《2025年春如金卷初中英语暑假作业本八年级》

六、阅读理解
Lonesome George was a giant tortoise (巨型陆龟). He was a very rare animal. He was the last tortoise of his kind in the world. Giant tortoises were not always rare. When dinosaurs lived, there were millions of giant tortoises. Many of them lived on Pinta Island.
Many years ago, pirates (海盗) came to Pinta Island. Giant tortoises were good to eat. They took many away on their ships. Tortoises can live a long time with little food or water. So they were good food for pirates on long trips. Soon, there was only one left. This was Lonesome George.
It was very exciting for scientists to find George. He was the only one of his kind in the world. Scientists thought he might be seventy or eighty years old. This is not really old for a giant tortoise. Some can live to be two hundred years old.
George couldn’t be left on Pinta Island. He was taken to a place where scientists could take care of him. There was a lot of space for him in his new home. Many people came to see him. He really looked like an animal that lived with the dinosaurs.
There are many other giant tortoises in the world. However, none of them are the same kind as George was. When George died, his kind became extinct. They are gone forever, like the dinosaurs.
——From One of a Kind
() 1. According to the passage, why did pirates take many giant tortoises away?
A. Because the pirates could take care of them.
B. Because they were good to eat.
C. Because they were very rare.
D. Because they could live for a long time.
() 2. How old can giant tortoises live to be?
A. 270 years old.
B. 280 years old.
C. 500 years old.
D. 200 years old.
() 3. What does the underlined words “became extinct” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Built up.
B. Got lost.
C. Died out.
D. Went away.
() 4. What can you infer from the passage?
A. The last giant tortoise lived a happy life through his life.
B. People can visit the giant tortoises on Pinta Island at any time.
C. The giant tortoises were always lonely.
D. Giant tortoises were as old as dinosaurs.
() 5. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. George died and his kind became extinct.
b. Scientists found the last giant tortoise George.
c. Pirates caught them for their meat.
d. Scientists took George away for care.
e. Giant tortoises lived peacefully on Pinta Island.
A. e-c-b-d-a
B. c-a-b-d-e
C. e-c-a-b-d
D. c-e-a-b-d

答案： BDCDA