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英 语
精 练 册
中考研发中心出品
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第一部分 教材话题语篇练
八年级(上)Unit 4
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一、完形 第一节(2023贵阳乌当区模拟改编)
A. in B. a C. but D. another E. poor F. danger
Chinese pangolins live in the south of Yangtze River. The
long-tailed animals spend most of the daytime sleeping. They
have 1. ___ eyesight(视力) so they have to use their noses
to find insects for food at night. They spend a lot of time
digging the earth for food and they help protect trees in the
forests.
E
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But now experts say that Chinese pangolins are in great
2. ___. They can no longer play an important role in the
wild. Beijing News reported that there wouldn’t be more baby
pangolins in the wild. The population of pangolins would be
smaller and smaller. According to 3. ___ national wildlife
survey, there were about 60,000 Chinese pangolins 4. ___
F
B
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the 1990s. Since then, this number has fallen by 90 percent.
One of the main reasons is the worse pollution, and 5. ___
reason is that many people kill them for their meat. It’s
believed by some that their meat is good for human body.
It is time for us to take action to protect our friends,
the animals.
D
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国穿山甲生活在长江以南。这些长尾动物白天大部分时间都在睡觉。根据一项全国野生动物调查显示,在20世纪90年代,中国大约有6万只穿山甲。自那以后,这个数字下降了90%。
1.___
E
【解析】 句意:它们的视力……,所以晚上不得不用鼻子寻找昆虫作为食物。修饰名词应用形容词poor“不好的;劣质的”。
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2.___
F
【解析】 句意:但现在专家们说,中国穿山甲正处于极大的……之中。be in great danger处于极大的危险之中。
3.___
B
【解析】 句意:根据一项全国野生动物调查,20世纪90年代,中国大约有6万只穿山甲。根据句意可知这里泛指一项全国野生动物调查,national以辅音音素开头,故用不定冠词a。
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4.___
A
【解析】 这里用介词表示时间;in the 1990s在20世纪90年代。
5.___
D
【解析】 由前半句中的“One of the main reasons is”及空后的“reason”可知这里表示另一个原因。选词another另一个。句意:主要原因之一是污染更严重,另一个原因是许多人为了吃肉而杀死它们。
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二、阅读 第一节C篇(原创 素材选自《21世纪英文报》)
In the coastal city of Laguna in Brazil, there is a special fishing team. It is made up of human fishers and dolphins! They work together to catch mullet(鲻鱼).
Mauricio Cantor from Oregon State University, US, studied this partnership. As he told Science News Explores, the cooperation started more than a century ago.
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