Unit 5 Wild animals单元分层练习 2026-2027学年译林版英语八年级上册

Unit 5 Wild animals单元分层练习

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、翻译

1．________ n. 北极熊

2．________ adj. 某种，某些

3．________ vt. & vi. (使) 降低；扔下；掉下

4．________ vt. & vi. (使) 融化

5．________ n. 蓝鲸

6．________ adj. 印度 (人) 的

7．________ n. 危险

8．________ n. 灾难

9．________ n. 污染

10．________ n. 疾病

11．________ 有危险

12．________ 在陆地上

13．________ 一条很长的路

14．________ 在星球上

15．________ 符合标准

16．________ 在过去

17．________ 违反法律

18．________ 受伤

19．________ 比之前

20．________ 空气污染

二、完成句子

21．政府正在努力帮助它们，现在已经有法律保护它们。

Our government is working hard to help them, and now there are ________ to ________ them.

22．Many wild animals are in danger now. (改为同义句)

Many wild animals are ________ ________ now.

23．大熊猫是世界上最受欢迎的动物之一。

Giant pandas are ________ ________ the ________ popular animals in the world.

24．We should do something to help wild animals.（改为同义句）

We should ________ ________ to help wild animals.

25．熊猫宝宝很容易生病和死亡。

Baby pandas ________ ________ ________ and die.

26．结果，熊猫可能没有地方住或没有足够的食物吃。

________ ________ ________, giant pandas may not have a place to live or enough food to eat.

27．由于保护工作的努力，野生动物的数量正在慢慢增加。

________ ________ the protection efforts, the number of wild animals is ________ slowly.

28．People cut down many trees, so animals are losing their homes. (改为同义句)

Animals are losing their homes ________ ________ people cutting down many trees.

三、选词填空

用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，每词或短语仅用一次。

seldom, choice, better, cut down, powerful, build

Tigers are beautiful wild animals and they live in the forests.

This kind of animal is really     29    . Its body is full of energy. Tigers once lived in many parts of our country. They     30     walked out of their living areas. But things began to change when people     31     too many forests. To live well, they didn’t have a     32     but to look for food by themselves.

Now our country is     33     safe nature reserves (保护区) for tigers. More people realize it’s important to save them. With     34     places to live, we hope these amazing animals will always live healthily and safely.

四、阅读理解

①Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. Male (雄性的) giraffes can grow to a height of about 5 metres. If you live in a house with two floors, an adult giraffe can look into your bedroom window on the second floor. Standing on long legs, giraffes have the longest neck of all animals. The neck of a giraffe can be 2. 4 metres long.

②Giraffes love to eat leaves. With their great height, giraffes easily eat leaves from the tops of trees. Giraffes always get enough food because no other animals can get the same food that giraffes like. Most of the time, you will find giraffes eating. But they don’t drink much water. They get most of the water from the leaves they eat. And giraffes don’t sleep much. They just take short naps while standing up.

③Giraffes are beautiful animals. They have a beautiful coat that has large brown spots (斑点) on a white background (底色). There are many different kinds of giraffes all over Africa. Each kind of giraffe’s spots are a little different in shape. A giraffe’s coat helps it to blend in (融入) with the environment in which they live and it is hard for tigers or lions to find them.

④This is all I know about giraffes. Would you please share another kind of animals?

35．Which word best describes giraffes?

A．Fast. B．Big. C．Tall. D．Heavy.

36．What can we know about giraffes’ sleep habit?

A．They sleep all night. B．They sleep all afternoon.

C．They sleep for a short time. D．They sleep most of the day.

37．Why do giraffes have a spotted (有斑点的) coat?

A．Because the coat makes them beautiful.

B．Because giraffes live all over Africa.

C．Because the coat can keep them warm.

D．Because the coat helps them keep safe.

38．What does the underlined word “naps” mean?

A．Sleeps. B．Breaks. C．Meals. D．Breaths.

39．What’s the structure of this passage?

A． B． C． D．

五、任务型阅读

Life in the African Savanna

The savanna is a vast grassland in Africa. It is home to many amazing wild animals. Here are four of them.

Giraffes are the tallest animals on Earth. They can reach up to 5.5 metres tall! Their long necks help them eat leaves from the tops of trees. They have beautiful spotted coats that help them hide in the light and shadow of the trees. A giraffe’s heart is very big — it weighs about 11 kilograms!

Cheetahs are the fastest land animals. They can run up to 110 kilometres per hour. Their bodies are built for speed — they have long legs, a flexible spine, and a long tail for balance. Cheetahs usually hunt during the day. Their black tear marks under their eyes help reduce the sun’s glare.

Zebras are known for their black and white stripes. No two zebras have the same stripes! Scientists believe the stripes may help confuse predators or keep insects away. Zebras are very social animals and live in large groups called herds. They communicate with each other through sounds and movements.

Lions are the kings of the savanna. They live in groups called prides. A pride usually has about 15 lions. The female lions do most of the hunting. They work together to catch large animals like zebras and wildebeests. Male lions protect the pride and its territory.

The savanna is full of wonders, but many of these animals are facing problems. Climate change, habitat loss, and