《2025年顶尖课课练八年级英语上册人教版》

Ⅳ 完形填空。
Elephants are the largest land animals on earth. They look very 1C. They have long noses, large ears and thick legs. There are 2B two types of elephants: the Asian elephant and the African elephant. African elephants live in the rain forests of Central and West Africa. Asian elephants live in Nepal, India and Southeast Asia. African elephants are the 3C of the two types. They grow to between 2.5 and 4 metres tall and 4B from 2,268 kg to 6,350 kg. Asian elephants are just a little smaller.
Elephants always live in 5C called herds (兽群). All of the elephants in the herd 6A each other. The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant. She is the matriarch (女族长). A herd may have as few as eight or 7B 100 elephants. The other elephants follow the matriarch because she knows how to keep them 8C from the coming danger.
Elephants learn by watching and copying others, and also learn from life. They are smart animals with good 9A. In the dry season, a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past. The herd will follow her there. She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to 10B a fast - moving river. Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they grow into adult elephants.

答案： 【解析】：
这是一道英语完形填空题，主要考查学生对词汇、语法和上下文理解的综合运用能力。题目给出了一个关于大象的短文，其中包含10个空白处需要填写。学生需要根据短文内容和选项，选择最合适的单词填入空白处。
1. 第一个空需要形容大象的外貌，根据常识和短文描述，“strong”（强壮的）最符合大象的特征。
2. 第二个空需要描述大象种类的常见性，“usually”（通常）表示大象通常有两种类型，符合语境。
3. 第三个空需要比较亚洲象和非洲象的大小，根据常识，“larger”（更大的）符合非洲象比亚洲象大的事实。
4. 第四个空需要描述非洲象的体重，“weigh”（重）是描述体重的常用词汇。
5. 第五个空需要描述大象的群体，“groups”（群体）符合大象以群体形式生活的习性。
6. 第六个空需要描述大象群体中个体之间的关系，“take care of”（照顾）表示大象之间会相互照顾。
7. 第七个空需要描述大象群体数量的范围，“as many as”（多达）用于表示数量的范围。
8. 第八个空需要描述女族长如何保护大象群体，“safe”（安全的）表示女族长会保护群体免受危险。
9. 第九个空需要描述大象的智能特性，“memories”（记忆力）符合大象记忆力强的特点。
10. 第十个空需要描述女族长如何帮助小象过河，“cross”（穿过）表示小象在女族长的帮助下能够安全过河。
【答案】：
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. B

Ⅰ 根据语境、首字母、汉语或括号内所给单词提示, 写出正确的单词。
1. Online meetings are becoming more and more popular (popularity).
2. A smile appeared on her face when Jane saw the lovely gift.
3. She bought a folding (fold) chair for the camping trip.
4. It’s the largest and oldest bamboo (竹) forest in China.
5. He is not a high school student. Actually (actual), he has attended college.
6. The hunter shot (shoot) a rabbit in the forest yesterday.
7. My grandma always says goodness (good) brings happiness.
8. The class provides (提供) many useful tools (tool) for memory improvement.

答案： 1. popular
2. appeared
3. folding
4. bamboo
5. Actually
6. shot
7. goodness
8. tools