Unit 5 Why do you like pandas
一课一练·达标闯关
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1. There is a river near the village. It’s ______fifty kilometers long.
A. over B. above C. with D. past
【解析】选A。考查介词辨析。over多于;above 在……之上;with具有;past晚于。理解语境可知空白处意为“多于;超过”, 故选A。
2. Many animals like white tigers are in great danger. We must ______them.
A. practice B. learn C. finish D. save
【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。practice练习;learn学习; finish完成;save拯救。句意:像白虎等很多动物处于危险之中, 我们必须拯救它们。故选D。
3. Don’t forget______ your schoolbag when you leave.
A. take B. taking C. to take D. takes
【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。句意:当你离开时, 不要忘记带着你的书包。forget to do sth. 意为“忘记去做某事”, 故选C。
4. (2017·宿迁中考)Your gloves should be made ______leather, for they feel soft and smooth.
A. in B. on C. for D. of
【解析】选D。考查固定搭配。句意:你的手套应该是皮革制成的, 因为它们摸起来很柔软光滑。be made in在……制造, 后接制造的地点;B和C项无此搭配;be made of由……制成, 后接制作的材料, leather为制作的原材料, 故选D。
5. Trees are very important. We can’t __________.
A. cut them down B. cut it down
C. cut down them D. cut down it
【解析】选A。考查动词短语的用法。cut down意为“砍倒”, 其宾语是代词时, 应放于短语中间, 此处指代trees, 应用them。
Ⅱ. 短文填空
从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语补全短文。
places, never, homes, save, trees, animals,
ivory, a symbol of, get lost, in great danger
March 13th is Thai Elephant Day. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Thailand’s first flag had a white elephant on it. This is 1. _______ good luck.
Elephants are smart 2. _______. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw well. People say “An elephant 3. _______ forgets. ”Elephants can walk for a long time and never 4. _______. They can also remember 5. _______ with food and water. This helps them to live.
But elephants are 6. _______ now. They are losing their 7. _______ because people cut down many trees. People also kill elephants for their 8. _______. Today there are only about 3, 000 elephants.
To 9. _______the elephants, we must save the 10. _______ and not buy things made of ivory.
答案：1. a symbol of
2. animals
3. never
4. get lost
5. places
6. in great danger
7. homes
8. ivory
9. save
10. trees
