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2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 单元话题（动物与植物）阅读回答问题进阶练15篇 说明：此专题分三个难度层次，基础入门训练<进阶拓展训练< 能力综合实践，老师根据学生实际情况进行针对性难度训练。 基础入门训练5篇 Do you know the monkey orange? It sounds interesting, doesn’t it? The name “monkey orange” really has something to do with monkeys because they enjoy eating the fruit. The monkey orange tree grows in Africa. It can grow to about seven meters tall. The fruit is round, about the size of a grapefruit (葡萄柚). As monkey oranges are fully grown, they turn from green to yellow. But the flesh (果肉) of the fruit is brown or orange. The monkey orange’s good taste makes it a popular fruit in Africa. People eat it also because it’s good for their health. However, it’s not just a kind of fruit. Monkey orange trees and monkey oranges can play a role in other ways. Monkey orange trees don’t need a lot of rain to grow. So when there is not enough rain and crops (庄稼) don’t grow well, people can eat monkey oranges as their healthy food. People make this fruit into juice or some other drinks. Selling the fruit can help people get more money. People use the wood (木头) of monkey orange trees to make useful things. Also, the leaves of monkey orange trees are useful for keeping insects (昆虫) away. Farmers grow the trees around their farms to help preserve fertile soil (保持肥沃的土壤). All in all, monkey oranges are much more than just a fruit. They are important to African people. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1．Why do people call this kind of fruit “monkey orange”? 2．Where does the monkey orange tree grow? 3．What's the color of the flesh of the fruit? 4．Is the monkey orange just a kind of fruit? 5．How do farmers preserve fertile soil? 【答案】1．Because monkeys enjoy eating the fruit. 2．In Africa. 3．Brown or orange. 4．No, it isn’t. 5．By growing the trees around their farms. 【导语】本文主要介绍了猴橙这种水果，包括其名称由来、生长地、果实特征、食用价值以及猴橙树在非洲的多种用途，强调了猴橙对非洲人的重要性。 1．根据“The name ‘monkey orange’ really has something to do with monkeys because they enjoy eating the fruit.”可知，人们称这种水果为“猴橙”是因为猴子喜欢吃这种水果。故填Because monkeys enjoy eating the fruit. 2．根据“The monkey orange tree grows in Africa.”可知，猴橙树生长在非洲。故填In Africa. 3．根据“But the flesh (果肉) of the fruit is brown or orange.”可知，这种水果的果肉是棕色或橙色的。故填Brown or orange. 4．根据“However, it’s not just a kind of fruit.”可知，猴橙不仅仅是一种水果。故填No, it isn’t. 5．根据“Farmers grow the trees around their farms to help preserve fertile soil (保持肥沃的土壤).”可知，农民在农场周围种植猴橙树来保持土壤肥沃。故填By growing the trees around their farms. 根据短文内容，简要回答问题。 You may love to see tigers at the zoo. But what if you had to stay with one on a boat on the open sea for over 200 days? Life of Pi (《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the movie from American-Chinese director (导演), Li An, tells an amazing story. Pi is a boy. He lives happily with his family in a beautiful Indian town. His father has a zoo, so Pi knows a lot about animals. But one day, his father decides to move to Canada. He will sell all his animals there. The family begins to sail on the Pacific with all the zoo animals. But a big storm (暴风雨) hits their ship at night. Finally, Pi finds the only survivors (幸存者) are himself and a large tiger called Parker on an 8­-metre boat. To keep himself alive, Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he does not get eaten. He tries to get on well with the tiger during a 227­-day sail on the sea. The movie is from a Canadian writer Yann Martel’s book of the same name. The book has sold 7 million copies worldwide. It discusses not only hope but also the relationship (关系) between humans and nature. It took Li An four years to make the movie. He also used 3D for his first time. He hopes the movie will “make the people think”. 1．Where does Pi’s father decide to move? (no more than 2 words) 2．What happens when they sail on the Pacific at night? (no more than 6 words) 3．Why does Pi have to keep feeding the tiger? (no more than 5 words) 4．What does the movie discuss? (no more than 12 words) 5．How long did it take Li An to make the movie? (no more than 2 words) 【答案】1．Canada. 2．A big storm hits their ship. 3．To keep himself alive. 4．It discusses hope and the relationship between humans and nature. 5．4 years./Four years. 【导语】本文讲述印度男孩派因父亲决定举家迁往加拿大，与动物园动物一同乘船横渡太平洋，却遭遇暴风雨，最终独自与一只名为Parker的老虎在救生艇上漂流227天的生存故事。 1．根据“But one day, his father decides to move to Canada.”可知，他的父亲决定搬到加拿大。故填Canada. 2．根据“But a big storm (暴风雨) hits their ship at night.”可知，一场大风暴在晚上袭击了他们的船。故填A big storm hits their ship. 3．根据“To keep himself alive, Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he does not get eaten.”可知，为了让自己活下去，他必须不停地喂老虎，这样他才不会被吃掉。故填To keep himself alive. 4．根据“It discusses not only hope but also the relationship (关系) between humans and nature.”可知，它不仅讨论了希望，而且讨论了人与自然之间的关系。故填It discusses hope and the relationship between humans and nature. 5．根据“It took Li An four years to make the movie.”可知，李安花了四年时间拍这部电影。故填4 years./Four years. Three years ago, Mr. Brown retired (退休). He returned to his hometown with his wife. Bad luck! The old woman died five months ago and now he had to live in the small town alone. His son Jack asked him to live with them in the city, but he refused. He hated the noisy life there. He had some new friends and thought he enjoyed himself. So the young man bought a nice vat (缸) with about fifty goldfishes (金鱼) in it. They could never make any noise in the night and his father could have a good sleep. Mr. Brown liked the goldfishes and took good care of them. He bought some books and did all that was said in them. He often told his friends about his goldfishes and they went to visit them. He was very happy. A few days later, the old man looked worried. A cat of his neighbor’s stole (偷) his goldfishes at night. He tried to catch it, but he couldn’t. He had to sleep near the vat. It made him very tired. So the angry old man went to a shop and said, “Excuse me, sir. Where can I buy a shark, please?” “Oh?” the man in the shop said in surprise. “What do you have it for?” “I want to teach the cat a lesson (教训)!” 根据语篇内容，回答问题。(每小题答案不超过4个词) 1．When did Mr. Brown retire? 2．Who bought the goldfishes? 3．Did Mr. Brown like the goldfishes? 4．How many goldfishes did Mr. Brown have? 5．Where did the old man have to sleep to catch the cat? 【答案】1．Three years ago. 2．Mr. Brown’s son. 3．Yes, he did. 4．About fifty goldfishes. 5．Near the vat. 【导语】本文主要讲述了布朗先生养金鱼的故事。 1．根据“Three years ago, Mr. Brown retired (退休).”可知三年前布朗先生退休了。故填Three years ago. 2．根据“So the young man bought a nice vat (缸) with about fifty goldfishes (金鱼) in it.”可知布朗先生的儿子杰克买了金鱼。故填Mr. Brown’s son. 3．根据“Mr. Brown liked the goldfishes and took good care of them.”可知布朗先生很喜欢金鱼。故填Yes, he did. 4．根据“So the young man bought a nice vat (缸) with about fifty goldfishes (金鱼) in it.”可知他有大约五十条金鱼。故填About fifty goldfishes. 5．根据“He had to sleep near the vat.”可知布朗先生不得不睡在鱼缸旁边。故填Near the vat. I’m Rose and now I’m helping in a zoo in Chengdu, China. It’s 9 a.m. I start cleaning the panda house with some zoo keepers. The panda’s house is big, so it takes us an hour and a half to finish it. It’s 10:30 a.m. After cleaning, we are all tired. We are having tea in the room. It’s 11 a.m. It’s time for us to get food for pandas. A panda can eat about 30 kg of food a day. It’s 11:30 a.m. It’s time for my lunch. We have some chicken rice. It’s 1:00 p.m. I’m watching a movie about pandas. I know much about the animal. It’s 2:00 p.m. We are doing cleaning again. It’s kind of boring, but we all work hard. It’s 3:00 p.m. There is a panda called Yuanyuan. Today is her first birthday. We are making a big cake for her. It’s 4:30 p.m. I’m leaving the zoo. I am very happy at the zoo. I want to come again and be a zoo keeper next time. 1．Where is Rose helping now? 2．How long does it take to clean the panda house? 3．What do they have for lunch? 4．Why is Rose watching a movie at 1:00 p.m.? (写出一个答案即可) 5．Why does Rose want to come to the zoo again? 【答案】1．In a zoo in Chengdu, China. 2．An hour and a half. 3．Chicken rice. 4．To learn more about pandas. 5．Because she enjoys taking care of the pandas and wants to have more experiences working closely with them. (言之有理即可) 【导语】本文主要讲述了Rose在中国成都一家动物园帮忙的经历，详细记录了她在动物园一天的工作安排和活动内容。 1．根据第一段“I’m Rose and now I’m helping in a zoo in Chengdu, China.”可知，Rose现在在中国成都的一家动物园帮忙。故填In a zoo in Chengdu, China. 2．根据第二段“The panda’s house is big, so it takes us an hour and a half to finish it.”可知，打扫熊猫的房子需要花费一个半小时。故填An hour and a half. 3．根据第五段“It’s 11:30 a.m. It’s time for my lunch. We have some chicken rice.”可知，他们午餐吃的是鸡肉饭。故填Chicken rice. 4．这是一个开放性问题，答案因人而异。但可以根据文章内容和常识来回答。根据第六段“I’m watching a movie about pandas. I know much about the animal.”可知，Rose下午1点看电影是为了更多地了解熊猫。故填To learn more about pandas. 5．这是一个开放性问题，答案因人而异。但可以根据文章内容和常识来回答。根据最后一段“I am very happy at the zoo. I want to come again and be a zoo keeper next time.”可知，Rose想再来动物园是因为她在动物园很开心，并且她想下次成为动物园的饲养员，即她喜欢照顾熊猫，想有更多与它们近距离接触的经验。故填Because she enjoys taking care of the pandas and wants to have more experiences working closely with them. (言之有理即可) Have you ever heard of pygmy hippos? Moo Deng is a baby pygmy hippo. She was born in July at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. People like her because she is playful and full of life. Her name, Moo Deng, means “bouncy pork (弹跳猪)”. It is a good name for her fun and lively nature. Moo Deng’s keeper, Mr Nundee, started posting videos of her on social media when she was very young. These videos made Moo Deng famous. People all over the world enjoy watching videos of her running around, playing with her mother, and trying to bite (咬) Mr Nundee in a funny way. Now Moo Deng has millions of fans. Many people share her pictures and videos online. Some companies even use her pictures to make jokes or sell things like makeup and cakes. Her fame (名气) brings many visitors to the zoo. Thousands of people come every day to see her. The zoo made shirts, T-shirts, and pants. These clothes all had pictures of Moo Deng on them and were sold out very quickly. The zoo plans to use the money to help look after more endangered (濒危的) animals. The zoo hopes that more people will learn about these animals and want to protect them in the future. Pygmy hippos are in great danger. Only about 2,500 pygmy hippos live in the wild. They live in the forests in West Africa. Because people cut down trees to make farms and roads, many forests are disappearing. Some people also hunt pygmy hippos for food. This makes it difficult for pygmy hippos to stay safe. The zoo hopes Moo Deng’s fame will help people understand why they should protect these animals and their forest homes. At the zoo, Moo Deng faces some problems. Some visitors throw water or other things at her. They want her to move or play more. To protect her, the zoo now limits how many people can see her and how long they can stay. The zoo is also setting up a webcam (网络摄像头), so people can watch her online anytime—24 hours a day. With this, her fans can watch her playful life, and she stays safe. 1．Why do people like Moo Deng? 2．What does the zoo plan to do with the money from selling clothes? 3．How many pygmy hippos live in the wild? 4．Is it important to protect pygmy hippos? What do you think are the good ways? (Please give two ways.) 【答案】1．Because she is playful and full of life. 2．The zoo plans to use the money to help look after more endangered animals. 3．Only about 2,500 pygmy hippos live in the wild. 4．Yes, it is. First, stop cutting down forests where they live. Second, make laws to stop people from hunting them. 【导语】本文介绍了一只名叫Moo Deng的倭河马。 1．根据“People like her because she is playful and full of life.”可知，人们喜欢她，因为她爱玩，充满活力。故填Because she is playful and full of life. 2．根据“The zoo plans to use the money to help look after more endangered (濒危的) animals.”可知，动物园计划用这笔钱帮助照顾更多濒临灭绝的动物。故填The zoo plans to use the money to help look after more endangered animals. 3．根据“Only about 2,500 pygmy hippos live in the wild.”可知，只有大约2500只倭河马生活在野外。故填Only about 2,500 pygmy hippos live in the wild. 4．根据“Pygmy hippos are in great danger.”可知，倭河马正处于极大的危险之中，所以保护倭河马很重要；对于保护倭河马的方法，结合实际，言之有理即可。故填Yes, it is. First, stop cutting down forests where they live. Second, make laws to stop people from hunting them. 进阶拓展训练5篇 阅读短文，完成短文后的问题。 An Experiment Report on Growing Potato PlantsThings prepared: *a potato that has sprouts *a flowerpot with soil *a camera to record progress Observation: Day Six Without much change in the past five days, I finally see some new progress on Buddy as it has grown taller. It’s exciting to see new life like this. I hope Buddy can grow faster. Day Eleven Buddy is getting larger! Three more new sprouts have grown around Buddy! Green leaves have grown on the new sprouts, but they have not fully grown yet. I guess I need to be a bit more patient. Day Thirteen Buddy continues to grow taller. The leaves on the new sprouts have grown a bit. I’m also excited to see more new sprouts that have grown from under the soil. Day Fifteen Finally, the leaves on the other sprouts are 3 cm tall. They’re so green. I hope they will soon grow into new potatoes. What I have learned: It’s really interesting to grow potatoes. During these fifteen days, I have learned that growing potato plants needs plenty of water. If the soil is dry, the potato will fail to grow. I have also learned that the temperature needs to be right. If it is too cold, it won’t grow. I feel that growing plants is just like trying to succeed with anything in life—it takes not only time, but also lots of effort and patience. 1．When do the potato plants start to change a lot? 2．How does the writer feel when she sees the progress of the plant? 3．What do you need to grow potato plants successfully? 4．How is growing plants similar to trying to succeed in life? 5．Do you think this is a good experiment for six-year-old kids? Why or why not? 【答案】1．On the sixth day. 2．Excited. 3．Plenty of water and right temperature. 4．It takes not only time, but also lots of effort and patience. 5．Yes, I do. Because six-year-old kids can do it easily. 【导语】本文是一篇实验报告，记录了作者种植土豆植株的全过程，作者不仅了解了土豆生长所需的条件，还感悟到种植植物与追求人生成功的相似之处——都需要时间、努力和耐心。 1．根据“Without much change in the past five days, I finally see some new progress…”可知，在第六天开始有了大变化。故填On the sixth day. 2．根据“It’s exciting to see...”可知，作者看到土豆的成长感到很兴奋。故填Excited. 3．根据“growing potato plants needs plenty of water”和“the temperature needs to be right”可知，成功种植土豆需要大量的水和合适的温度。故填Plenty of water and right temperature. 4．根据“…it takes not only time, but also lots of effort and patience.”可知，种植植物不仅需要时间，还需要大量的努力和耐心。故填It takes not only time, but also lots of effort and patience. 5．开放性试题，言之有理即可。故填Yes, I do. Because six-year-old kids can do it easily. The Fairy Penguin (小蓝企鹅) Fairy penguins are the smallest of all the penguins in the world. They live in Australia, New Zealand and so on. Fairy penguins weigh about one kilogram. They are commonly forty-three centimeters tall. Their back feathers are dark blue and their front feathers are white. Fairy penguins live on land and in the sea. They are very good swimmers but they cannot fly. They mainly eat small fish. Fairy penguins breed (繁殖) on land. The mother penguin lays one white egg at a time. The father penguin sits on the egg. When the baby penguin comes out, the mother and father penguins bring food from the sea to the baby penguin. After two months, the baby penguin can move independently. Fairy penguins are often in danger. Wild animals eat them, people catch them and they have no place to live. If their numbers become too small, these little penguins might leave our world forever. 1．Are fairy penguins the smallest of all the penguins in the world? 2．What colour are fairy penguins’ feathers? 3．What do fairy penguins mainly eat? 4．Who sits on the egg? 5．Why are fairy penguins often in danger? 【答案】1．Yes, they are. 2．Their back feathers are dark blue and their front feathers are white. 3．They mainly eat small fish. 4．The father penguin. 5．Because wild animals eat them, people catch them and they have no place to live. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了小蓝企鹅的基本信息，包括它们是世界上最小的企鹅、分布区域、体重、身高、羽毛颜色、生活环境、饮食、繁殖过程，以及面临的生存危险，让读者对小蓝企鹅有全面的了解。 1．根据第一段“Fairy penguins are the smallest of all the penguins in the world.”可知，小蓝企鹅是世界上所有企鹅中最小，需用肯定回答。故填Yes, they are. 2．根据第二段“Their back feathers are dark blue and their front feathers are white.”可知，它们背部的羽毛是深蓝色的，腹部的羽毛是白色的。故填Their back feathers are dark blue and their front feathers are white. 3．根据第三段“They mainly eat small fish.”可知，它们的主要食物是小鱼。故填They mainly eat small fish. 4．根据第四段“The father penguin sits on the egg.”可知，雄企鹅孵蛋。故填The father penguin. 5．根据最后一段“Fairy penguins are often in danger. Wild animals eat them, people catch them and they have no place to live.”可知，小蓝企鹅常常处于危险之中，这是因为野生动物会捕食它们、人类会捕捉它们，而且它们还没有地方栖息。故填Because wild animals eat them, people catch them and they have no place to live. The WWF (世界自然基金会) has warned that climate change is threatening (威胁) the life of the snow leopards (雪豹) in the Himalayas (喜马拉雅山脉). It says rising temperatures cause the natural living places of the big cat to the point that snow leopards could die out. In a new report, it says that up to a third of the areas on the mountain where the snow leopards live could become uninhabitable (不宜居住的). Lots of plants and food the animals need could disappear in warmer temperatures. The WWF said, “The Himalayas area will face danger if we choose not to care about climate change...We will lose the snow leopard.” It isn’t just climate change that is making a serious threat to the future of the snow leopard. Many activities from humans are also adding to the dangers the animals face. Snow leopards are highly needed for their fur and body parts. People are killing the animals for money. The snow leopards are also being killed by farmers when they are trying to protect their animals. As the natural food of the snow leopards is decreasing, the animals are going into human areas to kill farm animals. The result is that the farmers shoot the snow leopards. The WWF reported this result on Friday, which was the first International Snow Leopard Day. 根据语篇内容，回答下列问题。(不超过8个词) 1．Where is climate change threatening the life of the snow leopard? 2．What causes the natural living places of the big cat to the point that snow leopards could die out? 3．How could a third of the areas on the mountain where the leopards live become in the new report? 4．What are people killing the animals for? 5．When did the WWF report the result? 【答案】1．In the Himalayas. 2．Rising temperatures. 3．Uninhabitable. 4．Money. 5．On Friday, the first International Snow Leopard Day. 【导语】本文主要介绍了气候变化和人类活动对雪豹生存的威胁，包括栖息地减少、食物消失以及人类猎杀等。 1．根据“climate change is threatening the life of the snow leopards in the Himalayas”可知，喜马拉雅气候的变化威胁着雪豹的生存。故填In the Himalayas. 2．根据“It says rising temperatures cause the natural living places of the big cat to the point that snow leopards could die out.”可知，气温上升是导致雪豹栖息地恶化，雪豹可能会灭绝的原因。故填Rising temperatures. 3．根据“In a new report, it says that up to a third of the areas on the mountain where the snow leopards live could become uninhabitable.”可知，雪豹栖息地三分之一的山区可能会变得不宜居住。故填Uninhabitable. 4．根据“People are killing the animals for money.”可知，人们为了钱猎杀雪豹。故填Money. 5．根据“The WWF reported this result on Friday, which was the first International Snow Leopard Day.”可知，世界自然基金会在周五报告了这一结果，这是第一个国际雪豹日。故填On Friday, the first International Snow Leopard Day. 无以代替——宠物狗回归 On August 16, Yellowknife’s 20,000 people had to leave Yellowknife because of a strong wildfire. At 9:15 p.m., Louise, along with her husband, daughter-in-law and her daughter-in-aw’s best friend, got in two cars and a truck with their pet dog, Sedze. Along with their clothes, phones and laptops, they made their way onto the road to Alberta. After driving all night, the tired group set up a camp to sleep for two hours before hitting the road again at 8:00 a.m. But 20 minutes into the second half of their journey, one of Louise’s worst dreams came to life: The group realised that Sedze was not in any of their cars. She was missing. The group came back to their campsite. They believed that they might have left Sedze there by mistake. They looked for Sedze everywhere, but they didn’t find her. Though Louise tried to stay positive (积极的), deep down she feared the worst: either a wild animal killed Sedze or she drowned in a river. After looking for her for 30 minutes, Louise and the others continued the trip south. Later that evening, the group finally arrived in High Level. Louise called her daughter, Jilaine, who lived in another city and told her about the dog. Ten minutes after they hung up, Jilaine ________ in surprise. A man named Ryan Snyder had posted about a dog he found near a bridge online. The dog looked exactly like Sedze! A Louise quickly got on the phone to Ryan. B And she made sure that the dog was surely Sedze. Sedze was alive and well. C While speaking to each other on the phone, they found that they were standing on opposite sides of the same baseball ground. D . “It was the greatest feeling when he brought her over on her leash (牵狗绳) and she hurried to us,” she said. Louise was still surprised at their luck that Ryan found Sedze and helped her get together with her family. Three weeks later, the group returned to their homes in Yellowknife. “If my house had burned (烧毁) to the ground, I could have replaced (替换) it,” Louise said. “But you can’t replace your family or your pet dog.” (素材来源：Reader’s Digest) 根据短文内容，回答问题。 1．Why did Louise leave for Alberta on August 16? 2．What does the underlined word “She” refer to in Paragraph 2? 3．What can you fill in the blank in Paragraph 4? 4．In Paragraph 5, the sentence “In fact, Ryan also arrived in High Level.” is missing. Which blank should we put it in, A, B, C or D? 5．What did Louise think of her pet dog in the last paragraph? 【答案】1．Because of a strong wildfire. 2．Sedze./The pet dog. 3．called back/called her mother 4．C 5．Important. (答案不唯一) 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Louise一家因野火撤离时丢失宠物狗Sedze，最终幸运找回的故事。 1．根据文章第1段“On August 16, Yellowknife’s 20,000 people had to leave Yellowknife because of a strong wildfire.”可知，Louise在8月16日前往艾伯塔省是因为一场强烈的野火。故填Because of a strong wildfire. 2．根据文章第2段“The group realised that Sedze was not in any of their cars. She was missing.”可知，第二段中划线单词“She”指的是Sedze。故填Sedze./The pet dog. 3．根据文章第4段“Louise called her daughter, Jilaine... Ten minutes after they hung up”以及“A man named Ryan Snyder had posted about a dog he found near a bridge online. The dog looked exactly like Sedze!”可知，Jilaine挂断电话后应“回电”告知母亲关于狗的消息。故填called back/called her mother. 4．根据第5段“While speaking to each other on the phone, they found that they were standing on opposite sides of the same baseball ground.”可知，“In fact, Ryan also arrived in High Level.”放在C处，能更好地衔接上下文，说明Ryan也到了High Level，所以两人通话时发现离得近。故填C. 5．根据文章最后一段“But you can’t replace your family or your pet dog.”可知，Louise认为她的宠物狗很重要，是无法被替代的。故填Important. (答案不唯一) 请阅读下面的非连续性文本，根据语篇内容，回答问题。 Living in the forests of Northeast China, the Siberian tiger (东北虎) is the largest cat family in the world. With an average weight (平均重量) of about 200kg and a body length of more than 2 meters, an adult Siberian tiger is the king of the forests. Siberian tigers usually look for food before evening. To better adapt to (适应) the environment, the hair of the Siberian tiger changes with the seasons. In cold winter, the hair will grow longer, and its color will become lighter so that the tiger can better hide in the snow. While in summer, the hair becomes shorter and darker. In the 1950s, because people cut down the trees,             In the 1950s the number of the Siberian tiger decreased sharply.             People cut down trees. To protect the animals, in the 1970s, China began            In the 1970s to set up nature reserves (自然保护区) in places including        ________ Heilongjiang and Jilin.   In 2017, scientists put many cameras in the national parks.         In the 2017The cameras can not only identify wildlife species but also           Scientists did a lot. analyze (分析) the number of animals. In 2022, the number of wild Siberian tigers in China was         In 2022up to 60.                                                  The number grows. China has also done a lot to achieve “harmonious coexistence between man and nature (人与自然和谐共生)”. Lots of people did a lot to protect the nature reserves. Then more and more Siberian tigers are there now. 1．Where do Siberian tigers live? 2．When do Siberian tigers usually look for food? 3．Why does the hair of the Siberian tiger change with the seasons? 4．What can we put in “ ”? 5．What can the scientists use the cameras to do? (One example is OK.) 6．In your opinion, what’s the advantage (优点) of nature reserves? 【答案】1．In the forests of Northeast China. 2．Before evening. 3．To better adapt to the environment. 4．China began to set up nature reserves. 5．They can not only identify wildlife species./They analyze the number of animals. 6．They can help to protect the animals. 【导语】本文介绍了东北虎的体型特征、捕食习性、毛发特点及生存现状。 1．根据“Living in the forests of Northeast China, the Siberian tiger (东北虎) is the largest cat family in the world.”可知，住在中国东北的森林里。故填In the forests of Northeast China. 2．根据“Siberian tigers usually look for food before evening.”可知，西伯利亚虎通常在傍晚前寻找食物。故填Before evening. 3．根据“To better adapt to (适应) the environment, the hair of the Siberian tiger changes with the seasons.”可知，西伯利亚虎的毛发会随着季节而变化是为了更好地适应环境。故填To better adapt to the environment. 4．根据“To protect the animals, in the 1970s, China began to set up nature reserves (自然保护区) in places including Heilongjiang and Jilin.”可知，中国开始建立自然保护区。故填China began to set up nature reserves. 5．根据“The cameras can not only identify wildlife species but also analyze (分析) the number of animals.”可知，这些摄像头不仅可以识别野生动物物种，还可以分析动物的数量。故填They can not only identify wildlife species./They analyze the number of animals. 6．开放性试题，答案合理即可。参考答案：自然保护区的优势是他们可以帮助保护动物。故填They can help to protect the animals. 能力综合实践5篇 In Africa, hippos live in the rivers. One day, Karen walked along a river. She counted the hippos. There were not as many hippos as there had been. It hadn’t rained for a long time. Now there was a bad drought and the river was drying up. The animals that lived near this river had no water or grass. Many of them were dying. People were trying to help other animals. But no one was helping the hippos. The hippos were starving (挨饿). They were coming out of the river to look for food. There was nothing for them to eat. Karen put food in the river. Then, she waited. Hippos are not used to being fed by people. She didn’t know what they would do. The hippos, however, were so hungry that they ate the food. Karen made waterholes, but the river dried up more. So, hippo families had to share one waterhole. Sharing was a problem. The hippo families were not good at sharing. The big bulls began to fight with each other. A hippo was killed in the fight. Karen needed to do something. She wrote letters to people asking for help. Many people sent money to her. Karen had enough money to build a dam (水坝). Now, the hippos had their own space. Karen has watched and taken care of hippos for many years. She knows a lot about them. It is strange, but hippos like licking crocodiles. She has seen hippos pulling prey off crocodiles, too. Sometimes Karen takes people to see the hippos. She tells them that if a hippo charges, they must run fast and climb a tree! Hippos can be very dangerous, but they are important. Their big bodies make tracks (足迹) on land. The tracks help other animals to find the waterholes. Hippos keep the grass short. This helps to make a fire break. Hippos need the rivers. And, the world needs hippos. 1．Why were the hippos starving? 2．What did Karen do to help the hippos at first? 3．How did Karen get the money to build a dam? 4．Why are hippos important for the environment? 5．What should we do to protect the animals? 【答案】1．Because no one was helping the hippos. 2．Karen put food in the river. 3．She wrote letters to people asking for help. Many people sent money to her. 4．Their tracks help other animals to find the waterholes and they help to make a fire break. 5．We can support conservation organizations that work to preserve forests, wetlands, grasslands and other natural habitats. (答案不唯一，合理即可) 【导语】本文主要介绍了非洲由于干旱导致河马和其他动物缺乏食物和水的现状。 1．根据“People were trying to help other animals. But no one was helping the hippos.”可知，因为没有人帮助河马。故填Because no one was helping the hippos. 2．根据“Karen put food in the river.”可知，Karen起初把食物放进河里。故填Karen put food in the river. 3．根据“She wrote letters to people asking for help. Many people sent money to her. Karen had enough money to build a dam (水坝).”可知，她写信给人们寻求帮助。许多人寄钱给她。故填She wrote letters to people asking for help. Many people sent money to her. 4．根据“Their big bodies make tracks (足迹) on land. The tracks help other animals to find the waterholes. Hippos keep the grass short. This helps to make a fire break.”可知，河马巨大的身体在陆地上留下足迹。这些脚印可以帮助其他动物找到水坑。河马让草长得很短。这有助于建立防火通道。故填Their tracks help other animals to find the waterholes and they help to make a fire break. 5．开放性题目，答案合理即可。参考答案为We can support conservation organizations that work to preserve forests, wetlands, grasslands and other natural habitats. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)： Pu Cuifen, a villager from Yunnan Province, experienced that an elephant visited his house two years ago. The elephants were harmful to no one, but had com and beans on the farm. The villagers lost nearly 50,000yuan. Earlier than that, villagers would drive away the elephants to protect their crops, which made the animals angry and led to human injuries or deaths. Now the government has helped to pay the money for the crops damaged (损害) by elephants. Such things will help protect the interests of farmers and elephants. The government has also created “dining halls” for the wild elephants to grow their favorite food, such as elephant grass and bamboo. Villagers now simply leave the elephants alone. Yunnan Province is not the only example of protecting wild animals. In Tibet, Migmar used to be a hunter, but now has become a rescuer at the wildlife rescue station of Qomolangma. He and his friends take turns to go around to check there’s no trouble or danger for wild animals every day. The wildlife rescue station was set up in 2019. From then on, they have saved 17 wild animals. During this period, they learned to tie up the animals and clean their wounds, and set them free into the wild when they got well again. “Animals don’t talk, but I can feel their trust. We should protect them,” said Migmar. Examples of taking care of wild animals appear more around us. From damage to protection, people see more changing on human-wildlife relations. Even the simplest change and action can make a change to the world. 1．The elephants were harmless to people in Pu’s village, weren’t they? 2．What happened when the villagers drove away the elephants? 3．Why did the government create “dining halls” for the wild elephants? 4．What topic do the two examples have in common? 5．How do you feel about Migmar and his friends? Please give your reason(s). 【答案】1．No, they weren’t. 2．Villagers’ driving away the elephants made the animals angry and led to human injuries or deaths. 3．Because the government wanted to grow the wild elephants’ favorite food for them. 4．The topic is about protecting wild animals and the changing relationship between humans and wild animals. 5．开放性问题，答案不唯一。I think Migmar and his friends are kind and responsible. Because they take turns to check for the safety of wild animals and save them, showing their care and love for wildlife. 【导语】本文讲述了云南村民普翠芬家遭大象光顾造成损失，政府采取措施保护农民和大象，以及西藏的米玛尔从猎人转变为野生动物救援人员，拯救野生动物的事例，体现了人类与野生动物关系从破坏到保护的转变。 1．根据“The elephants were harmful to no one”可知，大象对人无害。故填No, they weren’t. 2．根据“Earlier than that, villagers would drive away the elephants to protect their crops, which made the animals angry and led to human injuries or deaths.”可知，村民驱赶大象时，使大象生气，导致人员受伤或死亡。故填Villagers’ driving away the elephants made the animals angry and led to human injuries or deaths. 3．根据“The government has also created ‘dining halls’ for the wild elephants to grow their favorite food, such as elephant grass and bamboo.”可知，政府为野生大象创建食堂是为了种植它们最喜欢的食物。故填Because the government wanted to grow the wild elephants’ favorite food for them. 4．根据“Yunnan Province is not the only example of protecting wild animals.”以及“Examples of taking care of wild animals appear more around us. From damage to protection, people see more changing on human-wildlife relations.”可知，两个例子的共同话题是保护野生动物，人类与野生动物关系的改变。故填The topic is about protecting wild animals and the changing relationship between humans and wild animals. 5．开放性问题，答案不唯一。参考答案I think Migmar and his friends are kind and responsible. Because they take turns to check for the safety of wild animals and save them, showing their care and love for wildlife. Here are some of the most popular Walt Disney characters. Do you know them? Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is one of the most famous cartoon characters among kids around the world. He first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. He is popular mainly because he always tries to face any danger though he is like a common man. Donald Duck Donald Duck first appeared in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen in 1934. He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill (喙) and big yellow-orange feet. Donald is known for his bad temper (脾气). He appears in more films than any other Disney character. Goofy Goofy is a dog and is one of Mickey Mouse’s best friends. Goofy is often shown as having little or no intelligence (天分). But sometimes, Goofy is shown as a smart dog, though in his special way. Pluto Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s pet dog. Different from Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, Pluto is not dressed as a human. 1．Which cartoon did Mickey Mouse appear in first? 2．What does Donald Duck look like? 3．Who is Pluto? 4．Do you like cartoons? Why or why not?  (Write 25 words or more.) 【答案】1．(In the cartoon) Steamboat Willie. /He/Micky Mouse first appeared in (the cartoon) Steamboat Willie. 2．He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill and big yellow-orange feet. 3．He is Micky Mouse’s pet dog. /Micky Mouse’s pet dog. /A dog. 4．Yes, I like cartoons very much. Because they are very relaxing. When I feel stressed, I can watch my favorite cartoons to relax myself. And I can also learn a lot from these cartoons. 【导语】本文主要介绍了一些最受欢迎的迪士尼角色。 1．根据“He first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.”可知，米老鼠第一次出现在动画片《威利汽船》中。故填(In the cartoon) Steamboat Willie. /He/Micky Mouse first appeared in (the cartoon) Steamboat Willie. 2．根据“He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill and big yellow-orange feet.”可知，唐老鸭是一只白色的鸭子，有一张黄橙色的喙和一双黄橙色的大脚。故填He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill and big yellow-orange feet. 3．根据“Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s pet dog.”可知，Pluto是米老鼠的宠物狗。故填He is Micky Mouse’s pet dog. /Micky Mouse’s pet dog. /A dog. 4．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes, I like cartoons very much. Because they are very relaxing. When I feel stressed, I can watch my favorite cartoons to relax myself. And I can also learn a lot from these cartoons. 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. 【答案】1．It means “the bird of happiness”. 2．They have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails. 3．Around 60% vegetables. 4．They stay around them and make sad sounds. 5．Carp. It symbolizes good luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. 【导语】本文介绍了喜鹊在中国文化中的寓意、外观特征、生活习性等内容。 1．根据“In the Chinese culture, magpies are called xique, which means ‘the bird of happiness’.”可知，喜鹊的中文名字意思是“幸福之鸟”。故填It means “the bird of happiness”. 2．根据“Magpies have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails.”可知，喜鹊的外观是有黑白羽毛和略带蓝色的尾巴。故填They have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails. 3．根据“In winter, many magpies turn to a more plant-rich diet. Their diet includes around 60% vegetables.”可知，冬天喜鹊主要以蔬菜为主食。故填Around 60% vegetables. 4．根据“Even more surprising, they stay around the dead birds and make sad sounds. It is just like they are holding a funeral (葬礼).”可知，喜鹊会在死去的同伴身边发出悲伤的声音。故填They stay around the dead birds and make sad sounds. 5．本题答案不唯一，合理正确即可。从中国文化中能带来好运的动物，如鲤鱼（象征好运、繁荣）、蝙蝠（“蝠”与“福”同音，象征福气）等方面作答，示例为鲤鱼。故填Carp. It symbolizes good luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. 请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答下面问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。 The Shy Mimosa Mimosa pudica, or the “sensitive plant”, is known for its special ability. When touched, its leaves fold up quickly, as if it’s shy. This clever trick helps it avoid being eaten by animals—most pests lose interest when the leaves close! Mimosa grows in warm places like forests and grasslands. It loves sunlight and well-watered soil. But today, this plant is in danger. People often pick it for fun, and construction (建筑施工) destroys its home. In some areas, mimosa has become rare. Scientists say mimosa is more than a “shy” plant. Its folding leaves can teach us about plant movement—how plants react to the world around them. Protecting mimosa means saving a small but important part of nature’s diversity (多样性). 1．Why do mimosa leaves fold up when touched? (No more than 10 words) 2．Where does mimosa like to grow? (No more than 15 words) 3．What are the two dangers to mimosa? (No more than 15 words) 4．What can we learn from mimosa’s folding leaves? (No more than 10 words) 5．What can you do to protect mimosa? (No more than 20 words) 【答案】1．To avoid being eaten by animals. 2．In warm places like forests and grasslands with sunlight and well-watered soil. 3．People pick it for fun and construction destroys its home. 4．How plants react to the world. 5．(Example) I can tell others not to pick mimosa and protect its growing areas. 【导语】本文介绍含羞草的“害羞”特性(叶片受触碰闭合)、生长环境，以及面临的人为采摘、栖息地破坏等威胁，阐述保护含羞草对维护生物多样性的意义。 1．根据“This clever trick helps it avoid being eaten by animals”可知闭合叶片是为了避免被动物吃掉，故填To avoid being eaten by animals. 2．根据“Mimosa grows in warm places like forests and grasslands. It loves sunlight and well-watered soil”可知含羞草生长在森林和草地等温暖的地方，它喜欢阳光和水分充足的土壤，故填In warm places like forests and grasslands with sunlight and well-watered soil. 3． 根据“People often pick it for fun, and construction destroys its home”可知含羞草面临的危险是人们经常因为好玩而采摘它和建筑施工毁坏它的家，故填People pick it for fun and construction destroys its home. 4． 根据“Its folding leaves can teach us about plant movement—how plants react to the world around them”可知它的闭合叶子的特性让我们了解植物如何对周围世界做出反应，故填How plants react to the world. 5．开放性作答。符合题意，言之有理即可。参考答案为I can tell others not to pick mimosa and protect its growing areas. 22 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 21 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 单元话题（动物与植物）阅读回答问题进阶练15篇 说明：此专题分三个难度层次，基础入门训练<进阶拓展训练< 能力综合实践，老师根据学生实际情况进行针对性难度训练。 基础入门训练5篇 Do you know the monkey orange? It sounds interesting, doesn’t it? The name “monkey orange” really has something to do with monkeys because they enjoy eating the fruit. The monkey orange tree grows in Africa. It can grow to about seven meters tall. The fruit is round, about the size of a grapefruit (葡萄柚). As monkey oranges are fully grown, they turn from green to yellow. But the flesh (果肉) of the fruit is brown or orange. The monkey orange’s good taste makes it a popular fruit in Africa. People eat it also because it’s good for their health. However, it’s not just a kind of fruit. Monkey orange trees and monkey oranges can play a role in other ways. Monkey orange trees don’t need a lot of rain to grow. So when there is not enough rain and crops (庄稼) don’t grow well, people can eat monkey oranges as their healthy food. People make this fruit into juice or some other drinks. Selling the fruit can help people get more money. People use the wood (木头) of monkey orange trees to make useful things. Also, the leaves of monkey orange trees are useful for keeping insects (昆虫) away. Farmers grow the trees around their farms to help preserve fertile soil (保持肥沃的土壤). All in all, monkey oranges are much more than just a fruit. They are important to African people. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1．Why do people call this kind of fruit “monkey orange”? 2．Where does the monkey orange tree grow? 3．What's the color of the flesh of the fruit? 4．Is the monkey orange just a kind of fruit? 5．How do farmers preserve fertile soil? 根据短文内容，简要回答问题。 You may love to see tigers at the zoo. But what if you had to stay with one on a boat on the open sea for over 200 days? Life of Pi (《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the movie from American-Chinese director (导演), Li An, tells an amazing story. Pi is a boy. He lives happily with his family in a beautiful Indian town. His father has a zoo, so Pi knows a lot about animals. But one day, his father decides to move to Canada. He will sell all his animals there. The family begins to sail on the Pacific with all the zoo animals. But a big storm (暴风雨) hits their ship at night. Finally, Pi finds the only survivors (幸存者) are himself and a large tiger called Parker on an 8­-metre boat. To keep himself alive, Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he does not get eaten. He tries to get on well with the tiger during a 227­-day sail on the sea. The movie is from a Canadian writer Yann Martel’s book of the same name. The book has sold 7 million copies worldwide. It discusses not only hope but also the relationship (关系) between humans and nature. It took Li An four years to make the movie. He also used 3D for his first time. He hopes the movie will “make the people think”. 1．Where does Pi’s father decide to move? (no more than 2 words) 2．What happens when they sail on the Pacific at night? (no more than 6 words) 3．Why does Pi have to keep feeding the tiger? (no more than 5 words) 4．What does the movie discuss? (no more than 12 words) 5．How long did it take Li An to make the movie? (no more than 2 words) Three years ago, Mr. Brown retired (退休). He returned to his hometown with his wife. Bad luck! The old woman died five months ago and now he had to live in the small town alone. His son Jack asked him to live with them in the city, but he refused. He hated the noisy life there. He had some new friends and thought he enjoyed himself. So the young man bought a nice vat (缸) with about fifty goldfishes (金鱼) in it. They could never make any noise in the night and his father could have a good sleep. Mr. Brown liked the goldfishes and took good care of them. He bought some books and did all that was said in them. He often told his friends about his goldfishes and they went to visit them. He was very happy. A few days later, the old man looked worried. A cat of his neighbor’s stole (偷) his goldfishes at night. He tried to catch it, but he couldn’t. He had to sleep near the vat. It made him very tired. So the angry old man went to a shop and said, “Excuse me, sir. Where can I buy a shark, please?” “Oh?” the man in the shop said in surprise. “What do you have it for?” “I want to teach the cat a lesson (教训)!” 根据语篇内容，回答问题。(每小题答案不超过4个词) 1．When did Mr. Brown retire? 2．Who bought the goldfishes? 3．Did Mr. Brown like the goldfishes? 4．How many goldfishes did Mr. Brown have? 5．Where did the old man have to sleep to catch the cat? I’m Rose and now I’m helping in a zoo in Chengdu, China. It’s 9 a.m. I start cleaning the panda house with some zoo keepers. The panda’s house is big, so it takes us an hour and a half to finish it. It’s 10:30 a.m. After cleaning, we are all tired. We are having tea in the room. It’s 11 a.m. It’s time for us to get food for pandas. A panda can eat about 30 kg of food a day. It’s 11:30 a.m. It’s time for my lunch. We have some chicken rice. It’s 1:00 p.m. I’m watching a movie about pandas. I know much about the animal. It’s 2:00 p.m. We are doing cleaning again. It’s kind of boring, but we all work hard. It’s 3:00 p.m. There is a panda called Yuanyuan. Today is her first birthday. We are making a big cake for her. It’s 4:30 p.m. I’m leaving the zoo. I am very happy at the zoo. I want to come again and be a zoo keeper next time. 1．Where is Rose helping now? 2．How long does it take to clean the panda house? 3．What do they have for lunch? 4．Why is Rose watching a movie at 1:00 p.m.? (写出一个答案即可) 5．Why does Rose want to come to the zoo again? Have you ever heard of pygmy hippos? Moo Deng is a baby pygmy hippo. She was born in July at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. People like her because she is playful and full of life. Her name, Moo Deng, means “bouncy pork (弹跳猪)”. It is a good name for her fun and lively nature. Moo Deng’s keeper, Mr Nundee, started posting videos of her on social media when she was very young. These videos made Moo Deng famous. People all over the world enjoy watching videos of her running around, playing with her mother, and trying to bite (咬) Mr Nundee in a funny way. Now Moo Deng has millions of fans. Many people share her pictures and videos online. Some companies even use her pictures to make jokes or sell things like makeup and cakes. Her fame (名气) brings many visitors to the zoo. Thousands of people come every day to see her. The zoo made shirts, T-shirts, and pants. These clothes all had pictures of Moo Deng on them and were sold out very quickly. The zoo plans to use the money to help look after more endangered (濒危的) animals. The zoo hopes that more people will learn about these animals and want to protect them in the future. Pygmy hippos are in great danger. Only about 2,500 pygmy hippos live in the wild. They live in the forests in West Africa. Because people cut down trees to make farms and roads, many forests are disappearing. Some people also hunt pygmy hippos for food. This makes it difficult for pygmy hippos to stay safe. The zoo hopes Moo Deng’s fame will help people understand why they should protect these animals and their forest homes. At the zoo, Moo Deng faces some problems. Some visitors throw water or other things at her. They want her to move or play more. To protect her, the zoo now limits how many people can see her and how long they can stay. The zoo is also setting up a webcam (网络摄像头), so people can watch her online anytime—24 hours a day. With this, her fans can watch her playful life, and she stays safe. 1．Why do people like Moo Deng? 2．What does the zoo plan to do with the money from selling clothes? 3．How many pygmy hippos live in the wild? 4．Is it important to protect pygmy hippos? What do you think are the good ways? (Please give two ways.) 进阶拓展训练5篇 阅读短文，完成短文后的问题。 An Experiment Report on Growing Potato PlantsThings prepared: *a potato that has sprouts *a flowerpot with soil *a camera to record progress Observation: Day Six Without much change in the past five days, I finally see some new progress on Buddy as it has grown taller. It’s exciting to see new life like this. I hope Buddy can grow faster. Day Eleven Buddy is getting larger! Three more new sprouts have grown around Buddy! Green leaves have grown on the new sprouts, but they have not fully grown yet. I guess I need to be a bit more patient. Day Thirteen Buddy continues to grow taller. The leaves on the new sprouts have grown a bit. I’m also excited to see more new sprouts that have grown from under the soil. Day Fifteen Finally, the leaves on the other sprouts are 3 cm tall. They’re so green. I hope they will soon grow into new potatoes. What I have learned: It’s really interesting to grow potatoes. During these fifteen days, I have learned that growing potato plants needs plenty of water. If the soil is dry, the potato will fail to grow. I have also learned that the temperature needs to be right. If it is too cold, it won’t grow. I feel that growing plants is just like trying to succeed with anything in life—it takes not only time, but also lots of effort and patience. 1．When do the potato plants start to change a lot? 2．How does the writer feel when she sees the progress of the plant? 3．What do you need to grow potato plants successfully? 4．How is growing plants similar to trying to succeed in life? 5．Do you think this is a good experiment for six-year-old kids? Why or why not? The Fairy Penguin (小蓝企鹅) Fairy penguins are the smallest of all the penguins in the world. They live in Australia, New Zealand and so on. Fairy penguins weigh about one kilogram. They are commonly forty-three centimeters tall. Their back feathers are dark blue and their front feathers are white. Fairy penguins live on land and in the sea. They are very good swimmers but they cannot fly. They mainly eat small fish. Fairy penguins breed (繁殖) on land. The mother penguin lays one white egg at a time. The father penguin sits on the egg. When the baby penguin comes out, the mother and father penguins bring food from the sea to the baby penguin. After two months, the baby penguin can move independently. Fairy penguins are often in danger. Wild animals eat them, people catch them and they have no place to live. If their numbers become too small, these little penguins might leave our world forever. 1．Are fairy penguins the smallest of all the penguins in the world? 2．What colour are fairy penguins’ feathers? 3．What do fairy penguins mainly eat? 4．Who sits on the egg? 5．Why are fairy penguins often in danger? The WWF (世界自然基金会) has warned that climate change is threatening (威胁) the life of the snow leopards (雪豹) in the Himalayas (喜马拉雅山脉). It says rising temperatures cause the natural living places of the big cat to the point that snow leopards could die out. In a new report, it says that up to a third of the areas on the mountain where the snow leopards live could become uninhabitable (不宜居住的). Lots of plants and food the animals need could disappear in warmer temperatures. The WWF said, “The Himalayas area will face danger if we choose not to care about climate change...We will lose the snow leopard.” It isn’t just climate change that is making a serious threat to the future of the snow leopard. Many activities from humans are also adding to the dangers the animals face. Snow leopards are highly needed for their fur and body parts. People are killing the animals for money. The snow leopards are also being killed by farmers when they are trying to protect their animals. As the natural food of the snow leopards is decreasing, the animals are going into human areas to kill farm animals. The result is that the farmers shoot the snow leopards. The WWF reported this result on Friday, which was the first International Snow Leopard Day. 根据语篇内容，回答下列问题。(不超过8个词) 1．Where is climate change threatening the life of the snow leopard? 2．What causes the natural living places of the big cat to the point that snow leopards could die out? 3．How could a third of the areas on the mountain where the leopards live become in the new report? 4．What are people killing the animals for? 5．When did the WWF report the result? 无以代替——宠物狗回归 On August 16, Yellowknife’s 20,000 people had to leave Yellowknife because of a strong wildfire. At 9:15 p.m., Louise, along with her husband, daughter-in-law and her daughter-in-aw’s best friend, got in two cars and a truck with their pet dog, Sedze. Along with their clothes, phones and laptops, they made their way onto the road to Alberta. After driving all night, the tired group set up a camp to sleep for two hours before hitting the road again at 8:00 a.m. But 20 minutes into the second half of their journey, one of Louise’s worst dreams came to life: The group realised that Sedze was not in any of their cars. She was missing. The group came back to their campsite. They believed that they might have left Sedze there by mistake. They looked for Sedze everywhere, but they didn’t find her. Though Louise tried to stay positive (积极的), deep down she feared the worst: either a wild animal killed Sedze or she drowned in a river. After looking for her for 30 minutes, Louise and the others continued the trip south. Later that evening, the group finally arrived in High Level. Louise called her daughter, Jilaine, who lived in another city and told her about the dog. Ten minutes after they hung up, Jilaine ________ in surprise. A man named Ryan Snyder had posted about a dog he found near a bridge online. The dog looked exactly like Sedze! A Louise quickly got on the phone to Ryan. B And she made sure that the dog was surely Sedze. Sedze was alive and well. C While speaking to each other on the phone, they found that they were standing on opposite sides of the same baseball ground. D . “It was the greatest feeling when he brought her over on her leash (牵狗绳) and she hurried to us,” she said. Louise was still surprised at their luck that Ryan found Sedze and helped her get together with her family. Three weeks later, the group returned to their homes in Yellowknife. “If my house had burned (烧毁) to the ground, I could have replaced (替换) it,” Louise said. “But you can’t replace your family or your pet dog.” (素材来源：Reader’s Digest) 根据短文内容，回答问题。 1．Why did Louise leave for Alberta on August 16? 2．What does the underlined word “She” refer to in Paragraph 2? 3．What can you fill in the blank in Paragraph 4? 4．In Paragraph 5, the sentence “In fact, Ryan also arrived in High Level.” is missing. Which blank should we put it in, A, B, C or D? 5．What did Louise think of her pet dog in the last paragraph? 请阅读下面的非连续性文本，根据语篇内容，回答问题。 Living in the forests of Northeast China, the Siberian tiger (东北虎) is the largest cat family in the world. With an average weight (平均重量) of about 200kg and a body length of more than 2 meters, an adult Siberian tiger is the king of the forests. Siberian tigers usually look for food before evening. To better adapt to (适应) the environment, the hair of the Siberian tiger changes with the seasons. In cold winter, the hair will grow longer, and its color will become lighter so that the tiger can better hide in the snow. While in summer, the hair becomes shorter and darker. In the 1950s, because people cut down the trees,             In the 1950s the number of the Siberian tiger decreased sharply.             People cut down trees. To protect the animals, in the 1970s, China began            In the 1970s to set up nature reserves (自然保护区) in places including        ________ Heilongjiang and Jilin.   In 2017, scientists put many cameras in the national parks.         In the 2017The cameras can not only identify wildlife species but also           Scientists did a lot. analyze (分析) the number of animals. In 2022, the number of wild Siberian tigers in China was         In 2022up to 60.                                                  The number grows. China has also done a lot to achieve “harmonious coexistence between man and nature (人与自然和谐共生)”. Lots of people did a lot to protect the nature reserves. Then more and more Siberian tigers are there now. 1．Where do Siberian tigers live? 2．When do Siberian tigers usually look for food? 3．Why does the hair of the Siberian tiger change with the seasons? 4．What can we put in “ ”? 5．What can the scientists use the cameras to do? (One example is OK.) 6．In your opinion, what’s the advantage (优点) of nature reserves? 能力综合实践5篇 In Africa, hippos live in the rivers. One day, Karen walked along a river. She counted the hippos. There were not as many hippos as there had been. It hadn’t rained for a long time. Now there was a bad drought and the river was drying up. The animals that lived near this river had no water or grass. Many of them were dying. People were trying to help other animals. But no one was helping the hippos. The hippos were starving (挨饿). They were coming out of the river to look for food. There was nothing for them to eat. Karen put food in the river. Then, she waited. Hippos are not used to being fed by people. She didn’t know what they would do. The hippos, however, were so hungry that they ate the food. Karen made waterholes, but the river dried up more. So, hippo families had to share one waterhole. Sharing was a problem. The hippo families were not good at sharing. The big bulls began to fight with each other. A hippo was killed in the fight. Karen needed to do something. She wrote letters to people asking for help. Many people sent money to her. Karen had enough money to build a dam (水坝). Now, the hippos had their own space. Karen has watched and taken care of hippos for many years. She knows a lot about them. It is strange, but hippos like licking crocodiles. She has seen hippos pulling prey off crocodiles, too. Sometimes Karen takes people to see the hippos. She tells them that if a hippo charges, they must run fast and climb a tree! Hippos can be very dangerous, but they are important. Their big bodies make tracks (足迹) on land. The tracks help other animals to find the waterholes. Hippos keep the grass short. This helps to make a fire break. Hippos need the rivers. And, the world needs hippos. 1．Why were the hippos starving? 2．What did Karen do to help the hippos at first? 3．How did Karen get the money to build a dam? 4．Why are hippos important for the environment? 5．What should we do to protect the animals? Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)： Pu Cuifen, a villager from Yunnan Province, experienced that an elephant visited his house two years ago. The elephants were harmful to no one, but had com and beans on the farm. The villagers lost nearly 50,000yuan. Earlier than that, villagers would drive away the elephants to protect their crops, which made the animals angry and led to human injuries or deaths. Now the government has helped to pay the money for the crops damaged (损害) by elephants. Such things will help protect the interests of farmers and elephants. The government has also created “dining halls” for the wild elephants to grow their favorite food, such as elephant grass and bamboo. Villagers now simply leave the elephants alone. Yunnan Province is not the only example of protecting wild animals. In Tibet, Migmar used to be a hunter, but now has become a rescuer at the wildlife rescue station of Qomolangma. He and his friends take turns to go around to check there’s no trouble or danger for wild animals every day. The wildlife rescue station was set up in 2019. From then on, they have saved 17 wild animals. During this period, they learned to tie up the animals and clean their wounds, and set them free into the wild when they got well again. “Animals don’t talk, but I can feel their trust. We should protect them,” said Migmar. Examples of taking care of wild animals appear more around us. From damage to protection, people see more changing on human-wildlife relations. Even the simplest change and action can make a change to the world. 1．The elephants were harmless to people in Pu’s village, weren’t they? 2．What happened when the villagers drove away the elephants? 3．Why did the government create “dining halls” for the wild elephants? 4．What topic do the two examples have in common? 5．How do you feel about Migmar and his friends? Please give your reason(s). Here are some of the most popular Walt Disney characters. Do you know them? Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is one of the most famous cartoon characters among kids around the world. He first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. He is popular mainly because he always tries to face any danger though he is like a common man. Donald Duck Donald Duck first appeared in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen in 1934. He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill (喙) and big yellow-orange feet. Donald is known for his bad temper (脾气). He appears in more films than any other Disney character. Goofy Goofy is a dog and is one of Mickey Mouse’s best friends. Goofy is often shown as having little or no intelligence (天分). But sometimes, Goofy is shown as a smart dog, though in his special way. Pluto Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s pet dog. Different from Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, Pluto is not dressed as a human. 1．Which cartoon did Mickey Mouse appear in first? 2．What does Donald Duck look like? 3．Who is Pluto? 4．Do you like cartoons? Why or why not?  (Write 25 words or more.) 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. 请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答下面问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。 The Shy Mimosa Mimosa pudica, or the “sensitive plant”, is known for its special ability. When touched, its leaves fold up quickly, as if it’s shy. This clever trick helps it avoid being eaten by animals—most pests lose interest when the leaves close! Mimosa grows in warm places like forests and grasslands. It loves sunlight and well-watered soil. But today, this plant is in danger. People often pick it for fun, and construction (建筑施工) destroys its home. In some areas, mimosa has become rare. Scientists say mimosa is more than a “shy” plant. Its folding leaves can teach us about plant movement—how plants react to the world around them. Protecting mimosa means saving a small but important part of nature’s diversity (多样性). 1．Why do mimosa leaves fold up when touched? (No more than 10 words) 2．Where does mimosa like to grow? (No more than 15 words) 3．What are the two dangers to mimosa? (No more than 15 words) 4．What can we learn from mimosa’s folding leaves? (No more than 10 words) 5．What can you do to protect mimosa? (No more than 20 words) 8 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 13 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $