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L Readingcomprehension.AHello.We arestudents fromThailand,and wewant tosave theelephants.The elephantis one of Thailandssymbols.Our firstflag hada whiteelephant onit.This isa symbol of goodluck.Elephants aresmart animals.They canplay socceror music.They canalso drawvery well.People saythat anelephantnever forgetsn.Elephants canwalk fora longtime andnever getlost.They canalso rememberplaces withfood andwater.This helpsthem tolive.But elephants are ingreat danger.People cutdown manytrees soelephantsarelosing theirhomes.People alsokillelephants fortheir ivory.Today there are onlyabout3,000elephants over100,000before.We mustsave thetrees andnotbuy thingsmade ofivory.Remember thatMarch13th isThai ElephantDay.
1.终田节理解]According to the text,how doelephants1memory abilitieshelp themsurviveA.They canrecognize humanfaces toavoid danger.B.They rememberlocations offood andwater sources.C.They learntricks quicklyto entertainpeople.D.They memorizemigration routesof otheranimals.
2.[推理判断]What canwe inferfrom thecomparison between”3,000elephants todaynand”over100,000before11A.Elephants arereproducing fasternow.B.Human activitieshave reducedelephant numbers.C.Elephants havemigrated toother countries.D.The Thaigovernment hassuccessfully protectedelephants..[主旨大意]3What isthe mainpurpose ofthis passageA.To describethe intelligenceof elephantsB.To explainwhy elephantsare importantin ThaicultureC.To raiseawareness aboutelephant protectionD.To encouragepeople tovisit ThailandBSavethe Sharks!Many haveheard of shark finsoup.This famousand expensivedish isespecially popularin southernChina.But doyourealize thatyoure killinga wholeshark eachtime youenjoy abowl ofshark finsoupWhen peoplecatch sharks,they cutoff theirfins andthrow the sharks backinto theocean.This isnot onlycruel,butalso harmfultotheenvironment.Without afin,a sharkcan nolonger swimand slowlydies.Sharks areat thetop of thefood chainin theoceans ecosystem.If theirnumbers droptoo low,it willbring dangerto allocean life.Many believethatsharks cannever beendangered becausethey arethe strongestin theirfood chain.But infact,around70million sharksarecaught andtraded inthis industryevery year.The numbersof somekinds of sharks havefallen byover90percent in the last20to30years.Environmental protectiongroups around the world,such asWildAid andtheWWF,are teachingthe publicaboutfinning.They haveeven askedgovernments todevelop lawsto stopthe saleofsharkfins.So far,no scientificstudies haveshownthat sharkfins aregood forhealth,so whyeat themHelp save thesharks!.[细节理解]1What happensto sharksafter theirfins arecut offA.They arethrown backinto theocean anddie slowly.B.They are sold torestaurants.C.They areused forscientific research.D.They arekept inaquariums fordisplay.[词义猜测】
2.The word“finning“in the passage most probably means:A.Swimming likea sharkB.Studying sharkbehaviorC.Protecting sharkpopulationsD.Cutting offsharks*fins anddiscarding thebodies.[推理判断]3What canwe inferfrom the passage aboutshark finsA.They arescientifically provento benutritious.B.They arenecessary forthe survivalofsharks.C.They areonly tradedin southernChina.D.They arebecoming moreexpensive dueto highneed..[篇章结构](功能)4What isthe functionof thelast paragraphin thepassageA.To providescientific dataas evidenceB.To introduceopposing viewpointsC.To givesolutions andcall foractionD.To summarizethepassage.[文章出处]5Where wouldthis passagemost likelyappearA.A restaurantmenuB.A wildlifeconservation magazineC.A cookingtextbookD.A governmentreportcIt is8:30a.m.at theChengdu ResearchBase.Panda keepersare preparingmilk forthe babypandas breakfast.At9:00a,m.,they findthat mostof thebabies arealready awakeand hungry.When thebabies seethe keepers,they runover tothemwith excitementand someoftheyoung pandaseven walkinto theirfriends andfall over!Lin Wei,oneofthe pandakeepers,says,They*resocute andlovely.I takecare ofthem liketheyre myown babies.I wash,feed andplay withthem everyday.TheyYe veryspecial tome.In fact,many peoplearoundtheworld lovetheseblack andwhite animals.Pandas havebecome sopopular thatthey arenow asymbolofChina.Scientists saytherearenow fewerthan2,000pandas livingintheforests.Another300or solive in zoos orresearchcenters inChina andother countries.Pandas do not havemany babies,maybe onlyone everytwo years.The babiesoftendie fromillnesses anddonotlive verylong.Adult pandasspend morethan12hours aday eatingabout10kilos ofbamboo.Many yearsago,there werea lot more bambooforests andpandas inChina,but thenhumans startedto cutdown theseforests.As theforests getsmaller andother humanactivities causemore problems,pandas cannotfind enoughto eatandthey arehaving fewerbabies.An educationprogram inChengdu teacheschildren aboutpandas andother endangeredwild animals.They sendpeopleto schoolsto tellchildren aboutthe importanceof savingthese animals.And theChinese governmentis tryinghardto helpsavethepandas.Scientists aredoing researchto betterunderstand thehabits ofpandas.We allhope thatin thefuturethere willbe alotmorepandas.[细节理解]
1.How manypandas currentlylive inzoos orresearch centersaccording tothe textA.About200B.About300C.About2,000D.About10,000【情感态度】
2.How doesthe keeperfeel aboutpandasA.Just doingher jobB.Does itfor moneyC.Wants tostudy themD.Cares deeplyabout them
3.According tothepassage,Why arethere fewerpandas nowA.Climate changeB.Bamboo forestdestructionC.Natural enemiesD.Zoo captivity【简单推理】
4.What willprobably happenif peoplekeep helpingA.Pandas willbe petsB.More pandasmay liveC.All pandasinzoosD.No morebamboo【文章出处】
5.Where isthis passagemostprobablyfromA.A storybook.B.A travelguide.C.A sciencemagazine.D.A sportsnewspaper.IL Readingstructure.III Readingcontent话题时态人称段落布局IV.Homework假如《英语周刊》初中版正在举办有奖征文活动请你根据下面的提示写一篇不少于词的英语短文投稿,80介绍华南虎South ChinaTigers提示.华南虎又叫中国虎,是世界上最古老的老虎类型1ChineseTigers.喜欢夜间活动,好食肉2•华南虎濒临灭绝的原因人类破坏了它们的栖息地,不断地猎杀
3.如何保护华南虎阻止人类猎杀,建更多的自然保护区4natural reserves。
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