20242025學(xué)年八年級(jí)英語下冊(cè)重難點(diǎn)提優(yōu)訓(xùn)練（人教版）

Unit7閱讀理解專練

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Everyyearhundredsofpeopletrytoclimbtheworld'shighestmountainorwalkthroughrainforests

（雨林）.Lefstakealookattwoofthe21stcentury's（世紀(jì)的）greatestadventurers（冒險(xiǎn)家）.

Amountainclimber

Doyouknowthatmorethan4,000peoplehaveclimbedQomolangmasofar?Gerlindeisoneof

them.Sheisoneoftheworld'sgreatestclimbersandhasclimbedallthemountainsover8,000metersin

theworld.Ifsdifficulttoclimbmountainsincoldweather,butGerlindelovesit.Shestartedclimbingthe

mountainsnearherhomeasateenager.Whensheleftschool,shebecameanursebutalwayswent

climbingnomatterwhenshehasfreetime.

AnAmazonadventurer

EdStaffordisthefirstpersontowalkalongtheAmazonRiverfromthemountainsofPerutothe

mouthoftheriverinBrazil.Ittookhimtwoyearsandfourmonthstofinishthejourney.Therearemany

dangerousanimalsintherainforest.ButEdwasluckyandhewasonlybitten（咬）bysmallinsects（昆蟲）.

Onhistrip,Edhadtolookforfruitorcatchfisheachmorning.SometimesfoodwashardtofindandEd

wasoftentiredandhungry.Soheusedaradiotoaskthepeopleoftherainforestforfoodandhelp.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto（指的是）？

A.Toclimballthemountainsintheworld.B.ToclimbQomolangma.

C.Tobetheworld'sgreatestclimber.D.Toclimbmountainsincoldweather.

2.WhatcanweknowfromEd'sjourney?

A.Itwasverydangerous.B.Itwascoldintherainforest.

C.Itwaseasytofindfood.D.Ittookfouryearsandtwomonths.

3.EdmightNOTseeintherainforest.

A.peopleB.fruitC.snakesD.insects

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.EdwasoncebittenbysnakesonhistriptoAmazonRiver.

B.GerlindeisthefirstpersontoclimbQomolangmaintheworld.

C.Morethan4,000peopleclimbQomolangmaeveryyear.

D.Gerlindehasclimbedallthemountainsover8,000meters.

5.Whatcanweknowaboutthetwopersons9personalitiesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Braveandchildish.B.Proudandkind.

C.Carefulandhardworking.D.Braveandadventurous（愛冒險(xiǎn)的）.

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Inthefuture,wecouldallworkandliveinbuildingswiththeirownecosystems（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）.They

aremadetoproducemoreenergythantheyuse.

TobyisanengineerfromEurope.Hehasnowmadewonderfulmodels,showingwhatthisnew

buildingcouldlooklike.

Hesaidhewassuggestedbyakindoftreetocreatethetowers.TheHyperion,foundinNorthern

California,isthetallesttreeintheworld,reaching115m.Thebuildingswillbe120mhighandhave1,000

homes,officesandworkingspaces,gyms,restaurantsandswimmingpools.

Becauseoftheecosystems,thebuildingswillalsomakefewerdiseases.

Thebuildingswillhavecityfarmsandsmallanimalfarmsproducingeggsandmilk."Farmingcan

bringmethane（甲烷）thatproducesenergy,andthentheenergyissuppliedtohomes,"saidToby.

Tobyhashadmanyexcellentdesigns（設(shè)計(jì)）.Attheendoflastyear,healsoshoweddesignsfor

ecofriendly（環(huán)保的）oceanbuildings.

Theecofriendlybuildingsdon'tneedcoaloroilastheyproducetheirownenergyandheat.

1.Whatisthenameofthetallesttreeintheworld?

A.California.B.Toby.C.TheHyperion.

2.Howhighwillthebuildingsbe?

A.115m.B.120m.C.1,000m.

3.Theenergyofthehomesinthebuildingsesfrom.

A.methaneB.coalC.oil

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.TheengineerisfromAsia.

B.Thebuildingswillalsomakefewerdiseases.

C.Theengineerhashadmanyexcellentdesigns.

5.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.ecosystemsB.ecofriendlybuildingsC.ecofriendlyoceanbuildings

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Qomolangmaistheworld'shighestmountain.Youmayhavelearnedfromyourtextbooksthatits

heightis8,844.43meters.Butnotallsidesareinagreementonthis.Differentresearchershavegiven

differentresults.Inaddition,theheightofthemountaincanchangeovertime.

That'swhyaChinesesurveyteamwithover30memberssetouttoreachthepeakofQomolangmato

re-measureitsheightonMay6,2020.Theywereequipped（配備）withthelatesttechnology.

Itisnotaneasytask.Theaverageairtemperatureonthemountainis-29℃,andpowerfulwinds

blowallthetime.Insuchbadconditions,surveyingdrones（無人機(jī)）cannotworkatthepeakofthe

mountain.That'swhyit'sstillnecessarytosendhumanexpertstothepeaktogetexactresults.

Butdoesadifferenceofafewmetersreallymatterwhenitestoahighmountain?

Infact,measuringtheheightofQomolangmaisaboutmorethanjustgettingoneexactnumber.

MountQomolangmaisatthepointwheretheEurasianplate（歐亞板塊）meetstheIndianplate.Itformed

38millionyearsagoasthetwoplateshiteachother.Changesinthepeak'sheightcanshowwhetherthe

twoplatesareheadingtowardorawayfromeachother.Thiscanhelpusunderstandthemovementofthe

earth'scrust（地殼）.

Thesurveyteamwillalsogetfirst-handinformationaboutenvironmentalconditionsatthetopofthe

mountain.ThiswillhelpusunderstandhowclimatechangehasaffectedtheQinghai-XizangPlateau（高

原）.

1.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ResearchersmeasuretheheightofQomolangmaeveryyear.B.Thereisnoagreeduponheightof

Qomolangmaatpresent.

C.IfsnoteasytomeasuretheheightofQomolangma.D.TheheightofQomolangmaincreases

everyyear.

2.HowmanymemberswerethereintheChinesesurveyteamin2020?

A.Oversixty.B.Overeighty.C.Overforty.D.Overthirty.

3.Whichofthefollowingwordscouldreplacetheunderlinedword"peak"inParagraph2?

A.Point.B.Top.C.Base.D.Edge.

4.WhatchallengedidtheChinesesurveyteamface?

A,Alackofwater.B.Dangerousanimals.

C-Badweatherconditions.D.Themovementoftheearth'scrust.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.WhymeasuringtheheightofQomolangmaisimportant.B.Whatchangesintheheightof

Qomolangma'speakcantellus.

C-HowQomolangmabecamethehighestmountain.D.Howplatemovementsaffectedtheheight

ofQomolangma.

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Haveyoueverseenfirefighters（消防員）putoutthefirewhenafirebrokeoutintheforest?NowI'll

tellyousomethingaboutsmokejumpers（空降森林消防員）andletyouknowmoreaboutit.

Smokejumpersarespecialfirefighters.Theyjumpfromplanesintoareasthataredifficulttoreachby

caroronfoot,likethemiddleofamountainforest.Theyracetoputoutfiresasfastastheycan.

Atthesceneofthefire,smokejumpersfirstcheckthelandanddecidehowtofightthefire.Theytry

theirbesttostopafirefromspreading（蔓延）.Usingtheirtools,smokejumpersclearthelandof

flammablethingslikedrygrassandleaves（葉子）.Theyusuallycarrysomewaterwiththem.

IntheUSA,althoughmostsmokejumpersaremen,morewomenarejoining.Theimportantthingis

thattheirheightandweightmustbewithinacertainrange（范圍）.Forexample,smokejumpersintheUSA

mustbebetween120and200pounds,sotheydon'tgethurtwhentheyland,orgetblownbystrongwinds.

Smokejumpersmustalsobeabletoliveinthewilderness.InRussia,manysmokejumpersknowhow

tofindfoodintheforestandmakesimpletools.

Theworkisdangerous,andthehoursarelong.Butforsmokejumpers,smokejumpingisn9tjustajob.

Theylovebeingabletojumpoutofplanes,fightfires,andliveintheforest.Asa28yearoldRussian

smokejumper,AlexiTishinsays,“Thisisthebestjobforbravepeople/9

1.Howdosmokejumpersgotothesceneofthefire?

A.Onfoot.B.Bytrain.C.Byplane.D.Bycar.

2.Theunderlinedword"flammable“inParagraph3means""inChinese.

A.會(huì)動(dòng)的B.可燃的C.易活的D.可用的

3.AsforsmokejumpersintheUSA,.

A,theydon'tthinktheirworkisdangerousB.mostofthemareunder28yearsold

C.theyhaveproperheightandweightD.therearenowomensmokejumpers

4.WhatcanweknowaboutAlexiTishin?

A,Heloveshisjob.B.HeisAmerican.

C-Heworksshorthours.D.Helivesinthewildernessallyearround.

5.Thewriterwritesthepassagemainlyto.

A.encouragemorepeopletobeesmokejumpers

B.tellpeoplehowtobeeasmokejumper

C.sharehisexperienceasasmokejumper

D,letpeopleknowmoreaboutsmokejumpers

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FrogjumpingwasfamousfortheshortstoryTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty.

MarkTwainwrotetheshortstoryin1865.Itwashisfirstgreatsuccessasawriter.Later,theFrogJumping

petitionbeganin1928.

IntheFrogJumpingpetition,frogsjumpsomedistance.Eachfrogcanjumpthreetimes.Thefrog

thatjumpsthelongestdistancebeesthewinner.Whatisthepresentforthewinningfrog?Well,the

winningfroganditsownercanwritetheirnamesonabrassplaque(銅胸章).

ThepetitionbeginsonthethirdweekendofeveryMayinCalaveras.In2017,itstartedonMay19

andendedonMay22.Therewerethousandsoffrogsfromallovertheworldpetinginthepetition.About

50frogsenteredthefinal.Atlast,MorganKitchell'sfrogbecamethebigwinner.MorganKitchellesfrom

avillage.HerfamilydoeswellintheFrogJumpingpetitionformanyyears.Herfrog"RibbitThis”

jumped20feet（英尺）,twoand3/4inches（英寸）.However,thejumpisstillundertherecordbreaking（破i己

錄的）jumpingof21feet,fiveand3/4inchesbyLeeGiudici'sfrog“RosietheRibiter”in1986.

21.makesMarkTwainafamouswriter.

A,AfrognamedRibbitThis

B,TheFrogJumpingpetition

C.ThestoryTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty

D,AfrognamedRosietheRibiter

2.Theunderlinedword“distance“means""inthetext.

A.高度B.距離C.寬度D.深度

3.Thepetitionbeginsoneveryyear.

A.May19thB.the3rdweekendofMay

C.May22ndD.the2ndweekendofMay

4.Thefroggottherecordbreakingjumpingin1986.

A.RibbitThisB.LeeGiudiciC.MorganKitchellD.RosietheRibiter

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FrogsJumpLongB.PracticeMakesPerfect

C.FrogJumpingpettionD.TheGreatWriterMarkTwain

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TheSaharaDesertisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.Itisabout9600000squarekilometersin

size.ThisisalmostthesizeoftheAmericaorChina.Thedesertcoverselevencountriesinthenorthof

Africa.

TheNilerunsthroughtheSaharaDesertallyearround.Buttherearealsootherriversrunning

throughitseasonally（季節(jié)性地）.Thegeographyofthedesertincludeshugesanddunes（沙丘）anddune

fields.Someofthesanddunesare80hugethattheycanevenbeover152metershigh.Buttherearealso

otheramazinglandforms（地形）indifferentpartsofthedesert.

ItisveryhotanddryintheSaharaDesert.Thetemperaturethereisusually30℃.However,during

thehottestmonths,thetemperaturecangoover50℃.Becauseofthehightemperaturesandpoor

conditionsofthedesert,onlyafewplantslivehere,justabout500kinds.Theyalsoplayaroleinthe

numberofanimals.Inthedriestpartofthedesert,thereareonly70differentkindsofanimals.

TodaytheSahara'spopulationisaroundfourmillion.Theymovefromplacetoplacethroughthe

desert.Becauseofthistherearemanydifferentculturesandlanguagesinthisarea.

1.FromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthattheSaharaDesert.

A.isthesameasAmericainsizeB.isalmostasbigasChinaC.isabout960000square

kilometersinsizeD.coverselevencountriesinthesouthofAfrica

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"referto?

A,Hightemperaturesandpoorconditions.B.Someplantsandanimals.C.Huge

dunesanddunefields.D.Languagesandculture.

28.Whatcan'tweknowabouttheSaharaDesert?

A.Itssize.B.Itslandforms.C.Itstemperatures.D.Itsfuture.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThereisnowaterintheSaharaDesert.

B?OnlytheNilegoesthroughthedesert.

C.Thereareonlyseventydifferentkindsofplantslivingthere.

D,TheSaharaareaisrichincultureandlanguage.

5.Wherecanwefindthepassagemostprobably?

A.Inastorybook.B.Inasportsmagazine.

C.Inageographybook.D.Inahealthnewspaper.

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Coronadowasbornin1953.Scientistssawthebirthofthisisland.Itbeganat6:30a.m.on14th

November.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.Theboatmovedunderthecaptain's（船長(zhǎng)）feet.Henoticeda

strangesmell.Hesawsomeblacksmoke.Avolcano（火山）wasbreakingout.Redhotrocks,fireand

smokewererushingupfromthebottom（底部）ofthesea.Theislandgrewquickly.Itwas10metershigh

thenextdayand60metershighon18thNovember.Scientistsflewtheretowatch.Itwasexciting.Smoke

andfirewerestillrushingup.Piecesofredhotrockwereflyingintotheairandfallingintothesea.Thesea

wasboilingandtherewasastrangelightinthesky.Coronadogrewandgrew.ThenitstoppedinJune

1957.Itwas175metershighand2kilometerslong.AndlifewasalreadyingtoCoronado.Plantsgrew.

Birdscame.Somescientistsbuiltahouse.Theywanttolearnaboutthisyoungisland.Anewislandislike

anewworld.

1.Coronadois.

A,anislandnotfarfromIcelandB.anewvolcano

C.afishingboatD.aplaceinIceland

2.Scientistsflewthere.

A?towatchthebirthoftheislandB-tosavethefishingboat

C-tolearnabouttheislandD.tobuildahouse

3.Whendidscientistflytheretowatch?

A.Beforethevolcanobrokeout.B.Assoonasthevolcanobrokeout.

C.Aboutfourdaysafterthevolcanobrokeout.D.Afterthevolcanostoppedrushingup.

4.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.

a.Thecaptainfoundtheboatwasmoving.

b.Anewislandappearedinthesea.

c.Fire,smokeandrockswereseenrushingup.

d.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.

e.Theislandgrewquickly.

A.d—a—c—b—eB?a—b—c—d—eC.a—b—e—c—dD.b—c—d—a—c

5.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis.

A,AnewislandB.ThebirthofanislandC.AnewworldD.Scientistsdiscovered

Coronado

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Riversareoneofourmostimportantnaturalresources(自然資源).Manyoftheworld'sgreatcities

arelocatedonrivers,andalmosteverycountryhasatleastoneriverflowingthroughitthatplaysan

importantpartinthelivesofitspeople.

Sincethebeginningofhistory,peoplehaveusedriversfortransportation.Thelongestoneinthe

UnitedStatesistheMississippi.Thelifeline（生命線）ofEgyptistheNile.TothepeopleofIndia,the

Gangesisgreat,butitisalsoimportantfortransportation.Shipscantravelalongitforathousandmiles.

OthergreatriversaretheCongoinAfricaandtheMekonginsoutheastAsia.Thegreatestofallfor

navigation（航海）,however,istheAmazoninBrazil.Itissowideandsodeepthatlargeshipscango

abouttwothousandmilesuponit.

Besidestransportation,riversgivefood,watertodrink,waterforcrops,andchancesforfunand

recreationforthepeoplewholivealongtheirbanks.Inordertoincreasethesupplyofwaterforcrops,

engineerssometimesbuildadam（大壩）acrossariverandletalakeformbehindthedam.Thenpeoplecan

usethewaternotonlytoirrigate（灌溉）theirfieldsbutalsotomakeelectricityfortheirhomesand

industries.

However,largecitiesandindustriesthatarelocateduponriversoftenmakeproblems.Asthecities

growinsizeandindustriesincreaseinnumber,thewaterintheriversbeespollutedwithchemicalsand

othermaterials.Peoplearelearningtheimportance,however,ofdoingmoretokeeptheirriverscleanif

theywanttoenjoythebenefits（利益）ofthisnaturalresource.

1.Thegreatestriverfornavigationis.

A.theAmazonB.theNileC.theMekongD.theMississippi

2.WhichisWRONG?

A.TheNileisinIndia.

B,Almosteverycountryhasatleastoneimportantriver.

C?Manycitiesarelocatedonrivers.

D,Riversplayanimportantpartinthelivesofpeople.

3.Fromadam,peoplecanusethewaterfor.

A.keepingtheriverscleanB.onlymakingelectricity

C-washingclothesD.irrigationandmakingelectricity

4.Thewaterintheriverispollutedbecauseof.

A.people'sdrinkingwatertoomuchB.people'sswimmingintherivertoomuch

C-chemicalsandothermaterialsD.people'sbuildingadamacrossariver

5.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A,RiversinCitiesB.TheImportanceofRivers

C.TransportationD.NaturalResources

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Doyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorpests（害蟲）havetheirspecialcolors?Colorsinthemseem

tobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.

Somebirdslikeeatinglocusts（蝗蟲）.Butbirdscannoteasilycatchthem.Why?Itisbecauselocusts

changetheircolorstogetherwiththechangeofthecolorsofcrops.Whencropsaregreen,locustslook

green.Butastheharvesttimees,locustschangetothesamebrowncolorascropshave.Someotherpests

withdifferentcolorsfromplantsareeasilyfoundandeatenbyothers.Sotheyhavetohidethemselvesfor

livesandappearonlyatnight.

Ifyoustudytheanimallife,you'llfindthemainuseofcoloringisprotectingthemselves.Bears,

tigersandotheranimalsmovequietlythroughforests.Theycannotbeseenbyhunters.Thisisbecause

theyhavethecolorsmuchlikethetrees.

Haveyouevernoticedanevenstrangeract?Anoctopus（章魚）cansendoutakindofveryblack

liquidwhenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquidspreadsover,theenemiescannotfindit.Anditimmediately

swimsaway.Soithasliveduptonowthoughitisn'tstrongatall.

1.Fromthepassagewelearnthatlocusts.

A,aresmallanimalsB.areeasilyfoundbybirds

C-aredangeroustotheirenemiesD.changetheircolorstoprotectthemselves

2.Howcanpestswithdifferentcolorsfromplantskeepoutofdanger?

A.Theyrunawayquickly.

B,Theircolorsareliketheirenemies9.

C.Theyhidethemselvesinthedayandappearatnight.

D,Theyhavetomovequietly.

3.Bearsandtigerscankeepsafebecausethey.

A.havethecolorsmuchlikethetreesB.movequickly

C.likebrownandgreycolorsD.liveinforests

4.Anoctopuslivesuptonowbecause.

A.itisverybigandstrong

B.theliquiditsendsouthelpsitescapefromitsenemies

C-theliquiditsendsoutcankillitsenemies

D?itswimsfasterthananyotherfish

5.WhichistheBESTtitleforthispassage?

A,TheChangesofColorsforAnimalsandPestsB.ColorsofDifferentAnimalsandPests

C.TheMainUseofColorsforAnimalsandPestsD.SomeAnimalsandPests

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ThereareplacesinNorthAmericawheregreatcitiesoncestood.Thereweregardens,treesandgrass.

Butnowtheseplacesarelikedeserts.Scientistsbegantostudythislandtofindoutwhathadhappened.

Manyofthembelievethelanddiedwhenthetreeswerecutdown.

Treeshelpotherplantsgrow.Treeroots(樹根)holdthesoilinplace.Theykeepthewindfrom

blowingawaythesoil.Leavesonthegroundkeeprainwaterfromrunningoff.Treesnearfarmscanhelpto

stopstrongwinds.

OncetherewerehundredsoffarmsinthenorthwestoftheUS.Thenthefarmsturnedintofieldsof

dryland.Thiswasbecausefewtreesgrowthere.

Nowwetrytosavetrees.Inmanyplaces,whenatreeiscutdown,anewtreeisplantedinitsplace.

Wedon'twantthelandtodie.

1.Placeswheregreatcitiesstoodarenowlike.

A.forestsB.desertsC.farmsD.gardens

2.Theunderlinedword"its"means.

A.theoldtree'sB.thenewtree'sC.theplace'sD.theland's

48.Whyaretreesimportant?

A.Becausetheyturnfieldsintodryland.B.Becausetheyhelpotherplantsgrow.

C-Becausetheyhelpstrongwindsblow.D.Becausetheykeeprainwaterrunningoff.

4.Whatdoesthetexttellus?

A.Farmsarebetterthancities.B.TherearenodesertsinAmerica.

C.Landswilldiewithouttrees.D.Allthetreesarecutdown.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A,Youcan'tfindanytreesorgrassinNorthAmerica.

B-Treeshelpuslivealifeaswearelivingnow.

C?Treesgrowonlyinthedeserts.

D.Treescanblowsoilaway.

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Whatdothefollowinganimalshaveinmon（相同）？Pandas,tigers,whales,lionsandcamels?They

areallindanger!

Animalsareindangerformanyreasons.Sadly,humansarebehindthem!Herearethreereasons.

Excessivehunting（過度獵殺）：Forcenturies,humanshavehuntedelephantsfortheirtusks,killed

tigersfortheirfur,andcaughtmanyotheranimalsformeat.

Foreignanimals:In1505,EuropeansdiscoveredabeautifulislandintheIndianOceannamed

Mauritius.Theybroughtdogs,pigs,monkeys,andratswiththem.Itwasbadnewsfordodobirds.They

didnothaveanynaturalenemiesbefore.Theypickedupfruitsfallingdownfromtreesandbuilttheir

housesontheground.Shortlyafterhumanscame,however,dodobirdswereinbigtrouble一mankilled

themfortheirmeat,andthoseanimalsbroketheirhomesandatetheireggs.Thedodobirdsfirstbecame

rareandthenextinct.Thelastdodobirdwaskilledin1681.

Lossofhomes:Wecutdownforestforfarming.Wecutdowntreestobuildhouses.Webuilddams

tomakesurethatwehaveenoughwatertouse.Whenwearetryingtomakeourlivesfortable,thelandfor

animalstoliveonbeeslessandless.

1.Pandas,tigers,whales,lionsandcamelsareall__________.

A.dangerousanimalsB.animalsindanger

C.usefulanimalsD.animalslivingeverywhere

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutdodobirds?

A.DodobirdslivedinMauritius.

B?Dodobirdsbecamerarebecauseofhumans.

C.Dodobirdsdidn'thaveanynaturalenemiesbefore1505.

D.Thelastdodobirdwaskilledbyitsnaturalenemiesin1681.

3.Theunderlinedword"extinct“means"

A.死亡的B.減少的C.滅絕的D.再生的

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhysomeanimalsareindanger?

A.Someanimalsaretooweaktolive.

B?Manyanimalswerekilledbyhumans.

C.Someanimals9enemieswerebroughttotheirhomes.

D.Peopledestroyedtheirhomes.

5.Thispassagemainlytellsusthat.

A.whysomeanimalsareindanger

B,howtosaveendangeredanimals

C.wemuststophuntingtoprotectwildanimals

D.excessivehuntingmakessomeanimalsindanger

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Tanzania（坦桑尼亞）isacountrywhichhasalotofanimals,suchasgnus（角馬），lions,cheetahs

（獵豹）,elephants,giraffesandcrocodiles.Everyyear,manypeopleintheworldtraveltothisAfrican

countrytowatchtheanimalsclosely.Butdoyouknowhowtheytravel?

Bybus一Thisisthemostmonway.Whenpeoplegetonabus,they'llfindthatthebusisalittle

strange.Itisdifferentfromthebusesweoftensee.Therearenobigwindowsatall,butsomesmall

windows.Anditlookslikeacage.Whatisitusedfor?Oh,peoplecanuseittowatchanimals,especially

thosedangerousanimals,andtakephotos.Weknowthatpeoplearemostinterestedinlions.Sowhentwo

busesmeet,thedriverswillstopandaskeachotherwhethertheyhavefoundlions.

Byboat-Wecanoftenseemanypeopleareonaboat,enjoyingthebeautifulscenealongariverora

lake,andtheycanalsoenjoyhippos（河馬）andcrocodilesfromanearerdistance.

Byhotairballoon(熱氣球)一Intheearlymorning,whenthesunisbeginningtorise,alargehotair

balloonisalsostartingitsjourney.Takingahotairballoonmakesmostofthetravelersexcited.Aftersome

time,theballoonwilllandinacertainplace,andthewaiterswillservepeopleadeliciousandspecial

breakfast.Butthecostoftakingahotairballoonisalsoveryhigh.Apersonshouldpay400dollarsfbran

hour'strip.

1.WhichisthemostmonwayoftravelinginTanzania?

A.Bybus.B.Byplane.C.Byboat.D.Byhotairballoon.

2.Thebusisalittlestrangebecause.

A,ithasnodoorsB.itlookslikeacage

C.peoplecantakephotosD.ithasnodriver

3.Ifyouwanttowatchhipposcarefully,you'dbetter.

A,takeabusB.takeahotairballoonC.beonaboatD.swimintheriver

4.WhichoneisNOTright?

A,TanzaniaisanAfricancountry.

B?ManypeoplegotoTanzaniafortraveling.

C.Takingahotairballoonforawholemorningwillcost400dollars.

D,Thedifferenttravelingwayscanmakepeoplehappy.

5.Whichonecanbethebesttitle?

A.DifferentanimalsinTanzaniaB.ThewaysoftravelinginTanzania

C.Whydowetakeabustotravel?D.Thebeautifulcountry-Tanzania

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Allovertheworld,thousandsofanimalsareusedforwildlifetourism.Peopletraveltowatch

monkeyshows,hugbabytigersandswimwithdolphins.Itmightlooklikefun,buttherearereportsthat

animalsarehurtnowandagain.TheWorldAnimalProtection(WAP)saysthatupto550,000wildanimals

areexposed(暴露)toilltreatmentaroundtheworld.InCambodia,fbrexample,ifsbeenreportedthat

elephantshavediedaftercarryingtouristsforlonginhotweather.Thisisgettingattention-over100

travelpanieshavepromisedthattheywillnolongeropenupsuchplaces.However,somepeoplearguethat

animaltourismisn'talwaysasbadasitseems.Sowhatdoyouthink?

GroupYes

OAnimalsweren'tputonthisplanetforenjoyment.Theyshouldbefreetoliveastheychoose.

OThewayanimalsaretreatedisoftencruel（殘忍的）andcausesmuchpain.