《2025年新课程助学丛书英语八年级上册人教版》

三、选词填空。用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
|spend|protect|appear|easy|long|big|symbol|with|up to|in danger|
The koala(考拉), one of the national treasures, is a 1. symbol of Australia. They have cute 2. appearance with round heads, big eyes and black noses. Their bodies are covered 3. with thick gray fur.
Koalas 4. spend most of their lives in the trees. They sleep 5. up to 20—22 hours a day, 6. the longest sleeping time of all the mammals(哺乳动物)! They have strong legs and sharp claws so that they can climb trees 7. easily. They mainly eat eucalyptus(桉树) leaves. An adult koala can eat 500 grams of leaves a day.
Sadly, koalas are 8. in danger now. Scientists say climate change is 9. the biggest threat(威胁) they face today. Bushfires and land clearing have also destroyed their habitats(栖息地). It’s time to take action 10. to protect the cute animals!

答案： 1.symbol 2.appearance 3.with
4.spend 5.up to 6.the longest
7.easily 8.in danger 9.the biggest
10.to protect

1. /kə'nekt/ v.
2. /wɪ'ðəʊt/ prep.
3. /ɪ'mædʒɪn/ v.
4. /'hʌni/ n.
5. /ɪdɪsə'pɔɪntɪd/ adj.
6. /ɪpɒlə'neɪʃn/ n.
7. /'pɒlən/ n.
8. /'hʌnɪkəʊm/ n.
9. /'i:kəʊsɪstəm/ n.
10. /'mʌʃrʊm/ n.
11. /'ækʃn/ n.
12. /pə'sent/ n. & adj.
13. /'plænɪt/ n.
14. /stɔ:(r)/ v.
15. 连接的;相关的 adj.
16. 联系;连接 n.
17. 交流;沟通 v.
18. 保护;防护 v.
19. 重要性 n.
20. 标题;题目;名称 n.
21. 人 n. 人的;人类的 adj.
22. 蚂蚁 n.
23. 幸福;快乐 n.
24. 使失望;使破灭 v.
25. 吨 n.
26. 作用;职能;角色 n.
27. 豌豆 n.
28. 气候 n.

答案： 1.connect 2.without 3.imagine 4.honey 5.disappointed 6.pollination 7.pollen 8.honeycomb 9.ecosystem 10.mushroom 11.action 12.percent 13.planet 14.store 15.connected 16.connection 17.communicate 18.protect 19.importance 20.title 21.human 22.ant 23.happiness 24.disappoint 25.ton 26.role 27.pea 28.climate