-old human child’s. So it’s not so 9 that Russell is so happy to be with Otto and is so attached (喜欢) to this loving family.
The 10 between Otto and Russell shows that where there is care and attention, there’s true love and pure joy. So everyone should be kind to animals.
1．A．or B．so C．but D．and
2．A．book B．story C．movie D．letter
3．A．called B．chose C．took D．sent
4．A．hen B．pig C．duck D．bird
5．A．accept B．catch C．leave D．cover
6．A．terrible B．special C．possible D．similar
7．A．does B．eats C．drinks D．plays
8．A．loud B．quiet C．simple D．smart
9．A．boring B．surprising C．worrying D．moving
10．A．service B．promise C．friendship D．difference
【答案】
1．C 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．C 6．B 7．A 8．D 9．B 10．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述Larke Luna的儿子Otto与乌鸦Russell之间的故事，展现了人与动物之间的特殊情感，借此呼吁人们要善待动物。
1．句意：人们听说过孩子和他们的宠物成为一生的朋友，但没人听说过乌鸦能成为这样的宠物。
or或者；so所以；but但是；and和。根据“People heard that kids and their pets became lifelong friends”及“no one heard that a crow was such a pet”可知，前后句为转折关系。故选 C。
2．句意：这个故事始于去年。
book书；story故事；movie电影；letter信件。根据“Larke Luna shared the special relationship between her 2-year-old son Otto and a wild cro