人教版八年级英语下册Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature模拟卷

2025-2026学年（人教版八年级英语下学期

Unit4Thewondersofnature模拟卷

一、听力测试（20分，略）

二、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

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外文素材改编自DAILYWARM-UPSReading

Therearemountainsallovertheworld.Thetallestmountain

intheworldisMountQomolangma.Thehighestmountaininthe

USisinAlaska.ItisDenali.Ifsfuntoexploremountains.Many

Mountainsbearsandbirdsmaketheirhomesthere.Treesandplantsgrow

theretoo.

Riversarcimportant!Someofthemcarrywaterfromthe

mountainstomanyplaces.Therearemanyfamousrivers.The

Nileisthelongestriverintheworld.Youcaneventakeatun

boatridealongtheNile!However,sometimestheriversarein

Riversflood.Whenfloodshappen,theycanbegoodforfarmland,

helpingsomeplantsgrow.Butifariverfloodsyourhouse,that's

abigproblem!

Doyouknowaboutdeserts?Theycanbeveryhot.Theycan

alsobeverycold.TheSaharaDesertisthelargestdesertinthe

world.Desertsaremadeupofsandorrocks.Somedonotget

muchrain.Othersarecoveredinfrozensnow.Someplantscan

▲liveinthedesert.That'sbecausetheystorewaterintheirroots

（根），stemsandleaves.Thesaguarocactustree（Carnegiea

gigantea),forexample,isaplantthatgrowsinthedesertandcan

liveforabout200years.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

()21.WhatisthehighestmountainintheUS?

A.MountForaker.B.Denali.C.MaunaKea.D.MountFairweather.

()22.WhatcanyoudoalongtheNileaccordingtothetext?

A.Takeabath.B.Gofishing.

C.Haveasportsmeeting.D.Takeafunboatride.

()23.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲?

A.DesertsB.PlantsC.PoolsD.Lakes

()24.Howdoplantsmanagetosurviveinthedesert?

A.Theplantsstayawayfromsunlight.

B.Theplantsgetwaterfromair.

C.Theplantsreducethesizeofleaves.

D.Theplantsstorewaterintheirroots,stemsandleaves.

()25.Whatisthethemeofthetext?

A.Nature.B.Transportation.C.History.D.Technology.

B[2025梅州期末]

Mayawasayoungwoman.Shelivedinasmallvillageatthefootofaveryhigh

mountain.Sheoftendreamedofreachingthetopofthemountain.Everyday.she

lookedupatthemountain,andimaginedwhatitwouldbeliketostandonitstopand

seetheworldfromthatheight.

Oneday,Mayadecidedthatitwastimetomakeherdreamcometrue.She

packedasmallbagandsetoffonherjourney.Halfwayupthemountain,Mayameta

groupofexperiencedclimberscomingdown."Turnhack/theywarned."Theclimbis

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toodifficult,andtheweatherisgettingworse.Il'snotworththerisk."

Foramoment,Mayafelttiredandcold,andshewasn'tsureifshecouldgoon.

Butthen,Mayarememberedwhyshehadstartedtheclimb.Shewantedtoprovethat

shewasabletoachieveherdream,nomatterhowdifficultthejourneywas.Soshe

thankedtheclimbersfortheirconcern(关心)butdecidedtocontinueclimbing.As

sheclimbedhigher,theairgrewthinner,andeverystepbecameastruggle.Butshe

refusedtogiveup.Sheknewthateverystepforward,nomatterhowsmall,brought

herclosertohergoal.

Finally,Mayareachedtheverytop.Theviewwasmorebeautifulthanshehad

everimagined,andtearsofjoyfilledhereyes.Atthatmoment,Mayarealizedthatthe

journeyupthemountainwasnotjustaboutreachingthetop;itwasaboutdiscovering

herownstrengthandresilience(适应力).

Andfromthatdayon,Mayaneverdoubtedherselfagain.Shefacedeachnew

challengewiththesamedetermination(决心、)andcourage,knowingthatshehadthe

strengthtoclimbanymountain,bothintheworldandwithinherself.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

()26.WhatwasMaya'sdream?

A.lbbeateacher.B.Toliveinthecity.

C.Toseethemountain.D.Toreachthetopofthemountain.

()27.WhathappenedonMaya'swaytothetopofthemountain?

A.Shewastoldtoturnback.

B.Shefelldownandbrokeherleg.

C.Someclimbersjoinedherinclimbing.

D.Someclimbersencouragedhertokeepgoing.

()28.WhatisthecorrectorderoftheeventsaboutMaya?

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a.Shealwayslookedupatihemountain.

b.Shebegantoclimbupthemountain.

c.Sheenjoyedthebeautifulviewonihetopofthemountain.

d.Sherememberedherdream.

A.a-b-c-dB.a-b-d-eC.d-b-c-aD.d-a-b-c

）29.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.Mayawastooexcitedtocry.

B.TheclimbwasnotdifficultinMaya'seyes.

C.Mayarealizedthemeaningofthejourneyupthemountain.

D.TheviewwasmorebeautifulthanMayahadeverimagined.

）30.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMaya?

A.Healthyandwise.B.Braveandstrong.

C.Beautifulandfun.D.Kindandhumorous.

Accordingtoscientists,alakewitharoundshapeisverycommon.However,the

lakenamedKingsleyinFlorida,USA,makesthemverysurprised.

KingsleyLakeisoneofthebestfishingspotsinFlorida,but

KingsleyIxike

fewpeopleknowwhatreallymakesthisplacespecialisitsunusuallyroundshape.

Thelakemaybetheroundestlakeintheworld.Infact,wecanonlyseehowround

thelakeisfromtheair.

WhatcausedKingsleyLaketohavethisspecialshape?Somepeoplethink

humanbeingshavechangedthestructure（结构）ofKingsleyLakesothatitis

unusuallyround.However,infact,thislakeiscompletelyfreefromhumanactivities.

Itisbelievedtohaveformedasasinkhole（落水洞）.Italsoappearsthatthelakeisthe

resultofthemovementofrockswhichgavethepresentshapeofKingsleyLake.

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KingsleyLakeisoneofthehighestlakesinFlorida.Anditisalsoconsidered

oneofFlorida'sdeepestlakes.

Accordingtothesurvey,KingsleyLakehasanunchangingwalerlevelbecause

ofitssurfacedrainage(排水)system.Thissystemhelpsthefloodwatereasilyrun

fromthelaketotheareasaround.Inaddition,thelakehasmanyshallow(浅的)water

areas,soitcanbefilledwithwateragain.

KingsleyLakeisnowafamoustouristdcstination(目的地).Eachyear,itattracts

about120,()00touristsonaverage.Italsoprovideshomeforalotofendangered

animals.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

()31.WhydoscientistsfeelsurprisedwhentheyseeKingsleyLake?

A.Becauseitlookssobeautiful.B.Becauseitisagoodfishingspot.

C.Becauseitisatouristdestination.D.Becauseithasquitearoundshape.

()32.What,sParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.ThereasonwhyKingsleyLakeisunusuallyround.

B.Theinfluencewhichhumanactivitieshavecaused.

C.Thepresentshapegivenbythemovementofrocks.

D.Thedata(数据)peoplemustknowaboutthelake.

()33.Whatmakesthelake'swaterlevelalwaysstaythesame?

®Thegooddrainagesystem.②Theamazingdepth.

③Theshallowwaterareas.④Thehighwaterlevel.

A.①②B.②③C.①③D.③④

()34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutKingsleyLake?

A.It'sanaturallake.B.It'saman-madelake.

C.It'stheworld'sdeepestlake.D.It'sthehighestlakeintheUSA.

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（）35.What'sIhewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tointroducealakewithaspecialshape.

B.Tocallonmorepeopletoprotectthelake.

C.ToattractmoretouriststoKingsleyLake.

D.TodescribethebeautyofKingsleyLake.

D

Stonehenge,arockcircle,isnotonlyoneofBritain'smostfamoushistorical

placesbutalsooneofitsgreatestmysteries（神秘的事物）.36.Peopleliketo

gotothisplaceespeciallyinJuneastheywanttoseethesunrisingonthelongestday

oftheyear.

Formanyyears,historiansbelievedStonehengewasatemplewhereancient

leaderstriedtocommunicatewiththegods.37.BecauseStonehengewasbuilt

somanycenturiesago.'TheleadersarrivedinEnglandmuchlater,"hepointsout.

38.Thelargestonesweretogetherinacertainway.Onmidsummer's

morning,thesunshinesdirectlyintothecentreofthestones.Otherpeoplebelievethe

stoneshaveamedicalpurpose.Theythinkthestonescanstopillnessandkeeppeople

healthy."Asyouwalkthere,youcanfeeltheenergyfromyourfeetmoveupyour

body,*'saidonevisitor.NooneissurewhatStonehengewasusedfor,butmostagree

thatthepositionofthestonesmustbeforaspecialpurpose.Somethinkitmightbea

burial（埋葬）placeoraplacetohonourancestors（祖先）.39.

AncientpeoplebuiltStonehengeslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Most

historiansbelieveitmustbealmost5,000yearsold.Oneofthegreatestmysteriesis

howpeoplebuiltitbecausethestonesaresobigandheavy.In2001,agroupof

EnglishvolunteerstriedtobuildanotherStonehengebuttheycouldn't."Wedon't

reallyknowwhobuiltStonehenge,"saysPaulStoker.u40.Butwedoknow

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theymusthavebeenhard-working一andgreatplanners!11

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填人文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短

文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

A.Andperhapswemightneverknow.

B.Everyyearitreceivesmorethan750,000visitors.

C.AnotherpopularideaisthatStonehengemightbeakindofcalendar.

D.However,historianPaulStokerthinksthiscan'tbetrue.

E.Othersthinkpeoplebuiltittocelebrateavictoryofawar.

36.37.38.39.40.

三、完形填空（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以

填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

HukouWaterfall:WaterFallsfromtheSky

HukouWaterfallisthelargestyellowwaterfallintheworld.Itisalsothesecond

waterfallinChinanexttoHuangguoshuWaterfallinGuizhouProvince.

FromitsheadwaterinQinghaiProvince,theYellowRiver41.alltheway

totheeastandfinallytothesea.ItcarriesChinesehistoryandcivilizationofmore

than5,000years,sowe42.theYellowRiverasChina's"MotherRiver'1.

AsitflowstoHukouVillage,theriversharplynarrowsfrom500meters

43.toonlyabout30meters.Thecalmwatersuddenlyfallsdownintoadeep

pool44.thousandsofwildhorsesrunforwardwildly.Asaresult,awonderful

waterfall45..Itseemsthatthewaterpoursdownfromabigteapot,sothe

waterfallhasthenameHukou——meaningthe46.oftheteapotinChinese.

Thefallingwaterbringshugesmokeandclouds,withcolor47.from

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yellowtogrey,greytoblue.People48.thisheart-shakingsight"smokefrom

theriver".Thereisalsoastoneunderthewaterfall.Itmovesupanddown

49.thefallingwater.Itisnotseenallthetimeasthewateris

5().changing,sopeoplenameitguishi,meaningthe"mysteriousstone".

Overhistory,lotsofpoetsandpaintersoncetraveledhere.Theyadmiredthe

51.view,andleftnumerousworksaboutthegreatwaterfall.52.them,

LiBai'sinvitationtowine(《将进酒》)maybethebest-known.Itsays,"Donotyou

seetheYellowRivercomefromthesky,53.theseaandnevercomeback?'*

TherearemanywondersatHukouWaterfall,54.smokefromtheriver,

boatsonlandandrainbowsinthesunshine.AprilandOctoberarethebesttimeto

55.HukouWaterfall.Why?Becausethewaterisfull!

()41.A.circlesB.runsC.opensD.drives

()42.A.describeB.increaseC.mixD.develop

()43.A.longB.highC.wideD.low

()44.A.sofarB.sothatC.asifD.assoonas

()45.A.dropsB.goesC.entersD.appears

()46.A.mouthB.shapeC.bottomD.cover

()47.A.facingB.turningC.dividingD.shaking

()48.A.thinkB.seemC.leanD.call

()49.A.fromB.forC.withD.of

()50.A.alwaysB.seldomC.neverD.hardly

()51.A.lovelyB.impossibleC.awfulD.wonderful

()52.A.BetweenB.OppositeC.AmongD.Across

()53.A.movingonB.rushingintoC.wavingtoD.dancingto

()54.A.thankstoB.accordingtoC.ratherthanD.suchas

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（）55.A.swimB.visitC.drinkD.pass

四、语篇填空（共两节，15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

第一节阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通

顺，意思完整。［2025山东蒲泽模拟・节选］

good,treat,shoot,from,change,discovery,nature,pass,if,be

YoumusthaveheardofthelegendofYuGong,whotriedtomovetwo

mountains.TheTaihangMountainwasoneofthetwomountains.

TheTaihangMountain56.throughtheareasofHebei,Shanxi,Henan

andBeijing.Itisabout400kilometreslong.ItisalargemountainrangeinNorth

China,andit57.called"thebackbone（脊梁）ofChina"inancienttimes.

Manyofthelegendsabouttheverybeginningofhumancivilizationcome

58.theTaihangarea.Forexample,NiiWausedstonestorepairtheskyto

makesurethathumanswouldhavea59.andsaferfuture;Houyiprotected

everyoneby60.thesuns;EmperorYan,oneoftheearliestChinese

emperors,triedlargenumbersofherbsandtaughtpeoplehowtousethemto

61.diseases.

TheTaihangMountainisnotonlywheretheancientstorieshappened,butalsoa

placewheretensofthousandsoffossils（化石）werefound.Thesefossilsshovzthe

62.earth.Atthesametime,wecanalsolearnabouthowancienthumans

livedfrommany63.aroundthearea.

Nowadays,thereare64.forestsaroundtheareawithbeautifulcolours

infourseasons.Itishometomanyanimalsandplantsaswell.

65.youneedatripthathelpsyoulearndifferentthingsabouthistory,

cultureandsoon,youcangototheTaihangMountain.

56.57.58.59.60.

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61.62.63.64.65.

第二节阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每空限填一词。

YellowstoneNationalParkistheUSnationalparkbuiltin1872.Itisoneof66.

largestparksinAmerica.Yellowstoneisthefirstnationalparkintheworld

anditisfamous67.itswildlife.Firstnative（土著的）Americanslivedinthe

Yellowstoneatleast11,00（）yearsago.Thereweresomevisitsbymountainmen

duringtheearly1800s.Later,theUSArmy（军队）begantoprotectthepark

68.triedhardtomakeitkeeppeace.In1917,theNationalParkServicebuilt

manybuildingsthere.Now,theyarereallyimportantforthestudyaboutAmerican

history.

Somepeopledon'tknowwhattodointheYellowstonewhentheypaytheyfirst

visit.Actually,there69.manyfunactivitiesinthepark,suchashikingand

camping.Everybodycanfindsomethinginteresting70.dothere.Soitisa

fantasticchoiceforustotakeatriptoYellowstoneNationalPark.

66.67.68.69.70.

五、补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连

贝、兀罡o

John:Hi,Alice.71.?IsittheArabianDesert?

Alice:No,itrsthesecondbiggestintheworld.TheSaharaDesertisthebiggest.

John:Isee.72.?

Alice:It'sabout9millionsquarekilometers.

John:Wow,it'sreallybig.73.?

Alice:Yes,ofcoursetherearesomebigdesertsinChina.AndtheTaklimakanDesert

isbiggerthananyotherdesertinChina.