2023年初升高暑期话题阅读专练：动物、植物与其他生物（含解析）

第第页2023年初升高暑期话题阅读专练：动物、植物与其他生物（含解析）2023年初升高暑期话题阅读专练：动物、植物与其他生物

（共7题）

一、阅读理解题（共7题）

WelcometoBeijingZoo!

Therearemanydifferentkindsofanimalshere.Theanimalsarefromallovertheworld.ThepandalivesinChina.It'swhiteandblack.It'sabiganimal.Itisveryshyanditeatsbamboo.Pandasusuallyeatbambooforabout12hoursaday.ThekoalaisfromAustralia.Itlikessleepingintheday.It'ssolazy.AndthiscamelisfromAfrica.Itdoesn'toftendrink.Itcancarryveryheavythingsforus.TheelephantisfromIndia.Elephantsareverysmart.Theycandomanythings,likedrawingpicturesanddancing.Theylikewater.TherearesnakesinAmerica,AfricaandAustralia.ThissnakeisfromAmerica.Itlooksscary.Iteatsmeat.Itdoesn'tlikewater.

Animalsareourfriend.Youcangivefoodtothem.Butrememberdon'tthrowthingstothem.Wishyouagoodvisitinthezoo!

(1)Theunderlinedword"bamboo"inthepassagemeans_____.

A．草B．肉C．竹子D．树叶

(2)_____kindsofanimalsarementioned(被提到)inthepassage.

A．ThreeB．FourC．FiveD．Six

(3)Thebesttitleofthepassageis_____.

A．AnimalsareinterestingB．Animalsareourfriends

C．AtriptothezooD．TheanimalsinBeijingZoo

Littlebirdstalkwiththeirsistersandbrothersintheirnest.Theymakeasoundforfood.Momtellsthemtobequietwhendangercomes.Butnowanewstudyfindsthatkindoftalkbeginslongbeforethebabiesareborn.Evenintheeggs,theycantalkwitheachotherandknowwhentogetoutorwhentokeepwaiting.

Tocheckthatfinding,ateamofscientistsfromSpainwatchedunbornbirdscarefullyinSalvoraIsland.Overthere,seabirdsproduceeggsandminkseatbabybirds.Soitisaquitedangerousplaceforbabybirds.Knowingwhentocomeoutoftheeggisamatteroflifeanddeath.

Scientistscollectedseabirdeggsandputthemintotwogroups.Whenminkscome,aparentwillgivewarningcallstothebabybirds.Scientistsplayedthosecallsforonegroup.Whiletheothergroupstayedinasafebox.Theywouldneverhearsuchcalls.

Whenscientistsputalltheeggstogether,theyfoundsomethingsurprising:afterreceivingwarningcalls,theeggsvibratedmorethantheothers.Thosevibrationsmovedfromoneeggtoanother.Itwasjustliketherewereearsintheeggs.Itwasclearthatunbornbirdstalkedwiththeirsistersandbrothersaboutdanger.

(1)Thispassageismainlyabout_____.

A．amagiceggB．awildanimalC．anewstudyD．ahugebox

(2)ScientistswatchedunbornbirdsinSalvoraIslandbecausetheywantedto_____.

A．checkwhenbirdsbegintalking

B．protecttheseabirdsindanger

C．takephotosofbeautifulseabirds

D．knowwhenbirdsgetoutofeggs

(3)Howdidscientistsdotheirresearch

①collectedbirdeggs

②playedwarningcalls

③puteggstogether

④puteggsingroups

A．①→②→③→④B．①→④→②→③C．②→①→④→③D．②→①→③→④

(4)What'sthebesttitleforthepassage

A．BirdsinDangerB．LovefromEggs

C．NatureforBirdsD．TalkintheEggs

SpecialAlexisagreatcartoon(卡通)movie.Alexwasagiraffe(长颈鹿)inazoo.Ashegrew,hisneckwasmuchshorterthantheothers'.Hebecameupset.Hismothersaidtohim."Youarespecial.Yourneckisgood.Youdon'thavetoworryaboutit."

Alextriednottothinkaboutthis.Butashisfriendsgrewtallerandtaller,hisneckstayedshort.Sometimestheylaughedathim.Hisparentstoldhimnottoworryandenjoyedhimself.Hetried.Hecouldnotevenplayinsomegiraffesports.Hewastooshort.

Onecoolday,aworkerinazoocameandtookAlexaway.Alexwasafraid."WouldIhavetoleavethezoobecauseofmyshortneck"Alexwasverysad.AftertheworkercalmedAlexdown,hegavehimsomefood.AndhewaskindtoAlex.Alexfeltbetter.ThentheworkertookAlexintoanotherareaofthezoo.Therewasasmalldoorbetweenthetwoareas.ThisdoorwasonlysuitableforAlextopassthrough.

SoonAlex'sparentscametoseehim."Mydear,youarespecial,"hismothersaid."Thezooworkersmadeaplaceforyoubecausepeoplewantedtoseeyou.Howspecialyouare!"Shewasright.Visitorspointedtohimandscreamed.Theylookedhappytoseesuchaspecialanimalinthezoo.

(1)Alexwasupsetbecause_____.

A．hisneckwasshortB．hehadspeciallegs

C．hewasD．hewastoofat

(2)Theunderlinedword"screamed"means_____inChinese.

A．逃窜B．尖叫C．驱赶D．辱骂

(3)WhichisNOTmentioned(提及)accordingtothepassage

A．ThezooworkerwaskindtoAlex.

B．Alexcouldgothroughthesmalldoorfreely.

C．Alexwasafraidwhenhelefthishomeatthebeginning.

D．Alex'sneckbecamelongerandlongerafterhemovedtothenewarea.

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage

A．Peoplecan'tlivewithoutanimals.

B．Everyonecandowellifhekeepsonpracticing.

C．Helpingotherssometimesishelpingourselves.

D．Disadvantagescanbecomeadvantagesifweusetheminproperways.

InOctober2023,a4-week-oldsquirrel(松鼠)wasalmostkilledbyahawk(鹰).Luckily,agroupsavedher.BrantleyHarrisonandherfamilybroughtthesquirreltotheirhomeinSouthCarolinaandtookcareofher.TheHarrisonsoftenlookafterinjured(受伤的)wildanimalsandsendthembackintothewildwhentheyarefeelingbetter.

TheHarrisonsnamedthesquirrelBella.BellastayedintheHarrisons'carewiththreeothersquirrelsuntilspring.Duringherstay,Bellaacted(行动)liketheothersquirrels.

InApril2023,theHarrisonssentthesquirrelsbackintothewild.Bella,however,wasn'treadytoleaveherhumanfamily.Shestartedvisitingthem,lookingforfood.Brantleysaidtheothersquirrelsalsocamebackoverthefirstfewdays,butwithinaweektheystoppedcomingbyandbegantostayawayfrompeople.

"Bellausuallysitsatthefrontdoor,waitingforsomeonetoseeher.Shecomesalmosteveryday,"Brantleysaid.HerhusbandJohnoftenbringsBellanuts(坚果),assheisusuallywaitingbythedoorforhim.Bellahasbecomeamemberofthefamily.

Fornineyears,shehascontinued(持续)tovisitthem.Brantleysaid,"IfBellacanteachatleastonepersontocarefor(关心、照顾)alllivingthings,nomatter(不管)howbigorhowsmall,thenwehavedonewhatwehavesetouttodo."

(1)WhendidtheHarrisonssendthesquirrelsbackintothewild

(2)WhatdidBelladoaftertheHarrisonssentherbackintothewild

(3)WillyoucareforalllivingthingsWhyorwhynot

Animalsareourfriends.Sometimestheymaketrouble,butsometimestheycanhelpus.Andtheyhopetoliveahappylife,too.Herearetworealstoriesfromourreaders.

ThefirststoryisfromRay."Mycat,Tiger,hatesitwhenIusemyiPadbecauseittakesmyattentionawayfromhim.Oneyear,Ihadafallathomeandwasonthefloorfor16hours.Duringthistime,Iwasunabletomoveandcouldn’tgettothephonetocallforhelp.Tigerstayedbymysideuntilhedisappearedundermybed.’What’sheuptoIwondered.Tomysurprise,hestartedtopushsomethingtowardsme.ItwasmyiPad,whichIdidn’trealizehadfallenoffthebedandontothefloor.Heprobablydidn’tknowwhatitwas,butheknewthatitmademehappy.ThankstoTiger,Iwasabletocommunicatewithmyfriend,Becky,whothentoldmydoctor."

ThesecondstoryisfromColin."Yearsago,myfriendJuliussavedabird—awild‘Mom’cockatoo(鹦鹉)fromthesideoftheroadandkeptitasapetinabigcage(笼子).Itlostoneofherwings,soshewasunabletoreturntothewild.Soon,twowildcockatooscametovisitandone.Dadbirdwantedtofindhiswayintothecage.The‘Mom’cockatoointhecagewassoonexpecting.Butasshecouldn’tfly,‘Dad’cockatoobuiltahomeinthetree,keepingoffeveryonewhogotclosetoMom’cockatoo."Baby"cockatoowouldspendhisdaysflyingoffwithhisdad,leavinghismombehind.Shewouldsitandwaituntiltheyreturnedhomeeachafternoon.Thefamilystayedtogetherhappily."

Afterreadingthestories,don’tyouthinkweshouldgetalongwellwithanimalsNomattertheyareourpetsorliveinthewild,theyhavetheirfeelings.Weshouldrespecteverylifeintheworld.

(1)_____istheownerofthecat.

A．BeckyB．JuliusC．ColinD．Ray

(2)Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referstothe_____.

A．phoneB．catC．iPadD．bed

(3)"Mom"cockatoodidn’treturntothewildbecause_____.

A．Juliuscaughtitasapet

B．shewasbadlyhurtandcouldn’tfly

C．shepreferredthelifeinthecage

D．"Dad"cockatoobuiltahomeinthetree

(4)Themainideaofthepassageisthat_____.

A．Ray,BeckyandColinareanimallovers

B．weshouldn’tuseiPadtoomuch

C．friendsshouldhelpeachother

D．weshouldrespecteverylifeintheworld

(5)Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthepassage

A．Sportsnews.B．Peopleandanimals.

C．HealthD．Travel

Somepeopleseeasunflowerasaflower.Othersseeitasavegetable.Itisofcoursebothabeautifulflowerandagreatvegetable!Sunflowershavedeliciousseeds,whicharehighinprotein,attractbirdsandmakepopularcookingoiltoo.Sunflowersareeasytogrowfromseedsandbringthesunshinecolourtothesummergarden.Theyarealsogoodtoprovidewinterfoodforbirds.

Sunflowersarealsogreatforkids.Kidsliketogrowbigthings,soasunflowerfitsthebill._____Chooseaplacefullofsunshineanddigtheearthover.Plantseeds1.5cmdeepand45cmawayfromeachother.Puttwoseedsineachplaceandafteryoungplantscomeout,taketheweakerofthetwoaway.Plantseedsinlines,withtallervarietiesatthebackandshorteronesatthefront.Afterplanting,waterthemwell.

Anotherwayforyou:Putoneseedina7.5cmpot.Waterandallowittogrownearthewindow.Keepwetandmoveittothegardenwhenrootscomeoutoftheholesatthebottomofthepot.

Afterplantingsunflowers,whatwillwedothenKeepplantswellwateredtoencouragestronggrowthandfertilisethemonceamonth.Keepaneyeoutforsomesmallanimalswhichlikeeatingleaves.Keepgrassandsomeotherplantsgrowingfreelyinthearea.Shortsunflowersdonotneedprotecting,buttalleronesatthebackshouldbetiedtostickstokeepthemfromfallingdown.

(1)Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat_____.

A．sunflowersarebeautifulB．sunflowersareeverywhere

C．peoplelikesunflowersD．sunflowersareveryuseful

(2)Theunderlinedexpression"Keepaneyeout"inthepassageprobablymeans"_____"inChinese.

A．饲养B．留心C．照看D．训练

(3)Whichsentencecanweputin"_____"

A．Manykidsliketoplantsunflowers.

B．Itisveryeasyforyoutofindaseed.

C．Hereisagoodwaytoplantsunflowers.

D．Peoplecanplantsunflowerseverywhere.

(4)Tomakesunflowersgrowsuccessfully,weSHOULDN'T_____.

A．keeptheseedsawayfromeachother

B．taketheweakerplantsaway

C．waterthesunflowersonceamonth

D．tiethetallersunflowerstosticks

(5)Thelastparagraphismainlyabout_____.

A．howtotakecareofsunflowers

B．howoftenweshouldwatersunflowers

C．howtoprotecttallsunflowers

D．whyweshouldkeepgrassgrowingfreely

Nowit'stheshowtimeinthezoo.Someanimalstarsaremakingushappy.

WhatanimalisitOh,it'samonkey.DoyouthinkitcanwalkontwolegsSure!Look!Themonkeyiswalkingverywell.

Someanimalsalsolikeridingbikeslikeus.Look!Theblackbearisridingabikequickly.Howsmartitis!

Weallknowelephantsaresmart.ButcantheydrawYes!Look!Theelephantisdrawingapicture.Isn'titbeautiful

WhereisthepandaOh,itisinabigtree!WhatisitdoingIt'sdoingChinesekungfuforus.It'ssofunny!

(1)Whatanimalcanwalklikepeople

A．Thepanda.B．Themonkey.

C．Theelephant.D．Theblackbear.

(2)Howmanykindsofanimalsarethereinthepassage

A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.

(3)Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthepandainthezoo

A．Cute.B．Smart.C．Funny.D．Beautiful.

(4)Whatistheblackbeardoingnow

A．Itiswalking.B．Itisdrawingapicture.

C．Itisridingabike.D．ItisdoingChinesekungfu.

(5)Whatcanweknowfromthepassage

A．Alltheanimalsintheworld(世界上)aresmart.

B．ThemonkeyalsolikesChinesekungfu.

C．Theblackbearisveryfriendly.

D．Theelephantisdrawingabeautifulpicture.

答案

一、阅读理解题（共7题）

1.【答案】

(1)C

(2)C

(3)D

【解析】

(1)词义猜测题。根据句意：它非常害羞，它吃竹子。结合选项和常识可知大熊猫吃竹子。可以推断出“bamboo”在这里“竹子”的意思。

(2)细节理解题。根据文章中的第二段的第三句：ThepandalivesinChina.可知文中提到了熊猫。根据文章中的第二段的第八句：ThekoalaisfromAustralia.可知文中提到了考拉。根据文章中的第二段的第十一句：AndthiscamelisfromAfrica.可知文中提到了骆驼。根据文章中的第二段的第十四句：TheelephantisfromIndia.可知文中提到了大象。根据文章中的第二段的第十八句：TherearesnakesinAmerica,AfricaandAustralia.可知文中提到了蛇。所以文章中一共提到了五种动物。

(3)主旨大意题。根据文章中的第一段的第一句：WelcometoBeijingZoo!可知本文主要讲述了北京动物园里的动物。

2.【答案】

(1)C

(2)A

(3)B

(4)D

【解析】

(1)文章通过一个实验说明没有破壳的蛋也可以互相交流。即使在卵中，它们也能相互交流，知道何时出来，何时等待。

主旨大意题。文章讲的是一个新的研究，说明没有破壳的蛋也可以互相交流。

(2)细节理解题。根据第二段第一句：Tocheckthatfinding,ateamofscientistsfromSpainwatchedunbornbirdscarefullyinSalvoraIsland.为了验证这一发现，一组来自西班牙的科学家，在萨尔沃拉岛上仔细观察了未出生的鸟类。这一发现指的是上一段中提到的“没有破壳的蛋也可以互相交流”。

(3)细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，这个实验的过程是这样的：科学家们收集了海鸟的蛋，并把它们分成两组。科学家们为一组播放了水貂来了的声音。而另一组待在保险箱里。它们永远听不到这种叫声。当科学家把所有的卵放在一起时，他们有了新的发现。

(4)文章主旨题。文章讲的是没有破壳的蛋也可以互相交流。

3.【答案】

(1)A

(2)B

(3)D

(4)D

【解析】

(1)本文主要讲述了一只长颈鹿的故事。

细节理解题。由第一段Ashegrew,hisneckwasmuchshorterthantheothers'.Hebecameupset.可知随着年龄的增长，他的脖子比其他人短得多，他心里感到不安，亚历克斯感到不安是因为他的脖子短。故选A。

(2)词义猜测题。根据最后一段中Visitorspointedtohimandscreamed.Theylookedhappytoseesuchaspecialanimalinthezoo.可知游客们指着他_____，看到动物园里有这么特别的动物，他们看起来很高兴。根据前后文含义以及结合选项可知此处screamed意为“尖叫”，故选B。

(3)细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Alexwasafraid."WouldIhavetoleavethezoo…ThisdoorwasonlysuitableforAlextopassthrough.