Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals-【新课程能力培养】2025-2026学年新教材八年级上册英语同步练习（人教版2024）

Unit4 Amazing Plants and Animals【● Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 第一课时 能力提升鲫综合拓展 一、阅读理解 Can plants eat people?Probably not,but there are many plants that eat meat.Some of them are big,and they can eat small animals.One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap 蝇草). The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant.It grows in dry parts of the United States.Its leaves are like the pages of a book;they can open and close very quickly.Inside the leaves,there are three small hairs.If a fly touches one of the hairs,the leaves will close quickly.The fly can- not get out.In about half an hour the leaves press the fly until it is dead.Then,the plant covers the fly.Slowly,the plant eats the fly. Why do plants do it?Most plants get what they need from the sun,the air and the ground.In some places,the ground is very poor.It doesn't have all these important things,but animal meat has a lot of these important things.So some plants eat meat to get what they need.Let's hope that some of the bigger plants don't get the same idea! ()1.What is the Venus flytrap? A.It is a small animal. B.It is a fly. C.It is a plant. D.It is meat. ()2.The Venus flytrap grows in A.most parts of the world B.some parts of Africa C.dry parts of the United States D.wet parts of England ()3.What will happen if a fly touches one of the hairs in the Venus flytraps leaves? A.The leaves will close very fast.B.The leaves will eat the fly. C.The leaves will kill the fly. D.The leaves will play with the fly. ()4.Most of the plants get what they need from A.the sun B.the air C.the ground D.All of the above. ()5.Why do some plants eat animal meat?Because_ A.plants are dangerous to animals B.animals are dangerous to plants 035 贡语山八年级上册人教版》 C.plants want to get what they need from animal meat D.plants want to protect themselves against animals 二、还原句子 There is a famous island in Australia.It is called Fraser Island.A great many visitors come here for holidays every year.Why?Because it is special.1. In fact,it is the largest sand island in the world.It's about 200 kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide. Though the island is a popular place of interest,there is no airport on the island.The long beach along the east coast works as the airport.2. There are sand hills without any plants on the island,but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes,too.Many kinds of birds and animals live in the forests. Every year,visitors come to enjoy the island's natural beauty.People like camping and hik- ing there.3. People killed animals for food and this made the animals there in danger of extinction ()Visitors threw rubbish everywhere,and the lakes were seriously polluted. 4. The government has set up many rules.For example,visitors are not allowed to use motorboats (or go fishing in the lakes,and they mustn't leave any rubbish. A.Planes arrive and leave from here. B.Unluckily,visitors have caused many problems. C.The island is completely made of sand. D.If someone breaks the rules,he will be punished. E.So it is time to protect the environment of the island. 中考链接©真题演练 三、(2024辽宁)1 阅读理解 We're plants.Give us your care and we will bring joy to you.Please take us home,will you? PLANTS Get to know us Give us a home Care for us Flowers We can live in a pot.It can be put Spring We bring bright colors! near a window,by a sofa or under We may need fertilizers(化肥). Houseplants a tree. Summer We are green and light up rooms! Placing us on a wall will bring you We hate harmful insects. Succulents(多肉植物) much fun.We love it,too Autumn We don't need much care! We need less water. Vegetables Winter How about home-grown food? Give us a larger home if necessary. 036 Unit4 Amazing Plants and Animals【● ()1.According to the text, don't need much care. A.flowers B.houseplants C.succulents D.vegetables （）2.It's fun to put a pot of plants A.on a wall B.by a sofa C.near a window D.under a tree ()3.Plants need to be protected from harmful insects,especially in A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter ()4.Which part of a magazine is the text most probably taken from? A.Art. B.Life. C.Sports. D.History. 037 贡语山八年级上册人教版》 第二课时 能力提升鲫综合拓展 一、 阅读理解 How To Plant Trees The ground must be just right-neither too wet nor too dry.It's best to plant trees in spring because it's warm. 1.Knock a long,strong stick into the earth in the hole.Make sure that it is straight. 2.Put the earth in the hole again.Push it down hard with your feet several times. 3.Put the tree in the hole next to the stick so that it is straight. 4.Dig a hole large enough for the tree.But the hole should not be too deep. 5.Tie the tree to the top of the stick to keep it straight.The last step is to ()1.The correct order should be A.1-3-4-2-5 B.4-1-3-2-5 C.2-3-4-1-5 D.3-4-1-5-2 ()2.is the best season to the plant trees. A.Spring B.Summer C.Autumn D.Winter ()3.We should dig a hole A.as large as we can B.as deep as we can C.big enough D.small enough ()4.To make the young tree straight,we should A.make sure that the stick is straight when we knock it into the earth B.tie the tree to the stick next to it C.put the earth back and push it down hard with our feet D.All the above. ()5.The last step is to A.watch the tree carefully B.pull the stick out C.go back home D.water it well 二、完形填空 During a flight for animals,mouse was surprised to see a parrot sitting next to him.He didn't like parrots at all because he thought they always talked 1 and did too little. After the plane2,the mouse asked the zebra stewardess(女乘务员)for a cup of cof- fee.At the same time,the parrot said 3,"And get me a cola!Be quick!" The zebra stewardess was a little 4.She brought back a cola for the parrot but 5 the coffee. 038 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals As the mouse told the zebra stewardess to bring the 6 once more,the parrot finished the cola and shouted loudly again,"Get me 7 cola!" The zebra came back with another cola,8 still no coffee.The mouse was angry.He shouted like the parrot,"I've asked you twice 9 coffee.Go and get it now!" This made the stewardesses on the 10 angry.The next moment,two zebra stewardesses threw both the mouse and the parrot out of the emergency exit () ()1.A.too much B.much too C.too many D.many too (）2.A.put off B.put on C.took off D.took away )3.A.quickly B.loudly C.slowly D.nearly ）4.A.happy B.excited C.relaxed D.nervous ( ）5.A.brought B.remembered C.forgot D.took ）6.A.coffee B.tea C.cola D.milk ( ）7.A.other B.another C.the other D.others ( ）8.A.so B.or C.and D.but ）9.A.about B.with C.over D.for ）10.A.plane B.bus C.car D.taxi 中考链接©真题演练 三、(2024重庆B卷)阅读下文并回答问题 On a warm spring day,Liu Song walked past the green wheat fields and through the flower fields before arriving at his office.There,he had a meeting with his team to discuss important village matters As a graduate of Zhejiang University,Liu used to work in several big companies ()In September,2020,he became the manager of Yong'an Village in Hangzhou City.In the begin- ning,things were difficult for Liu and his team.The village was poor.Most people made a living only by growing rice. Having grown up in the countryside,Liu loved the land and the people there.And he knew very well that the village's real advantage was its large farmland.He and his team tried to help the villagers put it to good use.They introduced new technology for farming.They improved the public services.And in order to develop tourism(旅游业)，they hold different village cultural festivals every year.They also put short videos online. Now the villagers'dream of living a better life is coming true.Their income (has increased.The village has attracted a lot of tourists with its wider roads,clearer river water,and restaurants with village specials. Shen Yan,one of Liu's team members,is a native of Yong'an Village.Before returning to 039 页语山八年级上册人教版》 her hometown,she had studied abroad and had been a member of a company management.When she first told her father about her decision to return to work in the village,her father 1.Were things difficult for Liu and his team at first? 2.Why do the villagers hold different village cultural festivals every year? 3.What makes Liu Song successful as the manager of Yong'an Village? 4.What might happen next?Finish the ending.(about 30 words) When she first told her father about her decision to return to work in the village,her father 00 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 第三课时 能力提升脚综合拓展 一、阅读理解 Meet the characters Flik:He is a worker ant ()He likes making new things. Atta:She is an ant princess ()She tries her best to help her ants. Hopper:He is the head of the grasshoppers ()He is greedy. What's the story about? There is an ant island ()Thousands of ants live there.The ants work hard.They spend all summer collecting food.But the food is not for themselves.There are a group of bad grasshoppers.They come and take the food every year. This year,the ants have a problem.They can't give the grasshoppers food.But grasshoppers ask for more food.So the ants can't bear (any more.An ant named Flik stands out.He goes out and finds a group of circus bugs ()They will help fight the grasshoppers. On the island,the bugs save Dot,Atta's young sister.From a big bird,Flik gets an idea.The grasshoppers are afraid of birds.So Flik makes a bird.But Hopper finds out that it's not a real bird.So he beats (Flik.However,Flik doesn't stop fighting.He calls all the bugs and the ants to stand up.They drive the grasshoppers out of the ant island. ()1.The ants collect the food all summer for A.themselves B.the grasshoppers C.circus bugs D.their princess (）2.The underlined word“greedy”may mean A.willing to share B.always asking for more C.willing to help D.thinking of others ()3.Flik does a lot of things,but he doesn't A.save Dot B.find a group of bugs C.make a bird D.call his friends to fight ()4.What happens at the end of the story? A.The ants leave the island. B.The ants go to the circus. C.The grasshoppers leave the island.D.The ants have birds as friends. 二、还原句子 Do you hear of hermit crabs(寄居蟹)？They are a type of ocean animal.They used to stay in the sand or water and like eating different kinds of foods.But as people throw more and more 041 页语山八年级上册人教版〉 rubbish into the ocean,the rubbish has become the "home"of hermit crabs.1. Unlike other crabs,hermit crabs are born with soft bodies,so they need to look for shells (壳)for protection.2. Then they use legs to check (shells to make sure they fit.Do you think they only use a shell?No.As they grow,they give up old shells and find bigger ones.In their lifetime,they may use lots of shells. Plastic (rubbish is lighter than common shells.3. It may also help hermit crabs to attract(吸引)lovers.Because man-made“shells'”might be interesting in lovers'eyes. 4. Different from natural shells,plastic waste is often more colorful.It might stand out(显眼)on the ground.This makes hermit crabs easier to be seen by their enemies(敌人). Hermit crabs could also die when they go into plastic bottles. A.So hermit crabs can move easily. B.Once they find a shell,they will live in it. C.However,the rubbish shells can bring danger. D.Why do hermit crabs choose to live in rubbish? E.First they look at the shell's type,size and color. 三、语篇填空 My hometown Chengdu is the home of pandas.I wanted to learn more about our national treasure.Pandas have lived on the earth for at least 8 million years.Some people call 1. (they)“living fossils(活化石)”. My chance finally came last summer vacation.I volunteered at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and had close contact with pandas.2. I first saw a giant pan- da eating bamboo with its claws,I thought that it must be the most lovable thing. When I introduced pandas to 3. (visit),I told them that pandas spend nearly 12 hours 4. day eating and they sleep in the rest of the time.How lucky I was!A baby panda 5. (bear)while I was volunteering.It was 6. (amaze)that the weight of the newborn panda was only 0.1 percent of its mother's weight-only 145 g.Mother pandas always looked after the newborn pandas 7. (careful),although it was very dif- ficult. As I learned more about pandas,I realized it was very important to protect them. Though the number of pandas 8. _(increase)in recent years,pandas are still en- dangered.Let's try our best 9. (help)these endangered animals.Chengdu can become better and more popular,too.Then we can say proudly,"I come 10. the pandas'home- town.” 042 Unit4 Amazing Plants and Animals【● 中考链接©真题演练 四、(2024乐山)短文填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。 I can still remember my primary school homework on animals.I decided 1. (write)about the whale ()I have loved them from a young age. I'm not quite sure why I love them.It might be something about 2. (they)shape They have a smooth shape,and their tails look like a heart.They also move so 3. (slow)and beautifully,like a tree dancing in the wind.This way,they seem very clever. So,of course,one of my best memories 4. (be)when I got to see a type of whale called the Southern Right Whale in Argentina.Watching them moving smoothly in the wa- ter,I felt 5. (happy)than ever.They were so beautiful! And I'm not the only one who loves whales.Different peoples across the world have a spe- cial place for whales in their 6. (heart).Take the Maori people in New Zealand as 7. Lexample.Living by the ocean,they see whales as guardians (of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their 8. (tradition)stories. Why was I interested in whales like the Maori people?9. they need our protection. That's what my school homework was about-animals we need to protect.Whales play a big role 10. _the ocean.So,protecting whales means protecting the whole ocean. 043 贡语山八年级上册人教版》 第四课时 能力提升鲫综合拓展 一、 完形填空 What kind of monkey lives longer,the thin or the fat? Scientists found that monkeys 1 less may live longer and are not easy to get 2. Richard Weindruch of the University of Wisconsin in Madison and his team studied about it. They 3 seventy-six monkeys over twenty 4.They let half of the monkeys eat as 5 as they wanted and made the other half eat less food.And they gave them vitamins and minerals (矿物质)to have6_nutrient(营养).Twenty years later they found that37%of the monkeys who ate as much as they wanted 7,while only 13%of the monkeys that ate less died. When monkeys live with people and don't live in the wild,they can 8 about twenty-se- ven years.Misteer Weindruch says scientists do not know why fewer calories (can make 9 longer.But they believe it is helpful to their body.10 of the monkeys that ate less had heart disease.The thin monkeys can remember things easily.They also look younger and healthier than the fatter ones who ate too much. (）1.A.moving B.eating C.sleeping D.drinking (）2.A.sad B.tall C.sick D.strong ( ）3.A.studied B.asked C.checked D.looked ( )4.A.hours B.days C.months D.years ( ）5.A.quickly B.much C.good D.little ( ）6.A.alot B.small C.enough D.no ）7.A.died B.went C.left D.won )8.A.run B.climb C.hide D.live ）9.A.hair B.life C.legs D.tails ( ）l0.A.Fewer B.More C.Less D.Further 二、语篇填空 Do you think only humans are crazy about electronic products?You are wrong.12 zoos in the United States and Canada have carried out (a programme 1. (call)Apps for Apes(大猩猩).It has found that the apes are also2. (interest)in playing iPads. "We find that,similar to people,the apes like touching the screen and watching short videos,"said Richard Zimmerman,a manager of the programme. The apes in these zoos can play iPads 3. (two)a week.Every time,they spend 15 minutes to half an hour using different apps in iPads.They are most interested in 044页语心八年级上册人教版》 第四课时 -、1-4AACA 二、1-5 ADBBD6-10 ADBCD 三、l.feel2.prepares3.with4.or5.visited 1.because 2.are bought 3.yourself 4.To produce 5.wooden 6.making 7.second 8.instruction 9.at 10.regularly Unit 3 Same or Different? 第一课时 -、1-5 BCDDA 二、1-5 BCABD6-10 CBDDA 1.a 2.living 3.more interesting 4.lights 5.than 6.reading 7.better 8.takes 9.after 10.relaxed 四、I-5 BCCBD 第二课时 -、1-5 DBCAB 二、1-5 ACBDB6-10 ABCDC 三、I-5 CCADB 第三课时 -、1-5 ABBCD 1.Her 2.is 3.interested 4.has visited 5.really 6.with 7.friends 8.a 9.got 10.and 1.For two weeks.2.Ping-pong.3.Rick.4.Because they make his life more interesting.5.Two. 四、1-3BAB 第四课时 -、1-4BCCC 二、1-5 BDACB6-10 ACAAC =1.Because she understands her very well and cares about her every need.2.She helps her to do all the left homework and classwork.3.She is open-minded,funny,cute and attractive.4.She always encourages her to do better in the class and exams.5.They are good at sports and academic activities. 四、1-5 CEADB Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 第一课时 -、1-5 CCADC 二、1-4CABE 三、1-4CABB 第二课时 -、I-5 BACDD 二、1-5 ACBDC6-10 ABDDA 1.Yes,they were.2.In order to develop tourism.3.His bravery,hard work and the support from the villagers. 4.didn't agree.He didn't know why she gave up such a good job abroad to work in the village instead.However,when seeing 150 参考答案《 the great changes and bright future in the village,he came to understand his daughter's decision 第三课时 -、1-4BBAC 二、1-4DEAC 1.them 2.When 3.visitors 4.a 5.was born 6.amazing 7.carefully 8.has increased 9.to help 10.from 1.to write 2.their 3.slowly 4.was 5.happier 6.hearts 7.an 8.traditional 9.Because 10.in 第四课时 -、1-5 BCADB6-10 CADBA 1.called 2.interested 3.twice 4.from 5.drawing 6.workers 7.an 8.to touch 9.pay 10.because 1.Class 6.2.Camels.3.Because cows can give people milk and their meat is the most delicious.4.Hens. 5.He thinks they are lovely. 1.younger 2.schools 3.happily 4.for 5.rang 6.children 7.fifth 8.shouted 9.him 10.a Unit 5 What a Delicious Meal! 第一课时 -、1-4BCCB 二、1-4BAEC 1.On Sunday afternoon.2.A bowl of egg and tomato noodles.3.Bread and milk.4.Yes,it is. 四、1-3ADB 第二课时 -、1-4DDBC 二、1-5 DBCAD6-10 BCAAD 1.For eight weeks.2.They have to pass the test.3.To teach students how to cook.4.They also learn much about Chinese food culture and good table manners.5.It is quite useful. 四、1-5 BACCA 第三课时 -、1-4BACC 二、1-5 CCABC6-10 BCCBD 1.an 2.to have 3.hungry 4.playing 5.called 6.kinds 7.at 8.easily 9.because 10.or 四、1-5 BACDB6-I0 ACDAB 第四课时 -、1-4DACB 二、1-5 ACBAC6-I0 ADBDB 1.reasons 2.to show 3.are 4.for 5.to enjoy 6.happily 7.Second 8.When 9.is 10.feel 1.Because he is busy.2.She was ill in bed 3.7./Seven.4.I don't think he is successful because he knows little about housework and he has to depend on others to eat. 五、1-2AB 151