2016-2017学年上学期八年级英语组合训练（8）
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The lion is called the king of all ani mals. Once it was also called as the ki ng of the desert ( 沙漠).However, lio ns 1 live in any desert now. Their colour may
2 differe nt from yellow to brown
and males (雄性动
物)can be from blond to black. The male lions 3 up to 190 kg and are about 1.20 metres tall while the females (雌性动物) weigh nearly 130 kg and are 1 metre tall. They 4 beautiful fur, strong legs with sharp claws and a long tail.
Panthera Leo (非洲狮)lives in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 5 it feeds on many kinds of animals. When it' s 6 its food, it can reach the speed of 60 km per hour and jump even 12 metres. The lion likes to eat its food at once, 7 sometimes it has to hide the food because of hye nas ( 土狼).Hyenas are the only ani mals which kill li ons for food.
The lion lives in small families 8
20 to 30 members .In each family there is usually one 9 male
, the lion populati on is in great dan ger mainly because of
with two or three females with small baby lions. 10 people' s hunting. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (
)1. A. n ever )2. A. is )3. A. eat )4. A. want
)5. A. Where
)6. A. chasing (追逐) )7. A. so )8. A. made from
B. always B. are B. weigh B.need B. Here
B. watch ing B. but B. made of B. beautiful B. Sudde nly The koala Appeara nee: Size: 70—90cm Weight: 5 — 14kg The koala with thick hair looks cute but it has very sharp teeth and claws (爪子). The male koala is larger tha n the female one. Food: The koala eats eucalyptus leaves (桉树叶).Each koala eats about 500 grams of leaves per day. Habit: The koala sleeps for up to 16 —18 hours. It prefers to move around in the evening. Baby fact: A healthy female koala can have one chi ld each year. A baby koala is very small whe n it is born — only a quarter of an in ch. It has no hair and it can ' t see either. It lives in its mother' s pouch (育儿袋)for half a year. During this time, it only drinks its mother ' s milk. Dan ger: The nu mber of koalas in Australia is gett ing smaller every year, main ly because of people. People cut down a lot of trees, so many koalas have no places to live in and they don ' t have eno ugh leaves to eat. There are fewer tha n 100,000 koalas in the world. Some scie ntists say if people don ' t protect them, we won ' t have any koalas within 30 years. ( ( ( (
)1. When does the koala ofte n move around duri ng a day?
C. In the after noon. D. At weeke nds.
C. it has thick hair D. it is very big
C. milk
D. meat
)2. If some one sees a n ewly born koala, he will find that __________________ . )3. A baby koala can' t live without ____________________ . A. water
B. grass
)4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A An adult koala often weighs more than 16kg. A. In the morning. B. In the eve ning. A. it is really small B. it can see everythi ng
C. sometimes C. am C. grow C. have C. There C. enjoying C. and
C. made up with C.young C. Un luckily
D. usually D. be D. hold D. like D. Which D. th in ki ng D. because D. made in D. grown (成年的) D. Cheerfully
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B The female koala is smaller than the male one.
C The claws of the koala are sharp but their teeth are not. D The koala often sleeps more than 20 hours.
（ ） 5. The koala is in danger now. The main reason is that _________________ . A. big animals eat them
B. people hunt them for their fur C. people cut down many trees D. They often kill each other 【阅读表达】
Dogs are known as humans'friends ．But in British woman Caroline 's eyes，her dog Sam means more．This special dog has completely changed her life ．
Caroline had some hearing loss when she was a child。but she lived a normal life . However, when she was in her twenties， her hearing loss got worse and even simple conversations could be very tiring ．Since 2007， she has lived in a quiet world with almost no sound .
One day when Caroline was shopping in a big shop ， suddenly she found she was the only person there. All the other people left as the fire alarm went off . But she didn't hear it at a11. She knew that it was time for her to ask for help .
Caroline wrote to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People , a famous charity in the UK , to apply（申请）for a hearing dog. Later the hearing dog Sam came into her life . Since then， her lire has been different.
Sam alerts（提醒 . 注意 ）Caroline to the alarm clock in the morning to help her get to work . He also alerts her to the doorbell ， fire alarms and smoke alarms ．With Sam ， Caroline can go out whenever and wherever she wants to go．
“ With Sam by my side , I now have my con fide nce（信心）back. He looks at me as if to say 'It' s fine— I can hear. I will let you know what you need to know '，”said Caroline excitedly .“I feel safe . I cannot imagine life without him .” 1. 2. 3. 4.
When did Caroline lose her hearing completely?
Why did all the people leave the shop except Caroline? Where did Caroline get the dog Sam?
What' s the changes to Caroline' s life after the coming of Sam?
5. How do you like Sam?
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Elephants
*Appearance ：
very big and strong , grey, long trunks and tusks（象牙） *Ability ：
poor eyesight， good hearing and smell ； lift heavy things with their trunks *Character： Be friendly to others , live in a group called “ a herd（群）” for many years . Each herd is led（被领导）by an old female elephant.
Young male elephants do not leave the herd until they are about 1 2 years old ． *Danger ：
The number of elephants is getting smaller and smaller ．Farmers take the land and hunt them for their tusks ．
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【阅读理解】 BACBC 【阅读表达】 1． Since 2007 ．
2． Because the fire alarm went off ， but Caroline didn 't hear it at all 3． From Hearing Dogs for Deaf People ， a famous charity in the UK ． 4． She can go out whenever and wherever she wants to go．
5. He is really useful for Caroline ./…（开放性试题，只要符合语法和实际都正确。 【书面表达】
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Elephants are very big and strong ．They are grey and have long trunks and tusks ．
Elephants have poor eyesight， but very good hearing and smell ．They can lift heavy things and break down branches with their trunks ．
Elephants are very friendly towards each other and towards their neighbours ．Normally ， they live in a group called“ a herd”for many years ．Each herd is led by an old female elephant ．Young male elephants do not leave the herd until they are about 12 years old ．
Sadly， there are very few elephants left in the world ． The number is decreasing because the land where they live is used for farming ．If people keep taking their land ， elephants will have nowhere to live ．Also， people hunt them for their tusks ．We must stop this．If we do not take any action ， there will be to elephants left in the world ．
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