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

Unit4TheWondersofNature单元练习题

第一部分

一、单项填空

l.ThcoftheAmazonRiverisabout100metersonaverage,whichmakesitoneofthe

deepestriversintheworld.

A.heightB.widthC.lengthD.d印th

2.TheDeadSeaisafamousoftheworld,attractingmillionsofvisitorsfromdifferent

countrieseveryyear.

A.wonderfulB.wonderC.wonderingD.wondered

3.Whenwcvisitedthehospital,wcsawadoctortryingtosaveabirdthatfellfromthetree.

A.dyingB.dieC.deadD.death

4.TheAmazonRainfbrest,the"lungsoftheearth",isbecomingamongtravelerswho

lovenatureandexploration.

A.popularandpopularB.moreandmorepopular

C.popularerandpopularerD.themostandmostpopular

5.…doesthenewhigh-speedtraintravel?

—Itcanreachaspeedof350kilometersperhour.

A.HowsoonB.HowfastC.HowlongD.Howoften

6.youstudyfortheexam,scoresyouwillget.

A.Harder;higherB.Theharder;thehigherC.Theharder;higherD.Harder;thehigher

7.Aftermonthsofcarefulpreparation,thestudentsfinishedtheirgroupresearchon

environmentalprotection.

A.successfulB.successfullyC.successD.succeed

8.Onlyafewpeopleintheterribleearthquakelastyearbecauseithappenedsuddenly.

A.surviveB.survivedC.survivalD.survivor

9.Thetableinourroomtoomuchspace,soweplantomoveittothecomer.

A.takesinB.takesoffC.takesonD.takesup

lO.Withtherapidofscienceandtechnology,ourdailylifehasbecomemoreconvenient

thanbefore.

A.developB.developingC.developmentD.developed

二、完形填空

MountHuangisoneofthemostfamousmountainsinChina.Itis]inthesouthofAnhui

Province.Everyyear,millionsoftourists2allovertheworldcometovisitit.

MountHuangisfamous3its"FourWonders":strange-shapedpines（松树）,uniquerocks,sea

ofcloudsandhoisprings（泉水）.Thepinesgrowin4___placesandtheirshapesarereally

amazing.Manyrockslooklike5_animalsorpeople.Whenyouarconthemountain,youcan

oftenseetheseaofclouds6aroundyou.Itmakesyoufeellikeyouareinafairyland.

The7inMountHuangischangeable.Il'ssunnyinthemorning,butitmayraininthe

afternoon.Soit's8totakeanumbrellawithyouwhenyouvisitit.

Ifyouwanttoseethesunrise,youneedtogetupvery9andclimbtothetopofthe

mountain.It'stiringbutworthit.ThesunriseoverMountHuangissobcautifi.ilthatitwillleavea

deep10inyourheart.

1.A.locatedB.livedC.stoodD.stayed

2.A.aboveB.belowC.bottomD.from

3.A.asB.inC.forD.with

4.A.sameB.usualC.normalD.unusual

5.A.realB.reallyC.aliveD.lively

6.A.movingB.moveC.movedD.tomove

7.A.weatherB.degreeC.temperatureD.condition

8.A.interestingB.importantC.difficultD.easy

9.A.lateB.quicklyC.earlyD.slowly

10.A.ideaB.thoughtC.mindD.impression

三、阅读理解

A

TheSaharaDesertisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.Itcoversover9millionsquare

kilometersacrossNorthAfrica.Theweathertherecanbeverydifferentinaday.Duringtheday,

temperaturesriseabove40℃,whilenightscanbeverycold.ItisoneoftheworstplacesonEarth.

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TheSaharaisasbigasCanadabuthasveryfewpeople.Lessthan2.5millionpeoplelive

there,mostofthempeoplewhomovearoundalot.Thesepeopledon'thaveafixed（固定的）

home.Theymovefromplacetoplace,takingeverythingtheyneedtolive.Thepeoplewhokvein

theSaharaarccalledBedouin.Theyusegoats,sheep,andcamels（骆驼）forfoodandtomove

around.Waterisveryimportantforthem,sotheyneedtocarryenoughwaterorknowwhereto

findit.

Adesertisnotjustaplacewithlotsofsand.It'saplacethatgetsverylittlerain.Tobea

desert,aplacemustgetlessthan250mm（亳米）ofraineachyear.Only25%oftheSaharais

coveredinsand.Therestisrockandsmallstones.

Longago,theSaharawascoverediniceandlaterbecamegrasslands.Overtime,itbecame

thedesertweseetoday.TheSaharaisaplacewithalonghistoryofchanges.

1.WhereistheSaharaDesertlocated?

A.InSouthAfricaB.InNorthAmericaC.InNorthAfricaD.InEurope

2.WhyiswaterimportantfortheBedouin?

A.Becausetheyuseittomakefood

B.Becausetheyuseittocarrythings

C.Becausetheyneedittolive

D.Becausetheyuseittowaterplants

3.Theword"Bedouin"inthepassagerefersto.

A.akindofcamelthatlivesintheSahara

B.peoplewhohavefixedhomesinNorthAfrica

C.nomadicpeople（游牧民族）livingintheSahara

D.animalslikegoatsandsheepthatBedouinskeep

4.Accordingtothepassage,aplacecanbecalledadesertif.

A.itiscoveredwithlotsofsandandrocks

B.itgetslessthan250mmofraineveryyear

C.thetemperaturethereisveryhighduringtheday

D.ithasfewerthan2.5millionpeoplelivingthere

5.WhatwastheSaharalikelongago?

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A.ItwascoverediniceB.Itwascoveredinsand

C.ItwascoveredinforestsD.Itwascoveredinwater

B

Chinahasmanywetlands（湿地）andsomeofthemhavebecometheworld'simportant

Wctlands.ThcChineseYellowSeaWetlandsarcamongthem.TheyarcinYanchcng,Jiangsu

Province.Theyarehomefbrmanydifferentkindsofanimals.Theworld'slargestMiluDeer

NatureReserve（自然保护区）isinthem.Morethan700Miludeerlivefreelythere.Thereare

notmanyred-crownedcranes（鹤）intheworld,buteverywinteryoucanseesomeinthe

Red-crownedCraneNatureReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.

Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrain

andsunshine,too.Theyarcreallygoodplacesfbrwildlife.Offeringfoodandhomeforsonic

specialkindsofanimalsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlandsare

importantbecausetheyalsopreventflood.Butsomepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomake

morespacefbrfarmsandlessspaceforwildlife.

Luckily,moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportanceofwetlandsand

wildlife.Everyyear,onFebniary2nd,manyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.

6.Usuallytheweatherinthewetlandsis.

A.hotB.pleasantC.coldD.dry

7.Thephrasenpreventflood"inthepassageprobablymeans.

A.causefloodseasily

B.stopfloodsfromhappening

C.makefloodsmoreserious

D.learnaboutfloodconditions

8.Somepeoplewaullouhaugclomakemorespacefur（arms

A.landsB.worldC.wildlifeD.wetlands

9.Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause.

A.theyarehomefbrwildlifeB.theycanofferfoodtoanimals

C.theycanpreventfloodD.alloftheabove

5.Thebesttitlefbrthepassageis.

A.China'sWetlandsHaveAllEnteredtheWorld'sList

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B.Wetlands-----HomeforWildlifeandHumanBeings

C.SpecialAnimalsinTheChineseYellowSeaWetlands

D.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。

Litis（自然的）fbrpeopletofeelexcitedwhentheyreadaninterestingstory.

2.Thelittlegirlisalways（好奇的）aboutthemagicalworldaroundher.

3.Lily（孙f究）thehistoryofJaneEyrecarefiillylastweektofinishherEnglishbookreport.

4.Manyforeignvisitorslovethe（南方的）Chinesefoodfbritsuniqueflavors

5.Manygreate（探险家）traveledtheworldtolearnaboutdifferentcultureslongago

6.ThcweatherontheislandinRobinsonCrusoeis（多变的），withrainandsunshinein

oneday.

7.WhenvisitingNorwayinwinter,travelersfeelcoldat-15dCelsius.

8.Mydad'soldlaptopisinbad（条件）——itoftenfreezeswhenIdoEnglishhomework

9.Ifoundmylostlibrarycardatthe（底部）ofmyschoolbagaftersearchingfbr10

minutes.

lO.Wcfoundsome（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,fhst,without,smile

Adoctorquicklywenttothehospitalafterhewascalledfbranemergencyoperation（手术）.

He（l）hisclothesandwenttotheoperationroom.

Amanwaswaitingoutsidetheoperationroom.Whenhesawthedoctor,heshouted,u（2）

doyoucomesolate?Don'tyouknowthatmysorisindanger?”

Thedoctor（3）andsaid,“Iamsorry.Iwasn'tinthehospitalandIwentbackas

（4）asIcould...Now,Iwishyou'dcalmdownsothat1candomywork.”

“Calmdown?!Ifyoursonwasinthisroomrightnow,wouldyoucalmdown?”askedthe

man（5）.

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Thedoctorsmiledandreplied,k*Wewilltryourbest.”

Theoperationtookseveral（6）________.Whenthedoctorwentout,hesaid,“Yoursonis

saved.Ifyouhaveany（7）,pleaseaskthenurse.”

（8）waitingfortheman'sreply,thedoctorwentaway.

“Whywashesoarrogant（傲慢的）？Couldn'the（9）afewminutessothatIcouldask

himaboutmyson'sstate（情况）?”askedthemanwhenhesawthenurse.

“Hisson（10）inaroadaccidentyesterday.HewasintheRrneral（葬礼）whenwe

calledhimfbryourson'soperation,Mansweredthenurse.

六阅读表达

Confidenceisveryimportantindailylife.Itcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthyattitude（态

度）.Astudyshowsthatthepeoplewhoarcmoreconfidentarcmuchhappier.Theycanhave

morechancestomakethemselvessucccssfi.il.Buthowtobemoreconfident?Herearcsome

suggestions:

,SpeakloudWhenyouarenotconfident,youcan'tdowellwhatyouwanttodo.Youspeakin

avoicesolowthatotherpeoplecanhardlyhearyou.Trytospeakloudenoughsothatpeoplecan

hearyouclearly.Thehighvoicecanhelpyoubecomemoreconfident.

,PlaysportsPhysicalexercisemakesyoutiredbutcompletelyrelaxed.[3]Astrongbody

helpsyoubefiillofconfidence.

•EncourageyourselfWritedownalistofthingsyoudidduringthedaytoseehowmanythings

youhavedonewell.Didyoufinishyourhomework?Didyoutellajokethatmadeeverybody

laugh?Giveyourselfpraisefbrthegoodthingsyou'vedone.

,Getridof（消除）fearFearcomesalongwithfailure（失败）.[4]Butit'seasyto

overcome（克服）ifyouknowthatfailureispartofyourlife.Don'thideyourheadjustbecause

yousaidsoiiiulliingslupidlastlime.TryLuslarlagainandbelieveyoucandubelter.

,PickupahobbyIfyoulikesinging,singasmuchasyoucan.Insomeways,ahobbycanmake

yououtstanding.Anditwillmakeyouhappyandconfident.

（-）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.Howmanysuggestionscanhelpyoutobemoreconfident?

2.Whichsuggestiondoyouthinkisthemosthelpfulfbryou?Why?

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(-)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。

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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；

3J、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JadeEmperor

Peak)

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)

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参考答案

第一部分

一单项选择

1-5DBABB6-10BBBDC

二完型填空

1-5ADCDA6-10AABCD

三阅读理解

A篇1-5CCCBA

B篇6-10BBDDD