Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature第四课时 Section A(Grammar Focus 4a—4d)同步练习2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

第四课时    Section A(Grammar Focus 4a—4d)

基础巩固

一、根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)

1. The park is about one              (英里) from our school, so we can walk there in 20minutes.

2.  There is a small              (池塘) in the garden, and little ducks often swim in it on sunny days.

3. The              (发展) of smartphones changes how we communicate.

4. Camels can walk for days in the hot              (沙漠) without drinking much water.

5. The water tank in our school can hold about50           (立方) metres of water, enough for all students to use for a day.

6. Television is an effective               (方式) of communication.

二、用适当的单词填空(每空一词)

1. This red apple is much sweeter               the green one I ate this morning.

2. This small town is similar to that village               size, but has more shops and restaurants.

3. There are many beautiful places where people can live happily with nature               earth.

4. Some areas, like parts of the Netherlands, lie               the sea level.

5. The panda is one of the loveliest animals               the world, loved by many kids.

6.              the way, have you heard about the new park that opened near our neighbourhood last week?

三、用所给单词的适当形式填空

1. The Mariana Trench is the               (deep)part of  the  ocean,  full  of  mysterious creatures.

2. The small lake is as                (quiet) as a mirror on Sunday mornings.

3. The young tree in our yard is growing              (tall) day by day, reaching for the sun.

4. For me, the                (scary) part of the movie is when the big bear suddenly appears.

5. Our new school is                (close) to my home than the old one, so I arrive earlier every morning.

6. The              (amazing) thing about the show is the colourful lights as well as the great music.

7. He can jump the              (far) in our class.He is good at the long jump.

能力提升

四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式

Do you know the largest natural park in China? It is Sanjiangyuan National Park.“Sanjiangyuan”1.             (mean) the source(源头) of China's three great rivers: the Yangtze River, the YellowRiver and the Lancang River. The Yangtze River is 2.              (long) of the three.

Sanjiangyuan is known as 3.               Water Tower of China or even Asia. There are lots of rivers, lakes, and wetlands. People living around all depend on its rich natural resources. It is as4.             (important) as our life.  However, with the global(全球的) warming and human's activities, the place was once 5.              great danger. Life there was also much 6.             (difficult)for both animals and humans than that in other places. To stop things from getting 7.             (bad), our government has taken measures, for example, building Sanjiangyuan National Park.

Now, people there are living in peace with animals and nature. Our country is trying its 8.              (good) to make Sanjiangyuan National Park one of 9.              (famous) parks all over the world. Ibelieve in the future the park will be a window 10.              (show) Chinese natural beauty to the outside.

五、完形填空

Two years ago, on a flight to New Zealand, I watched the film Everest. In the film, a group of travellers get stuck on the mountain in a snowstorm and almost   1   dies. Maybe I just   2   more adventures in my life, I thought. So I made up my mind to start climbing, which was not the reaction(反应) most people have   3  watching that film.

I decided to climb the highest mountain in every European   4  , about 50 mountains in total. Iwanted to see if girls just like me could climb mountains,  5   I was just a normal teenager, I wished to be a role model for girls.

There is no standard definition(标准定义) of a mountain. In Holland, the highest mountain is  6  just a small hill. You could even park your car at the top. It sounded a bit like cheating, but I still decided to climb the  7  mountain. Then, I chose to climb Mount Elbrus in Russia, Europe's highest mountain.It was tiring, but I made it. And I started to make plans for climbing since my   8  to Switzerland,where I planned to climb Dufourspitze, but a heavy snow made it fall through. I realized that I should make  9  before going up a mountain.

Climbing mountains is an experience that is hard to put into words. You are in a beautiful environment, and when you   10   the top, you feel extremely happy. But also you have to climb down, which is when most accidents happen—— since people are tired and it gets dark, it's  11  to ensure the safety.

You have to   12  your weak side while climbing. I am afraid of things getting out of control, butI  13  I