2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature 单元测试卷

Unit4TheWondersofNature单元测试卷

［时间：100分钟满分:120分］

班级：姓名：学号：得分：

第一部分听力理解(共三节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面五段对话。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，并标在试卷的

相应位置。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。每段对话仅读一遍。

()1.HowoftendoesLindawatchTheWondersofNature?

A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Everyday.

()2.WhatdoesJacklikedoingduringthesummervacation?

A.Goingmountainclimbing.B.Goingbikeriding.C.Goingcamping.

()3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theworld.B.Thelengthoftheriver.C.Thelongestriver.

)4.WhatdoesLucymean?

A.BillstayedinChinalongerthanher.

B.SheandBillcamebacktogether.

C.ShestayedinChinalongerthanBill.

()5.WhendidChinesepeoplesucceedinreachingthetopofQomolangma?

A.In1953.B.In1960.C.In1975.

第二节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面两段较长对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试

卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每三殳对话读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

()6.HowlongistheZambeziRiver?

A.2,066km.B.2,660km.C.6,260km.

()7.WhatdidBobdothere?

A.Hewentfishing.B.Heswamthere.C.Helooksomephotos.

听下面一段较长对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

()8.Howlonghasthewomanbeenawayfromherhometown?

A.Fortenyears.B.Forfifteenyears.C.Fortwentyyears.

()9.Whatdidtheriverusetobe?

A.Itwasclean.B.Itwasdirty.C.Itwasmessy.

()10.Whatwill(hewomandotoprotecttheriver?

A.Cleaniteveryday.

B.Writealettertothenewspapers.

C.Stopthrowingrubbishintotheriver.

第三节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面一段独白，独白后有五个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应

位置。听独白前，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。独白读两

遍。

听下面一段独白，回答第11至第15五个小题。

()11.WhatistheSaharaDesertfamousfor?

A.Itslargerivers.B.Itshighsandhills.C.Itsseasonallakes.

()12.WhafsthetemperatureoftheholiestdayeverrecordedintheSaharaDesert?

A.49℃.B.58℃.C.60℃.

()13.How'stheSaharaDesert'snightinsummer?

A.Cold.B.Hot.C.Cool.

()14.WhyarctheriversandseasonallakesimportantintheSaharaDesert?

A.Fortransportationofgoods.

B.Forgivingwatertopeopleandanimals.

C.Forcreatingtouristattractions.

()15.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.ThehistoryoftheSaharaDesert.

B.SonicfactsabouttheSaharaDesert.

C.HowtosurviveintheSaharaDesert.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Canadasharesthelongestinternationalborder(边界)intheworldwiththeUSA,whichisabout8,891kmlong.

TheharderthatCanadashareswiththeUSstate.Alaska,isabout2,477kmlong.Hereismoreinformationabou

tCanada.

★thelargestwaterfalls,NiagaraFalls

★thesecondbiggestcountryintheworld,afterRussia

GeographyXthehighestmountain,theMountLoganwithaheightof5.951m

★thelongestriver,theMackenzieRiverinthenorthwest,4,241kmlongalargecountry

withasmallpopulation

★goingboatinginthenationalparks,enjoyingskiing,snowboardingandotherwinterfun

activitiesinthemountains

Attractionsforkids

★outdooractivities:riding,climbingandicc-skatinginToronto,Vancouverandsoon

interestingmuseumsandwonderfulcityparks

()16.HowlongistheborderthatCanadashareswithAlaska?

A.About8,891km.B.About2,477km.

C.About4,241km.D.About5,951m.

()17.Whichcountryisthelargestintheworld?

A.China.B.Canada.C.TheUSA.D.Russia.

()18.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.TheheightoftheMountLoganis5,951kilometres.

B.TheMackenzieRiverliesinihenortheastofCanada.

C.Canadaisalargecountrywhichhasasmallpopulation.

D.Kidscan'tgoice-skatinginVancouver.

B

Naturemakesuswonder!Takeacloselookattheworldofinsects,andyou'11discovermanyunbelievable

things.Considerbutterflies,forexample.Theyhavebeautiful,colourfulwings,andstrong,fantasticflyingskills.

Onsummerdays,youalwayssee(hemflyingfreelyoverflowergardensandwildfields.

Butdidyouknowhowbutterfliesbecome(heflyinginsects?It'soneoftheamazingwondersofnature.Int

hebeginning,femalebutterflieslayasmallandcolourfuleggonaleaforstem(茎)ofaplant.

It'shardtobelievethattheeggwillbecomesomethingcompletelydifferentinafewdays.1(becomesawal

kinginsect.Thisinsectiscalledacaterpillar.Itnowhaslegs,eyesandalargebody.Anewlifehasbegun.The

caterpillarcancat,walkandsee.Butitisstillnotabutterfly.

Soan,aftergrowingbig,thecaterpillarmakesacoverforitself.Itcoversitselfintheniceprotectiveblanket

(保护层)andgoestosleep.Thisstageisknownasthc“pupa(蛹)"stagc.

Afteraperiodoftime,theblanketbreaksandawet,weakbutterflyappears.Itnowhassixlegs,amouth,

eyesandwings.Shortly,thewingsfillwithblood,andthebeautiful,colourfulbutterflyspreadsitswingsandflic

saway.

Afterafewweeks,thisadultbutterflylayshereggs,and(hecyclebeginsalloveragain.

Thisisjustoneexampleofthewondersofnature.Lookaroundthenaturalworld.andyouv/illleammanyt

rulyamazingthings.

()19.WhatismentionedinParagraph1?

A.Butterfliesarcakindofinsect.B.Butterfliesarcgoodathunting.

C.Butterflieshavestrongwings.D.Butterflieshaveagoodsenseofsmell.

()20.Whatis(herightorderofthedevelopmentprocessofabutterfly?

©Itbecomesapupa.(2)1(becomesawalkinginsect.③Femalebutterflieslayanegg.

④Itspreadswingsandfliesaway.

A.①②③④B.①②④③C.③D.③②④①

()21.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesabutterflyaftertheblanketbreaks?

A.Ithaslegs,eyesandalargebody.B.Ithaslegs,eyesandamouth.

C.Ithassixlegs,amouth,eyesandwings.D.Ithaslegs,eyes,amouthandalargebody.

)22.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.OneInsect,DifferentColoursB.OneInsect,FourLives

C.TheKindsofButterfliesD.TheHabitsofButterflies

C

Whatcantreestellusaboutclimatechange?

Quitealot!Treescankeeparecordofearth'sclimateforaverylongtime.Infact,treescanliveforhundre

dsandsometimeseventhousandsofyears!

Ifyousecastump(树桩)，youmayfindthatthetopofthestumphasmanyrings.Theseringscantellusho

wolddietreeis,andwhattheweatherwaslikeduringeachyearofthetree'slife.

yeargrowth.

Inmostplaces,dailyweatherrecordshaveonlybeenkeptforthepast100to150years.So,scientistscanusetre

estolearnabouttheclimatehundredstothousandsofyearsago.

()23.Accordingtotheposter,whichpartofatreecanrecordtheclimate?

A.Itsrings.B.Itsleaves.C.Itsroots.D.Itsbranches.

()24.Howoldisthetreeintheposter?

A.About14yearsold.B.About17yearsold.

C.About19yearsold.D.About22yearsold.

()25.Whichtreelivesinawarmerandwetterplace?

A.B.C.D.

()26.Wheremightyouseethisposter?

A.Insomeone'sbackyard.B.Atabusstation.

C.Onawebsiteabouttheclimate.D.Inareportaboutanewstudy.

D

©CanyouimagineaseaofsandthreetimesbiggerthanIndia?ThisistheSaharaDcscrt,thelargestdesert

intheworld.Itcovers11countriesinAfricaandisover9nliIlionsquarekilometres.That'smorethan25%ofAf

rica.

②IntheSaharaDesert,temperaturesareverydifferentduringthedayandatnight.Itismuchhotter

duringthedaythanatnight.Duringtheday,thehottesttimeisbetween2:00p.m.and4:00p.m.,whente

mpcraturesriseto33℃.Butitisverycoldatnight------thecoldesttimeisat4:00a.in.,whentemperaturesfall

to-1℃.TheSaharaDesertisverydry.Theprecipitation(降水量)inayearisonlyabout70milIimetres.Becau

seoftheextremetemperaturesinthedesert,itisaverydifficultplacetosunive.MarcoRivera,oursurvivalexp

ert,hassometips.

③▲.Youwillneedahat,longtrousersandawoollencoattokeepyouwarmatnight.Duringthericove

ryourbody,headandface.Clothesprotectyoufromthesunandkeepwaterinyourbody.YouIsoneedawar

mblanketalnight.Itcangelcoldveryquickly.Whenthetemperaturedrops,itcanbeasheandmakeyoufee

1evencolder.

④Acariseasiertoseethanapersonwalkinginthedesert.Youcanalsousethemirrorsfromyourcarto

makeplanesandothercarsnoticeyou.Youcanuseyourcartyres(轮胎)tomakeafire.Afireiseasytosee.

Itwillhelppeoplefindyouanditwillkeepyouwarmatnight.

⑤Trytodrinksomewateratleastonceeveryhour.Youneedyourwatertolastaslongaspossible.D.on

lywh©ltisveryimportanttostayoutofthesunduringtheday.Makeaholeunderyourcarandliethere.Th

iswill

()27.Whatis(hewritingpurposeofParagraph2?

A.Toexplainwhythedesertissohot.

B.TointroducewhatsizetheSaharaDesertis.

C.TotellushowdifficultitistostayaliveintheSaharaDesert.

D.Todiscusswhy(heprecipiiaiionofiheSaharaDcsenissoliule.

()28.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto"▲"inParagraph3?

A.Takewarmclothesandablanket.

B.Carryenoughfreshwaterwithyou.

C.It'sbettertodriveacarthere.

D.It'simportanttoknowsomethingsaboutfirstaid.

()29.WhereshouldpeoplesleepintheSaharaDesertduringtheday?

A.Insidethecar.B.Underabigrock.

C.Inaholeunderthecar.D.Inasmallplacenearatree.

()30.Howisthepassageorganized?

第二节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A------------E五个选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入

第31---------34小题，并回答第35小即。

Accordingtoanewstudy,theAmazonRainforestmaybecomegrasslandinafewyears.

TheAmazonRainforestistheworld'sbiggestrainforest.Climatechangeandhumanactivitiesmakeil"sick”.

Usually,therainforestcanfixitself.31.---------Thetreesmaydieandtherainforestcouldturnintoahot,drygra

ssland.

32.---------

TheAmazonisoneoftheworld'swettestplaces.Butsince2005,threedroughtshavehittherainforest.The

ywerecausedbyclimatechange.Thetreesdon'thaveenoughwatertogrow.What'sworse,as（heybecomedry,

theycaneasilycatchfire.

Ontopofthis,peoplecutdownrainforesttreesforwood.Theyburntheforesttomakefarmland.Theyclear

treestofindminerals（矿产）.

33.---------

TheAmazonRainforestislikethelungs（肺）ofourplanet.TherichplantstheretakeCO2outoftheaira

ndmakeO2.Theymakemorethan20percentoftheplanet'sO2.IftheAmazonRainfbrest'、die3”,therewillbe

moreCO2andourearthwillbecomeevenhotter.

34Manyof（hemcan'tliveanywhereelse.Theywouldverylikelyjustdisappear.

ATheAmazonRainforestisalsohometoover3millionanimalsandplants.

B.Butnow,itfeelstoo“tired”togetbetter.

C.WhyistheAmazonRainforestusickM?

DTheAmazonRiverrunsthroughtherainforest.

E.Alltheseactivitieshavecausedabout17percentoftherainforesttodisappear.

35.Whatcanwedotoprotect（heAmazonRainforesl?（不超过20词）

第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

Hi.humans.I'malittlefishfroma（n）36in（hesouthof（heearth.Ourhomewascleanandbeautifulmany

yearsago.Thewaterwasclearlike37glass,andcolourfulflowersgrewaroundthecoast.38now,everythingis

different.Ouroceanisinamess.Plasticbags,bottlesandotherrubbishcoverthe39ofit.Theoncecleanwat

erisnowverydirtyandsmellsbad,makingithardfor40tolive.Someoldfishgivesuggestionstous------we

cantryourbestto41ourhomeorjustmoveaway.

Wetryhardtocleantheocean.Wecollectwaste42rocksandcarryitaway,butitistoo43andmoreru

bbishkeepscoming.Manyfamiliesdecidetomovetothenorth.Butthefactisthatwaterinthenorthmayalso

be44.

Weall45ourfuture.Mysisterdevelopsbadhealthproblems.Mycousinfindswhilethingsgrowingonhis

tail.Whathurtsmostisseeinghumanboatsthrowbagsandboxesintoour46afterparties.

Dearhumans,couldyoudevelopgoodhabits?Pleasedon'tthrowlitterintoriversthat47gettous.Whenv

isitingtheocean,please48yourlitterandtakeitawayafterenjoyingyourselves.

Theselittlethingsfromyoucanmakeabig49.Thankyouforlisteningtomeandhopetheoceanwillsmi

le50.

()36.A.oceanB.riverC.lakeD.sea

()37.A.lowB.heavyC.beautifulD.black

()38.A.AndB.OrC.ButD.So

()39.A.bottomB.surfaceC.topD.front

()40.A.usB.youC.themD.it

()41.A.buildB.findC.protectD.reuse

()42.A.aboutB.betweenC.withD.for

()43.A.excitingB.specialC.lateD.hard

()44.A.dirtyB.colouredC.coldD.expensive

()45.A.thinkofB.18kupC.worryaboutD.getinto

()46.A.countryB.ci(yC.communityD.home

()47.A.suddenlyB.quicklyC.sadlyD.finally

()48.A.addB.ccuntC.collectD.provide

()49.A.differenceB.suggestionC.habitD.choice

()50.A.onlyB.againC.tooD.once

第二节词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

A.将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。

above,death,natural,successful,survive,bitbybit

Becauseofthestorm,agirlnamedLilagotstuckwhenatreefellfrom51.ontotheroof.Shefeltscaredb

utkLila'seffortspaidoff-shemadeasmallspace.Rescuerssawit,and54.pulledherout.Finally,she55.,h

B.阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Deepinthedesert,wherethegroundiscoveredwithhot57._（沙），thereisasurprisingspot.58._（在...下面）

thesurface,hiddenfromtheburningsun,liesasmallpoolofwater.Thispoolislikeasecrettreasure,anditss

toiyisfullof59._（惊叹）.

The6O._（状态;境况）hereareharsh.Thedesertisdry,andthesunbeatsdownallday.Butthepoolgives1

ifetomanyliving61._（结构）.Smallfishsurviveinitscoolwater,whileinsectsflyarounditsedges.Evensome

birdscometodrink,showingthatlifefindsawaytogoon,evenwhen62._（死亡）seemscloseinsuchahard

place.

Scientistsare63._（好奇）aboutthispool.Theystudyhowi（staysfullandwhatmakesitspecial.Theirfindi

ngs64._（包含）interestingfacts:Thewatercomesfromundergroundrivers,andtherocksarounditkeepthepool

fromdryingup.This65._（研究）helpswiththedevelopmentofwaystoprotectsuchplaces.

第三的语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分H）分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

YellowstoneNationalParkintheUSwasbuiltin1872.Itisoneofthe66._（large）parksinAmerica.It

iswidelyseenasthefirst67._（nature）parkintheworldanditisfamous68._itswildlife.NativeAmericansh

avelivedintheYellowstoneforatleast11,000years.There69._（bc）somevisitsbymountainmenduringthecar

ly-to-in：d-19thcentury.Later,theUSAnnybegantoprotecttheparkandtriedhardtomakeitpeaceful.In1917,

theNaiionalParkService（国家公园管理局）buill70._（hundred）ofbuildingsthere.Now,thesebuildingsarereallyi

mportantforthestudyaboutAmericanhistory.

Somepeopledon'tknow7I._todointheYellowstonewhentheypaytheirfirsivisit.Actually,（herearem

anyfunactivitiesinthepark,suchashiking,72,_（camp）andsightseeing.It'snot73._（simple）aplaceforlookin

gatnature------everybodycouldfindsomethinginteresting74._（do）（here.Soitisreally75._goodchoiceforus

totakeatriptotheYellowstoneNationalPark.

第四部分书面表达（共1小题,满分20分）

76假设你是一名中学生文化推广员，需要为国际学生夏令营撰写一篇80词左右的英文推文，通过生动描述吸

引他们参与西湖研学之旅。要求结合西湖的自然美景、人文传奇与特色活动，并在结尾发出邀请。

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WhereHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince,China

Specialfacts6.38km2,include5sections

☆Bikeridingunderpeachblossomsandwillowtrees

☆Boattourstosee4tonemooncastingthreereflections”(三潭印月)

Thingstodo

☆WalkalongtheBaiandSuCausewaysexploringthebeautyofancientChinese

poemscelebratingtheWestLake

第一部分听力理解

第一R

1—5AACCB

听力原文：

1.M:What'syourfavouriteTVprogramme,Linda?

W:IlikeTheWondersofNaturebest.IwatchiteveryFriday.

2.W:Hey,Jack.Whatdoyoulikedoingduringthesummervacation?

M:Ilikegoingmountainclimbing.Itcanmakemestrong.AndIfeelexcitedwhileclimbingthemountain.

3.M:Whichi*thelongestriverintheworld,theNile,theAmazonRiverortheYangtzeRiver?

W:TheNile.Itisabout6,671kilometreslong.

4.M:DidyoucomebackfromChinawithyourbrother,Lucy?

W:No,Istayed(heresixdayslongerthanmybrother,Bill.

5.W:IheardthatthefirstteamreachedthetopofQomolangmain1953.Is(hattrue?

M:Yes.AndthefirstChineseteammadeitin1960andin1975.thefirstwomanalsosucceeded.

第一

6—7BC

听力原文:

W:Hello,Bob.HaveyouevervisitedtheZambeziRiver?

M:Yes,Ihave.IwenttherelastJune.

W:Howlongisit?

M:Itis2,660kilometreslong.

W:Whatdidyoudothere?

M:Thesceneryiswonderful.We(ookmanyphotos.Theriverisreallyclean,butwedidn'tswimthere.Th

ereweresomepeoplefishingneartheriver.

8—10BAB

听力原文：

M:Wheredidyougoduringyourvacation?

W:Iwentbacktomyhometown.Ithasbeen15yearssinceHeftthere.Ithaschangedalot.

M:Whatdoesyourhometownlooklikenow?

W:It'sverydifferentnow.Thereisabigriverinfrontofthevillage.Irememberthewaterwascleanwhe

nIwasyoung.MyfriendsandIusuallywentswimminginit.Butnowithasbecomeverydirty.

M:Whathappened?

W:Afactorywasbuiltneartheriverafewyearsago.It'salwayspouringdirtywaterintotheriver.Andp

eoplethrowlotsofrubbishintoit,too.

M: