Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature 单元测评卷（含答案） 英语人教版（2024）八年级下册

Unit4TheWondersofNature单元测评卷满分：100分时间：60分钟一、单项选择。（每小题1分，共10分）()1._______beautifultheMountHuangis!Ihopetovisititoneday.A.WhatB.HowC.WhataD.Howa()2.TheGreatBarrierReefisfamousforitscolorfulcoralandvariousseaanimals.It'sagreat_______ofnature.A.wonderB.signC.ruleD.plan()3.-DoyouknowtheDeadSea?-Yes.It'sso_______thatyoucanfloatonthewatereasily.A.deepB.cleanC.saltyD.wide()4.Whenwegottothetopofthemountain,we_______thewholecitybelow.Itlookedamazing.A.pickedB.viewedC.reachedD.touched()5.Mybrotherisinterestedinnature.Heoftenreadsbooksabout_______likeoceansandvolcanoes.A.animalsB.buildingsC.wondersD.cultures()6._______isthedeepestoceanintheworld?A.WhichB.WhereC.WhatD.How()7.Let'sgotothebeachthisweekend.Wecanenjoythe_______sandandwarmsunshine.A.hugeB.whiteC.deepD.strange()8.-Haveyoueverseenarealwaterfall?-Yes.LastsummerI_______NiagaraFallswithmyfamily.A.wentB.visitedC.arrivedD.came()9._______thenewsaboutthenewnaturereserve,manypeoplewanttogotheretotakephotos.A.HearB.HearingC.HeardD.Tohear()10.-IthinktheGrandCanyonismorewonderfulthananyotherplaceintheUS.-_______.It'sreallyagreatgiftfromnature.A.Idon'tthinksoB.IagreewithyouC.That'sallrightD.You'rewelcome二、完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）Lastsummer,IhadachancetovisitJiuzhaigouwithmyparents.It'safamousnaturereserveinSichuan,China.Whenwe____1____therebycar,Iwasshockedbyitsbeautyatonce.Theskywasblue,andthelakeswereso____2____thatwecouldseethefishswimminginside.Onthefirstday,wewalkedalongthepaths.Wesawmanywaterfalls.Somewerebigandloud,whileothersweresmalland____3____.MyfavoritewastheNuorilangWaterfall.Itwas____4____andlookedlikeawhitecurtainhangingfromthemountain.Thenextday,weclimbedasmallmountain.Whenwegottothe____5____,wecouldseeallthelakesandmountains.Theviewwas____6____.Wetooklotsofphotosthere.Duringthetrip,wealsolearnedsomerulesofthereserve.Wemustn't____7____inthelakes,andwecan'tpickflowersorhurtanimals.Theseruleshelpkeepthereservecleanandbeautiful.IthinkJiuzhaigouisoneofthemostamazing____8____ofnature.Ifeltsoclosetonaturethere.Itwasagreattrip.Iwillnever____9____it.Ihopetogothereagainsometimeinthe____10____.()1.A.leftB.arrivedC.flewD.moved()2.A.clearB.dirtyC.warmD.cold()3.A.noisyB.quietC.highD.low()4.A.tinyB.hugeC.shortD.thin()5.A.bottomB.middleC.topD.side()6.A.terribleB.boringC.wonderfulD.funny()7.A.swimB.eatC.drinkD.sing()8.A.gamesB.wondersC.showsD.stories()9.A.rememberB.forgetC.missD.lose()10.A.futureB.pastC.presentD.morning三、阅读理解。（每小题2分，共20分）AWondersoftheWorldHerearesomefamousnaturalwondersaroundtheworld.TheGrandCanyon(US)It'soneofthelargestcanyonsintheworld.It'sabout446kilometerslong,upto29kilometerswide,and1.6kilometersdeep.TheColoradoRiverrunsthroughit.Youcanseedifferentcolorsofrocksatdifferenttimesoftheday.VictoriaFalls(Africa)It'sontheborderofZambiaandZimbabwe.It'sabout1,708meterswideand108metershigh.Whenthewaterfalls,youcanseeabigcloudofmist(水雾)fromfaraway.It'scalled"TheSmokeThatThunders".GreatBarrierReef(Australia)It'sthelargestcoralreefsystemintheworld.Ithasover2,900individualreefsand900islands.Youcanfindmorethan1,500kindsoffishand600kindsofcoralhere.It'sagreatplacefordivingandsnorkeling.()1.HowdeepistheGrandCanyon?A.446kmB.29kmC.1.6kmD.108m()2.VictoriaFallsisfamousfor_______.A.itslonglengthB.thebigmistwhenwaterfallsC.colorfulcoralD.clearlakes()3.Whichplaceisbestforpeoplewholovediving?A.TheGrandCanyonB.VictoriaFallsC.GreatBarrierReefD.Alloftheabove()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheGrandCanyon?A.It'sinAfrica.B.Ariverrunsthroughit.C.It'sthelargestcanyonintheworld.D.Ithasmanyislands.()5.Whatcanwelearnfromthematerial?A.NaturalwondersareallinAmerica.B.VictoriaFallsisalsocalled"TheSmokeThatThunders".C.TheGreatBarrierReefhaslessthan1,000kindsoffish.D.TheGrandCanyoniswiderthanVictoriaFalls.BWhenIwas12yearsold,IwenttoMountTaiwithmyuncle.Westartedclimbingat10p.m.becausewewantedtoseethesunriseatthetop.Atfirst,Iwasexcited.Iclimbedquickly.Butaftertwohours,Ifelttired.Mylegsweresore,andIwantedtogiveup.Myunclesaid,"Don'tstop.Thesunriseisworthseeing.Lookaroundyou.Thestarsaresobrighthere."Ilookedup,andtheskywasfullofstars.Itwasbeautiful.Ikeptclimbing.Atabout4a.m.,wegottothetop.Itwascold,soweboughthotdrinks.Wewaitedforthesunrise.Suddenly,theskyturnedlightpink.Then,thesunslowlycameup.Itwasredandround.Themountainsbelowlookedgolden.ItwasthemostbeautifulthingIhadeverseen.Now,everytimeIfaceadifficultthing,Irememberthattrip.IknowifIkeepgoing,Iwillseethe"sunrise"inmylife.()6.WhydidthewriterstartclimbingMountTaiat10p.m.?A.Becauseitwascoolatnight.B.Becausetherewerefewerpeopleatnight.C.Becausehewantedtoseethesunriseatthetop.D.Becausehisuncleaskedhimtodoso.()7.Howdidthewriterfeelafterclimbingfortwohours?A.Excited.B.Tired.C.Happy.D.Surprised.()8.Whatdidthewriterdowhenhewantedtogiveup?A.Helookedatthestarsandkeptclimbing.B.Hestoppedtohavearest.C.Hedranksomehotdrinks.D.Hewentbackdownthemountain.()9.WhendidthewritergettothetopofMountTai?A.At10p.m.B.At12p.m.C.At4a.m.D.At6a.m.()10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriterdidn'tlikeMountTai.B.ThesunriseonMountTaiwasnotbeautiful.C.Weshouldnevergiveupwhenwefacedifficulties.D.It'seasytoclimbMountTai.四、词汇运用。（每小题1分，共5分）根据句意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。1.TheAmazonRiveristhe_______(long)riverinSouthAmerica.2.Look!Those_______(mountain)arecoveredwithsnowallyearround.3.It's_______(amaze)toseesomanybeautifulflowersinthevalley.4.Mysisterisinterestedin_______(nature)scienceandshewantstobeascientist.5.Theguidetoldusthatthecavewas200meters_______(deep).五、补全对话。（每小题2分，共10分）根据对话内容，用适当的句子将对话补充完整。A:Hi,Tom!Didyouhaveagoodholiday?B:Yes,Idid.IwenttoZhangjiajiewithmyfamily.A:Soundsgreat!1.____________________________________?B:It'samazing.Themountainpeaksarestrangeandbeautiful.Itooklotsofphotos.A:2.____________________________________?B:Forfivedays.Wevisitedmanyplacesthere,liketheTianmenMountainandtheBaofengLake.A:3.____________________________________?B:Theweatherwasfinemostofthetime.Itwascoolinthemountains,whichmadethetripcomfortable.A:4.____________________________________?B:Ofcourse!Wealsotriedsomelocalfood,liketheZhangjiajiebaconandricenoodles.Theyweredelicious.A:Wow,that'swonderful.5.____________________________________.B:Ithinkyouwillloveittoo.Youcangotherenextsummerholiday.六、选词填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯，每个单词限用一次（有两个多余）。wonder,huge,deep,visit,amazing,climb,nature,clear,stand,hear,busy,studyIlove____1____verymuch.Lastmonth,Iwentto____2____theYellowstoneNationalParkwithmyfriends.It'soneofthemostfamousparksintheUS.Whenwefirstarrived,wesawa____3____lake.Thewaterwasso____4____thatwecouldseethestonesatthebottom.Thenwewalkedtoawaterfall.Itwas____5____andthesoundwasveryloud.Wefeltsmallwhenwe____6____infrontofit.Thenextday,we____7____amountain.Onthewayup,we____8____somebirdssinginginthetrees.Whenwegottothetop,theviewwas____9____.Wecouldseeforests,lakesandriversallaround.Weallagreedthatitwasagreat____10____ofnature.七、任务型阅读。（每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（有两项多余）。TheDeadSeaisaveryspecialplaceonEarth.1._____It'sbetweenIsraelandJordan.TheDeadSeaisnotarealsea.It'sabiglake.2._____Nofishcanliveinit,andnoplantsgrowaroundit.That'swhyit'scalledthe"DeadSea".3._____Thewaterissosaltythatyoucanfloatoniteasilywithoutswimming.Manypeoplegotheretofloatandenjoythesunshine.4._____Themud(泥)fromtheDeadSeaisalsogoodforskin.Peopleoftenputitontheirfacesandbodies.5._______Butbecauseoftoomuchwaterbeingtakenfromtheriversthatfeedit,theDeadSeaisgettingsmallereveryyear.Scientistsaretryingtofindwaystosaveit.A.It'sfamousforitsverysaltywater.B.It'sthelowestplaceonEarth.C.TheDeadSeaisindangernow.D.Thewaterthereisveryclean.E.It'smuchsaltierthantheocean.F.Youcan'tdrinkthewaterfromtheDeadSea.G.Somepeoplegotheretotreattheirskinproblems.八、书面表达。（共15分）假如你是李明，你的英国笔友Lucy想了解你最喜欢的自然奇观。请你根据以下内容提示给她写一封电子邮件，告诉她你最喜欢的自然奇观是黄果树瀑布，描述它的样子，并谈谈你的感受要求：不少于60词，可适当发挥。提示：1.黄果树瀑布位于贵州，是中国最大的瀑布之一；2.瀑布很高很宽，水落下时声音很大；3.周围有很多绿树和青山；4.你去年和家人去的，感觉很震撼。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________