牛津译林版八年级英语上册Unit5 Wild animals单元话题阅读理解练习（含解析）

Unit5Wildanimals

单元话题阅读理解练习

（2022秋•江苏盐城•八年级统考期中）

Leopards（豹）liveinmanypartsoftheworld,fromSiberiatoAfrica.Theyhaveaverybeautifulyellowskin

withlargeblackspots.Theyliveforabout15yearsandeatsmallmammalssuchaszebras,monkeys,and

aniclopes（羚羊）.Theysleepforabout12hoursaday.Leopardsarcverysolitary（独处的）animals.Theydon'tlike

tolivewilhothers.Theyspendmostoftheirtimebythemselvesintrees,wheretheywailuntilasmallanimal

passes.Theyjumpontheanimalandthenciragitupintothetree,wheretheyeatit.

Likemanyanimals,leopardsaredisappearingbecausepeoplehuntthem.Theykillthemfortheirbeautiful

coats.TheSinaileopard,forexample,fromEgypt,isnowprobablyexlinct（绝种的）.

1.Howlongdoesaleopardusuallylive?

A.Fiftyweeks.B.Fifteenmonths.C.Twelvedays.D.Fifteenyears.

2.Whydopeoplehuntleopards?

A.Becausetheykillleopardsfortheirmeat.B.Becauseleopardsattackpeopleallthetime.

C.Becauseleopardsaredangerous.D.Becausetheykillleopardsfbrtheircoats.

3.WhichsentenceisNOTTRUE?

A.Leopardshavebeautifulfur.B.Leopardseatanimalsandplants.

C.Leopardssleep12hoursaday.D.TheSinaileopardisprobablyextinct.

（2022秋•江苏扬州•八年级统考期末）TheAustralianKoalaFoundationsaysAusiraliahaslostabout30

percentofitskoalasover（hepastthreeyears.Thenumberofkoalasisgettingsosmallbecauseofthelossof

livingspace,andbeingkilledbycars,aswellasdyingfromillness.TheFoundationsaysdroughts,wildfiresand

developmentprojectsalsoplayedapartinthedropinthekoalapopulation.Theyarecallingonthegovernmentto

domoretoprotecttheenvironment.

Thegroupsaysthekoalapopulationhasdroppedtolessthan58,（X）（）thisyearfrommorethan80,000in2018.

Th?stateofNewSouthWales,wherethenumbershavedroppedby41percent,lostmorekoalasthanotherplaces.

Deborahlabart,leaderoftheAustralianKoalaFoundation,saidonlyoneareainthestudywasthoughtto

havemorethan5.000koalas.Someareaswerebelievedtohaveasfewas5or10.Tabartsaidthecountryneedsa

koalaprotectionlaw.Sheadded,uWhatwe'reworriedaboutisplaceslikewesternNewSouthWales.Thedrought

overthelasttenyearshasjusthadthisresult—riverswerenearlydryforyears.Asaresult,riverredgumplants,

whicharcthelifebloodofkoalas,died.”

ThelossinNewSouthWalesbecamemoreseriousafterlargeforestareasweredestroyedbywildfiresinlate

2019andearly2020.Andsomeof(hoseareasalreadyhadnokoalas.

Landclearingbyroadbuildershasalsodestroyedthekoala'senvironment.thinkeveryonegetsit,we've

gottochange.Butifthosemachineskeepworking,thenIreallyfearfbrthekoalas/'Tabartsaid.

4.ThestateofNewSouthWaleshaslostofitskoalapopulationthisyear.

A.about30%B.about40%C.about50%D.about60%

5.WhichofthefollowingdisastershappenedfirstinthestateofNewSouthWales?

A.Drought.B.Flood.C.Wildfires.D.Earthquakes.

6.ThereportertellsusaboutthefactofthekoalasinAustraliamainlyby.

A.showingsomepicturesB.listingsomenumbers

C.playingsomevideosD.usingotherreports

7.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.HowAustralianKoalaFoundationworks.

B.Whythenumberofkoalasisgettingsmaller.

C.Whatactionpeopleshouldtaketoprotectkoalas.

D.Whatthenumbersofkoalasindifferentstatesarc.

(2022秋•江苏扬州•八年级统考期末)Usuallywethinkgiantpandasarefatandslow-moving,butagiant

pandainBeijingZoomaychangemanypeople'sideas.

Thepandabecamefamousonlineforsuccessfullybreakingthroughthefenceinfrontofthevisitors.Asan

onlinevideoshowed,itfirstwalkednearthefencearound11:30a.m.onWednesdaymorning.Itsteppedonthe

decorationsin(hefenceandthensteppedoverthefence.Thefenceisabout2metershigh,and(heareawhere(he

pandaclimbedoutwasanon-visitingarea,anditisabouta2metersawayfromtheareaforvisiting.Thenthe

giantpandastoodonthetopofatwo-meter-highwallbutseemedtobeunsureaboutwheretogo.Hisfunny

actionswerefilmedbypeopleontheground.Luckily,zooworkersarrivedattheplaceverysoon,askedthe

visitorsaroundtoleaveandattractedthepandabackintohishousev/ithfood.

ThezoosaidinaWeibopostonWednesdayafternoonthatthepandaisnamedMengLan,whichisanactive

malepandainBeijingZoo.Althoughthepandahappilyreturned,thesafetyoftheareawillbeimproved."It'sjust

acne-timeadventure.^^thezoosaidinthepost.Andtheyalsowarned:"Ifthepandaescapes,donotwatch.The

moreyouwatch,themorefearitwillhave.Thenitmaybecomeangry,notsogentle.,,ThegiantpandaMengLan,

a"famousstar“inthezoo,wasborninJuly2015attheChengduResearchBaseofGiantPandaBreedingin

SichuanProvince.Hewastransferred（oBeijingZooinSeptember2017andmetthepubliclater.

8.Whatdocstheunderlined"ii”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thefence.B.Thevisitingarea.C.Thewall.D.Thenon-visitingarea.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"transferred''standfor?

A.Born.B.Mel.C.Moved.D.Tied.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcandescribeMengLan?

A.Helpful.B.Helpless.C.Active.D.Inactive.

11.Afterreadingthepassageweknow.

A.MengLandoesn'tgetusedtothelifeinBeijingZoo

B.peoplecouldvisitMengLaninBeijingZooinJuly2017

C.MengLanclimbedoutwiththehelpofothergiantpandas

D.thepeoplearoundshouldn'tfilmwhenMengLanclimbedout

（2022秋♦江苏宿迁•八年级南师附中宿迁分校校考期末）ZhalongisanaturereserveinHeilongjiangin

northeastChina.Itisoneoftheworld'smostimportantwetlands.TheareaprovidesIbodandshelterfbrwildlife.

Itisanidealhomefbrdifferentkindsofplants,fishandbirds.

ManybirdslivecomfortablyinZhalongNatureReserveallyearroundwhilesomeonlystayforashorttime.

Therearemanyfishinthewetlandsandthebirdscaneasilycatchthemforfood.ZhalongNatureReserveisan

importantlivingareafortherarered-crownedcranes.Therearcnotmanyrcd-crowncdcranesintheworld.Some

ofthemliveinZhalong.

Somepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.Thismeansthatthere

willbelessandlessspacefbrwildlife.

Moreandmorebirdsareindangerbecausetheydonothaveenoughlivingspace.Manyofthemdied.The

ChinesegovernmentwantstoprotecttheseendangeredbirdsandtheycanbesafeinZhalong.

EveryyearalotoftouristsgotoZhalongtowatchbirds.ThisyearmembersofourBirdwatchingClubare

goingtostudythedifferentkindsofbirdsinZhalongandthechangesintheirnumbers.Thestudybeginsnext

However,polarbearswilldieoutsoonbecauseofpeople.Therearconly20,000to25.000polarbearsinthe

world.Thosepolarbearsleftaretryingtosurvive（生存）（oday.Thenumberofthemisbecomingsmallerand

smallerbecauseofthelossofseaice一polarbearsmostlyliveintheseaice,notthelandice.Thisishappening

becauseofglobalwarming.Besides,theyalsohavetofacepollution,huntingandsoon.

Somepeopledon'tcare,butotherpeoplewanttosavetigers,fightforgiantpandasandsavepolarbears.Join

themandtrytomake（heworldabetterplacefbrthosebeautifulandlovelyanimals.

16.Accordingiothepassage,whatproblemsarcpolarbearsfacing?

A.Sleepingandhunting.B.Pollutionandglobalwarming.

C.Foodandthelossoflandice.D.Badsenseofsmellandpollution.

17.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Polarbears'fiiriswhite.

B.Polarbearshaveagood,happylife.

C.Polarbearscanhavemorethanthreebabiesatatime.

D.It'sharderfbrpolarbearstofindfoodinthedaytimeinsuirmcr.

18.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Toleipeopleknowwhypolarbearsareindanger.

B.Toshowthenumberofpolarbearsisgettingsmaller.

C.Totalkaboutpolarbearsandaskpeopletoprotectthem.

D.Totellpeoplethatpolarbearswillsoonhavenowheretolive.

（2022秋•江苏南京•八年级统考期末）Tigersarcstronganddangerousanimals.Butnowtheyarcindanger.

Therewereeightkindsofwild（野生的）tigersintheworldbefore.Butduringthe20lhcentury,onlyfive

wereleft.ThenumberofwildSiberianligers（东北虎）wasabout300,butnowitisabout22.They'reindanger

ofdyingout.Ifwedocsnothing,wewon'tbeabletoseethemaftertentotwentyyears.

Tostoppeoplefromkillingtigers,andtomaketigersmore,theWorldWildlifeFund（世界自然基金会）

startedtoprotectwildtigers.Chinaandanothertwelvecountriesjoinedit.

However,it,snotenough.Rememberthatnatureisafoodchain（食物链）.Ifwchurtandkilltoomanycows

andpigs,tigerswilldieoutbecauseofhunger（饥饿）.Sothemostimportantthingistosavetheanimalsthat

tigerseat.Toprotectthewildtigers,weneed（ocallon（号召）morepeopletostopeatingandkillingwild

animals.

19.Duringthe20（hcentury,kindsofwildtigerswereleft.

A.threeB.fiveC.eightD.twenty

20.ThenumberoftheSiberiantigersreduced（减少）about.

A.5%B.7%C.93%D.30%

21.Wildtigerswillbeindangerofdyingoutwithout.

A.treesB.grassC.peopleD.cowsandpigs

22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Therearcabout22wildSiberianligersnow.

B.TherearetwelvecountriesintheWorldWildlifeFund.

C.Wildtigersfeedonpigsandcows.

D.Weneedloprotectthewildtigers.

23.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.whyandhowweprotectthewildtigers

B.peopledoeseverythingtheycouldtoprotectthewildtigers

C.thewildtigerswilldieoutaftertentotwentyyears

D.themostimportantthingistosavetheanimalsthattigerseat

（2022秋•辽宁大连•八年级统考期中）Theyareanimalsthatlivein（hesouthoftheYangtzeRiverinChina.

Theyhavehardscales（鳞）.Theyeatantsandhelptoprotecttreesintheforest.TheyareChinesepangolins（中华

穿山甲）.

ExpertssaythatChinesepangolinsarcfunctionallyextinct（功能性灭绝）.Thismeanstheycannot

reproduce（繁衍）inthewild.Theycannolongerplayanimportantroleintheecosystem（生态系统）.

Accordingtoanationalwildlifesurvey,therewereabout60,000Chinesepangolinsindifferentplaces,

includingYunnanandZhejiang,inthe1990s.Sincethen,thisnumberhasgonedownby90%becauseofpoaching

（偷猎）,smuggling（走私）andhabitatloss（栖息地丧失）.

Chinaisnowthinkingaboutupgrading（升级）itspangolinprotectioneffortstothehighestlevel,Xinhua

reported.Bydoingthis,thegovernmentwouldprotectthemasmuchasgiantpandas.

Thismeanspeoplewouldonlybeabletosellorusepangolinproductsincertainsituation,suchasfor

scientificresearch.Theywouldalsoneedapproval（批准）fromtheStateCouncil.

24.Chinesepangolinseatintheforest.

A.birdsB.treesC.antsD.grass

25.Whichofthefollowingcanyouputin?

A.However,theyaren'tourfriends.B.However,theyarcindangernow.

C.However,theyarebadforourhealth.D.However,wecan'tseethemanymore.

26.ThenumberofPangolinsbecamesmallerbecauseof

a.poachingb.smugglingc.thelossoftheirhabitatd.lessfood

A.abcB.abdC.D.bed

27.WhatwillChinadotoprotectpangolins?

A.Movethemioadiffcrcniplace.B.Seithemfreein(hewild.

C.Stopusingthemtodoscientificresearch.D.Upgradetheirprotectionlevel.

（2022秋•云南昭通•八年级校联考期末）Weliveontheearthandweshare(heearthwithplantsand

animals.However,someanimalsarsindanger.

ChinesetigersliveinthesouthofChina.Theyaretheoldest:ypeoftigersintheworldandtheyeatsmall

animals.Theyareindangernow.Somepeoplekillthemfor(heirfurandbones.

Bluewhalesliveintheocean.Theyarethelargestanimalsin(heworld.Theyarelargerthanelephants.But

theyfeedonthesmallestseaaniiruds.Theyareindanger,too.Becausesomepeoplemaketheoceandirtyand

othersevenkillthemfortheirmeat.

Chinesepeopleregardpandasasthe“nationaltreasure''inChina.However,pandasarcalsoindangernow.

TheyliveintheforestsandmountainsofSouthwestChina.Theyfeedonbamboo.Theyhavelessandlesslandto

liveon.Theyarebecomingfewerinnumber.

TherearethreekindsofgoldenmonkeysinChina,includingChuan,Dian,Qiangoldenmonkeys.Theylive

inmountainsandforests.Theyusuallyliveonhighplaces.Theyfeedonwildfruitandbamboo.Theyalsolike

eatingbirdeggs.Theyhavelongandgoldenhairanditcanhelpthemkeepwarm.Theyareindangerbecause

peoplecutdowntoomanytreesandtheirhomeisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.

28.WhydosomepeoplekillChineseligers?

A.Fortheirfurandbones.B.Fortheirmeat.C.Fortheirhair.D.FOJ-theirhearts.

29.Wheredobluewhaleslivein?

A.Ontheland.B.Intheocean.C.Intheforests.D.Inthemountains.

30,Whatdopandasfeedon?

A.Smallanimals.B.Wildfruit.C.Seaanimals.D.Bainboo.

31.Howmanykindsofgoldenmonkeysare(hereinChina?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

32.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Chinesetigers.B.Thenationaltreasure.C.Animalsindanger.D.Theearth.

（2022秋•山东德州•八年级校联考期中）Whensomeonespeaksofextinct（灭绝的）animals,youmay

thinkofdinosaurs（恐龙）.Butnowmanyotheranimalsarebecomingfewerandfewerinnumber.Theseanimals

mightdisappear（消失）fromtheearthverysoon.Takealookatthefollowinganimals.They'reallindangerof

exiinciion.

TheAfricanElephant

TheAfricanelephantisacleveranimal.Ithasagoodmemory（1己|乙力）.Butpeoplekillitforitstusks（长

牙）.HalfoftheAfricanelephantshavedisappeared.

TheAfricanLion

TheAfricanlionhasnowheretolivebecauseofwars（战争）insouthernAfrica.Besides,huntersand

fannersoftenkillthem.

TheTortoise

Georgeisatortoise.ItisthelastPintaIsland（平塔岛）gianttortoise.Itwasfoundin1971.Nowitlivesata

researchstation.Itcanstillliveforanother200years.Butitisthelastoneofthisspecies（物种）oftortoise.

TheTadpoleShrimp（蝌蚪虾）

Maybeyou'veneverseenatadpoleshrimp.Thisisoneoftheoldestspeciesontheearth.Peoplehavefound

theminfreshwaterpoolsonfourcontinents（洲I）.Atadpoleshrimpcanonlylivefortwomonthsorless.

33.PeoplekillAfricanelephantsfortheir.

A.meatB.tusksC.skinD.livingplaces

34.Accordingtothepassage,whyaretheAfricanlionsindangerofextinction?

A.Peopleoftenkillthem.B.Theyhavenothingtoeat.

C.Theyareeatenbylargeranimals.D.Theycanonlylivefortwomonthsorless.

35.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatGeorge

A.is200yearsoldB.wasbornin1971

C.isthenameofascientistD.isthelasttortoiseofitsspecies

36.Thetadpoleshrimp.

A.wasfoundedonfourcontinentsB.livesataresearchstationnow

C.istheoldestspeciesontheearthD.isindangerbecauseofaspecialillness

37.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thenumberofsomeanimalsisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.

B.Alltheanimalsintheworldareindangerofextinction.

C.Atadpoleshrimpcanlivefor200years.

D.Africanelephantshavenowheretolive.

参考答案:

1.D2,D3,B

【分析】本文主要介绍了豹的生活习性、生活区域、体貌特征、寿命、生活条件、目前所面啼的处境等。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“Theylivefbrabout15years”可知，豹的寿命大约在15年左右。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段“Theykillthemfortheirbeautifulcoats.”可知，人们捕杀豹是为了获取美丽的皮

毛，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第一段“ealsmallmammalssuchaszebras,monkeys,andantelopes”可知，豹以吃小动物

为食，没有提到植物。故选B。

4.B5.A6.B7.B

【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚考拉数目逐渐减少，是由于生存环境的失去和人为的破

坏等原因C

4.细节理解题。根据“ThestateofNewSouthWales,wherethenumbershavedroppedby41percent,lostmore

koalasthanolherplaces.”可知，新南威尔士州的考拉数量减少了的40%。故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据“Thedroughtoverthelasttenyearshasjusthadthisresult—riverswerenearlydryforyears.

Asaresult,riverredgumplants,whicharethelifebloodofkoalas,died.”可知，干早发生在十多年前。又根据

“ThelossinNewSouthWalesbecamemoreseriousafterlargeforestareasweredestroyedbywildfiresinlate

2019andearly2020.”可知，野火发生在2019年末，2020年初。洪水和地震文章没有提到，因此苜先发生

在新南威尔士州的是干旱。故选A。

6.细节理解题。根据“Thegroupsaysthekoalapopulationhasdroppedtolessthan58,000thisyearfrommore

than80,000in2018.“以及“saidonlyoneareainthestudywasthoughttohavemorethan5,000koalas.Some

areaswerebelievedtohaveasfewas5or10.“可知，文章用具体的数字来说明考拉数量的变化。故选B。

7.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了澳大利亚考拉数目逐渐减少，是由于生存环境的失去和人为

的破坏等原因。故选

8.D9.C10.C11.D

【分析】本文讲述了动物园里的一只大熊猫“逃跑”的经历。

8.词义猜测题。根据“andtheareawherethepandaclimbedoutwasanon-visitingarea,（这个大熊猫爬出来的

区域是一个非参观区域）“可知，it指代非参观区域。故选D,

9.词义猜测题。根据“wasborninJuly2015attheChengduResearchBaseofGiantPandaBreedinginSichuan

Province.HewastransferredtoBeijingZooinSeptember2017andmetthepubliclater.”可矢口，它出土于2015

年，2017年到北京与公众见面,所以画线词transferred,意为“转移年故选C。

10.细节理解题。根据"ThezoosaidinaWeibopostonWednesdayafternoonthatthepandaisnamedMengLan,

whichisanactivemalepandainBeijingZoo."nJ知，熊猫孟兰是北京动物园里一只活跃的熊猫。故选C。

11.推理判断题。根据"Ifthepandaescapes,donotwatch.Themoreyouwatch,themorefearitwillhave.Then

itmaybecomeangry,notsogentle「可以推知，当熊猫孟兰逃出来的时候，周围的人不应该在拍摄视频了。

故选Do

12.A13.D14.B15.D

【分析】本文主要介绍了扎龙自然保护区及保护区内的鸟类受到的威胁，并号召人们行动起来，保护濒临

灭绝的鸟类。

12.细节理解题。根据"ZhalongNatureReserveisanimportantlivingareafortherarered-crownedcranes.There

arcnotmanyrcd-crowncdcranesintheworld.”可知世界上的丹顶鹤小多。A项表述错误，故选Ao

13.细节理解题。根据“Moreandmorebirdsarcindangerbecausetheydonothaveenoughlivingspace.“可知

越来越多的鸟类濒临灭绝是因为它们的生存空间越来越少，故选Do

14.主旨大意题。根据“Wehopethisinformationwillhelpthemunderstandandmakethemactively:akeactionto

protectwildlife.”可知本文写作目的主要是号召人们积极保护野生生物。故选B。

15.最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了扎龙自然保护区及保护区内的鸟类受到的威胁。符合题意的是D项。故

选D。

16.B17.D18.C

【分析】本文是一篇健康环保类阅读，文章主要讲了北极熊的一些介绍以及北极熊变少的原因，并呼吁大

家要拯救北极熊。

16.细节理解题。根据“Thisishappeningbecauseofglobalwarming.Besides,theyalsohavetofacepollution,

huntingandsoon.”可知，因为全球变暖，此外他们还必须面对污染、狩猎等。故选B。

17.推理判断题。根据"Duringsummer,polarbearssleeplonger,becausetheyarcabletofindtheirfoodmore

easilyatnight.”可知，在夏天，北极熊睡得更久，因为它们在晚上更容易找到食物。由此推知，在夏天的白

天，北极熊很难找到食物。故选D。

18.主旨大意题。本文主要讲了北极熊的一曲介绍以及北极熊变少的原因，并呼吁大家要拯救北极熊。故

选C。

19.B20.C21.D22.B23.A

【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要说的是野生东北虎的生存现状以及防止东北虎灭绝的措施。

19.细节理解题.根据第一段“Therewereeightkindsofwild（野生的）tigersintheworldbefore.Butduringthe

20thcentury,onlyfivewereleft”可知,在20世纪,剩余的老虎种类只有五种了。故选B。

20.推理判断题.根据第二段“ThenumberofSiberiantigers（东北虎）wasabout300,butnowitislessthan22.”

最初东北虎的数量是300,现在少于22只，东北虎减少的数量是300-22=278,因此东北虎减少的比例为

278/300*100秒93%。故选C。

21.细节理解题.根据第四段“Ifwehurtandkilltoomanyco