八年级下册英语牛津版Unit5 Save the endangered animals（B卷提升能力）原卷版

八年级下U5Savetheendangeredanimals测试卷（B卷·提升能力）【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________考号：___________温馨提示：本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。第Ⅰ卷选择题语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分。Withtheirlongtusks(象牙),elephantslookstrong.However,itisthisfeaturethatmakestheanimalendangered.Manyofthem___1_____fortheirtusks.Thecrafts(工艺品)maketheirtusks 2pricelessgoodsthattheyarepopularamongrichpeople.Studiesshowthatelephantsarelivingunder 3conditionsthanexpected.Theelephants’tusksareactuallypartoftheirteeth.Oncetheteeth arelost ,they___4____nevergrowback.Losingthetuskwillnotkillthem,buttheymayfind 5 difficulttoprotectthemselves 6danger,liftthingsandget7food.Whatreallymakeselephantsendangeredisthewaytheylosethetusks.Usually,tomeetthedemandforivory(象牙),somepoachers(偷猎者)kill___8____elephantsandcuttheirfacesopentoremovethetusks. 9 humanbeingskillelephantsforbestivory,anincreasingnumberofAfricanelephantshave____10_____evolved（进化）intoelephantswithouttusks,inordertosurvive.11 arestillkilledforivory.Accordingtotheexperts,overthelastdecades,thepopulationofAfricanelephants 12from10millionto400,000.Ifthepoachingcontinues,Africanelephantswilldieoutin20years.Toprotecttheelephants,13organizationcalledTNC(TheNatureConservancy)heldanactivity“IvoryonlyBelongstoElephants”online.Userswatchedthevideosaboutelephantpoachingonline,andexpressed14theywouldliketosayaboutprotectingelephants.Besides,withtheeffortsofTNCandlocalAfricangovernments,lawsareused 15 ivorytradingtostopmoreelephantpoaching.1.A.kill B.killed C.arekilled D.werekilled2.A.very B.such C.so D.sucha3.A.difficult B.themoredifficult C.mostdifficult D.moredifficult4.A.can B.should C.must D.need5.A.this B.it C.that D.one6.A.from B.without C.for D.of7.A.them B.themselves C.their D.theirs8.A.health B.healthy C.healthier D.healthily9.A.Because B.If C.Becauseof D.When10.A.slow B.slowly C.slower D.moreslowly11.A.Another B.Theothers C.Others D.Theother12.A.havedropped B.dropped C.drop D.hasdropped13.A.the B.a C./ D.an14.A.that B.how C.what D.when15.A.punishing B.topunish C.topunishing D.punished二、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）Countinganimalsinthewildisahardjob.Ifyoucan’t_____16_____howharditcanbe,trycountingallofthebirdsinaparknearyou.Thedifficultyofcountingdoesn’tstoptheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureResources,though.Thisgrouppublishes（公布）alistoftheworld’sendangeredanimalandplantspecies.Peoplefromallovertheworldworkwiththeunionto_____17____andcountendangeredanimals.Countingendangeredanimalsishardbecausesomeanimalsaresofewthatevenscientists____18_____everseethem.Otheranimalsliveinsuchlargeareasthatfindingthemisalmost____19____withoutmoderntechnology.Herearetwowaysscientistscountendangeredanimals.TheFloridapanther（豹）hasasmall____20____.Onlythirtytofiftypanthersareleftinthe_____21_____.Scientistsusedogstofindthemout.Afterfindingapanther,scientistsputaradiocollar（无线电项圈）arounditsneck.Airplanesthenpickupsignals（信号）fromthecollar.Thesignalalso_____22____ifthepantherisrestingormoving.Humpbackwhalesareanotherkindofendangeredanimals.Scientistslookforhumpbackwhalesbyusingunderwatermicrophones（麦克风）,whichrecordthewhales’_____23____.Photographsofwhales’tailsthenhelpscientistsidentify（辨别）whales.Likehumanfingerprints,eachhumpback’stailhasdifferentmarks.Tailphotographshelpscientistsidentify,count,and___24___whalesastheyswimthroughtheoceansoftheworld.Therearemany____25____tocountanimals,butthemostimportantistomakesureakindofanimalsdoesn’tdieout.16．A．agree B．imagine C．mention D．remind17．A．lookfor B．lookout C．lookup D．lookat18．A．usually B．certainly C．probably D．hardly19．A．simple B．impossible C．valuable D．unusual20．A．organization B．difference C．population D．competitions21．A．park B．zoo C．water D．wild22．A．shows B．sees C．draws D．thinks23．A．smell B．songs C．feelings D．weight24．A．catch B．lead C．follow D．train25．A．suggestions B．chances C．opinions D．reasons三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AOnThursday,UncleMaxcalledTom,“Tom,Iwaswonderingifyou’dliketogocampingwithmethisweekend.”Tomsaid,“I’mnotsure,UncleMax.Whydoyouwanttogocamping?”“Well,Iamgoingtowriteastoryaboutendangeredanimalsforthepaper.IthinkitwillhelpwithmywritingifIgouptothemountains.Ijustwon’tgetafeelfornatureifIstayinmyapartmentinthecity.”“Sure,I’llgowithyou,”Tomsaid,“Don’tforgetyourcamera.”“Iwon’t.”UncleMaxsmiled.OnSaturdaymorning,UncleMaxandTomgotanearlystart.Aftertheyputupthetent,theysatdowntorelax.“Itseemshardtobelievethatanimalscouldbeindangerinplaceasbeautifulasthis,”Tomsaid.“You’reright,”UncleMaxsaid.“That’swhymystoryissoimportant.Inthepast,uncontrolledhunting(捕猎)wasthemainreasonforanimalextinction(灭绝).Butnow,manywildanimalsinourcountryareprotectedbylaws.Theselawslimithunting.”“Whyaresomeanimalsindangernow?”Tomasked.“Someoftheirhomesaredestroyed(破坏)bypollution.Also,thelandisusedforhomes,farms,andhighways.Thatleavesfewerplacesforanimalstolive.Sosomelandhastobeleftasnationalparksforwildlife,”saidUncleMax.“I’mgladyouinvitedme,”Tomsaid.“Ijustdidn’tknowhowmuchanimalsdependonus.Ithinkyourstorywillhelpallofus.”26．WhydidUncleMaxgocamping?________A．Torelax. B．Toexercise. C．Tohelpwithhiswriting. D．Totakephotosofnature.27．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“limit”inParagraph7meaninChinese?________A．限制 B．接受 C．解决 D．鼓励28．InUncleMax’sopinion,whyaresomeanimalsindangernow?________A．Becausepeoplehuntthemalot. B．Becausetheycan’tfindenoughfood.C．Becausetheirhealthisdestroyedbypollution. D．Becausetherearefewerplacesforthemtolive.29．WhatdidTomthinkofthestoryUncleMaxwouldwrite?________A．Perfect. B．Helpful. C．Successful. D．Humorous.30．What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?________A．Toshowhowtowriteastory. B．Totellhowtobuildnationalparks.C．Toadvisepeopletogocampingonweekends. D．Toencourageustoprotectendangeredanimals.BAsweallknow,thegiantpandaisasymbolofChina.Andpeopleallovertheworldlikethiscuteanimal.Duringtheseyears,ourgovernmenthastakenactiontoprotectit.Thankstoourgovernmentsefforts,theanimalisgrowinginnumberandalreadynotontheendangeredspecies(物种)list.However,itdoesn’tgofarenough.Nowthegovernmentistryinghardtohelpmoregiantpandasliveinthewild.Notlongago,twogiantpandas,BaXiandYingXue,caughtmanypeople'seyesbecausetheybecametheeighthandninthpandastobesentbacktothewild.BaXiandYingXuewerebothtwoyearsold.TheywerebornatWolongHetaopingWildTrainingBaseandhadgottheback-to-naturetrainingsincetheywereborn.BaXi’smother,XiMei,taughthimhowtoclimbtreeswhenhewasjustfourmonthsold.AndYingXue'smotherstartedbringinghertotheforesttofindfoodwhenshewaslittle.Aftertwoyearsoftraining,theygrewwellandlearntbasicsurvival(生存)skills.Expertsallagreedtosendthembacktonature.Onthedaywhenthetwopandasleft,aceremony(仪式)washeldatLizipingNatureReserveandmanyreporterswereinvitedtoexperiencetheimportantmomenttogether.BaXiandYingXuelefttheircages(笼子)andquicklyranintothebambooforest.WiththeGPSputonthem,expertssaidtheywouldkeepaneyeontheiractivitiesandstudyhowwellthetwopandaswouldgetusedtothewildlife.31.Howmanypandashavebeensentbacktothewildsofar?A.8. B.9. C.10. D.11.32.WhotaughtBaXitoclimbtrees?A.YingXue. B.XiMei. C.Theexperts. D.Thetrainers.33.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingsarethepandas’survivalskillsEXCEPT__________.A.findingbamboos B.climbingtrees C.livinginforests D.leavingthecages34.WhatisthepurposeofputtingtheGPSonBaXiandYingXue?A.Tohelpthemliveinthewild. B.Tofollowandprotectthem.C.Toshowushowtheyliveinthewild. D.Tobringthemtotheforesttofindfood.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.PeopleallovertheworldpayattentiontoBaXiandYingXue.B.BaXiandYingXuehavethesamemother.C.BaXiandYingXuewouldgetusedtothewildlifewell.D.Thegiantpandalikeslivinginthewildbetter.CWhenpeoplethinkoftigers,theythink:stronganddangerous.Butnow,thebiganimaliscallingforourhelp.Therewereonceeightkindsoftigersintheworld,butthreediedoutduringlastcentury.Inthelast70years,thenumberofSiberiantigers(东北虎)hasgonefromasmanyas300tosomewherebetween18and22.TheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)startedaprogramrecently.Itisabouttoputanendtotigerpoaching(非法狩猎)andsavewildtigers.China,togetherwith12othercountries,hasjoinedin.Theaimistodouble(使…加倍)thenumberofwildtigersinthenexttenyears.AccordingtoresearchbyChineseofficersandtheWWF,theSiberiantigerisalreadyoneoftheworld'smostendangeredanimals."Ifthegovernmentdoesn'ttakeanyaction,it'squitepossiblethattherewillbenomoreSiberiantigersinChinain10to20years,"saidZhuChunquan,directorattheWWF'sBeijingoffice.Wildanimalssuchasthereddeer,sikadeer(梅花鹿)andwildboar(野猪)arethetigers'mainfood.Thepoachingoftheseanimalsisthegreatestthreattotigers.Traps(陷阱)arealsoathreat.InOctober,thepeopleofMishan,HeilongjiangfoundadeadSiberiantigerwithawire(金属丝)arounditsneck."VolunteersfromtheWWFremovetrapseveryyear,butthefactisthatwecannotclearallthetrapsourselves,"Zhusaid.Themostimportantthingpeoplecandoistosavetheanimalswhichtigerseat."Toprotectthetigers,weneedtocallonmorepeopletostopeatingwildanimals."36.Whataretigerslikeinpeople'seyes? A.Lovelyandfriendly. B.Lovelybutdangerous. C.Strongbutfriendly. D.Stronganddangerous.37.Howmanykindsoftigersareleft(剩余)intheworldnow? A.11. B.8. C.5. D.3.38.WhydidtheWWFstartaprogramrecently? A.Itwasstartedtostoppoachingandsaveanimalsindanger. B.Itwasstartedtostoppoachingandsavewildtigers. C.ItwasstartedtocallonmorecountriestojoinintheWWF. D.Itwasstartedtocallonmorecountriestoprotectanimals.39.WhichofthefollowingisthereasonwhythenumberofSiberiantigersisbecomingsmallerandsmaller?①thepoaching②traps③people'seatingofwildanimals④fewervolunteers A.①②④ B.①③④ C.①②③ D.②③④40.Theword"threat"inParagraph5means

inChinese. A.威胁 B.方法 C.狩猎 D.征兆DDuringtheIceAge,themammoths(猛犸象)livedbothinAsiaandAmerica.Butbyabout4,000yearsago,thelargeandhairyelephantshaddisappeared.Somescientistswanttoclone(克隆)amammoth,andthefirstneedissomemammothDNA.Since1900s,scientistshavebeendiggingupremains(残骸)ofmammothsinthecoldground.Somestillevenhavetheirskinandhair.Unluckily,evenwhenit'sfrozen,DNAstillcan’tbekeptverywell.Itstartstobreakapartsoonafterananimaldies.ScientistshavefoundplentyofmammothDNA-butit'salljustshortbits(零碎)andinamess.ModernAsianelephantsarecousinsoftheancientmammoths.TheirDNAisabout99%thesame.Still,thataddsupto70milliondifferences.Butifwecouldchangetheelephant’sDNAintheplacesthataredifferentcouldwemakemammothDNA?SomeresearchersatHarvardaregivingitatry.Theyhavegotout14bitsofDNAinelephantbloodcellsthathelpmammothsstand(抵御)thecold.Itseemedtowork.Butthey'reonlyworkingwithgroupsofcells,notawholeanimal.Thereisstillalongwaytogobeforecloningamammoth.Evenifscientistscouldcloneamammothorotherdisappearedanimals,woulditbeagoodidea?Itmightbecooltoseeareal,livingmammoth.Butwouldsuchananimalbehappy,withnoothermammothsaround?Whowouldteachithowtobeamammoth?Thereareimportantquestionsfortryingtobringbackanydisappearedcreature.Cloningisexpensiveandoftenfails.Wouldthemoneybebetterspentonsavingendangeredanimalsthatarestillalive?41.WhathappenedtomammothDNA?A.Stayedthesame. B.Brokeapart. C.Gotlonger. D.Disappeared.42.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutmammoths?A.TheystilllivedontheEarth400yearsago.B.Theylookedthesameastodayselephants.C.TheylivedbothinAfricaandAsia.D.Theywerelargerandstrongerthantoday'sAsianelephants.43.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A.TherearelotsofdifferencesofDNAbetweenmammothsandmodernAsianelephants.B.ThescientistsatHarvardhavealreadyclonedamammoth.C.ItisnoteasytocloneadisappearedanimalthoughtheirDNAisclosetosomeanimals.D.ThescientistsaregoingtoputtheDNAofstandingcoldinanotheranimal.44.Whatisthewritersopinionaboutcloningmammoths?A.Itisagoodideatoclonemammoths.B.Thescientistsshouldtrytocloneotherdisappearedanimalsinsteadofmammoths.C.Weshouldprepareabetterplaceformammothstoliveinthefuture.D.Weshouldpaymoreattentiontoendangeredanimals.45.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inastorymagazine. B.Inacartoonnewspaper.C.Onasciencewebsite. D.Inafashionreport.第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据短文内容，将下面A---E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使得补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。Mostanimalshaveverygoodeyesight._____1____Butsomeanimalshavetinyeyesandverypooreyesight.Sohowdotheyhuntforfood?____2___Butifyoulookatcertainbats,youwillseetheyhaveextra-largeearsthatmoveeasily.Scientistsnowknowthatbats“see”byusingwhatwecall“echolocation(声定位)”.Hereishowitworks.____3____Theysendoutsoundwavesthathitobjects.Batsnotonlyhearecho,butalsoareabletotellhowfarawaytheobjectis,andinwhatdirection.____4_____Sothebatsareabletousetheechotolocatetheobject.Scientistshavelearnedthatbatsuseecholocationtohitaninsectwithsoundwaves,understandwhereitis,andcatchitinthemid-air!____5___Insomeexperiments,scientiststhrewsmallrocksinfrontofbats.Thebatssentoutsoundwavesand"saw"therocks,butdidnottrytoeatthem.Somehow,batsareabletotellbytheechoeswhetherornottheobjectissomethinggoodtoeat!A.Batsmakeasoundthathumanscannothear.B.Somebatshaveverysmalleyes.C.Theyusethiseyesighttohuntforfood.D.Allofthishappenssoquickly,eventhoughitisfarawayfromtheobject.E.Batsaresogoodatdoingthisthatitisalmostimpossibletotrickthem.第2卷写作（共30分）第一节、短文填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）Xiujuanstartedhelpingherfatherwhenshewasyoung.Shesoonshowedagreatloveforthesewhitebirds,Shebecamegoodat1.r___________them.WhenXiujuanwas21,shegotajobatanaturereserveinJiangsuProvince.Ifabirdbecamesick,shetookgood2c_________ ofitandstayedwithiteverydayuntilitwasstrong3.e_________toflyInSeptember1987,oneofthebirdswentmissing.Xiujuanwasvery4w_________ .Shelookedforitdayandnightfortwodays.Onthesecondnight,whileshewaslooki