《2026年名校金典课堂八年级英语上册人教版》

四、完形填空。根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

In January，2023，pictures of three Asian elephants and seven elephant babies were welcome online. In the picture，elephants are eating and playing 1 in Pu'er，Yunnan province. Many people say the pictures are so 2.
In the past 40 years，Chinese people have worked together to 3 Asian elephants. Their number is 4 to over 300 in China. But when more and more elephants go into 5，they start to affect people’s 6. They may eat crops（庄稼）or break people’s homes. We need to do something to stop these.
There are some rules to keep people 7. Learn about Asian elephants’ habits and let people know about the 8. Keep 300 meters away if you 9 the elephants. Don’t wear colorful clothes when a group of elephants are around. Don’t come to the places 10 because elephants are active in late hours. Remember to follow the rules when elephants are around.
（B）1. A. shyly B. happily C. noisily
（C）2. A. smart B. friendly C. beautiful
（B）3. A. keep B. save C. kill
（A）4. A. up B. down C. out
（B）5. A. zoos B. villages C. homes
（B）6. A. studies B. lives C. ways
（C）7. A. healthy B. important C. safe
（A）8. A. danger B. symbol C. place
（B）9. A. forget B. meet C. leave
（B）10. A. at last B. at night C. in the morning

答案： B; C; B; A; B; B; C; A; B; B

五、短文填空。从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。
A. African amazing connect eat good
high imagine long one thousand tall
with
The giraffe is the tallest animal on land. Their interesting shapes attract（吸引）1 of people to visit them. They have 2 necks among land animals and long thin legs. Their front legs are longer than their back legs. Some can be more than five meters tall. They run fast—about 30 miles an hour，with one of 3 speeds among similar-sized animals. They're usually brown and yellow.
Giraffes live in 4. They can live up to 25 years in the wild. They spend most of the day 5. The leaves，flowers and fruit are their main food，and they also eat grass or other plants. 6 their long necks，they couldn't reach high leaves. To find food，they travel over a large area，but they don't have a fixed（固定的）home.
7 part is their birth process. Giraffes live in Africa and have a special 8 with their birthplace when giving birth. When a mother giraffe gives birth to babies，it often returns to its birthplace. It only gives birth to one baby every time，and the baby giraffe is cute and can be 1.8 meters in height. Within 20 minutes，the baby learns to stand. A few hours later，it can run as 9 as those weeks older. The most surprising thing is that the baby only stays with its mother for two weeks. 10 strong enough，it leaves to start a new life. This is the most natural way for them to live in the wild.
1.thousands 2.the longest 3.the highest 4.Africa 5.eating 6.Without 7.The most amazing 8.connection 9.well 10.Once

答案： thousands; thelongest; thehighest; Africa; eating; Without; Themostamazing; connection; well; Once