外研版八年级英语下册Unit 6 Living with nature单元自测基础卷 （一）

2025-2026学年八年级下册英语单元自测

Unit6Livingwithnature基础卷

学校:班级：姓名：分数：

（时间：90分钟，满分：100分）

一,单项选择（10分）

1.Mostvillagersinthecountrysidelivefarming.

A.byB.withC.inD.for

2.Thesolarpanelscanthehouseswithelectricity.

A.chargeB.offlerC.giveD.provide

3.Solarpowerisacleanwaytoproducewithoutpollutingtheenvironment.

A.abilityB.strengthC.energyD.voice

4.Withoutwaterorfood,humanscanonlyforaboutthreedays.

A.arriveB.serveC.surviveD.achieve

5.ThetraditionalfestivalsofYunnan'sethnicminoritiesarcasascolourfulpaintings.

A.livelyB.morelivelyC.themorelivelyD.themostlively

6.ChinaliesthewestofJapanandtheeastofAsia.

A.in;toB.to;inC.on;toD.to;on

7.—LaoShe一一一.aDsreatwriter.

一Yes.AndTeahousewaswrittenbyhim.

A.isfamousforB.isfamousasC.isfamoustoD.isfamouswith

8.Thephysicsteachertoldusthatlight________fasterthansound.

A.travelsB.istravellingC.travelledD.wastravelling

9.The24SolarTermsknownasthe“FifthGreatInventionofChina”.

A.isB.areC.wasD.were

10.Mymotheraskedmeifwithher.

A.willIgoshoppingB.Iwillgoshopping

C.wouldIgoshoppingD.Iwouldgoshopping

二.完形填空（15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

ThereisanewnileaboutgeingtothetoiletonMountQomolangma.Peopleclimbingtheworld'shighest

peakwillnowhaveto11theirownpoop（便便）backtoBaseCamp.

Therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberof12onthemountain.Thishasledtoaproblemof

humanwastebeingleftonthemountain.Alocalofficialsaid,t4Ourmountainshavebeguntostink（有臭味）He

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13,“Wcarcgettingcomplaintsthathumanpoopisseenonrocks,andsomeclimbersarc14sick.

Thisisnotacceptable.Itreducesthe15othershavefbrus."Thenew16requiresclimbers

tobuythe“poopbag”.Theycan17thebaganditscontentswhentheycomedownfromthemountain.

Itwillbe"18byworkersthere.

The19ofhumanpollutiononMountQomolangmahasbeengrowingforyears.Manypeople

leavecampingequipmentonthemountain.Therearelotsof20oxygencansleftalloverthemountain.

A(n)21organizationsaidthattherewasaroundthreetonsofhumanpoop22BaseCamp

andthesummitofMountQomolangma.Muchofthisfreezesanddoesnotdegrade(分解).Awebsite23

thepoopbagswillhelpwiththehumanwasteproblem.Itwrote,“Itishopedthatthismeasure,alongwith

ongoingclean-upcampaigns,canhelpthefamousmountainbecome24again.MItaddedthatthe

25wouldprotectthehealthofbothclimbersandthelocalenvironment.

11.A.putB.takeC.giveD.pay

12.A.climbersB.customersC.huntersD.businessmen

13.A.addedB.answeredC.thoughtD.repeated

14.A.drivingB.caringC.fallingD.worrying

15.A.resultB.courseC.opinionD.respect

16.A.wayB.planC.ruleD.idea

17.A.dealwithB.giveupC.giveawayD.thinkof

18.A.boughtB.checkedC.soldD.pushed

19.A.policyB.moneyC.journeyD.problem

20.A.fullB.emptyC.lonelyD.new

21.A.heakhyB.environmentalC.sportsD.cultural

22.A.betweenB.bothC.amongD.after

23.A.meantB.saidC.imaginedD.understood

24.A.dirtyB.uglyC.strangeD.clean

25.A.dustbinsB.placesC.bagsD.workers

三.阅读理解（35分）

A

The24Solarlermsweremadetotellpeoplewhattheweatherislikeandwhatpeopleusuallydo.

StartofSpringltmeansspringisStartofSummeritshowsthechanges

coming.Everythingturnsgreenandisfullofofseasonsandthetemperaturerisesquickly.

life.PeopleusuallyflykitesandeatspringThecustomofcheckingweightsstartedfrom

pancakes.ManypeoplemakeeggsstandontheThreeKingdomsPeriod.Ilhelpedpeople

thefirstdayofStartofSpring.Itissaidthatitgetgood:uck.Havingteneggsisasymbolof

canbringgoodluck.ahappylife.

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StartofAutumnl*showstheendofStartofWinterllmeanswinteris

summerandthebeginningofautumn.Itiscomingandcropsshouldbeplaced

timetocollectcrops（庄稼）.“Agoodharvestsomewhere.Inancienttimes,emperorswould

（收获）isexpectedifitrainsontheday,“asleadtheirministers（大臣）toholdthe

theoldsayinggoes.OntheeveofStartofceremony（仪式）of“welcomingthewinier”.

AutumninJiangsu,peoplecantakefruitsforItissaidthateatingdumplingsonthefirstday

freeinprivategardens.ofStartofWintercouldprotecttheears.

26.Whatdocstheoldsaying“Agoodharvestisexpectedifitrainsontheday“referto?

A.StartofSpring.B.StartofSummer.C.StartofAutumn.D.StartofWinter.

27.Whatwastheemperors'purposeofperformingtheceremonyduringStartofWinterinancienttimes?

A.Tocelebratetheendoftheyear.B.Toshowtheirpower.

C.Towelcomethewinter.D.Toprayforgoodweather.

28.Fromwhichkindofmaterialcanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Atravelguide.R.Asciencemagazine.C.Acookinghook.D.Afashionmagazine.

B

It'sausualsceneinmoviesandcartoons.Amaniswalkinginadesert,lookingfbrwater.Upahead,hesees

alandwithwater.Butthereisnoland—nowateratall,notevenasmallpool.Itisjustamirage（海市蜃楼）.

Howdoesamiragehappen?Thelightandairplaywithoureyes.Normally,lighttravelsinastraightlineas

arule,butitcanbendandchangedirectionsdependingonwhatitpassesthrough.Thisbendingiscalled

“refraction（折射）”.

Ifdifferentlayersofair（大气层）areatdifferenttemperatures,lightwillbendatdifferentangles（角度）

whenpassingthroughthem.Thiscancreateafalseimageofthingsaround.

Miragescanbeseennotonlyoverwater,butalsoonsurfacesthatcantakeinalotofheat,fbrexample,on

hotroads.Thenexttimeyouthinkyouseeapoolofwaterontheroadonahotsummerday,youwillknowit's

justamirage—animageoftheskycausedbybendinglight.

Themirageisthemagicofnature.Whenyouseeitnexttime,justtakeaphotoandenjoythebeautiful

moment.

29.InParagraph1,thewriterusesthesceneto.

A.sharetheexperienceinadesert

B.introducewhatamirageis

C.showwhenamiragehappens

D.introduceamovie

30.Howdoeslighttravelnormally?

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31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them"inParagraph3referto?

A.Airlayers.B.Angles.

C.Temperatures.D.Lights.

32.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyouprobablyreadthetext?

A.CrazyAnimals.B.ModemArt.

C.AmazingNature.D.Culture.

C

Therearemanywetlands（湿地）inChinaandsomeofthemhavebecometheworld'simportantwetlands.

TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYancheng,JiangsuProvince.Theyarehometo

manydifferentkindsofbirdsandanimals.Theworld'slargestMiluDeerNatureReserveisinthem.Morethan

700mikideerlivefreelythere.Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranesintheworld,buteverywinteryoucan

seesomeintheRed—crownedCranesNatureReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.

Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrainandsunshine,

too.Theyarereallygoodplacesfbrwildlife.Offeringfoodandhome（osomespecialkindsofanimalsandbirdsis

nottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventfloods.

Butsomepeoplewanttochangethswetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.Thismeanstherewill

belessandlessspaceforwildlife.

Luckily,moreandmorepeoplearebeginninglorealizetheimportanceofwetlandsandwildlife.Everyyear,

onFebruary2nd,manyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.

33.Usuallytheweatherinthewetlandsis.

A.hotB.pleasantC.coldD.dry

34.WorldWetlandsDayison.

A.April22ndB.June25,hC.February2ndD.March22nd

35.Oneofthereasonswhywemustprotectwetlandsisthat.

A.theyarchometowildlifeB.thereisalotofrain

C.peoplecanchangethemintofarmsD.therearemanywetlandsinChina

36.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.HowtoProtectWetlands

B.Wellands—HomeioWildlife

C.SpecialAnimalsintheChineseYellowSeaWetlands

D.China'sWetlandsHaveAllEnteredtheWorld'sList

D

©Scientistshavefoundthatplantscanmakesounds.

②AscientistnamedLilyHadanyandherteamrecordedtomatoplantsatdifferenttimes.Itshowedthatthe

plantsmadeultrasonic（超声波）sounds.Humanscouldonlyhearthemwiththehelpofacomputer.Theywere

noiseslikeclicking（咔嗒声）sounds.

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③Asthescientistsstudiedihesounds,theybegantofindsomeinterestingfacts.Plantsmadedifferent

soundsatdifferenttimes.Theyhardlyclickedwhentheyhadenoughwater,butasthesoilgotdrier,theyclicked

moreandmore.Scientistsalsofoundthatplantsmadesoundswhentheygothurt.Whenscientistscutoffaleaf

fromtheplants,theplantsalsoclickedmore.Buttheclickingwasn'tthesameaswhentheplantsneededwater.

④SomescientiststrainedacomputerAIsystem（orecognize（识别）ihedifferentkindsofclickingsounds.

Itwasabletofind（hedifferencebetweenplantsthatneededwaterandplantswithcuts.Itmeansthatonedaywe

maybeabletousethesesoundstofigureoutwhentheyarcinadifficulttime,andwhatproblemthey'rehaving.

Thatcouldbeveryhelpfultofarmers.

©Theteam'sfindingchangesourideasaboutplants.AsDr.Hadanysays,“Eveninaquietfield,therearc

soundsmadebyplants,andthosesoundscarryinfbnnationandmayhelpusalot.”

37.Ifyouwanttohearthesoundsofplants,whichofthefollowingmightyouneed?

D.

38.Howdoes（hewritershowtheinterestingfactsinParagraph3?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bytellingstories.C.Byaskingquestions.D.Byusingnumbers.

39.Whatdocs“figureoutnmeaninParagraph4?

A.Thinkabout.B.Putout.C.Findout.D.Careabout.

40.Whatisthestructure（结构）ofthepassage?

D.

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使

短文意思通顺，结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。

Haveyoueverbeentoanartmuseum?Forsomepeople,goingtoanartmuseumcanbeafunactivity.

However,ifyou'renotsurewhattheartisabout,itmayseemboring.41

Youdon'tneedtovisitthenx）stfamousmuseuminyourarea.Instead,withanadult'shelp,ycucanlookat

thewebsitesofafewlocalmuseumstoseewhatexhibits（展览）theyhave.42Forexample,ifyou

enjoypainting,youmightgotoapaintingexhibit.

Ifapieceofartcatchesyoureyes,youmaystartbygettingclosetotheartwork.Thinkaboutthestoryit

maybetryingtotell.Bringanotebookandpencilwithyou.43Thisway,youmayseesomething

thatyouhaven'tnoticedbefore.

Ifyouwant（ofindoutmoredetailsoftheartwork,avolunteeratihemuseummaybehelpfullotalktoyou

aboutit.Freebrochures（手册）mayalsoprovideinformation.44Forexample,maybethecolorsin

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thepieceremindyouofaplacethat'sspecialtoyou.

Afteryouleavethemuseum,considerwhichpiecesofartstayinyourmindandwhy.Talktofriendswho

wentwithyou.45Thewayartistsmakethemselvesunderstoodthroughtheirworkisthemagicof

artreally.

A.Chooseoneyou,reinterestedir.tovisit.

B.Askthemabouttheirfavoritepieces,too.

C.Soyoucanmakeaquickdrawingyourself.

D.Ofcourse,youmayfeelboredandwanttoleave.

E.Youcanalsoaskyourselfwhat(heworkmeanstoyou.

F.Herearemanywaystounderstanddifferentkindsofart.

G.Youcanhavethechancetovisitallthemuseumsaroundyou.

四.选词填空(10分)

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限

用一次。

suddenreportbutriserainstormthroughasleepheavybeginbeat

Oneday,IwatchedthenewsonTVinthelivingroomafterdinner.It46that(herewasgoingto

bearainstormatnight.Iwokeupinthemiddleofthenight.Itwasraining47.Icouldheartherain

48thewindows.Itriedtogobacktosleep.ButitwastooloudandIcouldn'tfall49.

50、Iheardthesoundofbreakingglass.Ifoundthewindwassostrongthatitpushedtheglass

down.Theraincameintothehouse51thebrokenwindow.Therainwatercameinveryfastand(he

waterwas52tomyfeetquickly.

WhatshouldIdo?Itriedmybesttofindawayout.ThenIhadanidea.Itwastoopenthefrontdoorandlet

thewatergooutofthehouse.Igottothefrontdoor,53itwasdifficulttoopenthedoorbecauseitwas

pushedtightly(紧紧地)bythewind.AtlastIopeneditandthewaterranawayquickly.Afterabouttwohoursthe

54stopped.I55tofallasleep,andIwassohappytosecthesuninthemorning.

五.语法填空(10分)

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，必要时可添加助动词。

You56(probable)remembertheFlamingMountainsfromJourneytotheWest.Butdoyou

knowwheretherealblamingMountainsare?1heyareinlurpan,in(heeastottheXinjiangUygurAutonomous

Region.

Ifs57(know)asoneofthehottestareasintheworld.Thedesertsandcanbeashotas80℃in

mid-summer.That'senoughtomakeyourfeetburn!Itmaysound58(crazy),butthelocalscancook

aneggonthedesertsand.RainfallinTurpanisonly16mmayear.Itisoneofthe59(dry)placesin

China.Howdopeoplesurviveinsuchaterribleclimate?Thesecretliesintheancientkarezsystem.

ThekarezsysteminTurpan60(include)morethanLOOOwells.Theyappearevery20-30

metres.Someofthemarel(X)metresdeep!Underthesewellsarelargeundergroundcanals.Waterfromthe

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mountainsfallsintothewells.Itthenrunsundergroundinthecanals.It61(keep)cooiandsafefrom

thedesertheat.Thereareover5,000kmofundergroundcanalsinthearea.That'snearlyaslongastheYellow

River!Thankstothekarczsystem,peoplecangrowplantsforfoodinthisdifficultenvironment.And62

(amazing),allofthiswascompletedwithonlyhandtools!NGwonderit'samongthetopthree63

(project)ofancientChina.

Today,theareafacesawater64(short),Thereislesswaterfromthemountains,lowerrainfall

andalargeincreaseinwateruse.Althoughmoderntechnologyissolvingsomeproblems,thekarezsystemstill

playsanimportantrole.Now,moreandmoreyoungpeople65(take)actiontoprotectit.The

centuries-oldwatersystemwillsurelybecarriedintothefuture.

六.阅读表达30分)

阅读下面的材料，根据内容回答问题。

TherearemanywaterfallsinChina.Somearebig.Somearesmall.Theyareallbeautiful.Todayril

introducefourofthemtoyou.

HuangguoshuWaterfall,whichsilsinAnshunCity,GuizhouProvince,isthelargestwaterfallinChinaand

oneofthemostfamousnaturalwondersinAsia.Withaheightof77.8metresandawidthof101metres,itlooks

likea“whitecurtain“pouringfromthesky,producingthunderoussounds.Everyyear,millionsofpeoplecometo

visitthisnaturalwonder.

SanxiaWaterfallinYichang,HubeiisagreatnaturallandscapeinChina.Itisoneofthewidestwaterfalls

andmanypeoplethinkitistheNo.1waterfallintheworld.

HukouWaterfall,locatedontheYellowRiverattheborderofShanxiProvinceandShaanxiProvincein

northernChina,isoneofthemostpowerfulwaterfallsinthecountry.Knownforitsdramaticyellow-huedwaters

andthunderousroar,itisthesecond-largestwaterfallinChina(afterHuangguoshuWaterfall).Peoplecanhearthe

soundfromfaraway.

LushanWaterfallinJiangxiisverybeautiful.It'swell-knowninChinaandtheworldbecauseofthepoem

byLiBai—Itplungesstraightdownthreethousandfeet.AsiftheSilverRiverwerefallingfromtheNinth

Heaven.

66.HowhighisHuangguoshuWaterfall?

67.WhereisSanxiaWaterfall?

68.WhyisLushanWaterfallwell-knowninChinaandtheworld?

69.Whichwaterfalldoyoulikebest?Why?Write30wordsormore.

六.书面表达(10分)

70.绿水青山就是金山银山(Greenmountainsandclearwatersarcmountainsofgoldandsilver),这说

明保护自然的重要性。假如你是李华，请根据下面的内容要点提示，以“LetsProtectNature”为题写一篇80〜

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10()词的英语短文，参加学校的英语演讲比赛。

内容要点：

1.保护自然的重要性：大自然提供给我们清新的空气、充足的食物和丰富的资源(resource)；

2.大自然所面临的问题：水资源被污染(pollute),森林面积大量减少，人们猎杀许多野生动物;

3.呼吁：保护自然，与自然和谐(inharmony)相处。

Let'sProtectNature

2025-2026学年八年级下册英语单元自测

Unit6Livingwithnature基础卷

学校:班级：姓名：分数：