初中英语牛津译林版八年级上册Unit 6 Bird watching Period 1 Welcome to the unit练习

_____ has broad wings and brown feathers.

—Which animal do you like _____ of all?

—Snakes. They are very dangerous.

I want to know how long it will _____ to get to the market by bike.

The boss made the workers _____ ten hours a day.

There's not much time left, _____ we have to hurry up.

Mother told the visitor __________ walk quietly and __________ wake the baby up.

—What does your mother want to buy _____ the market?

—Some meat and fish.

Birds can find food _____ now than before.

阅读理解

In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have becomeextinct. One of these extinct species is the passenger pigeon (鸽子). At one time there were millions of these birds in North America, but now there are none. The last one died in Cincinati Zoo in 1914. Another extinct animal is the cape lion. This animal has been extinct since 1860.

What causes animals to become extinct? Too much hunting is one cause. Pollution is another.

Governments around the world have begun to protect endangered animals that could become extinct. In the United States, the Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible (负责) for endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 endangered species in North America.

This swan has white feathers and a long (细的) neck.

I like the parrot best because it has beautiful (羽毛).

Birds cannot fly without .

Simon often goes (观鸟) because he likes birds very much.

Look! The (母鸡) are sitting on the eggs. It's interesting.

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单词拼写

Here is some information about birds. How much do you know?

The sparrows are very small. They have brown and g feathers. The swans live on the lake. They have white f and long thin n.

G eagles are almost the strongest birds in the world. They have brown feathers and broad w. I like them b they look cool.

Among all the birds, I like the cranes b. They are big and tall. They have long l and a long thin neck. There are only 15 t of cranes in the world, so they are r.

It issunnytoday. (对划线部分提问)

the like today?

There areonly 15types of cranes in the world. (对划线部分提问)

of cranes are there in the world?

The meeting lastedabout two hours. (对划线部分提问)

did the meeting ?

They didn't know where they should go. (改为同义句)

They didn't know where .

I was ringing himto come and help. (对划线部分提问)

you him ?

My mother often buys fish and meat at the (an open place where people can buy vegetables, fish, meat and so on).