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第四课时 Section B(1a~1d)
英语 八年级下册 人教版
四清导航
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一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。(5×2分=10分)
1.The girl looks after these ____________ (baby) every day.
2.This box is three times ________ (big) than that one.
3.You would never guess that a baby panda doesn't have any ________ (tooth).
4.Today the baby drinks _________ (much) water than yesterday.
5.Sometimes you may see other animals stand on two ______ (leg),such as cats or dogs.
babies
bigger
teeth
more
legs
3
二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。(5×3分=15分)
adult,weigh,meter,birth,time
6.The mother elephant __________ 5,000 kilos.
7.The_________ of the baby brought hope to the couple.
8.My ruler is five __________ longer than yours.
9.The _________ elephant drinks more water than the young one.
10.The giraffe is the world's tallest animal.An adult giraffe can be six _________ tall.
weighs
birth
times
adult
meters
5
三、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。(5×4分=20分)
11.这个盒子比那个盒子大三倍。
This box is _______ _______ ______________ than that one.
12.将来人们可以活到200岁。
People will _______ _____ ______ 200 years in the future.
13.这棵树比那棵树高两米。
This tree is ______ _______ _______ than that one.
14.一只羊要比一头牛吃得少得多。
A sheep eats ___________ ______ than a cow.
15.婴儿出生时通常闭着眼睛。
A baby usually closes his eyes ______ _________.
three
times
bigger/larger
live
up
to
two
meters
taller
much
less
at
birth
6
四、阅读理解。(5×3分=15分)
All animals have one thing in common:sleep.Some sleep a little.Some sleep a lot.And some get their sleep in surprising ways.
Koalas live in Australia.They only eat the leaves of eucalyptus trees (桉树).16.____ So they sleep most of the day and night.They may sleep 18 to 20 hours a day!They wake up,eat leaves and then go right back to sleep.
17.____ When they are not hunting (狩猎),they're most probably lying around and sleeping.They often sleep more than the animals they hunt.Even asleep on the ground,they are not in danger.18.____
E
B
C
Giraffes sleep for just a few hours each day.For giraffes,it is dangerous to sleep much more than that.They need to be ready to run away if there is danger.It can take a whole minute for a giraffe to stand up.19.____ So giraffes mostly sleep standing up.
Dolphins (海豚) are always swimming in the sea,so how do they sleep?Scientists found that dolphins can sleep with half of their brain (大脑) at a time.20.____ After about 20 minutes,the sides change.
D
A
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A.The other half stays awake.
B.Lions also sleep for a long time.
C.No one would like to wake up a sleeping lion.
D.Big animals,like lions,may catch them at that time.
E.However,the leaves do not give them much energy (精力).
五、语篇填空。(10×2分=20分)
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。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
Elephants are one of the biggest mammals (哺乳动物) in the world.There are 21._______ kinds of elephants:the African elephants and the Indian elephants.The main difference between them is that the Indian one has much 22._______ ears.What do you think the African elephant uses to cool during the summer?You guessed it—its bigger 23.________.The funny thing about the ears of the elephants is that they have very weak hearing.Because of this,they use their feet to 24._________.They listen through the vibrations (震动) that they feel on the ground.
weigh,up,adult,they,but,eat,small,ear,two,listen
two
smaller
ears
listen
One elephant has big teeth.They can be as long as 2 meters.A(n) 25.______ elephant reaches 3 to 4 meters—many times taller than a baby one.And an adult African elephant 26.____________ 7,250 kg.
Do you know that the elephant has one of the thickest skins in the world?It can be 2.5 to 4 cm.Like the pandas,the elephants spend 15 to 18 hours a day 27._________ 250 to 300 kilos of food.
Elephants can live 28._________ to 70 years.Elephants are good at swimming.So they enjoy playing in the river.But because of their small eyes,29.___________ eyesight (视力) is very poor.
30._________ don't be upset.At least the elephant has the biggest brain in the whole animal world.It can weigh almost 140 kilos at the age of 20.
adult
weighs
eating
up
their
But
六、补全对话。(5×4分=20分)
根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A:Good morning, Zhao Mei! 31.___________________________________?
B:Yes, I had a nice weekend.
A:What did you do?
B:I took part in an activity. It was about protecting some animals in danger.
A:32.____________________________________! Where did you have it?
B:In the park near our school.
A:33.________________________________________?
B:We showed lots of pictures about animals to the people there.
Did you have a nice weekend
Sounds great/interesting/nice/...
What did you do there
A:34.______________________________?
B:Because we want to call on more people to care for the animals in danger. Many of them have fewer lands to live on.
A:Then what can we do to protect them?
B:To protect them, we can do many things. For example, we can plant more trees to provide a better living place for them.
A:Thank you for telling me so much. 35.____________________________________________________?
B:Of course! Welcome!
Why did you do that
May I take part in the activity with you next time/...
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