Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals (Period 5)Section B (2a-Reflecting)同步练2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

**基本信息** 初中英语Unit 4 Period 5同步练，围绕"奇妙动植物"主题，融合阅读理解与词汇运用，分层设计梯度合理，实现从基础词汇到语篇综合应用的知识巩固路径，培养语言能力与思维品质。 **分层设计** |层次|知识覆盖|设计特色| |----|----------|----------| |基础巩固层|核心短语（be home to等）与词汇运用|方框填空（11-15题），考查词汇在语境中的基础应用，夯实语言能力| |能力提升层|语篇基础信息提取与细节理解|阅读理解A（1-5题），围绕植物特征与重要性，设置事实细节题，培养信息获取能力| |综合应用层|语篇推理与文化认知|阅读理解B（6-10题），以猴面包树为载体，含推理判断、词义猜测题，渗透文化意识与思维品质|

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals (Period 5) Section B (2a-Reflecting) Ⅰ．阅读理解。 A You can find plants almost everywhere, in dark places and in sunny places. Plants have been on earth for millions of years and there are over 300,000 kinds of plants. Grasses and trees are common plants. Plants use photosynthesis to make their own food, and that means they use sunlight to help them produce food (sugar) and oxygen. This process(过程) never ends, so there is always food and oxygen. Plants produce most of the world’s oxygen. They are important because many animals eat plants or other animals which eat plants. Why are plants so important? Almost all living things need plants to live. Animals can’t get their food from the sunlight like plants, so they need plants (or other animals which eat plants) to get the sugar to live. They also need oxygen to breathe. Plants share key characteristics(关键特征). First, plants make their food through photosynthesis and they don’t move from place to place. Second, plants have chlorophyll(叶绿素), and it makes leaves green and is also important for photosynthesis. Light, temperature and water can influence plant growth. It’s important to know how they influence plant growth. 1．Why does the writer write paragraph 1? A. To enjoy different plants. B. To show the history of plants. C. To introduce some kinds of plants. D. To lead into(导入) the topic of plants. 2．Which picture shows the underlined word “photosynthesis” in paragraph 2? A. B. C. D. 3．What can animals get from plants according to the passage? A. Water and oxygen. B. Sugar and light. C. Sugar and oxygen. D. Fruit and water. 4．What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The importance of plants. B. The common points of plants. C. The shapes of plants. D. The colours of plants. 5．What will the writer talk about next? A. Where plants can be found. B. Why plants are everywhere. C. Which environmental reason matters most. D. How environmental reasons influence plants. B Long ago, when the Creator first planted a tree in the garden, it was full of energy and kept moving. Then the Creator pulled the tree out and planted it upside down(颠倒) to make sure it stayed in one place. What’s the tree? It’s the Baobab tree, also called monkey bread tree, bottle tree or others. The Baobab tree is a strange looking tree that grows in Africa and Australia. Just like its name “Bottle tree”, it looks like a large bottle. Some grow as tall as a 16-floor building. In the dry season, these trees are standing there without leaves, and look like trunks(树干) sticking up in the air. But when the rainy season comes, leaves appear and then flowers come out. Later, the flowers can turn into fruit. Baobab is called “the tree of life”, because they can live longer than 1000 years old. In the dry land, the baobab can pull in and hold 1,000 gallons of water. Thirsty people can drink the water stored in the tree. The fruit, monkey bread, is good to eat. Baobab leaves are a kind of medicine. People can use the bark(树皮) to make paper or cloth. When a baobab gets old, its trunk becomes hollow. An old tree can hold many people. The local people often build their houses inside these trunks. It is such a useful tree that some people could hardly live without it. 6．How does the writer begin the text? A. By singing a song. B. By showing a story. C. By asking a question. D. By giving an example. 7．Which of the following pictures is the baobab in the dry season? A. B. C. D. 8．Which word is close to the meaning of the underlined word “hollow” in paragraph 3? A. Dirty. B. Modern. C. Empty. D. Useful. 9．Which of the following is NOT true? A. Baobab has many names. B. Flowers come out in rainy seasons. C. The leaves of the baobab are good medicine. D. The oldest baobab is less than 1 000 years old. 10．What’s the best title for the passage? A. The Creator and Baobab B. What does Baobab like in a year C. A special tree-Baobab D. Baobab’s trunk, leaves and fruit Ⅱ．用方框中所给短语或单词的适当形式填空。提优湖南P45题三+湖南P43题一第五小题 be home to　　play a role　　up to　　in order to　　save 11．_________ pass the exam, you need to work much harder now. 12．He can run _________ 10 kilometres without stopping. 13．There is a big forest near the river. It _________ some birds and animals. 14．Earth is our home. Everyone should _________ in protecting the environment. 15．People should think about what they can do _________ one of the most amazing animals on earth. 【参考答案】 1．【答案】D 【解析】推理判断题。通读全文可知，第一段介绍了植物的广泛分布、悠久历史和种类繁多，起到引导读者进入植物这个主题的作用。因此，正确答案是D。 2．【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Plants use photosynthesis to make their own food, and that means they use sunlight to help them produce food (sugar) and oxygen.”可知，植物用阳光来帮助它们产生食物（糖分）和氧气，也就是进行光合作用。因此，正确答案是A。 3．【答案】C 【解析】细节理解题。根据“so they need plants (or other animals which eat plants) to get the sugar to live. They also need oxygen to breathe”可知，动物需要植物来获取糖分，还需要氣气来呼吸。因此，正确答案是C。 4．【答案】B 【解析】段落大意题。第一句是本段的主旨句，根据“Plants share key characteristics.”可知本段介绍植物的相似之处。因此，正确答案是B。 5．【答案】D 【解析】推理判断题。根据“Light, temperature and water can influence plant growth. It’s important to know how they influence plant growth.”可知，最后一段指出光照、温度和水分对植物生长有影响，所以之后作者会谈论环境因素对植物的影响。因此，正确答案是D。 6．【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Long ago, when the Creator first planted a tree in the garden”可知，作者讲述了上帝种树的故事，所以作者是通过展示一个故事来开始这篇文章的。因此，正确答案是B。 7．【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题，根据“In the dry season, these trees are standing there without leaves, and look like trunks sticking up in the air.”可知，旱季猴面包树的样子是没有叶子，像树干直立在空中。因此，正确答案是A。 8．【答案】C 【解析】词义猜测题。根据“When a baobab gets old, its trunk becomes hollow. An old tree can hold many people.”可知，老树能容纳很多人，说明树干里面是空的：可推测出，empty 意为“空的”，与hollow意思相近。因此，正确答案是C。 9．【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题，根据“Baobab is called ‘the tree of life’, because they can live longer than 1,000 years old.”可知猴面包树能活1 000多年，不是不到1 000年。因此，正确答案是D。 10．【答案】C 【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了猴面包树，包括它的外观、生长环境、用途等，C选项“一种特殊的树——猴面包树”为最佳标题。因此，正确答案是C。 11．【答案】In order to 12．【答案】up to 13．【答案】is home to 14．【答案】play a role 15．【答案】to save 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $