深圳玉龙学校8BUnit 6主题阅读.docx

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深圳玉龙学校8BUnit6主题阅读

8BU6主题阅读——初二

I语法填空

Areyoureadyforthis?

AREthereanybettercompanions （同伴）thanpets?

Whoelsecanbesolovelyandunderstanding?

Notmuch beats （胜过）apettomakeyoulaughafter1________badexam.

Petsarecute2________friendly.Buttokeeponeathomeneedsalotofcareandattention.3_______youwantananimalathome,think4_________（care）beforehand:

Doyouhaveenoughtimetotakecareofit?

What5_________（happen）whenitgets6________（big）?

Talktoyourparentstogetsomeadvice.

Thesecondquestionmaybewhatpet7_________（choose）.Notallanimalsaregoodforpets.Manywildonescarry diseases （疾病）andcanbedangerousforchildren.Someof8_______needspecialcarethatyoucannotgive.Ifyouwantapetfromthewild,checkthatitissafeandhealthy.Whentakingcare9_______youranimals,makesureyoualwayswashyourhands.

10__________（keep）petsteachesyoucareand responsibility （责任）.Whenanimalsfeelyouarekindtothem,theypayyouback.Animalshavefeelings,too.Sobekindtothem.

II完型填空

Peoplethinkdogasman’sbestfriend.Infact,there’sanoldsaying,“Loveme,lovemydog.”ButmydogPetriewasalsoabird’s1_________friend.HelovedourbirdMichelle,alivelyblueparrot,asmanyashedidso.

Petriearrivedinourlivesintimeformydaughter’seighthbirthdayparty.He2_________manythingsandseemedhappytoenjotourlives.

Welikedtowalkalong3_________,whichwasclosetowherewelived.Petriewasarealbeachdog.Hewouldusuallystopandcaughttheshells.Hewouldtakethebestoneshomeandaddtohis4________.Hewasagoodcompany（陪伴）andalovingpartofourfamily,5________heenjoyedmeetingstrangers.Onetimehewasn’tseenforseveral6_________whilewewereonatrip.Afriendlypolicemanrodeusaroundto7_________him,andsureenoughtofoundhim.Petriewassitting8_________betweenaboyandagirlintheircar.

Hisbestfriendwasourparrot.She9_________thelivingroom,whereshewouldsingmostoftheday,especiallywhensongscameontheradiosheliked.Ifshewasquiet,shewouldbe10_________whenshesawPetrieandsangjustforhim.Andheseemedhappybytheperformance.

（）1.A.bestB.nicestC.worstD.coolest（）2.A.tookpartinB.cameupwithC.didwithD.gaveup（）3.A.thestreetB.thebeachC.thecountryD.thepark（）4.A.bookB.boxC.collectionD.room（）5.A.becauseB.althoughC.ifD.when（）6.A.yearsB.monthsC.hoursD.minutes（）7.A.callforB.waitforC.askforD.lookfor（）8.A.quietlyB.loudlyC.easilyD.quickly

III阅读

A

ALOVELYrabbit,acute hamster ,somecolorfulfish,astrangelooking turtle or asnake ...Whatkindofpetwouldyoulike?

Lotsofkidsloveanimalsanddreamofhavingapet.

Butnoteveryfamilycanhaveapet.So,inmanyWesterncountriessuchasAmerica,BritainandAustralia,primaryandmiddleschoolclasseshavetheirownpets.Lookingafterapetisnotaseasyasyoumaythink!

Fishandturtlesneedcleanwaterandtherightfood.Hamstersandrabbitsneedfreshvegetablesandawarmplacetosleep.Evenlittle mice needgoodcare!

Whatwouldyoufeedapetmouse?

Howaboutsnakes?

Classpetsteachkidsaboutnatureandbeing responsible.Sometimesthepetshavebabies.It'sveryexcitingbutitalsomeansmoreanimalstotakecareof!

Studentstaketurnstotakecareoftheirclasspet.Everyweekthepetshaveanew"mumanddad"tolookafterthem.

Youmaywanttoknowwhathappenstotheclasspetsduringschoolholidays.Attheendofterm,theteacher choosesaresponsiblestudent.Thisluckystudentkeepsthepetathisorherhomefortheholidays.

Notes:

1）hamster n.仓鼠）2）turtle n.乌龟

3）responsible adj.负责任的4）choosev.选择

1.Animalsarementioned（提到）inthepassageasapetexcept__________

A.hamsterB.snakeC.rabbitsD.elephant

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Somefamilycanhaveapetinwesterncountries.

B.Fishandturtlesonlyneedcleanwaterandtherightfood.

C.Lookingafterapetisaseasyasyoumaythink.

D.Evenfewmiceneedgoodcare.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“mumanddad”mean?

A.pets’parentsB.teachersCstudentstakingcareofpetsDkidslovinganimals

4.Whatdostudentsgetfromkeepingpets?

A.knowledgeaboutnature

B.beingresponsible

C.classpets

D.bothAandB

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.kidslovekeepingpets

B.Takingcareofclasspetsisfun

C.Howtokeepclasspets

D.Lookingafteranimalsisinteresting

B

Doyouwanttobeananimalkeeper?

Thispassagewillhelpyoutobeagoodanimalkeeper.

Keeprecords.Writethingsaboutyourpetsdowninanotebook:

theirhealth,weight,behavior,dietandtraining.Payattentiontowhatyousee,hear,smellandfeelabouttheanimalsyouarelookingafter.Yournotebookwillbehelpfulifsomethingseemswrongwithyourpets.

Knowwhatyourpetsneed.Watchthethingstheydoandhowtheyact.Andofcourse,youshoulddosomeresearch1.Readbooksandfindoutmoreaboutyourpets.

Makesureyourpetseattherightfood.Youshouldfeedtheanimalsfreshandnutritious2mealseveryday.Findoutwhichfoodyourpetsliketoeat.Alwayskeepfoodandwaterbowlsclean.

IfyouliveinSanDiegoandarebetween13and16yearsold,youcanapply3tobeapart-timeanimalkeeperattheSanDiegoZoo.

Notes:

1）researchn.研究，调查2）nutritiousadj.有营养的

3）applyv.申请

6.AnanimalkeepershouldkeepnotesofallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.theweightofthepetsB.thecolorofthepets

C.thedietofthepetsD.thebehaviorofthepets

7.Accordingtothepassage,howdoyouknowwhenyourpetsneedsomething?

A.Byfeedingthemfreshandnutritiousmeals.

B.Byplayinggameswiththemeveryday.

C.Bywatchinghowtheyactanddosomeresearch.

D.Bypayingattentiontowhatyousee,hear,smellandfeelabouttheanimals.

8.Thewriterwritesthepassagefor___________.

A.teenagersB.oldpeopleC.teachersD.parents

9.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnAnimalKeeperinSanDiegoZooB.HowtoTakeCareofYourPets

C.AnimalKeepersinSanDiegoD.WhatIsaGoodAnimalKeeperLike?

C

Peoplenormallythinkofdogsasman’sbestfriend,buttoBrianWilson,histwopetparrotsarehisbestfriends.

Itallbeganin1995,whenBrianwasstillafirefighter.Acaraccidentcausedseriousdamagetohisbrain.Afterseveralmonthsoftreatment,Brian’sdoctorssaidthathewouldnevertalkagainandwouldhavetospendtherestofhislifeinanursinghome.

However,accordingtoBrian,histwopetparrotsdidn’tgiveupeasily.Theykepttalkingtohimdayandnight,untiloneday,hesaidoneword,thenanother,andallofasuddenwastalkinglikeanormalpersonagain!

Brianwassothankfulthathedecidedtosetupahomeforbirdswhicharenotwantedbytheirowners.

Now15yearslater,hishouseishometoabout80birds,whichincludedagreatvarietyofbirdslikeseveralmacaws,cockatoosandAfricangrays.Thebirdsflyaroundfromroomtoroom,somecackling,otherstalkinglikehumans.Thoughtheyallhavebigcages,Brianletsthemflyfreelyinsidethehouse.

Overtheyears,Brianhasdevelopedaspecialrelationshipwithbirds.Thebirdswhobiteotherhumans,seemtolikehimandcangetalongwithhimwell.Heisnowcalledabirdwhisperer.

Brianpaysformostofthecostsoflookingafterthebirdsfromhisownmoney,buthasrecentlyestablishedafoundationtoacceptdonations.Heandhisbirdsalsoearnmoneybyperformingatbirthdayparties,weddingsandothersocialevents.

ForpeoplewhowanttoadoptBrian’sbird,theyhavetovolunteeratthefoundationforthreemonths,beforetheycantakethepethome.

Notes：

1.Cacklev.发出咯咯声2.whisperern.鸟语者

3.foundationn.基金4.adoptv.领养

10.Brianusedtobea______beforesettingupthebirdfoundation.

A）doctorB）trainerC）whispererD）fireman

11.WhathappenedtoBrianafterthecaraccident?

A）Helosthisjob.B）Herefusedmedicaltreatment.

C）Hecouldn’ttalk.D）Helivedinanursinghome.

12.Mostofthemoneyforlookingafterbirdscomesfrom______.

A）publicdonationsB）Brian’sownsavings

C）earningsfromperformancesD）friendsandrelatives

13.IfJanewantstoadoptoneofBrian’sbirds,sheneedsto______.

A）performatbirthdaypartiesB）workwithbirdsforsometime

C）donatesomemoneyD）learntotalkwithbirds

14.WhyisBrianknownasabirdwhisperer?

A）Hecancommunicatewithbirdswell.B）Hecanrememberallthebirdsbyheart.

C）Abirdoncesavedhislife.D）Hecantrainallkindsofbirdstotalk.

15.Whatdoestheword“they’inthefifthparagraphreferto?

A）Birds.B）Cages.C）Humans.D）Rooms

D

“Well，we‘reinournewhouse.Let’sgetanewpettogetalongwithit，”MrsBrownsaidtoherhusband.

“Thatsoundslikeaprettygoodidea，”heanswered.“Doyouwanttoseetheadsinthenewspaper？

”

“Let‘sgototheanimalshelter.Manypetsthereneedhomes.SincetomorrowisSaturday，wecanbothgo，”shesaid.

NextmorningtheBrownsmetMrSnowattheanimalshelter.“Wewanttobesurethatthepetsheregotogoodhomes，”MrSnowsaid，“SoIneedtoaskyousomequestions.”

Aftertheytalkedforawhile，theBrownsdecidedtogetasmalldog.Itwouldn‘tneedabighouseorabigyard.Asmalldogwouldbarkandwarmthemifsomeonetriedtobreakintotheirhouse.AfterMrSnowgavetheBrownsabookonpetcare，theychoseoneandwantedtotakeherhomerightaway.Buttheanimaldoctorhadn’tcheckedheryet.SoMrSnowtoldthemtoreturnonSunday.

OnSundayafternoontheBrownswenttotheanimalshelter.Theanimaldoctorsaid，“Shadowhashadallofhershots.Shewillb