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Unit 6 Animals
一、阅读理解，本大题共5小题，每小题4分，共20分。阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项。
①The panda is one of the rarest （珍稀） animals. It is the favourite of people all over the world.
②Many people think pandas are cute. In fact, they are also clever! The IQ of the panda is higher than that of many people’s pets. Pandas are shy and friendly. They like playing with their family and friends.
③Pandas are good at climbing, and they are great climbers. They can also swim very well. But pandas cannot see well in the dark bamboo forests. The black and white fur （毛） may help pandas a lot. Their enemies （敌人） may not find them easily in the dark bamboo forests.
④Pandas love bamboo very much. 99% of pandas’ food is bamboo. They each eat about 20 to 30 kilos of bamboo a day. To stay healthy, they have to eat a lot and eat fast. They spend 50%—60% of the time a day in eating, and they keep eating 2-3 hours each time. Pandas are a kind of bear. Most bears eat much to keep fat for the winter sleep, but pandas don’t. Pandas in the forest have to keep eating bamboo all year round.
1.According to Paragraph 2, pandas are ________.
A. smart and rare B. smart and shy C. cute and rare
2.What does the underlined word "them" refer to （指的是）？
A. The forests. B. The enemies. C. The pandas.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Most of pandas’ food is bamboo.
B. Pandas eat 10-20 kilos of bamboo a week.
C. Pandas eat much to keep fat for the winter sleep.
4.How long does a panda eat a day
A. About 2-3 hours. B. About 12 hours. C. About 20 hours.
5.What’s the structure （结构） of the passage
A.
B.
C.
二、完形填空，本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分。根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I am very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him.
Five years ago, when my father was 6 , I traveled a thousand miles from my home to be with him in his last days. I felt very 7 and it was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away, I was 8 in his apartment（公寓）。 There were so many things to 9 . I was lonely and I hated the 10 of the apartment.
But one evening the silence was broken. I heard crying outside. I 11 the door and found a little cat on the floor. He was thin and poor. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then soon 12 .
The next morning I asked the neighbors and learned that the cat had been left by his owner. His owner had moved away, 13 the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to work out what to do with 14 . I had something else to do, so taking care of the cat seemed like the very 15 thing I could do. But as soon as I opened the door, he ran to me and lay 16 my feet. It was clear from that moment that he didn’t want to go anywhere. I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father’s best friend.
From then on, things grew 17 . With Willis, time seemed to pass much faster. 18 , when the time came for me to return to my own home, I had to decide 19 to do about Willis. There was no way I would leave without him.
It’s been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have said I was so nice to 20 the cat. But I know that we saved each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.
6.A. brave B. dying C. strong D. hopeful
7.A. excited B. happy C. sad D. tired
8.A. alone B. sleepy C. awake D. afraid
9.A. turn over B. come on C. go with D. deal with
10.A. noise B. silence C. sound D. voice
11.A. closed B. opened C. fixed D. broke
12.A. ran over B. went away C. fell asleep D. got up
13.A. because B. so C. but D. since
14.A. him B. her C. me D. them
15.A. first B. second C. middle D. last
16.A. in B. by C. over D. off
17.A. easier B. harder C. heavier D. worse
18.A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Finally D. Surely
19.A. how B. what C. where D. which
20.A. save B. report C. catch D. carry
三、七选五：根据上下文补全对话，20分。
21.Rain forests are forests that get a lot of rain. They have a rainfall of more than 2.54 cm per day! There are tropical （热带的） rain forests all over the world. ① _____________ They are very warm.
The Amazon is in South America. It is the biggest rain forest in the world. More than half of the rain forest is in Brazil. ② _____________
Many plants and animals live in the Amazon. There are more kinds of plants and animals there than anywhere else in the world. The biggest mix of plants and animals live in the canopy. ③ _____________ The canopy keeps off most of the sunlight. The rain forest floor is very dark.
④ _____________ There are more than 400 different native tribes （土著部落）！ Native people used to stay in the rain forest. They found food and built homes there. They made medicine from plants. Now they sometimes leave. They go into nearby towns to sell food. Still, they live in their own ways.
Today, the Amazon is faced with the problem of deforestation. This means that too many trees are cut down by humans and ⑤ _____________ What can we do to protect the rain forest and the wildlife there
A. The canopy is a thick coat of trees. B. They are found near the equator （赤道）。 C. it brings harmful results to the wildlife in the Amazon. D. it makes more space for the animals in the Amazon to live in. E. They have found some wildlife near the equator. F. The rest spreads across eight other countries. G. People live in the Amazon too.
四、书面表达，30分。
22.你喜欢聪明而强壮的大象吗？在泰国大象是好运的象征。然而大象又是世界上的濒危动物之一，我们怎么才能够挽救大象呢？请你根据提示内容，写一篇英语短文介绍你心目中的大象。要求：不少于80词。
提示内容：strong and clever; a symbol of; good luck; huge; large ears and long trunks; in danger; save the elephants
There are many kinds of animals in the world. My favorite animal is the elephant. I love elephants because
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I hope people can save elephants.
参考答案
1.答案：B
解析：根据第二段“Many people think pandas are cute. In fact, they are also clever!Pandas are shy and friendly.”可知，熊猫是聪明且害羞的。故选B。
2.答案：C
解析：根据第三段“The black and white fur （毛） may help pandas a lot. Their enemies （敌人） may not find them easily in the dark bamboo forests.”可知，黑白相间的毛可能对熊猫有很大帮助，它们的敌人在黑暗的竹林里可能不容易发现它们，因此“them”指代的是“熊猫”。故选C。
3.答案：A
解析：根据最后一段“99% of pandas’ food is bamboo.”可知，熊猫的大部分食物是竹子。故选A。
4.答案：B
解析：根据最后一段“They spend 50%-60% of the time a day in eating, and they keep eating 2-3 hours each time.”可知，熊猫一天中50%-60%的时间都在吃东西，每次吃2-3小时，计算得出一天大约吃12小时（24小时*50%=12小时）。故选B。
5.答案：A
解析：文章第一段总体介绍熊猫是珍稀动物且受人喜爱；第二段介绍熊猫聪明且害羞；第三段介绍熊猫擅长爬树和游泳以及黑白毛的作用；第四段介绍熊猫的食物和生活习性。因此文章结构为总分结构，第一段为总述，后面三段为分述。故选A。
6.答案：B
解析：根据后文“After he passed away”可知，是父亲的弥留之际。故选 B。
7.答案：C
解析：根据语境可知，父亲去世，作者很难过。故选C。
8.答案：A
解析：根据语境可知，父亲去世后，应是只有作者一个人在他的公寓里。故选A。
9.答案：D
解析：根据语境可知，有很多事要处理。故选 D。
10.答案：B
解析：根据“But one evening the silence was broken.”可知，作者很孤独，所以讨厌公寓的寂静。故选 B。
11.答案：B
解析：根据语境可知，作者打开门才能看到小猫。故选 B。
12.答案：C
解析：根据语境可知，小猫吃了东西就睡着了。故选 C。
13.答案：B
解析：前后两句构成因果关系，前因后果用so 连接。故选 B。
14.答案：A
解析：根据前文“I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish.”可知，此处指那只小猫，用him。故选 A。
15.答案：D
解析：根据“I had something else to do”可知，作者有别的事要做，所以照顾小猫似乎是最后一件能做的事。the very last thing“最后一件事”。故选D。
16.答案：B
解析：根据语境可知，小猫躺在作者脚边。故选 B。
17.答案：A
解析：根据语境可知，事情往好的方向发展了。故选 A。
18.答案：C
解析：联系上下文可知，最终到了回家的时候。故选C。
19.答案：B
解析：根据语境可知，此处是what to do结构在句中作宾语。故选 B。
20.答案：A
解析：根据“But I know that we saved each other. ”可知，作者觉得是彼此拯救。故选A。
21.答案：B；F；A；G；C
22.答案：There are many kinds of animals in the world. My favorite animal is the elephant. I love elephants because they are strong and clever. They have huge bodies, large ears, and long trunks, which help them drink water and pick up food.
In Thailand, elephants are a symbol of good luck. However, they are now in danger because of hunting and habitat loss. To save the elephants, we should protect their homes and stop buying ivory products.
Elephants are friendly and intelligent. They can remember places and help people with work. So we should do our best to protect these amazing animals.
I hope people can save elephants.

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