1. All animals need _______ water.

A．little

B．many

C．lot of

D．plenty of

2. —You are standing too near to the TV. Can you move a bit _______?
—OK, Mom. Is it all right here?

A．faster

B．slower

C．farther

D．nearer

3. -Did you have breakfast this morning？
-No，I got up late and went to school        breakfast.

A．for

B．in

C．without

D．after

4. Your classroom is so dirty. Everyone should keep it _______.

A．dry

B．open

C．quiet

D．clean

5. There were __________ animals in the forest many years ago.

A．thousand of	B．thousands of
C．three thousand of	D．three thousands of

6. —Wow, your school is great!
—It is _______ school in the city.

A．much more beautiful

B．much beautiful

C．the most beautiful

D．beautiful

7. Blue whales are the largest and heaviest animals in the world, but they _______ the smallest sea animals.

A．feed in

B．live in

C．feed on

D．fed on

8. —Zhou Fang, can you finish your homework better with _______ time?
—I think I can.

A．few

B．fewer

C．little

D．less

9. As we know, water is very important _______ us.

A．of

B．to

C．on

D．with

10. Look! There is a rabbit, two _______ and two _______ in the picture.

A．cows; sheeps

B．mice; tiger

C．gooses; snakes

D．foxes; wolves

情景交际。
选择方框中的句子完成对话。
Mike: Hi, Jim, what are you talking about?
Jim: Oh, we are talking about something in the forest.
Mike:           11    
Jim: I prefer plants.
Mike:           12    
Jim: Because they are very beautiful. I think, I like bamboo best.     13    
Mike:       I like animals better than plants. I think animals are very interesting and we can play with them.
Jim:    14    
Mike:       I like pandas best. They are very lovely.
Jim:    15    
Mike:       Sounds great! Let’s go this Sunday.
Jim:       OK. We can see many kinds of plants and animals there. It’s so interesting!
Mike:       See you!
Jim: See you this Sunday!

A．Which kind of animal do you like best?

B．Which do you prefer, plants or animals?

C．Why?

D．Why not go to the Forest Park?

E．What about you?

Many animals use some kind of “language”. They use signals(信号)and the signals have meanings. For example, when a bee(蜜蜂) has found some food, it goes _____ home. It is _____ for a bee to tell ______ bees where the food is by speaking to _____, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and _____ it is.

Some animals show how they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to ____. If a dog is angry, it barks(吠). Birds make several different sounds and ____ has its own meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds ____. We make sounds like“Oh!”or“Ouch!”to show how we feel about something or when we _____ something on our feet.

We humans have languages. We have words. These words have the meaning of things, actions(行动), feelings or ideas. We ____ give each other information. Writing down words, we can remember what has happened or send messages to people far away.

16.

A．out of

B．on with

C．away from

D．back

17.

A．important

B．difficult

C．necessary

D．impossible

18.

A．each other

B．another

C．other

D．others

19.

A．it

B．him

C．them

D．themselves

20.

A．how long

B．how far

C．how many

D．how old

21.

A．watch

B．see

C．look

D．tell

22.

A．each

B．every

C．all

D．some

23.

A．in the same sound

B．by different sounds

C．in the same way

D．by different ways

24.

A．put

B．drop

C．fall

D．set

25.

A．could

B．are able to

C．couldn’t

D．be able to

Plants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals can get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eating plants and animals, too. So animals and men need plants in order to live. This is why there are so many plants around us.

There are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Almost all the trees around us are flowering plants. You can know some trees from their flowers and fruit. Non-flowering plants do not grow flowers. You can not see many non-flowering plants around you.

If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large and some are small. Most of them are green. Thanks to the plants around us, we can live on the earth.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
26. We need many plants around us because _______.

A．plants can grow easily

B．plants are green

C．we can get what we need from plants

D．we like all kinds of plants

27. There are so many plants around us because _______.

A．man doesn’t need any plants

B．most animals don’t eat plants

C．men and animals need plants to live

D．the earth will become more beautiful

28. There are _______ non-flowering plants than flowering plants around us.

A．much fewer

B．much more

C．much larger

D．much better

29. Which of the following does NOT come from a plant?

A．Basket.

B．Bread.

C．Cabbage.

D．Stone forest.

30. Which is the best title (题目) of this passage?

A．Plants around Us	B．Man and Animals
C．Live on Earth	D．Food and Plants

Do you know why different animals or pests(昆虫)have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters(猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over(散开), its enemies(敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
31. From the passage we learn that locusts _______.

A．are small animals	B．are easily found by birds
C．are dangerous to their enemies	D．change their colors to protect themselves

32. How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A．They run away quickly.

B．They have the colors much like their enemies.

C．They hide themselves by day and appear at night.

D．They have to move quietly.

33. Bears and lions can keep safe because _______.

A．they have the colors much like the trees	B．they move quietly
C．they like brown and gray colors	D．they live in forests

34. Why can the kind of fish live up to now?

A．Because it is very strong.

B．Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies

C．Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.

D．Because it swims faster than any other fish.

35. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests	B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests
C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests	D．Some Animals and Pests

Tom has the most beautiful garden in our town. Many people take part in “The Nicest Garden Competition” each year, and Tom wins every time. Mike’s garden is larger than Tom’s. Mike works harder than Tom and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Tom’s garden is more interesting. He has made clean paths (小径) and built a wooden bridge (桥) over a pool. I like gardens, too, but I do not like hard work. Every year, I take part in the garden competition, too, and I always win a little prize (奖励) for the worst garden in our town.

根据短文内容，填写下列表格。

Garden	How	Why
Tom’s	The     36	There are     37    paths and a wooden bridge.
Mike’s	38    than Tom’s	He works harder than Tom. There are     39
The writer’s	the     40	I dislike hard work.

根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
41. People can enjoy n_______ in the countryside. The air is fresher and the sky is bluer there.
42. She c_______ the table with a cloth yesterday.
43. In the o_______, there are all kinds of fishes.
44. She was full of j_______ because her parents love her.
45. Thousands of old trees were in the f_______ ten years ago, but now there are few.

根据句意及汉语提示填空。
46. These plants float on the _______ (表面) of the water.
47. My grandparents keep a lot of _______ (绵羊) in the countryside.
48. The fox usually _______ (以……为食) meat.
49. The teacher had no _______ (控制) over the children.
50. The rivers in the countryside are much _______ (清澈) than those in the cities.

用所给词的适当形式填空，其中有两项多余。

feed, fresh, rubber, small, on, control, meat

There are a lot of trees around us. The trees can help to make the air     51     and cleaner. They can also help to     52     the weather. They provide(提供) humans with food，    53    , medicine and other things. Because of the trees, many animals can live     54     the earth. But people often cut trees down in large numbers. The forests are becoming much     55     than before, so we should protect them well.

56. 北京仁爱国际英语学校八年级学生魏军向福州的网友李志发了一封电子邮件，询问了一些情况。请根据来信帮他回一封电子邮件。
注意：1.词数：60词左右；
2.邮件的开头和结尾已替你写好，不计入总词数。

Receiver：	Li Zhi@163.com
Copy：
Subject：	How to protect the clean water?
Dear Li Zhi， I feel very excited about my visit to Fuzhou and meeting you for the first time! But I’m still not sure about the following questions： 1. Are there any rivers or lakes in your city? 2. Is the water dirty or clean? Why? 3. Did you do anything useful to protect the clean water? Please let me know. Your friend， Wei Jun

Dear Wei Jun，

I am very excited to receive your e-mail. I am interested in your questions.

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Looking forward to meeting you soon.

Yours，

Li Zhi