2024人教版八年级英语上册Unit 4 Amazing plants and animals 讲义（含练习题及答案）

人教版（2024）八年级上册英语Unit4Amazingplants

andanimals讲义（含练习题及答案）

PartoneGrammar

形容词/副词的最高级

一、最高级的含义

1.含义：形容词、副词的比较级用于三者之间的比较，表示最………••…

2.最高级标志词

最高级句子中常含有表示比较范围的介词或；of后面一般接表示一群人或事物

的代词或名词，后面一般接表示单位或场所的名词。

Heistheofall.

LinHongisthestudentinourclass.

二、最高级的变化规则

形容词和副词的最高级的变化

规则变化条件规则例词

long—__________

short—__________

nice—__________

large—__________

单音节词

和部分双

big—__________

音节词hot___________

busy—__________

friendly—_________

部分双音

quickly—__________

节和多音

interesting___________

节词

3.形容词/副词最高级的其他用法：

(l)oneof+the++可数名词复数，意为“最……的……之一

Tomisoneofthe(popular)studentsinourschool.

(2)lhe+序数词+(+可数名词单数+in短语)，意为“(在……是)第儿……的

TheYellowRiveristhesecond(long)riverinChina.

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(3)Which/Who+谓语+A,BorC?

Whichdoyouthinkis(beautiful),therose,thepeony,orthelotusflower?

【真题演练】

一、用括号内单词的正确形式填空

1.Hedescribeshimselfas“ihe(fast)dentistintheworld”.

2.Among(hecountriesaroundtheworld,Americaisoneof(popular)choices.

3.Thesubwayisthe(crowded)placeinacity.

4.Riceisthe(popular)foodforthewholeworld.

5.Theschoollunchhasbecomethe(good)mealforsomechildren.

6.Actually,LiuCixinisthe(famous)sciencefictionwriterI'veeverknowninChina.

7.It'sbelievedthatThailandisoneof(amazing)travelplaces.

8.Itthenhasbecomeoneofthe(value)resourcesinPeru.

9.The(important)andhardestpartistomakesurephonesofdifferentmodelsandbrandsallfit

intheholder.

10.ThestartofthesecondweekendofeveryAugustisthebeginningofAsia's(large)beer

festival—theQingdaoInternationalBeerFestival.

11.Itookoutmylongest,(clean)stockingandputitonmybed.

12.Anditwasconsideredasoneofthe(wonderful)piecesofthe20thcenturyinChina.

13.Hisrecordforsolvingacubepuzzleis8seconds,whichisthe(high)speedinhiscollege.

二、综合练习

1.Studentssometimesthinkotherthingsare(interesting)thanplayingthepiano,sotheygiveup,

too.

2.Ithas(bad)servicethanRenminTheater.

3.Althoughpeopleherecan'tusephones,theylivea(happy)lifethanwedo.

4.Whyishemuch54.(clever)?It'snotfair.

5.Thestudentscangetmoreself-controlled,dobetterinschool,andfeel(happy)fromit.

6.Withhardwork,shealwaysgotAsduringherteenageyearsandworkedeven(hard).

7.1thinkRenminTheateristhebestbecauseithasthebestservice,themostcomfortableseatsandthe

(big)screen.

8.Amongthecountriesaroundtheworld,Americaisoneof(popular)choices.

9.Thesubwayisthe(crowded)placeinacity.

10.Whensheworeit,shelookedmuch(beautiful)thanbefore.

11.Whenweeatourownfood,wefeel(happy)thanever.

12.Riceisthe(popular)foodforthewholeworld.

13.Talentshowsaregettingmoreand(popular)

14.However,inopenwaterswimming,thewaterisoftenmuch(cold),eveninsummer.

15.Thenhepracticedeven(hard)thanbefore.

16.ThetestingstaffsaidIreallysolvedtheirproblemssothattheydidtheirworkmuch(easy).

三、翻译

1.蓝鲸是世界上最大且最重的动物。

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2.世界上最大的陆地动物是井洲象

3.竹子是世界上最有用的植物。

4.它可能是世界上最有趣的植物。

5.我是我们班最勤奋的学生之一。

附：需要+morc/most变比较级/最高级的双直至形容词

序号形容词比较级最好级词义

1.carefulmorecarefulmostcareful仔细的

2.usefulmoreusefulmostuseful有用的

3.helpfulmorehelpfulmosthelpful有帮助的

4.harmfulmoreharmfulmostharmful有害的

5.cheerfulmorecheerfulmostcheerful愉快的

6.peacefulmorepeacefulmostpeaceful和平的

7.successfulmoresuccessfulmostsuccessful成功的

8.gratefulmoregratefulmostgrateful感激的

9.politemorepolitemostpolite有礼貌的

10.quietmorequietmostquiet安静的（也可加-er/-est）

11.commonmorecommonmostcommon常见的（也可加-er/-est）

12.narrowmorenarrowmostnarrow狭窄的（也可加-er/-est）

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ParttwoReadingandLanguagepoints

Unit4SectionBib

WeCan*tLiveWithoutBees

Imagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,

eggs,orchocolate.Howwouldyoufeel?1(disappoint)Angry?Sad?Atthismomentyou

realizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertolive,andbeesareoneofthe

2.(good)examplesofthisconnection.

Beesareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.Ononetrip,theyoftenvisit

50to100flowers.Astheyflyfromoneflower3.another,theytakepollenwiththem.Thisaction

helpsplants4.(grow).Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworld

cannotgrow.Forthisreason,manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthis

planet.

Beesarealsooneofthe5.(interesting)animalsintheworld.Forexample,theyworkhard

together6.(make)theirhomes.Inorderto7.(store)honey,theycreatehoneycombs.

Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadance

totell(heotherswhereandhowfaraway(hefoodis.

Beesarethe8.(important)parioftheecosystemofourplanet.However,thenumberof

bees9.(be)dropping,andscientistsareworried.Theyneedourhelp,andthereisalolwecando.

ThinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinD(animal)onearth.

Notes:

1.disappoint_____________

disappoint—♦adj.一adj.

搭配：对感到失望

2.connect_________________

搭配：_________________

3.thenumberof：___________________

相关搭配：_________________

4.amazing______________

词转：amazing—>adj.—>v.n.

搭配：对.……感到惊奇

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Unit4SectionB3a

TheBlueWhale

Thebluewhaleis1.(large)andheaviestanimalonearth.Itcanweighas

(much)as200tons.Manypeoplelikewatchingbluewhalesswim,andtheythinkitisoneofthe3.

(beautiful)thingstosee.Bluewhalesliveinall4.(ocean)excepttheArcticOcean.

Theyeatalot,buttheyeatsomeofthe5.(tiny)animalsintheocean.Abluewhalecaneat

aroundfourtonsoftheseaday.

Bluewhalescanliveupto90years.Whenabluewhale6.(die)atsea,itbecomesfoodfor

manykindsofanimalslivinginandaroundthesea.Thisfoodlastsforoverayearandithelps

7.(create)alivelyand8.(health)ecosystem.Bluewhalesplayan

9.(importance)roleinourworld,sowemustprotectthem.

Notes:

1.as.

2.oneof：

3.playan...rolein:

翻译:

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Partthreewriting

【写作任务】

假如你是一条蓝鲸，请用第一人称简单对自己的体重、饮食和习性等进行介绍。

内容包括：

体重约200吨

喜欢吃海洋里的小动物

是世界上最大、最重的动物

要求：

词数不少于80；

文中至少使用一处最高级。

【审题指导】

L体裁：__________________

2.人称：_________________

3.时态：_________________

【谋篇布局】理清文章要素，构建文章结构。（三段）

第一段：打招呼+介绍自己，交代自己的世界之最

第二段：介绍体重，饮食，和居住环境（5句左右）

第三段：表达自己的愿望（2句话左右）

【遣词造句】

第一段：打招呼并介绍自己，交代自己的世界之最

大家好，我是蓝鲸，我是世界上最大最重的动物。

第二段：介绍体重，饮食，爱好和居住环境（5句左右）

1）我体重很重,重量可以达到20。吨左右（asas）

2）人门说我是最可爱的动物之一

3）我喜欢游泳，人们喜欢看我游泳。

4）他们认为这是世界上最有美妙的事物之一。

5）我生活在除北冰洋之外的所有海洋中。

6）我最喜欢的事物是海里的小动物

7）我每天吃许多这些小动物

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第二段：表达愿望

1）你喜欢我吗？

2）你能和我交朋友吗？

范文1：

ABlueWhale

Hello,everyone!MynameisBelly,abluewhale.Iamthelargestandheaviestanimalonearth.

IamheavyandIcanweighasmuchasabout200tons,butIlovetoswimforpeopletowatch.They

thinkitisoneofthemostbeautifulthingsforthem.IliveinalloceansexcepttheArcticOcean.My

favouritefoodissomeof(hetiniestanimalsintheocean.1caneataroundfourtonsoftheseanimalsaday.

Besides,IhavealonglifeandIcanliveupto90years.

Doyouloveme,alovelybluewhale?Cometome!

范文2：

TheAmazingDolphin

Dolphinsareoneofthesmartestanimalsintheworld.Theyhavelong,slimbodiesandcanswimupto

60km/h.Whatmakesthemamazingistheirabilitytocommunicatewitheachotherthroughsoundsand

clicks,Dolphinsliveingroupsandhelpeachotherfindfood,Theyalsoprotecteachotherfromdanger,In

manycultures,dolphinsarcseenassymbolsoffriendshipandintelligence.However,somedolphinsarcin

dangerduetowaterpollution.Weshouldtakeactiontoprotecttheirhome-theocean.

Let'sworktogethertokeeptlieseacleansothattheseamazinganimalscanthrive.

【写作练习】

1.海豚(dolphin)一向深受人们的喜爱，然而现在它们面临着严重的生存危机。请你根据以下提示

和要求，以-SavingDolphins"为题，为某中学的英语报“习作园地”专栏写一篇征文稿。

提示：

海豚聪明可爱，是最受人们喜爱的动物之一；

由于人为捕杀和环境破坏等原因，海豚的数量日益减少；

人们应该采取措施保护海豚。

要求：

语法正确，语意连贯，包含提示中所有信息；

80词左右(题目已给出，不计入总词数)。

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2.假如你是王琳，请你根据以下提示，用英语写一份保护大象的倡议书，并将其发表在你校的英语

网站上。

内容提示：

陆地上最大的哺乳动物，可以活到八十岁。

目前数量在减少的原因：①人们砍伐森林，大象逐渐失去家园；②人们捕杀大象，获取象牙。

如何保护它们（不少于三条）。

要求：

语言规范，语句通顺，可适当发挥；

词数不少于90,已给出部分不计入总词数。

参考词汇：哺乳动物mammal

书写区域Goodwritingmakesyourarticlebetter.

Dearschoolmates,

Ibelieveeveryonecanmakeadifference.

WangLin

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PartFourexercise

一、完型填空

(i)

Manypeoplethinkplantsarcquiet.Theycan'ttalk.Theycan'twalk.Andtheycan'tthinklikeus.

21.,theyarewrong.AnewTVshow22.usanewlookatplants.Itshowsthelives

ofplantsandhowplants23..

Plantscompeteagainsteachothertolive.Intherainforests,differentkindsofplantsracefor

24..Only2%ofthesunlightgetstotheforestfloor.Someplantsspread(展开)theirbig

25.toreachlight.Sometreesmaygiveoutsomethingtoprotect(保护)26..

Plantsalsohelpeachother.Waterisveryimportantindeserts.Ifatreefinds27.indeserts,it

willshareitwithotherplants.Ifatomatoplantgetsaleafdisease(疾病),itcantellotherplantsarounditto

becarefulbecauseitwantstheotherplantstobe28..

TheTVshownotonlymakesusamazedattheplantworldbutalsotellsusthatplantsare29..

Plantsaretheneedsofalllife.Theygivefoodand30.toanimalsandhumans.It'stimetolook

afterwildplants.

()21.A.FinallyB.ActuallyC.UsuallyD.Especially

()22.A.describesB.givesC.sparesD.collects

()23.A.sendB.riseC.workD.breathe

()24.A.sunlightB.timeC.rainD.water

()25.A.flowersB.legsC.armsD.leaves

()26.A.ourselvesB.themselvesC.himselfD.itself

()27.A.waterB.foodC.animalsD.plants

()28.A.weakB.shortC.healthyD.tall

()29.A.boringB.badC.easyD.important

()30.A.milkB.airC.moneyD.surprise

(2)

MengLan,livinginBeijingZoo,isapandawithalotofskills.Peoplelovehimsomuchthatthereare

alwaysmanyvisitorsinthezoo.

OnJuly4th,2024,heateacakeand1.hisninthbirthday.Onthatday,therewereabout600

2.waitingtoseehim.Theygavewishestothelovelyanimal.Thepandahasmany3.

stories.In2021,hebecamefamousbecausehetriedtoclimboutofthewallofthezoo.Videosofhisclimb

4.gotpopularontheInternet.Inaveryshorttime,millionsofpeopleknewandfellinlovewith

MengLan.5.thekeeper(饲养员)stoppedhimfromdoingthatmanytimes,hekeptdoingit.A

photo6.thathe“wasstealing”keysfromakeeper'sback.

MengLanoftenshowshis4ikungfuskills”.Hecanjumphighanddosit-ups.

7.,heisgoodatclimbing.Somevisitorsthinkthezooneedstomakethewallsalittle8.

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becauseofhisclimbingskills.

Thispandaalsohasanotherexcellentside.He9.hisfoodwithbirds,andhelpssomeother

smallanimals.Becauseofhiskindnessandnaughtiness(调皮),hehasbecomeastarinthe1()..

Andhehaswonmanyfansonline.uMcngLanalwaysmakesmehappy,“onepersonwrote.

()1.A.celebratedB.preparedC.rememberedD.expected

()2.A.singersB.teachersC.visitorsD.reporters

()3.A.boringB.interestingC.usefulD.sad

()4.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.hardlyD.finally

()5.A.IfB.SinceC.AlthoughD.When

()6.A.foundB.showedC.toldD.spoke

()7.A.AtfirstB.IntheendC.AfterallD.Ofcourse

()8.A.higherB.longerC.shorterD.heavier

()9.A.cooksB.sharesC.picksD.makes

()10.A.parkB.schoolC.centreD.zoo

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[2025陕西渭南期末】

LastSaturday,Iwenttothebeachwithmyfamily.Wehadagoodtimethere.I1.astarfish

(海星)onthebeach.Itwaswhiteandverybeautiful.Aftergettinghomethenextday,Iwantedto2.

aboutstarfish.SoIbegantoreadthe3.aboutstarfishontheInternet.

Ofcourse,starfisharen'treally4..Theyjustlooklikestars.They5.inthesea,

buttheyaren'tfish.Thereareabout1,900differentkindsofstarfishlivingintheseaallovertheworld.

Starfishdon'tliveinfreshwater.Hundredsofstarfisharcofdifferent6..Themostcommon

starfisharered.orangeoryellow.

Starfishcan7.themselveswhentheyareyoung.Youngstarfishcan'tswim.They8.to

findtheirfood.Starfishknowwhattoeatandwherebyusingtheirarmsandlubefeel(管足).Astarfishhas

nchead.A9.starfishhasfivearms.Youcanseemostofthemhavefivearmsonthebeach.But

netallstarfishhavefivearms.Somehavemanymore.Ifanarmfallsoff,itgrowsback.

Becauseofallthesethings,thestarfishismyfavouriteanimalnow.I10.it'sinteresting

andfun.Ilikeitbest.

()1.A.foundB.taughtC.hurtD.advised

()2.A.compareB.followC.learnD.hide

()3.A.numberB.informationC.grammarD.vocabulary

()4.A.sidesB.starsC.risksD.letters

()5.A.leaveB.developC.wishD.live

()6.A.coloursB.milesC.symbolsD.prices

()7.A.lookafterB.lookatC.lookupD.lookfor

()8.A.iniagincB.HK)VCC.coverD.pioduuc

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()9.A.politeB.specialC.commonD.cheap

()10.A.forgetB.scoreC.climbD.think

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Iboughtajasmine(茱莉)plantformyoffice.WhenIboughtit,they1.meitwouldbloom

(开花)andmyofficewouldbefullof2.sweetsmell.Ihadtheplantfortwomonths,andI3.

lookedatit,butthereweren'tanyflowers4.pleasantsmell.Iwasnothappywith

the5.,soIgavetheplanttomyfriendLinda.

Oneday,6.friendMarycalledandinvitedmetoheroffice.7.1walkedin,her

jasmineflowerssurprisedme.Ireachedoutto8.theflcwers.Mary9.someandgave

themtome.Icouldn'thelpsmellingthem.Lostinthe10.smellofonlyahandfuloftheseflowers,I

suddenlyunderstood11..

MaryboughtherplantthesametimeIdid.Ittookayearforherjasminetobloomso12..I

wasnotpatientenough.

Inawaymylifeislikethejasmineplant.1needtobepatientandletthings13..

LastSundayLindatoldmethatshewasgoingabroadthenextweek.Shereturnedtheplanttome.This

timeIamgoing(o14.myjasminetobloom.AndIhavelearntthatwhenwewantsomethingin

ourlife,wchavetobe15..

()1.A.askedB.toldC.questionedD.wished

()2.A.myB.itsC.ourD.their

()3.A.oftenB.neverC.hardlyD.sometimes

()4.A.andB.butC.orD.also

()5.A.serviceB.resultC.actionD.advice

()6.A.othersB.otherC.theotherD.another

()7.A.IfB.WhenC.UntilD.Because

()8.A.breakB.giveC.touchD.take

()9.A.cutB.cutsC.tocutD.cutting

()10.A.commonB.poorC.enjoyableD.interesting

()11.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything

()12.A.loudlyB.beautifullyC.comfortablyD.differently

()13.A.chooseB.happenC.reachD.follow

()14.A.waitforB.careaboutC.laughatD.cometrue

()15.A.excitedB.braveC.happyD.patient

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二、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

(1)

Doyouknowelephants?Theyareoneofthe21.(big)animalsintheworld.Anelephant

hasgotalong22.bignose.Itiscalledatrunk.Theelephantcanuseitstrunk

23.(do)manythings.Itstrunkislikeahand.Withitstrunk,anelephantcanpick24.a

bigtree.Elephantsalsohavebigearsandivory.

Someelephantscanworkforpeople.InIndia,elephantslivewithpeopleandtheyhelppeople

25.(carry)heavythings.Peopleare26.(friend)tothem.

Elephantshave27.(feel)likepeople.Ifanelephantdies,28.(it)family

memberswillfeelsad.Somepeoplegointo29.(elephant)houses.Iftheelephantsdon'tlike

them,theywilldrivethemoutoftheirhouses.

Animalsareourfriends.Butelephantsare30.danger.Weshouldtryourbesttohelp

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【2025湖南长沙质检】

Elephantsareoneofthebiggestmammalsintheworld.Therearetwokindsofelephants,(he1.

(Africa)elephantsandtheAsianelephants.Themain2.(different)betweenthem

isthattheAsianonehasmuch3.(small)ears.TheAfricanelephantusesitsbiggerears4.

(cool)duringthesummer.Theelephantsusetheirfeettofeelthevibrations(震动)5.

theground.

Oneelephanthastwotusks(长牙).Theycanheaslongas2metres.Anadultelephantreaches3to4

metres—manytimestallerthanababyone.Andanadultelephant6.(weigh)about5,000kg.

Adultelephantsspend15to18hoursaday7.(eat)250to300kilosoffood.Elephantscan

liveuptoabout70years.

(they)eyesight(视力)isverypoor.9.don'tbeupsetwiththem.Theelephant

has1().biggestbrainamongthemammalsonland!

(3)

L2024-2025-1附中集团八上期中考试英语】

AtthemusicshowofMid-AutumnFestival,onSeptember17,ateamof46.(talent)young

Chinesemusiciansplayedanoldsong,YourShiningKnight.Thesong47.(be)popularinthe

1990s.Theirhandsheldtraditional,Chineseinstruments(乐器)，includingtheerhu,guzhengandsuona,

makingthesong48.(true)beautiful.Later,theirvideogotover15millionviewsontheInternet.

LiHaoyan,oneofthestarsintheteam,said,“Icanneverget49.(something)fromloud

music.However,traditionalChinesemusicisalwaysreallyexpressive(富有表现力的)andfull50.

feelings.”

“ChinesemusicandoperashaveaspecialbeautysaidZhouMingcong,anotherrisingstar.i451.

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somepeoplemaythinkihey'reold,theirbeautyisliketheDNAinourculture.Andwewillfeel

52.beautyinourmindquietlywhenweheartraditionalmusic.Itshowsussomethingoldbutstill

veryimportanttoday.M

Thesemusiciansarepartofa53.(big)andmorepopularmovement(运动)inChina,

“guofeng”.Andpeoplearebecomingmoreinterestedin“guofeng“music,whichusesideasfromtraditional

culture.

Chineseyoungpeopletodayalsoshowgreatinterestinmakingvideosof^guofeng''style.Thevideos

shownotonlyour54.(country)traditionsofmusic,butalsoitsbeautifulplaces.Andtheyare

bethgettingmoreandmorepopularbothinChinaandaroundtheworld.

Ingeneral,weexpectmoreandmoreChineseyoungpeople55.(share)ourtraditionalculture

aixihistorywithothers.

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[2024-2025-1附中集团八上期中考试英语】

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Doallofushaveatalent?Areyouthe46.(talent)personofall?Orisitpossiblethat

someonehasnotalent?

Everyoneislooking47.theirtalents.Everybody48.(want)tobetalentedbecauseit

canmakethemfeelgreat.Manypeopleoftenthinktheyaregoodatsomethings,butnot49.(true)

talentedinthem.Ifyouareoneofthosepeople,justdevelopthethingsyou'regoodatintoyourtalents.

Tofindwhatyouaregoodat,youcantrynewthings.Forexample,takesomespecial50.

(class)andseeifyoucanhandle(应付).Ortrysomethingnewwith51.friend.Ifyoutry,youcan

expect52.(learn)alot.Andyoumayfindyourselfgoodatcooking,drawing,53.(write)

orplayingsports.Youmayevenfindthatyou'renotonlygoodatonething.Thendevelopthesethings

ycu'regoodatinto54.(you)talents.Soeveiyonehasatalentanditisimpossiblethatsomeone

hasnotalent.

55.almosteveryoneistalented,youneedtofindyourtalentsfirst.Soremember—talents

don'tcometoyou;youfindthem.

三、五选五/四根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

(1)

Thelionisthesecondlargestlivingcatintheworld.31.Mostlionsliveintheeasternand

southernAfrica.Lionscanliveforabout10to17yearsinthewild.

Lionsspendmuchoftheirtimelookingforfood.Theyarcnotactiveforabout20hourseveryday.They

spendabouttwohoursadaywalking.32.

Lionseatmeat.Theyarestronganimals.Theycancatchandkillsmallanimalseasily.Theycanalsokill

otherpredators(捕食性动物).33.

Malelionsandfemalelionsdodifferentjobs.Femalelionslookforfoodfortheirfamilies.Theyusually

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lookforfoodbecausetheyaresmaller,fasterandmoreagile（敏交的）thanmalelions.34.They

stayathomeandwaitforthefemalelionstoreturn.

Lionshavetheloudestroar（吼叫声）ofallthebigcats.Infact,aroarcanbeheardabout5milesaway.

35.Aroarisanimportantwaytocommunicatewitheachother.Eachlionhasitsownroar.Not

allroarsarethesame,buttheyareallanimportantpartinalion'ssociallife.

A.Theyalsospendabout50minuteseating.

B.Forexample,theycankillwilddogseasily.

C.Theyoftenroaratnightorintheearlymorning.

D.ThelargestoneistheSiberiantiger.

E.Themalelionsusuallystayandwatchtheiryoungbabies.

（2）

Thelionisthesecondlargestlivingcatintheworld.31.Mostlionsliveintheeasternand

southernAfrica.Lionscanliveforabout10to17yearsinthewild.

Lionsspendmuchoftheirtimelookingforfood.Theyarenotactiveforabout20hourseveryday.They

spendabouttwohoursadaywalking.32.

Lionscatmeat.Theyarcstronganimals.Theycancatchandkillsmallanimalseasily.Theycanalso

killotherpredaiors（捕食性动物）.33.

Malelionsandfemalelionsdodifferentjobs.Femalelionslookforfoodfortheirfamilies.Theyusually

lookforfoodbecausetheyaresmaller,fasterandmoreagile（敏捷的）thanmalelions.34.They

stayathomeandwaitforthefemalelionstoreturn.

Lionshavetheloudestroar（吼叫声）ofallthebigcats.Infiict,aroarcanbeheardabout5milesaway.

35_Aroarisanimportantwaytocommunicatewitheachother.Eachlionhasitsownroar.

Notallroarsarethesame,buttheyareallanimportantpartinalion'ssociallife.

A.Theyalsospendabout5（）minuteseating.

B.Forexample,theycankillwilddogseasily.

C.Theyoftenroaratnightorintheearlymorning.

D.ThelargestoneistheSiberiantiger.

E.Themalelionsusuallystayandwatchtheiryoungbabies.

（3）

Howdoanimalsliveinthecoldwinter?Theydomanydifferentandamazingthingstogetthroughthe

winter.

Someofthem^migrate（迁徙）”.Thismeanstheytraveltootherplaceswheretheweath