Unit6Birdwatching-2022-2023学年八年级英语上册（牛津译林版）

20222023学年八年级英语上册单元话题拓展阅读Unit6Birdwatching（牛津译林版）A阅读理解TherearemanynationalparksinAfricawhereyoucangoonsafari(游猎).InthenortheastofSouthAfrica,thereisanationalparknamedKrugerNationalPark.Itisabout20,000squarekilometers.ManykindsofplantsandanimalsliveinKruger,includingthefamous"BigFive".Forhunters,thesefiveanimalsaresomeofthemostdifficultanddangeroustocatch.ManytravelersthinkmainlyaboutseeingtheBigFivewhileonsafari.Buttherearemanyotherinteresting,andmuchsmalleranimalstoo.Tanzania(坦桑尼亚)isanothercountrywithmanyparkswhereyoucangoonsafari.ThegoodplaceisGombeStreamNationalParkinthewestofthecountry.Ithasthickforest,oldtrees,andbeautifullakes.Whenyougodeepintotheforest,youcansittowaitforsomeanimalstoenear.You'llbegladtowatchtheseanimalsplaying,eatingandmunicating(交流)witheachother.ChobeNationalParkinthecountryBotswanaisanotherpopularplaceforsafari.Youcanseeoneofthelargestelephantgroupsintheworldthere.Youcanseeelephantsfacetofaceinthisnationalpark.Whenyougoaroundtheparkandfeelthegrassmoving,theremaybeelephants.Thenyoucanseethemnearer.Theywalkpastyoutolookforfood.（1）Ifyougotothenorth—eastofSouthAfrica,thebestplacetogoonsafariis_______.A．ChobeNationalPark B．GombeStreamNationalParkC．Tan. D．KrugerNationalPark（2）Whatdoes“theBigFive”meaninthepassage?A．Theyarefivebigparks.B．Theyarefivekindsofbiganddangerousanimals.C．Theyarefivegoodhunters.D．Theyarefivehighmountains.（3）Howmanycountriesdoesthewritermention(提到)inthepassage?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．GombeStreamNationalParkisagoodplacewiththickforestandbeautifullakes.B．GombeStreamNationalParki.soneoftheparkswhereyoucangoonsafariinTanzania.C．ChobeNationalParkhasmanyelephants.D．YoucanseeinterestingsmallanimalsaroundthelakeinChobeNationalPark.（5）Whichisthebesttitle?A．SafariinAfrica B．FacetoFacewiththeElephantsC．TravellinginAfrica D．AnimalsinAfricaB根据短文内容选择正确答案。Acrow(乌鸦)isabouttwentyinches(英寸)longandblackallover.Crowsaredirtybirdsbecausetheyliveonbadfood.Crowseatalotofwastefood.Inthiswaytheyaremoreusefultousthananybirds.Theycleanupthedirtythingsinourstreets.Crowsarealwayshungry.Theylookforfoodallday,andintheeveningyoucanseetheminlargenumbersflyingbacktotheirnests(巢)inthetrees.Theysleepthereatnight.Crowsaremuchnoisierthanotherbirds.Veryoftenalargenumberofcrowswillgettogetherononehouseandtalk.Sometimestheytalktogether,andsometimestheydoitbyturns(轮流)likehumanbeings(人类).Itiseasytotell(判断)fromcrow'ssoundiftheyarepleasedorangry.Perhapscrowstalkalotbecausetheyarefriendlybirds.Apairofcrowswilllivetogetheralltheirlives,andifoneofthemdies,theotheronebeesverysadandquietfortherestofitslifeandsometimelateritdiestoo.（1）Crows“liveonbadfood”means“_________”.A．Crowseatoldbadfood.B．Oldbadfoodiscrows'nests.C．Crowsmaketheirnestsonoldbadfood.D．Crowssleeponoldbadfood.（2）Crowsaremoreusefultousbecausethey____________.A．arecleanbirds B．canmoveawaywastefoodC．canmakeourstreetsclean D．aren'tdirty（3）Crowsalwayslookforfood_________.A．intheevening B．allday C．inthemorning D．atnight（4）Peoplecan'thearcrowtalk__________.A．together B．byturns C．noisily D．quietly（5）Ifapairofcrowsloveseachother,________A．theywillnotlivetogether.B．neitherofthemcanlivealonehappily.C．theywilldieD．oneofthemwilldieC根据短文内容选择正确答案。Manyanimalshidetostayalive.Theyhideinmanyways.Someanimalshideinleaves;someanimalshideinsnow.Usuallytheircolorsorshapeshelpprotectthem.It'shardtoseeanArcticbearinsnow.Itswhitefurhelpsprotectit.Chameleons(变色龙)canhidebychangingcolors.Theirskinturnsthesamecoloraswhatisaroundthem.Somechameleonscanchangecolorsinfiveminutes.Manyanimalstrytolookbiggerthantheyaretostayalive.Someanimalscanmakeotheranimalsthinktheyareverybig.Iftheylookverybig,animalsthatarelookingforfoodwillrunaway.Bearscanwalkontwolegs.Theylookvery,veryscary.Someanimalswillrunawayfromthem.Manyanimalstrytostayaroundotheranimals.Thishelpsthemstayalive.Zebrasstayclosetogethersothattheycanhelpeachotherlookoutofdanger.Seeingmanystripesatoncecanalsoconfuseanimalsthatwanttoeatthem.Somebirdsstayinacircle,eachtowardadifferentdirection.Inthiswaytheycanalsohelpeachotherstayalivebylookingaroundforanimalsthatmanywanttoeatoneofthem.（1）Animalshavewaystostayalive.Howmanyofthemarementionedinthepassage?A．One B．Two C．Three D．Five（2）Whydoanimalshide?A．Becausetheyliketoplayhideandseek.B．Becausetheyareshy.C．Becausetheywanttocatchother.D．Becausetheywanttoprotectthemselves.（3）HowdoChameleonshide?A．Theychangecolors. B．Theychangeshapes.C．Theyhideinsnow. D．Theyhideinleaves.（4）Howdozebrashide?A．Beegoodfriends.B．Talktoeachother.C．Helpeachotherlookoutfordanger.D．Eatandplaytogether.（5）Whydoanimalstrytolookbiggerthantheyare?A．Theywantotheranimalstorunawayfromthem.B．Theywantotheranimalstofollowthem.C．Theywantotheranimalstoseethem.D．Theywantotheranimalstolikethem.D根据短文内容选择正确答案。Ifyouplantotakeyourpetonatrip,prepareaheadoftime(提前).Atleasttwoweeksbeforeyouleave,takeyourpettoavet.Seeifheorsheisfitfortravelandaskifheorsheshouldhaveanymedicinebeforeleaving.Thevetmaysuggest(建议)certainpillsforsicknessorforcalmingthepet.Somestatesorforeigncountrieshavehealthlawsthatsayanimalsmusthavecertaininjections(注射)beforetheycanbeallowed(允许)toenter.Yourvetmayhavethisinformation.YoucanalsogethelpontheUnitedStatesandCanadianlawsfromabookpublishedbytheDepartmentofAgriculturewhichsomelibrarieshave.Forinformationonforeigncountries,checkwiththeirconsulates(领事馆).Youcanalsoasktheairlinesonwhichyouaretravelling.Findoutiftheplaceswhereyouplantostayallowpetsbecausemanydonot.Ifyouaregoingbyplaneortrain,askifpetsareallowed.Iftheyare,askwheretheywillbekeptandwhowillcareforthem.Thebigbuslinesinthiscountrydonotallowpets.Chooseyourpet'sboxcarefully.Plasticboxesarebetterthancardboardorwoodenonesbecausetheycan'tbechewed(嚼碎).Ifgoingbyplaneortrainduringwarmweather,trytogointhecoolerearlymorningoreveninghours.Alsotrytoavoid(避免)verycoldwinterweatherbecausepetsoftensufferfromcold.Eveninyourowncar,becareful.Donotleavetheanimalinsidewiththewindowsclosedbecausethecarmaybeetoohotortoocold.（1）Themainideaofthispassageisto_________A．warnpeopletoleavetheirpetsathomeB．givegeneralinformationaboutpettravelC．tellpeoplehowtochoosetheirpetboxesD．tellpeopleaboutforeignpetlaws（2）Whentakingapetonatrip,apetowner________A．doesn'tneedtomakeanyspecialplansB．shouldstayatfriends'homesC．shouldmakeplansbeforeleavinghomeD．shouldtravelbybusinsteadofplane（3）Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________A．itcoststoomuchtotakepetsontripsB．somepetsmaynotbewellenoughtotravelC．alltrainlinestreatpetsexactlythesameD．petsareweleeverywhere（4）Whichpersonwouldbethemostinterestedinthispassage?A．Avet. B．Apetowner.C．Abusdriver. D．Apetshopowner.E根据短文内容填空。AseabirdnamedLydiarecentlymadea26daynonstop(不间断的)journeyofabout2,500mi­les,justtosearchforfoodforherbaby.Sheisfittedwithasatellitetrackingdevice(卫星跟踪仪).HertripstartedonOct.18fromChristmasIslandintheIndianOcean.Thetripisknownasthelon­gestnonstopjourneybyoneoftheseendangeredseabirds.Beforethat,thiskindofbirdswasknownonlytoflyafewhundredmilesfromwheretheylive,stayingawayforjustafewdaysatatime.Theyusuallyflyoverthesea.ThescientistsfeelitstrangethatLydiamadesuchalong,nonstopjourneyandflewoverland.Sotheabovefactsraisesomeseriousquestionsabouteffortstostopthedecline(减少)ofthebirds.Thenumberofthebirdshasfallenby10percentoverthepast20years.Besides,thescientistsaresurprisedthatshewasawayfromherbabyforsuchalongtime.Theywonderwhysheneededtogothatfar.Maybeitshowsthatfishresources(资源)aroundChristmasIslandarenotlargeenoughnow.Thatmightexplaintheslowdeclineofthebird一seapollution(污染)isserious.（1）WhydidLydiamakesuchalongandnonstopjourney?（2）Howfardoesthiskindofbirdsusuallyflyatatime?（3）Whatdoyouknowaboutthenumberofthiskindofseabirds?（4）WhatdothescientiststhinkLydia'slongjourneymayshow?（5）WhatcanwelearnfromLydia'sjourney?(请自拟一句话作答)F根据短文内容选择正确答案。InBarnesLondonWetlandCentre,youcanenjoyalargenumberofwildbirdsandwildanimals.Adults'fareis￡7.95,andchildren'sfareis￡4.50.ButifholdingaLondonpass,youcanhavefreeadmission(入场)。LondonWetlandCentreisthoughttobetheEuropeanCity'sbestplacetocontactwildanimals.LondonWetlandCentreistheUK'smostworthyofshowingoff,andthemostexcitingwildlifeprojects,including(包括)43hectaresofgrassland,aswellaspools.BarneswetlandsarelocatedintheThames.Thisawardwinningcentrealwaysinterestmanyscientists.Therearemanydifferentkindsofanimals,includingthecormorant(鸬鹚),thekingfisher(翠鸟)andtheendangeredwatervole(河鼠).InLondonWetlandCentretherearealargenumberofdifferenthabitats.Whenvisitingthecentre,visitorscanwatchmoviesthroughthevideotolearnmoreaboutwetlandsandtheknowledgeofbiologicalspecies(物种).Forchildren,LondonWetlandCentreisagoodchoicetolearnalotabouttheknowledgeofnature.Therearemanyotherinterestingplacesaboutwildlife.Ifyouareinterestedinwildlife,WhynotgotoLondonZoo,RegentParkorRiverThamesdownstreamtoexperiencetheworld'smostbeautifulgardens?HoldersofLondonPassescanvisitthemfreely.（1）TwochildrenwithoutLondonPasswanttogointotheLondonWetlandCentre.Theywillpay__________.A．￡4.50 B．￡9.00 C．￡7.95 D．￡9.95（2）What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword‘endangered’?A．危险的 B．濒临灭绝的 C．安全的 D．稀有的（3）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnotTRUE?A．PeoplecanseeplentyofwildanimalsandbirdsinBarnesLondonWetlandCentre.B．AtLondonWetlandCentre,visitorscanlearnmoreaboutwetlandsandtheknowledgeofbiologicalspecies.C．BarnesLondonWetlandCentreisintheUSD．IfyouhaveaLondonpass,youcanvisitLondonZoowithoutpayinganymoney.GDoyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorpests(害虫)havetheirspecialcolours?Thecoloursseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.Somebirdslikeeatinglocusts(蝗虫),butbirdscannoteasilycatchthem.Why?Itisbecauselocustschangetheircolourstogetherwiththechangeofthecoloursofcrops.Whencropsaregreen,locustslookgreen.Butastheharvesttimees,locustschangetothesamebrowncolourascrops.Someotherpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantsareeasilyfoundandeaten‘byothers.Sotheyhavetohidethemselvesforlivesandappearonlyatnight.Ifyoustudyanimals'life,you'llfindthemainuseofcolouringistoprotectthemselves.Bears,lionsandotheranimalsmovequietlythroughforests.Theycannotbeeasilyseenbyhunters.Thisisbecausetheyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetrees.Akindoffishintheseacansendoutakindofveryblackliquid(液体)whenitfacesdanger.Whentheliquidspreadsover(散开),itsenemiescannotfindit.Anditimmediatelyswimsaway.Soithasliveduptonowthoughitisnotstrongatall.（1）Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatlocusts______.A．aresmallanimalsB．areeasilyfoundbybirdsC．aredangeroustotheirenemiesD．changetheircolourstoprotectthemselves（2）Pestswithdifferentcoloursfromplants______tokeepoutofdanger.A．runawayquicklyB．havethecoloursmuchliketheirenemiesC．hidethemselvesbydayandappearatnightD．havetomovequietly（3）Bearsandlionscankeepsafebecause______.A．theyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetreesB．theymovequietlyC．theylikebrownandgreycoloursD．theyliveinforests（4）Thekindoffishcanliveuptonowbecause______.A．itisverybigandstrongB．theliquiditsendsoutcanhelpitescapefromitsenemiesC．theliquiditsendsoutcankillitsenemiesD．itswimsfasterthananyotherfish（5）Thebesttitleforthispassageis"______".A．ThechangeofcoloursofanimalsandpestsB．ColoursofdifferentanimalsandpestsC．ThemainuseofcoloursofanimalsandpestsD．SomeanimalsandpestsHWhataretheselargeblueandwhitebirds?They'reCanadabirds.Whenautumnarrives,theyhavetoflysouthwheretheweatheriswarm.ThewintersaresocoldinCanadathatthebirdswilllosetheirlivesiftheystaythere.Lastspring,however,afarmernamedJasonfoundsixteenyoungCanadabirdsonhisfarm.Theylosttheirparents.Jasonthought,"These'youngbirdswon'tknowwhattodointheautumn."Jasonhadasmallplaneandhedecidedtoteachthebirdstofollowhim.Allthroughthesummer,hewentonshorttripsinhisplaneandtheyoungbirdsfollowedhim.Whenthecoldweatherarrivedinautumn,JasonflewtoVirginiaintheUnitedStates,about300kilometerssouthofhishomeinCanada.Thebirdsfollowedhimalltheway.JasonleftthebirdsinVirginiaandhereturnedhome.Thisspring,Jasonwaswaitingforthebirdstoeback.Theydidn'tarrive,soJasonflewtoVirginiatogetthem.Helookedforthemfortwoweeksbuthecouldn'tfindthem.Whenhearrivedbackhome,hefoundthebirdswaitingforhim.Theyhadfoundtheirwayhomewithouthim!（1）WhendoCanadabirdshavetoflysouth?A．Intheautumn. B．Inthewinter.C．Inthesummer. D．Inthespring.（2）HowdidtheyoungbirdsflytoVirginia?A．Theyfollowedtheirparents.B．TheywentontripsinJason'splane.C．TheyfollowedJason'splane.D．Theyfoundtheirwaythemselves.（3）WhydidJasontakethebirdstoVirginia?A．Becauseit'swarmforthemtolivethere.B．Becausethebirdslosttheirparents.C．Becausehewantedthebirdstoflyafterhim.D．Becauseit'sabeautifulplaceintheUnitedStates.（4）Wherecanyoufindthepassage?A．AbookcalledHistoryinCanada. B．AnewspapercalledNezesToday.C．AmagazinecalledManandNature. D．AwebsitecalledTravelGuide.参考答案A【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）B（5）A【解析】本文主要介绍了在非洲有许多国家公园，在那里你可以去游猎。在南非的东北部，有一个叫克鲁格国家公园的国家公园。许多种类的动植物生活在克鲁格，包括著名的“五大”。坦桑尼亚的西部是贡贝溪国家公园。它有茂密的森林、古老的树木和美丽的湖泊。你会看到动物觅食，玩耍和彼此交流。在博茨瓦纳这个国家的乔贝国家公园你可以看到世界上最大的大象群。（1）细节理解题。根据第一段第二句InthenortheastofSouthAfrica,thereisanationalparknamedKrugerNationalPark.在南非的东北部，有一个叫克鲁格国家公园的国家公园。结合下文的介绍可知，故答案选D。（2）推理判断题。根据第1段第5句Forhunters,thesefiveanimalsaresomeofthemostdifficultanddangeroustocatch.对于猎人来说，这五种动物是最困难和最危险的。结合题意可知，故答案选B。（3）推理判断题。根据1段第二句InthenortheastofSouthAfrica,提到SouthAfrica（南非）第2段第1句Tanzaniaisanothercountrywithmanyparkswhereyoucangoonsafari.提Tanzania(坦桑尼亚)；第3段第1句ChobeNationalParkinthecountryBotswanaisanotherpopularplaceforsafari.提到Botswana（博茨瓦纳）可知共提到3个国家，故答案选C。（4）细节理解题。根据本文倒数第三句Whenyougoaroundtheparkandfeelthegrassmoving,theremaybeelephants.可知D错误，故答案选D。（5）标题概括题。A.SafariinAfrica在非洲的狩猎；B.FacetoFacewiththeElephants和大象面对面；C.TravellinginAfrica在非洲旅行；D.AnimalsinAfrica非洲的动物。本文第一句TherearemanynationalparksinAfricawhereyoucangoonsafari(游猎).（在非洲有许多国家公园，在那里你可以去游猎。）是本文中心句，下面的内容是围绕这句展开的，具体介绍了非洲的三个国家的自然公园。结合选项和本文主要内容可知，故答案选A。【点评】考查阅读理解，考查细节理解能力，此类型题较简单，准确理解题意后，直接到文中找出答案。考查猜词能力。做这种题型时，要根据上下文意思准确猜出词意。考查推理判断能力，此类题型较难，准确理解题意后，在文中找出相关的内容做出合理的推断。本文主要考查学生的细节理解能力。准确理解题意后，到文中找出相关的叙述，做出正确的判断。B【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）B（4）D（5）B【解析】这篇短文中作者主要介绍了乌鸦的食物种类，生活习性及对我们人类的贡献等内容。（1）词义猜测题。根据短文第一段Crowsaredirtybirdsbecausetheyliveonbadfood.及Crowseatalotofwastefood.可知，乌鸦主要以脏的食物为主食；故选A。（2）细节理解题。根据短文第一段Theycleanupthedirtythingsinourstreets.可知，乌鸦对我们的好处就是能够清理大街上的废物；故选B。（3）细节理解题。根据短文第一段Theylookforfoodallday可知答案为B。（4）细节理解题。根据短文第二段Crowsaremuchnoisierthanotherbirds.Veryoftenalargenumberofcrowswillgettogetherononehouseandtalk.可知，乌鸦通常是一种比较吵闹的一种动物，所以一般他们不会很安静；故选D。（5）细节理解题。根据短文第二段Apairofcrowswilllivetogetheralltheirlives,andifoneofthemdies,theotheronebeesverysadandquietfortherestofitslifeandsometimelateritdiestoo.可知，两只相爱的乌鸦会永远在一起的；有一个离去另一个是不会开心的；故选B。C【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）C（5）A【解析】这篇短文中作者主要介绍了一些动物为了更好的生存保护自己来掩饰自己的几种不同的方法。（1）细节理解题。根据短文第一段Someanimalshideinleaves;someanimalshideinsnow.介绍了两种生存的方法，第二段第一句话Manyanimalstrytolookbiggerthantheyaretostayalive.介绍了第三种自我保护的方法；故选C。（2）细节理解题。根据短文第一句话Manyanimalshidetostayalive.及第二段Thishelpsthemstayalive.可知，动物掩饰自己的目的是为了更好的生存；故选D。（3）细节理解题。根据短文第一段Chameleons(变色龙)canhidebychangingcolors.可知，变色龙的特点就是变换颜色；故选A。（4）细节理解题。根据短文第二段Zebrasstayclosetogethersothattheycanhelpeachotherlookoutofdanger.可知斑马可以通过聚在一起来相互提醒对方注意危险；故选C。（5）细节理解题。根据短文第二段Iftheylookverybig,animalsthatarelookingforfoodwillrunaway.可知，他们使自己看起来很庞大的原因是吓跑觅食的动物；故选A。D【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）B（4）B【解析】本文主要围绕着要想带宠物狗旅行，应该做些什么和注意些什么展开论述。（1）主旨大意。通读全文我们知道文章主要观点是给出了带宠物旅行的一些一般信息。故选B。（2）细节理解。根据“Ifyouplantotakeyourpetonatrip，prepareaheadoftime.”这句可知。故选C。（3）推理判断。通读全文知一些宠物不适合旅行。故选B。（4）推理判断。通读全文知宠物的主人会对这篇文章感兴趣。故选B。【点评】阅读理解考查对篇章的把握和对细节的识别能力，答题时注意紧扣问题中的关键词，在文章中寻找答案。E【答案】（1）Becauseshewantedtolook/searchforfoodforherbaby.（2）Afewhundredmiles.（3）Ithasfallenby10percentoverthepast20years.（4）FishresourcesaroundChristmasIslandarenotlargeenoughnow.（5）Weshouldtrytoprotectourenvironment.【解析】⑴细节理解。根据第一段justtosearchforfoodforherbaby可知为了给她的孩子找食物。故答案是：Becauseshewantedtolook/searchforfoodforherbaby.⑵细节理解。根据thiskindofbirdswasknownonlytoflyafewhundredmilesfromwheretheylive,stayingawayforjustafewdaysatatime可知这种鸟每次会飞几百英里，在外面呆几天。故答案是：Afewhundredmiles.⑶细节理解。根据第三段Thenumberofthebirdshasfallenby10percentoverthepast20years.可知这种鸟儿的数量在过去的20年下降了10%。所以答案是：Ithasfallenby10percentoverthepast20years.⑷细节理解。根据最后一段Maybeitshowsthatfishresources(资源)aroundChristmasIslandarenotlargeenoughnow.可知科学家猜测可能是圣诞岛上的鱼资源不充足了。故答案是：FishresourcesaroundChristmasIslandarenotlargeenoughnow.⑸主旨大意。本文通过介绍海鸟Lydia长时间不间断的飞行引起话题，谈论鸟类不得不飞到很远的地方觅食是由于海洋污染变得严重，导致鱼类资源的不足，从而导致鸟类数量的下降。故本题的答案与保护环境，避免污染有关。【点评】任务型阅读的关键在看懂文章，然后根据题目要求作答，注意尽量用文章的语言填写答案。在文章中找不到答案时，要完全理解句子，根据同义词，句型转换的方式找到可以替换文章中的单词，短语或者句子的词。F【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）C【解析】本文介绍英国伦敦湿地中心，在那里人们可以欣赏到很多野生鸟类和野生动物。⑴细节理解。根据第一段Adults'fareis￡7.95,andchildren'sfareis￡4.50.可知俩小孩的门票是9英镑。故选B。⑵词义猜测。根据句意：有许多不同种类的动物，包括鸬鹚、翠鸟和……的河鼠。可知选B。⑶细节理解。根据第一句youcanenj