Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A(1a-1d)同步提升训练 2025-2026学年人教版（2024）八年级英语上册

人教版八年级上册Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A(1a-1d)同步提升训练 一、翻译下列短语。 1.世界上最大的动物 ___________________2.跑得最快的陆地动物之一 _________________ 3.最古老的植物之一 ___________________4.拒绝砍伐它们 _______________________ 5.保护它们的家园 _____________________6.停止污染海洋 _______________________ 7.与…… 有联系 ______________________8.同意做某事 _______________________ 9.开始测试 ______________________ 10.使某物……样的 _______________________ 11.继续 _______________________ 12.有一天 _______________________ 二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 1. The blue whale is the _______ (large) animal in the world. 2. Moss is one of the _______ (old) plants on Earth. 3. My brother and I _______ (agree) to protect redwood trees last week. 4. I think the cheetah runs _______ (fast) than any other animal on land. 5. We should stop _______ (pollute) the ocean to help blue whales. 6. The redwood tree is one of the _______ (tall) trees in the world. 7．There are many (amaze) facts about numbers. 8． For Ma, classical poetry is the (beautiful) language in the world. 9．Who is (heavy) of the ten young men? 10．The winter solstice (冬至) is (short) day of the year. 三、完成句子。 1.蓝鲸是世界上最大的动物。 The blue whale is the ______ ______ in the world. 2.苔藓是世界上最古老的植物之一。 Moss is one of the ______ ______ in the world. 3.我希望有一天能看到一些红杉树。 I ______ ______ see some redwood trees someday. 4.红杉树有什么神奇之处？它是世界上最高的树之一。 What’s amazing about the redwood tree? It’s one of the _______ _______ in the world. 5.猎豹是陆地上跑得最快的动物。 The cheetah is the _______ _______ on land. 6.苔藓很神奇，因为它大约 4.7 亿年前就出现在地球上了。 Moss is amazing because it appeared on Earth about 470 million years _______. 7.你为什么认为红杉树很神奇？ _______ do you think redwood trees are amazing? 8.我们必须停止人们杀害猎豹。 We must _______ people from _______ cheetahs. 四、单项选择 1. —What's that green plant on the stone? —It's ______. It usually grows in wet places. A. moss B. redwood C.cheetah D.bamboo 2. The ______ is the fastest land animal, running up to 110 km/h. A. rose B. cheetah C.frog D.butterfly 3. You can take a ______ fan with you in summer. It's easy to carry. A. folding B. popular C.tiny D.lively 4. —Can we use ______ to make chopsticks? —Yes, and it's also used to build houses. A. honey B. bamboo C.mushroom D.pea 5. —______ to ask me any questions if you need help. —Thank you, Mr. Wang. A. Feel free B. In fact C.For this reason D.In order to 6. The plane will ______ on the island in ten minutes. Please fasten your seat belt. A. appear B. land C.store D.weigh 7. Lions are native to ______ grasslands. They are strong hunters. A. African B. Asian C.European D.American 8. She received a bunch of ______ on her birthday. They smell sweet. A. lotus B. peony C.roses D.ginkgo 9. The ______ has beautiful wings and flies among flowers. A. frog B. butterfly C.ant D.mushroom 10. How much does this box ______? I can't carry it alone. A. weigh B. store C.connect D.protect ​ 五 、短文填空:阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确的形式填空（每词限用一次）。 fast　large　old　tall　animal　plant　protect　important　because　amazing There are many animals and 1._______ in the world. Some of them are very 2._______. Let’s learn about some of them. The blue whale is the 3._______ animal on Earth. It is also one of the heaviest 4._______. The cheetah is 5. _______ among all land animals. It can run very quickly. Moss is one of the 6._______ plants. It appeared on Earth a long time ago. The redwood tree is one of the 7._______ trees. It can grow up to more than 100 meters. Why are these animals and plants special? 8._______ they have unique features. We should 9._______ them because they are 10._______ to our world. 六、完形填空。 As we know, rainforests are the lungs of the earth. They 1 about 2% of the earth’s surface. Half of the animals on Earth live in rainforests. The sloth (树懒) is one of them. The sloth lives 2 the tree over 30 meters from the ground. It is the most interesting animal I know. It looks like a panda or a monkey. It always moves very slowly, 3 when it is in danger. But you can’t imagine (想像) it is good at swimming. When it is in the 4 it can swim like a big fish. Many people think it is a kind of 5 animal. Why? The sloth needs to 6 15 to 20 hours sleeping in the tree in the daytime. Yes, it does 7 but sleeping during the daytime. Maybe that’s the 8 why people think it’s lazy. When does it eat meals? Of course at night. It 9 leaves of the trees. It eats nothing else. 10 it can’t live without forests. The sloth is a kind of rare (珍稀) animal. If we can’t protect it well, it will die out one day. 1．A．provide B．share C．cover 2．A．in B．on C．with 3．A．even B．still C．also 4．A．forest B．river C．land 5．A．clean B．stupid C．lazy 6．A．cost B．spend C．take 7．A．something B．anything C．nothing 8．A．reason B．introduction C．advice 9．A．feeds on B．cleans up C．plays with 10. A．But B．So C．And 七、阅读理解 Rainforests（热带雨林） are some of the most amazing places on Earth. They cover only about 6% of the world's land, but are home to more than half of all living things. These dense forests are full of life, from tiny insects to large animals, and from small plants to tall trees. The rainforest has different layers. The top layer is called the emergent layer, where the tallest trees reach up to 70 meters. Below that is the canopy, a thick layer of leaves and branches that stops most sunlight from reaching the layers below. Next is the understory, with smaller trees and bushes. The bottom layer is the forest floor, where only a little sunlight gets through. Many rainforest animals have special skills to live in their layers. For example, sloths hang from the canopy branches. Their long claws help them stay there, and their slow movement helps them save energy. Toucans have big beaks to reach fruit on thin branches that can't hold their weight. On the forest floor, jaguars use their spots to hide in the shadows while hunting. Rainforests are important for the whole world. They take in carbon dioxide（二氧化碳） and give out oxygen（氧气）, which helps keep the air clean. They also help control the world's weather. But rainforests are in danger. Every year, large areas are cut down for wood or to make space for farms. This destroys the homes of many animals and plants, and may even change the world's climate. 1. (细节理解题) What percentage of the world's land do rainforests cover? A.About 6% B. About 16% C. About 26% D. About 36% 2. (词义推测题) What does the word "dense" mean in the first paragraph? A. Dry B. Thick with plants C. Cold D. Easy to walk through 3. (推理判断题) Why do toucans have big beaks? A. To hang from branches B. To hide from predators C. To reach fruit on thin branches D. To run fast on the forest floor 4. (排序题) Put the layers of the rainforest from top to bottom. ① understory ② emergent layer ③ forest floor ④ canopy A. ②→④→①→③ B. ④→②→①→③ C. ②→①→④→③ D. ④→①→②→③ 5. (主旨大意题) What is the main idea of the passage? A. How animals live in the rainforest B. The layers of the rainforest C. Why rainforests are amazing and important D. How to cut down rainforests 八、阅读还原。 Camels are amazing animals. They aren’t the most beautiful animals in the world. But they are certainly the most useful animals in hot areas such as North Africa and the Middle East. They usually help people carry things. 1 Do you know that Arabian camels are not the same as Asian camels? If you take a close look at them, you will find that Arabian camels are dromedaries. That is to say you can only find one hump (驼峰) on its back. But Asian camels are Bactrians—they have two humps. 2 Isn’t that interesting? An adult camel is about 2 meters tall and the weight of each is about 500 kilograms. 3 And its feet are big and soft. Most of the camels can live for about 40 years, but usually they don’t have to work when they are about 25. Camels mainly eat grass, leaves and bushes. They can walk for more than 600 kilometers even if they are not given water. 4 But when there is water, they can drink as much as 90 liters. Camels walk slowly. They don’t like running because it’s too hot. But if they need, they can run at 20 kilometers an hour. So, next time, when you travel in a desert, if a man says, “Look, here comes a ship. Do you want to take a ride?” 5 A．Its legs are long. B．Can you understand what the “ship” is? C．Now I’d like to tell you something about them. D．They look similar to each other. E．They are the two main kinds in the world. F．They only need to drink water every seven days. G．They don’t need to drink water at all. 【答案与解析】 一、翻译下列短语。 【答案】1. the largest animal in the world ; 2. one of the fastest land animals ; 3.one of the oldest plants ; 4.refuse to cut them down ; 5. protect their homes ; 6. stop polluting the ocean ; 7. be connected with ; 8. agree to do sth. 9. start a test；10. make sth. adj. 11. go on 12.one day 二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. packed 2. hangs 3. invited 4. sort 5. is 6.bedrooms 7.living 8. balconies 9. come 10. inviting 三、完成句子。 【答案】1. largest animal 2. oldest plants 3. hope to 4. tallest trees 5.fastest animal 6. ago 7. Why 8. stop; killing 四、单项选择 1.答案：A 解析：根据答句 “It usually grows in wet places.” 可知，这种植物生长在潮湿的地方。A 选项 “moss” 意为 “苔藓”，符合潮湿环境生长的特点；B 选项 “redwood” 是 “红杉”，通常生长在森林等环境；C 选项 “cheetah” 是 “猎豹”，属于动物；D 选项 “bamboo” 是 “竹子”，一般生长在竹林。所以选 A。​ 2.答案：B 解析：从 “the fastest land animal, running up to 110 km/h” 可知，描述的是速度最快的陆地动物。A 选项 “rose” 是 “玫瑰”，植物；C 选项 “frog” 是 “青蛙”，速度并非陆地动物中最快；D 选项 “butterfly” 是 “蝴蝶”，也不符合陆地最快动物的描述；B 选项 “cheetah”“猎豹” 是世界上奔跑速度最快的陆地动物，所以选 B。​ 3.答案：A 解析：依据 “It's easy to carry.”，容易携带的风扇。A 选项 “folding”“折叠的”，折叠风扇便于携带；B 选项 “popular”“受欢迎的”，与便于携带无关；C 选项 “tiny”“极小的”，强调小，但不一定便于携带；D 选项 “lively”“活泼的”，与风扇特性不相关。所以选 A。​ 4.答案：B 解析：由 “make chopsticks” 和 “build houses” 可知，这种材料可用于制作筷子和建造房屋。A 选项 “honey”“蜂蜜”，显然不能用于这些；C 选项 “mushroom”“蘑菇”，是食物，不符合；D 选项 “pea”“豌豆”，同样不符合；B 选项 “bamboo”“竹子”，常被用于制作筷子和建造房屋等，所以选 B。​ 5.答案：A 解析：“if you need help” 表明如果需要帮助的情况。A 选项 “Feel free”“随意”，“Feel free to do sth.” 意思是随意做某事，符合语境，即如果需要帮助随意问问题；B 选项 “In fact”“事实上”；C 选项 “For this reason”“因为这个原因”；D 选项 “In order to”“为了”，均不符合语境。所以选 A。​ 6.答案：B 解析：“Please fasten your seat belt.” 提示飞机即将进行某个动作，乘客需要系好安全带。A 选项 “appear”“出现”，不符合飞机在这种情境下的动作；C 选项 “store”“储存”，与飞机无关；D 选项 “weigh”“称重”，也不合适；B 选项 “land”“着陆”，飞机即将在岛上着陆，乘客需系安全带，符合语境。所以选 B。​ 7.答案：A 解析：根据常识，狮子原产于非洲草原。B 选项 “Asian”“亚洲的”；C 选项 “European”“欧洲的”；D 选项 “American”“美洲的”，狮子并非原产于这些地区。A 选项 “African”“非洲的” 正确。所以选 A。​ 8.答案：C 解析：“They smell sweet.” 说明这种花有香味。A 选项 “lotus”“莲花”，香味不明显；B 选项 “peony”“牡丹”，香味相对较淡；D 选项 “ginkgo”“银杏”，银杏不是花；C 选项 “roses”“玫瑰”，有浓郁的香味，符合语境。所以选 C。​ 9.答案：B 解析：“has beautiful wings and flies among flowers” 描述的是有美丽翅膀且在花丛中飞舞的生物。A 选项 “frog”“青蛙”，不会在花丛中飞舞；C 选项 “ant”“蚂蚁”，没有翅膀不能飞舞；D 选项 “mushroom”“蘑菇”，是植物，不会飞；B 选项 “butterfly”“蝴蝶”，符合在花丛中飞舞且有美丽翅膀的特点。所以选 B。​ 10.答案：A 解析：“I can't carry it alone.” 表明这个箱子较重，询问的是箱子的重量。B 选项 “store”“储存”；C 选项 “connect”“连接”；D 选项 “protect”“保护”，均与重量无关；A 选项 “weigh”“称重”，“How much does...weigh?” 用于询问某物的重量，符合语境。所以选 A。​ 五、短文填空 【答案】1. plants ; 2. amazing ; 3. largest ; 4. animals ; 5. the fastest ; 6. oldest ; 7. tallest ; 8. Because ; 9. protect ; 10. important 【导语】 本文介绍了世界上一些神奇的动物和植物，包括它们的独特特征，以及这些生物对世界的重要性和我们应保护它们的原因。 【解析】 1. 句意：世界上有许多动物和植物。根据空前 “animals and” 以及备选词汇可知，此处应填 plant 的复数形式 plants “植物”，与 animals 并列。故填 plants。 2. 句意：它们中的一些非常神奇。根据下文对各类生物独特之处的描述及备选词汇，此处用形容词 amazing “神奇的” 来形容这些生物，符合语境。故填 amazing。 3. 句意：蓝鲸是地球上最大的动物。结合常识和备选词汇，蓝鲸是体型最大的动物，此处应用 large 的最高级 largest “最大的”。故填 largest。 4. 句意：它也是最重的动物之一。“one of + 可数名词复数” 表示 “…… 之一”，结合语境及备选词汇，此处填 animal 的复数形式 animals “动物”。故填 animals。 5. 句意：猎豹是所有陆地动物中跑得最快的。根据下文 “It can run very quickly.” 及备选词汇，此处应用 fast 的最高级 the fastest “最快的”，体现猎豹的速度优势。故填 the fastest。 6. 句意：苔藓是最古老的植物之一。“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数” 表示 “最…… 之一”，结合 “It appeared on Earth a long time ago.” 及备选词汇，此处用 old 的最高级 oldest “最古老的”。故填 oldest。 7. 句意：红杉树是最高的树之一。“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数” 表示 “最…… 之一”，根据 “It can grow up to more than 100 meters.” 及备选词汇，此处用 tall 的最高级 tallest “最高的”。故填 tallest。 8. 句意：因为它们有独特的特征。上文以 “Why” 提问这些生物为何特别，此处应用 because “因为” 回答原因，句首首字母大写。故填 Because。 9. 句意：我们应该保护它们，因为它们对我们的世界很重要。结合语境及备选词汇，对于重要的生物，我们应采取保护行动，故用动词 protect “保护”，should 后接动词原形。故填 protect。 10. 句意：我们应该保护它们，因为它们对我们的世界很重要。根据语境及备选词汇，这些生物对世界有重要意义，故用形容词 important “重要的”。故填 important。 六、完形填空 【答案】 1．C 2．A 3．A 4．B 5．C 6．B 7．C 8．A 9．A 10．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了热带雨林中一种独特的动物——树懒。 1．句意：众所周知，雨林是地球之肺，覆盖了地球表面的2%。 provide提供；share分享；cover覆盖。根据上文“As we know, rainforests are the lungs of the earth”及常识可知，热带雨林覆盖了地球表面的2%。故选C。 2．句意：树懒生活在离地面30多米高的树上。 in在……里；on在……上；with和。根据下文“the tree over 30 meters from the ground”提示，此处说的是树懒生活在树上。in the tree意为“在树上”，指外界的事物在树上，而非树木自身生长；on the tree意为“在树上”，指树自身所有，长在树上的东西。故选A。 3．句意：它总是移动得很慢，即使处于危险之中也不例外。 even甚至、即使；still仍然；also也。根据上文“It always moves very slowly”可知，树懒总是慢慢地移动，即使遇到了危险，也不会有所改变。故选A。 4．句意：当树懒在河里的时候，它可以像一条大鱼一样游泳。 forest森林；river河流；land陆地。根据上文“But you can’t imagine (想像) it is good at swimming”可知，树懒擅长游泳，在河里可以像一条大鱼一样游泳。故选B。 5．句意：许多人认为树懒是一种懒惰的动物。 clean干净的；stupid愚蠢的；lazy懒惰的。根据下文“The sloth needs to...15 to 20 hours sleeping in the tree in the daytime”可知，树懒白天长时间地睡觉，会让人觉得它们很懒。故选C。 6．句意：树懒白天需要在树上睡15到20个小时。 cost表示某物花费多少钱，主语为物；spend指花费时间和金钱，只能用人作主语；take花费，其固定搭配为It takes/ took sb. some time to do sth.。句子主语为“sloth”，故应用动词spend，故选B。 7．句意：是的，它白天除了睡觉什么也不做。 something某些事物；anything任何事物；nothing没有什么。根据上文“The sloth needs to spend 15 to 20 hours sleeping in the tree in the daytime”可知，树懒白天需要在树上睡15到20个小时，所以白天除了睡觉什么也不做了。故选C。 8．句意：也许这就是为什么人们认为它很懒惰的原因。 reason原因；introduction介绍；advice建议。根据上文“The sloth needs to spend 15 to 20 hours sleeping in the tree in the daytime. Yes, it does nothing but sleeping during the daytime”可知，树懒白天需要在树上睡15到20个小时，所以白天除了睡觉什么也不做了，这就是人们认为它很懒惰的原因。故选A。 9．句意：它以树叶为食。 feeds on以……为食；cleans up清理；plays with和……玩。根据下文“It eats nothing else”可知，树懒只以树叶为食。故选A。 10．句意：所以它离不开森林。 But但是；So所以；And和。根据上文“It eats nothing else”可知，树懒只以树叶为食，所以它离不开森林。故选B。 七、阅读理解 【答案】1. A；2. B；3. C；4. A；5. C 【导语】本文介绍了热带雨林的相关情况，包括其覆盖面积、分层结构、生活在其中的动物的特殊生存技能，以及热带雨林的重要性和面临的危险。 【解析】 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段“They cover only about 6% of the world's land”可知，热带雨林覆盖世界陆地的大约6%，故选A。 2. 词义推测题。结合上下文，热带雨林中生活着从微小昆虫到大型动物、从小植物到高大树木等众多生物，由此可推测“dense”意为“植物茂密的”，故选B。 3. 推理判断题。根据第三段“Toucans have big beaks to reach fruit on thin branches that can't hold their weight”可知，巨嘴鸟有大喙是为了够到细树枝上的水果，故选C。 4. 排序题。根据第二段对雨林层次的描述：最上层是the emergent layer（②），其下方是the canopy（④），接下来是the understory（①），最底层是the forest floor（③），所以顺序是②→④→①→③，故选A。 5. 主旨大意题。文章围绕热带雨林展开，介绍了它的神奇之处（如生物种类多、有分层结构等）和重要性（如净化空气、控制天气等），还提及了它面临的危险，C选项“为什么热带雨林神奇且重要”能概括文章主旨，故选C。 八、阅读还原。 【答案】1．C 2．E 3．A 4．F 5．B 【导语】本文介绍了骆驼耐旱，善载物，是沙漠地区重要的交通工具。 1．根据“Do you know that Arabian camels are not the same as Asian camels?”可知，此处引出对骆驼的介绍，C选项“现在我想告诉你一些关于它们的事情。”符合，故选C。 2．根据“That is to say you can only find one hump (驼峰) on its back. But Asian camels are Bactrians—they have two humps.”可知，这里介绍了两种骆驼，E选项“它们是世界上最主要的两种。”符合，故选E。 3．根据“And its feet are big and soft.”可知，此处介绍“骆驼”的样子，A选项“它的腿很长。”符合，故选A。 4．根据“But when there is water, they can drink as much as 90 liters.”可知，此处与“喝水”有关，F选项“他们只需要每七天喝一次水。”符合，故选F。 5．根据“here comes a ship”可知，此处与“ship”有关，B选项“你能理解‘船’是什么吗？”符合，故选B。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$