Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature 达标测试卷-2025-2026学年八年级下册英语单元测试（人教版）

五、单项选择。(10分) ()21.Shanghai is_ A.in;in Unit4达标测试卷 笔试部分(95分) the east of China and Japan is the east of China. B.to;to C.to;in D.in;to )22.A group of met a sudden snowstorm on their way up the mountain. A.swimmers B.drivers C.painters D.climbers )23.The Great Wall of China is considered as one of the "seven of the world”. A.wonders B.values C.sizes D.shapes ( )24.The beautiful scenery of the lake lots of visitors every summer. A.avoids B.attracts C.risks D.repeats )25.The team finished the big task by helping each other. A.carelessly B.successfully C.hardly D.slowly ( )26.-Did you know China is one of the oldest countries in the world? -Yes,I did.It's than the US. A.much older B.more older C.much elder D.more elder ( )27.-What's mountain in the world? Qomolangma.It's 8,848.86 metres high. A.highest B.the highest C.higher D.the higher )28.Tom improved his running speed by practising 30 minutes every day. A.by accident B.at once C.bit by bit D.in a hurry )29. -I'm not sure,but it looks deeper than it seems. A.How long is it? B.How deep is it? C.How wide is it? D.How high is it? )30.-How was your trip to Shaanxi? We saw the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River. A.It was great!B.That's right. C.I don't think so.D.It was terrible. 六、根据对话内容，运用方框内所给的句子选项补全对话。选项中有一项是多余的。(10分) A:Hi,Lily！31 A.My parents. B:Mount Tai,of course. B.Where is it? A:32. C.How high is it? B:It's in the central part of Shandong Province. D.I went there last summer. A:33. E.They like Mount Tai very much. B:The highest mount of it is about 1,545 metres. F.What do you think is the most A:Did you go there before? beautiful mountain in China? B:Yes.34. A:Who did you go there with? B:35. How many times did you go there? A:None.But I plan to go there this summer. 七、完形填空。(10分) The Yellow River is one of the most amazing natural wonders in China.It is the second 36 river in China.The "37 in its name is from the mud()and sand. About ninety percent of the mud and sand in the Yellow River comes from the Loess Plateau(黄土高原).A lot of mud and sand goes into the Yellow River in the season of heavy rainfall 38 the Loess Plateau is loose()and easy to be washed away. The Yellow River starts from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau(青藏高原)and its look is 39 to "JL".It runs from west to east through nine provinces and runs into the Bohai Sea.The Yellow River is about 5,464 kilometres long,and the 40 it runs through covers about 795,000 km2. In Chinese 41 the Yellow River is the most important birthplace.Ancient Chinese people lived in this land,worked 42 and created a rich culture.Today,the area around the Yellow River is very important for farming.The Yellow River also 43 water for factories and people's lives.What's more,the Yellow River also 44 an important role in Chinese culture.People created a lot of poems,paintings and songs about it.The Yellow River is a 45 of Chinese spirit,and we call it the "mother river'”, ( )36.A.highest B.longest C.lowest D.smallest )37.A.Red B.Brown C.Green D.Yellow )38.A.although B.until C.so D.because ( )39.A.different B.magical C.similar D.amazing ( )40.A.height B.area C.length D.weight ( )41.A.language B.music C.art D.history )42.A.slowly B.quickly C.hard D.hardly )43.A.changes B.provides C.pulls D.weighs )44.A.plays B.promises C.realizes D.explains ( )45.A.progress B.sign C.symbol D.civilization 八、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。(15分) t square think down run bad long hot activity of The Amazon Rainforest is in South America.It covers 6 million 46. kilometres. The Amazon River 47. through the rainforest.It's the world's second 48. river.Climate change and human 49. make it“sick”.Actually,the rainforest can fix 50. .But now,it feels too“tired”to get better. The Amazon is one of the world's wettest places.But since 2005,three droughts(F have hit the rainforest.The trees don't have enough water to grow.What's 51. they can easily catch fire when they become dry.People cut 52. rainforest trees mostly for wood.They burn the forest to make farmland.All these activities have caused about 17 percent 53. the rainforest to disappear already. The Amazon is like the lungs()of our planet.The rich plants there make more than20 percent of the planet's oxygen(氧气).If the Amazon“dies”,the earth will become even 54. Researchers are 55. of better ways of protection to save the Amazon Rainforest.Hope we can solve the problems in the near future. 九、阅读理解。(25分) (A) Stonehenge With a history of about 5,000 years,Stonehenge is one of the world wonders.It's a circle of stones of different heights.The stones used to be about 200 kilometres away. Now people still wonder how these people moved the huge stones without machines' help. Louvre Museum No visit to Paris is complete without a trip to Louvre Museum,one of the largest and most famous art museums in the world.About 35,000 works of art from different centuries are on show,of which the Mona Lisa is the best-known. Mount Qomolangma Heavy snow,cold wind and thin oxygen,Mount Qomolangma seems to say no to any climber who dreams about making it to the top of the world.Tenzing and Edmund were the earliest to arrive at the top,but they were up there for just 15 minutes before coming down. Lake District National Park In the north of England lies Lake District National Park,which is very beautiful, with hills,lakes and forests.Most tourists enjoy walking around the lakes and climbing mountains.Lake District National Park is also a perfect place to paint the beautiful countryside. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。(5分) )56.People are still wondering how ancient people A.managed to move the stones B.made different stones C.walked 200 kilometres D.wrote the history of machines ( )57.We can learn from the passage that A.Stonehenge has a history of five hundred years B.Lake District National Park is in the south of England C.the works of art in Louvre Museum are from the same century D.Tenzing and Edmund were the first to reach the top of Qomolangma )58. is a great choice to enjoy walking around the lakes. A.Stonehenge B.Louvre Museum C.Mount Qomolangma D.Lake District National Park ( )59.The following make it difficult to reach the top of Qomolangma EXCEPT A.heavy snow B.large lakes C.cold wind D.thin oxygen )60.The passage is probably taken from A.a diary B.a news report C.a travel guide D.a poem (B) The Sahara Desert is the biggest desert in the world.It is more than 9,000,000 square kilometres in size.This is almost the size of China.The desert covers 11 countries in the north of Africa. The Nile runs through the Sahara Desert all year round.There are also other rivers running through it seasonally(季节性地).The geography of the desert includes dunes(沙 )Some of the dunes are so huge that they can even be over 152 metres high.When you go on a visit in the Sahara Desert,you may feel you are in a sea of sand.However,there are also other amazing landforms()in different parts of the desert. It is very hot and dry in the Sahara Desert.During the hottest months,the temperature can reach 50C.Because of high temperatures and poor conditions,only a few plants live there,just about 500 kinds.They also play a role in the number of animals.In the driest part of the desert,there are only 70 kinds of animals. Today the population is about 2,500,000 there.Most of them don't live in cities. Instead,they move from place to place through the desert.Because of this,there are many different cultures and languages in this area.But Arabic(阿拉伯语)is still the most widely spoken one. 根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。(5分) )61.The Sahara Desert is almost as big as China in size. )62.There are twelve countries in the Sahara Desert. ( )63.A lot of huge sand dunes and dune fields are in the desert. ( )64.About 500 kinds of plants live in the desert because of the high temperatures and poor conditions )65.In the Sahara Desert,Arabic is spoken widely by many people. (C) The Nile River is called the "Father of African Rivers".The Nile is about 6,671 km long.66. The river runs from south to north,beginning in the mountains of Burundi and ending in the Mediterranean Sea(地中海) 67. It ran through ancient Egypt,bringing water to plants.The river was full of fish and the river banks were full of good things to eat. Each spring,snow on the mountain tops would become water.That was a very good thing.When the water passed by,it left behind good soil ()68. The ancient Egyptians called it "the gift of the Nile". 69. Papyrus(纸莎草)，used for everything,grew along its banks.It provided water for cooking and bathing.There were also many fish and water birds. 70. Egypt is in the middle of a desert.But life along the Nile was wonderful. 根据短文内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、完整。(5分) A.Plants could grow very well in the black and rich soil. B.Wild vegetables could be found,along with bird eggs. C.The Nile provided other gifts for the ancient Egyptians. D.It's the longest river in Africa and in the world. E.The Nile played an important role in the development of ancient Egypt. (D) Qinghai Lake is China's biggest salt water lake.It sits like a huge blue mirror about 3,200 metres above sea level.In summer,golden rape flowers cover about 150 square kilometres around it,making the lake shine like a painting.The water is so clear that you can see clouds move across the sky on the still surface. The lake is also a birder's wonder.Each March,thousands of migrating black- necked cranes(黑颈鹤)and bar-headed geese(斑头雁)rest here,turning the quiet water into a busy "airport".When wind comes,waves reach the bottom of the birds'tiny legs, but they keep feeding calmly. At night the Milky Way seems to drop into the lake.Local Tibetans call it "Sky Lake",believing every star brings good luck to travellers who dare the cold wind to watch the natural light show. Visitors leave with one shared thought:Qinghai Lake is a living miracle that colour, life and altitude(海拔)have painted together. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。(10分) 71.What kind of lake is Qinghai Lake? 72.How high is the lake above sea level? 73.What flowers cover the area around the lake in summer? 74.Which birds rest at Qinghai Lake when migrating in March? 75.What do local Tibetans call the lake? 十、书面表达。(25分) 在我们国家众多的河流中，长江(the Yangtze River)具有举足轻重的地位。为了赞 美长江，你们学校要举行主题活动，现向全体同学征文。请你根据提示写一篇80词左右 的英语短文来介绍长江。 提示：1.长江是亚洲最长的河流，也是世界上第三长河，全长约6300千米； 2.长江发源于青海省，最后汇入太平洋(the Pacific Ocean); 3.长江里有各种各样的鱼，对中国来说长江非常重要； 4.我们应该保护长江，停止向其倾倒垃圾和排废水。 参考词汇：start from起源于；endangered species濒危物种Unit4达标测试卷 五、21.D22.D23.A24.B25.B 26.A27.B28.C29.B30.A 六、31.F32.B33.C34.D35.A 七、36.B37.D38.D39.C40.B 41.D42.C43.B44.A45.C 八、46.square47.runs48.longest 49.activities 50.itself 51.worse 52.down 53.of 54.hotter 55.thinking 九、(A)56.A57.D58.D59.B60.C (B)61.T62.F63.T64.T65.T (C)66.D67.E68.A69.C70.B (D)71.China's biggest salt water lake. 72.About 3,200 metres. 73.Golden rape flowers. 74.Black-necked cranes and bar-headed geese. 75.Sky Lake. +One possible version: The Yangtze River The Yangtze River is a natural wonder in China.Its beauty attracts people all over the world. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and it's also the third longest river in the world.It is about 6,300 kilometres long.It starts from Qinghai Province and goes into the Pacific Ocean.There are many kinds of fishes in the river and some of them are endangered species.People love the Yangtze River,but it is now polluted.We should try our best to protect it as it is very important for China.We should stop throwing rubbish and pouring waste water into it. I hope it will become more and more beautiful.