北京民族團(tuán)結(jié)中學(xué)八年級英語閱讀理解專題一、八年級英語下冊閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練1．閱讀理解

Welcometo"ShareIdeas"!I'mTonyBrown.ThisisProfessorLiraHeisascientist.Hehasmanyexcitingideasaboutlifeinthefuture.Let'slistentowhathehastosay!

"Ithinkinthefuture,travellingwillbemuchcleanerandsafer.Mostcarswillrunonsolarenergy（太陽能）.Therewillbelesspollution.Thecarswillbedrivenbycomputersandtherewillbenoaccidents（事故）.Allofthecomputerswillworktogetherwithradiosignals（信號）."

"Ialsothinkthatpeoplewillbeabletogobacktothepastthroughatimetunnel（隧道）.Iftheydosomethingwrong,theywillbeabletogobackanddoitagainandtrynottomakethesamemistake."

"Houseworkwillbecomemucheasierbecauseyou'lljusttellarobottodoit."

"Inthefuture,peoplewillbeabletotalkwitheachotheronthephonemoreeasily,andyou'llbeabletoseethepersonyou'retalkingtoonthescreenofthecellphone."

Whatdoyouthinklifeinthefuturewillbelike?Sendusaletter.

Ouremailaddress:shareideas@.

Seeyounexttime!（1）WhatareProfessorLin'sideasabout?A.

Travelinthefuture.

B.

TVprogrammes.

C.

Lifeinthefuture.

D.

Futuretelephones.（2）ProfessorLinthinksthatcarsmightbedrivenby

.A.

radiosignals

B.

computers

C.

solarenergy

D.

policemen（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoProfessorLin?A.

Therewillbenocaraccidents.

B.

Peoplewon'tgetsick.C.

Robotswillhelppeopledohousework.

D.

Peoplewillbeabletogobacktothepast.（4）Ifyouwanttoshareyourideas,whatwillyouprobablydo?A.

CallProfessorLin.

B.

TelephoneTonyBrown.C.

Buynewcarsrunningonsolarenergy.

D.

Sendthememails.2．閱讀理解

TechengIsland（特呈島）liesinthesoutheastofZhanjiang.Thevillagersthereusedtomakealivingbyfishing.Butnow,mostofthemmakemuchmoneybydoingbusiness.Theybelievethattheirislandisagiftfromnatureandtheygivethankstoiteveryday.In2003,PresidentHuJintaocametovisittheislandandpointedoutthatthegovernmentofZhanjiangshouldtaketheislandintoa"civilizednewecotourismisland"（文明生態(tài)旅游新海島）.Sincethen,theislandhasopenedanewpageinhistory.

Today,theislandhasbecomeapopularplacefortourists.Ittakesyouabout15minutestogettherebyboatfromMaxiePier（碼頭）nearHaibinPark.Butitisajust8-minuteboatridefromZhanjiangPortPier.Intheresort（度假村）,youcannotonlyenjoythefantasticsightsbutalsohavealotofinterestingthingstodo,likewalkingonthebeach,visitingthemuseumandenjoyingthedeliciousseafood.Thebestwaytorelaxyourselfistoenjoythehotsprings（溫泉）there.

WelcometoTechengIsland!It'saplacetovisit!（1）HowdidthevillagersonTechengIslandmakealivinginthepast?A.

Bydoingbusiness.

B.

Byenjoyingthefantasticsights.C.

Byfishing.

D.

Bygivingthankstonature.（2）Whenhastheislandopenedanewpageinhistory?A.

In2003.

B.

Since2003.

C.

Nobodyknows.

D.

Inthepast.（3）HowlongdoesittaketogettherebyboatfromZhanjiangPortPier?A.

8minutes.

B.

15minutes.

C.

Alongtime.

D.

23minutes.（4）Thehotspringscanhelpyou________.A.

enjoythesights

B.

relaxyourself

C.

eatseafood

D.

visitthemuseum（5）TechengIslandisaplace________.A.

thatliesinthewestofZhanjiang

B.

whereallthevillagersliveapoorlifeC.

thatyoungpeoplemayfindboring

D.

thattouristsliketovisit3．閱讀下面的材料，然后從各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中選出一個最佳答案。

HaveyoueverpaidattentiontotheAirQualityIndex（空氣質(zhì)量指標(biāo)）orAQIreportedinthenewspaper?TheAQIhelpsusunderstandwhattheairqualityaroundusmeanstoourhealth.TheAQIusescolors,numbersandwordstotellusabouttheair.Let'sseewhatthesecolorsandnumbersmean.ColorsNumbersHealthword（s）WhattodoGreen0-50GoodJustenjoythecleanair!Yellow51-100Moderate（適中）Airqualityisfineformostpeople.Orange101-150UnhealthyforsensitivegroupsActivechildrenandadultswithlung（肺）diseaseshouldspendlesstimeoutdoors.Red151-200UnhealthyPeoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldn'tspendtoolongtimeoutdoors.Everybodyelseshouldtrytospendlesstimeoutside.Purple201-300VeryunhealthyPeoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldnotspendanytimeoutdoors.Everybodyshouldtrynottogooutside.（1）IftheAirQualityIndexis________,theairqualityisgoodformostpeople.A.

orange

B.

red

C.

purple

D.

yellow（2）The________AQInumbersare,the________airqualityis.A.

bigger;better

B.

bigger;nicer

C.

smaller;better

D.

smaller;worse（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

IftheAQInumberis140,theAQIcolorwillbered.B.

IftheAQIcolorispurpletheairisthebestforpeople.C.

Peoplewithlungdiseaseareverysensitivetotheair.D.

TheAQIcan'thelppeopleknowtheairquality.4．閱讀理解

TonyWheelerwasborntotravel.Hisfatherworkedforanairline.Forthefirst16yearsofhislife,Wheelerandhisfamilylivedinmanycounties.

Intheearly1970s,TonymetayoungwomannamedMaureen.Soontheygotmarried.Beforegettingjobs,TonyandMaureenwantedtotravel.Theytookayear-longtripfromEngland,throughAsia,toAustralia.Onthetrip,theyvisitedplaceslikeIran,Indiaandsoon.

WhenTonyandMaureenarrivedinAustralia,peopleaskedmanyquestionsabouttheirtrip.Toanswerthesequestions,WheelerwroteabookcalledAcrossAsiaontheCheap.Thebooktoldpeopleaboutdifferentcountriesweather,customs,andplacestosee.Butunlikeothertravelbooksofthattime,TonyWheeler'sbookalsotalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidn'tgo.Healsowroteaboutspecialthingstoseeandtodo.Thebookwasverypopular.

TonyandMaureenstartedacompanycalledLonelyPlanet.Theywentontraveling.Theywrotebooksforeachplacetheyvisited.Today,800peopleworkforLonelyPlanet.Thecompanyhasover650books.TonyWheeler,thegreattraveler,stillwritesabouttravelstomanyplacesandwillbringusmoresurprises.（1）TonyWheelerwrotethebookAcrossAsiaontheCheapto______.A.

makemoneyforhisnexttrip.B.

tellpeopleabouthisnewcompanyC.

drawpeople'sattentiontohisfamilyD.

answerpeople'squestionsabouthistrip（2）AcrossAsiaontheCheapwasdifferentfromothertravelbooksofthattimebecause______.A.

itwaslongerandmorepopularB.

itwasthefirsttravelbookintheworldC.

ittalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidnotgoD.

ittalkedaboutacountry'sweatherandcustoms（3）WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTonyWheeler'scompany?A.

Hisfatherstartedit.B.

Itisanairline.C.

Hundredsofpeopleworkforit.D.

Ithasnobooksabouttraveling.（4）Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.

agreattravelerandhisbooksB.

atourofdifferentcountriesC.

agreatwriterandhisfamilyD.

differentkindsofcompanies5．閱讀理解

Sarawassittinginthekitchengoingoverthepartylistwithhermother.TheexamswereoverandSarawantedtoinviteherfriendsforapartyandhavefun.

"Sara,aren'tyougoingtoinviteAda?"hermotherasked.Adahadbeenherbestfriendsincechildhood.

"Mother,youknowIamnowamemberofPurpleGirlsClubandwehavesomerulesaboutpeoplewecanbefriendswith."Saraansweredinalowvoice.

"Really?Andwhataretherules?"hermotheraskedinsurprise.

"Well,onlyveryprettygirlscanbepartofourgroup.AndAdaisso...youknow...dark."

"Ican'tbelieveit."hermothersaidangrily.

AsSaraleftthekitchen,herfathercalledherfromthelivingroom.Sarawenttoherfatherandgotnervouswhenshesawtheexamreportinhishands.

"Sara,whathashappenedtoyourgrades?Youhavefailedinmath."herfathersaid.

Sarahadnoanswer.ThetruthwasthattheactivitiesofPurpleGirlsClubleftherwithverylittletimeforstudies.

"Sara,itsaysthatyoucantakepartinsupplementaryexams.Ifyourgradesdon'timprovethen,I'llcancelyourtriptoSpaininthecomingholiday."

SarawenttoherroomandcalledGina,theleaderofPurpleGirlsClub.

"Gina,canyouhelpmetocompletemynotesbeforetheexams?"

Ginajustsaid,"Exams?Whocaresaboutexams?"

Onebyone,shecalledallherfriendsintheclubbutnooneseemedtocareorwantedtohelpher.ThenSarathoughtofAda.SheknewAdawouldhelpher.ShealsoknewAdahadbeenhurtbyher,butAdasaid,"Ifyouneedanyhelp,justletmeknow.Wecanstudytogethertillyourexams."

NextMonday,asthetwofriendsenteredtheschooltogether,Ginacalledout,"Sara,youknowourclubrules.Youcan'tbefriendswiththosewhodonotbelongtoourclub."

"Gina,Ihaveanewruleaboutfriendship."Sarareplied,"AndI'vedecidedtoleavetheclub."（1）AfterSarabecameamemberofPurpleGirlsClub,shechoseafriendaccordingtoaperson's____________.A.

grades

B.

looks

C.

usualactivities

D.

favoritecolors（2）Sarabecamenervousaftergoingtoherfatherbecause____________.

A.

shedidn'tdowellinherexamsB.

hedidn'tallowhertogotoSpainC.

shehadtoleavePurpleGirlsClubD.

heaskedhertoimprovehergrades（3）FromthepassageweknowthatAdais____________.A.

Silly.

B.

Rude.

C.

Kind.

D.

Beautiful.（4）WhydidSaraleavetheclubatlast?（請用約30-50個詞回答）6．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Youmaynotrealizeitbutyouaredoingmuchmorethanjuststudyingwhenyouareatschool.Schoolisalsotheplacewhereyoulearntogetonwellwithpeople.Butthisisnotalwayseasy.Whatcanyoudoifyoujustdon'tlikeoneofyourclassmates?

Ifyoudiscover（發(fā)現(xiàn)）thatyouhaveproblemsgettingonwithyourclassmatesorfriends,themostimportantthingtolearnistolerance.Toleranceistheabilitytorealizeandrespectthedifferencesinothers.Wecannotchangethewaythatotherpeopledo,soitisimportanttolearntolivehappilywiththem.

Tolerancewillmakeeveryonegetonbetterwitheachother.Gettingtoknowsomeonemayhelpyouunderstandwhyhedoesthingsdifferently.Somethingdifferentdoesnotexactlymeanthatitisbad.Toleranceteachesustokeepatemperate（溫和的）andopenmind.

Youneedtorememberanoldsaying,"________."Ifyoutoleratesomething,itdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetolikeit.Nooneisaskingyoutochangewhoyouareorwhatyoubelievein.Toleranceisjustthatyoushouldrespectthedifferencesinothersandnottrytomakethemchange.

Itisimportanttopracticetolerance,becauseitwillmakeeveryone'slifeeasier.Learntoacceptpeoplefortheirdifferentabilitiesandinterests.Theworldisverydifferent,andpracticingtoleranceinyourownschoolandcitycanhelpmakeadifference.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"respect"meaninChinese?A.

期望

B.

仰慕

C.

尊重

D.

拒絕（2）Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeputintheblank"________"inParagraph4?A.

AfriendwithoutfaultswillneverbefoundB.

TreatothershowyouwanttobetreatedC.

BetweenfriendsalliscommonD.

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed（3）Thispassageistryingtotellus________.A.

what'simportantforastudentB.

whatstudentsshoulddoatschoolC.

howtotreatpeopledifferentfromusD.

howtogetotherstodothingsintherightway7．閱讀理解

Manybirdsintropical（熱帶的）forestsarecolorfulandbeautiful.Ifyoulovebirds,youcan'tmissthem.TheToucanPlace:inthesouthofAmericantropicalforestFood:fruitandinsectsThebodylength:25inchesTheToucanhasa7.5-inchlongcolorfulbeak（鳥喙）.Theyusuallymaketheirnestintreeholesandliveingroupsof6.Theylay2-4eggsayear.TheMacawPlace:inthecenterandsouthofAmericantropicalforestFood:nuts,seedsandfruitThebodylength:12-40inchesTheMacawisamemberofthewell-knownparrotfamily.Theyliveingroupsof10to30.Theyarecleverandfamousfortheirspeakingability.Thereareonly17differentkindsofMacaw.TheManakinPlace:inMexico,Argentina,ParaguayandBrazilFood:somesmallfruitThebodylength:7-15cmThereareabout60kindsthroughthetropicalforests.Thebeaksofthemareshort.Theylooksmallandcute.Theyusuallylaytwoeggseachtime.（1）TheToucanisfamousforits

.A.

bigeyes

B.

longbeak

C.

shortlegs

D.

colorfulbody（2）WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheMacaws?A.

Theyareonekindofparrots.B.

Theyliveingroupsofsixtoten.C.

Theirbodyisabout60incheslong.D.

TheyliveinthewestofAmericantropicalforest.（3）WhatfooddoestheManakinliveon?A.

Nuts.

B.

Seeds.

C.

Fruit.

D.

Insects.8．閱讀理解

"Well,we'reinournewhouse.Let'sgetanewpettogetalongwithit,"MrsBrownsaidtoherhusband.

"Thatsoundslikeaprettygoodidea,"heanswered."Doyouwanttoseetheadsinthenewspaper?"

"Let'sgototheanimalshelter.Manypetsthereneedhomes.SincetomorrowisSaturday,webothcango,"shesaid.

ThenextmorningtheBrownsmetMrSnowattheanimalshelter."Wewanttobesurethatthepetsheregotogoodhomes,"MrSnowsaid,"soIneedtoaskyousomequestions."

Aftertheytalkedforawhile,theBrownsdecidedtogetasmalldog.Itwouldn'tneedabighouseorabigyard.Asmalldogwouldbarkandwarnhimifsomeonetriedtobreakintotheirhouse.AfterMrSnowgavetheBrownsabookonpetcare,theychoseoneandwantedtotakeherhomerightaway.Buttheanimaldoctorhadn'tcheckedheryet.SoMrSnowtoldthemtoreturnonSunday.

OnSundayafternoontheBrownswenttotheanimalshelter.Theanimaldoctorsaid,"Shadowhashadallofhershots.Shewillbehealthy."TheBrownsthankedthedoctorandtookShadowhome.（1）Fromthereadingwelearnthat

.A.

theBrownsneverhadapetbeforeB.

theBrownsknewaboutShadowfromthenewspaperC.

ShadowwasasmallandhealthydogD.

MrBrowndidn'tquiteagreewithhiswife（2）Theanimalshelterinthereadingmeans

.A.

aplacetosellsmalldogs

B.

aplacetokeephomelessanimalsC.

aplacetostudyanimals

D.

aplacetosellbooksonpetcare（3）MrSnowaskedtheBrownssomequestionsto

.A.

seeiftheyhadmovedtoanewhouse

B.

findouthowrichtheBrownswereC.

knowwherethey'dkeeptheirnewpet

D.

makesurethey'dtakecareofpets（4）TheBrownsthoughtthatasmalldog

.A.

didn'tneedanyroomtokeep

B.

couldhelpthemwatchtheirhouseC.

atelessfoodthanabiggerone

D.

usuallyhadabeautifulname9．閱讀理解

Policearen'tsurehowelsetoexplainit.ButwhenapolicemanwalkedintoanapartmentonThursdaynighttoanswera911call,acatwaslyingbyatelephoneonthefloor.Thecat'sowner,Gary,wasonthegroundnearhisbedhavingfallenoutofhiswheelchair.

Garysaidhiscat,Tommy,musthavehittherightbuttons（按鈕）tocall911.Hesaidhecouldn'tgetupbecauseofgreatpainfromhischest（胸口）.Healsocouldn'treachthemedicineonthetable.

Thepoliceman,Patrick,saidpolicegota911callfromGray'sapartment,buttherewasnooneonthephone.PolicecalledbacktomakesureeverythingwasOK,andwhennooneanswered,theydecidedtocheckthingsout.That'swhyPatrickfoundTommynexttothephone.

Garygotthecatthreeyearsagotohelplowerhisbloodpressure（壓力）.Hetrainedhimtocall911,butunsureifthetrainingwouldwork.Thephoneinthelivingroomisalwaysonthefloor,andthereare12smallbuttonsincludingaspeeddial（快捷鍵）for911rightabovethebuttonforthespeakerphone.

"He'smyhero（英雄）."Graysaid.（1）Whomadea911calltothepolice?A.

Gary.

B.

Patrick.

C.

Thecat.

D.

Gary'sneighbor.（2）Thepolicegotthecallbecause____________.A.

someonebrokeintoGary'shousethroughthewindowB.

TommylikedtoplaywiththephoneC.

thecatwasingreatdangerD.

Garywasindangerandneededsomehelp（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Garyisadisabledman.

B.

Garywassavedatlast.C.

Garythoughtthepolicewashishero.

D.

Tommyisveryclever.10．閱讀理解

ClassThreehadaninterestingclassmeetinglastweek.Hereiswhatfourofthemsaid.LiLeiIn2050,Chinawillbericherthanitisnow.Shanghaiwillprepareforthe40thOlympicGamesin2052.Theskywillbebluerandclearer.Theairwillbefresher.TherewillbemorepandaslivinghappilyinChina.Ibelievethat2050willbetheyearofChina.WeiHuaAholidaytoflytothemoonwon'tbeadream.Wecanalsoflytootherplanetsandtalkwithaliens.Wemightalsoeatsomethinglikemedicinepills（藥丸）butnottoday'smeals.Everyonewillenjoyamorecomfortablelife.LiuTaoRobotswillbeverypopular.They'lldowhatwedon'twanttodo.We'llbuildnewhomesonotherplanets.Bythe40thOlympicGames,I'llbe'fifty-twoyearsold,Andmaybewe'llhaveanexcitingtalkwiththepeopleontheearthinmynewhomeonanotherplanet!MeiMeiBytheyearof2050,cloning（克隆）willbeusedinmanyplaces.Itwillbringbackanimalsinthepastthatwecan'tseenow.Theworldwillbeonebigfamily.We'llliveamucheasierandbetterlife.（1）ThestudentsinClassThreemainlydiscussed

intheclassmeetinglastweek.A.

thejobsinthefuture

B.

thefuturedreamsC.

thefutureenvironment

D.

thepredictionsofthefuture（2）WhatdidMeiMeitalkaboutinthelastclassmeeting?A.

Thefoodinthefuture.

B.

The40thOlympicGames.C.

Cloningin2050.

D.

Robotsin50years.（3）Whothinksthatpeoplecanspendtheirholidaysonthemooninthefuture?A.

LiLei.

B.

WeiHua.

C.

LiuTao.

D.

MeiMei.（4）Robotswillprobably

inthefutureaccordingtotheinformation.A.

talktopeople

B.

teachstudents

C.

buildnewhomes

D.

dosomethingboring11．閱讀理解

MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinswerefirstmadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyotherviolin.Theyevensoundbetterthantheviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheItalianviolins.Buttheyaren'tthesame.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.

Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Butnotalltheoldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlytheoldviolinsfromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbethecorrectanswer.

Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodmustbefromcertainkindsoftrees.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.

MusicianssometimesthinkthatitisthesecretoftheItalians.Possiblytheyunderstoodmorethanusabouthowtocutthewood.

Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistscanmakenewoneswhichareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish（清漆）.Varnishiswhatcoversthewoodoftheviolin.Itmakesthewoodlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.ButnooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.（1）ViolinsfirstmadeinCremona

.A.

areworsethantheviolinsmadetodayB.

arethesameastheviolinsmadetodayC.

soundbetterthantheviolinsmadetodayD.

havethesamevarnishastheviolinsmadetoday（2）Whyistheviolinpaintedwiththevarnish?A.

Tomakeitsellbetter.B.

Tomakeitlookshiny.C.

Tomakethesoundbetter.D.

BothBandC.（3）FromParagraph3,wecanlearn

.A.

alltheoldviolinssoundwonderfulB.

woodforviolinsmustbecutcarefullyC.

thekindofwoodmustbeveryimportantD.

theageoftheviolinsmustbethecorrectanswer（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.

Scientificideasaboutviolinsmadetoday.B.

Thewaysofmakinggoodviolins.C.

Themusicalinstruments.D.

TheoldItalianviolins.12．閱讀理解

InJanuary,2017,aChinese"diplomat（外交官）"camebacktoChinafromtheUnitedStates.ManyUSpeoplewereattheairportandsaidgoodbyetoher.Whoisthediplomat?Sheisa3-year-oldpandacalledBaoBao.

BaoBaowasbornattheNationalZooinWashingtonD.C.,theUSin2013.HerparentsareTianTianandMeiXiang.ChinasentthemtotheUSin2000."WehavewatchedBaoBaogrowupduringthepastthreeyears,"saidDennisKelly,thezoodirector."We'regoingtomisshersomuch."

WhydoesBaoBaohavetocomebacktoChina?It'sbecauseallthepandasborninforeigncountriesmustcomebacktoChinabeforetheyturn4.ThisisanagreementbetweenChinaandothercountries.

BaoBaospentabout16hoursontheplanehome.Azookeeperandadoctorstayedwithheralongtheway.Thezooalsoputbamboo,apples,biscuits,potatoesandwaterontheplane.Now,BaoBaoishappyathernewhomeinChengdu,SichuanProvince.（1）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBaoBao?A.

ManyUSpeoplecametoseeheroff.

B.

Sheis17yearsold.C.

ShetravelledtotheUSin2013.

D.

ShewasborninChengdu,China.（2）Accordingtotheagreement,BaoBaohasto

beforeshe's4.A.

comebacktoChina

B.

travelaroundtheUSC.

movetoanotherUScity

D.

makefriendswithapanda（3）HowdidBaoBaocomehome?A.

Bytruck.

B.

Byship.

C.

Bytrain.

D.

Byplane.（4）Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.

Thepanda'slifeintheUnitedStates.

B.

AllpandasbelongtoChina.C.

Alittlepandacomesbackhome.

D.

Pandasplayabigpartintheworld.13．閱讀理解

ThelargestanimalevertoliveonEarthisthebluewhale.Itweighsabout80tons--morethan24bigelephants.Itismorethan30metreslong.Anewbabywhaleweighsasmuchasabigelephant.

Catswon'tdieiftheyfalloffveryhighplacesbecausetheycanturnthemselvesuptherightwaysoastokeeptheirbodiessafe.Onecatfelloff32floorsontothestreet,butitwasjusthurtalittle.

Abearcanrunasfastasahorse.

Anew-bornpandaissmallerthanamouseandweighsabout100grams.

Elephantsarethemostcarefulanimalsintheirlove.Amaleelephantmayshowhisladyloveforuptothreeyearsuntilthefemaleelephanttakeshislove.Theyoftenshowtheirlovebytouchingeachother'sbody.

Usually,wolvesdonothurtpeople.ForyearsaCanadiannewspapersaysthattheywouldgiveanyonealotofmoneyifheorshecouldshowthatawolfcouldhurtaperson.Butnobodycoulddothat.Wolvesdonotusuallygotogetherthoughtheymaydothisinwinterandtheyonlyhurtpeopleatanunusualtime.（1）Howmuchdoesanew-bornbluewhaleweigh?A.

About10tons.

B.

Asmuchasababyelephant.

C.

About80tons.

D.

About3tons.（2）Abearcanrun

peoplethinkitcan.A.

fasterthan

B.

moreslowlythan

C.

asfastas

D.

asslowlyas（3）Amaleelephantwon'tstopfollowingafemaleelephantto

untilthefemaleelephanttakeshislove.A.

fightwiththebabyelephantB.

asktheladyelephanttohelphimC.

showhisloveforalongtimeD.

findfoodtogetherwithher（4）Awolfwon'thurtpeopleexcept

.A.

inwinter

B.

atanunusualtime

C.

ingroups

D.

thatitishappy14．閱讀理解

Wesometimessaythelionis"thekingofthejungle"becauseitisstrongerandmoredangerousthantheotheranimals.Itcanrunfasterthanmostotheranimalsanditcanhuntbetter.Thelionisthehighestanimalinthelandfoodchain.Intheseathesharkisatthetopofthefoodchain.Itcanswimfasterthanmostotherseaanimals.Itcanalsouseitsbigteethtocatchotherseaanimalsandeatthem.

Whatisatthetopoftheworld'sfoodchain?Humansare!Wearenotthebiggestorfastest,butwearethecleverest.Wecouldnotrunfasterthanmostanimals,soweinventedcarsandnowwecanmovethefastest.Wecouldnotfightbetterthanlions,soweinventedguns.Nowwecanhuntthebest.

People'sinventionsareclever,buttheycanbedangeroustoo.Forexample,manyyearsago,inInnerMongolia,peopleusedgunstokillalotofwildwolves.Thewildwolvesusuallyeatwildrabbits.Butinrecentyears,thenumberofwildrabbitsisbecomingbiggerandbiggerbecausetheanumberofwildwolvesisgettingsmallerandsmaller.Thewildrabbitscompetedforthegrasswiththesheepandcows.Muchofthegrasslandbecamedesertbecauseitwasseriouslydestroyedbytherabbits.

Rememberthatweareapartofthefoodchain,soweareindangertoo!Ifweprotectanimals,weareprotectingourselves.（1）Thelionisthehighestanimal