2024人教版八年级英语上册Unit 4完形填空+阅读理解 练习题汇编（含答案）

人教版（2024）八年级上册英语Unit4完形填空+阅读理解练习题汇编

课时同步训练

■第一课时完形填空

Mikeandhisfamilyliveinthecountryside.Everyday,hegoesfishingwith

hisfatherintheforestnexttohisIbyasmalllake.Luckily,theyusuallyget

something.Oneafternoon,whentheycamehome,therewasa(n)2swanat

theirdoor.Mikedidnotknow3thebabyswancamefrom.Miketriedtoget

closer,buttheswanwas4ofhim.

Itwasgettingdark,soMiketookthefishtheyjust5andledtheswanto

theiryard.Withsomesimplematerials,theybuiltasmallnestfortheswantorest

in,6theswandidnotlikethenest.Itmadeahugenoiseandtriedto7,

Mikecouldn'tunderstandwliy.Hisfalliertoldhimthattheswanliadprobably

separatedfromitsown8.

Mikesuddenly9thatswansalsoneedtheirownfamily.Hedecidedto

dosomething,soheledtheswantothe10.Mikefoundsomewaterplantsin

thelakeand11morenestsaroundthelakewithsoilandsticks.Thenhe

placedthesmallfishonthesurfaceofthesenests.'1Theswan'sownkindshould

benearby,andtheymightfindthisplace,'1Mikesaid.ThenMikeand12

fatherwenthome.

WhenMikereturnedtothelakethenextday,hewasinbig13.Thelake

wasfullofflocksofswansplaying14,Theswansateupallthefishtheyhad

putyesterday.HItlookslikeyourfamilyislookingforyoutoo.You'renot15

anymore,"Mikesaidtothelostswan.

()1.A.schoolB.farmC.hotelD.house

()2.A.youngB.tallC.oldD.fat

()3.A.whyB.whatC.whereD.how

()4.A.proudB.afraidC.boredD.tired

()5.A.fedB.ateC.hidD.caught

()6.A.butB.andC.soD.because

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()7.A.falloffB.flyawayC.runawayD.liedown

()8.A.kindB.styleC.wayD.beauty

()9.A.explainedB.acceptedC.imaginedD.realized

()10.A.seaB.beachC.lakeD.river

()11.A.burntB.pickedC.madeD.dug

()12.A.myB.hisC.herD.its

()13.A.painB.fearC.troubleD.surprise

()14.A.strangelyB.happilyC.angrilyD.silently

()15.A.aloneB.angryC.dangerousD.hungry

■第二课时阅读理解

Itookmy9-year-olddaughter,Susanand5-year-oldson,Robbietothe

shoppingcentre.Aswegotthere,wesawabigsignthatsaid,"PeltingZoo”.The

kidsjumpedupandasked,nDaddy,canwego?"

BothmywifeandIwereoutofwork.However,Isaid,"Sure",givingthem

aquartereach.Theywentaway,leavingonlyfiftycentsleftinmypocket.

Apettingzooismadeupofhundredsoflittlebabyanimalsofallkinds.

Kidspaytheirmoneyandstayintheenclosure(围场)pleasedwiththelittle

animalswhiletheirparentsshop.

Afewminuteslater,IsawSusanwalkingalongbehindme.Iwassurprised

andaskedwhatwaswrong.

Shesaidsadly,"Well,Daddy,aticketforPettingZoocostsfiftycents.SoI

gaveRobbiemyquarter.uThenshesaidthemostbeautifulthingIeverheard.

Sherepeatedthefamilymotto(座右铭)，whichisnLoveisAction!*'

IknewclearlynooneloveslittleanimalsmorethanSusan.Shehadwatched

bothmywifeandmedoandsay"LoveisAction!Hforyears,andnowshehad

putitintoherlifestyle.Ithadbecomepartofher,becausesheknewthewhole

familymotto.It*snotonly"LoveisAction*',it's"LoveisSACRIFICIAL(牺牲

的)Action!”Lovealwayspaysaprice.

Iwasmoved.WewentbacktoPettingZoo.Susanstoodwithherhandsand

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chin(TB)restingonthefenceandjustwatchedRobbiegocrazypettingand

feedingtheanimals.Ihadfiftycentsburningaholeinmypocket.Iputmyhand

intomypocketandtookoutthemoney.Sure,Imustdothat!

()l.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat・

A.thefamilylivedahardlife

B.Susandidn*tlikeplayingwithpets

C.theauthorwasstrictwiththechildren

D.Robbiedidn'twanttoplaywithSusan

()2.Theunderlineduart'themostbeautifulthine''iiiParagraph5refers

to.

A.theirlifestyleB.thefamilymotto

C.thepettingzooD.theticketforPettingZoo

()3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesSusan?

A.Kind.B.Brave.C.Honest.D.Modest.

()4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.APettingZoo

B.LoveIsSacrificialAction

C.TryYourBesttoHelpOthers

D.AnAttractiveShoppingCentre

()5.Whatmighthappennextaccordingtothestory?

A.TheauthorwouldgetangrywithRobbie.

B.TheauthorwouldbuySusansomecandies.

C.TheauthorwouldplaytogetherwithSusan.

D.Susanwouldplayhappilywiththelittleanimals.

■第三课时阅读理解

Everylivingthingneedstoreproduce.Reproducingmeanscreatingmore

membersofyourgroup.Inorderforplantstoreproduce,theyhavetospread

theirseedstootherareas.Plantshavedevelopedallkindsofwaystodothis.

Thesimplestwayisgravity.Manyseedsareinsideoffruit.Whenfruitgets

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tooheavy,itfallsfromatreetotheground.Sometimesanimalswillpickupthe

fruitanddropitinanotherarea.Thathelpsmovetheseedevenfartheraway.

Applesspreadthisway.

Otherplantsusewindtospreadtheirseeds.Dandelions(蒲公英)areagood

exampleofthis.Dandelionseedsaresolightthatwhenwindblows,itcarries

dandelionseedstonewplaces.Maple(枫树)seedsalsousewind.Theirseedsare

connectedwithlong,thinleavesthatlooklikewings.Whentheseedfallsfrom

thetree,its"wings"helpitflyfartherfromthetree.

★.Theanimalseattheseeds.Whiletheseedisintheanimafsbody,

itstayswhole,whentheseedleavestheanimal,it'sinanewplace.

Antsalsohelpspreadseeds.Someseedshaveaspecialsmellthatattracts

ants.Theantsbringtheseedsbacktotheirhome,whichofcourseisunderground.

Theyunlyeatpartoftheseed.Theyleavetherestofllieseedunderground.After

that,theseedcanstartgrowing.

()l.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''gravity''meaninthesecond

paragraph?

A.Theactionthatmakesanimalsdropseeds.

B.Thehelpthatmovesseedsevenfartheraway.

C.Theneedthatcomesfromanimalsandplants.

D.Theforcethatcausesfruittofalltotheground.

()2.Howdomaplesspreadtheirseeds?

A.Theyuseants.B.Theyusewind.

C.Theyusesmells.D.Theyuseanimals.

()3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A.Someanimalslikefruit

B.Someanimalslikeplayingwithseeds

C.Someanimalspickupseeds

D.Someanimalshelpplantsspreadtheirseeds

()4.Whatdoantsdotohelpspreadseeds?

a.Theyonlyeatpartoftheseed.

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b.Theyhelpseedsfallfromthetree.

c.Theycarryseedstotheundergroundhome.

d.Theypickupthefruitandmoveitfaraway.

e.Theyleavetherestoftheseedunderground.

A.abdB.bdcC.aceD.bde

（）5.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowPlantsSpreadSeeds

B.WhyAnimalsPickUpSeeds

C.HowWindHelpsSeedsSpread

D.WhySeedsHaveaSpecialTrip

■第四课时阅读理解

Plantsarelikenature^superheroes,findingcleverwaystoliveindeserts,

rainforests,andevenoceansbyusingspecialtricks.Let'sfindouttheirsecrets!

Cacti（仙人掌）arewatersavers.Inhot,drydeserts,cactifacebigchallenges.

Whenitrains,theytakeinlotsofwaterfastandstoreit-likeacamelstoringfat.

Somecactihaveverylongroots（根）.Theserootsgodeepintothegroundtofind

water.Imaginelivingforyearswithoutrain!Theirsharpspines（刺）dotwojobs:

theykeephungryanimalsawayandprotecttheplantfromthehotsun.

Rainforestplantsarelighthunters.Inrainforests,itrainseveryday.Tall

treesgrowclosetogether,blockingsunlightandmakingplantscannotreachthe

suneasily.Only2%ofsunlightreachestheground!Smallerplantsclimbuptrees

toreachlight.Somehavebig,wideleavestocatchasmuchlightaspossible.

Othershaveleavesthatareshapedlikefunnels（漏斗），whichcancollectand

directsunlighttowhereit'sneeded.

Desertplantssaveeverydropofwater.Rainforestplantsfightforlight.

Thoughtheirwaysaredifferent,theirgoalisthesame-★.Eveninoceans,

plantsfindwaystolive.Seagrasshasstrongrootstostayinplaceunderwater.

Oceanplantsalsoremovesaltfromwater,whichisaskillhumanscan'tcopy!

Plantsteachusthatlivingisn'taboutbeingthestrongest-it'saboutbeing

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clever.Cactishowushowtosavewater.Rainforestplantstellusnevertogiveup.

Andtherearemanyotherinterestingplantswaitingforustostudy!Theseplants

helpscientistssolveproblemsandteachustoprotectdifferentenvironments.

Afterall,everyplant,bigorsmall,hasaroleinourworld.

()l.Cacticanliveindesertsbecausethey.

A.haveshortrootstostorewater

B.usetheirspinestostorewater

C.storewaterandprotectthemselves

D.livenearanimalsforwater

()2.Whydorainforestplantsneedtobelighthunters?

A.Becausethereistoomuchrain.

B.Becausesunlightishardtoreachtheground.

C.Becausethetreesareloushort.

□.Becausetheyhavebigleaves.

()3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A.tomakeabeautifulworld

B.toliveandgrow

C.gettingmorecleanwater

0.creatingabetterplacetolive

()4.Whatcanwemainlylearnfromplants?

A.Growasquicklyaspossible.

B.Don'tfollownaturalrules.

C.Fityourselfintotheenvironment.

D.Expectnothingfromothers.

()5.Whichwouldbethebestthemepictureofthepassage?

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创新题型专练

＞完形填空

Oncetherewasagreenforestnearavillage.Some1livedintheforest.

Theyhuntedotheranimalsandatethem.Thenthey2theremainsofthose

animalsintheforest.Becauseoftheremains,abadsmellspreadintheforest.

Oneday,twoyoungtreesintheforestwere3it."Theairofthewhole

foresthasbeenpolluted4thelions.Theyshouldbedrivenoutoftheforest,"

saidonetree.Theothertree5andsaid,“Weshoulddrivethemoutright

away.1'

Awiseoldtreeheardtheirtalkandsaid,"Youare6,Thankstothese

lions,nowoodcuttercomestocutdowntreesinthisforest.Ifthelionsaregone,

thenwewon'tbeableto7forlong.'1

Theyoungtreespaidnoattentiontotheoldtree'swords.They8wanted

thelionstoleavetheforest.Theythoughtofa9andincludedotheryoung

treesintheirplan.

Oneday,whenthelionswentnearthetrees,they10movingintheir

placeswithaloudvoice.Whenthelionssawthis,theygotscaredandthought

something11wasgoingtohappen.Soon,theylefttheforest.Theyoungtrees

werehappy.

Thewiseoldtreesawthisandsaid,"Youdon't12whatyoudid.Now

theendofusiscoming.”Theyoungtreeslaughedattheoldtreeandcontinued

with13fun.Buttheirjoylastedonlyafewdays.Soonthewoodcuttersknew

thatthelionshadlefttheforest,14theywenttotheforesttocutdowntrees.

Seeingthis,theyoungtreeswereveryscared.They15thattheywere

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wrong,buttheycoulddonothing.Afewdayslater,theywerecutdown.

()1.A.bearsB.tigersC.wolvesD.lions

()2.A.leftB.choseC.metD.sold

()3.A.readingB.trainingC.discussingD.reporting

()4.A.forB.byC.inD.with

()5.A.refusedB.practisedC.failedD.agreed

()6.A.stupidB.shyC.nervousD.friendly

()7.A.controlB.studyC.liveD.wait

()8.A.onceB.justC.yetD.also

()9.A.tripB.gameC.jobD.plan

()10.A.startedB.missedC.avoidedD.liked

()11.A.easyB.naturalC.dangerousD.relaxing

()12.A.explainB.understandC.cliangeD.share

()13.A.hisB.herC.ourD.their

()14.A.thoughB.ifC.soD.but

()15.A.realizedB.imaginedC.hopedD.argued

＞阅读理解

A

Congratulations,Jonathan!

WhenJonathanthegianttortoise(巨型陆龟)was

born,QueenVictoriawasjustateenager.Therulerof

theUnitedKingdomdiedmorethan120yearsagoat

theageof81,whileJonathanisstillmovingaround,

ononeoftheworld'smostfarawayislands.On

December4,hetuned190yearsold.Thismakeshim

theoldestknowntortoiseonEarth.

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WhenMsituniwasborn,zookeeperswere

worriedthatthebabygiraffemightdie.Shewas

hardlyabletostanduprightbecauseofthewrong

wayinwhichherfrontlegswerebent(ffl).Now,

thankstospecialbraces(支架)，shehasbecome

healthyandcanplaywithothergiraffes.

WhataGiant!

Scientistshavefoundthefossiloftheheaviest

knownpenguinonEarth.Theybelievethispenguin

weighedmorethan150kilograms.Thisisaboutthree

timesheavierthantheemperorpenguin,thelargestof

alllivingpenguinspecies.Thisgiantprobablylived

between55and60millionyearsago,aroundthetime

whenthedinosaursdiedout.

()16.InwhichSECTIONofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?

A.HISTORY.B.ANIMALS.

C.SCIENCE.D.ENVIRONMENT.

()17.Jonathan,thegianttortoise.

A.islivingintheUKB.isover190yearsold

C.isasoldasQueenVictoriaD.istheoldesttortoiseonEarth

()18.Thebestheadingforthesecondpieceofnewswouldbe

A.WalkOn,Baby!B.WowintheWorld!

C.BrokenLegs!D.Don'tGiveUp!

()19.Thefossilfoundbythescientists.

A.wasfromtheemperorpenguin

B.wassimilartothedinosaur'sfossil

C.helpedtoworkoutthepenguin'sweight

D.isthreetimesheavierthantheemperorpenguin

()2O.A1Ithenewsabove.

A.reportsthelatestfinds

B.talksaboutlivinganimals

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C.tellsstoriesaboutnature

0.deepenstheunderstandingofanimals

B

AndrewHolleman,a12-year-oldboy,lovedplayingintheopenlandnear

hishome.Thelandwaswetandforested,andmadeahomeforbirds,other

animalsandmanydifferentplants.

Itmadetheperfectplaceforhimtostudyandgettoknownature.Hehad

seensomered-tailhawks,redfoxes,woodturtlesandotheranimals.Healso

foundspecialnativeflowers.

SuddenlyitwasannouncedthattheHemptynlandwouldbeimprovedbya

lotofhousesonit.Theplantswouldberemoved,theanimalswouldrunaway

andmostwouldprobablydie.Thenthewetsoilwouldbecoveredwithextra

grounds.

Whenheheardaboutthenews,hewasnothappy.Hewasverywomedthat

thelandandwaterwouldbepolluted.

Andrewwrotedownclearlyalltheresearchhehaddoneaboutthearea,and

howthehouseswouldaffectthelocalenvironment.Hesentletterstomembersof

thelocalgovernmentandtelevisionreporters.Healsocalledonhisneighboursto

opposethebuildingofthehouses.

Althoughhewasonly12yearsold,hehadthecourageandwisdomofa

personmucholder.Andrew*steachersdescribedhimasgentle,shyandactive.

Hisclassmatesalsoadmiredhowmuchheknewaboutlocalanimalsandplants,

andtheenvironment.Eachdayafterschool,Andrewwentdoortodoor,toaskthe

peoplewhodidnotwantthehousestobebuilttosign.Inonlyonemonth,hegot

thesignaturesof250people.

Intheend,thelandremainedasafeplaceforbirds,otheranimalsandplants

thatbelongedthere.

Andrewwonmanyprizesforhisbraveandgreatworktostopthehouses

beingbuilt,andthushelpsavetheenvironment.

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()21.Thepassageismainlyabout・

A.250peoplewhosignedtohelpAndrew

B.abraveboywhocaredfortheenvironment

C.theopenlandthatsuitedanimalsandplants

D.theresearchofimprovingtheenvironment

()22.Theunderlinedword''oppose''inthepassageprobablymeans**

A.supportB.dislikeC.disagreewithD.prefer

()23.Andrewwasveryworriedbecause・

A.theanimalswouldbekilled

B.newhouseswouldbebuiltontheopenland

C.notalltheneighboursweregoingtosign

D.hewasstoppedbyhisteachersandclassmates

()24.Accurdingluthepassage,Andrew・

A.wasgoodatgoingdoortodoor

B.gotinnotouchwiththereporters

C.usuallyactedlikeapersonmucholder

D.waspraisedbyhisteachersandclassmates

()25.Wecaninferthat.

A.thelandwouldremainasitusedtobe

B.theopenlandwouldbebuiltintoapark

C.theneighbourswouldhavetomoveaway

D.Andrewwouldsoonworkforthegovernment

C

BertwonanationalprizecalledYoungHeroesforhis"green"project.This

public-spiritedyoungpersonwasnowauniversitystudent.Hisloveforinsects

grewdeeperandhewasprotectingthemforthefuture.

★,Whenhewasaround4or5,healwayslovedtowatchdifferent

insects,especiallybeautifulswallowtails(凤蝶).Oneinterestingfacthelearned

aboutswallowtailswasthattheirbrightcolourswarnedhungryanimalsthatthey

tastedbad.Anditwasalsofuntowatchhowtheycameintobeing.Butthe

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reasonhereallyfellinlovewiththemwasthattheywereveryaccessible.For

example,ifyouwantedtoattract(吸弓|)swaHowtails,youplantedsomezinnias,a

kindofbrightflowers.

Bertstartedazinniagardenathishouse,whereheraisedalargenumberof

swallowtailsovertheyears.Withtheworld'sswallowtailpopulati