2026年学年人教八年级英语下册Unit4随堂小测

2026春学年人教新版英语八下Unit4随堂小测

Unit4TheWondersofNature!

第一课时

一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词

1.Theriverflowsbthebridge.

2.The(表面)ofthelakewascalmandreflective.

3.Shecleanedthehousefromtoptob.

4.His(研究)projectfocusesonrenewableenergy

sources.

5.Theyareonthesame1intheircareers.

二、用所给词的适当形式填空

1.The(deep)ofthelakeisunknown.

2.Thisisan(usual)bookwithinterestingstories.

3.The(mean)ofcommunicationhaveimprovedalot.

4.Differentcountrieshavedifferentlevelsof

(develop).

5.The(measure)ofthisroomaremetersinlength,4

metersinwidthand3metersinheight.

三、单项选择

()1.—isitfromheretoourschool?

—Itisfivekilometersfromheretoourschool.

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A.HowmuchB.Howfar

C.HowmanyD.Howlong

()2.TherearefancycarsondisplayherethatIdon't

knowwhichtobuy.

A.somuchB.suchmuch

C.somanyD.somuch

()3.Someofapplesarebecomingrotten,butthereststill

good.

A.amB.is

C.areD.was

()4.Theoldmanwastooweaktothebox.

A.fetchB.carry

C.takeD.bring

()5.WeaskedJohnandHenrysomeeasyquestions,andof

themcouldanswerthem.

A.noneB.both

C.allD.neither

()6.Mymotherisandoctor,andshehaslotsof

A.experienced;experience

B.experience;experience

C.experienced;experiences

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D.experience;;experiences

四、翻译句子

1.长城是世界奇观之一。

TheGreatWallisoneof

2.这个国家公园占地面积达数平方千米。

Thenationalparkspansseveral.

3.你应该尽快回复他的邮件以表示尊重。

Youshouldreplytohisemail__________________________

______toshowyourrespect.

4.我们无论如何都要赢得这场比赛。

Wemustwinthegame.

5,顺便问一下，你看过新上映的那部电影了吗？

,haveyouseenthenewmoviethat'sout?

五、补全对话

A:1.________________

B:Ithinkitisveryimportant.Toprotecttheenvironmentisto

protectourselves.

A:2..Wemustdoourpartforenvironmental

protection.Airpollutionissoseriousthatitevenmakespeopleill.

B:Right.3.__________

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A:Wecanstartwithsmallthingsinourdailylife,suchasnot

littering.

B:Ithinkso.Itwillgreatlyreducethepollutionifeveryonetakes

actiontoprotectourearth.

A:Youareright.Well,4.

B:Howaboutsettingupanenvironmentalvolunteergroup?

A:That'sgreatsuggestion.Wecandomoreifwesetupan

environmentalvolunteergroup.

B:Yes.5.________________

A.Whatelsecanwedo?

B.Whatdoyouthinkofenvironmentalprotection?

C.Afterall,manyhandsmakelightwork.

D.Iagreewithyou.

E.Whatcanwedoforit?

六、阅读理解

Sharkshelpkeepouroceanshealthy

Manypeoplethinkofsharksasdangerousanimals.Buthumansdo

moreharmtotheseanimalsthantheydotous.Although

sharkattacksdohappen,theyarequiteuncommon.Ontheother

hand,accordingtoonesurvey,humanskill100millionsharksevery

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year.Thissurveyiswarningthatmanykindsofsharksmay

becomeextinct.

Thekillingofsharksisaproblemforthewholeplanet.Sharksare

killers,whichmeansthattheyeatotherspecies,butthatfewanimals

eatthem.Assharksdieoff,thepopulationsoftheanimalsthat

sharkseatwillincrease.Thatincludessomeseaanimalsthathumans

eat,suchasfish.Smallersharkpopulationaffectsmorethanjustthe

ocean.Oceanplantsproducemuchoftheoxygenontheplanet.

Theseplantscanbeharmedwhenchangesinthesharkpopulation

upsettheecosystem.

Don'tusesharkproducts.Sharkliveroilisusedinmaypopular

cosmetics（化》女品）.petfoods,vitamins,energydrinksandleather

goodscanalsobemadefromsharkparts.Andsharkmeatissold

aroundtheworld,sometimesundermisleadingnamessuchasrock

salmonorwhitefish.Mostsharkskilledworldwideareonlykilledfor

theirfins,whichareusedtomakesharkfinsoup.Theprocessis

terrible:Fishermencuttheshark'sfinsoffandthenthrowtheshark

backintothewater,stillalive.Thenthesharkdiesslowly,

sometimesoverseveraldays.Sharksbreathebyswimming,soa

sharkthatcan'tswimwilldie.

Sharksoftendiebecausetheybecometangled（缠绕）innetsfor

catchingotherkindsoffish.Ifyoueatseafood,makesureitcomes

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fromrightfisheriesthatcarefortheoceans.Manyorganizationstry

toprotectsharks.Theycanteachyouabouttheseanimalsandgive

moreadviceonhowtokeepthemalive.Theseorganizationsalso

needyoursupporttocontinueprotectingtheseimportantanimals.

()1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"extinct”meaninEnglish?

A.LeftB.Reached

C.StartedD.Ended

()2.Whyshouldwesavethesharks?

A.Toprotectotherseafish.

B.Togrowmoreseaplants.

C.Toprotecttheoceanecosystem.

D.Todealwithclimatechange.

()3.What'sthewritingpurposeofParagraph3?

A.Toshowushowsharksdie.

B.Toaskustocatchmoresharks.

C.Toaskustomakesharkproducts.

D.Toaskustostopusingsharkproducts.

()4.WhatisTRUEaboutthepassage?

A.Wecan'teatanyseafoodatall.

B.Wecan'tdoanythingtosavesharks.

C.Wecaneatsomeseafoodfromrightfisheries.

D.Wecanraisesharkswiththehelpofscientists.

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()5.Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanyoureadthetext?

A.Healthandsports.

B.Historyandculture.

C.Scienceandtechnology.

D.Populationandenvironment.

第二课时

一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词

1.Hewastheonlyonewhostheplanecrash.

2.Theplantsgrowwellunderthese(状况).

3.Weshouldienvironmentalprotectionaspartofour

developmentplan.

4.Herubbedhissore(肩膀)afteralongdayofwork.

5.Theadvertisementisdesignedtoayoungconsumers.

二、用所给词的适当形式填空

1.Hehasalwaysdreamedofbecominga(climb)and

exploringtheworld'shighestpeaks.

2.Shehasa(change)mood,sometimeshappyand

sometimessadfornoreason.

3.Thetimelymedicaltreatmenthelpedhimavoid

(die).

4.They(success)carriedouttheplan.

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5.I'mthinkingaboutquittingmyjobandstartingmyownbusiness.

Itseemsexcitingbut(risk).

6.Hefinallysatisfiedhis(curious)byopeningthebox.

7.Youcan(simple)followtheinstructionsonthe

packagetousethisproduct.

8.Thesolo(travel)enjoyedthefreedomofexploring

newplacesonhisown.

9.Theoldtowncomes(live)duringthefestival.

10.Weshouldusemore(nature)materialsinourdaily

life.

三、单项选择

()1.Itwasdifficultaquestionthatpeoplecould

answerit.

A.so;fewB.so;afew

C.such;fewD.such;afew

()2.—doyouvisityourgrandparents?

--Ivisitthemtwiceamonth.

A.HowlongB.Howmany

C.HowoftenD.Howsoon

()3.Wedon'tallowinthisroom.

A.smokingB.tosmoke

C.peoplesmokingD.peopletosmoking

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()4.Marywillattendthepartytomorrow.

A.canB.must

C.hadtoD.beableto

()5.Theplanetotheairportduetobadweather.

A.gaveB.returned

C.isbackD.took

()6.Theprojectwillallmyfreetimethisweekend.

A.takeupB.takedown

C.takeawayD.takeoff

四、从方框中选择相关短语的适当形式填空

bedeterminedtodosth.;bitbybit;insize;astrongmind;1

ocatein

1.Thenewmodelissmallerthantheoldone.

2.Shefinishthemarathon,nomatterhow

difficultitis.

3.Ourcompanyisthedowntownarea.

4.Shegainedconfidenceassheparticipatedin

morepublicspeakingactivities.

5.Havingisessentialforachievingsuccessinlife.

五、完形填空

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Theenvironmentiseverythingaroundusinthenaturalworld.Itis

theearth,theair,rivers,lakes,forestsandseas.Theseare1.______

humanbeingsdependonforaliving.

Allnaturalwasteis2..Animalwasteanddeadbodiesare

brokendownbysmallcreatures,likethosewormsinthesoil.Thisis

their3..Thecarbondioxidethatpeopleandanimals

breathe(呼吸)outisusedbyplantstobreatheandhelpthem

4..Plantsgiveoutoxygenwhichpeopleandanimalsneedto

breathein.Plants5.waterthroughtheirroots.Theypassit

outthroughtheirleaves6.______moisture(水分).Thismoisture,

togetherwithwatervapourcomingfromriversandseas,risesand

turnsintowaterdropletsandformsclouds.Largerwaterdroplets

thenfalldownintheformof7..Inthisway,thewatergoes

8.totheearth,riversandseastobeusedagain.

However,humanshavemadealotofchangestotheearth.The

technologyandindustryhavemadelife9.,buttheyalso

producealotofnewwaste.Naturefindsthisnewwastehardor

10.torecycle.Manshalldealwiththisproblembeforeitis

toolate.

()1.A.howB.what

C.whichD.where

()2.A.avoidedB.allowed

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C.reducedD.recycled

()3.A.foodB.hobby

C.methodD.support

()4.A.growB.continue

C.progressD.increase

()5.A.putawayB.giveoff

C.takeupD.holdon

()6.A.likeB.with

C.inD.as

()7.A.windB.rain

C.stormD.shower

()8.A.forwardB.about

C.backD.away

()9.A.slowerB.easier

C.heavierD.cheaper

()10.A.helpfulB.valuable

C.impossibleD.unnecessary

六、阅读理解

Coralreefs(珊瑚礁)areimportanttoseacreatures.Aboutaquarter

ofalloceanlifedependsoncoralreefsatsomepointintheirlife.

However,thisyear,highsea-surfacetemperatureshavekilleda

largenumberofcoralreefsaroundtheworld.

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InDapengBay,thedevelopmentofcoralreefsisnotsatisfactory.

Comparedwithhealthyreefs,theonesinDapengBayshowbig

differences.First,healthyreefshavesmallareaswhicharehometo

seacreatures,whileunhealthyreefsarecoveredbyseaplants.

Second,theymakedifferentsounds.Healthyreefswithplentyofsea

creaturesproducemanykindsofsounds,likeabandplayingmusic

piecesintheocean.However,brokenreefswithfewerkindsofsea

creaturesaremuchquieter.Theycancausewhalestolosedirection

andevenswimtothecoast.

Therecentwhalestrandings(搁浅)inDapengBayareprobably

relatedtothestateofcoralreefs.Unfriendlyenvironmentalactivities

doharmtothereefsandbreakthefoodweb,changingthe

whales'wayofliving.Waterwithhighnutrient(营养)levelsand

citylightinghavealsomadethewhalesswimclosertothecoast.

Thebeautifulcoralreefsarevaluableforsupportingoceanlife...

()1.Whathaveledtothedeathofcoralreefsthisyear?

A.Oceananimals.

B.Aboutaquarterofalloceanlife.

C.Seacreatures

D.Highsea-surfacetemperatures.

()2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ones''inParagraph2refer

to?

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A.CoralReefs.B.Seaplants.

C.Musicpieces.D.Smallareas.

()3.Whatcanwelearnaboutunhealthycoralreefs?

A.Theymakeloudersounds.

B.Morewhalesswimaroundthem.

C.Seaplantsgrowalloverthem.

D.Theyhelpwhalesfindtheirway.

()4.Whatmaythewritercontinuetotalkaboutinthelast

paragraph?

A.Waystostopwhalestranding.

B.Actionstoprotectthecoralreefs.

C.Solutionstothecitylightingproblem.

D.Reasonsforhighsea-surfacetemperatures.

()5.Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inafilmreview.

B.Inasciencereport.

C.Inatravelguide.

D.Inanartmagazine.

第三课时

一、单项选择

()1.Schoolsformorethan168childrenworldwidehave

beencompletelyclosedbecauseoftheCOVID-19.

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A.millionB.millions

C.millionofD.millionsof

()2.Thenumber4,123isread.

A.Fourthousandonehundredandtwenty-three

B.Fourthousandandonehundredtwenty-three

C.Fourthousandandahundredandtwenty-three

D.Fourthousandsahundredandtwenty-three

()3.Threehundredthousandonehundredandseventymeans

A.3,170B.3,117

C.300,170D.30,170

()4.Therearedaysinayear.

A.threehundredsixtyandfive

B.threehundredandsixty-five

C.threehundredsandsixty-five

D.threehundredsixty-five

()5.Wegaveawaybookstotheschoollibrarylastyear.

A.sixthousandsB.sixthousand

C.sixthousandsofD.sixthousandof

()6.Howtoread85,626inEnglish?

A.Eight-fivethousand,sixhundredsandtwenty-six.

B.Eighty-fivethousand,sixhundredandtwenty-six.

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C.Fifty-eightthousand,sixhundredandtwenty-six.

D.Eighty-fivethousands,sixhundredandtwenty-six.

()7.Wecansaythenumber78,645inEnglishlikethis.

A.seventy-eightthousandandsixhundredandforty-five

B.seventy-eightthousand,sixhundredandfortyfive

C.seventy-eightthousand,sixhundredandforty-five

D.seventyeightthousand,sixhundredandforty-five

()8.Amongalltheteachersinthisschool,MissTaois.

A.youngB.younger

C.theyoungestD.themostyoung

()9.Waterpollutionisoneofinourcountry.

A.seriousproblem

B.themoreseriousproblems

C.mostseriousproblems

D.themostseriousproblems

()10.Thereisn'tanairportnearwhereIlive.Theoneis

about90milesaway.

A.busiestB.farthest

C.newestD.nearest

二、阅读理解

Haveyoueverseenthisflower?Theflowerisreallybig.Itscolouris

red.Lookclosely,andyoucanfindthatithasteeth.Itiscalled

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Rafflesia.Itistheworld'sbiggestflower.Youcanseeitinthe

documentary(纪录片)TheGreenPlanet.

TheGreenPlanetisanewdocumentaryfromBBC.Itshowsusthe

worldofplants.Tofinddifferentplantsfromtheworld,thefilm

workerstravelledfromtherainforesttosomesnowyplaces.They

alsoclimbedmountainsandwalkedintodeserts.Tofindplantsinthe

water,theyevenjumpedintorivers.Thosefilmworkerstravelledto

twenty-sevencountriesandittookthemaboutfouryearstofinish

thedocumentary.

Thedocumentaryopensoureyestothenaturalworld,anditshares

animportantmessagewithus.Plantsarereallyveryimportantin

nature.Theyhelpusinmanyways,suchasmakingoxygen,cleaning

theairandgivingusfood.Theyareourbestfriends.Weshouldn't

damagethem.Weneedtoprotectthem.

Alwaysremember,whatwedointhenext20yearswilldecidethe

futureofplantsintheworld.

()1.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Byaskingaquestion.

C.Bylistingnumbers.D.Byshowingasaying.

()2.WhatisRafflesia?

A.Thenameofadocumentary.

B.Thenameofaflower.

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C.Thenameofaman.

D.Thenameofaplace.

()3.Whatdoweknowaboutthedocumentary?

A.Itisabouttheworldofanimals.

B.Itsfilmworkerstravelledto27countriesjustforfun.

C.Itsfilmworkersworkedhardtofindplants.

D.Itmakesusknowlittleaboutthenaturalworld.

()4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OurWorld.

B.DifferentPlants

C.ANewDocumentary.

D.TheFutureofPlants.

(B)

Thenaturalworldiscolorfulwithhumans,plantsandanimals

showingdifferentcolors.

Humanskincanbemanydifferentcolorsanditchangeswiththesun,

ourfeelingsorourhealthforexample.Thisisbecauseofpigments

(色素)，whichreflectlightandmakewhattheeyeseesascolors.So,

whenwefeelexcitedorangry,ourheartcansendmorebloodtothe

faceandthepigmentsintheskinbecomered.Thisiswhywehave

theexpressionthatsomeone“seesred“whentheyareangry.

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Plantsalsohavepigments.Colorisimportantforthemtoliveon.

Thebrightcolorsofflowerscatchtheattentionofinsects,whichthen

carrytheirpollen（花粉）fromoneflowertoanother.Beescansee

colorswecan't,andtheyfollowthesetotheinsideoftheflower.

Withoutbeesvisitingflowersinthisway,manyplantswoulddieout.

Animalsalsousecolorfortheirownneed.Theyprotectthemselves

withdifferentcolorssoasnottobeseenbypredators.Thesnowshoe

hareforexample,atypeofwildrabbit,changescolorwithseasons

forthisreason.Duringsummeritisbrowncolor,andinwinteritis

whitesothatitcanhideinthesnow.However,someanimalsuse

colorasawarningtomakepredatorsstayaway.Brightcolorssuch

asyellowandredareoftenusedinthisway.Nature,however,is

veryclever,andpredatorsalsousecolorstoattract（吸弓I）the

animalstheyfeedon.

So,wecanseethattheremaybemanydifferentreasonsandusesfor

colorsinthenaturalworld.Someusesofcolorinnatureremain

unknown,butonethingisforsure,colornotonlymakesourplanet

beautifulbutitisalsonecessaryforourplanettoliveon.

（）5.Paragraph2mainlytellsusthatis/arethecause

thatmakeshumanskinchangecolor.

A.feelingsB.pigments

C.bloodD.sunshine

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()6.AccordingtoParagraph3.plantscanusetoattract

insects.

A.leavesB.fruits

C.pollenD.color

()7.Theunderlinedword“predators“inParagraph4refersto

animalswhich.

A.hideinsecretplaces

B.killotheranimalsforfood

C.changecolorwiththesun

D.protectthemselvesfromdanger

()8.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Todescribeanimals5waysoflife.

B.Toencourageustostudycolorinnature.

C.Tointroducetheusesofcolorsforlifeonearth.

D.Toexplaintheimportanceofprotectingourplanet.

三、七选五(阅读短文，从7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成

此对话，有两项多余)

EarthDay,whichfallsonApril22,isadaytocallonmorepeopleto

protectthenaturalworld.Thisyear'stheme“Planet(行星)vs.

Plastic“isespeciallyimportantbecauseplasticisharmingour

environmentinmanyways.Plasticdoesn't:breakdowneasily.

1.Tofightagainstpollution,weallneedtodosomething.

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Governmentscanmakerulestolimittheuseofplasticandencourage

peopletorecycle.Businessshouldfindwaytouselessplasticoruse

recycledplasticinstead.Internationalcooperation（合作）isofgreat

importance,asmanyenvironmentalproblemsneedworldwide

support.2.______

Schoolscanhelptoo.3.Bytakingpartinactivitieslikezero

-wasteeventsatschool,wewillbemorelikelytomakeproper

choicesinourdailylives.Wecanalsosharewhatweknowwithour

friendsandfamilies.

4.Weareadvisedtousereusableshoppingbagsandglass

bottlesinsteadofplasticones.It'sagoodideatotrytobuy

somethingwithoutalotofplasticpackaging（包装）.Evensmall

changesinourdailyhabitscanbehelpful.

EarthDayisaperfectchancetohaveourvoiceheard.5.

Let'sworktogethertowardsagreenerworld.

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A.Westudentscanmakeadifference.

B.Thissimplehabitcanreduceourplasticwaste.

C.Wecanhelpsupportthisyear'sthemebysayingyes.

D.RememberthateverylittlebithelpstoprotecttheEar