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Unit5 Save the endangered animals一．语法知识填空（根据语法和文章的上下文意思填入所缺单词）Animals are ____1____ (people) friends. But many wild animals are _____2_____ (face) the danger of ____3_____ (die) out. There’re many reasons. First, their living environment change a lot because of the _____4_____(develop) of many cities. Also, _____5______ (pollute) becomes worse and this make wild animals lose ____6____homes. Second, some people are killing animals ____7____ getting their fur, skin, teeth and meat.People should do something to help protect _____8_____ (endanger) wild animals. For example, people can build some nature reserves to save wild animals’ homes. Animals can live _____9_____ (free) there. Besides, people are not allowed ____10____ kill wild animals. If we start protecting our animal friends, our world will become much better.答案：1. ________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________6. ________7. ________8. ___________9. __________ 10. _________二、完形填空The lion is one of the most fierce (凶猛的) animals in the world. Lions can be __1__ in Africa and India. Lions in Africa can live without water for about one month. Lions are also popular animals in the __2__. Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions.It is very __3__ for people to tell male and female lions from each other. You can judge (判断) simply by their appearance. A male lion has mane while female lions do not have. Male lion __4__ than female lions. A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms which is always heavier than a female lion. Both male and female lions have very __5__ mouths. They can break the backs of other animals __6__ . Lions feed on other animals and one lion usually kills between ten and twenty large animals each year for __7__.It's unusual for lions to kill people. However, in 1898 two lions __8__ and ate over one hundred people in Kenya before they were shot by a British man named P.J. Patterson. This __9__ became the subject (主题) of a 1996 Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness. Now the Indian lions are endangered. It’s really necessary for us to __10__ the animals, or we won’t see them again. Animals are our friends. It is our obligation to protect them.( ) 1. A. used B. found C. told D. led( ) 2. A. zoos B. schools C. parks D. gardens ( ) 3. A. hard B. strange C. easy D. tiring( ) 4. A. larger B. smaller C. thinner D. shorter ( ) 5. A. active B. strong C. weak D. soft( ) 6. A. sadly B. happily C. easily D. luckily ( ) 7. A. fun B. food C. money D. sale( ) 8. A. killed B. called C. saved D. kissed( ) 9. A. book B. story C. game D. invention( ) 10. A. care for B. look for C. look at D. play with三、阅读理解ALately, people have entered the forests where chimpanzees (黑猩猩) live. The chimpanzees have been getting sick because of people's diseases. In addition, people are hunting chimpanzees. Their number is becoming smaller and smaller.Chimpanzees live in the plains and forests of Africa. They eat many kinds of food, from plant leaves and seeds to insects and even other small animals. Chimpanzees’ favourite food is fruit.Chimpanzees are very clever and they can use tools well. They can catch bugs using sticks, and break nuts using rocks.The world’s forests are much smaller than they were before. Roads were built in deep forests, so people start to enter forests where chimpanzees live. That may lead to many problems. One problem for chimpanzees is that they can easily catch people’s diseases and die. Chimpanzees are much closer to people than monkeys. As it's easier for people to enter forests, they hunt more often. Young chimpanzees are caught to be pets or for scientific researches. The young ones are taken away from the forests, and the adults are killed. Chimpanzees are likely to disappear in the future.( ) 1. Chimpanzees live in the plains and forests of ________.A. AfricaB. AsiaC. EuropeD. America( ) 2. Chimpanzees may feed on the following EXCEYPT_________.A. insectsB bugsC. lionsD. fruit( ) 3. Chimpanzees can break nuts using ________.A. sticksB. rocksC. their teethD. glass( ) 4. The underl ined word “That” to the fact that _________.A. People hunt for chimpanzeesB. Chimpanzees get sick more easilyC. People enter the forests where chimpanzees liveD. Chimpanzees are much closer to people than monkeys.( ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Chimpanzees can easily catch people's diseases and die.B. Young chimpanzees are taken away from the forests.C. Young chimpanzees are caught to be pets or for scientific researches.D. Chimpanzees have already disappeared.A story about the polar bear(北极熊)Paul Nicklen waited silently on a piece of ice in the Arctic(北极洲). He was there to take photos for National Geographic(国家地理). Finally, he saw something big and white. It was a polar bear, swimming towards him in the icy water.Paul lay down on the ice to get a better photo, but the polar bear jumped out of the water and tried to attack(攻击) him! Luckily, the ice was broken and the bear fell back into the water. The polar bear wasn’t so lucky. To understand the polar bear’s problem, you need to know two things about the Arctic. First, the Arctic is mostly ocean (海洋). Second, ice covers a lot of the Arctic Ocean. In winter, the ice becomes thick. But in summer, the ice becomes thinner and it breaks into pieces. Sea ice is helpful to animals.Polar bears need ice to hunt seals (海豹), their favorite meal. They stand on the ice and wait for the seals to come up for air. If Arctic ice melts, polar bears have to swim farther to find food. Sometimes, bears have to swim more than 200 km. Some bears can’t swim that far and sadly, they drown(溺水而死).On his last trip, Paul saw three dead bodies of polar bears because the global warming(全球升温) makes the ice get less and less. He is sad to see the dead bodies. Wildlife experts(野生动物专家) think global warming will have a terrible effect on polar bears. In the future, polar ice will continue to shrink(缩小) and endanger the bears. Some scientists believe 65% of the world’s polar bears will disappear by 2050. Polar bears are in great danger.( ) 6. The polar bear tried to attack Paul but didn’t succeed because __________.A. Paul can swim awayB. the ice was brokenC. it couldn’t reach Paul ( ) 7. According to the passage, polar bears hunt seals by _________.A. waiting on the iceB. waiting in the waterC. drowning the seals ( ) 8. From the passage, Paul Nicklen is likely a __________.A. scientistB. photographerC. visitor( ) 9. The main idea of the passage is __________.A.Polar bears are good swimmers.B.Arctic ice is getting less and less.C.Polar bears are in danger because of the global warming.( ) 10. We can infer that polar bears _________.A.won’t have any food in 2050.B.will mostly die before 2050.C.can’t find food easily.CThere are all kinds of animals on our planet. Some are sweet, some are not; some are small, some are tall. Here are four pictures of some of the funniest, friendliest faces. But remember, although they look nice, it doesn’t mean they are always friendly.Not all dogs are so cute, but most of them are pretty friendly. When you come near an unfamiliar(不熟悉的)dog, remember to hold out your hand, so he can smell you and see that you mean no harm.Cows love to eat grass, and they eat quite a lot! You needn’t be afraid of this quiet farm animal. But don’t run at a cow in a field or touch one, unless you are told by an adult it’s okay.Horses are big, beautiful animals, but they can be surprised easily angry. A horse might jump up if she hears a loud noise, or kick her legs if you come near too suddenly. All horses, like humans, are different.Chimpanzees make funny faces and put on a real show at the zoo, but believe it or not, they can be very dangerous. And they are strong, too —much stronger than humans —so you should never make a chimp mad!11. Which of the animals can make faces?A. Cows.B. Chimpanzees.C. Dogs.D. Horses.12. We can learn from the passage that_______.A. cows are quietB. all dogs are cuteC. horses never kickD. Chimpanzees are not dangerous13. According to the passage, you should _______when you come near an unfamiliar dog.A. feed him somethingB. shout at himC. touch his headD. hold out your hand14. The author wants to tell us that_______.A. some animals are sweet, but they are smallB. some animals are not sweet, but they are tallC. some animals are funny, but they are not beautifulD. some animals look nice, but they are not always friendly参考答案：语法填空答案：1-5: people’s; facing; dying; development; pollution;6-10: their; for; endangered; freely; to.完型填空答案：1-5 BACAB 6-10 CBABA阅读理解答案：1-5 ACBCD 6-10 BABCB 11-14 BDDD。