Unit4 Section A 1a-1d能力提升练习 -2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit4 Section A 1a-1d能力提升练习

Ⅰ、根据句意及汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。

1. The Great Wall is a great natural and cultural ________ (奇观) in the world.

2. No people can live in the dry ________ (沙漠) for a long time.

3. We need correct ________ (测量) data to study the height of mountains.

4. This square park covers two ________ (平方) kilometers in our city.

5. The temperature today is ten degrees ________ (低于) zero.

6. The ________ (表面) of the sea is calm and peaceful today.

7. We should keep our knowledge and skill ________ (水平) improving all the time.

Ⅱ、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。

deep, high, wonder, below, square, size, measure, surface

Our planet is full of natural 1. ________. Different places have different features. Many students are interested in their 2. ________ and heights.

Angel Falls is one of the most beautiful waterfalls. It is very 3. ________. Many tourists come to visit it every year. The Nile River is one of the longest rivers in the world. It covers a huge land area of thousands of 4. ________ kilometres.

Scientists 5. ________ these natural places every year. They find that some places are far 6. ________ sea level. The 7. ________ of some lakes changes with the seasons. The ocean’s 8. ________ parts still have many unknown secrets waiting for us to discover.

Ⅲ、完形填空  阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Nature gives us many unbelievable wonders. These special places make our world 1. ________and colorful. People all over the world love exploring natural wonders.

Many natural places are famous for their special shapes and sizes. Some mountains are extremely 2.______. Some lakes lie far below the sea level. Some deserts 3______huge areas

of land. All of them show the magic of nature.

Learning about natural wonders is a good way to 4______our eyes. When we know how high a mountain is or how 5______ an ocean trench can be, we will feel how small humans are.

However, many natural wonders are in 6.______ now. Human activities bring many problems. Rubbish pollutes the 7______ of lakes and oceans. Global warming changes the temperature of deserts and mountains.

It is our duty to 8.______ nature. We should learn more about natural wonders, love them and protect them. Only in this way can these amazing 9.______ stay beautiful forever. We believe our world will become much 10. ______if we try our best to protect it.

1. A. boring  B. lively  C. noisy  D. simple

2. A. low  B. wide  C. high  D. small

3. A. cover  B. take  C. spend  D. cost

4. A. close  B. open  C. raise  D. keep

5. A. shallow  B. long  C. deep  D. wide

6. A. danger  B. peace  C. order  D. silence

7. A. bottom  B. surface  C. level  D. square

8. A. harm  B. save  C. pollute  D. waste

9. A. places  B. animals  C. plants  D. rivers

10. A. larger  B. cleaner  C. colder  D. quieter

Ⅳ、阅读理解

A

There are many famous natural wonders around the world, and Angel Falls is one of the most attractive ones. It is located in South America. It is the highest waterfall on Earth, with