2024人教版八年级英语上册 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals测试卷

Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals达标测试卷

第一部分听力(共四大题，满分20分)

一、短对话理解(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)

你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C

三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

()1.WhichfruitdoesTonylikebest?

A：B0C.

()2.WhatisDale'sfavoriteanimal?

C.

()3.Whatcoloristhebirdinthepicture?

A.Blue.B.Yellow.C.Green.

()4.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Thetiger.B.Themonkey.C.

()5.WhatdidthemandoattheQinghaiLake?

A.Herodeabike.B.Hetookaboat.C.Hehadawalk.

二、长对话理解(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)

你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C

三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7小题。

()6.Howtallisthetree?

A.Over45meters.B.Over67meters.C.Over76meters.

()7.Howoldisthetreenow?

A.About150yearsold.B.About250yearsold.C.About350yearsold.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至10小题。

()8.HowmanypandaswerethereatthePandaHouse?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

()9.Howoldwasthebabypanda?

A.Twomonthsold.B.Fourmonthsold.C.Sixmonthsold.

()10.Whatwerethebigpandasdoinginthephoto?

A.Sleeping.B.Eatingbamboo.C.Playing.

三、短文理解(共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分)

你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的

A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。

()11.WhodidJohngototheforestwith?

A.Hisuncle.B.Hisfather.C.Hisbrother.

()12.HowdidJohnfeelaboutthetriptotheforest?

A.Excited.B.Surprised.C.Worried.

()13.Whatwasspecialaboutthetree?

A.Itscolour.B.Itsflowers.C.Itsleaves.

()14.Whatanimalswerejumpingfromthistreetothattree?

A.Cheetahs.B.Monkeys.C.Bears.

()15.HowlongdidJohnstayintheforest?

A.Forthreehours.B.Forfourhours.C.Forfivehours.

四、信息转换(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出表格中所缺单词，每空仅填一词。

短文读两遍。

Atriptothezoo

WhoMaryandhercousin

WhenLast16.________

Weather17._______

HowBy18.________

Aboutthemother

panda

AboutthebabypandaHewasbom(出生)iu20.________.

第二部分语言知识运用（共三大题，满分35分）

五、单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳

选项。

()21.—Wcshouldalwaysremembertheofgoodhealth.

一Exactly.Withit,wecanstudywell.

A.heightB.importanceC.priceD.nature

()22.It'sdifficulttothathecouldfinishtheworkinsuchashorttime.

A.imagineB.realizeC.reachD.understand

()23.—Themoviestarissothatmanypeoplewanttotakephotoswithhim.

—Youarcright.

A.seriousB.freeC.popularD.busy

()24.Wecan'tworkoutthemathproblemyourhelp.

A.forB.byC.withD.without

()25.Dannywasstudentinhisclasslastyear,butnowheismuchtallerthan

theotherstudents.

A.tallerB.thetallestC.shorterD.theshortest

()26.—Youmeanthatwe'Hworkonthefarmtomorrow.

—!That'swhatI'mtryingtosay.

A.ProbablyB.ExactlyC.EspeciallyD.Hopefully

()27.Theyoungmansaidhewasadoctor.,heisateacher.

A.AtfirstB.ForexampleC.InfactD.Byaccident

()32.A.runsB.jumpsC.shakesD.stays

()33.A.daysB.monthsC.yearsD.weeks

()34.A.thirdB.firstC.fourthD.second

()35.A.looksB.touchesC.weighsD.covers

()36.A.fatherB.brotherC.sisterD.mother

()37.A.leavesB.fruitC.flowersD.roots

()38.A.beautifulB.goodC.cheapD.interesting

()39.A.eatB.workC.liveD.cook

()40.A.andB.butC.orD.because

B

“Comewithme.THshowyousomethingamazing.”

Last41.myfriendZhudecidedtogivemeatourofhischildhood

neighbourhood.Aftera20-minutewalk,wearrivedatQiaojiaRoad.42.we

stoppedinfrontofasmallgarden.<4Hereweare,“myfriendsaidexcitedly.

“Excuseme,43whereistheamazingthing?^Iasked.

“Isn'titbeautiful?^Myfriendpointedatatallginkgotreeinthegarden.

“Yes,"Ianswered."Butgoldenginkgotreesareeverywhereatthistimeof

autumn?'

“Thisoneis44saidZhu."It'sover700yearsold.”

Thetreelookedhealthy.Butmyfriendsaidluckwasn'talwaysonitsside.During

theKangxiyearsoftheQingDynasty,45wantedtocutitdown.Luckily,

ZhangXiyi,agovernmentofficial,46itfromtheaxe(斧头).Andinitsearly

years,itwasattacked(被攻击)byinsectsandhitbylightning.Itstoodstill47

somanychallenges(挑战).Manypeoplebelievedthatthetieewasmagical.They

usedtopray(祈祷)underit,hopingitwouldbringthemgoodluck.Theyhadthe

48ofseeingmanyoftheirdreamscometrue.Ilookedatthe“magical“treeand

itsfan-shapedleavesin49.“Amazing!”Isaid.

Lastweekend,Ivisitedthe50again.Itlookedashealthyasever.Itwas

likealonelyoldman.Itwasalwaysreadytotellitsstories,ifsomeonewouldliketo

stopandlisten.

()41.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

()42.A.FinallyB.RecentlyC.ActuallyD.Luckily

()43.A.andB.butC.orD.so

()44.A.tallB.difficultC.boringD.different

()45.A.someoneB.anyoneC.nobodyD.everyone

()46.A.foundB.caughtC.savedD.saw

()47.A.throughB.acrossC.pastD.around

()48.A.loveB.feelingC.pleasureD.success

()49.A.timeB.orderC.futureD.surprise

()50.A.houseB.treeC.riverD.flower

七、补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中将

两项为多余选项。

A:Hi,Gina.Whatareyoureading?

B:Tinreadingabookaboutamazingplantsandanimals.51.

A:Really?Thatsoundsinteresting.52.

B:Well,therearesomany,suchastheVenusflytrap.Ilcancatchinsects.53.

Whenaninsectlandsonit,theleavesclosequicklyandtrap(困住)theinsect.

A:Wow,that'ssocool!Arcthereanyamazinganimalsinthebook?

B:Ofcourse!Thechameleon(变色龙)isreallyamazing.54.

Itsenemiescan'tseeiteasily.

A:Ididn'tknowthatbefore.Tmreallyinterestedinthesespecialplantsandanimals.

B:55.You'llfindoutalotofinterestingfactsaboutplantsandanimals.

A:OK,Iwill.CanIborrowitfromyouafteryoufinishit?

B:Sure!

A.Ithasspecialleaves.

R.Yonshouldreadthishook.

C.It'shardtobelievesuchsmallplantseatinsects.

D.Therearesomanyamazingthingsinnature.

E.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostamazinganimal?

F.Whatkindsofamazingplantsarcthereinthebook?

G.Itcanchangeitscolortomatchtheenvironment（环境）.

第三部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

八、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Beesareinterestinginsects.Theyliveingroupsandeachmemberhasitsownrole.

Theirbodystructure（结构）isperfectlyfitfortheirv/ork.Beesareimportanttousnot

onlyforthehoneybutalsoforthehelptheygivetoplants.Protectingbeesisofgreat

importancetoourecosystems.

（）56.Whatisthepicturemainlyabout?

A.Howbeesmakehoney.B.Wherebeesfindfood.

C.Whenbeesstorenectar.D.Whybeesliveingroups.

（）57.Whatcanweleamfromthetext?

A.Beescanplantflowers.

B.It'simportantforustoprotectbees.

C.Beeshaveperfectbodystructurestoeat.

D.It'sinterestingforustomakehoney.

（）58.Inwhichkindofbookcanweprobablyfindthetext?

A.Art.B.Nature.C.Sports.D.History.

B

Trytothinkaboutit:yousitdownandbegintoeatatomato.Suddenly,itscreams

（尖叫）!Justlikehumans,plantshavewaystoshowthey'renotokay.

Scientistsdidastudy.Theyusedspecialmicrophones（麦克风）tohearthesounds

oftomatoplantsinthreegroups.

Group1:NowaterGroup2:CutoffstemsGroup3:Stayasitis（保

持原状）

Thentheycheckedthethreegroups.Groups1and2madesounds30to50times

anhour,butGroup3wasquiet.uQuiettomatoesarenotnervous（紧张的）Jsaid

Hadanyfromthestudyteam.Healsolistenedtopotatoesandcorn,andfoundthey

madesounds,too.

Wholistenstothesesounds?Scientiststhinkthatanimalsmayhearthesounds.

Forexample,thesoundcantellanimalswhichplantissafe.Andsomeanimalscan

choosewhichplanttoeatbythesounds.

Scientistssaythatthisstudywillhelpfarmers.Theycanlakebettercareofthe

crops（农作物）by“hearing”howtheyfeel.

（）59.Whatdidscientistsfindbyhearingthesoundsoftomatoplants?

A.PlantsinGroups1and2werehappy.

B.TheplantinGroup3wasnotnervous.

C.Alltheplantsinthreegroupsmadesounds.

D.Peoplecanhearthesoundsofplantseasily.

()60.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph3referto(指代)?

A.Tomatoplants.

B.Potatoesandcorn.

C.Someanimals.

D.Hadanyandotherscientists.

()61.Howwillthesoundsofplantshelpanimalsorfarmers?

A.Theywillmakeanimalsfeelrelaxed.

B.Theywillmakefarmerslaughhappily.

C.Theywillhelpanimalshidethemselves.

D.Theywillhelpfannersgrowhealthycrops.

()62.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Plantscanalso“scream”

B.Tastyvegetables

C.Howcanvegetablesmakesounds?

D.Imaginationaboutvegetables

C

Hipposarecalled“riverhorses”.Theyareoneofthebiggestlandanimalsin

Africa.

Usually,inmostphotosofthesehugeAfricananimals,wecanseetheminthe

water.Thereasonisthathipposstayinthewaterfor16hoursadaytokeep

thcinsclvcscoolinliolweatherinAfrica.Theysleepindiewaler,andihciibabiesarc

alsobornthere.Youmaythinkhipposliveonlyinriversandlakes,andthattheyare

goodatswimming.However,theycan'tswim.Theyarejustsobigthattheycanwalk

inthewaterandstandonthebottomofalake.Theycanbreathe(呼吸),seeandhear

whentheirbodiesareunderthewaterbecausetheirnoses,eyesandearsareonthetop

oftheirheads.Whenthesungoesdown,hipposwillcomeoutofthewaterandtravel

tolookforfood.

It'seasytothinkhipposarefunnyandfriendlyanimals.Infact,theyareeasy(obe

angryandoftenfight.Whydohipposfight?Theyfightwithlionsforlandorrivers.

Theyfighttoprotecttheiryoungbabies.Theyalsoattack(攻击)theboatsfortheir

safetyiftheboatscometooclosetothem.Hipposarcverydangerous!

Hipposmaylooklikebig,slowanimals,buttheycanrunfast一about3()

kilometersanhour.That'sfasterthanapersoncanrun.Inaword,ifyoumeethippos

inthewild,juststayawayfromthem!

()63.Whydohipposslayinthewaterduringdaytime?

A.Tohavealongsleep.

B.Tokeepcoolinhotweather.

C.Toplaywiththeirbabies.

D.Tofightwithcrocodiles.

()64.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thereasonwhyhipposaredangerous.

B.Thephotosofhippos.

C.Thelivinghabitsofhippos.

D.Thebabiesofhippos.

()65.What'sthepurpose(目的)ofthispassage?

A.Toshowloveforhippos.

B.Tosharesomefactsabouthippos.

C.Togivesomesuggestionsonprotectinghippos.

D.Totellpeopletostayawayfromhippos.

D

NalioiialTreePlantingDayfallsonMarch12everyyear.Butdoyouknowthat

thetraditionofplantingtreesstartedalongtimeagoinChina?Itrainedalotaround

theQingmingFestival.Peopleplantedtreesaroundthistimebecausetreescouldgrow

betterwithenoughrain.

AncientChineseplantedmanykindsoftreeslikemulberrytrees(桑树)andfruit

trees.Farmersneededmulberryleavestofeedsilkworms.Theymadeclotheswithsilk,

soldthemtothewestoftheworldandbroughtbackwhattheyneeded.Another

famoustree-plantinglover,ZhugeLiang,planted800mulberrytreesandleftthemto

hischildrenafterhisdealhtosupporttheirlives.

DongFeng,afamousdoctorintheThreeKingdomsPeriod(三国时期),saved

manypeople'slives.Hedidn'taskthemformoney.Whatheonlyaskedforwasto

plantapricottrees(杏树)onahill.Astimewentby,aforestofapricottreesgrewon

thehill.That'swhywenowshowourthankstoagooddoctorwiththewords“the

warmthinananricolforest”.

Therearemanyotherinterestingstoriesaboutplantingtrees.WhenNationalTree

PlantingDaycomesnextyear,willyouplantatreewithyourwishesonit?

()66.AncientChineseplantedtreesaroundtheQingmingFestivalbecause.

A.itwasmuchwarmeraroundthattime

R.farmershadmorefreetimeatthattime

C.theweatherwasbetterfortreestogrow

D.itwastimetoremembertheirdeadfamily

()67.ThewriterwroteParagraph2totellusthat.

A.peopleplantedtreestohelptheenvironment

B.peoplecouldmakemulberryleavesintoclothes

C.peopleonlyplantedmulberrytreesandfruittrees

D.peoplecouldgetwhattheyneededbyplantingtrees

()68.TheproperChinesefortheunderlinedwords“thewarmthinanapricot

forest"is"

A.妙手问春B.古道热肠C.杏林春暖D.悬壶济世

()69.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheBestTimetoPlantTrees

B.TreePlantinginAncientChina

C.GoodReasonsforPlantingTrees

D.AnInterestingStoryofaDoctor

E

Therearemanydeliciousfruitsinautumn.Manypeoplelikefruitsbecausethey

arcsweet.Doyouknowwhyfruitsarcsweet?

Theanswerisveryeasy.Fruitsaresweetbecausetreesaresmart.Forsometrees,

thekeytosurvival（4三存）isbearing（结出）sweetfruits.Someanimalseatthefruits.

Theirseeds（种子）canmovetonewplaceswiththehelpoftheanimals.Forexample,

bearslikeapples'sweettaste.Theycatapplesandcarrytheseedsintheirstomachs.

Thebearsdon'tstayinthesameplaceallthetime.Theywalkaroundinstead.They

stopinanewplace.Theseedscomeoutofthebears'bodiesinthenewplaceandfall

ontotheground.Sometimelater,theseedsmightgrowintonewtrees.

Movingtheseedstoadifferentplaceisreallyimportantanditisanewtree'sstart.

Inthisway,itdoesn'thavetocompete（竞争）withitsnearbytreesforthewaterorthe

sun.

However,notallfruitsaresweet.Somefruitsaresour,suchaslemons.Maybe

yondon'tlikelemons,hutsomeanimalsenjoylemons.Theyhelplemontreesunread

seeds.

Howcleverthetreesare!Theycanstartthenewliveswithouttoomuchtrouble.

（）70.Howdoanimalshelpseedsmovetonewplaces?

A.Byflyingtheseedsinthewind.

B.Bythrowingtheseedsfaraway.

C.Byplantingtheseedsintheground.

D.Bycarryingtheseedsintheirstomachs.

（）71.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?

A.Whynotallfruitsaresweet.

B.Whentheseedsstarttheirnewlives.

C.Howtheseedsgetthewaterandthesun.

D.Whyinuvingihcscudsloadiffurenlplaceisiinpurlaiil.

（）72.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spread“meaninParagraph4?

A.Enjoysomethingverymuch.

B.Leavesomethingimportant.

C.Movesomethingtoanotherplace.

D.Findsomethinginadifferentplace.

第二节阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。

F

Moreandmorepeoplewanttohavepets.Wild（野外的）animalsarelovelyand

smart.Youmaylikethemandwanttohavethemasyourpets.Buttheyarcnotlike

catsordogs.Theymaybeunhappytobeyourpets.Someofthemevenlosetheir

livesafterleavingthewild.Today,theyhavesomethingtosay.

Alittleotter（水獭）says,“Imissmymom.Aboutthreemonthsago,somebad

peoplecaughtme.Theyputmeinacage（笼子）andfedmewithfishandmilk.And

theyspentlotsoftimeplayingwithme.ButI'mstillunhappy.Imissmymom!Ilike

toswim.Ioftenswiminthewaterintheevening.Couldyoupleasesendmebackto

mymom?”

Alittleturtlesays,“Pleasedon'ttouch（科1）me.I'mfromIndia.Ihavesomethings

onmyback.Theylooklikestars.WhenImeetmyenemies（敌人）inthewild,they

canhelpme.Peoplelikemystars,sotheytakemehomeasapet.Theyliketotouch

myback.ButIdon'tlikeit.Sometimes,thetouchcanevenkillme.Pleasehelpme!I

wanttogohome!^^

73.Whatdopeoplefeedthelittleotter?（不超过5个词）

74.Whydopeopletakethelittleturtleasapet?（不超过5个词）

75.Whatcanwelearnfromthestoriesoftheotterandtheturtle?（不超过15个词）

第四部分写（共两大题，满分25分）

九、单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。

76.Therearemany（竹子）forestsinthemountains.

77.Mygrandfatherlikesdrinkingwarmwaterwithh（蜂蜜）.

78.Abirdusesitstwow（翅膀）toflyacrossthesky.

79.Look!Thegirlisholdingat（极小的）flowerinherhand.

8（）.Thenewbridgec（连接）thetwosidesoftheriver.

十、书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）

假如你是李华，你对野生动物很感兴趣。寒假中，你想邀请Henry一起研究

你最喜欢的一种野生动物，请根据下图完成电子邮件。

提示词：binoculars（双筒望远镜）

注意事项：

1.邮件须包括所给提示内容，可适当发挥，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2.词数80〜100,邮件的首尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearHenry,

Howiseverythinggoing?Ilikewildanimalsverymuch.Iwanttoinviteyouto

studymyfavouriteanimalwithme.

Iwillbeveryhappyifyoucanjoinme.Lookingforwardtoseeingyousoon.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

答案

一、1.VV:Hi,Tony.Whichdoyoulikebest,pears,applesorbananas?

M:1likeapplesbest.Youknow,anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.

2.VV:Doyoulikepandas.Dale?

M:Yes,theyareverycute.Butthebeeismyfavoriteanimal.Itisthemost

hard-working.

3.W:Whichpicturedoyouthinkisthemostbeautiful?

M:Theonewithabluebirdinthetree.

4.VV:Atbirth,thiselephantwasonly100kilos.

M:Yeah,butnowitweighsabout5,000kilos.

5.W:DidyougototheQinghaiLakelastautumn?

M:Yes,Tevenrodeabiketognaroundthelake.Itwassowonderful.

二、Text1

M:Goodmorning,Kate.

W:Goodmorning.Bill.

M:Oh,look!Howtallisthatbigtree?

W:Itisover67meters.

M:Isitthetallestoneinyourcity?

W:Yes,anditisalsotheoldestoneinourcity.Thetreeisabout350yearsoldnow.

Text2

M:HowwasyourtriptothePandaHouselastweekend?

W:Reallygreat.

M:Howmanypandaswerethere?

W:Three,twobigpandasandonebabypanda.Bothbigpandaswerefiveyearsold

andthebabypandawasonlysixmonthsold.

M:Didyoutakephotosofthem?

W:Yes.Letmeshowyouthephotosnow.Lookatthisone!Thebabypandawas

sleepingandthetwobigpandaswereeatingbamboo.

三、M:Hello,I'mJohn.Thissummerholiday,Iwenttoaforestwithmyfather.

Becausethiswasmyfirsttimetovisitaforest,Iwasreallyexcited.Whenwe

enteredtheforest,averybigtreewasinfrontofus.Ilhadspecialleavesandthey

lookedjustlikesmallumbrellas.Wewalkedonandsawmanydifferentkindsof

animalsalongtheway.Fromtimetotime,therewerealotofmonkeysjumping

fromthistreetothattree.Howfunnytheywere!Wegottotheforestat2:00pm

andleftat5:00pm.Welearnedaboutdifferentplantsandanimalsandhada

wonderfultimet