Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature 单元练习题新教材人教版八年级英语下册

Unit4TheWondersofNature单元练习题第一部分 单项填空1.The____oftheAmazonRiverisabout100metersonaverage,whichmakesitoneofthedeepestriversintheworld.A.heightB.widthC.lengthD.depth2.TheDeadSeaisafamous________oftheworld,attractingmillionsofvisitorsfromdifferentcountrieseveryyear.A.wonderfulB.wonderC.wonderingD.wondered3.Whenwevisitedthehospital,wesawadoctortryingtosavea_____birdthatfellfromthetree.A.dyingB.dieC.deadD.death4.TheAmazonRainforest,the"lungsoftheearth",isbecoming________amongtravelerswholovenatureandexploration.A.popularandpopularB.moreandmorepopularC.popularerandpopularerD.themostandmostpopular5.______doesthenewhigh-speedtraintravel?Itcanreachaspeedof350kilometersperhour.A.HowsoonB.HowfastC.HowlongD.Howoften6.________youstudyfortheexam,________scoresyouwillget.A.Harder;higherB.Theharder;thehigherC.Theharder;higherD.Harder;thehigher7.Aftermonthsofcarefulpreparation,thestudents________finishedtheirgroupresearchonenvironmentalprotection.A.successfulB.successfullyC.successD.succeed8.Onlyafewpeople________intheterribleearthquakelastyearbecauseithappenedsuddenly.A.surviveB.survivedC.survivalD.survivor9.Thetableinourroom______toomuchspace,soweplantomoveittothecorner.A.takesinB.takesoffC.takesonD.takesup10.Withtherapid_____ofscienceandtechnology,ourdailylifehasbecomemoreconvenientthanbefore.A.developB.developingC.developmentD.developed二、完形填空MountHuangisoneofthemostfamousmountainsinChina.Itis1inthesouthofAnhuiProvince.Everyyear,millionsoftourists2allovertheworldcometovisitit.MountHuangisfamous3its"FourWonders":strange-shapedpines（松树）,uniquerocks,seaofcloudsandhotsprings（泉水）.Thepinesgrowin4placesandtheirshapesarereallyamazing.Manyrockslooklike5animalsorpeople.Whenyouareonthemountain,youcanoftenseetheseaofclouds6aroundyou.Itmakesyoufeellikeyouareinafairyland.The7inMountHuangischangeable.It'ssunnyinthemorning,butitmayrainintheafternoon.Soit's8totakeanumbrellawithyouwhenyouvisitit.Ifyouwanttoseethesunrise,youneedtogetupvery9andclimbtothetopofthemountain.It'stiringbutworthit.ThesunriseoverMountHuangissobeautifulthatitwillleaveadeep10inyourheart.1.A.locatedB.livedC.stoodD.stayed2.A.aboveB.belowC.bottomD.from3.A.asB.inC.forD.with4.A.sameB.usualC.normalD.unusual5.A.realB.reallyC.aliveD.lively6.A.movingB.moveC.movedD.tomove7.A.weatherB.degreeC.temperatureD.condition8.A.interestingB.importantC.difficultD.easy9.A.lateB.quicklyC.earlyD.slowly10.A.ideaB.thoughtC.mindD.impression三、阅读理解ATheSaharaDesertisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.Itcoversover9millionsquarekilometersacrossNorthAfrica.Theweathertherecanbeverydifferentinaday.Duringtheday,temperaturesriseabove40°C,whilenightscanbeverycold.ItisoneoftheworstplacesonEarth.TheSaharaisasbigasCanadabuthasveryfewpeople.Lessthan2.5millionpeoplelivethere,mostofthempeoplewhomovearoundalot.Thesepeopledon'thaveafixed(固定的）home.Theymovefromplacetoplace,takingeverythingtheyneedtolive.ThepeoplewholiveintheSaharaarecalledBedouin.Theyusegoats,sheep,andcamels（骆驼）forfoodandtomovearound.Waterisveryimportantforthem,sotheyneedtocarryenoughwaterorknowwheretofindit.Adesertisnotjustaplacewithlotsofsand.It'saplacethatgetsverylittlerain.Tobeadesert,aplacemustgetlessthan250mm（毫米）ofraineachyear.Only25%oftheSaharaiscoveredinsand.Therestisrockandsmallstones.Longago,theSaharawascoverediniceandlaterbecamegrasslands.Overtime,itbecamethedesertweseetoday.TheSaharaisaplacewithalonghistoryofchanges.WhereistheSaharaDesertlocated?A.InSouthAfricaB.InNorthAmericaC.InNorthAfricaD.InEurope2.WhyiswaterimportantfortheBedouin?A.BecausetheyuseittomakefoodB.BecausetheyuseittocarrythingsC.BecausetheyneedittoliveD.Becausetheyuseittowaterplants3.Theword"Bedouin"inthepassagerefersto______.A.akindofcamelthatlivesintheSaharaB.peoplewhohavefixedhomesinNorthAfricaC.nomadicpeople(游牧民族)livingintheSaharaD.animalslikegoatsandsheepthatBedouinskeep4.Accordingtothepassage,aplacecanbecalledadesertif______.A.itiscoveredwithlotsofsandandrocksB.itgetslessthan250mmofraineveryyearC.thetemperaturethereisveryhighduringthedayD.ithasfewerthan2.5millionpeoplelivingthere5.WhatwastheSaharalikelongago?A.ItwascoverediniceB.ItwascoveredinsandC.ItwascoveredinforestsD.ItwascoveredinwaterBChinahasmanywetlands(湿地）andsomeofthemhavebecometheworld’simportantWetlands.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYancheng,JiangsuProvince.Theyarehomeformanydifferentkindsofanimals.Theworld’slargestMiluDeerNatureReserve（自然保护区）isinthem.Morethan700Miludeerlivefreelythere.Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranes（鹤）intheworld,buteverywinteryoucanseesomeintheRed-crownedCraneNatureReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrainandsunshine,too.Theyarereallygoodplacesforwildlife.Offeringfoodandhomeforsomespecialkindsofanimalsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflood.Butsomepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandlessspaceforwildlife.Luckily,moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportanceofwetlandsandwildlife.Everyyear,onFebruary2nd,manyactivitiesareheldtotellpeop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above5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis____________.A.China’sWetlandsHaveAllEnteredtheWorld’sListB.Wetlands——HomeforWildlifeandHumanBeingsC.SpecialAnimalsinTheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsD.Wetlands——ValuableResources(资源)ontheEarth第二部分 四、单词拼写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。1.Itis______(自然的)forpeopletofeelexcitedwhentheyreadaninterestingstory.2.Thelittlegirlisalways______(好奇的)aboutthemagicalworldaroundher.3.Lily_____(研究)thehistoryofJaneEyrecarefullylastweektofinishherEnglishbookreport.4.Manyforeignvisitorslovethe______(南方的)Chinesefoodforitsuniqueflavors5.Manygreate______(探险家)traveledtheworldtolearnaboutdifferentcultureslongago6.TheweatherontheislandinRobinsonCrusoeis______(多变的),withrainandsunshineinoneday.7.WhenvisitingNorwayinwinter,travelersfeelcoldat-15d______Celsius.8.Mydad’soldlaptopisinbad____（条件）—itoftenfreezeswhenIdoEnglishhomework9.Ifoundmylostlibrarycardatthe______(底部)ofmyschoolbagaftersearchingfor10minutes.10.Wefoundsome______(不寻常的)traditionswhenvisitingasmalltowninSpainlastsummer.五选词填空（适当形式填空，每空一词）angry,question,why,wait,hour,change,die,fast,without,smileAdoctorquicklywenttothehospitalafterhewascalledforanemergencyoperation(手术).He(1)________hisclothesandwenttotheoperationroom.Amanwaswaitingoutsidetheoperationroom.Whenhesawthedoctor,heshouted,“(2)________doyoucomesolate?Don’tyouknowthatmysonisindanger?”Thedoctor(3)________andsaid,“Iamsorry.Iwasn’tinthehospitalandIwentbackas(4)________asIcould...Now,Iwishyou’dcalmdownsothatIcandomywork.”“Calmdown?!Ifyoursonwasinthisroomrightnow,wouldyoucalmdown?”askedtheman(5)________.Thedoctorsmiledandreplied,“Wewilltryourbest.”Theoperationtookseveral(6)________.Whenthedoctorwentout,hesaid,“Yoursonissaved.Ifyouhaveany(7)________,pleaseaskthenurse.”(8)________waitingfortheman’sreply,thedoctorwentaway.“Whywashesoarrogant(傲慢的)?Couldn’the(9)______afewminutessothatIcouldaskhimaboutmyson’sstate(情况)?”askedthemanwhenhesawthenurse.“Hisson(10)________inaroadaccidentyesterday.Hewasinthefuneral(葬礼)whenwecalledhimforyourson’soperation,”answeredthenurse.六阅读表达Confidenceisveryimportantindailylife.Itcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthyattitude（态度）.Astudyshowsthatthepeoplewhoaremoreconfidentaremuchhappier.Theycanhavemorechancestomakethemselvessuccessful.Buthowtobemoreconfident?Herearesomesuggestions:·SpeakloudWhenyouarenotconfident,youcan’tdowellwhatyouwanttodo.Youspeakinavoicesolowthatotherpeoplecanhardlyhearyou.Trytospeakloudenoughsothatpeoplecanhearyouclearly.Thehighvoicecanhelpyoubecomemoreconfident.·PlaysportsPhysicalexercisemakesyoutiredbutcompletelyrelaxed.［3］Astrongbodyhelpsyoubefullofconfidence.·EncourageyourselfWritedownalistofthingsyoudidduringthedaytoseehowmanythingsyouhavedonewell.Didyoufinishyourhomework?Didyoutellajokethatmadeeverybodylaugh?Giveyourselfpraiseforthegoodthingsyou’vedone.·Getridof（消除）fearFearcomesalongwithfailure（失败）.［4］Butit’seasytoovercome（克服）ifyouknowthatfailureispartofyourlife.Don’thideyourheadjustbecauseyousaidsomethingstupidlasttime.Trytostartagainandbelieveyoucandobetter.·PickupahobbyIfyoulikesinging,singasmuchasyoucan.Insomeways,ahobbycanmakeyououtstanding.Anditwillmakeyouhappyandconfident.（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。1．Howmanysuggestionscanhelpyoutobemoreconfident?___________________________________________________________________2．Whichsuggestiondoyouthinkisthemosthelpfulforyou?Why?___________________________________________________________________（二）将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。3．_______________________________________________________________4．_______________________________________________________________（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。5．________________________________________________________________七、书面表达假设你是李华，作为导游，要接待外国人来泰山参观游览。请根据以下内容，向外宾简单介绍泰山的基本情况。1.字数：80-120词2.语言通顺，语法正确，条理清晰，卷面整洁；3.不得出现真实姓名和学校名称泰山基本信息位置：位于中国山东省（ShandongProvince,China）地位：中国五岳之首（thefirstofChina’sFiveGreatMountains），世界文化与自然双重遗产（aworldculturalandnaturalheritage）特点：海拔约1545米，有著名景点（如十八盘EighteenBends、玉皇顶JadeEmperorPeak）文化意义：历史悠久，很多皇帝（emperor）曾来祭天（worshipheavenandearth），文人墨客留下石刻（stonecarvings）______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________