Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature 单元测试卷（含答案无听力原文及音频）人教版八年级英语下册

Unit4TheWondersofNature单元检测卷时间：100分钟满分：100分第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。()1.HowlongistheYangtzeRiver?A.About6,300kilometres.B.About5,400kilometres.C.About4,500kilometres.()2.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.SomephotosoftheAmazonRainforest.B.SomephotosoftheSaharaDesert.C.SomephotosoftheHimalayas.()3.WhatareLucyandMiketalkingabout?A.ATVshowaboutnature.B.Abookaboutendangeredanimals.C.Atriptothezoo.()4.WhereistheGobiDesert?A.InChina.B.InAfrica.C.InAustralia.()5.Whichnaturalwonderdoestheboylikebest?A.TheThreeGorges.B.TheYellowRiver.C.MountHuangshan.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题()6.HowlargeistheDaintreeRainforest?A.About900,000squarekilometres.B.About9,000squarekilometres.C.About90,000squarekilometres.()7.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Rainforestfacts.B.Animalfacts.C.Historyfacts.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题()8.Howheavyisanewbornpanda?A.About150grams.B.About300grams.C.About500grams.()9.Howlongdowildpandasusuallylive?A.15to20years.B.20to25years.C.25to30years.听第8段材料，回答第10、11题()10.WhoisTenzingNorgay?A.Afamousscientist.B.Afamousclimber.C.Afamouswriter.()11.WhywasithardforthemtoclimbQomolangma?A.Becauseofthebadweather.B.Becausetheyhadnofood.C.Becausetheylosttheirway.听第9段材料，回答第12至14题()12.Whatriveraretheytalkingabout?A.TheYangtzeRiver.B.TheNileRiver.C.TheAmazonRiver.()13.HowlongistheYangtzeRiver?A.About6,300kilometres.B.About5,400kilometres.C.About6,400kilometres.()14.Whatwilltheylearnaboutnextclass?A.Lakes.B.Mountains.C.Deserts.听第10段材料，回答第15至17题()15.Howmanynationalparkshasthegirlbeento?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.()16.WhatanimalscanyouseeinWolongNationalPark?A.Pandas.B.Tigers.C.Elephants.()17.WhereisJiuzhaigouNationalPark?A.InShaanxiProvince.B.InGansuProvince.C.InSichuanProvince.听第11段材料，回答第18至20题()18.WhereisMountHua?A.InShaanxiProvince.B.InShanxiProvince.C.InHenanProvince.()19.HowhighisMountHua?A.About2,155metres.B.About1,997metres.C.About1,545metres.()20.WhatdopeoplecallMountHua?A.A"riskymountain".B.A"greenmountain".C.A"quietmountain".第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。ARainforestInformationAmazonRainforestThelargestrainforestintheworld.ItcoversmostofnorthernSouthAmerica.TheAmazonRiverrunsthroughit.Ithasmillionsofkindsofplantsandanimals.CongoRainforestThesecond-largestrainforest,incentralAfrica.TheCongoRiverrunsthroughit.Ithasmanyrareanimalslikebonobos.DaintreeRainforestInAustralia,oneoftheoldestrainforestsonEarth.Summeristhebesttimetovisitit.Youcanstayintheforestandenjoynature.SoutheastAsianRainforestAcrossmanycountries.It’sfamousforBengaltigers,kingcobrasandotherspecialanimals.()21.WhichriverrunsthroughtheCongoRainforest?A.TheCongoRiver.B.TheAmazonRiver.C.TheNileRiver.()22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheAmazonRainforest?A.ItisinAfrica.B.Itisthebiggestrainforestintheworld.C.Noriverrunsthroughit.()23.WhatisthebesttimetovisittheDaintreeRainforest?A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Winter.BQomolangmaistheworld’shighestmountain,withaheightof8,848.86metres.Millionsofyearsago,twopartsoftheEarth’scrustpushedagainsteachother.Thegroundrosehighabovethesea,andQomolangmawasborn.Qomolangmaisbeautiful,butitslivingconditionsareterrible.EveninJuly,thewarmestmonth,thetemperatureisaround-17℃.Thewindisstrongandtheairisthin.Onlyafewanimalscanlivethere.Theyakisoneofthem.Itcangrowupto2.2metresandweighupto1,000kilos.Itsspecialbloodcantakeinmoreoxygen,whichhelpsitliveinsuchahighplace.PeoplehavetriedtoclimbQomolangmaformanyyears.In1953,EdmundHillaryandTenzingNorgaybecamethefirsttwopeopletoreachthetop.Sincethen,manybraveclimbershaveriskedtheirlivestostandontheroofoftheworld.()24.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?A.HowQomolangmawasformed.B.HowtoclimbQomolangma.C.TheanimalsonQomolangma.()25.WhycanyaksliveonQomolangma?A.Theyarebigandstrong.B.Theirbloodcantakeinmoreoxygen.C.Theyeatspecialplantsthere.()26.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.ClimbingQomolangmaisverydangerous.B.ClimbingQomolangmaiseasyforeveryone.C.NoonecanclimbQomolangma.()27.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.HistoryandCulture.B.NatureandGeography.C.AnimalsandPlants.CTheGobiDesertisoneofthelargestdesertsintheworld.ItcoverspartsofnorthernChinaandsouthernMongolia.Theweatherthereisveryspecial:it’sextremelyhotduringthedayandfreezingcoldatnight.Thehighesttemperaturecanreach40℃,whilethelowestcandropto-40℃.Howcanpeoplesurviveinsuchaplace?Herearesometips.•Wearthickclothes.Itcanprotectyoufrombothheatandcold.•Acarisnecessary.Itcanprotectyoufromthestrongwindandhelpyoufindyourway.•Drinkwatereveryhour,butonlydrinkalittleeachtime.•Eatsmallmeals.Toomuchfoodwillmakeyoufeeltired.()28.HowdoesthewriterstartParagraph1?A.Bygivingfactsandnumbers.B.Bytellingastory.C.Byaskingaquestion.()29.WhichpicturecanshowtheGobi’stemperaturechangeinaday?A.B.C.()30.Howmanytipsdoesthewritergive?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.()31.Whoisthepassagemostprobablyfor?A.Geographylovers.B.Animallovers.C.Musiclovers.第二节（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。Rainforestsarethickforestswithtalltreesandlotsofrain.TheyarehometomorekindsoflifethananyotherplaceonEarth.32.______MorethanhalfofitisinBrazil.Thesecond-largestrainforestistheCongoRainforestinAfrica.33.______Rainforestsareveryspecial.34.______Therearemillionsofplantsandanimalsherethatyoucan’tfindanywhereelse.Thewarmandwetweatherhelpsallkindsoflifegrow.35.______Rainforestsarethelungsofourplanet.A.ThebiggestrainforestistheAmazonRainforest.B.Youcanfindtreesastallas60metresthere.C.Whyistheresomuchlifeintherainforest?D.Allthisrainandwarmweatherhelpplantsgrowfast.E.TherearenorainforestsinAsia.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。TheNileisthelongestriverintheworld.Itis6,650kilometreslong.AncientEgyptwasoneoftheoldestcivilizations,andit36.______rightalongtheNileRiver.TheancientEgyptians37.______bytheNile.Theyusedtherichsoilandwaterto38.______foodforthemselvesandtheiranimals.TheNilewasvery39.______tothem.Everyyear,theriverfloodedtheland.Afterthewaterwentaway,itleftrichmud.Farmerscould40.______growfoodinthemud.Peoplealsogotfoodfromtheriver.Theyusednetsto41.______fish.TheNilealsohelpedthemtravel.Theyusedboatsmadeofplantstomoveonthewater.TheNilewaslikea42.______totheancientEgyptians.Itgavethemfood,waterandawaytotravel.ThankstotheNile,theancientEgyptiansbuiltagreatcivilization.()36.A.grewB.livedC.played()37.A.workedB.travelledC.studied()38.A.findB.cookC.grow()39.A.importantB.dangerousC.strange()40.A.neverB.onlyC.easily()41.A.catchB.feedC.watch()42.A.friendB.enemyC.teacher第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺（每空一词，每词限用一次）。big,with,so,become,factory,paint,visit,I,easy,theIliveinChongqing,acityalongtheYangtzeRiver.Itisthe43.______cityinsouthwestChina.Itliesbetweentwomountains,44.______theYangtzeRiverrunningthroughit.Thirtyyearsago,Chongqingwasaquietplace.Thereweremany45.______alongtheriver.Butnow,it46.______abusyandmoderncity.Thestreetsarewideandclean,47.______tallbuildingsonbothsides.Therearemanybeautifulplaceshere.Fromthetopofthemountains,youcan48.______enjoythewholecity.Manyartistslove49.______thespecialnightviewsofChongqing.It’sagreatcity.Everyyear,thousandsof50.______comehere.IlovemycityandIamproudof51.______.第四部分综合技能（共两节，满分25分）第一节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。Chinahasmanyamazingwaterfalls.Herearefourfamousones.HuangguoshuWaterfallisinGuizhouProvince.ItisoneofthelargestwaterfallsinChina.Whenwaterfallsfromthehighmountain,itlookslikeahugewhitecurtain.ThreeGorgesWaterfallisinHubeiProvince.Itisfamousforitswidewatersurfaceandloudsound.Manyvisitorscomehereeveryyear.HukouWaterfallisontheYellowRiver.Theyellowwaterrushesdownandmakesabigroar.Itisthesecond-largestwaterfallinChina.Lushan