常见动物短文填空练习题及答案-湖南初中英语八年级-组卷网

短文填空-语法填空(约230词) | 较易(0.85) |

常见动物

文章大意：本文主要介绍了世界上最长寿的一只狗Bobi。

1 . 阅读短文，根据文章内容填写适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，每空不限一词。

Bobi is not just the oldest dog living; he’s the oldest dog ever.

He is 30 years old this year. He has 1 (live) his whole life in a small village in Portugal. 2 (he) owner is Leonel Costa.

When Bobi and the other dogs were born, Leonel’s father decided 3 (throw) them away because the family was too poor to keep the newborn dogs.

But Bobi hid himself among 4 (piece) of firewood. Leonel found him a few days later. He then kept it a secret until the dog opened his eyes. “I knew when the dog opened his eyes, my father would no longer throw him 5 .” Leonel said.

The kind of dog like Bobi usually lives to be 12 to 14 years. Bobi is different. He lives in a place 6 is very clean and peaceful. And he can play around freely. He has different food from most of other pet dogs. He always eats “human food”. He lives a 7 (health) life. Leonel said, “We always give him 8 he needs. I think our love throughout his life has also helped.”

Bobi still enjoys walking, but he has suffered a lot since he was 9 (serious) ill in 2018. His legs have been weaker and his eyesight has been 10 (bad), so he needs to rest more than he used to. Leonel said,“I hope Bobi will have many more years of life and I thank the dog for putting my village on the map.”

2024-03-27更新 | 48次组卷 | 1卷引用：湖南省衡阳市八中教育集团2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

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22-23八年级下·湖南长沙·期中

短文填空-语法填空(约200词) | 适中(0.65) |

常见动物

文章大意：本文主要介绍了由于全球变暖，到2050年，70%的企鹅可能会濒临灭绝，专家们已经意识到了这个问题，开始采取行动保护它们。

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Emperor penguins (帝企鹅) are the world’s largest penguins. Now, there 1 (be) over 600,000 of them worldwide. But a new study says that because of global warming, 70 percent of the penguins may become endangered (濒危的) by 2050.

Stephanie Jenouvrier is a penguin expert. She says that global warming is harmful to the penguins’ sea ice environment. Emperor penguins need sea ice to produce babies (生宝宝), find food and keep away 2 other animals. 3 the world’s temperature continues to rise, more sea ice will be damaged (损坏). And emperor penguins may 4 (appear) in the future.

Emperor penguins produce babies only in winter. Temperatures are low and winds are strong then. Newborn penguins have to stay together to keep 5 (they) warm. But in 2006, the sea ice in Halley Bay broke up much 6 (early) than usual. As a result, about 10,000 baby birds 7 (die) in the water that year.

8 (lucky), experts have already been aware (意识到) of the problem. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service recently made a plan to put emperor penguins on the list of the Endangered Species Act. “The listing of emperor penguins serves as 9 alarm bell, but also a call to action. It is necessary for us 10 (take) action now to protect the penguins,” one expert says.

2024-03-22更新 | 121次组卷 | 1卷引用：湖南省长沙市长郡教育集团2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

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23-24八年级上·湖南长沙·期中

短文填空-语法填空(约170词) | 适中(0.65) |

常见动物科普知识

文章大意：本文主要讲了科学家发现海洋生物也有自己的语言并开始研究他们的语言。

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

We usually think fish can’t talk. But there are a lot of sounds under the sea. In fact, scientists believe that all sea animals, or more than 250,000 1 (kind), can “speak”! “We can hear animals all around us,” UK scientist Steve Simpson told the BBC.

Recorders (录音机) help scientists match sounds with sea life. Of all the sea animals, coral reefs (珊瑚礁) are the 2 (loud) in the ocean. Scientists can tell if it’s healthy after 3 (listen) to it. When some coral reefs 4 (die) in 2015 and 2016, they became quiet.

Clownfish (小丑鱼) make short sounds when going after small clownfish, because they want to show they are strong. Damselfish (小热带鱼) surprise other fish by 5 (quick) opening and closing its mouth. Mother dolphins (海豚) can use a special sound to talk to 6 (they) babies. The sound is just the same 7 “I’m here”.

Now scientists are building 8 online library to get sounds from all over the world. They plan 9 (study) the sounds. Humans also need to understand the sounds from underwater animals 10 they die out (灭绝).

2023-11-20更新 | 138次组卷 | 1卷引用：湖南省长沙市雅礼集团2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中检测英语试题（含听力）

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20-21八年级下·湖南长沙·期末

短文填空-语法填空(约240词) | 适中(0.65) |

常见动物

文章大意：本文是以一头小象自述的方式介绍了自己的象群家族以及面临的处境。

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hello, everyone. I am a baby elephant. I was born in Southwest China’s Yunnan province. Unlike many newborns, 1 my birth, I’ve been on a long trip with my family. I don’t know why my family left our home in forest.

Some people say perhaps our herd(族群) leader got 2 (lose). In fact, I don’t think so. Our herd leader is an old mother elephant. Although she’s old, she has a good memory that can help us 3 (find) water and food. She protects us from danger. We all love and follow her. So I guess my family simply want to see the world!

Anyway, so far we 4 (travel) more than 500 kilometers. Throughout our journey, we have been welcome among humans. They have sent people to escort(护送) us and make our journey easier and safer. Every day, people also provide us 5 fresh water and our favorite food such as bananas, pineapples and corn.

We Asian elephants are under top-level(水平) national 6 (protect) in China, the same as the panda. Most of 7 (we) live in the Xishuangbanna National Natural Reserve(国家自然保护区) in Yunnan. Thanks to humans’ hard work, our population has grown to 300, up from 193 in the 1980s.

Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan, is going to host 8 important UN conference on biodiversity(联合国生物多样性大会) in October. Some people joke we just want to take part in the conference. I recently heard we have become international stars and even 9 (popular) than the panda.

Please keep 10 (follow) us!

2022-04-19更新 | 242次组卷 | 1卷引用：湖南省长沙市长郡教育集团2020-2021学年八年级下学期期末英语试题（含听力）

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