Unit 5  Why do you like Pandas?
Section A
一、完成对话
根据对话内容，填入合适的单词。
A：Hi, Jack! 1. ________ are you going to do this weekend? 2·1·c·n·j·y
B：My parents will take 2. ________ to Beijing zoo. I hear that a brown bear has had a baby these days.21·世纪*教育网
A：I like bears 3. ________ they are funny.
B：Me, 4. ________. But some people like to feed(喂) the bears 5. ________ their own food. It’s very dangerous for the bears. 【版权所有：21教育】
A：I think 6. ________. 7. ________ is a warning board(警告) next to the pool. But there are still a few people to do harm(伤害) to the bears. 21*cnjy*com
B：They should protect(保护) animals.
A：That’s right. I’d 8. ________ to see the baby bear with my parents. But I don’t know if they are 9. ________ this weekend. Would you like to 10. ________ some pictures of the little bear?
B：Yes, I’d love to.
二、短文填空
从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空。
be, they, interesting, go, play, favorite, with, come

Do you know koalas? They 1. ________ from Australia. I think they 2. ________ very cute and 3. ________. They like 4. ________ in the tree. I want to go to the zoo 5. ________ my mother. Would you like to go? Let’s 6. ________ together! I hope to see 7. ________ as soon as possible because they are my 8. ________ animals!21cnjy.com
三、快乐阅读
There are so many interesting truths about animals. Do you know them? Let’s have a look.
Chickens are only animals have combs(头冠), a piece of red flesh on the top of their heads. And they can only fly a few yards because of their heavy bodies.21·cn·jy·com
Ants(蚂蚁) are important in keeping(保持) the balance(平衡) of nature. They eat large numbers of insects(昆虫) and help them from being plentiful. They eat many termites(白蚁) each year to keep them from destroying many homes. In turn, they are important food for birds, frogs and other animals.www-2-1-cnjy-com
Bees are important for plants because of pollination(授粉). Pollination is the transfer by bees of a pollen from a flower to another flower. It can help them grow into another same kind of a flower.2-1-c-n-j-y
The beautiful colors and patterns on the wings of butterflies have useful purposes(目的): It is for other butterflies to distinct(辨别) them; It is for absorbing(吸收) the sun’s heat which they need to live; It is to hide from enemies such as birds or other animals; It is to warn the enemies.
Giraffe’s strong hoofs(蹄子) can kick in all direction and can kill the lions. It can close its nostrils(鼻孔) to keep out the sand and dust during sand storms in the plains.
Kangaroo’s huge hind legs can jump over a nine-foot wall. It can beat off a dozen of dogs. It’s tail can break a man’s leg like a matchstick(火柴).
Frogs are called amphibians because they can stay both in water and on land.
根据上面的短文，选择合适的选项。
(    )1. How many animals are mentioned in this passage?www.21-cn-jy.com
A. Four            B. Six            C. Seven            D. Eight
(    )2. Which animals are important in keeping the balance of nature?21教育名师原创作品
A. Chickens        B. Bees.            C. Giraffes.        D. Ants.
(    )3. Which animal has huge hind legs?
A. Chicken.        B. Butterflies.        C. Kangaroo.        D. Frogs.
(    )4. Why can’t a chicken fly high?
A. Because it has combs.                B. Because it has a piece of red flesh.
C. Because its body is heavy.            D. Because it can fly a few yards.
(    )5. What’s the meaning of the underline word in the last passage?　　21*cnjy*com
A. 两栖类动物        B. 水栖动物        C. 陆地动物        D. 动物
Section B
一、根据对话内容，从方框中选择合适的句子。
A：Let’s go to the zoo tomorrow.
B：OK. 1. ________
A：At 8:30 in the morning.
B：How are we going?
A：2. ________
B：Are we going to see many animals?
A：3. ________We are going to see bears(熊), tigers, pandas and lions.版权所有
B：Are we going to see the horses（马）too? 4. ________21教育网
A：Of course we are. There are many horses in the room. They have a lot of birds, too.
B：Yeah! I love birds, too.
A：Some birds can talk. 5. ________
B：Yes, I think they are cute and fun, too. See you tomorrow.【出处：21教育名师】
A：See you.
A. When shall we go to the zoo?
B. Yes we are.
C. You’ll see they are very clever.
D. The horse is my favorite animal.
E. We are going by bus.

二、阅读表达
Tigers live in the forests and they are the kings of the forest. They like cats, but much bigger than cats. They are very strong. They have “a brown coat with black strips”. They have long tails and the tails are about 80-150cm long. 3. 老虎能跑得很快。They catch small animals as their food. Their favorite animals are deer and boars. 【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Today, the number of the wild tiger is becoming smaller and smaller. People cut down many trees so tigers are losing their homes. 4. Some people even kill tigers for their skin. We must stop all these things and save tigers. Because the world without tigers is not a completed(完整的)one.
任务一：根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. Where do tigers live?
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2. Why is the number of tigers becoming smaller and smaller?【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
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3. What’s the title of this passage?
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任务二：翻译文中划线部分。
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
三、小试身手
假如你是Lisa, 给你的朋友Lucy写一封信，介绍你喜欢的几种动物以及原因。（不少于5句话）