Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature 单元测评卷（含答案）-2024人教版八年级英语下册

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.

Ifsagreatofnature.

A.wonderB.signC.ruleD.plan

()3.-DoyouknowtheDeadSea?

-Yes.Ifssothatyoucanfloatonthewatereasily.

A.deepB.cleanC.saltyD.wide

()4.Whenwegottothetopofthemountain,wethewholecitybelow.It

lookedamazing.

A.pickedB.viewedC.reachedD.touched

()5.Mybrotherisinterestedinnature.Heoftenreadsbooksaboutlike

oceansandvolcanoes.

A.animalsB.buildingsC.wondersD.cultures

()6.isthedeepestoceanintheworld?

A.WhichB.WhereC.WhatD.How

()7.Let'sgotothebeachthisweekend.Wecanenjoythesandandwarm

sunshine.

A.hugeB.whiteC.deepD.strange

()8.-Haveyoueverseenarealwaterfall?

-Yes.LastsummerINiagaraFallswithinyfamily.

A.wentB.visitedC.arrivedD.came

()9.thenewsaboutthenewnaturereserve,manypeoplewanttogothere

totakephotos.

A.HearB.HearingC.HeardD.Tohear

()10.-IthinktheGrandCanyonismorewonderfulthananyotherplaceintheUS.

-.It'sreallyagreatgiftfromnature.

A.Idon'tthinksoB.Iagreewithyou

C.That'sallrightD.You'rewelcome

二、完形填空。(每小题1.5分，共15分)

Lastsummer,IhadachancetovisitJiuzhaigouwithmyparents.It*safamousnature

reserveinSichuan,China.Whenwe1therebycar,Iwasshockedbyitsbeauty

atonce.Theskywasblue,andthelakeswereso2thatwecouldseethefish

swimminginside.

Onthefirstday,wewalkedalongthepaths.Wesawmanywaterfalls.Somewerebig

andloud,whileothersweresmalland3.MyfavoritewastheNuorilang

Waterfall.Itwas4andlookedlikeawhitecurtainhangingfromthemountain.

Thenextday,weclimbedasmallmountain.Whenwegottothe5,we

couldseeallthelakesandmountains.Theviewwas6.Wetooklotsofphotos

there.

Duringthetrip,wealsolearnedsomerulesofthereserve.Wemustn't7in

thelakes,andwecan'tpickflowersorhurtanimals.Theseruleshelpkeepthereserve

cleanandbeautiful.

IthinkJiuzhaigouisoneofthemostamazing8ofnature.Ifeltsocloseto

naturethere.Itwasagreattrip.Iwillnever9it.Ihopetogothereagain

sometimeinthe10.

()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)

A

WondersoftheWorld

Herearesomefamousnaturalwondersaroundtheworld.

TheGrandCanyon(US)

It'soneofthelargestcanyonsintheworld.It*sabout446kilometerslong,

upto29kilometerswide,and1.6kilometersdeep.TheColoradoRiver

runsthroughit.Youcanseedifferentcolorsofrocksatdifferenttimesof

theday.

VictoriaFalls(Africa)

It'sontheborderofZambiaandZimbabwe.It'sabout1,708meterswide

and108metershigh.Whenthewaterfalls,youcanseeabigcloudofmist

(水雾)fromfaraway.Ifscalled"TheSmokeThatThunders**.

GreatBarrierReef(Australia)

It'sthelargestcoralreefsystemintheworld.Ithasover2,900individual

reefsand900islands.Youcanfindmorethan1,500kindsoffishand600

kindsofcoralhere.It'sagreatplacefordiviogandsnorkeling.

()1.HowdeepistheGrandCanyon?

A.446kmB.29kmC.1.6kmD.108m

()2.VictoriaFallsisfamousfor.

A.itslonglengthB.thebigmistwhenwaterfalls

C.colorfulcoralD.clearlakes

()3.Whichplaceisbestforpeoplewholovediving?

A.TheGrandCanyonB.VictoriaFalls

C.GreatBarrierReefD.Alloftheabove

()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheGrandCanyon?

A.It*sinAfrica.

B.Ariverrunsthroughit.

C.Ifsthelargestcanyonintheworld.

D.Ithasmanyislands.

()5.Whatcanwelearnfromthematerial?

A.NaturalwondersareallinAmerica.

B.VictoriaFallsisalsocalled"TheSmokeThatThunders".

C.TheGreatBarrierReefhaslessthan1,000kindsoffish.

D.TheGrandCanyoniswiderthanVictoriaFalls.

B

WhenIwas12yearsold,IwenttoMountTaiwithmyuncle.Westartedclimbingat

10p.m.becausewewantedtoseethesunriseatthetop.

Atfirst,Iwasexcited.Iclimbedquickly.Butaftertwohours,Ifelttired.Mylegs

weresore,andIwantedtogiveup.Myunclesaid,"Don'tstop.Thesunriseisworth

seeing.Lookaroundyou.Thestarsaresobrighthere/11lookedup,andtheskywasfull

ofstars.Itwasbeautiful.Ikeptclimbing.

Atabout4a.m.,wegottothetop.Itwascold,soweboughthotdrinks.Wewaited

forthesunrise.Suddenly,theskyturnedlightpink.Then,thesunslowlycameup.Itwas

redandround.Themountainsbelowlookedgolden.ItwasthemostbeautifulthingIhad

everseen.

Now,everytimeIfaceadifficultthing,Irememberthattrip.IknowifIkeepgoing,I

willseethe“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.Il'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,liketheTianmenMountainandthe

BaofengLake.

A:3.?

R:Theweatherwasfinemostofthetime.Itwascoolinthemountains,whichmade

thetripcomfortable.

A:4.?

B:Ofcourse!Wealsotriedsomelocalfood,liketheZhangjiajiebaconandrice

noodles.Theyweredelicious.

A:Wow,thafswonderful.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,study

Ilove1verymuch.Lastmonth,Iwentto2theYellowstone

NationalParkwithmyfriends.It'soneofthemostfamousparksintheUS.

Whenwcfirstarrived,wcsawa3lake.Thewaterwasso4that

wecouldseethestonesatthebottom.Thenwewalkedtoawaterfall.Itwas5

andthesoundwasveryloud.Wefeltsmallwhenwe6infrontofit.

Thenextday,we7amountain.Onthewayup,we8somebirds

singinginthetrees.Whenwegottothetop,theviewwas9.Wecouldsee

forests,lakesandriversallaround.Weallagreedthatitwasagreat10of

nature.

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.IfsbetweenIsraelandJordan.

TheDeadSeaisnotarealsea.Ifsabiglake.2.Nofishcanliveinit,andno

plantsgrowaroundit.Thafswhyit'scalledthe"DeadSea".

3.Thewaterissosaltythatyoucanfloatoniteasilywithoutswimming.Many

peoplegotheretofloatandenjoythesunshine.4.Themud（泥）fromtheDead

Seaisalsogoodforskin.Peopleoftenputitontheirfacesandbodies.

5.Butbecauseoftoomuchwaterbeingtakenfromtheriversthatfeedit,the

DeadSeaisgettingsmallereveryyear.Scientistsaretryingtofindwaystosaveit.

A.Ifsfamousforitsverysaltywater.

B.It'sthelowestplaceonEarth.

C.TheDeadSeaisindangernow.

D.Thewaterthereisveryclean.

E.Ifsmuchsaltierthantheocean.

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。

参考答案

一、单项选择

1〜5.BACBC6〜10.ABBBB

二、完形填空

1〜5.BABBC6〜10.CABBA

三、阅读理解

1〜5.CBCBB6〜10.CBACC

四、词汇运用

1.longest

2.mountains

3.amazing

4.natural

5.deep

五、补全对话

1.