《2025年新课程课堂同步练习册八年级英语上册人教版》

Ⅴ. 阅读文章,按要求完成任务。
As Dead As a Dodo

Are you looking at me? Do you know me? I'm a dodo! You may think I'm just a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Actually, there used to be thousands of us—for real. But now you can only see us in museums.
We lived on an island in the Indian Ocean. In the happy old days, there was plenty of food to eat. All the other animals were friendly. What a peaceful and safe life!
However, in 1598, humans arrived. They cut down the trees and our lovely forest was gone. They hunted us because we were slow and couldn't fly. What's more, their pigs, cats and dogs ate our eggs. As a result, we soon died out.
So today we are standing in museums around the world. When you see us, please remember our sad story. The world is full of fantastic animals. Please try your best to help them. Make them as happy as a clam, not as dead as a dodo.
任务一：把下面的图片和相应的段落以及段落大意匹配。


Paragraph 3 Picture D The reasons why dodos died out. Paragraph 2 Picture A Happy old days. Paragraph 4 Picture C Suggestions about helping animals. Paragraph 1 Picture B An introduction to dodos.
任务二：根据短文内容,完成下面的图表。(每空不超过 3 个单词)

1. island 2. friendly 3. peaceful and safe 4. died out
5. humans 6. cut down 7. eggs 8. sad
任务三：根据短文内容,回答问题。
9. Why is the dodo “just a character” to some readers?Because dodos died out and people won't see them in nature.
10. Why does the writer use the two underlined expressions in the last sentence?The writer uses them to show strong happiness and sadness. The contrast makes the different feelings much stronger. What's more, "as dead as a dodo" is to echo the title.
11. What can we learn from the extinction(灭绝)of the dodo?(20 ~ 30 词)Human activities can cause serious problems for animals. Every animal is important. If we don't take care of nature, more animals might disappear like the dodo. Let's protect them and help them live safely and happily!

答案： 任务一：Paragraph 3 Picture D The reasons why dodos died out. Paragraph 2 Picture A Happy old days. Paragraph 4 Picture C Suggestions about helping animals. Paragraph 1 Picture B An introduction to dodos. 任务二：1. island 2. friendly 3. peaceful and safe 4. died out 5. humans 6. cut down 7. eggs 8. sad 任务三：9. Because dodos died out and people won't see them in nature. 10. The writer uses them to show strong happiness and sadness. The contrast makes the different feelings much stronger. What's more, "as dead as a dodo" is to echo the title. 11. Human activities can cause serious problems for animals. Every animal is important. If we don't take care of nature, more animals might disappear like the dodo. Let's protect them and help them live safely and happily!