《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版徐州专版》

五、阅读与表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)(2025.江苏无锡江阴华士片区期中)
阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。
The sun bear is the smallest bear,with a body length of 48 to 60 inches.Sun bears prefer
rainforests.They are believed to sleep in trees.The sun bear is not a big meat−eater.The sun
bear often uses its long tongue(舌头)for eating termites(白蚁).
The name sun bear comes from the pale circle on its chest(胸膛).They have short,black
fur with a golden or white horseshoe shape on their chest.It is also known as “ honey bear "
because of its love for the sweet food.
With only 600 to 1,000 left in the wild in the rainforests of South Asia,it is in danger..
People are cutting down trees and using the land for farming.So the rain for rests where
the sun bear lives are becoming smaller and smaller.Sun bears are killed because their meat is
delicious and parts of their body can be made into traditional medicine.People also like to
keep young sun bears as pets and kill the mother bears.So the sun bear needs our help.
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1.What's the sun bear?
______________________________It's the smallest bear. / The smallest bear.
2.Where does the sun bear sleep?
______________________________In trees.
3.How does the sun bear eat?
______________________________By using its long tongue.
4.Why people call it sun bear?
______________________________Because of the pale circle.
5.What may the next part of the passage talk about?
______________________________How to protect the sun bears.

答案： 1.It's the smallest bear. / The smallest bear. 2.In trees. 3.By using its long tongue. 4.Because of the pale circle. 5.How to protect the sun bears.