人教版八年级英语下册 Unit4 The Wonders of Nature 单元练习题

Unit4TheWondersofNature单元练习题

第一部分

一、单项填空

1.TheoftheAmazonRiverisabout100metersonaverage,whichmakesitoneofthe

deepestriversintheworld.

A.heightB.widthC.lengthD.depth

2.TheDeadSeaisafamousof(heworld,attractingmillionsofvisitorsfromdifferent

countrieseveryyear.

A.wonderfulB.wonderC.wonderingD.wondered

3.Whenwcvisitedthehospital,wcsawadoctortryingtosaveabirdthatfellfromthetree.

A.dyingB.dieC.deadD.death

4.TheAmazonRainforest,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,soweplanlomoveittothecomer.

A.takesinB.takesoffC.takesonD.takesup

10.Withtherapidofscienceandtechnology,ourdailylifehasbecomemoreconvenient

thanbefore.

A.developB.developingC.developmentD.developed

二、完形填空

MountHuangisoneof（hemostfamousmountainsinChina.ItisjinthesouthofAnhui

Province.Everyyear,millionsoftourists2allovertheworldcometovisitit.

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

ofcloudsandhotsprings（泉水）.Thepinesgrowin4___placesandtheirshapesarereally

amazing.Manyrockslooklike5_animalsorpeople.Whenyouarconthemountain,yojcan

oftenseetheseaofclouds6aroundyou.Itmakesyoufeellikeyouareinafairyland.

The7inMountHuangischangeable.It'ssunnyinthemorning,butitmayraininihe

afternoon.Soit's8tolakeanumbrellawithyouwhenyouvisitit.

Ifyouwanttoseethesunrise,youneedtogetupvery9___andclimbtothetopofthe

mountain.It'stiringbutworthit.ThesunriseoverMountHuangissobeautifulthatitwillleavea

deep10inyourheart.

1.A.locatedB.livedC.stoodD.stayed

2.A.aboveB.belowC.bottomD.from

3.A.asB.inC.forD.wilh

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

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TheSaharaDesertisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.Itcoversover9millionsquare

kilometersacrossNorthAfrica.Theweathertherecanbeverydifferentinaday.Duringtheday,

temperaturesriseabove40℃,whilenightscanbeverycold.ItisoneoftheworstplacesonEarth.

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TheSaharaisasbigasCanadabuthasveryfewpeople.Lessthan2.5millionpeoplelive

（here,mostofthempeoplewhomovearoundalot.Thesepeopledon'thaveafixed（固定的）

home.Theymovefromplacetoplace,takingeverythingtheyneedtolive.Thepeoplewholivein

theSaharaarecalledBedouin.Theyusegoats,sheep,andcamels（骆驼）fbrfoodandtomove

around.Waterisveryimportantforthem,sotheyneedtocarryenoughwaterorknowwhereto

findit.

Adesertisnotjustaplacewithlotsofsand.It'saplacethatgetsverylittlerain.Tobea

desert,aplacemustgetlessthan250mm（亳米）ofraineachyear.Only25%oftheSaharais

coveredinsand.Therestisrockandsmallstones.

Longago,theSaharawascoverediniceandlaterbecamegrasslands.Overtime,itbecame

thedesertweseetoday.TheSaharaisaplacewithalonghistoryofchanges.

I.WhereistheSaharaDesertlocated?

A.InSouthAfricaB.InNorthAmericaC.InNorthAfricaD.InEurope

2.WhyiswaterimportantfortheBedouin?

A.Becausetheyuseittomakefood

B.Becausetheyuseittocarrythings

C.Becausetheyneedittolive

D.Becausetheyuseittowaterplants

3.Theword"Bedouin"inthepassagerefersto.

A.akindofcamelthatlivesin（heSahara

B.peoplewhohavefixedhomesinNorthAfrica

C.nomadicpeople（游牧民族）livingin（heSahara

D.animalslikegoatsandsheepthatBedouinskeep

4.Accordingtothepassage,aplacecanbecalledadesertif.

A.itiscoveredwithlotsofsandandrocks

B.itgetslessthan250mmofraineveryyear

C.thetemperaturethereisveryhighduringtheday

D.ithasfewerthan2.5millionpeoplelivingthere

5.Whatwas（heSaharalikelongago?

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A.IlwascoverediniceB.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.Theyarereallygoodplacesforwildlife.Offeringfoodandhomeforsome

specialkindsofanimalsisnottheonlyreasonwhywcneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlandsare

importantbecause（heyalsopreventflood.Butsomepeoplewanttochange（hewetlandstomake

morespaceforfarmsandlessspaceforwildlife.

Luckily,moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportanceofwetlandsand

wildlife.Eveiyyear,onFebruary2nd.manyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.

6.Usuallytheweatherinthewetlandsis.

A.hotB.pleasantC.coldD.dry

7.Thephrase"preventflood"inthepassageprobablymeans.

A.causefloodseasily

B.stopfloodsfromhappening

C.makefloodsmoreserious

D.learnaboutfloodconditions

8.Somepeoplewaullucliaugclomakemurespacefurfarms

A.landsB.worldC.wildlifeD.wetlands

9.Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause.

A.theyarehomeforwildlifeB.theycanofferfoodtoanimals

C.theycanpreventfloodD.alloftheabove

5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.China'sWetlands1laveAllEnteredtheWorld'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）forpeopletofeelexcitedwhentheyreadaninterestingstory.

2.Thelittlegirlisalways（好奇的）aboutthemagicalworldaroundher.

3.Lily（研究）thehistoryofJaneEyrecarefullylastweektofinishherEnglishbookreport.

4.Manyforeignvisitorslovethe（南方的）Chinesefoodforitsuniqueflavors

5.Manygreate（探险家）traveledtheworldtolearnaboutdifferentcultureslongago

6.TheweatherontheislandinRobinsonCrusoeis（多变的），withrainandsunshinein

oneday.

7.WhenvisitingNorwayinwinter,travelersfeelcoldat-15dCelsius.

8.Mydad'soldlaptopisinbad（条件）—itoftenfreezeswhenIdoEnglishhomework

9.Ifoundmylostlibrarycardatthe（底部）ofmyschoolbagaftersearchingfor10

minutes.

10.Wefoundsome（不寻常的）traditionswhenvisitingasmalltowninSpainlast

summer.

五选词填空（适当形式填空，每空一词）

angry,question,why,wail,hour,change,die,fasl,wilhoul,smile

Adoctorquicklywenttothehospitalafterhewascalledforanemergencyoperation（手术）.

He（1）hisclothesandwenttotheoperationroom.

Amanwaswaitingoutsidetheoperationroom.Whenhesawthedoctor,heshouted,ll（2）

doyoucomesolate?Don'tyouknowthatmysonisindanger?”

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

（4）asIcould...Now,Iwishyou'dcalmdownsothatIcandomywork."

“Calmdown?!Ifyoursonwasinthisroomrightnow,wouldyoucalmdown?^^askedthe

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man(5).

Thedoctorsmiledandreplied,t4Wewilltryourbest."

Theoperationtookseveral(6).Whenthedoctorwentout,hesaid,uYoursonis

saved.Ifyouhaveany(7),pleaseaskthenurse.”

(8)waitingfortheman,sreply,thedoctorwentaway.

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

himaboutmyson'sslate(情况)?”askedthemanwhenhesawthenurse.

“Hisson(10)inaroadaccidentyesterday.Hewasinthefuneral(SIL)whenwe

calledhimfbryourson'soperation,''answeredthenurse.

六阅读表达

Confidenceisveryimportantindailylife.Itcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthyattitude(态

度).Astudyshowsthatthepeoplewhoarcmoreconfidentarcmuchhappier.Theycanhavemore

chancestomakethemselvessuccessful.Bu(howtobemoreconfident?Herearesome

suggestions:

,SpeakloudWhenyouarenotconfident,youcan'tdowellwhatyouwanttodo.Youspeakina

voicesolowthatotherpeoplecanhardlyhearyou.Trytospeakloudenoughsothatpeoplecan

hearyouclearly.Thehighvoicecanhelpyoubecomemoreconfident.

•PlaysportsPhysicalexercisemakesyoutiredbutcompletelyrelaxed.[3]Astrongbodyhelps

youbefullofconfidence.

,EncourageyourselfWritedownalistofthingsyoudidduringthedaytoseehowmanythings

youhavedonewell.Didyoufinishyourhomework?Didyoutellajoke(hatmadeeverybody

laugh?Giveyourselfpraisefbrthegoodthingsyou'vedone.

•Getridof(消除)fearFearcomesalongwithfailure(失败).[4JButit'seasytoovercome

(克月及)ifyouknowthatfailureispariofyourlife.Don,.hideyourheadjustbecauseyousaid

somethingstupidlasttime.Trytostartagainandbelieveyoucandobetter.

•PickupahobbyIfyoulikesinging,singasmuchasyoucan.Insomeways,ahobbycanmake

yououtstanding.Anditwillmakeyouhappyandconfident.

(-)根据短文内容简要向答问题。

I.Howmanysuggestionscanhelpyoutobemoreconfident?

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2.Whichsuggestiondoyouthinkisthemosthelpfulforyou?Why?

(-)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，语法止确，条理清晰，卷面整洁；

3.不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(ihefirslofChina'sFiveGreatMoslains),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JadeEmperorPeak)

文化意义：历史悠久，很多皇帝(emperor)曾来祭天(worshipheavenandearth),文人墨

客留卜石刻(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