《2025年基础训练大象出版社八年级英语上册人教版》

八、阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
How will you feel if you see a fish walking along the road? Will you feel amazed if you see a fish climbing a tree? 1. In fact, a kind of fish can do both. It is called the climbing perch (攀鲈).
It was said that 2. a tourist to India first found this kind of fish. One day, he saw a fish was high up in a tree by accident. What was the fish doing there? How did it get 3. up the tree? He thought that maybe a bird put it there.
The next day, the tourist saw another fish come out of water. It was hard to believe, 4. but it was true. The fish used its fins (鳍) and tail to pull itself along the road. After it got high up in the tree, it took a rest. He was very surprised to see the scene (情景) and told others about 5. what he saw.
Now, people can find this kind of fish mainly in some Asian countries, such as India, Thailand, Pakistan and the Philippines.

答案： 1.In 2.a 3.up 4.but 5.what

九、有关动植物的知识你了解多少呢？请你查阅相关资料,回答下列问题。
1. Why do cats like to eat fish and mice?Cats need taurine (牛磺酸) for good health, and fish and mice are rich in taurine.
2. Why do dogs like to put out their tongues (舌头) in summer?Dogs put out their tongues to pant (喘气) and cool down through evaporation of saliva.
3. Why does the broad - leaved epiphyllum (昙花) bloom for only a moment?The broad - leaved epiphyllum blooms at night when pollinators (传粉者) like moths are active, and the flower wilts quickly to conserve energy.
4. Why do scallions (葱) have white and green parts?The white part of scallions is below the ground and doesn't receive sunlight for photosynthesis (光合作用), while the green part is above the ground and can carry out photosynthesis.

答案： 1. Cats need taurine (牛磺酸) for good health, and fish and mice are rich in taurine.
2. Dogs put out their tongues to pant (喘气) and cool down through evaporation of saliva.
3. The broad - leaved epiphyllum blooms at night when pollinators (传粉者) like moths are active, and the flower wilts quickly to conserve energy.
4. The white part of scallions is below the ground and doesn't receive sunlight for photosynthesis (光合作用), while the green part is above the ground and can carry out photosynthesis.