Unit 5 教材改编题 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册

外研社版8下第五单元课文改编小卷 （适用于家庭作业） 学生姓名：_____________ 班级：_____________ 得分：_____________ 一、根据汉语提示填写重点英文单词（共15题，每题2分，满分30分） 1. Imagine a dinosaur in an ancient forest with beautiful __________ (羽毛) on its arms. 2. For hundreds of years, people believed that dinosaurs looked like huge __________ (蜥蜴). 3. Thanks to a piece of __________ (琥珀), scientists now know that this idea is wrong. 4. These beautiful golden stones quietly keep pieces of the past and help us understand that life on earth has always __________ (变化). 5. A piece of amber from Northern Europe holds a flower that no longer __________ (生长) in this area. 6. Thanks to amber, more than 300 unknown __________ (物种) have been discovered. 7. Scientists used to believe that ants came from the northern half of the earth. The discovery has changed old __________ (信念). 8. Despite his huge success, Wang seldom thought about personal __________ (荣誉) or wealth. 9. Although he received the First Class Award twice, he hardly __________ (提及) it. 10. For him, the award __________ (属于) to the team, and he was just doing his job. 11. He __________ (过世) at the age of 96 with the falling leaves of autumn. 12. People got to listen to Beethoven's Pastoral __________ (交响曲). 13. It softly told people about his lifelong __________ (探索) and love of nature. 14. Amber can tell us whether dinosaurs had feathers, and also help us discover if other species have __________ (改变) over time. 15. As a window on the past, amber has been much studied, but it's still not fully __________ (理解). 二、用所给单词的正确形式填空（共15题，每题2分，满分30分） 1. Imagine a dinosaur in an ancient forest. It is running around __________ (look) for its next meal. 2. With an angry cry, it opens its mouth, raises its beautiful feather-covered arms, and… Wait, feathers on a dinosaur? For hundreds of years, people __________ (believe) that dinosaurs looked like huge lizards. 3. In the amber from Southeast Asia, they found the tail of a dinosaur – with __________ (feather). 4. These beautiful golden stones quietly keep pieces of the past. They can tell us __________ (whether) dinosaurs had feathers. 5. A piece of amber from Northern Europe, for example, __________ (hold) a flower. 6. This species no longer grows in this area. But the find __________ (prove) that it did 35 million years ago. 7. In a piece of amber from Africa, scientists found 13 ants. Research shows that they are a completely new __________ (specify). 8. Scientists used to believe that ants came from the northern half of the earth. The discovery of this African species __________ (change) old beliefs about the history of ants. 9. Despite his huge success, Wang seldom thought about personal honour or __________ (wealthy). 10. Although he received the First Class Award of National Natural Science Awards twice, he hardly __________ (mention) it. 11. For him, the award belonged to the team, and he was just __________ (do) his job. 12. Plants grow and sleep with the seasons. So __________ (do) Professor Wang. 13. When people came to say goodbye, they didn't hear any sad __________ (note). Instead, they got to listen to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. 14. This was Wang's favourite piece of music. It softly told people about his lifelong __________ (explore) and love of nature. 15. As a window on the past, amber has been much __________ (study). However, it's still not fully understood. 三、根据汉语意思，完成下列句子中所缺的词组（共10题，每题3分，满分30分） 1. 多亏了一块琥珀，科学家现在知道这个想法是错的。 __________ a piece of amber, scientists now know that this idea is wrong. 2. 它们可以告诉我们恐龙是否有羽毛，但这还不是全部。 They can tell us __________ dinosaurs had feathers, but that's not all. 3. 这个发现证明它确实在3500万年前生长在这里。 But the find __________ it did 35 million years ago. 4. 科学家曾经认为蚂蚁来自地球的北半球。 Scientists __________ believe that ants came from the northern half of the earth. 5. 这个发现改变了关于蚂蚁历史的旧观念。 The discovery __________ old beliefs about the history of ants. 6. 尽管取得了巨大的成功，王很少考虑个人荣誉或财富。 Despite his huge success, Wang seldom __________ personal honour or wealth. 7. 对他来说，这个奖项属于团队，他只是在做他的工作。 For him, the award __________ the team, and he was just doing his job. 8. 他在秋天落叶的时候去世了，享年96岁。 He __________ at the age of 96 with the falling leaves of autumn. 9. 人们没有听到任何悲伤的音符，而是听到了贝多芬的《田园交响曲》。 Instead, they __________ listen to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. 10. 作为了解过去的一扇窗户，琥珀已经被大量研究。 __________ a window on the past, amber has been much studied. 四、根据短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（共10题，每题2分，满分20分） These beautiful golden stones quietly keep pieces of the past. They can tell us 1.__________ dinosaurs had feathers, but that's not all. They also help us understand that life on earth has always changed. A piece of amber from Northern Europe, for example, 2.__________ (hold) a flower. This species no longer 3.__________ (grow) in this area. But the find proves that it did 35 million years ago. In the future, amber may also help us discover 4.__________ other species have changed over time. Thanks to amber, more than 300 unknown species 5.__________ (discover). In a piece of amber from Africa, scientists found 13 ants. Research shows that they are a completely new species. Scientists used 6.__________ (believe) that ants came from the northern half of the earth. The discovery of this African species has changed old beliefs about the history of ants. Who knows 7.__________ this piece of amber will tell us more secrets? As a window on the past, amber has been much 8.__________ (study). However, it's still not fully 9.__________ (understand). We should put more effort into research. Then we can use this key to unlock more 10.__________ of nature. 参考答案与解析 一、根据汉语提示填写重点英文单词 1. feathers 解析： “羽毛”名词，此处用复数，因为手臂上有多根羽毛。 2. lizards 解析： “蜥蜴”可数名词复数，huge lizards“巨大的蜥蜴”。 3. amber 解析： “琥珀”不可数名词，a piece of amber“一块琥珀”。 4. changed 解析： “变化”动词，has changed“已经改变”，现在完成时。 5. grows 解析： “生长”动词，主语this species是单数，一般现在时用grows。 6. species 解析： “物种”名词单复数同形，unknown species“未知物种”。 7. beliefs 解析： “信念”可数名词复数，old beliefs“旧观念”。 8. honour 解析： “荣誉”名词，personal honour“个人荣誉”。 9. mentioned 解析： “提及”动词，hardly mentioned“几乎不提及”，一般过去时。 10. belonged 解析： “属于”动词，belonged to“属于”，一般过去时。 11. passed away 解析： “过世”动词短语，passed away“去世”，一般过去时。 12. Symphony 解析： “交响曲”名词，专有名词大写。 13. exploration 解析： “探索”名词，lifelong exploration“终生的探索”。 14. changed 解析： “改变”动词，have changed“已经改变”。 15. understood 解析： “理解”动词，is fully understood“被完全理解”，被动语态 二、用所给单词的正确形式填空 1. looking 解析： 现在分词作伴随状语，is running around looking“跑来跑去寻找”。 2. believed 解析： 一般过去时，people believed“人们曾相信”。 3. feathers 解析： 名词复数，with feathers“带有羽毛”。 4. whether 解析： 连接词，tell us whether“告诉我们是否”，原词不变。 5. holds 解析： 一般现在时，主语a piece单数，holds“含有”。 6. proves 解析： 一般现在时，主语the find单数，proves“证明”。 7. species 解析： 名词单复数同形，a new species“一个新物种”。 8. has changed 解析： 现在完成时，强调对现在的影响，主语discovery单数，故用has changed。 9. wealth 解析： 名词，与honour并列，personal honour or wealth“个人荣誉或财富”。 10. mentioned 解析： 一般过去时，hardly mentioned“几乎没提过”。 11. doing 解析： 过去进行时，was just doing“只是在做”。 12. did 解析： 倒装句，So did Professor Wang“王教授也是这样”，代指前面的grow and sleep。 13. notes 解析： 可数名词复数，sad notes“悲伤的音符”。 14. exploration 解析： 名词，lifelong exploration“终生的探索”。 15. studied 解析： 被动语态，has been studied“被研究”。 三、根据汉语意思，完成下列句子中所缺的词组 1. Thanks to 解析： “多亏了” thanks to。 2. whether 解析： “是否” whether，引导宾语从句。 3. proves that 解析： “证明” prove that，主语the find是单数，故用proves。 4. used to 解析： “曾经” used to do sth。 5. has changed 解析： “改变了” has changed，主语discovery是单数，现在完成时。 6. thought about 解析： “考虑” think about，此处一般过去时，故用thought about。 7. belonged to 解析： “属于” belong to，一般过去时belonged to。 8. passed away 解析： “去世” pass away，一般过去时passed away。 9. got to 解析： “得以，有机会” get to do sth，一般过去时got to。 10. As 解析： “作为” as。 四、语篇填空 1. whether 解析： 直填，引导宾语从句，意为“是否”。 2. holds 解析： 提示词hold，一般现在时，主语a piece，故用holds。 3. grows 解析： 提示词grow，一般现在时，主语this species，故用grows。 4. if / whether 解析： 直填，引导宾语从句，意为“是否”。 5. have been discovered 解析： 提示词discover，主语species与discover是被动关系，且“超过300种”强调已经发现，用现在完成时的被动语态have been discovered。 6. to believe 解析： 提示词believe，used to do sth“曾经做某事”。 7. whether / if 解析： 直填，引导宾语从句，意为“是否”。 8. studied 解析： 提示词study，has been studied被动语态。 9. understood 解析： 提示词understand，is fully understood被动语态。 10. secrets 解析： 直填，名词复数，more secrets“更多秘密” 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $