新目标英语九年级Unit 15同步阅读(含答案)
Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
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选择适合的词语完成下面的短文。
In some parts of the world there are large deserts. There are no trees __1__ water there. Travelers must take __2__ and water with them. The only animal who can walk __3__ the desert is the camel. He can go __4__ food and water for a long time, and he can carry heavy loads (担子). People call the __5__ “the ship of the desert”.
The camel is very big. He had one or two humps (驼峰) on his back, short ears and a long __6__. The camel’s humps hold fat, and his stomach hold water in twelve deep pockets. Each pocket __7__ a closed mouth and the food does not move with the water. When the camel __8__ some water, he can get it out of the __9__. The camel’s food is __10__.
( ) 1. A. and no B. any C. and D. no
( ) 2. A. grass B. food C. meat D. drink
( ) 3. A. out of B. into C. in D. through
( ) 4. A. with B. to C. without D. into
( ) 5. A. horse B. elephant C. cow D. camel
( ) 6. A. nose B. leg C. neck D. mouth
( ) 7. A. has B. there is C. have D. having
( ) 8. A. is wanting B. wanted C. was wanting D. wants
( ) 9. A. hands B. pockets C. mouth D. nose
( ) 10. A. meat B. bread C. cakes D. grass and leaves of trees
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阅读短文，判断正误(T/F) 。
These two passages appeared in a newspaper. Both writers have their own ideas on zoos.
1. Zoos Do a Good Job
It is good to keep animals in zoos. I know a lot of people think it is wrong to keep animals in zoos. However, I believe that zoos have many good points.
Firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world. Without zoos, most people would never see a real bear or tiger.
Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well. The animals are always given food and cleaned regularly (定期). In the world, it is not always possible for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry. But animals kept in zoos never go hungry.
Thirdly, zoos protect the animals they look after. They offer them safe places to live in. In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct (灭绝). But zoos give these animals a chance to live. Without zoos, there would be fewer kinds of animals in the world.
From Maria Smith
2. I Disagree with Maria!
In Maria’s letter, she says that zoos are good for animals. I am afraid that zoos are not good for animals, they are only good for people.
It is unnatural (非自然的) and unfair to keep wild animals in cages (笼子). Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. In the wild, these animals would travel freely. In zoos, they can’t do this. This is why the bears and tigers always look so sad.
Most cages are not very clean, either. It is true that zoos give the animals food regularly, but this is not natural. Wild animals are used to looking for their own food. We should treat () animals in the same way that we treat other people---with respect.
Would anyone be happy if you don’t let him go outside his home? Would Maria like to have lots of people standing outside her flat looking at her? No, she wouldn’t. And animals don’t like it, either.
From Philip Black
( )1. Maria and Philip have quite different ideas on keeping animals in zoos.
( )2. In Maria’s opinion, a real bear or tiger can only be seen in zoos.
( )3. Maria thinks that animals live better in zoos that in the wild.
( )4. According to Philip, if cages are big and clean enough, tigers and bears will look happy.
( )5. Maria and Philip both agree that zoos are good for people.
( )6. In the two letters, they are discussing how make animals in zoos happy.
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根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools are make less pollution. They join “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
Here are some things students often do.
No-garbage lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car---not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember:
Walk, jump, bike or run.
Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
Turn off the water! Did you know that some toilets can waste (浪费) twenty to forty m3 of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.
We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.
( ) 1. Environment clubs ask students ____________.
A. to run to school every day
B. to take exercise every day
C. not to forget to take cars
D. not to throw away lunch bags
( ) 2. From the passage we know the students usually have lunch ___________.
A. at school B. in shops C. in clubs D. at home
( ) 3. On a no-car day, _________ will take a car to school.
A. both students and teachers B. only students
C. neither students nor teachers D. only teachers
( ) 4. The writer wrote the passage to asked students to ______________.
A. clean schools B. help make less pollution
C. join clubs D. help teachers
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阅读短文，选择正确答案。
Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with word, but they talk with sound.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school.
Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad of afraid. They say welcome when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People can’t hear these sounds because they are very deep. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium. People watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school. In the aquarium they are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They can help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
( ) 1. Dolphins can talk with ___________________.
A. sounds B. words C. language D. action
( ) 2. Dolphins _________ be in their school.
A. don’t like to B. like to C. liking D. likes
( ) 3. Dolphins always bring ________.
A. sadness B. wishes C. bad luck D. good luck
( ) 4. Dolphins make _____________ sounds above water.
A. more B. many C. a few D. much
( ) 5. Which of the following is true?
A. Dolphin meat is good, so people like to kill them.
B. Sometimes dolphins save somebody’s life.
C. Dolphins make a few sounds under water.
D. People can hear these sounds from under water.
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根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。
How to save the wild
Animals are people’s friends. But many wild animals are facing the danger of dying out (灭绝)--- because the environment that they are living in has changed greatly. For example, their living area has become narrower and narrower because of the development of cities and pollution. They have no room to live in except the zoo. And many of the wild animals now can’t find enough food to eat. At the same time, man is killing off (杀尽) animals just for getting their fur, skin, teeth and meat.
People should realize how serious the situation is sad and something should be done to protect (保护) the animals. We are supposed to set up some nature reserves (自然保护区), so that animals can live freely. Besides, people should not be allowed to kill the endangered animals or eat their meat. We should do something to make our world cleaner. Fresh air, clean water, grass are all important for animals. The death of the endangered animals will bring a disaster to human beings.
Keys
1 ABDCD CADBD
2 TFTFTF
3 DACB
4 ABDCB
5 1. danger
2. room to live in
3. killing off animals
4. some nature reserves
5. kill the endangered animals or eat their meat