《2025年通城学典全程测评卷八年级英语上册译林版》

Southern white rhinos mainly live in Africa. They are very large in size, about 4 metres long, 1.75 metres high, and over two tons in 1. wweight. There are two horns on the nose. The front horn is over half a metre long, 2. wwhile the other one is smaller. Southern white rhinos are not really white. They are grey in colour. “White” 3. mmay come from the Afrikaans(南非荷兰语)word for “wide”. It has some connection(联系)with their wide mouths.
Southern white rhinos live on grass, 4. lleaves, fruit and so on. They have very poor eyesight. However, they have good hearing and an excellent 5. ssense of smell. Their skin is 6. unearly 1.5 to 5 cm thick but is very sensitive(敏感的). During the day, they try to find a cool place to avoid sunburn. Southern white rhinos lie in mud(泥浆)when they can, as it sticks to their skin and protects them from the bright 7. AAfrican sun.
Some humans kill rhinos for their horns. They sell horns to those who believe horns have 8. mmagical powers or can treat sickness. It puts southern white rhinos in danger.
The government in South Africa realized the problems and 9. aacted to protect southern white rhinos. It stopped the international trade in rhino horns in the world. So far, many countries have made 10. rrules in order to protect southern white rhinos. Today the number of southern white rhinos in the wild has increased a lot.

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