《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版徐州专版》

五、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
In early November, millions of birds flew through the Yellow River estuary (河口) in Dongying City. With its wonderful climate, the Yellow River estuary is an important stop 1for these birds on their way to the south.
Dongying has taken great action 2to protect (protect) the wetlands and the wildlife in the area. The government is spending more money on wetland water conservation and 3helping (help) make the air and land better. What's more, the government has built a centre for the area to record and study 4the information of the weather, water quality, land and the sea. Now people are working hard to protect the 5living (live) place for birds like cranes, black-billed gulls, and Oriental White Storks.
The action leads to a growing number of wild animals 6staying (stay) in the city. Now, we can find 373 kinds of birds in the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, which is often 7called (call) "an airport(机场) for avian species". This year's birdwatching season activity, which lasts for nearly two months, 8includes (include) a photo competition, a birdwatching competition and meetings on bird protection.
Now Dongying is not only a wonderful place for different kinds of birds, but also a popular attraction for a great number of 9travellers (travel) from all over the world. It is a good example to show that the world will be a better place 10if humans can care about and learn to live in peace with wildlife.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______

答案： 1. for 2. to protect 3. helping 4. the 5. living 6. staying 7. called 8. includes 9. travellers 10. if

( )1. Why do local people love the birds?
B
( )2. In Paragraph 3, what does the underlined word "population" mean?
A
( )3. Which of the following is TRUE?
C
( )4. We can read this passage in the ______ part of a magazine.
D

答案： 1. B 【点拨】根据“Local people treat the birds with love. In local tradition，they are a symbol of good luck，so they are very popular.”可知，在当地的传统中，它们是好运的象征，所以它们很受欢迎。故选 B。 2. A 【点拨】根据“They are under first-class state protection in China.”可知，因为数量少所以在中国受到国家一级保护，所以 population 与 number 同义。故选 A。 3. C 【点拨】根据“It is not hard to get along with these wild animals.”可知，与这些野生动物相处并不难。故选 C。 4. D 【点拨】通读全文可知，本文主要介绍黑颈鹤的生存现状，与自然有关。故选 D。