Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature单元检测 （含答案）2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit4TheWondersofNature单元检测听力二维码听力二维码大单元主题情境、本单元主要介绍了自然奇观，自然奇观是地球给予人类最美的馈赠，它们用独特的魅力诉说着地球的故事，让人沉醉于自然的神奇。情境】第一站我们到达的是壶口瀑布，黄河水从“壶口”倾泻而下，如千军万马奔腾。任务一完形填空(15分)HukouWaterfall:WaterFallsfromtheSkyHukouWaterfallisthelargestyellowwaterfallintheworld.ItisalsothesecondwaterfallinChinanexttoHuangguoshuWaterfallinGuizhouProvince.FromitsheadwaterinQinghaiProvince,theYellowRiver1allthewaytotheeastandfinallytothesea.ItcarriesChinesehistoryandcivilizationofmorethan5,000years,sowe2theYellowRiverasChina’s“MotherRiver”.AsitflowstoHukouVillage,theriversharplynarrowsfrom500meters3toonlyabout30meters.Thecalmwatersuddenlyfallsdownintoadeeppool4thousandsofwildhorsesrunforwardwildly.Asaresult,awonderfulwaterfall5.Itseemsthatthewaterpoursdownfromabigteapot,sothewaterfallhasthenameHukou—meaningthe6oftheteapotinChinese.Thefallingwaterbringshugesmokeandclouds,withcolor7fromyellowtogrey,greytoblue.People8thisheart-shakingsight“smokefromtheriver”.Thereisalsoastoneunderthewaterfall.Itmovesupanddown9thefallingwater.Itisnotseenallthetimeasthewateris10changing,sopeoplenameitguishi,meaningthe“mysteriousstone”.Overhistory,lotsofpoetsandpaintersoncetraveledhere.Theyadmiredthe11view,andleftnumerousworksaboutthegreatwaterfall.12them,LiBai’sinvitationtowine(《将进酒》)maybethebest-known.Itsays,“DonotyouseetheYellowRivercomefromthesky,13theseaandnevercomeback?”TherearemanywondersatHukouWaterfall,14smokefromtheriver,boatsonlandandrainbowsinthesunshine.AprilandOctoberarethebesttimeto15HukouWaterfall.Why?Becausethewaterisfull!()1.A.circles B.runs C.opens D.drives()2.A.describe B.increase C.mix D.develop()3.A.long B.high C.wide D.low()4.A.sofar B.sothat C.asif D.assoonas()5.A.drops B.goes C.enters D.appears()6.A.mouth B.shape C.bottom D.cover()7.A.facing B.turning C.dividing D.shaking()8.A.think B.seem C.lean D.call()9.A.from B.for C.with D.of()10.A.always B.seldom C.never D.hardly()11.A.lovely B.impossible C.awful D.wonderful()12.A.Between B.Opposite C.Among D.Across()13.A.movingon B.rushinginto C.wavingto D.dancingto()14.A.thanksto B.accordingto C.ratherthan D.suchas()15.A.swim B.visit C.drink D.pass情境2第二站我们到达的是死海，人们可以漂浮在死海上，你知道原因吗?让我们一起揭开“死海不死”的科学奥秘。任务二阅读理解A(10分)DoestheDeadSeasoundlikeaplacewhereyou'dliketogoswimming?Whatdoyouexpecttoseeinit?DoyoubelievetherearedeadthingsintheDeadSea?LyinginsouthwestAsia,theDeadSeaisabout80kilometreslong,about18kilometreswideandabout400metresdeep.Italsohassomeothernames,suchastheSaltSea,theEastSea,ortheSeaofthePlain.Eventhoughit'scalledtheDeadSea,itisn'taseaatall!It'salake.Differentfromotherlakesyoumighthaveseen,theDeadSeaisquiteasaltylake.Infact,theDeadSeaisoneofthesaltiestbodiesofwaterintheworld.TheDeadSeaissosaltythatnothingcanliveinit.That'swhyit'scalledtheDeadSea.AndtheDeadSeastaysquitesaltybecauseitgetsonlyalittlerain,andsolittlefreshwatergetsintotheDeadSeaeachyear.Don'tletthenameoftheDeadSeamakeyoufeelscared.TheDeadSeaisasurprisingplacetovisit,andmanypeoplegototheDeadSeaeachyearonholiday.OneinterestingthingisthatanyonecanfloatintheDeadSea.SoifyouwalkonthebeachoftheDeadSeaonawarmday,perhapsyoucanseemanypeoplefloatinginitswaters.Youmightevenseemanyofthemreadingbooksormagazines!()16.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?A.Bytellingastory. B.Bylistingnumbers.C.Bygivingexamples. D.Byaskingquestions.()17.WhatcanwelearnabouttheDeadSeaaccordingtoParagraph2?①Itssize. ②Itshistory. ③Itsplace. ④Itsimportance.A.①② B.①③ C.②④ D.③④()18.What'sParagraph3mainlyabout?A.TheDeadSeaisasaltylake. B.TheDeadSeahasastrangename.C.AlmostnorainorfreshwaterenterstheDeadSea.D.PlantscanliveintheDeadSea.()19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“float”meaninthepassage?A.Tomoveslowlyintheair. B.Toflyslowlyintheair.C.Tomoveslowlyonwater. D.Tomoveslowlyunderwater.()20.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToaskforopinionsonswimmingintheDeadSea.B.TosharetravellingexperiencesaroundtheDeadSea.C.ToencouragemorepeopletoreadbooksintheDeadSea.D.Tointroduceoneofthemostsurprisingnaturalwondersoftheworld.情境3第三站我们到达的是太行山，太行山是“华夏脊梁”，让我们一起感受它的文化底蕴与自然之美。任务三阅读理解B(10分)Youmusthaveheardofthelegend(传说)ofYuGong,whotriedtomovetwomountains.TheTaihangMountainwasoneofthetwomountains.TheTaihangMountainpassesthroughtheareasofHebei,Shanxi,HenanandBeijing.Itisabout500kilometerslong.ItisoneofthelargestmountainrangesinNorthChina,anditwascalled“thebackbone(脊梁)ofChina”inancienttimes.ManylegendsaboutthebeginningofhumancivilizationcomefromtheTaihangarea.Forexample,NvWausedstonestorepairtheskytomakesurethathumanswouldhaveabetterfuture;HouYiprotectedeveryonebyshootingthesuns.TheTaihangMountainisnotonlyaplacewheretheancientstorieshappened,butalsoaplacewheretensofthousandsoffossils(化石)werefound.Thesefossilsshowhowtheearthhaschangedovertime.Atthesametime,wecanalsolearnabouthowancienthumanslivedfromthediscoveriesaroundthearea.Nowadays,therearenaturalforestsaroundtheareawithbeautifulcoloursinfourseasons.Inspring,thetreesofTaihangMountainwillgrowgreenleaves.Insummer,thetreeswillgrowluxuriant(茂盛的)andleaveswillcoverthesun.Inautumn,thetreesinTaihangMountainaretallandleavesturnyellow.Inwinter,thetreesarecoveredwithsnow,likeathickwhitecoat.Youcangotherewheneveryouwantbecauseitisbeautifulallyearround.Ifyouwanttolearndifferentthingsabouthistory,cultureandotherimportantknowledge,youcancometotheTaihangMountainandfeelitsgreatness.()21.WhatwastheTaihangMountainoncecalled?A.TheroofofChina. B.Theroofoftheworld.C.Thebackboneoftheworld. D.ThebackboneofChina.()22.WhatcanshowthathumanshavelivedaroundtheTaihangareasincelongago?A.Naturalforests. B.Thefossils.C.Manylegends. D.Ancientstories.()23.Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?A.TointroducefamouslegendsabouttheTaihangMountain.B.TotellpeoplehowtotakeatriptotheTaihangMountain.C.ToshowtheTaihangMountainiswonderfulandworthvisiting.D.Toencouragepeopletolearnmoreknowledgeaboutancienthistory.()24.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Agreatoldman——YuGong B.TaihangMountain——agreattreasureinChinaC.AncientstoriesaboutTaihangMountain D.ThenaturalbeautyinTaihangMountain()25.Inwhichpartofthemagazinecanwereadthetext?A.History. B.Art. C.Technology. D.Travel.情境4第四站我们要游览一些知名的岛屿——格陵兰岛和冰岛，千万不要被它们的名字所误导，冰岛没有冰，格陵兰岛却冰雪覆盖。任务四阅读还原(有一项多余)(10分)Greenlandisthelargestisland(岛)onearth.ItliesinthenorthofEurope.26.ItsnameisIceland.DoyouthinkthatGreenlandisgreenandwarm?DoyouthinkthatIcelandiswhitewithice?27.NotmanypeopleliveonthebigislandofGreenland.TherearemorepeopleinyourhometownthaninallofGreenland.ThatisbecauseGreenlandisnotgreen.Greenlandiswhite.28.TheicecoveringGreenlandishigherthansomeoftheworld'sbuildings.WhataboutIceland?29.No,itisnot.Icelandhasice,butnotsomuchiceasGreenland.Icelandhasalotofhotsprings(温泉).Theygiveouthotwaterandsteam(蒸汽).30.AndtherearealotofpeoplewholiveinIceland.A.IsitcolderthanGreenland?B.NearGreenlandisanotherisland.C.MostofGreenlandiscoveredwithice.D.Ifyoudo,youarewrong.E.IsitwarmerthanGreenland?F.SoitisnotascoldasGreenland.情境5游览了这么多的自然景观，想必你也会被大自然的神奇所震撼，作为华夏子孙，中国有许多神奇的自然景观，给想要来中国游览的外国友人介绍介绍吧。任务五书面表达(10分)假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mary听说中国地大物博、山川秀丽、风景迷人，因此暑假要来中国旅游。请你根据她的问题回复邮件。内容要点:WhichplacesofinterestshouldIvisit?HowcanIgetthere?参考词汇:mountain,payavisit,byplane,enjoy要求：1.内容应包含所有提示内容，可适当发挥；2.语言表达要准确，语句要通顺；3.80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearMary,I'mhappytohearthatyouarecomingtovisitChina.I'msureyouwillhaveagoodtimethere.Yours,LiHua答案速查1—5BACCD6—10ABDCA11—15DCBDB【主旨大意】这是一篇说明文，文章讲述的是壶口瀑布名称的来历，瀑布的美景以及文化背景。1.B【解析】根据“theYellowRiver”可知,此处讲述的是黄河水的流动,用动词“runs”。故选B。2.A【解析】根据“asChina’s‘MotherRiver’”可知,此处表示“描述”。故选A。3.C【解析】根据“theriversharplynarrowsfrom500meters...toonlyabout30meters”可知,此处讲述的是河水的宽度,用“wide”。故选C。4.C【解析】根据“thousandsofwildhorsesrunforwardwildly”可知,此处是把黄河的水比作野马,用“asif”。故选C。5.D【解析】根据“Thecalmwatersuddenlyfallsdownintoadeeppool”可知,此处讲述的是瀑布的形成,用“appears”。故选D。6.A【解析】根据“thewaterpoursdownfromabigteapot”及“Hukou”可知,此处表示茶壶的嘴巴,用“mouth”。故选A。7.B【解析】根据“fromyellowtogrey,greytoblue”可知,此处表达的是颜色的转变,用“turning”。故选B。8.D【解析】根据“thisheart-shakingsight‘smokefromtheriver”可知选D。9.C【解析】根据“movesupanddown”可知,此处表示“随着下落的水上下移动”,用“with”。故选C。10.A11.D【解析】根据前文对瀑布景色的描述可知，此处表示绝妙的景色,用“wonderful”。故选D。12.C【解析】根据前文中“Theyadmired...leftnumerousworks...”可知,此处表示“在它们之中”,用“among”。故选C。13.B【解析】根据前文中的“finallytothesea”可知,此处用动词短语“rushinginto”。故选B。14.D【解析】根据“smokefromtheriver,boatsonlandandrainbowsinthesunshine”可知是在举例,用“suchas”。故选D。15.B【解析】根据“HukouWaterfall”可知,此处表示“参观”,用“visit”。故选B。任务二答案速查16—20DBACD【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了死海的相关信息。16.D【解析】写作方法题。根据“DoestheDeadSeasoundlike...therearedeadthingsintheDeadSea?”可知,作者是通过提出问题来开始文章的。故选D。17.B【解析】细节理解题。根据“LyinginsouthwestAsia,theDeadSeaisabout80kilometreslong,about18kilometreswideandabout400metresdeep.”可知,本段提到了死海的大小和位置。故选B。18.A【解析】段落大意题。根据第三段描述可知，本段主要讲述了死海是一个非常咸的湖泊。故选A。19.C【解析】词义猜测题。根据“Soifyouwalkonthebeachofthe…readingbooksormagazines!”可知,此处“float”的意思是“漂浮”。故选C。20.D【解析】写作目的题。本文主要介绍了死海的特点及其旅游价值，目的是向读者介绍这个自然奇观。故选D。答案速查21—25DBCBD【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了太行山的相关信息。21.D【解析】细节理解题。根据“Itisoneofthelargestmountainranges...inancienttimes.”可知,太行山在古代被称为“中国的脊梁”。故选D。22.B【解析】细节理解题。根据“Thesefossilsshowhowtheearth...livedfromthediscoveriesaroundthearea.”可知,可以从该地区周围的化石中了解古代人是如何生活的。故选B。23.