Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals单词+（听力+课文）文本+Reading Plus衡水体字帖 2025-2026学年人教版（2024）八年级英语上册

1. moss 2. redwood 3. cheetah 4. folding 5. folding fan 6. bamboo 7. yeah 8. popular 9. goodness 10. tool 11. actually 12. shoot 13. appear 14. feel free(to do sth.) 15. land 16. African 17. rose 18. peony 19. lotus 20. butterfly 21. wing 22. frog 23. weigh 24. kg 25. ginkgo 26. province 27. take a walk 28. connect 29. connected 30. be connected with/to 31. without 32. imagine 33. honey 34. disappointed 35. connection 36. pollination 37. pollen 38. action 39. in fact 40. per cent 41. for this reason 42. planet 43. in order to 44. store 45. honeycomb 46. communicate 47. play a part(in sth.) 48. ecosystem 49. protect 50. importance 51. title 52. human 53. ant 54. be home to sb./sth. 55. happiness 56. disappoint 57. mushroom 58. ton 59. role 60. play a role(in) 61. pea 62. climate 63. ocean 64. except 65. tiny 66. live up to 67. lively 68. the Arctic Ocean Section A, 1b and 1c Conversation 1 Emma: Hi, Yaming. What are you doing? Yaming: Hi, Emma. I’m starting to test on animals and plants. Emma: Sounds fun. Let’s take it together. Yaming: OK. First question. What’s the largest animal in the world? Emma: It’s the blue whale, right? Yaming: Right. It’s also the heaviest animal on earth. Next question. Which animal runs the fastest? Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The cheetah runs the fastest. Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s the most beautiful animal in the world. Emma: I completely agree with you. Conversation 2 Yaming: Now let’s answer the questions about plants. What is the oldest plant in the world? Emma: Hmm, I’m not sure. Do you have any idea? Yaming: Well, I think moss is one of the oldest plants. It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago ... Oh, look here. I'm correct!  Emma: Interesting! Let's go on! Yaming:Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world?   Emma:The redwood tree, right? Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some someday. Section A, 2a and 2d Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful! Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year. Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it. Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture. Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you get that fan? Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the largest and oldest bamboo forest in China. I learned lots of interesting things when I was there. Ella: Really? Like what? Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. Also, it’s one of the most useful plants in the world. People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments. Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right? Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually, we eat bamboo shoots too. They’re really delicious. Section B 1b We Can't Live Without Bees Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. How would you feel? Disappointed? Angry? Sad? At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this connection. Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work, about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is. Bees are an important part of the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. They need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. Reading Plus The Brave Homing Pigeon (Adapted from Ernest Seton's Animal Heroes) Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 1862. The captain sighed. This was the thickest fog he had ever seen. They were over 330 kilometers from the closest land, so he didn't know where to go. The ship was on its way to Europe. Just ten hours ago they left New York, but now the engine stopped working. Clearly, they needed help! Suddenly, the captain remembered the homing pigeons. He ran to them quickly, wrote a message for help, and tied it to Big Blue's leg. Big Blue flew up and then returned almost right away. The captain became more worried. "You are our last hope, little guy," said the captain as he tied a note to Army, the smaller and younger of the two pigeons. The captain threw him into the air. Army flew around and around, higher and higher. Soon, the bird was away from the ship, and the captain couldn't see Army anymore. "That's a good sign," said the captain with more hope. Almost 340 kilometers away, Billy heard fast - moving wings come into his building and go straight to the water bowl. "Hi there, little guy. Well, aren't you the thirstiest bird!" Billy smiled. Then he saw the note. Billy knew what to do. He took the note, running as fast as he could to the company office. There, he learned Army had flown in fog and over the sea, for more than four hours. Thanks to Army, people sent help to the ship. The captain later explained, "Army really is the most amazing bird!" 人教英语八上单词+（听力+课文）文本+Reading Plus衡水体字帖 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$