八年级英语时文阅读~WEEK 15 自然环境~有答案

八年级英语时文阅读~WEEK15自然环境~有答案八年级英语时文阅读~WEEK15自然环境~有答案八年级英语时文阅读~WEEK15自然环境~有答案资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月八年级英语时文阅读~WEEK15自然环境~有答案版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：WEEK15自然环境（2）一、完形填空（共20小题；共35分）AToohotSomemountainsofferclimateanimalslotsofland.Pikas(兔鼠)likelivingthere.Whenitgetswarm,theylike1

uphill.Theylookforcoolerenvironmentstheylikebetter.Andpikasaren'talone.A2011studyfoundthatmanymountain2

movetheirlivingplace.Theymoveuphillbyabout11meterseverytenyearssincethe1960s.Scientiststhinkthiswouldbe3

newsfortheanimals.Forone,thehigherupamountaintheytravel,the4

spacethattheycanlivein.Afterall,mountainslooklikepyramids,rightInmany5

,animalslikepikasandbirdsmayactuallygetgroundwhentheymoveuphill,thestudyshows.PaulElsenisascientist.Histeampublishedits6

onMay18inNatureClimateChange.Mostscientiststhoughtthathigherlivingplaceformigrating(迁移)animalsbecame7

andsmaller.Ifitistrue,thatwouldmeanthatmanyearth-warminganimalsmightrunoutoftheirnewlivingplace—andface8

.ButElsenstartedtodoubtaboutthiswhilehewasstudying9

intheHimalayas."That'sahugemountainareainEastAsia.Suchmountainareamightactually10

morelivingplacetosomeanimalsthatlikelivingincoolerenvironments,"hesaid.1. A.playing B.living C.working D.eating2. A.animals B.plants C.people D.flowers3. A.good B.bad C.short D.long4. A.more B.much C.little D.less5. A.seas B.villages C.mountains D.cities6. A.lesson B.class C.study D.paper7. A.smaller B.small C.big D.bigger8. A.life B.happiness C.luckiness D.death9. A.maths B.rivers C.cars D.birds10. A.offer B.provide C.send D.takeBScientistsintheUKaresurprisedthatsomanyflowersareinbloom(开花期)thiswinter.Theysaidthatinusualyears,between20and30kindsofflowersandplantsareopen.However,onNewYear'sDay,scientistsfound368differentkindsinbloom.Scientistsbelievesomanyflowersareinbloombecauseofclimatechange(气候变化).LastyearwasthewarmestyearBritainhaseverhad.Dr.TimRichtoldtheBBCabouthissurprisingatthenumberofflowershesawatthestartofthisyear.Hesaid,"Fiftyyearsago,itwasdifficulttofindplantsinwinter.Butitseemseverything'sbecomingdifferent."Hesaidsomeflowerswereinbloomfivemonthsearlier.ScientistRichexplainedhowtheweatheraffectsflowers.TheflowersareusuallykilledbythecoldinDecember.Hesaid,"Wearenowinourfourthwarmwinter.UsuallyflowersgoawaybyChristmasbutthisyearithasn'thappened."Headded,"Butmanyflowersarestillinbloomnow,afterNewYear'sDay."Britain'sweatherreporttalkedabouttheclimateforlastyear.Itsaid,"AllmonthsexceptAugustwerewarmerthanusualyears,andthiswasthewarmestyearonrecordfortheUK.Itwasalsowetterthanusualyearsformanyareas."11.PeopleintheUKgetsurprisedbecause

. A.30kindsofflowersareinbloomthiswinter B.368kindsofflowersareinbloomthiswinter C.theweatherisverycoldonNewYear'sDay D.theweatherisveryhotonNewYear'sDay12.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanguessthat

. A.theweathernowiscolderthan50yearsago B.theweathernowiswarmerthan50yearsago C.theweathernowissimilarto50yearsago D.theweatherkeepswarmalltheyearround13.Howdoestheweatheraffectflowers A.ThecoldweatherinDecemberkillsflowers. B.ThecoldweatherinJanuarykillsflowers. C.ThehotweatherinAugustkillsflowers. D.ThehotweatherinJulykillsflowers.14.Howmanymonthswerewarmerthanusualyears A.Nine. B.Ten. C.Eleven. D.Twelve.15.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage A.ClimateChangeintheUK B.SpecialFlowersintheUK C.FlowersonNewYear'sDay D.HotWeatherThisYearCThemostunusualbirdintheworldislookingforanewhomewithlotsofwetlandandlotsoffood!Thereareonlyafewred-brownpochards(红头潜鸭)inMadagascar.Peoplethoughtthebirddiedoutaftertheylastsawitin1991,buttheyfounditagainin2009.Anewstudyshowedthat96percentofthesmallwildchicksaredyingbetweentwoandthreeweeksold,andscientistsbelievemostofthemdiebecausetheyhavenothingtoeat.Cuttingdowntrees,fishing,andfarminghavemadethebirdmovetoanotherlake.Sadly,thislakeisvery,verydeep.Youngbirdsaretoohungrybecausetheirparentscan'tgodowndeepenoughintotothewatertogetfoodforthem.Thelasthomeofthepochardisoneofthecleanestwetlandsinthecountry,butit'ssimplytoosmallforthepochard.Thescientistsinthewetlandwatched10or11parentpochardshatch(产卵).Theyfoundsomechickswoulddie.Thebirdscouldliveinthewildagainiftheycanfindanewhome.Dr.Hiltonworksinthewetland.Hesaidtheyhadfoundalakethatcouldbeagreatnewhomefortheducks."Weshouldworkwiththevillagerstokeepthepochardsafe.Wemustalsotrytokeepthelakecleanandhelppeopletogetabetterlifefromthelaketheylivearound.Weshouldalltakepartinthework,"hesaid.16.Howlongdidn'tpeopleseered-brownpochard A.Abouttenyears. B.Abouttwentyyears. C.Aboutthirtyyears. D.Aboutfortyyears.17.Whydomostbabyred-brownpocharddiebetweentwoandthreeweeks A.Becausetheyhavenothingtoeat. B.Becausetheyhavenothingtodrink. C.Becausetheirmothersdon'tlikethem. D.Becausetheirfathersdon'tlikethem.18.Thelakeisso

thatmotherpochardcan'tgetfoodfortheirbabies. A.dirty B.little C.deep D.hot19.Whatdothescientiststhinkofthelasthomeofthepochard A.Bigenough. B.Toodirty. C.Toodeep. D.Toosmall.20.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsusthat

. A.wemustworkwiththevillagerstokeepthepochardsafe B.wemustalsotrytokeepthelakecleanforthepochard C.wemusthelppeopletogetabetterlifefromthelake D.thebirdscanliveinthewildiftheycanfindanewhome二、阅读理解（共5小题；共10分）Ifyouareinthenorthernhalfoftheearthandabovethetropics(热带),haveyounoticedthatthesunisrisingearliereverydayItshowsthatspringishereanddaysaregettinglonger.IfyouareintheUSandinastatethatkeepsDaylightSavingstime(DST夏时制),theclockshavebeenmovedonehouraheadonMarch8.DSTistheritual(仪式)wejumpoveronefullhourofaSundayinMarch,whenclocksgetresetto2.attheusual1.!TheideacamefromBenjaminFranklin!WhileservingasUSambassador(大使)toFrancein1784,Franklinwokeupat6.tofindthesunupreallyearly.Hethoughtthatifeveryonewereupanhourearlier,peoplecouldsavealotonthecostofcandles.Meanwhileinthelate1800s,George,fromNewZealand,suggestedchangingtheclockduringsummersinsteadofsprings.Moredaylightintheeveningshelpedpeopledomuchwork.Itwasin1917thatDSTwasacceptedinEuropeandAmerica.DuringWorldWarI,theWestrealizedthattosaveoilandkeepfactoriesproducing,ithelpedtohavemorehoursofdaylight.TomakeitsimilarindifferentareasthatacceptedDSTandthosethatdidnot,theUSgovernmentdeclared(宣布)aDSTstandard(标准)in1966.NowadaysclocksareresetforwardonthesecondSundayinMarchandfallbackonthefirstSundayinNovember.21.Whatisthefirstsignthatspringiscoming A.Thesunisrisingearlier. B.Thesunisrisinglater. C.Thesunrisesintheeast. D.Thesungoesdowninthewest.22.Theunderlinedword"reset"means"

"inChinese. A.重新设置 B.取消设置 C.错误设置 D.定位设置23.BenjaminFranklincameupwiththeideaofDSTinorderto

. A.savetime B.savefood C.savemoney D.savelight24.WhenwasDSTacceptedinEuropeandAmerica A.In1784. B.Inthe1800s. C.In1966. D.In1917.25.HowlongdoesDaylightSavingstimekeepinayearintheUSA A.Aboutsixmonths. B.Aboutsevenmonths. C.Abouteightmonths. D.Aboutninemonths.三、阅读与表达(问答式)（共5小题；共10分）Thisisagood-newsstoryaboutsealife.Scientistshavereportedthattherearemorebluewhales(鲸鱼)intheeasternPacificOcean.Scientistsreportthattherearenowover2,200bluewhalesbetweenMexicoandAlaska.Humanskillednearlyallthebluewhalesinthatarea(地区)andthebluewhaleswereclosetoextinction(灭绝).Killingwhaleswasagainstrulesin1971andthenumbersoftheworld'slargestanimalstartedgoingup.Ithastakenover40yearsforthebluewhaletorecover.Dr.ColeMonnahanwasveryhappyatthisnews.Hesaid,"Forus,thisisagreatstory."Dr.Monnahansaidthenumberof2,200bluewhalesintheareamightnotriseanymore.Hesaid,"Beforethisstudy,somepeoplethoughtthatnumbershouldbegoingup,butifthereareabout2,200whalesnow,it'sthebiggestnumberourenvironmentcanhelp."Monnahanwarnedthatweshouldstillprotecttheanimal,saying,"Californiabluewhalesarerecovering(恢复)becausewehavetriedourbesttostopkillingthem.Ifwehadn't,thenumberwouldhavebeengonedown."Headdedthat,"TherecoveryofCaliforniabluewhalesfromwhalingshowsthatwecansaveb