Unit 5 Looking into nature-【锦上添花】2025-2026学年八年级下册英语直击考点与单元双测（外研版·新教材）辽宁专版

直击着点与单元检翔 五、书面表达 45.One possible version: A friend in need is a friend indeed As the famous saying goes,"A friend in need is a friend indeed."True friends try their best to help you without thinking of what they can get from it. Once I doubted the usefulness of study, losing my interests and direction,even confidence.Finally,I decided to stop studying. After knowing the news,my friend Kate encouraged me patiently.She kept on cheering me up until I promised to give up this thought. Later,I made up my mind to study hard in order to enter my dream senior high school.Thanks to her,now I'm on my way to my dream. True friends always come to you when you need help. Unit 5 Looking into nature 一、阅读理解 1.D2.D3.D 4.D根据“They have amazing abilities and can learn and remember things quickly.They can use tools,such as using sticks to fish out termites 蚁)from their nests.”可知，黑猩猩被认为聪明 是因为它们能使用工具且学习东西很快。故 选D。 5.D6.B7.A 8.C标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要介 绍了蛇在中国历史文化中的特殊象征意 义一高贵的社会地位、重生以及连接人类与 神明。故选C。 9.D lO.B根据“The earliest mention of a crop circle dates back to the 1500s.Crop circles,however, didn't get attention until1980.”可知，直到1980 年人们才开始对麦田怪圈感兴趣。故选B。 11.C 12.A篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段总领 全文，通过描述现象引出下文对麦田怪圈的 介绍；第二段和第三段介绍了麦田怪圈的发 展；第四段介绍了麦田怪圈的形状；第五段和 第六段介绍了麦田怪圈的形成原理。故选A。 13.D根据第一段“In2019,we finally got the answer:They look like dark circles with a bright ring around the outside.”可知，黑洞看起来像 一个黑色的圆圈，外面有一个明亮的环。故 选D。 14.C15.B 16.D推理判断题。根据最后一段“This photo can help us learn more about them.”可知，黑洞 的图片可以帮助我们了解它们。故选D。 17.E18.B19.D20.A 二、完形填空 2l.B根据上文“The plum is a kind of beautiful flower in China.”可知，梅花是中国十大名花 之一。故选B。 22.A23.D 24.C根据空后“good luck and long life”和常识 可知，此处应表示“梅花的五瓣代表幸福、好 运和长寿”。故选C。 25.C根据“heavy snow”可知，当大雪覆盖整个 世界时，其他所有的花都调谢了。故选C。 26.A27.C 28.A根据语境可知，梅花不仅是勇气、坚强意 志和希望的象征，而且是美丽和新生的象征。 故选A。 29.D30.D 三、语篇填空 31.them 32.and 33.birds 34.began 35.are kept 36.quietly 37.to search 38.the 39.best 40.tells 四、阅读与表达 41.When there's too much water on the land. 42.By making a wall with sandbags 43.To make sure they don't fall down. 44.Stay indoors and close all the windows and doors tightly.Keep away from windows.If we're outside,find a low place and lie down to stay safe.（本题为开放性试题，答案言之有理即可) WY·八英下 五、书面表达 45.One possible version: Dear Mike, I'm glad that you are interested in the “Exploring Plants on Campus”activity at our school.I can't wait to share something about it with you. Firstly,we took an exciting tour around the schoolyard.Our science teacher showed us different plants.It was so fun that some of us picked up some beautiful fallen leaves.Then,a teacher gave us an interesting speech about different kinds of plants in the world.He used simple stories to make the speech easy to understand.Finally,we attended the plant exhibition in our school hall,and it was really cool. This activity was really meaningful.It made me realise how wonderful nature is and how important it is to protect nature.I really hope you can also join in such activity in the future. Best wishes, Li Hua Unit 6 Living with nature 一、阅读理解 1.D2.B3.A 4.A材料出处题。文章围绕“雨、雪、冰雹、露 水”四种自然现象展开，介绍了它们的特点和 作用，这些内容都属于自然常识范畴。故选A。 5.A 6.B 7.D根据文章第二段内容可知，西溪湿地公园 的特殊之处在于它展示了人与自然如何和谐 相处。故选D。 8.D写作目的题。根据全文内容，尤其是最后 一段“Protecting wetlands is not just about saving nature;it is about protecting our own future. 知，作者的写作目的是鼓励人们保护湿地并与 自然和谐共处。故选D。 垫考些案 9.A10.B 11.B推理判断题。根据最后一段“In fact, many people visit the Dead Sea every year on vacation.”可知，死海是游客喜欢度假的地方。 故选B。 12.C标题归纳题。文章围绕死海展开，依次介 绍了它的地理位置、本质、高含盐度的成因、 “死海”名称的由来以及能让人漂浮的特点， 这些内容均是死海的独特属性和“奥秘”。故 选C。 13.B14.B 15.D代词指代题。根据第三段“Another interesting finding was that 45.88%of the area had both more human activities and better nature at the same time.”可知，“This”指代该研究发 现，后文“proves that humans and nature can develop together'”正是对这一发现的进一步论 证。故选D。 16.B篇章结构题。通读全文，文章第一段介绍 了总体的发现，第二至第四分别介绍了研究 的不同发现，最后一段总结了人类与自然和 谐共处的观点。故选B。 17.C18.B19.A20.E 二、完形填空 2l.C根据下文“I am the most important without question”可知，春天认为自己明显最重要。故 选C。 22.A根据上文“I am the season of new life and growth.”和鸟类迁徙习性可知，春天鸟类会回 归。故选A。 23.D 24.A根据上文“but I bring energy and light”可 知，夏季的特点是温暖。故选A。 25.B根据空后“the garden with fruit'”可知，秋天 会用果实填满花园。故选B。 26.D根据上文“no abundance（丰饶)..for the coming year'”可知，秋天为冬季储备物资。故 选D。 27.A28.B29.C30.B直击考点与单元检测 >》英语·八年级下 弥 Unit 5 Looking into nature 翰都优品 时间：90分钟满分：90分 第一部分 第二部分 题号 总分 封 二 三 四 五 听 得分 第一部分 选择题（共50分） 线 一、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） 第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳 选项。 A The Venus flytrap()has special leaves that can close quickly to catch insects. 内 When an insect touches the sensitive hairs on the leaves,the trap will snap shut in a moment.This is how it gets the nutrients(营养物)it needs.. It is one of the world's largest flowers,the Rafflesia(大王花)，also known as the king flower.It's huge and has a very strong smell,which is not very pleasant.It can grow to 不 be over a metre in diameter(直径). 常 There is an unusual mammal(哺乳动物)，the platypus(鸭嘴兽).It has a duck--like bill (喙)，webbed(有蹼的)feet,and it lays eggs..It's really a strange combination that makes it one of a kind in the animal kingdom. 得 Chimpanzees(黑猩猩）are often regarded as the smartest animals.They have amazing abilities and can learn and remember things quickly.They can use tools,such as using sticks to fish out termites()from their nests. )1.How does the Venus flytrap get the nutrients it needs? A.By absorbing from the soil directly. B.By photosynthesis(光合作用)only. C.By stealing nutrients from other plants. D.By closing its leaves quickly to catch insects. 题 )2.What is a characteristic of the Rafflesia? A.It is very small. B.It has a pleasant smell. C.It is a kind of mammal. D.It can grow to be over a metre in diameter. ()3.What makes the platypus an unusual mammal? A.It can fly. B.It has a long tail. C.It lives only in the desert. D.It has a duck-like bill,webbed feet and lays eggs. ()4.Chimpanzees are considered smart because A.they can swim well B.they have beautiful fur C.they can run very fast D.they can use tools and learn things quickly B 2025 is the Year of the Snake.In Chinese history,snakes have a special meaning. They stand for a high social status(),rebirth,and a close connection between humans and gods. In the Erlitou Site in Henan,experts found a long and snake-like animal made up of more than2,OO0 turquoise(绿松石)pieces.These turquoise items were usually buried(埋 )with people of high status,showing how important snakes were at that time. Snakes can shed()their skin.Because of this,snakes were also connected with rebirth.In ancient Chinese people's eyes,snakes seemed to die but then came back to life after shedding skin. Starting from the Shang Dynasty,people thought the world had three parts.Gods were in heaven(),humans on Earth,and the dead in the underworld.When people saw snakes going into the ground,they thought snakes could link people,the dead and gods. Snakes are always a part of Chinese culture and life.They are like a bridge between humans and gods and finally became one of the twelve Chinese zodiac symbols. ()5.What did experts discover in the Erlitou Site in Henan? A.A burial place of a rich person. B.Some beautiful articles and a painting of a snake. ● C.A long dragon made up of more than 2,000 turquoise pieces. D.A long snake-like animal made up of over 2,000 turquoise pieces. ()6.Ancient Chinese people connect snakes with rebirth because A.they live too long B.they shed their skin C.they live underground D.they move fast ()7.When did people start to believe the world had three parts? A.In the Shang Dynasty. B.In the Zhou Dynasty. C.In the Qin Dynasty. D.In the Tang Dynasty. ()8.What's the best title(标题)for the text? A.The Year of the Snake in Chinese Culture B.The Scary Snakes in Chinese People's Eyes C.The Meaning of Snakes in Chinese History D.The Snake-Like Object in the Erlitou Site C The sun sets in a field in southern England.When it rises again the following morning,that field has been changed into a huge work of art.A large part of the crops( )has been pressed into a pattern of circles,squares and other shapes. Farmers have reported finding strange circles in their fields for centuries.The earliest mention of a crop circle dates back to the 1500s.Crop circles,however,didn't get attention until 1980.When a farmer in England discovered three circles in his field,the world first began to learn about crop circles. By the 1990s,crop circles had become something of a tourist attraction.In 1990 alone, more than 500 circles appeared in Europe.Within the next few years,there were thousands. Crop circles can come in many different shapes,changing in size.Most early crop circles were simple.But after 1990,the circles have changed.Crops can be made to look like just about anything-smiling faces,flowers or even words. People have long been wondering who or what is creating these crop circles.Possibly the most widely known idea is that crop circles are the work of visitors from other planets. Probably the most scientific opinion says that crop circles are created by vortices( )They force the air down to the ground,which presses the crops down.There is /something similar which is thought to be caused by vortices.Dr.Terence Meaden,an expert,says when the dust(尘土)gets caught up in a vortex(涡流)，it can appear to glow ()which may explain the UFO-like glowing lights many people have seen. 名师点评 )9.How does the writer introduce the topic of the text? A.By telling a story. B.By asking a question. C.By giving a comparison. D.By describing a scene. )10.When did the world become interested in crop circles? A.In the 1500s. B.After 1980. C.In1990 D.After 1990. 封 )11.Which point do you think Dr.Terence Meaden would agree with? ( A.Crop circles may be man-made. B.Crop circles could be marks left by aliens. C.The UFO-like light could be caused by dust. 线 D.Vortices are sure to create perfectly shaped crop circles. )12.What is the structure of the text?(1=Paragraph 1) ① B.①②③ D AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ③ ④ ②③④⑤ ④ ⑤ ⑤ ⑥ ③④⑤⑥ ⑥ D What do black holes look like?Human beings have wanted to find out for a long time. In 2019,we finally got the answer:They look like dark circles with a bright ring around the outside. Scientists took the world's first photo of a black hole.Scientists didn't use a camera to take the picture..They used eight radio telescopes(射电望远镜)in different places around the world.The telescopes got signals()from the black hole.Scientists used computers 得 to process()the signals.It took them two years to get the final picture. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA The black hole is very far from Earth-about 55 million light-years away.One light-year is the distance that light travels in one year.One light-year is about 9 trillion kilometers. This is not the only black hole in the universe().Actually,scientists believe every large galaxy()has a big black hole at its center.The one in our galaxy is called Sagittarius A. Black holes are some of the most mysterious things in the universe.This photo can help us learn more about them. ()13.What do black holes look like? 题 A.Dark holes with a bright center. B.Many black circles inside each other. 弥 C.Black holes with colourful rings in the center. D.Dark circles with a bright ring around the outside. )14.How did the scientists collect the signals about the black hole? A.By a camera. B.By radios. 封 C.By telescopes. D.By a computer. )15.How long did it take the scientists to get the final picture of the black hole? A.Nine months. B.Two years C.Two months. D.One year. )16.What can we learn from the text? A.The black holes are not very far from Earth. B.Scientists took a lot of pictures of the black hole. C.Sagittarius A is the only black hole in the universe. D.The picture of the black hole can help us learn a lot about them 内 第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，其 中有一个多余的选项。 Lightning is one of nature's light shows.It often happens in hot,wet places.Around the world,there are about 2,000 lightning storms happening at any given moment.It is a large electric flash of light,which is very hot.17. This moving air makes a loud sound called thunder.Because light travels at greater speed than sound,we see the lightning before we hear the thunder. Lightning is fun to watch but dangerous.18 When the lightning hits land, it can cause a fire.Many wildfires start because of summer lightning.Because the land, trees and grasses are dry,they burn easily.On the other hand,it also brings danger to human beings.During storms with lightning,the electric shocks()could destroy buildings or kill people outside.Some people using something electric or wet may get hurt in their homes. 19 It is necessary to keep the following dos and don'ts in mind.Stay inside during storms with lightning.Stay away from windows.Do not take a shower when there is lightning.Do not wash your hands.Remind your parents not to use the washer.Lightning can go through water.Even after the rain stops,there can still be lightning.Stay indoors for a while to be sure the storm is over.Do not use anything that is electric.Lightning can go through wires().Remind your parents to turn off TVs and computers. 20. Learn about it.Learn how to stay safe.Then you can enjoy nature's light shows 十十十十十十十十十十十m十十十十十十十十十十十十十 十十 十十 A.Lightning is an exciting part of nature. B.On the one hand,it causes harm to earth C.As soon as the rain stops,you can go outside. D.You need to know some facts about lightning to keep safe. E.It heats the air around it and the hot air moves at high speed. 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。 Every country has different kinds of flowers.The plum()is a kind of beautiful flower in China.And it's one of the Chinese top ten famous 21.Plum flower is very important to us Chinese because of its history and cultural meaning. The plum flower first 22 in the south of China around the Yangtze River,dating back to 7,000 years ago.From ancient China till now,it is planted as a(n)23 kind of business plant and a kind of ornamental(观赏的)plant. This kind of flower has five petals().It stands for 24,good luck and long life.It can also stand for safety and peace.When heavy snow 25 the whole world,all the other flowers fall.However,only plum trees stand straight up and 26 bloom( )in rich colours on such cold days.They bring people the news of 27 spring.So the plum blossom is not only the 28 of courage,strong will and hope,but also beauty and new life.Plum flower plays an important 29 in Chinese literature().People often 30 it in poems and art works. In a word,because the plum flower has a long history and deep cultural meaning,it's very special to Chinese. ( )21.A.trees B.flowers C.leaves D.forests ( )22.A.appeared B.killed C.smelled D.finished )23.A.dangerous B.modern C.balanced D.important ( )24.A.sadness B.darkness C.happiness D.illness )25.A.protects B.blows C.covers D.pulls )26.A.proudly B.safely C.quickly D.clearly )27.A.late B.cold C.early D.middle )28.A.symbol B.action C.sense D.number )29.A.side B.task C.level D.role )30.A.compare B.attend C.imagine D.praise 第二部分非选择题（共40分） 三、语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使 短文通顺、连贯。 The world of the out-of-doors is full of secrets.And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are studying 31. (they).All around us are birds,animals,trees 32 flowers.The facts about how they live and grow are as interesting as anything could be.Do you know that one of the great presidents of the United States spent hours and hours studying 33. (bird)many years ago?And a businessman in New York City became so interested in insects that he 34. (begin)to collect them.Now more than one thousand different kinds of insects 35. _(keep)in glass boxes.Let us go 36. (quiet)through the woods and fields.We shall follow a mother bear and her babies 37. (search)for food and get ready for winter sleep. We shall watch bees dance in 38. air to let other bees know where they can find food.I will show you many other interesting things,but the 39. （good)thing that I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears wide open when you go out of doors. Nature 40. (tell)her secrets to only the people who look and listen seriously. 四、阅读与表达（共4小题，41-43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分） 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 There are some things in nature that we cannot stop from happening.A flood comes when there is too much water on the land.Sometimes,it is after a big storm when too much rain falls on the land.The fast flood water can hurt us and destroy our home.We cannot stop a flood from coming,but we can try to stop the water from coming into our homes.We can try to stop the water by making a wall.We can use sandbags to make the wall. An earthquake comes when the land moves.The land goes up and down and even cracks().We can get hurt by things that fall down in an earthquake.We cannot stop an earthquake from coming,but we can try to make our homes strong so that they do not fall down in an earthquake. A tornado(龙卷风）is the fast air that goes around and around over the land.A tornado can pick up anything.It can break anything that is on the way.A hurricane() is a big storm with fast strong winds and heavy rains.It begins on the sea and can come 名师点评 onto the land.Its fast winds can hurt us and destroy our homes.We cannot stop a tornado 弥 or a hurricane from coming,but we can get out of its way. We cannot stop the power of nature,but we can go to places where we can be safe. 41.When does a flood come? 42.How can we try to stop the water? 封 43.Why should we try to make our homes strong? 44.What can you do when facing a tornado or a hurricane?Give your reason(s).Write 30 线 words or more. 五、书面表达（满分20分）】 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 45.假定你是李华，你校于4月22日开展了一场“探索校园植物”的活动。你的笔友 Mke很感兴趣，并发邮件询问你具体的活动细节。请写一封回信，内容包括： (1)活动过程； 活动1：在学校认识不同植物 活动2：老师做了一个关于不同种类植物的演讲 活动3：参观了植物展览 (2)你的收获。 注意：(1)词数80~100，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； (3)回信中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。 Dear Mike, 得 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAJAAAAJAAAJAAAJAAAAA I'm glad that you are interested in the "Exploring Plants on Campus"activity at our school. 答 Best wishes, 题 Li Hua