完形填空Elephants are the largest living animals ...

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Elephants are the largest living animals on land. More than 500 _________　 kinds of elephants were found on the earth over the last 55 million years. Only _________　 kinds are still alive today： the African elephant and the Asian (or Indian) elephant. These elephants can only be found in _________places. However， the older kinds lived in cold places a long time 　 _________ . An example is the mammoth (猛犸象) — the largest hairy elephant.

The mammoth was the largest living elephant， which was about seven tons.　 _________the elephants today， mammoths had black or dark brown hairs_________ their bodies. All the mammoths had tusks (长牙).

Scientists found most of the extinct (灭绝的) animals by_________ the fossils，_________ their bones and teeth that could be found. However， mammoths are quite different. During the Ice Age， mammoths died and were covered _________ in the ice. The ice kept them very well. So scientists could find the _________ body of the mammoth.

1.A. same　　 　　 B. different　　　 C. large　　　　　 D. small

2.A. two　　 　　 B. three　　　　　　 C. four　　　　 　 D. five

3.A. hot　　 　 　 B. cold　　　　　　 C. cool　　　　 　 D. warm

4.A. after　　 B. later　　　　　　 C. ago　　　　 　 D. away

5.A. Aside　　 　 B. Unlike　　　　 C. As　　　　　　 　 D. For

6.A. filling　　 B. covering　　 C. laying　　　　 D. pushing

7.A. dealing　　 B. studying　　 C. buying　　　 D. fixing

8.A. for sure　　 B. as well　　　　 C. aside from　　 D. such as

9.A. sadly　　 B. gently　　　　 C. deeply　　　 D. easily

10.A. whole　　 B. all　　　　　　 C. part　　　　 D. piece

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The elephant is the largest of all animals that live on land. An elephant's trunk(象鼻)is rather like an arm and a hand. It is used to pick up and pull things in its mouth. It is also used to pull up trees when the elephant wants to make path (道路)through the forests.

The African elephant is usually larger than the Indian elephant. It often stands 10 or 11 feet high, and weighs over 6 tons(吨).Both males and females grow trunks. But only male Indian elephants have tusks.

The elephant lives mostly on grass, leaves and fruits. It has been easy for men to train elephants. They are used to carry heavy things. Elephants can live for about fifty years or more.

1.Elephants are 　　　　 .

A. not found in the forests

B. only found in Africa

C. larger than any other animal on land

D. the largest animal in the world

2.Elephants use their 　　　　 .

A. trunks to do things as men use their hands to

B. trunks to pull up trees only when they want to make paths through the woods

C. tusks to do what men use their hands to

D. tusks to eat up trees

3.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. Female Indian elephants have tusks.

B. All African elephants have trunks.

C. The Indian elephant is usually smaller than the African elephant.

D. The African elephant usually weighs more than 6,000 kilograms.

4.The food for the elephant is 　　　　 .

A. grass　　 B. leaves

C. fruits　　 D. all of the above

5.From the text we know　　　　 .

A. an elephant is very clever and a good friend of men's

B. we can hunt elephants as we like

C. we should not train the elephant

D. there are elephants everywhere in the world

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The elephant is the largest of all animals that live on land．An elephant's trunk（象鼻）is rather like an arm and a hand．It is used to pick up and pull things in its mouth．It is also used to pull up trees when the elephant wants to make path（道路）through the forests．

The African elephant is usually larger than the Indian elephant．It often stands l 0 or 1l feet high, and weighs over 6 tons．Both males and females grow trunks．But only male Indian elephants have tusks．

The elephant lives mostly on grass，leaves and fruits．It has been easy for men to train elephants．They are used to carry heavy things．Elephants can live for about fifty years or more．

1.Elephants are______________ ．

A. not found in the forests　　 B. only found in Africa

C. larger than any other animal on land　　 D. the largest animal in the world

2.Elephants use their______________ ．

A. trunks to do things as men use their hands to

B. trunks to pull up trees only when they want to make paths through the woods

C. tusks to do what men use their hands to

D. tusks to eat tip trees

3.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. Female Indian elephants have tusks．

B. All African elephants have trunks．

C. The Indian elephant is usually smaller than the African elephant．

D. The African elephant usually weighs more than 6，000 kilograms．

4.The food for the elephant is______________ ．

A. grass　　 B. 1eaves　　 C. fruits　　 D. all of the above

5.From the text we know______________ ．

A. all elephants are very clever and good friends of men's

B. we can hunt elephants as we like

C. we should not train the elephant

D. there are elephants everywhere in the world

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Whales are living ___________.

A. in sea        B. in the sea       C. on the land

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The living areas of animals are becoming _______because people often cut down trees.

A. more bigger　　 B. bigger and smaller　　 C. larger and larger　　 D. smaller and smaller

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many wild animals don’t have a safe place to live, ___________people are taking away their land and forests.

A. when　　　　     B. while　　　　         C. because　　         D. and

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We live on a farm in Alaska. There are many wild animals in the quiet countryside there. One winter night, while walking outside with my son, Joe, I heard a cry.

A young fox was hurt. Every time she wanted to stand up, she fell back to the ground. We took her home, and on the way home we named her Vicky.

After a few days, Vicky began to eat and was more active. We opened the cage door and let her play in the house. Vicky stood, lost her balance and fell, and tried again. “Oh, Mom,” Joe said, “She’s so brave, and keeps trying.” After a few more tries, Vicky could stand, and later moved freely in the house.

One day I saw her walk to the door and take a breath(呼吸）of the outside air. I knew she wanted to go back to the wild. So we drove her to the forest.

“ Vicky ”, I said, stopping my car for a goodbye, ‘‘ look after yourself. ’’ She barked (叫）at me, the only time I heard her bark. Then she ran into the trees.

1.The story happened on a________

A.summer morning B.spring morning C.winter night D.autumn evening

2.What is Vicky?

A.A dog. B.A fox. C.A snake. D.A cat.

3.The underlined word “balance” means “in Chinese.

A.勇气 B.方向 C.平衡 D.信心

4.What did Joe think of Vicky?

A.She was lazy. B.She was clever. C.She was strong. D.She was brave.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Vicky often barked in the writer’s house.

B.Vicky went back to nature at last.

C.The writer took Vicky to the forest by car.

D.The writer took Vicky home and took care of her.

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Now pandas have___________ land to live on.

A. more and more        B. less and less        C. bigger and bigger

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There is nothing more i　 1.　 to life than the sun. W 2.　 the sun, all living things on the earth would die. The sun is a star. In the sky there are t　 3. of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in the daytime you can o　 4. see one star—the sun.

The sun is much n5.　 to us than the other stars. That is w　 6. 　 it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance (距离) of the sun from the earth is as m　 7.　 as 150,000,000 kilometers. Most stars are thousands of light-years a　 8. from the earth.

Do you know what a light-year is? N 9.　 in the world travels faster than light. It travels 300,000 kilometers per second. And one light-year is the distance that light can travel in one y 10.　 .

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根据短文意思和所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。

More and more wild animals are in danger now. They are l1. their lives because of their fur, bones or other parts of the body. And h 2.keep taking their living areas for farms and buildings. It l3. to less and less space for them. They need our protection. We should help people u4.　 the importance of wild animals. They are our friends. It’s time for us to make l5. to protect them.

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