八年级英语下册Module3 Animals Unit 5 Save the endangered animals. 话题拓展阅读（含答案）

Unit 5 Save the endangered animals
话题拓展阅读

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Christmas isn't just for humans. At London Zoo, the animals are given presents to enjoy Christmas.
On Christmas morning, six-month- old Sumatran(苏门答腊) tigers Achilles and Karis woke up in front of a pile of presents.
It was nothing inside the presents, but the animals often preferred wrapping(包装) paper and boxes to presents inside, no matter how expensive the gift was in it. These presents were hung on a Christmas tree in their homes.
The Manager of London Zoo Mark Habben said, “We create a festive atmosphere in the zoo, and like to find interesting ways for the animals to join in the festivities. We’ve come up with many activities to get them to use their natural skills, like searching for food or finding out their meals with their noses. Our small tigers love searching for their presents under the tree ---- just like kids all over the country on Christmas Day.”
1. On which festival do the animals at London Zoo get presents?
A. Halloween. B. Christmas.
C. New Year’s Day. D. Thanksgiving Day.
2. How old are Achilles and Karis?
A. Six months old. B. One year old.
C. Two years old. D. Three years old.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Animals often prefer wrapping paper and cardboard boxes to presents inside.
B. Animals put their presents on the ground.
C. Animals join in the festivities in a boring way.
D. Animals find out their next meal with their mouths.
4. The underlined phrase “a pile of” in paragraph 2 means _________.
A. a little of B. many C. some D. a bit of
5. What's the main idea of this passage?
A. Tigers at London Zoo.
B. A variety of activities on Christmas Day.
C. Kids on Christmas Day.
D. The animals that are given presents to enjoy Christmas.
答案：BAABD

B
配对阅读。
1.Ruby-throated hummingbirds(蜂鸟) live not only in woodland areas, but also frequent gardens where flowering plants are plentiful. They hover(盘旋) to feed on flowers, nectar(花蜜) and sap. During this process, the birds pollinate(授粉) many plants.
2.Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, and even longer in some nature reserves. Black bears feed on leaves, roots, fruit, insects, fish and even larger animals. They prefer to live in caves and they do not eat during the winter months.
3.Red-eyed tree frogs are found in tropical lowlands from southern Mexico, throughout central America, and in northern south America. As nocturnal carnivores(夜间食虫动物), they hide in the rainforest canopy and ambush(埋伏) crickets(蟋蟀), flies, and moths with their long and sticky tongues.
4.A photographer Torben Webber who scrambled(抓起) for his camera after hearing the unusual creatures had been born. The odd jellyfish are found naturally in the Mediterranean(地中海), because they require a huge amount of sunlight to survive.
5.Red foxes feed on rabbits, birds, and other small animals and they also eat fruit, vegetables and even worms. If living among humans, foxes will opportunistically dine on garbage and pet food.

A. Winter Cave is a special place for some certain kind of animals to live in because it is full of leaves, insects and fruit. If you go somewhere like this, please be careful as you may meet some big animals.
B. The Mediterranean absorbs lots of sunshine as other seas do. In this way, it can provide a good environment for sea animals to survive.
C. In the forest with many tall trees, it is rainy for animals to leave more offspring(后代).And in this place, the water is full for animals which need lots of water.
D. In tropical forests, there are some lowlands as habitats for flies, crickets. However, they should be careful in order not to be eaten by frogs.
E. There are many kinds of plants and flowers in Wet Woodland. And it is big enough to set up a habitat. Lots of flowers are served as food for animals to feed themselves that will also help flowers to pollinate.
F. It is foxy but beautiful. And it also lives in the forest but will not live with human beings. It likes eating meat of other little animals.
G. Recently in the neighborhood, there is a red special pet.It is beautiful and people feed it with pet food or some rubbish.

答案：EADBG

完形填空
There are a lot of dangerous and terrible pests in India, but the tree-bees are the most terrible. Last year I was there __1__ along a road one sunny morning when I found the air above me suddenly became __2__ with bees. Although it was hot, I went cold __3__. To run away fast seemed the only thing to do， but my horse was scared, too. He jumped and kicked out in all directions to get rid of the bees, and then __4__ me onto the ground.
I began to run. But by now I was __5__ with bees from head to foot. I tore them away, but made room for __6__. Each time I opened my lips for breath, more bees entered my mouth. I could hardly breathe. Then I ran towards a house that was being built. As soon as the men working there saw the bees, they ran for __7__ at top speed.
My eyes had completely closed. I __8__ something soft. I pushed myself down into this. This made bees angry and they began to attack my legs. At last I was saved by two __9__ soldiers. They ran to some dry grass and quickly “built” a wall of fire and smoke around me until the bees were driven away. They stayed with me, I later learned, looking after me for the next three hours __10__ a doctor was found and brought.
1. A. running B. riding C. walking D. driving
2. A. thin B. soft C. hard D. thick
3. A. all over B. all right C. no longer D. once again
4. A. hit B. threw C. placed D. pushed
5. A. covered B. provided C. connected D. satisfied
6. A. the other B. another C. others D. the others
7. A. air B. light C. safety D. kindness
8. A. put up B. fell into C. sent for D. looked over
9. A. angry B. lucky C. clever D. successful
10. A. when B. while C. after D. until
答案：1-5 BDABA 6-10 CCBCD

阅读填空
Most animals have very good eyesight. __1_____________ But some animals have tiny eyes and very poor eyesight. So how do they hunt for food?
__2___________ But if you look at certain bats, you will see they have extra-large ears that move easily. Scientists now know that bats“see" by using what we call “echolocation(声定位)”. Here is how it works.
__3_________They send out sound waves that hit objects. Bats not only hear echo, but also are able to tell how far away the object is, and in what direction. __4__________ So the bats are able to use the echo to locate the object.
Scientists have learned that bats use echolocation to hit an insect with sound waves, understand where it is, and catch it in the mid-air! __5__________ In some experiments, scientists threw small rocks in front of bats. The bats sent out sound waves and "saw" the rocks, but did not try to eat them. Somehow, bats are able to tell by the echoes whether or not the object is something good to eat!

A. Bats make a sound that humans cannot hear.
B. Some bats have very small eyes.
C. They use this eyesight to hunt for food.
D. All of this happens so quickly, even though it is far away from the object.
E. Bats are so good at doing this that it is almost impossible to trick them.
答案：CBADE


书面表达
地球上所有动物都是地球的主人,人与动物共享同一家园。请你根据下表提示,以“Protect the earth”为题,写一篇英文演讲稿。内容包括:
问题 1.乱砍滥伐,捕杀动物;2.乱扔垃圾,资源浪费3.废物排放,污染环境
解决办法 1.保护动物,植树造林2.节约水电,回收垃圾;3.……(请你补充1-2点)
注意:1.词数为80左右(文章开头已给出,不计入总词数)
2.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息,否则不予评分


? 审题构思
时态：______________ 人称：______________

? 写作点拨
A. 介绍当前环境存在的问题：cut down, throw away…
B. 提出相应的解决方案：take action to do sth. , for example …
C. 补充自己的观点：be aware of, the importance of…

? 实战演练
Protect the Earth
As we can see, there are many serious problems on damaging the environment in our society.
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答案：
时态:一般现在时 人称:第一、三人称
参考范文
Protect the Earth
As we can see, there are many serious problems on damaging the environment in our society. First, people often cut down trees for development and kill many animals to get their meat and fur. Second, much rubbish is thrown away and this leads to a waste of resources. Third, our environment is being polluted because of the waste air and water produced by factories and cars.
We should realize the problem and take actions to solve it. For example, our government can protect the
animals by planting more trees. As for us, we can save water or electricity and recycle rubbish in our life.
In addition. we students should educate more people to be aware of the importance of protecting the Earth and taking care of the animals.