湖北省武汉市黄陂区2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语期中质量检测

这是一份湖北省武汉市黄陂区2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语期中质量检测，共14页。试卷主要包含了听力测试，选择填空，完形填空，阅读理解，词与短语填空，综合填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

第Ⅰ卷 (选择题共85分)
第一部分 听力部分
一、听力测试(共三节)
第一节(共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分)
听下面4个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
1. A. On Mnday. B. Beijing C. At nine.
2. A. Fr three hurs. B. Tw. C. Every day.
3. A. The taller ne. B. Tm. C. A magician.
4. A. It’s abut travelling. B. At 5: 30 pm. C. It’s great.
第二节(共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)
听下面8段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。
5. Hw much des David need fr the bike?
A. 150 yuan. B. 200 yuan. C. 250 yuan.
6. What did the man d n the weekend?
A. He made the bed. B. He had a gd sleep. C. He stayed up late.
7. Wh is taller, Jenny r Mary?
A. Jenny. B. Mary C. We dn’t knw.
8. Which sign is talked abut?
A. B. C.
9. Hw lng des it take the girl t g t schl n ft?
A. Ten minutes. B. Twenty minutes. C. Thirty minutes.
10. What des the man mean?
A. Tm is careless. B. Tm is at hme. C. Tm is new here.
11. What is the man ging t d?
A. Take a train trip. B. Make a phne call. C. G n the Internet.
12. What is true abut the man?
A. He can’t fall asleep withut the clcks.
B. He needs the clcks t get up. C. He is crazy abut the clcks.
第三节 (共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分)
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒仲，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下而一役对话，回答13至15三个小题。
13. What’s the relatinship between the man and the wman?
A. Teacher and student. B. Brther and sister. C. Father and daughter.
14. What kind f ndles des father like best?
A. Chicken ndles. B. Tmat ndles. C. Beef ndles.
15. What may the man’s present fr the birthday be?
A. A pht. B. A card. C. A prize.
听下而一段对话，回答16至18三个小题
16. Hw was the weather when the by was n the Great Wall?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cludy.
17. Whm did the by g n vacatin with?
A. His parents. B. His sister. C. His friends.
18. What did Emily think f the Great Wall?
A. Crwded. B. Great. C. Old.
听下面一段对话，回答第19至22四个小题。
19. Hw ften des Mr. Black exercise?
A. Hardly ever. B. Smetimes. C. Very ften.
20. Hw des Mr. Black like milk?
A. He likes it very much. B. He can’t stand it. C. He desn’t like it.
21. What d yu think the wman is?
A. She’s Mr. Black’s teacher. B. She’s a dctr. C. She’s a reprter.
22. What can we knw frm the cnversatin?
A. Mr. Black ften stays up late every night.
B. Mr. Black has an unhealthy lifestyle. C. Mr. Black desn’t like eating junk fd.
听下面一段独白，回答第23至25三个小题。
23. Hw many music grups are mentined in the speech?
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.
24. What prize did the yungest grup get?
A. The first prize. B. The secnd prize. C. The third prize.
25. What d yu think f the speaker?
A. Humrus. B. Serius. C. Talented.
第二部分 笔试部分
二、选择填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
26. —Did yu g anywhere interesting last weekend?
— __________. I just stayed at hme and relaxed.
A. Of curse B. N prblem C. Nt really D. Sunds great
27. —Hw d yu like that huse, Jenny?
— __________. It’s t nisy.
A. Sunds greatB. I can’t stand it C. That’s all right D. I dn’t care
28. —Wuld yu mind if I sing here?
— __________. Lk at the sign. It says “Be quiet”.
A. Better nt B. That’s OK C. Certainly nt D. Nt at all
29. —I really enjy the pem frm Libai—T Wanglun, it shws their friendship is deeper than the deep water.
—Yes, friends can help us g __________ hard times.
A. by B. thrugh C. ver D. with
30. Yur mbile phne was ut f __________ in the muntain, s we culdn’t get in tuch with yu yesterday.
A. size B. place C. date D. service
31. —These days many parents try t get the kids t __________ in the husewrk.
—Yeah. It can teach them t learn t take respnsibility (责任).
A. decide B. share C. lse D. wait
32. —It’s smggy (烟雾弥漫的) these days. That’s terrible!
—Yes, I hpe t plant trees. __________ trees, __________ air pllutin.
A. The mre; the fewer B. The less; the mre C. The less; the fewerD. The mre; the less
33. —Why did yu buy a secnd-hand car hme?
—Even an ld ne is better than __________, I think.
A. nne B. neither C. either D. bth
34. —Alex, yu are singing Lnely Warrir again!
—I lve the lyrics “Wh said heres have t stand within the light?”. It means __________ peple can als be heres.
A. successful B. creative C. cmmn D. famus
35. —We may meet sme difficulties.
—Dn’t wrry. As lng as yu believe in yurself, yu can __________ the best in yu.
A. give ut B. bring ut C. find ut D. blw ut
36. —Wh d yu think __________ get the jb, Jenny r Jill? It’s hard t decide.
—I think Jenny is smarter. But it’s up t yu.
A. must B. wuld C. might D. shuld
37. —Mr. Smith, culd yu please speak a little mre __________?
—Srry! I thught yu wuld hear me.
A. ludly B. beautifully C. seriusly D. sftly
38. —What d yu think f Danny?
—I think he is __________ amng the students, s he has the fewest friends in ur class.
A. the friendliest B. the least friendly C. friendlier D. less friendly
39. —Hw abut the mvie?
—Nt bad, but it was nt as nice as we __________.
A. missed B. fund C. expected D. decided
40. —Oh, the rad is s busy! I wnder __________.
—I’m afraid we’ll be late.
A. hw can we get t schl B. what are we ging t d
C. when will we get t schl D. if we will get t schl n time
三、完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的0、D、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Amy and Susan are gd friends. They bth live a cmmn life. There is really nthing 41 abut their lives, but there is als nthing really negative (abut their lives.
They are bth happy. Hwever, it always seems that Amy is 42 than Susan. It lks like nthing can 43 Amy. She is psitive (and always has a big smile n her 44 .
Why is Amy s happy when they bth live such 45 lives? They g t the same stres, 46 the same mvies and even have similar timetables. What makes Amy s happy even when things dn’t 47 s well? Susan 48 think ut why Amy was s happy. When she 49 Amy abut this, Amy said, “I just d things when it is 50 . It seems pretty easy then. “
What is the difference 51 these tw friends? Why des Amy’s life seem s much better mst f the time?
The prblem with Susan is that she pushes herself t hard, nt nly physically (身体上), but als in her 52 . She tried t d many things at the same time, 53 Amy deals with things in anther way. She des things ne step a time. She is where she is and allws 54 t wrk just n ne thing at a time.
Yur happiness is up t yu t 55 . When yu live each mment t its fullest, mst f yur stress (压力) will g away.
41. A. cmmn B. different C. special D. interesting
42. A. smarter B. happier C. busier D. cler
43. A. truble B. satisfy C. help D. break
44. A. nse B. face C. eyes D. head
45. A. happy B. different C. enjyable D. similar
46. A. ntice B. lk C. watch D. study
47. A. becme B. turn C. g D. get
48. A. mustn’t B. culdn’t C. shuldn’t D. needn’t
49. A. questined B. asked C. tld D. argued
50. A. simple B. cmmn C. necessary D. cmfrtable
51. A. in B. abut C. f D. between
52. A. mind B. heart C. family D. actin
53. A. but B. s C. and D. thugh
54. A. himself B. itself C. herself D. themselves
55. A. stand B. appear C. share D. decide
四、阅读理解 (共1[小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、D、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A
56. In which sectin f the newspaper can we read the news?
A. Amazing Stries B. Z Funny StarsC. Animal Wrld D. Imagine the Future
57. What wuld be the best heading fr the secnd piece f news?
A. G t the z! B. Lvely giraffe Frm Japan
C. The last recrded giraffe-Kipekee D. Meet Kipekee
58. What danger are the emperr penguins facing?
A. The sea ice hits int the land frm time t time.
B. Their babies may drwn because f the warming temperatures
C. It’s hard fr them t find mre fd fr their babies.
D. They have n hme t lay eggs and raise babies.
59. Why is Kipekee s special?
A. Because she was brn in Japan.
B. Because she has brwn spts like her mther.
C. Because She is the last giraffe n the planet nw.
D. Because her skin is the same as the last recrded giraffe
60. What can yu infer frm the third news?
A. Angela acts like human. B. Sme peple like wearing bear suit.
C. There are nt many visitrs in the z. D. Angela is in danger nw.
B
He was struggling (费劲) t tie his shes. I was struggling with whether I shuld help him. I did, and he was grateful. “Thank yu,” he said. “I’m glad I culd help, I just thught it wuld be easier fr me t reach.” I said.
He was a disabled man, and had t lk dwn mst f the time. His arms and legs were twisted (扭曲的) terribly, and he culdn’t d anything difficult. He always tried his best t lk up t see hw yu reacted (反应) t his wrds. Hwever, he had a big smile, making me feel cmfrtable. I was still n my knees by his wheelchair.
“Nice shes,” he said.
“Thanks. N ne ever cmplimented (夸奖) me n them befre.” I said.
“N ne has the same view f the wrld as I d,” he replied.
“Tell me abut the wrld as yu see it.” I said smiling
“Mst peple can see if smene is cmfrtable with them r nt in their eyes, I see it in their feet,” he said. “If peple keep mving their feet, I just let them g, because I knw they’re impatient (不耐烦) with me. I dn’t want t make peple uncmfrtable.”
“What abut me?” I asked.
“I culd see yur cmpassin. And then yu came dwn t my height. I was the ne wh was nervus,” he said. “I dn’t nrmally have smene lk me in the eye.”
“They dn’t knw what they’re missing,” I tld him.
“My ld face is nthing t brag (自夸) abut,” he said. . “But that smile is s big.”
Yes, and it’s nt nly a big smile but a life attitude.
61. The disabled man knew peple were impatient mstly by their __________.
A. wrds B. eyes C. feet D. smile
62. The writer felt cmfrtable because __________.
A. he had a nice talk t the man B. the man lked him in the eye
C. he didn’t mve his feet befre the man D. the man had a big smile n the face
63. The underlined wrd “cmpassin” means __________ in Chinese.
A. 注意 B. 同情 C. 信任 D. 职责
64. We learn that the disabled man __________.
A. culdn’t have a big smileB. always asked peple fr help
C. had great difficulty lking after himselfD. liked t talk abut peple’s shes
65. We can infer frm the passage that __________.
A. the disabled man had smething wrng with his mind
B. nt many peple went dwn t the man’s height
C. the man was gd at telling peple abut the wrldD. the writer wuld nt give the man mre help
C
Is vlunteering imprtant? Have yu ever fund yurself feeling a bit lst? Yu need t talk abut why peple vlunteer!
Often when peple lk fr a new life gal (目标), they need smething t give themselves ne purpse, s there’s n better way than vlunteering.
Vlunteering is gd fr yur resume (简历). Yur experience f being a vlunteer gives the interviewer (面试官) a clearer picture f wh yu are. Vlunteer experience is an imprtant reasn fr finding a jb.
★ By vlunteering, yu encurage thers t make gd changes. Serving fd at a fd bank and wrking with teenagers in an after-schl activity are als great examples t make thers lve vlunteering.
Meeting peple wh have similar interests and ideas becmes easy. The way smene chses t spend his r her free time shws the persn’s values (价值观). Sharing the same values while helping thers is a great way t make new friends. By vlunteering, yu will have mre friends in a shrt time.
“Ding gd” is imprtant. Every day we may watch r hear sad news and stries. Hwever, vlunteering is a gd way t make the wrld a better place. Even a simple thing can make a difference. If we all jin tgether, thse simple things can add up t a big change!
Vlunteering is never difficult. There is always a grup fr yu. T find the right grup t jin, yu just need t use the Internet.
66. In Paragraph 1, tw questins are raised (提出) t __________.
A. find the answer B. catch the readers’ attentin (注意)
C. give examples D. express feelings
67. What des the writer think f vlunteering experience?
A. It is meaningless t yur new jb. B. It helps yu get any jb yu want.
C. It helps the interviewer knw yu better. D. It can help yu get all kinds f skills.
68. Which f the fllwing can be put in ★ ?
A. Vlunteering is easy!
B. smething happens!
C. Being a vlunteer can set a gd example fr thers.
D. Vlunteering makes children mre utging.
69. When yu vlunteer, yu can __________.
A. set a bad example fr thers
B. meet sme vlunteers with the same values as yu
C. watch and hear sad news and stries every day
D. keep wrking and feel lnely all the time
70. What wuld be the best title fr this passage?
A. Where t Vlunteer B. Wh Can Be Vlunteers
C. Hw Peple Vlunteer D. Why Peple Vlunteer
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题共35分)
五、词与短语填空 (共[小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使句子在结构，句义和逻辑上正确。 (提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。)
thugh / enugh / cme ut / culture / fllw / cme true / thrugh
71. My father didn’t bring ____________ mney, s we nly had ne bwl f rice and sme fish.
72. When peple say ____________, we think f art and histry.
73. I like t ____________ the stry and see what happens next.
74. We think the best way t relax is ____________ exercise.
75. Talent shws give peple a way t make their dreams ____________.
六、综合填空 (共10分，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给首字母、上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个词。
Feelings are difficult t deal with (处理). A 4-year-ld kid desn’t knw w____________ (76) his mum wn’t let him eat anther ckie and an 8-year-ld child is unhappy that his dad gt called int wrk and had t I ____________ (77) the playgrund early.
Fr parents, it is very i____________ (78) t begin teaching kids abut their feelings as early as pssible. Kids wh u____________ (79) their feelings are less likely t act ut by getting angry r fighting with thers. They can use clear ____________ (80) (sentence) t express their feelings. A child wh can say “I’m a little angry with yu abut what yu did” is less likely t get int fights.
A gd way t help kids deal with feelings is t set an e____________ (81) fr them. Parents shuld share their feelings with kids in their daily life. A parent culd say t the kid. “I feel sad that yu dn’t want t share yur tys ____________ (82) yur sister. Can we talk abut this a little bit? “Kids can learn t deal with unpleasant feelings frm cnversatins like this.
Anther great way t help kids learn abut feelings is t discuss hw different rles in TV shws may feel. When ____________ (83) (watch) TV, a parent culd stp and ask the kid, “Hw d yu think he ____________ (84) (feel) right nw? Then, discuss the feelings that persn may be experiencing and the reasns.
Teaching a kid abut feelings will help him have a much s____________ (85) mind. Kids wh have the skills t deal with their feelings will be s cnfident (自信的) that they can deal with whatever life thrws their way.
七、书面表达 (共1大题，满分10分)
假如你是Mike, 目前正在中国学习，请你根据以下内容提示，给在美国的父母写一封信，介绍你的好朋友Li Hua以及你们的生活情况。
内容提示：
What sprts des yur friend like? Hw ften des he exercise?
What TV shws des he usually watch and why?
Are yu the same as r different frm yur friend?
Say mre abut bth f yu.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息：词数C0-80: 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mm and Dad,
Hw is everything ging? I have a gd friend in China. His name is Li Hua. _________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yurs,
Mike
黄陂区2023-2024学年度第一学期期中质量检测
八年级 英语试卷 参考答案
一、听力部分 (共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分)
1-5 BCACC 6-10 BABCA 11-15 CBBCC 16 -20 BCBAB 21-25 CBACA
二、选择填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
26-30 CBABD 31-35 BDACB 36-40 DABCD
三、完形填空 (本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
41-45 CBABD 46-50 CCBBC 51-55 DAACD
四、阅读理解 (本题共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
56-60 CDBDA 61-65 CDBCB 66-70 BCCBD
五、词与短语填空 (本题共5小题，每小题2分，本题共10分)
71. enugh 72. culture 73. fllw 74. thrugh 75. cme true
六、综合填空 (本题共10小题，每小题1分，本题共10分)
76. why 77. leave 78. imprtant 79. understand 80. sentences
81. example 82. with 83. watching 84. feels 85. strnger
七、书面表达 (本题共1小题，满分15分)
(略)
书面表达评分标准
一、评分原则
评分时，先根据短文的内容、语言和思维逻辑以及写作规范初步判定其所属档次，然后根据该档次的具体要求来确定或调整档次，最后给分。这一原则也称之为整体评分或印象评分。
评分时，应关注的短文内容为: 内容要点表达的清楚程度、完整性及合理性。
评分时，应关注的短文语言和思维逻辑为: 运用词汇和语法结构的准确性及上下文语意的连贯或完整性。
评分时，应关注的短文写作规范为: 词数不少于 60 词，拼写和标点符号符合写作规范 (英、美拼写及词汇用法均视为符合要求) ，如书写较差，以致影响交际，建议将分数降低一个档次。
二、档次的判定
英语书面表达题的评判一般把学生写作的短文分为五个档次。
第五档次: (13~15 分)
短文能呈现所有内容要点，写出的句子语意表达清楚、逻辑合理且基本无错误。
第四档次: (10~12 分)
短文能呈现绝大部分内容要点，写出的句子语意表达清楚且无严重错误，逻辑比较合理，有少数单词拼写错误。
第三档次: (7~9 分)
短文能呈现大部分内容要点，写出的句子虽然有语法错误但能表达基本信息，逻辑基本合理，有较多的单词拼写错误。
第二档次: (4~6 分)
短文包含部分内容要点，写出的句子有较严重的语法错误，表达的意思也不清楚，有较多的单词拼写错误。
第一档次: (1~3 分)
短文包含少量内容要点，写出的句子有严重语法错误，基本不能表达语意，或只写出几个关键词。
注意: 如短文出现以下情况: 未能传递任何信息: 内容太少，无法评判: 所写内容均与题目要求内容无
关或所写内容无法看清。建议判零分。
黄陂区 2023-2024 学年度第一学期八年级期中质量检测
英语听力稿及参考答案
听力录音稿：
第一节 听下面 4 个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项。听完每个问题后，你都有 5 秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
Text 1 Where did yu g n vacatin?
Text 2 Hw ften d yu exercise?
Text 3 Which girl is yur sister?
Text 4 What d yu think f the talk shw?
第二节 听下面 8 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
Text 5
W: David, have yu saved enugh fr the bike?
M: Oh, n, and it csts 250 yuan nw.
Text 6
W: Hi, Mike. Did yu have a gd weekend?
M: Yes, I did. I stayed in bed and had a gd sleep n Saturday.
Text 7
W: Is that yur sister Mary?
M: N. This is Jenny. She is taller than Mary.
Text 8
W: Please pay attentin t the sign n the wall. I’m afraid yu can’t take phts here.
M: Srry, I wn’t.
Text 9
M: Hw far is it frm yur hme t schl?
W: It’s abut thirty minutes’ walk r twenty minutes’ ride by bike .
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W: Mr. King. Tm left his hmewrk at hme again.
M: It’s nthing new fr him.
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W: I wish I knew the time f the trains t Lndn. But ur phne is ut f rder.
M: Dn’t wrry, Grandma. I will find ut fr yu n the Internet.
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W: Hey, yu have s many clcks in yur bedrm. Are yu crazy abut them?
M: N, I am a heavy sleeper. I want t make sure I can wake up in the mrning.
第三节 听下面 4 段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项
中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和独白前，你都将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各
小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答 13 至 15 三个小题。
W: Father’s birthday is cming. I’m ging t give a surprise t ur dad.
M: Sunds great. What’s yur plan, Mary?
W: Yu knw last year I made a card fr him t shw my lve. This year, I’m ging t ck a meal fr him.
M: Gd idea! What wuld yu like t ck?
W: We Chinese usually have ndles n birthday and his favrite is beef ndles.
M: Wait! Err, I’m afraid I’ll be in a math cmpetitin in anther city n that day.
W: Then, why nt make a vide call t Dad, Tm?
M: Of curse, and the first prize must be a gd present!
听下面一段对话，回答 16 至 18 三个小题。
M: I went t the Great Wall fr vacatin.
W: That sunds interesting. What was the weather like there?
M: It was sunny.
W: Was it crwded?
M: N. It was Mnday, and there weren’t many peple there.
W: Did yu g with yur family?
M: N. Just my friends, Li Ming and Emily.
W: Wh is Emily?
M: She is my pen friend frm Australia.
W: What did Emily think f the Great Wall?
M: She thught it was fantastic.
听下面一段对话，回答 19 至 22 四个小题。
W: Gd mrning, Mr. Black. May I ask yu sme questins, please?
M: Yes, please.
W: Um, hw ften d yu exercise?
M: Hardly ever.
W: Hw ften d yu eat fruit and vegetables?
M: Never. I dn’t like them, but I like meat a lt.
W: All right. Hw many hurs d yu sleep every night?
M: Ten. I need lts f sleep.
W: Milk is als gd fr health. Hw ften d yu drink it?
M: Oh, never. I can’t stand milk. It’s awful.
W: What abut junk fd?
M: I lve junk fd. I eat it three r fur times a week.
W: Well, thanks.
听下面一段独白，回答 23 至 25 三个小题。
May I have yur attentin please? Thank all the music grups taking part in ur match. I wn’t say t
much because I knw yu all want t hear the results—it was a very difficult decisin and I’ll start with the
grup which came in third. That’s Future Team. They are the yungest grup here tday. Unfrtunately, the
persn played the vilin very quietly, and we culdn’t hear him clearly. S, bad luck t Future Team. In
secnd place is Third Avenue. They did well, especially the yung man wh played the guitar, but the singer
lked s unhappy that we thught maybe he didn’t want t win! Never mind—yu nearly wn. S, better
luck next time. Cngratulatins t the Strm. They are ur winners tday. The singer had such a great vice
that we had t give them first place. Cngratulatins! Antarctic wildlife may die ut frm climate change
D yu like the emperr penguins (帝企鹅) in Antarctica (南极洲)? Sadly, these cute animals may nearly die ut by the year 2100 because f warming temperatures, accrding t a recent study published in Nature. Emperr penguins spend part f the year living n sea ice cnnected (连) t land. They lay eggs and raise babies n the ice. But with warming temperatures, the sea ice may break earlier than nrmal. The babies may drwn (溺亡) in the water, reprted CNN.
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On July 31, a female giraffe, Kipekee was brn at a z in Tennessee. Unlike her mther and ther giraffes, she has cmpletely brwn skin (皮肤) instead f brwn spts n lighter clred skin. It is rare (罕见的) t see such a giraffe. The z said she may be the nly all brwn giraffe n the planet nw. The last recrded giraffe like her was in Japan in the 1970s.
A human in a bear’s skin?
At Hangzhu Z, a bear called Angela has attracted many peple. She can stand n her hind legs and stretch (伸展) her neck ut t face visitrs. She lks s human that sme suspect (质疑) she might be a staff member in a bear suit. The z has tld the public that Angela is “definitely (肯定地) nt a human.”