Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature Section A(1a-2d)课时检测 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature Section A(1a-2d)课时检测

一、英汉互译

1. 自然奇观 __________

2. 巨人之路 __________

3. 维多利亚瀑布 __________

4. 据说是 __________

5. 在某人看来 __________

6. 数百万的 __________

7. the Grand Canyon __________

8. run through __________

9. be known for __________

10. It's said that there are about 40,000 rocks in the Giant's Causeway. __________

二、用所给单词的适当形式填空

1. The __________ (wonder) of nature always make us feel shocked.

2. It's said that the Giant's Causeway is made up of about 40,000 __________ (giant) rocks.

3. Victoria Falls is __________ (wide) than any other fall in Africa.

4. In my __________ (opinion), the Great Barrier Reef is the most beautiful wonder.

5. The river __________ (run) through the deep canyon and flows into the sea every year.

6. The bright sun __________ (shine) over the quiet mountain village yesterday morning.

三、单项选择

1. —__________ do you think is the most wonderful natural wonder? —I think the Grand Canyon is.（    ）

A. Where B. What C. Which

2. The Giant's Causeway is known __________ its strange and beautiful rock shapes.（    ）

A. for B. as C. to

3. Victoria Falls is about 1,700 meters ________ and 100 meters ________.（    ）

A. wide; deep B. deep; wide C. wide; wide

4. —__________ is the Grand Canyon? —It's about 446 kilometers long.（    ）

A. How far B. How long C. How wide

5. __________ my opinion, the Great Barrier Reef is definitely worth visiting.（    ）

A. In B. On C. At

6. It's said that the rocks in the Giant's Causeway __________ over 60 million years ago.（    ）

A. appear B. appeared C. appears

四、选词填空

natural wonders, giant, wide, opinion, run through, appear

1. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest __________ on Earth.

2. The __________ rocks in the Giant's Causeway look like huge stepping stones.

3. The river is about 100 meters ________ and it ________ the whole small town.

4. In my __________, Victoria Falls is more amazing than any other falls in the world.

5. A bright moon __________ behind the tall mountain after the heavy rain stopped.

五、补全对话

A: Hi, Jack! We're talking about __________ in class today. What's your favorite one?

B: I like the Grand Canyon best. It's located in the US.

A: Why do you like it so much?

B: Because it's over 400 kilometers long and very __________. It looks really grand and amazing.

A: Sounds cool. I've heard of Victoria Falls. It's __________ its huge amount of water falling down powerfully.

B: Yes, and it's about 1,700 meters __________. That's much wider than many other famous falls.

A: In my __________, the Great Barrier Reef is also wonderful. It's full of colorful fish and beautiful corals.

B: You're right. All these wonders are precious gifts from nature.

六、按要求完成句子

1. The Giant's Causeway is made up of about 40,000 rocks.（对画线部分提问）

________ ________ rocks is the Giant's Causeway made up of?

2. I think Victoria Falls is the most wonderful natural wonder.（改为否定句）

I ________ ________ Victoria Falls is the most wonderful natural wonder.

3. The Grand Canyon is about 446 kilometers long.（对画线部分提问）

________ ________ is the Grand Canyon?

4. It's said that the Great Barrier Reef is over 2,300 kilometers long.（改为同义句）

People __________ that the Great Barrier Reef is over 2,300 kilometers long.

5. 仿写句子：据说是数百万年前形成的。（It's said that, millions of, form）

________ ________ ________ it was formed ________ __________ years ago.

七、连词成句

1. natural wonder, is, what, favorite, your（?）

____________________________________________________________

2. the Giant's Causeway, made up of, rocks, is, about 40,000（.）

____________________________________________________________

3. in my opinion, more wonderful, Victoria Falls, is, the Grand Canyon, than（.）

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