2026-2027学年八年级英语上册 Unit 4 单元测试卷（人教版）

单元综合素质评价(55分60分钟)大单元主题情境本单元以“神奇的动植物”为主题，通过了解世界上不同的动植物，引导学生明白动植物在生态系统中的关键作用，从而积极保护动植物，达到人与自然和谐相处。任务一完形填空(10分)Insectsareeverywhereintheworld.Someinsects，like1，arereallybeautiful.Butsomeinsects，likemosquitoes(蚊子)，cancausemanyproblems.Oneofthemostinterestingthingsaboutinsectsis2abilitytofly.Manyinsects，suchasbees，have3sothattheycanflyfreelyintheair.Thesewingscanbedifferentcolours.Actually，thecoloursarealmostthesameastheirsurroundings.Soit’s4fortheirnaturalenemies(天敌)tofindthem.Insectsalsohavespecialwaysofcommunicatingwitheachother.Forexample，beesuseaspecialdancetotellotherbeeswheretofindfood，5antsusechemicalsignals(化学信号)totalkwitheachother.Therearemanydifferentkindsofinsects.Eachoneofthemhasitsownstrengths.Forexample，antsare6fortheirabilitytoworktogether.Beetles(甲虫)alwayswear“hardclothes”toprotectthemselvesfromenemies.Nowmanypeoplehaverealizedthe7ofinsects.Theyplayanimportantpartintheecosystem.8insects，theworldwouldbeaverydifferentplace.However，humanactivitiesandclimatechangearemakingitdifficultforinsectstolive.Thishascausedworriesthatifthereare9insects，itwillbebadfortheenvironment.Manypeople10thatit’stimeforthemtotakeactiontoprotectinsects.()1.A.roses B.cheetahs C.butterflies D.frogs()2.A.his B.her C.our D.their()3.A.wings B.hands C.tools D.legs()4.A.easy B.difficult C.disappointed D.glad()5.A.although B.because C.and D.so()6.A.pleasant B.ready C.popular D.famous()7.A.appearance B.experience C.difference D.importance()8.A.For B.Without C.Against D.As()9.A.better B.worse C.fewer D.more()10.A.cry B.believe C.describe D.imagine任务二[2026江苏扬州期中改编]阅读理解A(10分)Thereisalmostnowaterinthedesert(沙漠)，butmanyanimalscanliveinit.Howdotheseanimalsgetwaterandstayalive？Everythingishotanddryinthedaytime，butthenightiscold.Plantsoftenhavedew(露水)onthemintheearlymorning.Thisisbecausecoldaircan’tholdasmuchwaterashotair.Smallinsectscandrinkthedew，andbiggeranimalseattheplantswiththedewonthem.Somesmallanimalsgetwaterfromthebodiesofinsects.Biggeranimalsgetwaterfromthebodiesofsmallanimals.ThisNorthAmericanbirdiscalledaroadrunner(走鹃).Itrunsfastandcatchessmallsnakes，lizardsandscorpions.Someanimalscanwaitmanyyearsforwater.Whentherainfalls，babyshrimps(虾)comeoutoftheireggs.Theygrowquicklyandlayneweggs.Thenthewaterdriesup，andtheshrimpsdie.Buttheneweggsdonotdie.Theywaitinthegroundforthenextrain.Theycanwaitfor50

years.Mostbiganimalscan’tliveinthedesertbecausetheyneedafewlitres(升)ofwatereveryday.Theycan’tkeepwaterintheirbodiesforalongtime.Butcamelsaredifferent.Theycandrink90

litresofwaterintenminutes，andthendrinknothingforaweek.()11.Fromthepassage，weknowthatthedesertisaplacewith.A.noanimals B.notmuchwater C.noplants D.alotofplants()12.Smallinsectscandrink.A.whenthereisdew B.whenthesungoesdownC.whenbiggeranimalseat D.whenthenightcomes()13.Theroadrunnerdoesn’teat.A.snakes B.lizards C.insects D.scorpions()14.Whichofthefollowingarethewaysthatdesertanimalsgetwater？①Smallinsectsdrinkthedewonplantsintheearlymorning.②Biggeranimalsgetwaterbyeatingplantswithdew.③Smallanimalsgetwaterfromthebodiesofbiggeranimals.④Camelsdrinkalargeamountofwateratonetimeandthendon’tdrinkforaweek.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④()15.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.Withoutwater，theshrimpsandtheireggscan’tlive.B.Mostofthebiganimals，likecamels，needwatereveryday.C.Biggeranimalsgetwaterfromthebodiesofinsectsandsmallanimals.D.Hotaircanholdmorewaterthancoldair.任务三[2026浙江杭州期中]阅读理解B(10分)Swifts(雨燕)livemostlyintheair.ThesesmallbirdsareamongthefastestanimalsonEarth.Infact，swiftscangotwoorthreedayswithouttouchingtheground!Togetusedtolifeinthesky，swiftsusetheirspeedandthesaliva(唾液)intheirmouths.Swiftscanflyfasterthan100milesperhour.That’sbecausetheirwingsarelikeboomerangs.Thisshapeofthewingshelpsthemtoflymuchfaster.Theycanalsomoveonewingfasterthantheother，whichallowsthemtomakesharpturnswithoutslowingdown.Makingfastandsharpturnshelpsswiftscatchflyingbugstoeat.Thesalivahelpsswiftscatchbugstofeedtheiryoung.Itissticky，likeglue.Swiftsoftenflyintocloudsofbugssuchasmosquitoesandopentheirwidemouthstocatchasmanyinsectsastheycan.Thebirdcollectsinsectsinitsmouthgraduallyandholdstheinsectsinastickyballofsaliva.Onefoodballcancontainnearly1，000bugs.Swiftsalsousetheirsalivaasgluetobuildtheirnests.Thebirdscatchfeathersintheairandstickthefeatherstogethertobuildastrongnestonthesideofabuilding.Swifts’shortfeetarenotgoodforwalkingorstandingonlandforlong.Buttheirsharpclawsallowthemtosticktorocksandwallssotheycantakeabriefrestbeforereturningtotheirlivesinthesky.()16.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.howfastswiftscanflyB.whyswiftscanflyandturnsofastC.whyswiftsmakesharpturnsD.howswiftsturnaroundinthesky()17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”refertoinParagraph3？A.Theglue. B.Theswift.C.Thebug. D.Thesaliva.()18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutswifts？A.Swiftscancatchnearly1，000bugsinonegowiththesaliva.B.Swiftscanflyforalongtimebecauseoftheirsmallbodies.C.Swiftsdon’tusuallyliveonlandbecauseoftheirwings.D.Swiftscan’twalkforalongtimebecauseoftheirshortfeet.()19.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage？A. B. C. D.()20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.TheFastestSpeedB.ASmallPetC.LifeintheSkyD.TheSpecialSaliva任务四阅读还原(有两项多余)(10分)InancientChina，peoplecalledamanofgreatvirtue(美德)agentleman.Intheworldofflowers，plumblossoms，orchids，bambooandchrysanthemumsareknownasthefourgentlemeninChina21.TheyhavelongbeencommonsubjectsinChineseart，likepaintingsandpoems.Theplumtreeisfamousforitsflowersopeninginthedeadofwinter.22.Itstandsfortheinnerbeautyandthehumbledisplayunderhardconditions.Accordingtohistoricalrecords，plumblossomsappearedondrawingpaper1，600yearsago.Theorchidisusuallygrownindeepmountainvalleys(山谷).23.Withthesmellmakingpeople’smindsfresh，andtheelegant(优雅的)shapesswinginginthewind，orchidsstandforeleganceinChinesepeople’seyes.Thebambooisthinandhollowinside.Itstandsfortolerance(耐力)andopen-mindedness.Itwasadmiredbymanypoetsandpaintersinancienttimes.24.Thepoemexpressedhisdeeploveforbamboo.Chrysanthemumswereplantedasearlyasthreethousandyearsago.Whenalltheflowersnearlyfall，25.Theystandforthevirtueofgoingthroughalldifficultiessuccessfully.Soastraditionalflowers，chrysanthemumsarelovedbyChinesepeople.任务五书面表达(15分)假如你是李华，你校英文报正在举行以“LovelyAnimals”为主题的征稿活动。请你根据以下提示内容，用英语写一篇介绍考拉(koalas)的短文投稿，并呼吁大家保护考拉。Livingplaces：intheforestsofAustraliaAppearance：whitefurontheirears;greyorbrownbodies;alittlefatFood：feedonleavesHabits：moveslowly;sleepmorethan18hoursadayReasonsforbeingindanger：people’sactivities;awfulweatherandfiresActionstoprotectthem：...要求：1.短文内容应包含题目要求所给的全部信息，可适当发挥；2.语句正确，意思通顺、连贯，书写规范；3.词数不少于60。(开头已给出，但不计入总词数。)Koalasareoneofthemostlovelyanimalsintheworld._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

单元综合素质评价任务一【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了昆虫的多样性、独特能力及其重要性，同时呼吁人类采取行动保护昆虫。1.C【点拨】根据“Someinsects，like...arereallybeautiful.”可知，此处是指蝴蝶很美丽。2.D3.A【点拨】根据“sothattheycanflyfreelyintheair”可知，此处应指“翅膀”。4.B【点拨】根据“Actually，thecoloursarealmostthesameastheirsurroundings.”可知，此处是指颜色与周围环境一样，导致天敌难以发现。5.C6.D【点拨】根据“antsare...fortheirabilitytoworktogether”可知，蚂蚁以协作能力而闻名。befamousfor意为“以……而闻名”。7.D【点拨】根据“Theyplayanimportantpartintheecosystem.”可知，此处是指现在许多人意识到了昆虫的重要性。8.B【点拨】根据“...insects，theworldwouldbeaverydifferentplace.”可知，此处是指没有昆虫，世界将会是一个截然不同的地方。此处表示假设，强调昆虫不可或缺。9.C【点拨】根据“However，humanactivitiesandclimatechangearemakingitdifficultforinsectstolive.”可知，此处是指昆虫生存受到威胁，数量减少会导致问题。10.B【点拨】根据“Manypeople...thatit’stimeforthemtotakeactiontoprotectinsects.”可知，此处是指很多人相信是时候采取行动保护昆虫了。believe意为“相信”，符合语境。任务二【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了沙漠动物的生存方式。11.B【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Thereisalmostnowaterinthedesert(沙漠)”可知，沙漠是一个没有很多水的地方。12.A【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Smallinsectscandrinkthedew”可知，有露水的时候，小昆虫可以喝露水。13.C【点拨】细节理解题。根据“ThisNorthAmericanbirdiscalledaroadrunner(走鹃).Itrunsfastandcatchessmallsnakes，lizardsandscorpions.”可知，走鹃能捕捉小蛇、蜥蜴和蝎子，不吃昆虫。14.B【点拨】信息组合题。文中提到小动物从昆虫身上获取水分，而不是从大动物身上获取水分，所以③错误，①②④均是文中提到的沙漠动物获取水分的方式。15.D【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Thisisbecausecoldaircan’tholdasmuchwaterashotair.”可知，热空气比冷空气能容纳更多的水。任务三【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了雨燕的生活习性，包括它们在空中的飞行速度、飞行技巧、捕食方式以及筑巢行为，强调了雨燕适应空中生活的特殊能力。16.B【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Swiftscanflyfasterthan100

milesperhour.That’sbecausetheirwingsarelikeboomerangs.”以及“