Unit 6 Living with nature 综合检测卷 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 6 Living with nature 综合检测卷 第一部分 选择题(共50分) 一、阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分;满分40分) 第一节 阅读下面语言材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A(新形式 图文结合) A.They looked through the calendar. B.They made a decision based on their experience. C.They asked the god. D.They farmed according to the 24 solar terms. 2. ( )How long have people made efforts to predict the weather? A.For about 1,830 years. B.For about 1,920 years. C.For nearly 2,000 years. D.For over 2,600 years. 3. ( )What can we know from the passage? A.People predicted the weather through winds. B.Supercomputers can help people predict the weather efficiently. C.People began to predict the weather with modern science 2,000 years ago. D.There were only three ways for ancient people to predict the weather. 4. ( )Where can you probably read the passage? A.In a science book. B.In a novel. C.In a storybook. D.In a diary. B If you eat the same thing every day, you will not be happy. Elephants think so too! Recently, a team of US scientists went to Kenya. They did a new study about elephants there. They looked at elephants' poop (粪便) and tried to find the DNA of plants in it. What did they find? In one elephant's poop, there are up to 137 different kinds of plants! Elephants have a really rich diet. Their diet also changes with the weather. When it rains, elephants eat more grass. When it's dry, they eat more of other kinds of plants. Elephants are big eaters. An adult elephant eats about 100 kg of food and drinks 100 liters (升) of water every day, according to Britannica. Elephants are very clever. Scientists find they sometimes do things just like us. They know different sounds. Some sounds are safe. They can tell safe sounds from other sounds. When they hear dangerous sounds, they run away. They live in families. The “mother” is the most important in an elephant family. Female elephants stay in the family forever. Male elephants leave between the ages of 7 and 12. They can be sad. If an elephant dies, others will stand beside it to show their sadness. They can remember places, such as rivers. They aren't easily lost in forests. 5. ( )What are the first five paragraphs mainly about? A.What people eat. B.How people study elephants. C.What elephants eat. D.How elephants get food. 6. ( )Where did scientists find the 137 kinds of plants? A.In an elephant's poop. B.In the grass. C.In a scientist's poop. D.In the rain. 7. ( )What does the new study tell us about elephants? A.They usually eat little food. B.They like to eat grass best. C.They eat other elephants' poop. D.They eat many kinds of plants for meals. 8. ( )What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A.What the weather is like in Kenya. B.Where elephants can find grass. C.How the weather changes elephants' diets. D.What makes elephants eat more food. C There are many wetlands (湿地) in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home to many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red Crowned Crane Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands. The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food and home to some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent floods. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife. Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands. 9. ( )Usually the weather in the wetlands is _. A.hot B.pleasant C.cold D.dry 10. ( )World Wetlands Day is on _. A.April 22 B.June 25 C.February 2 D.March 22 11. ( )One of the reasons why we must protect wetlands is that _. A.they are home to wildlife B.there is a lot of rain C.people can change them into farms D.there are many wetlands in China 12. ( )(高阶思维 标题归纳)What's the best title for the passage? A.How to Protect Wetlands B.Wetlands—Home to Wildlife C.Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands D.China's Wetlands Have All Entered the World's List D ①Scientists have found that plants can make sounds. ②A scientist, Lily Hadany, and her team recorded tomato plants at different times. It showed that the plants made ultrasonic (超声波) sounds. Humans could only hear them with the help of a computer. They were noises like clicking (咔嗒声) sounds. ③As the scientists studied the sounds, they began to find some interesting facts. Plants made different sounds at different times. They hardly clicked when they had enough water, but as the earth got drier, they clicked more and more. Scientists also found that plants made sounds when they got hurt. When scientists cut off a leaf from the plants, the plants also clicked more. But the clicking wasn't the same as when the plants needed water. ④Some scientists trained a computer AI system to recognize (识别) the different kinds of clicking sounds. It was able to find the difference between plants that needed water and plants with cuts. It means that one day we may be able to use these sounds to figure_out when a plant is in difficult times, and what problem it is having. That could be very helpful to farmers. ⑤The team's finding changes our ideas about plants. As Dr. Hadany says, “Even in a quiet field, there are sounds made by plants, and those sounds carry information and may help us a lot.” 13. ( )If you want to hear the sounds of plants, which of the following may you need? A. B. C. D. 14. ( )(新考法 写作手法)How does the writer show the interesting facts in Paragraph 3? A.By giving examples. B.By telling stories. C.By asking questions. D.By using numbers. 15. ( )What does “figure out” mean in Paragraph 4? A.Think about. B.Put out. C.Find out. D.Care about. 16. ( )(新考法 篇章结构)What is the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 第二节 阅读短文,从下面所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一个多余的选项。 The clouds in the sky are changing all the time. They have different shapes in different people's eyes. Some of them are like feathers, flying in the air. Some are like a big quilt, covering the whole sky.17. _ Sometimes clouds can make the sky very beautiful and lovely. 18. _ A few minutes ago, the clouds were smiling in small pieces while the sun was shining. But a few minutes later, the clouds became dark. 19. _ When different clouds hang in the sky, different kinds of weather will appear. There is much experience from the elders. High and thin clouds in the sky are often the beginning of a sunny day. Those low and thick clouds often bring rain or snow. Next time, you can try watching the clouds by yourself. Clouds can help us to know about the weather and predict (预知) the weather changes. Weather plays an important part in our life, especially for animals and farmers. 20. _ However, the changes of the weather are not very easy to make sure of, and there are mistakes only by seeing the clouds in the sky. Usually, people have to listen to the weather report. A.We can't see clouds at night. B.Clouds are the signs of the weather. C.But sometimes they might make the sky dark. D.And they are also like mountains, rivers or lions. E.We may learn to see the clouds and know the weather changes. 二、完形填空(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分) 阅读短文,理解其大意,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 This year, Start of Autumn begins on Aug.7. Here's _21_you should know about Start of Autumn. “Autumn Tiger” Start of Autumn is the beginning of autumn, but the _22_ weather does not end. People _23_ the hot days after Start of Autumn “Autumn Tiger”. Fleshing out (发胖) in autumn On the first day of Start of Autumn, usually people will weigh_24_. When they find they become _25_during the summer, then at the beginning of autumn, they'll flesh out by _26_ many different kinds of food. Gathering (收割) crops Start of Autumn is a big time for_27_. It's time to gather crops. Eating peaches In Hangzhou, people eat peaches on Start of Autumn. They keep the peach stones until New Year's Eve and then throw them into the _28_ to burn them. People think they can _29_ illnesses in this way. Eating gourds (瓜) During the Qing Dynasty, people would eat gourds on the day. Today people in Tianjin _30_ keep this custom (风俗). 21. ( )A. nothing B.anything C.something D.everything 22. ( )A. warm B.hot C.cool D.cold 23. ( )A. spell B.tell C.call D.speak 24. ( )A. themselves B.ourselves C.yourselves D.yourself 25. ( )A. thick B.strong C.fat D.thin 26. ( )A. eating B.drinking C.talking D.thinking 27. ( )A. students B.workers C.farmers D.doctors 28. ( )A. fire B.water C.air D.oil 29. ( )A. get together with B.get away from C.get close to D.get behind 30. ( )A. just B.again C.so D.still 第二部分 非选择题(共40分) 三、语篇填空(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分) 阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。 You must have heard of Sanfu days. Well, Sanfu days are also known as the “Chinese dog days of summer”. They mark the 31. _ (hot) days of summer. Sanfu days include three periods (时期): Toufu, Zhongfu and Mofu. In Chinese, “fu”32. _ (have) the meaning of “hiding”. So it is suggested that people should stay 33. _ home to “hide” from the strong heat outdoors in summer. Sanfu days usually come between mid July 34. _ mid August. During this time, Chinese people follow different traditional 35. _ (way) to deal with the heat and stay healthy. Now let's have 36. _look at some customs (习俗) of spending the Chinese dog days of summer. In Changsha, local people often eat roosters (公鸡) during Sanfu days, 37. _ (especial) during Toufu. That's because it is always hot with heavy rain in summer. Local people believe that eating roosters can clear the wet in 38. _ (they) body. And there is even an old saying that goes, “A rooster at the 39. _ (begin) of Sanfu days, a healthy body the whole year.” Besides, the practice of receiving Sanfutie is also known in China during Sanfu days. It is a kind of Sanfu medicinal patch (贴片). Many people receive Sanfutie 40. _ (help) them fight some winter illnesses. 四、阅读与表达(共4小题,41~43小题,每小题2分,44小题4分;满分10分) 阅读短文,然后根据内容回答问题。 In the past, scientists didn't know that trees could sense things. Now, they are discovering that trees can notice lots of things around them! Trees can feel the four main seasons of the year. They know when to drop their leaves in autumn, and when to grow new leaves in spring. Trees can sense light. They know where the sun is, so their branches grow in that direction. That's why trees in the northern hemisphere (半球) usually have more branches growing out on the south side. Trees can recognize insects. If an insect starts eating a tree of a certain species, the tree has clever ways of fighting back. For example, if an insect is eating the trunk of a pine tree, the tree can produce a glue like liquid (液体), and use it to catch the enemy. Trees can sense directions. They can feel where “up” and “down” are. There is no light under the earth, but the roots always know which way to grow. Tree roots can also sense sounds. They really like the sound of running water when they are thirsty. If the sound continues for a long time, the roots will slowly start growing towards it. There are still many things we don't know about trees. Scientists are working hard to find out more. 41. How do trees know when to drop their leaves and when to grow new ones? _ 42. Why do trees in the northern hemisphere usually have more branches on the south side? _ 43. What are two things that tree roots can sense? _ 44. Which ability of trees mentioned in the text do you find most surprising? Give your reason(s). Write 30 words or more. _ 五、书面表达(满分20分) 45. 绿水青山就是金山银山 (Clear waters and green mountains are like mountains of gold and silver),这说明保护自然的重要性。假如你是李华,请根据下面内容要点提示,以“Let's Protect Nature”为题写一篇英语短文,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,与自然和睦 (friendly) 相处。 要求:1.要点齐全,行文连贯,可适当发挥; 2.80词左右。 Let's Protect Nature _ 答案 一、1~4: DDBA 5~8: CADC 9~12: BCAB 13~16: BACD 17~20: DCBE 二、21~25: CBCAD 26~30: ACABD 三、31. hottest 32. has 33. at 34. and 35. ways 36. a 37. especially 38. their 39. beginning 40. to help 四、41. They can feel the four main seasons of the year / sense the changing seasons. 42. Because they can sense light / know where the sun is, so their branches grow towards it. 43. Directions(up/down) and sounds (like the sound of running water). 44. I find it most surprising that tree roots can sense sounds, especially the sound of running water. It's amazing that they slowly grow towards the sound when they're thirsty. This shows trees have a kind of “hearing” that we don't usually think plants have. Scientists are still learning more about trees!(言之有理即可) 五、45. One possible version: Let's Protect Nature Hello, everyone!Today, I want to talk about protecting nature. As we all know, clear waters and green mountains are like mountains of gold and silver. Nature provides us with fresh air to breathe, enough food to eat, and rich resources to use. Without it, our lives would be impossible. Sadly, nature now faces serious problems. Water is being polluted, forests are being cut down rapidly, and people are killing many wild animals. These actions hurt nature deeply. Therefore, we must act now! Let's protect our environment. We need to be friendly to nature, for ourselves and for future generations. It's the only home we have. 10 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $