牛津英语译林版7下Unit8Pets短文理解提优训练

1、牛津英语译林版7 T Unit 8 Pets短文理解提优训练一. 完形填空AA crow 乌鸦lives in the forest and is very happy with his life. But one day he1a swan天鹅.This swan is so2he thinks, but I am so black. This swan must be the3bird in the world.He tells his ideas to the swan. In fact 事实上the swan answers, T am feelmg that I amdiehappi

2、est bird4Isee a peacock 孑L雀，which has many colours I now5the peacock is the happiest bird.The crow then6a peacock in the zoo and sees that many people come to see him After the people7, thecrow goes to the peacockDear peacock the crow says, you are so8 Every day so many people visit you. Whenpeople

3、see9, they go away at once I think you are the happiest bird in the world.The peacock answers, T10think that I am the most beautiful and happiest bird intheworldBut because of mybeauty 美,people catch 抓me into this11 I find that the crow is the only bird notkept ina cageSo for the past fewdays, I hav

4、e been thinking that if I were a crow, d I could12everywhere happily.Thats our13loo. We always make comparisons 比拟with others and become14.In fact, the one who ishappy with what he is, is the happiest15in the world.LA. catchesB. helpsC. 1 eavesD. secs2. A. whiteB. colourfulC. helpfulD. lucky3. A. cl

5、everestB. happiestC. fastestD. laziest4. A. becauseB. soC. beforeD. after5. A. thinkB. hopeC. askD. talk6. A. invitesB. holdsC. visitsD. feeds7. A. arriveB. comeC. moveD. leave& A. braveB. beautifulC. busyD. noisy9. A. meB. youC. himD. it10. A. neverB. alwaysC. oftenD. usually11. A. forestB. gardenC

6、. parkD. zoo12. A. walkC. singD. swim13. A. abilityB. hurtC. problemD. need14. A. sadB. surprisedC. excitedD. friendly15. A. petB. animalC. friendD. personBPets are our good friends. Dogs are one of peoples favouiite 1 . Some people may feel lonely, so they keep dogs toplay with them. And some peopl

7、e keep dogs as pets2dogs have saved them This is3for Georgia Bradley. Hernew dog Pepper saved her in a beautiful way While the 25-year-old woman visited a beach in Greece 希斤普,she found herselfin an4situation 形势.Two men came to her and invited her to go out with them, Bradley didnt5But suddenly, one

8、of diem caught her ann. Thats when a dog jumped m and6at the strangers P0生人until theyleft her alone. She7me. She must hate noticed something was vrong、Bradley said.When we left to go to the airport, we looked back and Pepper8car. It was heartbreaking 令人心碎的， saidBradley. Some days later, the young wo

9、man96.000 miles back to Greece so that she could adopt H攵养the dog. Thenthe lovely 10 made the UK its home. 4fcIt has been such ail amazing thing/ said Bradley.1 A. foodB. toysC. petsD. games2. A. andB. becauseC. butD. or3. A. trueB. badC. wrong4. A. interestingB. amazingC. funnyD. dangerous5. A. hol

10、dB. agreeC. touchD. believe6. A. lookedB. laughedC. barkedD. surprised7.A. savedB. keptC. taughtD. hurt8. A. looking afterB. running afterC. playing withD. worrying about9. A. ranB. swamC. returnedD. flew10. A. woman B. animalC. manD. boyCMy mum lives alone and works at a hotel. One day, on her way

11、home from work, she saw a1 It was very smalland had white and black hair. At first, she just walked by2 it was a really windy afternoon. But the cat3mymum a long way. It seemed very hungry and4 At last it walked into my mums heart l and lifeA week later, I went to 5 my mum She told me excitedly abou

12、t her little cat. I saw 6 for the first time Itwasnt 7 of me at all, and jumped up onto my lap 大腿.When I 8 its name, it looked at me with its big eyesand said meow to me. It was so cute that I9it right away.This cat makes my mum10 She is always happy with the cat around. She11it very much and gives

13、it fishall the time The cat will stay in the room12it feels cold or just doesnt want to be outside My mum loves it and alwaystries to make it feci13 The cat loves my mum loo. It must15my mum as its mum. It is really attached to 彳衣恋her. It makes her heart full of15and happiness.1 makes me happy too,

14、because I love to see the smile 微笑in mymums eyes1. A. dog2. A. easily3. A. followed4. A. lazy5. A. answer6. A. him7. A. free& A. read9. A. saved10. A. grow11. A. cares about12. A. and13. A. popular14. A. think of15. A. workB. birdB. quicklyB. askedB. coldB. missB. itB. heardB. lovedB. stayB. listens

15、 toB.B. boringB. feel likeB. storyC. catC. usuallyC. thankedC. boredC. joinC. herC. afraidC. calledC. decidedC. moveC. waits forC. ifC. funnyC. play withC. loveD. cowD. beautifullyD. helpedD. busyD. visitD. themD. carefulD. rememberedD. foundD. laughD. shouts atD. butD. comfortableD. look atD. dream

16、二、首字母填空AThe weather turned colder and colder. A swallow 芙罠子was flying to the south for winter. He flew all day long and atnight he arrived in the city. Where can I stay? he asked h141 hope I can find somewhere mce to sleep/ It was thenthat he saw the statue 雕像of the Happy Prince. He was covered all

17、over with thin fine g2. T will stay there/ lie said.Tt is a good place with plenty of fresh air.So he landed just between the feet of the Happy Prince, 1 have a golden bedroom： he said softly to himself as he lookedaround He p3to go to sleep but just as he was putting his head u4his wings 翅膀,a large

18、 drop of water fellon himWhat a s5thing! he said. There is not a single cloud in the sky, and the stars are quite clear and bright, and yet itis r6. The weather in the north of Europe is really badThen another drop f7WHiat is the use of a statue if it cannot keep the ram off me? he saidI must look f

19、or abetter place to stay. He decided to fly away. But before he had opened his wings, a t8drop fell. When he looked up, hesaw Ah! What did he see? The eyes of the Happy Prince were f 9 of tears 眼泪，and tears were r 10 downhis golden face. His face was so beautiful in the moonlight.Who are you? he sai

20、d. 1 am the Happy Prince/ die Happy Prmce answered.BThere is a donkey 驴and a monkey. They are good f1 One day, they find a good place to e2food Thedonkey feels happy and wants to sing a song, b3the monkey tells him not to do that.The donkey thinks singing m 4 him happy and healthy He will sing The m

21、onkey again tells him that if hes5, the guard 看守will come and catch themThe donkey doesn t listen. The monkey says, k Friend, wait a minute. Let m6jump over to the other side of thefence 栅栏“Later, the guard w7up from the dream when he hears the songHe p8up his stick 棍子and goes out. He finds the donk

22、ey and hits 击打it w9the stick.The donkey tries to come to the. monkey. Tlie monkey looks at him and says, I told you that but you didnt 110tome.The donkey feels sorry for not listening to his friendCCamp Zoo is a wonderful place The animals here are very cute They are nice and f1to each othe匚 But Gir

23、affe is&fferent. Why? He is always getting others food. He can do that because he has a long n2.When other animals have nothing to eat, there is always p3of food in Giraffe s place. The other animals feel quitebad. so they plan to do s4. They put a s5at Giraffe door. It s6, Th已 robber 强盗girafie/W7do

24、 you call Giraffe the robber, Nir Lion? a child asks the k8of the animal world The lion answers,Because he takes our food away every day. He is not kind.All the visitors 19at Giraffe. And they stop visiting him. So Camp Zoo sends Giraffe to another zoo Giraffe knowshe is w_10. Iii die nexr place, he

25、 never gets other animals food any more.DIt was Monday. Nirs Smiths dog was h1, but there was not a any meat m the house. So Nirs Smitli took a piece ofpaper, and wrote the following words on it: Give my dog half a pound of meat/ Then she gate the paper to her dog,T2this to die butcher 屠夫and hes gom

26、g to give you your lunch today.H 3 the piece of paper in its mouth, tlie dog rail to the butchers. It gave the paper to the butcher The butcher read itc 4 and knew that it was really the ladys handwriting, so he gave the dog some meat. The dog was very happy, anda5the meat up at onceThe next day, th

27、e dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again A6reading it, he gave ithalf a pound of meat once again.Chi the t7day, the dog came with a piece of paper again. This tune, tlie butcher didnt take a look at the paper, andgave the dog its meat.But tlie dog came again at four o

28、clock. And die same tiling h8once agam. To the butcher s s9, it came forthe third time at six oclock with a tliird piece of paper.He said to hiniself, This is a small dog. W10does Mrs Smith grve it so much meat to eat today?Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

29、 How would he feel after knowing about this?Can you guess?三、阅读理解AFour cows lived in a forest near a meadow 草地.They were good friends and did everything together. They walkedaround together, ate grass together and stayed together, day and night. Because they were always together, they were able topro

30、tect each other from tigers and lions that might want to kill them for food.But one day. the four friends got into a big argument 争论.They couldift work it out and all decided to leave and gotheir own way They each found a new meadow to live in. But a lion soon found them He thought that this might b

31、e a goodchance to kill the cows and enjoy a good meal. One by one, he hunted the cows and killed them until there were none left.The story gives us something to think about. What the cows did not understand is that there is strength 力量in numbers.This is true even for humans 人类.If we stay close with

32、our friends and family members, they can give us the strength to getthrough hard times And in retum we can help them when they are in need themselves1 What didift the four cows do together at first?A. Walk around.B. Give each other strength. C ArgueD. Stay happily together.2. The lions and tigers di

33、dnl kill the cows becauseA. the cows had many good friendsB. the cows always stayed togetherC. they wanted to join the cowsD. they dont eat cows for food3. What did the lion find out?A. The cows were having a big argument.B. There were no cows living in the forest.C. All of the cows were living on t

34、heir ownD. The cows left food in the meadow.4. What does the underlined phrase in the last paragraph mean?A. 有危险时 B.为了报仇C.有需求时 D.作为回报5. What does the story teach us?A. The weak are the food of the strongB Give a hand to those in need.C. There is strength in numbers.D. Its okay to argue with your fri

35、ends sometimes.BDragonflies fly around in the morning or evening of summer, but how much do you know about us?Why are dragonflies in a hurry?Most dragonflies live for only a few months as grown-ups, so we fly around looking for food. The largest dragonfly canfly 40 to 60 kilometres per hour, making

36、us the fastest flying insects 昆虫Important facts1. We have the biggest eyes of any insect. They take up most of our head and make us see ahead, below and behind, all atthe same time Each compound eye 复眼has up to 5, 000 very small eyes2. There are more than 5,000 different kinds of dragonflies.3. You

37、can find us in almost every country of the world.4. We catch other insects and eat them as we fly.5. We are not dangerous to peopleLife cycle 周期We drop our eggs in the water. Our young babies live underwater for many yearsSkilled fliersOur wings 翅膀are very special. Each wing can move on its own or t

38、ogether as a pair.Like helicopters 直升机，wc can hover. That keeps us in the same place in the air. We can hover in the air for up to oneminute.1 Why are dragonflies in a hurry?A. Because they only live for a few weeksB. Because they are busy looking for foodC. Because they are the fastest flying insec

39、tsD. Because they can fly 40 to 60 kilometres per hou匚2. Where can you find out about the dragonflys meals?A. Life cycle. B. Skilled fliers.C. Important facts. D. Why are dragonflies in a hurry?3. Why does the writer use arrows 箭头in the picture?A. To show kinds of the dragonfly.B. To show the area o

40、f the wingsC. To show the size of the dragonfly.D. To show parts of the dragonfly.4. What does the underlined word hover in the last parasraph mean in Chinese?A.起飞 B.盘旋 C.俯冲5. What can we know from the passage?A. Dragonflies are easy to find.C. Dragonflies have three sets of wings.D.飞翔B. Some dragon

41、flies arc dangerous.D. Dragonflies can fly as fast as a helicopter.CEvan. an orange and white fox 狐狸，has a farm. Its Evan s home. His friend, a black and wliite dog, often stays therewith him and they do everything togetlier. Tliey drive Evans farm truck 卡车and play games They read books and have ice

42、cream. But tlieir favourite tlimg is working in Evans yard 院子.In the yard, plants are big and beautiful. But &lends dontalways stay togethcr. One day, the dog dies 死,so Evan loses his best friend. Without his best friend, the yard becomes a sadplace Evan feels so angry that he destroys H皮坏his yardBu

43、t a good place will not stay empty for long. New plants quietly start to grow. One day, Evan finds a small pumpkin vine藤in his yard He starts to look after it. Fall comes and there is a huge pumpkin on the vine in his yardIt is the fair 集市week Evan takes his big pumpkin to the fair. He meets his old

44、 friends there and he enjoys deliciousfood. Best of all, his pumpkin wins him a prize: 10 dollars or a little dog. What does Evan want? You might know the answer.Yes He drives home with the dogDo you know?This is the story of the book The Rough Patch It is a 2021 picture book by US writer BrianLies.

45、 The book won the 2021 Caldecott Medal 凯迪克犬奖绘本大奖.1 Where do Evan and the dog like to stay best?A. In the truck.B. In the yard.C. In the bedroom.D. In the food store2. What does Evan do after his friend dies?A. He destroys his farm truckC. He makes lots of new friends on his farmB. He grows many plan

46、ts in his yardD. He doesnt work in his yard for some time.3. What do we know from the second paragraph?A. Evan is angry to see some new plants,C. Efan is worried that pumpkins can t grow iii his yard.4. What does Evan get at the fair?B. Evan likes the small pumpkin vineD. In fall, Evan finds a small

47、 pumpkin vine in his yard.A. A little dog.B. Some friends.5. The purpose 目 的of the passage is toA. ask us to make friends with dogsC. tell us about a picture bookC. Some money.D. A big pumpkinB. tell us about the Caldecott MedalD. ask us to read picture booksDA salt seller often carried big bags of

48、salt on his donkey s 驴back as he made his way to the market every day On theway there, they had to cross a river. One day, the donkey took a sudden fall into the river. The big bags of salt also fell into thewater. The salt seller didnt notice, but some of the salt dissolved in the water, making the

49、 bags much lighter to carry. Thedonkey realized 意识至ij this and felt much more comfortable on his way to the market.The next day, the donkey did the same thing, but this time, he fell in the water on purpose 故总.Again, the bags werelighter and easier to carry.The salt seller soon found out what was go

50、ing on and decided to teach his donkey a lesson. The next day, he put two bigbags of cotton on the donkeys back. Again the donkey played the same trick, hoping that the bags would become even lighter.But the cotton that fell into the water mstead became very heay to carry. Tlie donkey learned a less

51、on and didnt play tliistrick any more after that day.Sometimes people dont suspect tliat it is their own tricks that lead to disasters 灾难for them.1. The imderlined word 八dissolved meansin the passage.A.溶化 B.漂浮 C漂浮 D.未解决2. The donkey fell into the river again toA. cool himself in the water B. make th

52、e bags lighter C. swim across the river D. find the missing salt3. According to the passage, we can infer 推测that.A. a bag of salt is lighter than a bag of cottonB. the salt seller became a cotton seller at lastC. the donkey learned a lesson and would not drop the salt into the riverD. every time the

53、 donkey crossed the river, he fell into the water carelessly4. The best title for this passage isD. The donkey and the riverA. A clever donkey B. A clever salt sellerC. The donkey carrying saltEWhen he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy and he spent many years in a special hospital for pe

54、ople withmental 心理的health problems.When he left the hospital. Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, the USA Butwhen he was tliere. he did things in a different way. For example, he didn t like the doctor white coats, so he wore shirts withflowers on them when

55、he visited liis patients and he tried to make tliein laugh. The doctors at the medical school didnt likeAdams because he was too different.But Adams believed that people in hospital needed more than medicine He saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried tohelp them as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital and often dressed up like a clown小 11 to make the children laugh.When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital called Gusundheit Institute,together with some other doctors They wanted it to be a place with a d