Unit 7 单元话题阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期单元重难点和易错题精练（人教版）

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Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?单元话题阅读理解练习（2023春·浙江·八年级单元测试）What do the following animals have in common (相同)? Pandas, tigers, whales, lions and camels? They are all in danger!Animals are in danger for many reasons. Sadly, humans are behind them! Here are three reasons. Excessive hunting (过度猎杀): For centuries, humans have hunted elephants for their tusks, killed tigers for their fur, and caught many other animals for meat. Foreign animals: In 1505, Europeans discovered a beautiful island in the Indian Ocean named Mauritius. They brought dogs, pigs, monkeys, and rats with them. It was bad news for dodo birds. They did not have any natural enemies before. They picked up fruits falling down from trees and built their houses on the ground. Shortly after humans came, however, dodo birds were in big trouble — man killed them for their meat, and those animals broke their homes and ate their eggs. The dodo birds first became rare and then extinct. The last dodo bird was killed in 1681. Loss of homes: We cut down forest for farming. We cut down trees to build houses. We build dams to make sure that we have enough water to use. When we are trying to make our lives comfortable, the land for animals to live on becomes less and less.1．Pandas, tigers, whales, lions and camels are all___________.A．dangerous animals B．animals in dangerC．useful animals D．animals living everywhere2．Which of the following is NOT true about dodo birds?A．Dodo birds lived in Mauritius.B．Dodo birds became rare because of humans.C．Dodo birds didn’t have any natural enemies before 1505.D．The last dodo bird was killed by its natural enemies in 1681.3．The underlined word “extinct” means “_________”.A．死亡的 B．减少的 C．灭绝的 D．再生的4．Which of the following is NOT a reason why some animals are in danger?A．Some animals are too weak to live.B．Many animals were killed by humans.C．Some animals’ enemies were brought to their homes.D．People destroyed their homes.5．This passage mainly tells us that _________.A．why some animals are in dangerB．how to save endangered animalsC．we must stop hunting to protect wild animalsD．excessive hunting makes some animals in danger（2022春·河北石家庄·八年级校考期末）There are so many kinds of animals on the earth, but do you know some of them are in danger?How does the polar bear keep warm?A．By climbing the tree. B．By curling into a ball.C．By using its thick fat and hair. D．By swimming in the water.7．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Now China has only about 1,864 pandas.B．The Siberian tiger lives in the south of China.C．The pangolin comes out for food in the evening.D．The polar bear has almost no enemy because it is strong.8．What is the purpose of this passage?A．Let people know some cute animals.B．Introduce the largest animal in the world.C．Introduce the ways animals protect themselves.D．Call on people to protect endangered animals.（2022秋·福建·八年级统考期末）Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (恐龙) controlled the earth. And there were different types of dinosaurs on the earth. Some of them were not bigger than chickens, but all of them had very small brains (大脑). Later on, there weren’t any dinosaurs. What happened to them?In the days of dinosaurs, the whole earth was warm and wet. There were many green forests. But the earth changed slowly all the time. When parts of the earth became cold and dry, the forests there died. Then dinosaurs could not find enough food to eat. This must be one reason why dinosaurs died out.What’s another reason? We can make a guess. New kinds of animals came to the earth. Some had big brains and were fast and strong. They could kill dinosaurs. Some ate dinosaur eggs, too.There may be other reasons that we do not know about. Each year, people will find some dinosaur footprints (脚印) and bones. Scientists are trying to tell us more about dinosaurs.9．Dinosaurs controlled the earth when _________.A．all the forests died out B．the earth was warm and wetC．the earth was snowy D．parts of the earth became cold10．What does the underlined word “dry” mean in Chinese?A．暴风的 B．寒冷的 C．干燥的 D．炎热的11．Which is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage？A．All dinosaurs had very small brains.B．Different types of dinosaurs were on the earth.C．Millions of years ago dinosaurs controlled the earth.D．New kinds of animals came to the earth and ate up dinosaurs.12．What can we learn from this passage?A．Dinosaurs are not strong. B．Dinosaurs left nothing on the earth.C．Scientists are trying to study dinosaurs. D．Scientists know everything about dinosaurs.13．Which can be the best title for the passage?A．Why Dinosaurs Died Out B．Where Dinosaurs LivedC．When Dinosaurs Died Out D．What Dinosaurs Looked Like（2022秋·江苏扬州·八年级统考期末）Usually we think giant pandas are fat and slow-moving, but a giant panda in Beijing Zoo may change many people’s ideas. The panda became famous online for successfully breaking through the fence in front of the visitors. As an online video showed, it first walked near the fence around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. It stepped on the decorations in the fence and then stepped over the fence. The fence is about 2 meters high, and the area where the panda climbed out was a non-visiting area, and it is about a 2 meters away from the area for visiting. Then the giant panda stood on the top of a two-meter-high wall but seemed to be unsure about where to go. His funny actions were filmed by people on the ground. Luckily, zoo workers arrived at the place very soon, asked the visitors around to leave and attracted the panda back into his house with food. The zoo said in a Weibo post on Wednesday afternoon that the panda is named Meng Lan, which is an active male panda in Beijing Zoo. Although the panda happily returned, the safety of the area will be improved. “It’s just a one-time adventure.” the zoo said in the post. And they also warned: “If the panda escapes, do not watch. The more you watch, the more fear it will have. Then it may become angry, not so gentle.” The giant panda Meng Lan, a “famous star” in the zoo, was born in July 2015 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province. He was transferred to Beijing Zoo in September 2017 and met the public later.14．What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A．The fence. B．The visiting area. C．The wall. D．The non-visiting area.15．What does the underlined word “transferred” stand for?A．Born. B．Met. C．Moved. D．Tied.16．According to the passage, which word can describe Meng Lan?A．Helpful. B．Helpless. C．Active. D．Inactive.17．After reading the passage we know __________.A．Meng Lan doesn’t get used to the life in Beijing ZooB．people could visit Meng Lan in Beijing Zoo in July 2017C．Meng Lan climbed out with the help of other giant pandasD．the people around shouldn’t film when Meng Lan climbed out（2022秋·江苏宿迁·八年级南师附中宿迁分校校考期末）Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in northeast China. It is one of the world’s most important wetlands. The area provides food and shelter for wildlife. It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds.Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round while some only stay for a short time. There are many fish in the wetlands and the birds can easily catch them for food. Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. Some of them live in Zhalong.Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means that there will be less and less space for wildlife.More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space. Many of them died. The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds and they can be safe in Zhalong.Every year a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds. This year members of our Bird watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers. The study begins next month.We do a bird count once a year. We are now inviting secondary school students to help. We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds. Many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands. We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife.18．Which of the following sentences is false?A．There are a lot of red-crowned cranes in other parts of the world.B．Some birds go to Zhalong for a short stay.C．Zhalong nature reserve is the comfortable home of many birds.D．Birds can find food without difficulty in Zhalong.19．Why are more and more birds endangered? Because ________.A．many tourists watch them B．many of the birds diedC．people have less and less place D．their living place is less and less20．This passage is written to ________.A．ask people to do something for birdsB．help people learn about protecting wildlifeC．make people understand how important the wetlands areD．ask students all over the world to watch birds21．What is the best title of the passage?A．Less and Less Space for Wildlife B．Many Tourists Watch birds in Zhalong YearlyC．Zhalong is a Famous Scenic Spot D．Zhalong—A Special Place（2021秋·江苏南京·八年级南京第五初中校考期末）Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar bear? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just seems to be white when the sun shines on ice. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two and a half years old. However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. Those polar bears left are trying to survive (生存) today. The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice—polar bears mostly live in the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming. Besides, they also have to face pollution, hunting and so on. Some people don’t care, but other people want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Join them and try to make the world a better place for those beautiful and lovely animals.22．According to the passage, what problems are polar bears facing?A．Sleeping and hunting. B．Pollution and global warming.C．Food and the loss of land ice. D．Bad sense of smell and pollution.23．What can we learn from the passage?A．Polar bears’ fur is white.B．Polar bears have a good, happy life.C．Polar bears can have more than three babies at a time.D．It’s harder for polar bears to find food in the daytime in summer.24．What is the main idea of this passage?A．To let people know why polar bears are in danger.B．To show the number of polar bears is getting smaller.C．To talk about polar bears and ask people to protect them.D．To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live.（2022春·江西吉安·八年级统考期末）Antarctica (南极洲) is Earth’s southernmost and coldest continent. It is home to lovely penguins. Penguins are birds in black and white. They look funny when they are walking. But unlike most birds penguins are not able to fly in the air. Penguins spend as much as 75% of their time underwater looking for food.A Russian man first found Antarctica in 1820. Later humans went there to explore . They wanted to know more about the beautiful land. They found there is ice and snow all through the year. The air is very clear and clean. It is very interesting that in summer the sun still shines even at nights.However Antarctica is a very cold place and the coldest temperature was once - 89. 2℃. If you put a basin of water in the open air it will become ice in a few seconds. So there are few people living there.Although the weather is bad many scientists show great interest in Antarctica. Every summer they go to Antarctica. They usually look for resources under the ice and study climate changes carefully there.25．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1 ?A．Antarctica is the biggest of all the continents. B．Antarctica is cold but penguins like to live there.C．Penguins like to find food on land. D．75% of the land in Antarctica is covered with ice.26．What does the underlined word “explore” mean?A．to travel to or around an area to learn about it. B．To go and find someone.C．To go to a cold place to hike. D．To get more things from a place.27．According to Paragraph 3, why are there few people living in Antarctica?A．Because of the penguins. B．Because of the water.C．Because of the cold weather. D．Because of the bad air.28．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A．Looking for resources in Antarctica B．How penguins live in AntarcticaC．Exploring in Antarctica D．The coldest place in the world（2022春·辽宁沈阳·八年级统考期末）We all love giant pandas. In the 1970s there were just 1,114 of these animals in China. Now there are 1,864 giant pandas living in 52 protection areas that have been built in recent decades. In fact, several species（物种）that were endangered have seen a surprising comeback in recent decades, thanks to major protection efforts.Besides the giant panda, Yunnan’s snub-nosed monkey（金丝猴）and the crested ibis（朱鹮）are also among these success stories. The crested ibis, for example, was once widespread in east China, Japan, Russia and South Korea, but was later thought to die out. In 1981, seven crested ibises were found in Shanxi Province. Since then, breeding programs have helped its population reach 2,000. China has sent crested ibises to Japan and South Korea in recent years to help the species regenerate（发展壮大）.China has more than 11,800 nature reserves. They account for 18% of China’s total land area. The reserves cover 35 million hectares of forest and 20 million hectares of wetland, and include 85% of the country’s wildlife.29．The population of pandas is larger than before with the help of _______.A．the living areas B．main protection effortsC．the species rebirth D．breeding programme30．How many kinds of endangered species are mentioned in the text?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.31．The underlined word “widespread” means _______ in Chinese.A．蔓延的 B．普遍的 C．泛滥的 D．广阔的32．What can we infer from the last paragraph?A．We should thank our country for protecting plants.B．We should try to protect the endangered animals.C．Our country has the most nature reserves at present.D．Our country has made a difference to the wildlife.The polar bear is the largest bear. It lives in one of the coldest areas in the world. Its thick fat and hair help it stay warm, and its white appearance（外表） on the snow can protect it as well.The pangolin（穿山甲） is one of the endangered animals on the earth. It stays in the cave（洞穴） during the day and comes out in the evening for food. When it comes to natural enemies（敌人）, the pangolin will curl（卷） into a ball to protect itself. It is very smart, isn’t it?The Siberian tiger, also known as the Northeast China tiger, is one special kind of tiger. It’s the largest living cat by weight. The male（雄性的） tiger is about 3 meters long. Its tail is about 1 meter long, and its weight can reach to 350 kg. It’s a pity that there are fewer tigers now.The panda is one of China’s symbols. Most of them mainly live in Sichuan Province and Gansu Province in China. They are black and white and like eating bamboo. Though they look fat, they can climb trees and swim well. Now, there are only about 1,864 pandas in the wild, so we must take action to protect them.参考答案：1．B    2．D    3．C    4．A    5．A【导语】本文主要介绍了一些动物濒危的原因。1．细节理解题。根据“What do the following animals have in common? Pandas, tigers, whales, lions and camels? They are all in danger!”可知熊猫、老虎、鲸鱼、狮子和骆驼都是濒危动物。故选B。2．推理判断题。根据“They did not have any natural enemies before.”和“Shortly after humans came, however, dodo birds were in big trouble — man killed them for their meat, and those animals broke their homes and ate their eggs. The dodo birds first became rare and then extinct. The last dodo bird was killed in 1681.”可知渡渡鸟没有天敌，渡渡鸟变得稀有然后灭绝是因为人类，由此推出最后一只渡渡鸟应不是死于天敌。D项错误。故选D。3．词义猜测题。根据“The last dodo bird was killed in 1681.”可知渡渡鸟死完了，extinct意为“灭绝的”。故选C。4．细节理解题。通读全文可知文中并未提到“一些动物太弱而无法生存”，这不是动物濒危的原因，A项错误。故选A。5．主旨大意题。根据“Animals are in danger for many reasons. Sadly, humans are behind them! Here are three reasons.”及全文内容可知本文主要告诉我们一些动物濒危的原因。故选A。6．C    7．C    8．D【导语】本文通过介绍四种濒危动物：北极熊、穿山甲、东北虎和熊猫，号召我们要采取相关措施保护它们。6．细节理解题。根据“Its thick fat and hair help it stay warm”可知，北极熊靠厚厚的脂肪和毛帮助它保持温暖。故选C。7．细节理解题。根据“It stays in the cave during the day and comes out in the evening for food.”可知，穿山甲白天待在洞穴里，晚上出来觅食。故选C。8．推理判断题。根据“The pangolin is one of the endangered animals on the earth.”，“It’s a pity that there are fewer tigers now.”以及“Now, there are only about 1,864 pandas in the wild, so we must take action to protect them.”及全文可知，本文通过介绍四种濒危动物号召我们要采取相关措施保护它们。故选D。9．B    10．C    11．D    12．C    13．A【导语】本文主要讲述了恐龙灭绝的原因。9．细节理解题。根据“In the days of dinosaurs, the whole earth was warm and wet.”可知，在恐龙时代，整个地球都是温暖潮湿的。故选B。10．词句猜测题。根据“When parts of the earth became cold and dry, the forests there died.”可知，森林死亡说明了气候寒冷干燥，因此dry意为“干燥的”。故选C。11．推理判断题。根据“New kinds of animals came to the earth. Some had big brains and were fast and strong. They could kill dinosaurs. Some ate dinosaur eggs, too.”可知，新物种的出现可能会杀死恐龙，但不是吃恐龙，而是恐龙蛋。故选D。12．细节理解题。根据“Scientists are trying to tell us more about dinosaurs.”可知，科学家们正在努力研究恐龙，以便告诉我们更多关于恐龙的信息。故选D。13．最佳标题题。根据全文内容可知，主要讲述了恐龙灭绝的原因。故选A。14．D    15．C    16．C    17．D【导语】本文讲述了动物园里的一只大熊猫“逃跑”的经历。14．词义猜测题。根据“and the area where the panda climbed out was a non-visiting area,（这个大熊猫爬出来的区城是一个非参观区域）”可知，it指代非参观区域。故选D。15．词义猜测题。根据“was born in July 2015 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province. He was transferred to Beijing Zoo in September 2017 and met the public later.”可知，它出生于2015年，2017年到北京与公众见面，所以画线词transferred，意为“转移”。故选C。16．细节理解题。根据“The zoo said in a Weibo post on Wednesday afternoon that the panda is named Meng Lan, which is an active male panda in Beijing Zoo.”可知，熊猫孟兰是北京动物园里一只活跃的熊猫。故选C。17．推理判断题。根据“If the panda escapes, do not watch. The more you watch, the more fear it will have. Then it may become angry, not so gentle.”可以推知，当熊猫孟兰逃出来的时候，周围的人不应该在拍摄视频了。故选D。18．A    19．D    20．B    21．D【导语】本文主要介绍了扎龙自然保护区及保护区内的鸟类受到的威胁，并号召人们行动起来，保护濒临灭绝的鸟类。18．细节理解题。根据“Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world.”可知世界上的丹顶鹤不多。A项表述错误，故选A。19．细节理解题。根据“More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space.”可知越来越多的鸟类濒临灭绝是因为它们的生存空间越来越少，故选D。20．主旨大意题。根据“We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife.”可知本文写作目的主要是号召人们积极保护野生生物。故选B。21．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了扎龙自然保护区及保护区内的鸟类受到的威胁。符合题意的是D项。故选D。22．B    23．D    24．C【导语】本文是一篇健康环保类阅读，文章主要讲了北极熊的一些介绍以及北极熊变少的原因，并呼吁大家要拯救北极熊。22．细节理解题。根据“ This is happening because of global warming. Besides, they also have to face pollution, hunting and so on.”可知，因为全球变暖，此外他们还必须面对污染、狩猎等。故选B。23．推理判断题。根据“During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night.”可知，在夏天，北极熊睡得更久，因为它们在晚上更容易找到食物。由此推知，在夏天的白天，北极熊很难找到食物。故选D。24．主旨大意题。本文主要讲了北极熊的一些介绍以及北极熊变少的原因，并呼吁大家要拯救北极熊。故选C。25．B    26．A    27．C    28．D【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章向我们讲述了世界上最冷的地方——南极洲的相关情况。25．细节理解题。根据“Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost and coldest continent. It is home to lovely penguins”可知南极洲是冷的并且是企鹅们的家，故选B。26．词义猜测题。根据“They wanted to know more about the beautiful land.”可知他们去那想要更多地认识和了解这片美丽的大陆。所以猜测其应为“去那了解更多的东西”之意，故选A。27．细节理解题。根据“However Antarctica is a very cold place...So there are few people living there.”可知几乎没有多少人住在那是因为太冷了，故选C。28．标题归纳题。文章主要向我们介绍了南极洲的情况，故选D。29．B    30．C    31．B    32．D【导语】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要介绍了中国在保护濒危物种方面取得成功的几个案例。29．细节理解题。根据“In fact, several species（物种）that were endangered have seen a surprising comeback in recent decades, thanks to major protection efforts.”可知，事实上，由于采取了重大保护措施，几个濒危物种在近几十年里出现了惊人的复苏。故选B。30．细节理解题。根据“Besides the giant panda, Yunnan’s snub-nosed monkey（金丝猴）and the crested ibis（朱鹮）are also among these success stories.”可知，除了大熊猫，云南的金丝猴和朱鹮也在这些成功案例之中。由此可知，文章共提到了三种濒危物种。故选C。31．词句猜测题。根据“The crested ibis, for example, was once widespread in east China, Japan, Russia and South Korea, but was later thought to die out.”可知，朱鹮曾在中国东部、日本、俄罗斯和韩国广泛分布，但后来被认为会灭绝。由此可知，widespread在此意为“普遍的”。故选B。32．推理判断题。根据“China has more than 11,800 nature reserves. They account for 18% of China’s total land area. The reserves cover 35 million hectares of forest and 20 million hectares of wetland, and include 85% of the country’s wildlife.”可知，中国现在有11,8000多个自然保护区，占中国陆地总面积的18%，这些保护区覆盖3,500万公顷的森林和2,000万的湿地，包括全国85%的野生生物。由此可知，我国在保护野生生物方面已经做出了重大的改变。故选D。