12 动物植物2023初中英语中考时文阅读+完型填空+任务型阅读原卷版

A helpfulotter一只乐于助人的水獭体裁记叙文难度★★词数174Mrs Zhaofrom Beijinggoes to a zooin Shanghai.There areall kindsof animalsat the zoo.She seesa cuteotter andtakes out her phone to make avideo ofit.But herphone fallsinto the water.The ottersname isYou Tiao.He seesthe phonein the water andquickly jumpsinto the water.He soonfinds thephoneand givesit toa zookeeper.The zookeeperthen gives the phone to Mrs Zhao.（锦旗）Mrs Zhaois veryhappy toget herphone back.To thankYou Tiao,she givesa pennantto thezoo.The ottersavedmy phone.Ill make a tripto seehim again!”says Mrs Zhao.You Tiao is thefirst animalat thezoo toget apennant,so thezoo giveshim morefish forhis dinner.Otters likeYou Tiaoat thezoo learnto pickup things in the water.The zoowantspeople tosee thecute animalswork andstop throwingrubbish into thewater.The zookeepersays You Tiaoisverysmart andhe isgood atdoing this.l.You Tiaohelps Mrs Zhao to.A.make agreat videoB.get outof thewaterC.give the phone toa zookeeperD.take herphone outof thewater

2.What doesMrsZhaogive to the zooA.A pennant.B.A phone.C.A photo.D.A fish.（指的是）

3.What doesthe underlinedword thisin thelast paragraphrefer toA.Using thephone.B.Throwing rubbish.C.Swimming in thewater.D.Picking upthings in thewater.

4.What dowe knowabout MrsZhaoA.She is afraid ofotters.-B.She buysa newphone.C.She comesfrom Shanghai.-D.She wants to visitthezooagain.

5.Which of the followingis TRUEaccording to the passageA.MrsZhaotakesoutherphone to takea photoof You Tiaos pickingup rubbishin thewater4B.YouTiaoreturns thephonetoMrsZhaobecause the zookeeper askshim todo so.C.The zoogives morefish toYouTiaobecause hepicks upthephonein thewater.D.To stoppeople throwingrubbish into thewater,thezookeepergivesthephonetoMrs.Zhao.Birds whichcan flyunderwater会水下飞的鸟体裁说明文难度★★★词数185（的确）,Which birdscant flyDid youjust think of penguinsIndeed thesecute birdscan onlywalk andmaybe run！a littlebit on the land.But when theyre underwater,they can fly”（肌肉）（胸部）Penguins haveto workharder thanother birdsto fly”.Most birdsonly usethe musclesin theirchestto movetheir wings.But penguins use boththe musclesin theirchest andthe muscles between theirshoulders tofly”.The（鳍状肢）penguins specialwings arecalled flippers.A penguinuses the musclesbetweenits shouldersto liftits flippersup.Then,it usesthemusclesin itschest topull theflippers down.（方向）,Penguins movevery fastunderwater.When theywant to change directionthey usuallyuse their feet andhead.If apenguin wantsto turnto the right,for example,it putsdown itsright footand turnsits headtotheright.When a（拍打）penguin wantsto stop,its twofeet comedown andthe birdstops flappingits flippers.Penguins flyfreely in the（广阔的）vast oceans!A.Walk.B.Run fast.C.Fly.D.Climb trees.

2.What doesParagraph2mainly tell usA.Why penguinscan fly.B.How penguinscan“fly”.C.Where penguinscan fly.D.When penguinscanfly”.

3.What canpenguinsusetochangedirectionA.Muscles andwings.B.Muscles andshoulders.C.Feet andflippers.D.Feet andhead.

1.What canpenguins doontheland according tothe passage

4.Which of the followingis TRUEaccordingtothe passageA.Penguins usuallyfly”easily.B.Flippers helppenguinsC.Penguins movefast onland.D.Penguins canfly in the sky.How dodogs talk狗是如何说话的体裁说明文难度★★★词数236Most of the time,a dogwags itstail to show thatits friendly.The dogis saying,“I feelhappy!”This dogis havingfun.How canyou tellThe dogstail isin theair.Its earsare up.It seemsto besmiling.（害怕的）.This dogis scaredHow canyou tellTt ishiding.Tt issaying,“I feelafraid.^^Some dogs use otherways toshow they are scared.They maydrop theirtails betweentheir legs.They maymake theirearsflat.They maybark.These dogs are alsosaying,I feelafraid.^^（咆哮）.This dogis angry.How canyou tellIt ismaking a deep soundcalled agrowl It is showingits teeth.Tt issaying/You shouldnever play with a dog thatis angry.It might bite.Young dogslike toplay together.They maygrowl.They mayroll in the grassand biteeach other.Tt mayseem likethesedogsarefighting.But dontworry.That isjust theway thatyoung dogsplay.It isalso asafe wayto learnaboutfighting.Dogs needto know how toprotect themselvesfrom otheranimals.Now youknowhowto watchand listen.You canlook atdogs*ears andtails.You canlook athow dogsstand.You canlisten tothe soundsdogs make.Now youcan understandhow dogstalk!

1.What doesadogusually dowhen itfeels happyA.It maywag itstail.B.It maydrop itstail betweentheir legs.C.It maymakeadeep sound.D.It mayroll inthe grass.

2.According tothe passage,how manyways dodogsusetoshowtheyarescaredA.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

3.Which ofthe followingcan weput inthe blankof Paragraph5A.Come andplay withme.B.Stay away from me!C.I amhungry.D.Let*s havefun!

4.Why doesthe writertellusnever toplaywithan angrydogA.Because itmight makeadeepsound.B.Because itmight showits teeth.C.Because itmightbite.D.Because itmight playwith you.An earthworm!s home蚯蚓的家体裁说明文难度★★★词数281Im an earthworm.Id liketo welcomeyou tomy home.I live in awonderful placewith plentyof food,fresh air,and justtherightamount ofmoisture.T live inthe soil.（泥土）.When somepeople comeinto my home,all theysee isdirt Soilisa lot morethan dirt.Soil includesground（磨碎的）（溶解的岩石）（矿物质）.and partly dissolved rocks and mineralsSoilcontains water and air,too.They aregood thingsfor me.I needwater tokeep myskin moist.I getair from thesoil.Can youbelieve itI breathethrough myskin!（腐殖质）Soil alsohas humusin it.Humus issmall bitsof deadplants andanimals.Humus isusually brownor black,so itcan changethe colourofthe soil.Humus is food forme.Itiswhat Ieat.My homehas differentlayers.The toplayer isfull ofhumus,lots ofroots,and plentyof airand water.The middlelayerhas smallrocks andsome humus.The bottomlayer ismade upof treeroots andbedrock.I mostlylive inthe toptwolayers where there isfood,air,and water.I doalotto fixup myhome.When Ieat humus,I grindit intoeven smallerbits.In thisway,plants canuse itas food.But Ido morethan that.When Icrawl throughthe soil,I mixthe layers.My tunnelshelp bringair,water,and foodto other living things.Eventhe slimeon myskin isgood forthesoil.Next timeyou seean earthwormlike me,think abouthow Icare forthesoil,myhome.

1.What doesanearthwormeatA.Humus.B.Dirt.C.Rocks.D.Minerals.

2.According tothepassage,soil includes.

①②waterandair largepieces ofrocks andminerals

③（）dirt4small bitsof deadplants andanimals

①②③①②④②③④①③④A.B.C.D.

3.How manylayers doesthe earthworm*s homehaveA.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

4.What canwe learnfrom thepassageA.Earthworms mostlyliveinthe bottomtwo layerswherethereisfood,air,and water.B.Plants canuse earthwormsas foodwhentheygrind themselvesinto smallpieces.C.Earthworms aregood forsoil,plants andotherliving things.D.Ground andpartlydissolvedrocksandminerals insoil arenot goodfor earthworms.The UKmay stopzoos keepingelephants英国或禁止动物园饲养大象体裁说明文难度★★★词数176The UKwantstomake somenew rulesfor itszoos.The rulesare mainly1elephants.Under the new rules,zoos cant2elephants anymore.Now,there are51elephants in11zoos acrossthe UK.According toa3,these cleveranimals dontlive4in zoos.（野生的）Scientists saywild elephantslike playingand5with their family group.They sometimeswalk forup to9kilometres aday.In thewild,elephants canlive toabout60years old.6elephants canonly livefor about17years inzoos.（精神的）Elephants inzoos7have mentalillness.Tts impossibletomake them happybecause theydont get8spaceand exercisethere.And beingawayfromtheirfamilygroup andfriends makesthem feelbad,too.Many animallovers likethe new

9.Mark Jones,a manfrom acharity organisation,said manyanimals shouldntbe inzoos.Elephants areone ofthem.In January2020the UK10to stopelephants andother wildanimals performingin（马戏团）circuses.Mark hopesthenewrules willmake elephantslive happilyinthewild.

1.A.from B.with C.about D.between

2.A.raise B.reach C.kill D.catchB.study C.fact D.messageB.luckily C.smoothly D.happily

5.A.spending B.chatting C.sleeping D.travellingB.When C.But D.SoB.usually C.never D.seldomB.good C.important D.cheapB.elephants C.zoos D.rules

10.A.began B.hoped C.loved D.failed仙人掌The cactus体裁说明文难度★★★词数162（沙漠）,When youthinkofthe livingthingsinthe desertwhat comesto yourmind Youmight thinkofthecactusat once.（存舌）The cactus can survive7the desertheat withoutwater for a long time.In fact,there areover2,000different（刺）types of cacti inthe world.Some cactiare talland green,and havespines.But othersare muchsmaller andin manydifferentcolours andshapes.Cacti usuallyliveindry areas.（稀缺Like alllivingthings,cacti needwater tosurvive.However,intheareas wherethey live,water isoften scarce的）（能力）（存储）.To survive,cacti havedeveloped specialabilities.These abilitiesmakethemable tostore water.In fact,the spinesof cactiare theirleaves.They protect cacti fromanimals thateat plants.They alsoprotectcactifrom（茎）losing water.Most cactihave bigroots.They cansoak upany rain.And thestems ofcacti makethe plantsable tostorewater fora longtime.

1.How manydifferent typesofcactiare thereintheworld

2.What docacti looklike

3.Where docacti usuallylive

4.How canspines protectcacti

5.Which partofthecactuscanstore waterforalongtime津津有味？Why canants easily“walk onwalls”为什么蚂蚁可以轻松“攀岩”We allknow thatgravity pullseverything downtotheearth.In thesport ofrock climbing,for example,one needstohave astrong gripin ordernot tofall froma rockwall.But manyinsects,such asants,can easilyclimb upwalls.So,whydont theyfall offAlthoughwalls canlook verysmooth tous,therere actuallymany tinyholes andvery narrowcracks inthem.Antsand manyother insectshave hundredsof thousandsof tinyhairs ontheirfeet.These hairscan fitinto theholes andcracksin the walls.The moleculesinthehairs sticktothemolecules onthe walls.This forceis strongerthan theinsects owngravity,so itcan staysafely onthewalls.Besides,some insectscan alsoproduce somesticky chemicalsfromtheends ofthese hairs.These chemicalsare likeglueand helpinsects sticktoawall.Watch afly walkon asurface.You maysee itssmall“fbotprints”there becausethereis stickyglue onits feet.开心辞典重力裂缝gravity n.crack n.拉，拽分子pull v.molecule n.grip n.握力stick v.黏，贴岩石.力，力rock n.force n量insect n.昆虫produce v.产生•虽然，尽管黏性的although conjsticky adj.光滑的化学品，化学制品smooth adj.chemical n.实际上胶水actually adv.glue n.极小的表面tiny adj.surface n.洞脚印，足迹hole n.footprint n..狭窄narrow adj的。