Unit 4 Reading Plus练习题（同步练）2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 4  Reading Plus练习题

A. 短文选词填空

fog, engine, message, homing, pigeon, tied, thirsty, kilometers, amazing, hope

In 1862, a ship met heavy 1.__________ in the Atlantic. Its 2.__________ broke down, and they were hundreds of 3.__________ from land. The captain turned to his 4.__________ pigeons for help. He wrote a 5.__________ and 6.__________ it to Big Blue, but the bird came back. Then he sent Arny, his last 7.__________. After flying over the sea for hours, the tired and 8. __________Arny reached Billy’s house. Thanks to this brave 9.__________, the ship got help. The captain thought Arny was the most 10. bird he had ever seen.

B. 词汇变形填空

用括号内单词适当形式填空

1. The ship was covered in thick __________ (foggy).
2. Their __________ (engineer) stopped working suddenly.
3. They were over 330 __________ (kilometre) away from land.
4. The captain wrote a __________ (help) note on paper.
5. He __________ (tie) the message to Big Blue’s leg at first.
6. Arny was the __________ (young) pigeon of the two.
7. The bird flew for more than four __________ (hour) over the sea.
8. When Arny arrived, he felt very __________ (thirst).
9. Billy ran as fast as he __________ (can) to send the message.
10. The captain thought Arny was the __________ (amaze) pigeon ever.

C. 选用方框短语填空

on one’s way to, break down, hundreds of, right away, last hope, higher and higher, as fast as, thanks to

1. The ship was __________ Europe when the accident happened.
2. The ship’s engine __________ in the thick fog far out at sea.
3. They were __________ kilometres away from the nearest land.
4. Big Blue flew up but came back __________.
5. Arny became the sailors’ __________ after Big Blue failed.
6. Arny circled __________ until he disappeared in the fog.

7. Billy ran __________ he could to the office with the note.
8. __________ Arny, the ship and all people on board were saved.

D. 句型转换（改为一般疑问句，并做肯定 / 否定回答）

1. The ship met the thickest fog in the Atlantic Ocean.

一般疑问句：_________________________________________________

肯定回答：____________ 否定回答：____________

2. The ship’s engine stopped working ten hours after leaving New York.

一般疑问句：_________________________________________________

肯定回答：____________ 否定回答：____________

3. The captain tied a help message to Big Blue’s leg.

一般疑问句：_________________________________________________

肯定回答：____________ 否定回答：____________

4. Arny flew over the sea for more than four hours.

一般疑问句：_________________________________________________

肯定回答：____________ 否定回答：____________

5. Arny brings people the important message every time he flies home.

一般疑问句：_________________________________________________

肯定回答：____________ 否定回答：____________

E. 单项选择

1. Where did the story take place in 1862?

A. In New York city   B. In the Atlantic Ocean

C. In a European port    D. On a mountain far away

2. What trouble did the ship have?

A. It lost all food and water   B. The engine stopped working

C. Pirates chased the ship     D. The captain fell ill

3. How far was the ship from the nearest land?

A. Over 330 km     B. Less than 100 km

C. About 50 km      D. Nearly 1000 km

4. What did the captain tie to the pigeon’s leg?

A. A small ring     B. A help message note

C. Some food      D. A little bell