人教版（2024）八年级下册英语Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature单元测试卷（含答案）

第第页人教版（2024）八年级下册英语Unit4TheWondersofNature单元测试卷满分：100分时间：90分钟一、单项选择（每小题2分，共20分）1.( )—Wecleanedthehousefromtopto  beforetheguestsarrived. —Wow,thatwasadeepclean! A.corner B.peak C.bottom D.door2.( )—I  ifyoucouldhelpmecarrytheseboxes. —Ofcourse! B.remain C.worry D.agree3.( )Thetemperaturedropped  zerolastnight,soitwasveryfreezing. A.behind B.above C.below D.beside4.( )—Thetownexperienced  weatherlastmonth,withsnowinlatespring. —Verystrange. A.simple B.common C.similar D.unusual5.( )—Thestudentsworkedoutthedifficultmathsproblem  throughteamwork. —Greatjob! A.carelessly B.successfully C.hardly D.slowly6.( )Ihadtotryonseveralpairsofshoesbecausetheywereverydifferent  .AndIfoundacomfortablepairatlast. A.insize B.incolour C.instyle D.inprice7.( )Agroupof  metasuddensnowstormontheirwayupthemountain. A.swimmers B.drivers C.painters D.climbers8.( )Thewarmclimateofthecoast  manytouristseverywinter. A.avoids B.attracts C.risks D.repeats9.( )—SallyimprovedherEnglishskills  throughdailypractice. —Wow,that’samazing! A.byaccident B.atonce C.bitbybit D.inahurry10.( )—  ? —I’mnotsure,butitlooksdeeperthanitseems. A.Howlongisit B.Howdeepisit C.Howwideisit D.Howhighisit二、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）HaveyoueverheardofJiuzhaigouNationalPark?Therearebluelakes,forests,mountainsand 11 beautifulsights.Ittakesits 12 fromninevillagesalongitslength.Itissaidthatlonglongago,thegodofthemountainnamedDagofellinlove 13 thegoddess（女神）Semo.Hegavea 14 madefromwindandcloudtothegoddess.Semowas 15 togetitandlikeditverymuch.Oneday,Semo 16 themirrorinto108piecesbyaccident.Thepiecesdroppedtotheearthandthen 17 108colourfullakes.Localpeoplecallthelakes“haizi”in 18 .Therearelotsofplantsandanimalsinthearea.Theplantshaveprovided（提供） 19 forwildanimals.Therearemanykindsofanimalsandtheymaketheparkmore 20 .11.( )A.other B.another C.others D.theother12.( )A.time B.name C.colour D.beauty13.( )A.by B.with C.about D.from14.( )A.clothes B.scarf C.toy D.mirror15.( )A.sad B.silly C.glad D.strange16.( )A.changed B.broke C.checked D.hid17.( )A.madeof B.hurriedup C.turnedinto D.fixedup18.( )A.English B.love C.name D.Chinese19.( )A.skills B.places C.food D.rest20.( )A.friendly B.wonderfully C.colourfully D.lovely21.( )A.but B.or C.if D.and22.( )A.good B.useful C.famous D.ready23.( )A.rice B.milk C.wood D.bamboo24.( )A.March B.September C.August D.December25.( )A.villages B.lakes C.months D.seasons三、阅读理解（每小题2分,共20分）AAriverisaflowing（流动的）,movingstreamofwater.Usuallyariverfeedswaterintoanocean,lake,pond,orevenanotherriver.Riverscandifferinsizeandthereisnostrictruleonhowbigaflowofwatermustbetobecalledasariver.Herearethefivelongestriversintheworld.TheNileRiverTheNileRiverisabout4,135mileslong.ItislocatedinthecontinentofAfrica,mostlyinthecountriesofEgyptandSudan.ItflowsnorthintotheMediterraneanSea.（续表）TheAmazonRiverTheAmazonRiverisabout3,980mileslong.ItislocatedinthecontinentofSouthAmericaandflowsthroughseveralcountriesincludingBrazil,Venezuela,Bolivia,andEcuador.ItendsattheAtlanticOcean.TheYangtzeRiverLocatedinChina,theYangtzeRiverisabout3,917mileslongandflowsintotheEastChinaSea.TheMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiverTheriversystemoftheMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiveristhelongestriversysteminNorthAmericaatabout3,902miles.ItflowssouthintotheGulfofMexico.TheYeniseiRiverTheYeniseiRiverstartsinMongoliaandflowsthroughRussiatotheKaraSeaintheArcticOcean.It’sabout3,445mileslong.Thereare76riversintheworldover1,000mileslong.Alotofpeoplethinkthatriversalwaysflowsouth,but4ofthe10longestriversintheworldflownorth.TheUnitedStatesalonehasaround3.5millionmilesofrivers.Fourofthetop10longestriversflowthroughChinaatsomepoint.26.( )TheNileRiverisabout  longerthantheYangtzeRiver. A.155miles B.218miles C.233miles D.690miles27.( )Whichisthesecondlongestriverintheworld? A.TheNileRiver. B.TheMississippiRiver. C.TheYangtzeRiver. D.TheAmazonRiver.28.( )TheMississippiRiverendsat  . A.theMediterraneanSea B.theEastChinaSea C.theGulfofMexico D.theArcticOcean29.( )Accordingtothepassage,howmanyriversarethereintheworldover1,000mileslong? A.10. B.76. C.4. D.35.30.( )Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout? A.Funfactsaboutworldrivers. B.Inwhichdirectionmostriversflow. C.Riversover1,000mileslongintheworld. D.B①TheremaybenoplacemoredangerousthanDeathValley（死亡谷）.DeathValleyisthehottestandthedriestplaceinNorthAmerica.②DeathValleyisn’taneasyplacetolivein.Itgetslessthantwofeetofrainayearandit’shot,too.InJuly,temperatureoftengetsover46℃.Evenalaketherehasturnedintosaltcrystals（晶体）.Butitiscoldatnight.Whenitgetscoldenough,thewateronthegroundwillturnintothinice.Thenthestrongwind—likealargehand—canmovetherocksalongtheicyground.Thatiswhytherockscan“walk”ontheirowninDeathValley.④Findingwateristhebiggestchallengeforanythingthatliveshere.Tosurvive,someplants’roots（根部）cangofiftyfeetunderthegroundtofindwater.Kangaroorats（更格卢鼠）getthewatertheyneedfromflowers.⑤DeathValleyreallymakesalotofsurprise!31.( )Whycantherocks“walk”ontheirowninDeathValley? A.BecauseitgetslessthantwofeetofrainayearinDeathValley. B.Becausethewateronthegroundwillturnintothinice. C.Becausethestrongwindcanmovetherocksalongtheicyground. D.BecausetheweatherconditioninDeathValleyisreallyterrible.32.( )（展开）hisideainParagraph4? A.Bygivingexamples. B.Byaskingquestions. C.Bygivingadvice. D.Bytellingstories.33.( )Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeDeathValley. B.SomeanimalsarelargeinDeathValley. C.Theplantsdonothavelongroots. D.Rockssometimesmoveintheafternoon.34.( )e（结构）ofthepassage? 35.( )Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage? A.ThehardlifeinDeathValley B.Adangerousplace—DeathValley C.ThefactsaboutDeathValley D.MovingrocksinDeathValley四、阅读还原（有一项多余）（每小题2分，共10分）Fifteen-year-oldAlkutDilxatbecametheyoungestonMay19,2024.TheboyfromUrumqi,Xinjiang,arrivedatSouthBaseCamp（南部大本营）inNepalonApril15,2024.Hespent28daysgettingusedto（适应）thenewplace.Andseveraldayslater,theweatherconditionsweregood.36.    OnMay19,Alkutsteppedontothesummit.37.    AlkutbrokearecordsetlastyearbyXuZhuoyuan,a16-year-oldgirlfromHunan.Alkutbegantolearnrockclimbingat7,skiingat8andiceclimbingat9.39.    Hejoinedtheoutdoorrescue（救援）teaminXinjiang.Alkut’sfathersaid,“Hewantedtorealizehisdreambyhimself.Asafather,Iwasworried,butasacoachandfriend,Iwantedtosupporthimmore.”Toprepare,Alkutran10kilometreseverymorningbeforegoingtoschool.40.    Heattendedanalpine（高山的）skilltrainingclasslastyear.Hisfatherwasveryproud.“Hisabilitieshaveimprovedalot,”hesaid.A.Heclimbedhisfirstmountainattheageof10withhisfather.B.Hestartedclimbingwithabout10experiencedadultclimbers.C.Finally,hereachedthetopoftheworld.D.IknowclimbingQomolangmaisdangerous.E.Iwasveryexcitedatthesummit!F.Hetookprofessional（专业的）trainingonweekends.五、短文填空（每小题2分，共20分） it,square,think,down,run,bad,long,hot,activity,ofTheAmazonrainforestisinSouthAmerica.Itcoversabout7million41.    kilometres.TheAmazonRiver42.    throughtherainforest.It’stheworld’ssecond43.    river.Climatechangeandhuman44.    makeit“sick”.Actually,therainforestcanfix45.    .Butnow,itfeelstoo“tired”togetbetter.TheAmazonisoneoftheworld’swettestplaces.Butsince2005,threedroughts（干旱）havehittherainforest.Thetreesdon’thaveenoughwatertogrow.What’s46.    ,theycaneasilycatchfirewhenTheAmazonislikethelungs（肺）ofourplanet.Therichplantstheremakemorethan20percentoftheplanet’soxygen（氧气）.IftheAmazon“dies”,theearthwillbecomeeven49.    .Researchersare50.    ofbetterwaysofprotectiontosavetheAmazonrainforest.Hopewecansolvetheproblemsinthenearfuture.六、书面表达（15分）   假如你是李华，你校校报的英语专栏正在开展以“美丽的黄河风情线”(TheBeautifulYellowRiverCustomTouristLine)为主题的英语征文活动，你打算参加。请根据以下内容要点用英语写一篇80词左右的短文。1.风情线总览：theYellowRiver,runthroughthecityofLanzhou,afamousroadcalledBinheRoad,alongtheYellowRiver；2.聚manyparks；3.休闲娱乐：flykites,playchess；4.特色游览：gosightseeing,sheepskinraft（羊皮筏子）,waterbus。  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________