Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature-【课课练】2025-2026学年八年级下册英语同步训练（人教版·新教材）

a bad habit,like smoking.”可知，此处 “It”指的是前文提到的“Getting angry”。 故选A。 20.D本文开头通过提问引出轻易生气 的问题，接着介绍书籍并说明生气的负 面影响，最后给出控制愤怒的建议。整 篇文章围绕控制愤怒、不要轻易生气展 开，因此目的是告诉人们不要轻易生气。 故选D。 三、2l.Playing games.. 22.He had a car accident and was unable to work. 23.He shared the housework and made money./By sharing the housework and making money. 24.Nothing./He bought nothing for himself. 25.Chad is caring and responsible, because he helped his family during a difficult time.(开放性题目，答案合 理即可) 四、26.me27.quickly28.Another 29.depends 30.minutes 31.will feel 32.heavier 33.without 34.whenever 35.have learnt 五、36.This is Lora(speaking) 37.Not so good/Terrible/Bad/... 38.Why did you have a fight/What happened 39.Why not tell him about your situation/ Why don't you tell him about your situation 40.What else can I do 六、One possible version: Dear Tom, Thanks for your letter-it really cheered me up.After the maths exam,I felt so anxious and disappointed.I even started to doubt myself and almost lost confidence.These feelings kept me awake 参考答案巾 at night and I've been avoiding friends lately. I tried writing diaries to pour out my worries and chatting with my family, which helped a little.I also tried breathing deeply when I felt stressed.But I still need your advice on how to get back on track. Should I set small goals for my maths practice? Looking forward to your ideas! Yours, Lily Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature 课时学习专练 Section A 基础学习精练 、1.below 2.level 3.surface 4.pool 5.desert 二、6.wonder7.development 8.research 9.dive 10.bottom 三、11.depth12.unusual13.longest 14.called 15.kilometres 四、16.A此处指“我”想知道这块巨石是 如何被大自然搬到这里的。wonder意为 “想知道”，符合对自然现象产生疑问的 语境。故选A。 17.C此处指亚马孙雨林是世界上最大 的森林之一。“one of the+形容词最高 级+可数名词复数”是固定结构，意为 “最…的…之一”。故选C。 l8.B句中的“than”是比较级的标志 词，因此此处应用形容词比较级。故 选B。 19.B结合语境及“but”可知，前半句 强调“沙漠中有冰”的特殊性。unusual 意为“不寻常的”，符合语境。故选B。 20.A此处指太阳能是一种清洁的能源 方式，许多国家现在都在使用。means意 为“方式，方法”，符合语境。故选A。 15 能力闯关培优 一、1.D根据“Then what do you about Lake Baikal?”可知，此处用know表 示询问了解的信息。故选D。 2.B根据“It has a history of25 million years.”可知，此处强调贝加尔湖的古老。 故选B。 3.C根据“it's not only a lake but also the future fifth ocean with nearly 20%of the fresh water in the world”可知，此处强 调事实，In fact符合语境。故选Co 4.A此处描述水干净的程度，so..that 意为“如此…以至于”，符合语境。故 选A。 5.A后文说“看起来像月牙”，描述形 状，in the shape of意为“呈…的形状”， 符合语境。故选A。 6.C根据“come to visit it every year”可 知，此处指每年很多游客来参观。故 选C。 7.A根据“the blue water and the green mountains'”可知，此处指他们可以在夏天 欣赏碧水青山。故选A。 8.B此处指尽管天气很冷，他们还是可 以在冰上玩得很开心，前后分句为让步 关系。故选B。 9.D此处指冰的厚度为60厘米，应用 thick。故选D。 10.D此处指在冰上玩耍时，不用担心 “掉进水里”。故选D。 二、11-15 ADBEF Section B 基础学习精练 一、l.northern2.condition3.degrees 4.risks 5.includes 二、6.risky7.death8.curiosity 9.successfully 10.natural 三、ll.natural wonder 1:2.bit by bit 13.the dream of a lifetime 16 14.at the risk of 15.felt like 四、16.A此处指暴风雨过后，森林里的许 多小动物仍然活着。alive意为“活着 的”，符合语境。故选A。 17.B根据“asks.questions”可知，此处 表示Tom是好奇的。be curious about意 为“对…感到好奇”，是固定搭配。故 选B。 18.C此处指公园里的那棵古树简直太 神奇了—没人知道它有多少年岁。 simply意为“简直，仅仅”，用于加强语 气，符合“赞叹古树神奇”的语境。故 选C。 19.B此处指有些植物能在沙漠中存 活，因为它们能在根部储存水分。survive 意为“存活”，贴合“沙漠植物储水求生” 的自然特征。故选B。 20.A此处指我们需要测量这条河的长 度，才能知道它真正有多长。measure意 为“测量”，符合语境。故选A。 能力闯关培优 -、1.77.8 metres. 2.In Yichang,Hubei. 3.No,it isn't. 4.It's well-known because of the poem by Li Bai. 5.I like Huangguoshu Waterfall best, because it is the largest waterfall in China and looks like a“white curtain” pouring from the sky.(答案不唯一，合 理即可。) 二、6.mountains7.long8.of9.his 10.to repair 11.better 12.the earliest 13.taught 14.an 15.beautiful 素养拓展提升 一、l.D根据“Have you ever wondered what is hiding deep in the ocean?”提出的问题 可知，此处指告知问题的答案。故选D。 2.B根据下文“I was very unhappy.” 可知，此处指Vescovo因为发现海底垃圾 而感到难过。故选B。 3.A根据“He dived ten kilometre into the Pacific Ocean.”可知，Vescovo潜入太 平洋10千米下的海底，他比任何人都潜 得更深。故选A。 4.C根据下文中的“Vescovo also found.” 可知，此处指Vescovo在那里发现了塑料 的东西。故选C。 5.B根据上文“plastic things”可知， Vescovo在海底看到塑料垃圾是不开心 的。故选B。 6.A根据上文“Vescovo plastic things there.”可知，Vescovo在海 底发现塑料垃圾，这表示人类污染了海 底。故选A。 7.A根据下文“He saw some shrimp-like (虾形的)animals long legs.” 可知，他看见一些有着长腿的虾形动物， 这些都是有趣的动物。故选A。 8.D此处with意为“有”，表示有着长 腿的虾形动物。故选D。 9.B根据“There were also‘sea pigs'.” 可知，此处指海猪看上去像海参。1ook Ike意为“看上去像”。故选B。 l0.C根据下文Vescovo想让更多的人 知道塑料污染可知，他很关心这个事情。 故选C。 11.B此处表达海洋被长期当作一个大 垃圾箱，be used as意为“被用作”。故 选B。 12.D本文主要讲了海底的塑料垃圾， 且文中多次出现了plastic,因此此处是说 塑料垃圾被扔进了海洋里。故选D。 13.C结合语境，此处指鲸和其他海洋 动物吃塑料废物。故选C。 14.A Vescovo发现海底有很多塑料垃 圾，因此他希望他的发现能让更多人知 道塑料污染，并为此有所改变。故选A。 参考答案 l5.D根据“He said governments should do more to further pollution.”可 知，此处指希望政府采取更多措施防止 进一步的污染。故选D。 二、16.B根据“It is about9,320,000 square kilometres in size.This is almost the size of America or China.”可知，撒哈拉沙漠的 面积几乎相当于美国或中国的面积。故 选B。 17.A根据“Because of the high temperatures and poor conditions of the desert,only a few plants live here,just about 500 kinds.”可知，画线单词“They”应指代前 面提到的高温和恶劣的条件。故选A。 18.D通读全文可知，第一段介绍了撒 哈拉沙漠的面积，第二段介绍了它的地 形，第三段介绍了它的温度，未提及它的 未来。故选D。 l9.D根据“Because of this,there are many different cultures and languages in this area.”可知，撒哈拉沙漠拥有丰富的 文化和语言。故选D。 20.C通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了 撒哈拉沙漠的相关内容，我们最有可能 在地理书上看到这篇文章。故选C。 三、21-25 EBDCA 四、26-30 CEBFG 中考考点集训 l.B第一空，根据“the Yangtze River or the Yellow River”可知是两者比较，应用比较 级longer;第二空，根据“in the world”可知 在全世界范围内比较，且“the third”修饰 最高级，应用最高级longest。.故选B。 2.B此处指Gina不如David聪明，但她工 作比他努力。第一空为固定结构，“as+ 形容词原级+s”表示“和…一样”， 中间应用形容词原级；第二空应用副词比 较级。故选B。 3.C根据“of all in the sports meeting”可知， 17 。量英经人邻拔下理 比较范围是运动会中的所有人，用fast的 最高级fastest,前面需加定冠词the。故 选C。 4.A此处表示北极光是世界上最美丽的奇 观之一。wonder作名词，意为“奇观”，符 合语境。故选A。 5.C此处表示我在想你是否能给我指一下 去附近自然保护区的路。wonder作动词， 意为“想知道”。故选C。 6.A此处是说晚上独自在山里徒步对任何 人来说都是极大的风险。sk意为“风 险”，贴合“独自夜间徒步有潜在危险” 的语境。故选A。 7.B此处表示冒险过河，risk doing sth意为 “冒险做某事”，是固定用法。故选B。 8.A此处表示这部自然纪录片包括对科学 家的采访和森林的美景。include作谓语 动词，意为“包括”，符合语境。故选A。 9.B此处表示许多野生动物，包括熊猫和 老虎，都在国家自然保护区受到保护。 including作介词，意为“包括…在内”， 后接名词作插人语，补充说明前面的内 容。故选B。 10.C此处表示救援人员称失踪的登山者 已被找到，且处于存活状态。“find sb+ ad山.”意为“发现某人处于…状态”， alive侧重于指“存活状态”，符合语境。 故选C。 11.C此处表示所有生物都需要水来维持 生命。alive意为“活着的”，常作表语或 后置定语；living意为“活着的，有生命 的”，常作定语修饰名词；lively意为“活 泼的，充满生机的”。第一个空作定语修 饰“things”,用living,living things表示 “生物”；第二个空作表语，用alive。.故 选C。 单元综合练习 一、l.C根据“tis5,321 metres high and it is popular with climbers.It is beautiful,but 18 it is too.”及常识可知，这座山 很高，同时也很危险。故选C。 2.B根据下文“One minute it is sunny, and the next minute it is cloudy.”可知，这 座山上天气变化快。故选B。 3.B山上气候变化无常，前一刻阳光明 媚，下一刻就乌云密布，此处应与warm 相反，cold意为“寒冷的”，符合语境。故 选B。 4.A 根据“On the second day of their climb,there was a snowstorm.”可知，此处 指雪中行走很困难。故选A。 5.C sit down坐下；goon继续；tum around调转方向；sleep over在外过夜。 根据“walk down the mountain”可知，此处 指他们决定返回，turn around符合语境。 故选C。 6.B根据上文“Leonardo stopped for a minute to get something out of his backpack.”可知，Leonardo低头在背包里 找东西，此处指当他抬头看时，发现朋友 们都走了，look up意为“抬头看”，符合 语境。故选B。 7.A根据下文“..so he was very cold. He was hungry..”可知，他又冷又饿，因 此此处指他遇到了大麻烦。故选A。 8.C他很冷，是因为衣服不足以保暖， warm意为“暖和的”，符合语境。故 选C。 9.D他饿是因为没有食物了，前后为因 果关系，且后句为原因，because符合语 境。故选D。 10.B根据“took out his cell phone”可 知，他决定打电话呼救，call for help表示 “呼救”。故选B。 1l.D根据“It didn't work.Leonardo had no more prepaid minutes on his phone.”可 知，Leonardo没有付话费，手机停机了， work作动词，表示“工作”，符合语境。 故选D。 12.C此处指手机停机，无法呼救， Leonardo觉得自己可能会死在山上。die 意为“死亡”，符合语境。故选C。 13.D根据“‘Hello??’he answered.”可 知，此处指他的手机响了。故选D。 l4.A根据“I need help.I'm on a mountain..”可知，Leonardo在山上迷路 了，需要帮助，lost意为“迷路的”，符合语 境。故选A。 15.B care for照顾；send for派人去叫； leave for去某地；pay for支付。女人让他 待在那里，她去找人来帮他，send for help 意为“寻求帮助”。故选B。 二、l6.D根据“Known as Rainbow Mountain.. It is part of the Andes Mountains...At 5,200 metres tall..”可知，彩虹山属于安 第斯山脉且海拔超过5000米。故选D。 17.A根据“The colourful lines come from different rocks under the ground..”可 知，第二段主要解释彩虹山颜色的成因， 如铁氧化变红、硫黄形成黄色等。故 选A。 l8.C根据“When the ice turned into water...the colours became perceptible. 可推断，冰雪融化后颜色变得“明显”，画 线单词表示“明显的”，与Noticeable意思 相近。故选C。 19.B全文围绕彩虹山的自然奇观展 开，主题为“自然”。故选B。 20.D根据“Saving these places helps plants,animals,and people who live close by.Everyone can help！”可知，作者旨在 介绍彩虹山并呼吁保护。故选D。 2l.D根据第一段中的“have wondered how the rocks can move on their own”可知， 死亡谷中会移动的岩石最吸引游客。故 选D。 22.B根据“The long tracks show that the 参考答案市 rocks have moved along the ground.”可知， 岩石后面留下的长长的痕迹证明了岩石会 沿着地面移动。故选B。 23.C根据“Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world,but it is cold at night..”可知，在死亡谷中，白天炎热，夜间 寒冷。故选C。 24.C通读全文可知，本文介绍了死亡 谷中的一个奇怪现象—岩石会自己 移动。文章通过分析死亡谷的气候特 点，解开了移动的岩石之谜，文章内容 与自然有关。故选C。 25.B通读全文可知，本文介绍了死亡 谷中的一个奇怪现象一岩石会自己移 动。所以适合本文的标题是B选项 “Moving Rocks in Death Valley”。故 选B。 三、26.It's in the north of Hunan Province. 27.To enjoy the beautiful sights around Dongting Lake. 28.We can see birds flying and milu deer eating grass(in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve). 29.1 Setting up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve. 2 Do not allow factories to put wastewater into the lake. 3 Planting colourful flowers and green trees along the lake..(答出任意两条即可) 30.To ask people/us to protect the environment of Dongting Lake. 四、31.boat32.way33.high34.called 35.remember 36.beautiful 37.around 38.brave 39.visit 40.one 五、41.Which is the biggest desert in the world 42.How large/big is the Sahara Desert 43.Are there any big deserts in China 44.Where is the Taklimakan Desert 45.That sounds great 19 英经人邻拔下川 六、One possible version: Dear Tom, I'm extremely glad to tell you about my favourite landscape.I like the forest best.The forest is full of tall and green trees.It's like a big green world.It produces a great deal of oxygen for us to breathe.Also,it is a comfortable home for many lovely animals.It's really important to our life.But now,many forests are being cut down by people.We should take action right away.Stop cutting down trees and plant more trees to protect the forest. Best wishes！ Li Ming Unit 5 Nature's Temper 课时学习专练 Section A 基础学习精练 一、l.report2.earthquake3.interview 4.nearly 5.power 二、6.flood7.waves8.trouble9.relative 10.truck 三、l1.preparations12.possibly13.hid 14.supplies 15.soundly 四、l6.A根据“not to go mountain climbing'” 和“the coming storm”可知，此处表示“提 醒、告诫”。warn sb not to do sth意为“警 告某人不要做某事”，符合语境。故 选A。 l7.B根据“had to use candles”可推断 出社区里的灯“熄灭”了。go out意为 “熄灭”，符合语境。故选B。 l8.A根据“the flood water started to rise”场景可知，老人转移到安全地方应 是有困难的。have trouble in doing sth意 为“做…有困难”，符合语境。故选A。 19.A此处表示当开始刮大风的时候， 我正在书房做作业。be doing sth. 20 when..意为“正在做某事，这时突 然…”，是固定表达。故选A。 20.D此处表示大雨下起来的时候，一 些学生正在操场上打篮球。打篮球是过 去正在进行的持续动作，需用过去进行 时“were playing'”;“the heavy rain was pouring down”是过去正在进行的动作， 需用连词while。故选D。 能力闯关培优 、l.B根据“Black clouds were making the sky very dark.”及“felt like midnight'”可 知，此处指乌云密布导致没有光线。故 选B。 2.A根据“rain started to heavily against the windows”,可知，此处形容雨水 拍打窗户。故选A。 3.D hardly几乎不；heavily沉重地； luckily幸运地；suddenly突然。灯熄灭是 突发情况。故选D。 4.B give back归还；come back恢复； call back回电话；go back回去。根据下 文“when the power would come back”可 知，此处指电力没有恢复。故选B。 5.A看到风雨未停、天色依旧昏暗，作 者的心情应是更难过的，sadder意为“更 难过的”，符合语境。故选A。 6.B根据“lit(点燃)a few candles'”和 “in the weak light”可知，尽管点燃了蜡 烛，但光线微弱，空处用Although表让 步。故选B。 7.C根据“weak light'”可知，光线微弱 的时候，阅读有困难。have trouble doing sth是固定短语，意为“做某事有困难”。 故选C。 8.D look at看；look through浏览；look after照顾；look for寻找。根据“an open store”和“I only bought..”可知，作者是 去寻找开门的商店采购。故选D。 9.A根据“bread,some fruit and more英语八年级下册 Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature 课时学习专练 Section A 基础学习精练 一、根据句意及汉语提示填空 13.The Nile is one of the (long)rivers 1.The temperature at night falls (在… in the world,running through several countries. 下面)zero in some mountain areas. 14.A kind of bird call)the blue jay 2.After the heavy rain,the water (高 lives in the forests of North America. of the river went up a little. 15.The Great Barrier Reef is more than 2,000 3.Leaves are often on the (表面)of the kilometre)along Australia's coast. lake in autumn. 四、单项选择 4.There is a small (池塘)in the park, 16.1 how such a huge rock was moved and kids can watch little ducks. here by nature. 5.Camels are animals that can live well in the hot A.wonder B.believe and dry (沙漠) C.forget D.decide 二、根据句意及首字母提示填空 17.The Amazon rainforest is one of the 6.The Great Wall is a great w of the forests in the world. world and many people visit it every year. A.large B.larger 7.With the d of science,we know more C.largest D.much large about how mountains are formed. 18.This lake is than the one in our 8.Scientists do much r on pandas to help hometown-we can't see its bottom. them live a better life in the wild. A.deep B.deeper 9.The girl was standing by a pool,about to C.deepest D.more deep d in. 19.It's to find ice in the desert,but 10.We dropped a stone into the lake and it sank to the some cold deserts have it in winter. 6 quickly. A.usual B.unusual 三、用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空 C.happy D.dangerous 11.The (deep)of the ocean here reaches20.Solar power is a clean of energy that over 1,000 metres. many countries are using now. 12.It's (usual)to see snow in this warm A.means B.fact city-we were all surprised by the sudden C.story D.problem snowfall. 38 Linit 4 The Wonders of Nature 能力闯关培优 一、完形填空 C.copy D.develop You must know a popular song about Lake 8.A.Because of B.Even though Baikal.Then what do you 1 about Lake Baikal? C.So that D.What's more Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the most 2 9.A.long B.large lakes in the world.It has a history of 25 million C.wide D.thick years.It's also the deepest freshwater lake in the 10.A.throwing B.cutting world.It's up to 1,637 metres deep.3,it's not C.leading D.falling only a lake but also the future fifth ocean with 二、补全对话 nearly 20%of the fresh water in the world.The 根据对话内容，从方框中选择合适的句子补 water is4 clean that people can drink it全对话。有两项多余o directly(直接地). A:Dad,how much do you know about China? Lake Baikal is in the 5 of a banana and B:11 China is a big country with about people also think it looks like a crescent(月牙形) 5,000 years of history.It attracts many tourists moon.Lake Baikal is beautiful and a lot of 6 from all over the world every year. come to visit it every year.They usually come in A:Is that so?12. summer.It is not cold then.They can 7 the B:Yes.And many of them are famous,such as blue water and the green mountains.However, Mount Taishan,Mount Huangshan and Mount some visitors prefer to come in winter.8 it is Emei. freezing,they can have fun on the ice.The ice can beA:13. up to 60 cm 9.They feel free to do whatever they B:There are many rivers in China.Among them,the like,without worrying about 10 into the water. Yangtze River is the longest one and the second It's a place worth visiting. longest one is the Yellow River.14. 1.A.worry B.dream A:Anything else? C.care D.know B:Sorry.That's all I know.If you want to learn 2.A.common B.ancient more,you can read The Guide to China.It's a C.difficult D.dangerous book about China. 3.A.At first B.For example A:Thanks.15. C.In fact D.At most A.Just a little. 4.A.s0 B.too B.What about rivers? C.such D.as C.I don't know it at all. 5.A.shape B.place D.Are there any beautiful mountains? C.front D.control E.They're the birthplaces of Chinese culture. 6.A.volunteers B.climbers F.I'll read it. C.tourists D.keepers G.The Chinese are very friendly. 7.A.enjoy B.repair 39 英语八年级下册 Section B 基础学习精练 一、根据句意及汉语提示填空 12.We climbed the mountain and finally 1.It is very cold in winter in the (北部 reached the top to see the sunrise. 的)part of my country. 13.Swimming with dolphins in the sea is 2.The house needs painting.It's in bad for me-I'll never forget it. (状态). 14.The scientist went into the deep forest 3.The temperature in this area can drop to losing his way to study rare forest plants. 10 (below zero in winter. 15.When I stood on the top of the mountain,I 4.Climbing high mountains alone will bring a lot of I could touch the clouds. (风险)to yourself. 四、单项选择 5.The natural park (包括)three lakes 16.After the heavy storm,many small animals in and a large forest of pine trees. the forest were still 二、用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空 A.alive B.alone C.asleep D.afraid 6.It's (risk)to walk too close to the sea 17.Little Tom is about the stars and when you play on the beach. often asks his dad questions about them. 7.The (die)of the old tree made the A.bored little girl very sad. B.curious 8.Children often have a strong curious) C.angry D.nervous about why stars shine at night. 18.The ancient tree in the park is 9.The scientists successful)found a amazing-no one knows how old it is. new kind of butterfly in the rainforest. A.hardly B.usually C.simply D.never 10.The nature)world is full of amazing 19.Some plants can in the desert plants and animals. because they can store water in their roots. 三、从方框中选择适当的短语并用其正确形式 A.play B.survive 填空 C.hear D.work 20.We need to the length of the river to bit by bit at the risk of feel like know how long it really is. natural wonder the dream of a lifetime 十件十一4十十4个4十4十#十件十4十#十件十4十个样+4十4十 A.measure B.check 11.The Great Barrier Reef is a famous C.count D.find that attracts visitors from all over the world. 能力闯关培优 、任务型阅读 big,and some are small.They are all beautiful 阅读下文并回答问题。 Today I'll introduce four of them to you. There are many waterfalls in China.Some are Huangguoshu Waterfall,which sits in Anshun 40 Uinit 4 The Wonders of Nature City,Guizhou Province,is the largest waterfall in二、语篇填空 China and one of the most famous natural wonders 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或 in Asia..With a height of77.8 metres and a width括号内单词的适当形式。 ofl01 metres,it looks like a“white curtain” You must have heard of the legend(传说)of pouring from the sky,producing thunderous Yu Gong.The Taihang Mountain was one of the two sounds.Every year,millions of people come to visit6. (mountain). this natural wonder. The Taihang Mountain passes through the Sanxia Waterfall in Yichang,Hubei is a great areas of Hebei,Shanxi,Henan and Beijing.It is natural landscape in China.It is one of the widestabout 400 kilometres 7. (length).It is waterfalls and many people think it is the No.1 one of the largest mountain ranges in North China, waterfall in the world. and it was called“the backbone(脊梁)8. Hukou Waterfall,located on the Yellow River China"in ancient times. at the border of Shanxi Province and Shaanxi Many legends about the very beginning of Province in northern China,is one of the most human civilization came from the Taihang area.For powerful waterfalls in the country.Known for its example,Hou Yi protected 9. (he) dramatic yellow-hued waters and thunderous roar, hometown by shooting the suns;Nui Wa used stones it is the second-largest waterfall in China after 10. (repair)the sky to make sure that Huangguoshu Waterfall )People can hear the humans would have a much 11. (good) sound from far away. future;Yandi,one of 12. （early) Lushan Waterfall in Jiangxi is very beautiful. It's well-known in China and the world because of Chinese emperors,tried large numbers of herbs (草药)and13. teach)people how to the poem by Li Bai:It plunges straight down three use them to treat diseases. thousand feet.As if the Silver River were falling from the Ninth Heaven. The Taihang Mountain is not only where the 1.How high is Huangguoshu Waterfall? ancient stories happened,but also 14. important place where tens of thousands of fossils 2.Where is Sanxia Waterfall? (化石)were found..These fossils show how the earth has changed over time.At the same time,we 3.Is Hukou Waterfall the largest waterfall in can also learn valuable information about how China? ancient humans lived from the discoveries around the area.Nowadays,there are natural forests around 4.Why is Lushan Waterfall well-known in China the area with 15. (beauty)colours in four and the world? seasons If you need a trip that helps you learn different 5.Which waterfall do you like best?Why? things about history,culture and other knowledge, the Taihang Mountain is a great choice for you. 41 英语八年级下册 素养拓展提升 一、完形填空 5.A.hear B.see Have you ever wondered what is hiding deep C.understand D.describe in the ocean?Now,Victor Vescovo can tell the6.A.pollution B.swimming 1.And he was 2 by what he found. C.diving D.harm Vescovo is from the United States.He dived7.A.interesting B.tidy ten kilometres into the Pacific Ocean.He went C.useful D.broad 3 than anyone had gone before,only to8.A.of B.around discover rubbish. C.on D.with Vescovo 4 plastic things there.One had9.A.sound B.look writing on it."I was very unhappy to 5 plastic C.feel D.taste things.It shows human 6 has reached the 10.A.looked B.spoke deepest point in the ocean,"Vescovo said. C.cared D.thought Vescovo also found many 7 new animals. 11.A.worked B.used He saw some shrimp-like(虾形的)animals8 C.shown D.felt long legs..There were also“sea pigs”.They 9 12.A.wood B.food like the sea cucumbers(海参). C.oil D.plastic However,Vescovo said he 10 most 1 13.A.kicking B.killing deeply about the plastic things.The ocean has long C.eating D.making been 11 as a big dustbin.More than 10014.A.changes B.plans million tons of 12 waste has been thrown into C.results D.importance the ocean.This has caused a big problem.Whales 15.A.produce B.enjoy and other sea animals are 13 the plastic waste. C.stick D.prevent Vescovo hoped his discovery would lead to二、阅读理解 14.He wanted more people to know plastic The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the pollution.He said governments should do more to world.It is about 9,320,000 square kilometres in 15 further pollution.People shouldn't throw size.This is almost the size of America or China. rubbish here and there. The desert covers eleven countries in the north of 1.A.truth B.reason Africa. C.result D.answer The Nile runs through the Sahara Desert all 2.A.happy B.sad year round.But there are also other rivers running C.excited D.afraid through it seasonally(季节性地).The geography of 3.A.deeper B.wider the desert includes huge sand dunes（沙丘)and C.longer D.farther dune fields.Some of the sand dunes are so huge 4.A.threw B.put that they can even be over 152 metres high.But C.found D.picked there are also other amazing landforms(地形)in 42 Linit 4 The Wonders of Nature different parts of the desert. C.In a geography book. It is very hot and dry in the Sahara Desert.The D.In a health newspaper. temperature there is usually 30C.However,during 三、阅读还原 the hottest months,the temperature can go over 根据短文内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处 50℃.Because of the high temperatures and poor的最佳选项。 conditions of the desert,only a few plants live The Qinghai--Xizang Plateau(青藏高原)， here,just about 500 kinds.They also play a role in known as "the roof of the world",is the highest the number of animals.In the driest part of the plateau in the world.21. desert,there are only 70 different kinds of animals. Though the weather conditions are not the Today the Sahara's population is around four same in different areas of the plateau,they have million.They move from place to place through the something in common.22. The sunshine desert.Because of this,there are many different is strong and the temperature is low.It helps stop the cultures and languages in this area. cold wind from North Asia coming into South Asia. 16.From the first paragraph we can know that the The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is famous for its Sahara Desert beautiful scenery（景色).23. Mount A.is the same as America in size Qomolangma stands on the southwest of the B.is almost as big as China plateau.Besides,both the Yellow River and the C.is about 960,000 square kilometers in size Yangtze River start there and run towards the east. D.covers eleven countries in the south of Africa The plateau has rich natural resources.24 17.What does the underlined word "They"refer to?Many of them can be used as Chinese medicine. A.High temperatures and poor conditions. With new technology,the plateau has been B.Some plants and animals. developing fast these years.In 2019,a 5G base C.Huge dunes and dune fields. station was built on the plateau.25. In D.Languages and cultures. 2023,the Fuxing high-speed train series has been 18.What can't we know about the Sahara Desert running on the Qinghai-Xizang Railway's Xining- from the text? Golmud section.It can travel at a speed(速度)of A.Its size. B.Its landforms. 160 kilometres per hour,which cuts down the C.Its temperatures.D.Its future. travel time 19.What can we learn from the passage? A.The 5G service has made the local people's A.There is no water in the Sahara Desert. life much easier. B.Only the Nile goes through the desert. B.The air is usually dry and thin. C.There are only seventy different kinds of C.There are all kinds of wild plants. plants living there. D.It shows a large picture of snow mountains, D.The Sahara area is rich in cultures and green forests,wide grasslands,running languages. goats and flying birds. 20.Where can we most probably find the passage? E.It covers an area of about 2.5 million square A.In a storybook. kilometres. B.In a sports magazine. 43 英语八年级下册 四、补全对话 B:Yes,it is.30. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择合适的句子补A:Wy? 全对话。有两项多余。 B:Because people cut down lots of trees every year. A:Hi,Sarah.What's the biggest rainforest in the world? A:That's too bad. B:26 A.How did you know it? A:How big is it? B.It is in South America. B:27 C.It is the Amazon rainforest. A:Where is it? D.Thank you for telling me so much. B:28 It crosses eight countries and most E.It is about 7 million square kilometres. part of it is in Brazil. F.About 20%of the birds in the world live A:Oh,you know so much about it. in it. B:Well,my teacher told me last week G.But it is becoming smaller and smaller in A:Could you tell me something more about it? size these years. B:Of course.29 A:It must be very special and beautiful. 中考考点集训 考点1形容词、副词的比较等级 -Tom did. A.fast B.faster 宗8吸6 What is the biggest desert in the world? C.the fastest D.most fast Some blind animals can“see”as well as others. 考点2 wonder的用法 Mount Qomolangma is still growing taller. 层民80 The Yangtze River travels the farthest in China To most people,Mount Qomolangma is one of and is about 6,300 kilometres long. the greatest wonders of the world. 1.-Which river is the Yangtze River or 4.The Northern Lights are one of the most beautiful the Yellow River? in the world. -The Yangtze River.It is the third A.wonders B.dreams C.stories D.plans river in the world. 5.I was if you could show me the way to A.long;longer B.longer;longest the natural reserve near here. C.longest;longest D.longer;long A.hoping B.deciding 2.Gina is not as as David,but she works C.wondering D.guessing than him. 考点3risk的用法 A.smart;hard B.smart;harder 宗民公山 C.smarter;hard D.smarter;harder Why do people still risk their lives to climb the 3.-Who ran of all in the sports highest mountain in the world? meeting? 44 Linit 4 The Wonders of Nature 6.Hiking in the mountain alone at night is a great 9.Many wild animals, pandas and tigers, for anyone are protected in national nature reserves A.risk B.fun A.include B.including C.safety D.comfort C.included D.to include 7.The explorer decided to risk the river 考点5辨析alive和living though the water was deep. 绿原● A.cross B.crossing The Great Barrier Reef is also alive! C.to cross D.crossed 10.Rescuers reported that the missing climbers had 考点4 include的用法 been found 绿吸场 A.living B.to live It takes up an area of 345,000 square kilometres C.alive D.to be alive and includes over 900 islands and white sand 11.-Is water very important in our daily life? beaches. -Yes.All things need water to keep 8.The nature documentary interviews with scientists and beautiful scenes of forests. A.alive;living B.alive;lively A.includes B.finds C.living;alive D.lively;alive C.knows D.misses 单元综合练习 一、完形填空 gone.He couldn't see them or their footprints in the Nevado Del Ruiz is a mountain in Colombia.It snow."Wait!"Leonardo shouted.But his friends is 5,321 metres high and it is popular with couldn't hear him in the storm. climbers.It is beautiful,but it is 1 too.The All day Leonardo continued down the mountain weather can change 2 on the mountain.One alone.That night he put up his tent,crawled minute it is sunny,and the next minute it is inside,and slept.He was in big 7 when he cloudy.One minute it is warm,and the next minute woke up the next morning.His clothes were not it is 3. 8 enough,so he was very cold.He was hungry On a sunny morning in June,Leonardo Diaz too,9 he had no food left.He decided to began climbing Nevado Del Ruiz with some friends.10 for help.He opened his backpack and took On the second day of their climb,there was a out his cell phone.It didn't work.Leonardo had no snowstorm.It was difficult to walk in the 4,more prepaid minutes on his phone. and it was difficult to see.The climbers decided to All morning Leonardo stayed in his tent and 5 and walk down the mountain.Leonardo the cell phone didn't 11 He began to think, stopped for a minute to get something out of his"Maybe I'll 12 on this mountain."Then his backpack.When he looked 6,his friends were cell phone 13."Hello?"he answered."Good 45 英语八年级下册 afternoon,"a woman said."I'm calling from Bell 12.A.play B.grow South Phone Company.You have no minutes left on C.die D.walk your cell phone.Would you like to buy more 13.A.dropped B.broke minutes?”“Yes,but not now!”Leonardo said.“I C.disappeared D.rang need help.I'm 14 on a mountain. 14.A.lost B.found “Stay where you are,”the woman said.“Ill C.drank D.hurt 15 help."Late that night,a rescue team 15.A.care for B.send for arrived and helped Leonardo down the mountain. C.leave for D.pay for Leonardo says he will probably try again to climb 二、阅读理解 Nevado Del Ruiz.But the next time,he will bring A plenty of warm clothes and plenty of food.He will Our planet has many amazing places,and one also bring a cell phone with plenty of prepaid of them is Vinicunca in Peru.Known as Rainbow minutes. Mountain,it is famous for its bright lines of red, 1.A.tall B.wild yellow,green,and purple.It is part of Andes 世 C.dangerous D.short Mountains(安第斯山脉)，the longest mountain 2.A.clearly B.quickly chain(山脉)on earth.At5,200 metres tall,itis C.slowly D.quietly even taller than other famous mountains.Did you 3.A.wet B.cold know the Andes grow about 1 centimetre higher C.nice D.dry every year?Visitors say Rainbow Mountain feels 4.A.snow B.desert like stepping into a magical world! C.rain D.sun The colourful lines come from different rocks 5.A.sit down B.go on under the ground.For example,iron (in the C.turn around D.sleep over rocks turns red when it meets air,and a yellow 6.A.out B.up material called sulfur(疏黄)makes the bright C.in D.on yellow lines.Over thousands of years,wind and 7.A.trouble B.mistakes rain slowly washed away dirt and ice,showing these C.crowd D.state colourful parts.Scientists say nature is like an artist! 8.A.smart B.cheap The colours also change with the weather-they look C.warm D.clean bright in sunlight and softer on cloudy days. 9.A.unless B.until Before 2015,Rainbow Mountain was covered C.so D.because in ice.When the ice turned into water because of 10.A.shout B.call warmer weather,the colours becameperceptible. C.write D.risk Now,many travellers visit it every year.But too 11.A.speak B.cry many people walking here can harm the mountain. C.know D.work To protect it,local villagers control the number of 46 Linit 4 The Wonders of Nature visitors and ask everyone to follow simple rules, A.To explain how weather harms mountains. like taking rubbish home. B.To describe the reasons for rock colours in Rainbow Mountain reminds us that earth's nature. wonders are both beautiful and easily harmed. C.To encourage people to visit Rainbow Mountain. Saving these places helps plants,animals,and D.To introduce a natural place and call for its people who live close by.Everyone can help!If we protection. treat nature kindly,we protect the mountain. B Helping local guides means villagers can protect Death Valley is famous for its moving rocks. their home better,and telling friends about Since the early 1900s,visitors to Racetrack Playa, Rainbow Mountain teaches others to care too.Even a dry lake bed in California,have wondered how small steps today can keep this colourful wonder the rocks can move on their own. safe for tomorrow. These rocks leave long tracks(轨迹)behind 16.What can we know about Rainbow Mountain? them.The long tracks show that the rocks have A.It has three bright colourful lines. moved along the ground.Those rocks move only at night and only move once every year or two.And B.It is the highest mountain chain on earth. they don't move at the same time or in the same C.It becomes about 1 centimetre lower each direction.But how do they move?How can a 350- year. kilogram rock move?Now scientists have known the D.It is part of the Andes Mountains and over key to the question! 5,000 metres tall. Here's how it happens. 17.What's the main idea of Paragraph 2? Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the A.The reasons for Rainbow Mountain's colours. world,but it is cold at night.When it rains,the B.Which colours look bright in different weather. hard ground becomes soft and wet.When it gets C.The importance of protecting Rainbow Mountain. cold enough,the water on the ground will change D.How scientists study the rocks on Rainbow into very thin ice.Then the strong wind can move Mountain. flat rocks along the flat ground.In the morning,the 18.What does the underlined word "perceptible" sun comes up and dries the ground. in Paragraph 3 mean? Moving rocks can be found at other places in A.Natural. B.Disappearing. the world as well,but Death Valley is the most C.Noticeable. D.Dark. famous. 19.What's the main theme of the passage? 21.What interests visitors most in Death Valley? A.Science. B.Nature. A.The mountains around Death Valley C.Travel. D.Culture. B.The scenery of Death Valley. 20.What's the writer's purpose of writing the C.The reason why the lake is dry passage? D.The secret of the moving rocks. 47