Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 语法填空（热点题型专练）英语新教材人教版八年级上册

**基本信息** 聚焦“人与自然”主题的语法填空专项训练，通过动植物话题载体系统巩固核心语法点，强化语言能力与思维品质。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |巩固基础·专项突破|10篇（含大象、菊花等话题）|语法填空（填单词/括号内词正确形式）|以动物/植物描述为情境，串联代词、比较级/最高级、非谓语动词等基础语法点，形成“话题-语法-应用”逻辑链| |培优拔高·挑战攻坚|5篇（含帝企鹅、向日葵等话题）|语法填空（复杂语境+长难句）|在基础语法上拓展生态保护、科学现象等深层主题，渗透文化意识，提升语法知识迁移与综合运用能力|

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 语法填空题型专练（话题：人与自然——动物与植物） 热点题型概览 题型夯基提升 巩固基础·专项突破 Passage 1 （25-26八年级上·山东临沂·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you ever see elephants? Elephants are the 1 (large) animals on land. For 2 long time, they have been very helpful. They carry big trees and take people from place to place. Do you want to know about 3 (they)? Here I can tell you. Elephants have big ears. They make use of their ears to hear and show how they feel. Elephants also have long noses. We call them elephant trunks. The trunks are very useful “ 4 (tool)”. Elephants use them 5 (pick) up food and have showers. Elephants have very poor eyesight (视力). They usually can’t see a mouse even though one comes very close to them. Elephants live with their family. Usually, an adult female (成年雌性的) elephant is of great 6 (important) to the family. She plays a role in 7 (help) her family find food and water. Baby male (雄性的) elephants live with their mothers. When they are about 11 8 (year) old, they go to live with other males. At the age of 15, the male elephants begin to live by themselves. Elephants like to eat many kinds of plants. They eat grass, fruit and flowers. They eat a lot. 9 this reason, they can’t live in one place for very long. 10 (actual), they are always on the way to look for food. 【答案】 1．largest 2．a 3．them 4．tools 5．to pick 6．importance 7．helping 8．years 9．For 10．Actually 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了大象的体型、耳朵和鼻子的功能、家族结构以及饮食与迁徙原因。 1．句意：大象是陆地上最大的动物。large“大的”，形容词，根据空前定冠词the及范围状语“on land”可知，此处应使用形容词最高级，表示“陆地上最大的”。故填large的最高级形式largest。 2．句意：在很长一段时间里，它们非常有用。time在此处为不可数名词，for a long time 为固定搭配，表示“很长一段时间”，且long以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词a。 3．句意：你想了解它们吗？they“它们”，主格代词，介词about后需接人称代词宾格作宾语，故填they的宾格形式them。 4．句意：象鼻是非常有用的“工具”。tool“工具”，名词，根据语境，此处泛指“工具”这一类事物，且空前无冠词，故用可数名词复数形式表示类别，故填tools。 5．句意：大象用它们来拾起食物和洗澡。pick“捡起”，动词，use sth. to do sth.为固定搭配，表示“用某物做某事”，此处要用不定式表目的。故填不定式to pick。 6．句意：通常，一头成年雌性大象对家庭非常重要。important“重要的”，形容词，be of great importance为固定结构，相当于be very important，介词of后需接名词形式。故填important的名词形式importance，意为“重要性”。 7．句意：她在帮助家人找到食物和水方面发挥作用。help“帮助”，动词，play a role in...为固定搭配，意为“在……中发挥作用”，其中in为介词，后接动词时需用动名词形式。故填help的动名词形式helping。 8．句意：当它们大约11岁时，它们去和其他雄性一起生活。year“年”，名词，数词11后接可数名词复数，表示“11岁”。故填year的复数形式years。 9．句意：因为这个原因，它们不能在一个地方待很久。for this reason为固定搭配，表示“因为这个原因”，介词for表原因。句首首字母需大写。故填For。 10．句意：事实上，它们总是在寻找食物的路上。actual“事实上的”，形容词，此处修饰整个句子需使用副词作状语，故填actual的副词形式actually，句首首字母大写。故填Actually。 Passage 2 （25-26八年级上·湖南娄底·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you like elephants? Elephants are one of the 1 (big) mammals (哺乳动物) in the world. There are two kinds of elephants, the African elephants 2 the Asian elephants. The main 3 (different) between them is that the Asian one has much 4 (small) ears. The African elephant uses its bigger ears to cool down during the summer. The elephants use their 5 (foot) to feel the vibrations (震动) on the ground. One elephant has two tusks (长牙). They can be as long 6 2 metres. An adult elephant 7 (reach) 3 to 4 metres—It is many times taller than a baby one, and an adult elephant weighs about 5,000 kg . Adult elephants spend 15 to 18 hours a day 8 (eat) 250 to 300 kilos of food. Elephants can live up to about 70 years. 9 (they) eyesight (视力) is very poor, 10 we don’t need to be sad about them. The elephant has the biggest brain among the mammals on land. 【答案】 1．biggest 2．and 3．difference 4．smaller 5．feet 6．as 7．reaches 8．eating 9．Their 10．but 【导语】本文主要介绍大象是世界最大哺乳动物之一，区分非洲象与亚洲象外形差异，讲解大象身体特征、体型食量、寿命与感官特点。 1．句意：大象是世界上体型最大的哺乳动物之一。one of后接形容词最高级。 2．句意：大象分为两类：非洲象和亚洲象。并列两种事物，填并列连词and。 3．句意：它们最主要的区别是亚洲象的耳朵小得多。形容词different转换名词作主语，且“is”提示名词填单数difference。 4．句意：它们最主要的区别是亚洲象的耳朵小得多。much修饰形容词比较级。 5．句意：大象用脚感知地面的震动。“The elephants”是复数，所以可数名词foot变复数feet。 6．句意：它们的长牙能长达两米。固定搭配as long as表示“和……一样长”。 7．句意：成年大象身高可达3至4米，比幼象高出许多倍。主语“An adult elephant”（单数），全文一般现在时，谓语动词使用第三人称单数。 8．句意：成年大象每天要花15到8小时进食250至300公斤食物。固定搭配spend…(in) doing sth.。 9．句意：它们的视力很差，但我们不必为此感到惋惜。人称代词they转换形容词性物主代词修饰名词eyesight。 10．句意：它们的视力很差，但我们不必为此感到惋惜。前句视力差，后句不用难过，语义转折，转折连词but表对比。 Passage 3 （25-26八年级上·山东临沂·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you know the quokka (短尾矮袋鼠)? It often 1 (appear) in tourist photos because of its big smile. People even call it the world’s 2 (happy) animal. When you see its face, you’ll understand why it holds that title. The quokka is as 3 (small) as a cat. A quokka 4 (weigh) 1.5 to 4.5 kg. These happy animals live in Australia. They eat plants and get most of their water from leaves, so they can live 5 much water. In the wild, they can live up to 10 years. Quokkas are very 6 (friend). They’re not afraid of 7 (human) and this makes them perfect for funny photos! However, it’s important to remember that we should never feed them 8 our food can make them sick. Quokkas are of great 9 (important) to Australia’s ecosystem. They help plants grow by spreading (传播) seeds. Sadly, they’re in danger now. They’re losing their homes and other animals hunt them. Let’s work harder 10 (protect) them! 【答案】 1．appears 1．happiest 2．small 3．weighs 4．without 5．friendly 6．humans 7．because 8．importance 9．to protect 【导语】本文主要介绍了短尾矮袋鼠的外形特征、生活习性、性格特点与生态价值，同时指出短尾矮袋鼠目前身处生存困境，呼吁人们共同保护它们。 1．句意：它经常出现在游客的照片中，因为它总带着大大的笑容。句子描述客观事实，用一般现在时；主语It是第三人称单数，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式appears。 2．句意：人们甚至称它为世界上最快乐的动物。根据范围“the world’s”可知，此处要用形容词happy的最高级形式happiest，表示“最快乐的”。 3．句意：短尾矮袋鼠和猫一样小。be动词is后需要形容词作表语，as...as表示“和……一样……”，结构中要加形容词原级。 4．句意：一只短尾矮袋鼠的体重在1.5到4.5千克之间。本文介绍短尾矮袋鼠的基本特征，时态为一般现在时；主语A quokka是第三人称单数，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式weighs。 5．句意：它们以植物为食，大部分所需水分从叶子中获取，因此它们可以在没有大量水源的情况下生存。根据前文“get most of their water from leaves”可知，短尾矮袋鼠不需要额外的大量水源，此处表示“没有”，用介词without符合语境。 6．句意：短尾矮袋鼠非常友好。be动词are后需要形容词作表语，friend是名词，其形容词形式为friendly，意为“友好的”，符合语境。 7．句意：它们不害怕人类，这一点让它们非常适合出现在趣味照片里。此处表示泛指“人类”，human是可数名词，要用复数形式humans。 8．句意：然而，我们需要记住永远不要喂它们，因为我们的食物会让它们生病。空后“我们的食物会让它们生病”是前文“不能喂短尾矮袋鼠”的原因，需要用连词because引导原因状语从句。 9．句意：短尾矮袋鼠对澳大利亚的生态系统非常重要。空格前有of great，后接名词构成“be of great importance”结构，表示“很重要”。 10．句意：让我们一起更加努力来保护它们吧！“努力”的目的是“保护短尾矮袋鼠”，此处用动词不定式作目的状语。 Passage 4 （25-26八年级上·山东滨州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Jeremi is a boy who likes watching birds. He is in the 1 (four) grade. One day, he was playing with toys when he saw a bird hitting the window. Jeremi went to check on 2 bird. “Just as I wanted to open the door, it 3 (fly) away,” he said. Not all birds are so 4 (luck) in this world. Many birds are killed each year 5 the US after flying into glass. “When birds see 6 (they) in the glass, they think it’s a place they can fly into,” Christine Sheppard, an expert on birds, said. She and others want to make buildings bird-friendly. There are some easy ways to do this. One is to cover the buildings. Another is to use 7 (little) glass than before. The third way is to use special glass. In New York, a big building once decided 8 (change) some of its glass into metal panels (金属面板). Daniel Piselli, a building designer, said we should put something on the glass so 9 birds can see it and won’t fly into the glass. 10 (actual), after this change, the number of birds hitting the glass dropped by 90 percent. Jeremi also wants to help. “I want fewer birds to die from hitting glass than before,” he said. 【答案】 1．fourth 2．the 3．flew 4．lucky 5．in 6．themselves 7．less 8．to change 9．that 10．Actually 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了鸟类撞击玻璃而死亡的问题，以及人们为了保护鸟类、让建筑对鸟类更友好而采取的一些措施。 1．句意：他在四年级。分析句子结构可知，此处表示“第四年级”，应使用序数词，four的序数词为fourth。 2．句意：Jeremi去查看那只鸟。分析句子结构可知，此处特指前文提到的撞到窗户上的那只鸟，表示特指应填定冠词the。 3．句意：“正当我想开门的时候，它飞走了。”他说。分析句子结构可知，根据从句中的“wanted”和主句的“said”可知，动作发生在过去，应用一般过去时，动词要用过去式，故填fly的过去式flew。 4．句意：在这个世界上，并不是所有的鸟都这么幸运。luck“运气”，名词，分析句子结构可知，此处在系动词are之后作表语，应使用形容词，故填luck的形容词lucky，意为“幸运的”。 5．句意：在美国，每年有许多鸟因为撞上玻璃而死亡。分析句子结构可知，表示“在某个国家”应填介词in，“in the US”意为“在美国”。 6．句意：“当鸟儿在玻璃里看到它们自己时，它们认为那是一个它们可以飞进去的地方。”分析句子结构可知，当主语与宾语指代对象一致时使用反身代词，故填they的反身代词themselves，意为“它们自己”。 7．句意：另一种方法是使用比以前更少的玻璃。分析句子结构可知，根据空后的“than”可知，此处应使用比较级，故填little的比较级less，意为“更少的”。 8．句意：在纽约，一座大楼曾决定将其部分玻璃换成金属面板。分析句子结构可知，decide to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“决定做某事”，此处应天动词不定式to change。 9．句意：建筑设计师Daniel Piselli说，我们应该在玻璃上放些东西，以便鸟儿能看到它，就不会撞到玻璃上。分析句子结构可知，此处引导目的状语从句，so that意为“以便，为了”，是固定连词短语，句中已有so，故填that。 10．句意：事实上，在这一改变之后，撞击玻璃的鸟的数量下降了90%。actual“事实上的”，形容词，分析句子结构可知，此处修饰整个句子，作状语，应使用副词形式，且位于句首，首字母需大写，故填副词Actually。 Passage 5 （25-26八年级上·山东滨州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或括号内单词的适当形式。 My name is Pingo. I am a two-year-old emperor penguin. I live 1 Antarctica (南极洲) with all the other emperor penguins. There are no emperor penguins anywhere else in the world. Together with many other penguins, we make up a group. We spend 2 (we) whole lives here and the temperature can drop to-75°F. We have special 3 (way) of 4 (keep) warm. Emperor penguins are 5 (large) penguins in the world. In our group, when an emperor penguin is 9 months old, he is fully grown. The tallest in my group is Pablo-4 feet tall. Emperor penguins are heavy too. Pablo is more than 100 pounds. I’m not as tall as Pablo. A funny thing about us is that we are birds with wings, 6 we can’t fly. We use our wings 7 (help) us swim faster under water. Most emperor penguins live for 15 to 20 years. Polly, a member of our group, will be 38 this year. She’s 8 (real) old as a penguin. I am getting a little worried about 9 future of emperor penguins. The weather is changing in the Antarctica sea and that could greatly hurt us. Scientists say we could all 10 (die) by the year 2100 if it keeps getting warmer and warmer. That’s too bad. 【答案】 1．in 2．our 3．ways 4．keeping 5．the largest 6．but 7．to help 8．really 9．the 10．die 【导语】本文介绍了帝企鹅的基本信息和生存现状。 1．句意：我和其他所有帝企鹅一起住在南极洲。根据“Antarctica（南极洲）是大地点”可知需用介词，表示在某个大地点，in表示“在……（地点）”，符合语境。 2．句意：我们一辈子都住在这里，这里的气温能降到零下75华氏度。根据空格后是名词短语whole lives可知需用形容词性物主代词修饰名词，our表示“我们的”，符合语境。 3．句意：我们有特殊的保暖方法。根据语境可知保暖方法不止一种，需用可数名词way的复数形式。 4．句意：我们有特殊的保暖方法。根据空格前是介词of可知需用动词的动名词形式作介词宾语。 5．句意：帝企鹅是世界上最大的企鹅。根据范围“in the world”可知需用形容词large的最高级，形容词最高级前要加定冠词the，表示“最大的”，符合语境。 6．句意：关于我们一件有意思的事是，我们是长着翅膀的鸟类，但是我们不会飞。根据前文说有翅膀、后文说不会飞可知此处是转折关系，需用转折连词，but表示“但是”，符合语境。 7．句意：我们用翅膀帮助我们在水下游得更快。根据固定用法use sth. to do sth.可知需用动词不定式作目的状语，符合语境。 8．句意：作为一只企鹅，她真的很老了。根据空格后是形容词old可知需用副词修饰形容词，real的副词形式是really，表示“真正地”，符合语境。 9．句意：我有点担心帝企鹅的未来。根据future被of短语修饰，特指帝企鹅的未来可知，需用定冠词the表特指，符合语境。 10．句意：科学家说，如果天气持续变暖，到2100年我们可能都会死亡。根据空格前是情态动词could可知，情态动词后需要接动词原形。 Passage 6 （25-26八年级上·湖北武汉·期中）阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。 Chrysanthemums (菊花) are called the noble flower of autumn winds. When autumn 1 (come) , it paints the world gold, and chrysanthemums join the season’s show. They stand for 2 (healthy) , peace, and quiet strength. Ancient Chinese added their leaves to salads, soups, and teas. Chrysanthemum tea is still popular today. It is said to help with headaches 3 high blood pressure. The flowers are also used in stir fries (炒菜) and hot pot to make dishes smell and taste 4 (good) than before. Chrysanthemums have long won the 5 (heart) of Chinese poets for centuries. They bloom in late autumn, standing 6 (brave) in the cold wind. Also, 7 (they) quiet beauty gave many poets inspiration (灵感) . Poets 8 (write) about them to celebrate calm, patience, and a simple life. One of 9 most famous poets — Tao Yuanming wrote, “I pick fence-side asters at will; Carefree, I see the southern hill.” If you look 10 Chinese art, you’ll find chrysanthemums everywhere. Whether in art, poetry, or festivals, they stand for a noble spirit and calm beauty. 【答案】 1．comes 2．health 3．and 4．better 5．hearts 6．bravely 7．their 8．wrote 9．the 10．at/into/through 【导语】本文介绍了菊花在中国文化中的象征意义、药用价值、饮食用途及其在诗歌和艺术中的重要地位。 1．句意：当秋天来临时，它将世界染成金色，菊花也加入了季节的盛宴。此处When引导时间状语从句中，主句为一般现在时，从句也用一般现在时表示将来，主语autumn为第三人称单数，come的三单形式为comes，故填comes。 2．句意：它们代表着健康、和平和宁静的力量。介词for后需接名词作宾语，healthy的名词形式为health，意为“健康”，故填health。 3．句意：据说它有助于缓解头痛和高血压。“headaches”和“high blood pressure”并列，连接两个并列的名词短语，用and。 4．句意：菊花也用于炒菜和火锅中，使菜肴闻起来和尝起来比以前更好。标志词than提示用比较级，good的比较级为better，故填better。 5．句意：几个世纪以来，菊花一直深受中国诗人的喜爱。此处表示“赢得诗人们的心”，用复数hearts表示泛指多位诗人的心，故填hearts。 6．句意：它们在深秋绽放，勇敢地伫立在寒风中。修饰动词standing需用副词，brave的副词形式为bravely，意为“勇敢地”，故填bravely。 7．句意：此外，它们宁静的美给许多诗人带来了灵感。修饰名词beauty需用形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词为their，故填their。 8．句意：诗人们写诗赞美它们，歌颂平静、耐心和简单的生活。描述过去发生的动作，用一般过去时，write的过去式是wrote。 9．句意：最著名的诗人之一——陶渊明写道：“采菊东篱下，悠然见南山。”“one of+the+形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”为固定结构，表示“最……的……之一”，故填定冠词the。 10．句意：如果你看看中国艺术，你会发现菊花无处不在。/如果你审视中国艺术，你会发现菊花无处不在。/如果你纵览中国艺术，你会发现菊花无处不在。look at意为“看”，强调把目光投向中国艺术（这个领域），用介词at。“look into”意为“关注、研究”，强调深入研究中国艺术，用介词into。look through意为“仔细查看、浏览”，强调把中国艺术的整个范畴都翻看一遍，用介词through。 Passage 7 （25-26八年级上·四川德阳·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you know the blue whale? It’s the largest and 1 (heavy) animal on earth. The blue whale is much 2 (big) than a tennis court (场地)! Its heart is as big 3 a car. Blue whales eat some of the tiniest animals in the ocean. 4 (Actual), these amazing animals play 5 very important role in the ocean ecosystem. Their existence (存在) has great 6 (important) for keeping the balance (平衡) of the sea. 7 order to learn more about them, we can visit the natural history museums or read books. We should also protect 8 (they) living environment. Because when they are safe and happy, it brings 9 (happy) to us too. Let’s take action to make sure they can live freely, just like the 10 (butterfly) flying in the sky. We are all connected in this beautiful world. 【答案】 1．heaviest 2．bigger 3．as 4．Actually 5．a 6．importance 7．In 8．their 9．happiness 10．butterflies 【导语】本文主要介绍了蓝鲸体型巨大的特点、它在海洋生态中的重要作用，并呼吁人们了解、保护蓝鲸。 1．句意：它是地球上体型最大、最重的动物。and并列largest，heavy变最高级heaviest；the+形容词最高级，应填heaviest。 2．句意：蓝鲸比一个网球场还要大得多！than是比较级标志，big比较级bigger；much修饰比较级表示“……得多”，应填bigger。 3．句意：它的心脏和一辆小汽车一样大。固定结构as+原级+as，表示“和……一样……”，应填as。 4．句意：实际上，这些神奇的动物在海洋生态系统中扮演着至关重要的角色。Actual形容词，此处修饰整个句子用副词Actually，表示“实际上”，句首首字母大写，应用Actually。 5．句意：实际上，这些神奇的动物在海洋生态系统中扮演着至关重要的角色。固定搭配play a very important role in表示“在……中扮演十分重要的角色”，应用a。 6．句意：它们的存在对维持海洋生态平衡有着重大意义。great形容词后接名词，important的名词形式importance。 7．句意：为了更多地了解它们，我们可以参观自然历史博物馆或者阅读相关书籍。固定短语in order to表示“为了”，句首首字母大写In。 8．句意：我们也应当保护它们的生存环境。修饰名词environment用形容词性物主代词their，表示“它们的”，they是主格，不能修饰名词。 9．句意：因为当它们安全快乐时，我们也会收获快乐。bring sth. to sb.表示“给某人带来某物”，此处填happy的名词happiness。 10．句意：让我们行动起来，确保它们能够自由地生活，就像天空中飞舞的蝴蝶一般。butterfly可数名词，此处泛指所有蝴蝶，用复数butterflies。 Passage 8 （25-26八年级上·宁夏固原·期中）Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower 1 another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without 2 (they) work, about 80 percent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many people believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. Bees are also one of the 3 (interest) animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to 4 (store) honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee 5 (find) new food, it uses a dance 6 (tell) the others where and how far away the food is. Bees play 7 important part in the ecosystem of our planet. 8 , the number of bees 9 (be) dropping, and 10 (science) are worried. They need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. 【答案】 1．to 2．their 3．most interesting 4．store 5．finds 6． to tell 7．an 8．However 9．is 10．scientists 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了蜜蜂是非常勤劳的动物，它们最伟大的工作是授粉。蜜蜂在生态系统中扮演着重要角色，但目前蜜蜂数量正在下降，科学家们对此感到担忧，呼吁人们保护蜜蜂。 1．句意：当它们从一朵花飞到另一朵花时，它们会随身携带花粉。固定搭配from...to...“从……到……”。 2．句意：事实上，没有它们的工作，世界上大约80%的植物无法生长。空格后有名词work，此处需要用形容词性物主代词来修饰名词，they的形容词性物主代词为their。 3．句意：蜜蜂也是世界上最有趣的动物之一。“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”是固定结构，此处应填interest的形容词最高级形式。interesting“有趣的”，修饰物animals，是多音节词，其最高级为most interesting。 4．句意：为了储存蜂蜜，它们建造蜂巢。固定搭配in order to do sth.“为了做某事”，to后应接动词原形store。 5．句意：当一只蜜蜂发现新的食物时，它会用舞蹈来告诉其他蜜蜂食物在哪里以及有多远。主句中uses是一般现在时，when引导的时间状语从句也应用一般现在时，主语a bee是名词单数，动词需用第三人称单数形式finds。 6．句意：它用舞蹈来告诉其他蜜蜂食物在哪里以及有多远。use sth. to do sth.“使用……去做某事”，此处表示目的，应用动词不定式作目的状语，因此填to tell。 7．句意：蜜蜂在我们星球的生态系统中扮演着重要的角色。固定搭配play an important part in“在……中扮演重要角色”，important以元音音素开头，应填不定冠词an。 8．句意：然而，蜜蜂的数量正在下降，科学家们很担心。上文说蜜蜂很重要，下文说数量在下降，前后为转折关系，且空后有逗号，应用副词however，句首首字母大写。 9．句意：然而，蜜蜂的数量正在下降，科学家们很担心。主语the number of bees“蜜蜂的数量”是单数概念，一般现在时中be应用单数形式is。 10．句意：然而，蜜蜂的数量正在下降，科学家们很担心。空格处作主语，由are worried可知此处应填表示人的名词复数形式，science意为“科学”，其表示人的名词为scientist，复数形式为scientists。 Passage 9 （25-26八年级上·四川泸州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Last weekend, my parents and I 1 (visit) the Bamboo Sea. It was a great journey. We 2 (take) a bus there early in the morning. 3 (final), we arrived after two hours. There was 4 large bamboo forest. Bamboo is one of the 5 (popular) plants in Chinese culture. Some bamboo grows very fast—almost one metre a day. It’s also one of the most useful 6 (plant). People can use it 7 (make) houses, tools and even instruments. We walked around and learned a lot. I became really 8 (interest) in bamboo. When we got back, we were tired 9 excited. For dinner, we had rice, vegetables and fish. 10 about 8 p.m., we watched a show about bamboo. It was wonderful! 【答案】 1．visited 2．took 3．Finally 4．a 5．most popular 6．plants 7．to make 8．interested 9．but 10．At 【导语】本文主要介绍了作者和父母上周末参观竹海的经历。 1．句意：上周末，我和父母参观了竹海。根据“Last weekend”可知，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填visited。 2．句意：我们一大早就乘公共汽车去了那里。根据“early in the morning”可知，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填took。 3．句意：最后，我们两小时后到达了。此空修饰整个句子，应填副词finally“最后”。故填Finally。 4．句意：有一片很大的竹林。此处表示泛指，且large是以辅音音素开头的。故填a。 5．句意：竹子是中国文化中最受欢迎的植物之一。one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数，表示“最……之一”，popular的最高级是most popular。故填most popular。 6．句意：它也是最有用的植物之一。one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数，表示“最……之一”。故填plants。 7．句意：人们可以用它来建造房屋、工具甚至乐器。use sth. to do sth.“用某物做某事”。故填to make。 8．句意：我对竹子很感兴趣。become interested in表示“对……感兴趣”。故填interested。 9．句意：当我们回来时，我们很累但很兴奋。前后是转折关系，应用but连接。故填but。 10．句意：大约晚上8点，我们看了一个关于竹子的节目。根据“about 8 p.m.”可知，此处指在晚上8点，用介词at。故填At。 Passage 10 （25-26八年级上·湖南常德·期中）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。 Last week, our school had a special project about plants and animals. We had to make some 1 (poster). I 2 (attend) it with my classmates. First, we needed to choose a title. Lucy chose “One of the 3 (strange) animals in the world”. Then, she got some information on octopuses (章鱼) online 4 (easy). Jack found 5 article about the oldest tree in the world. He was 6 (exciting), “We can’t imagine 7 (live) without such ancient trees!” I planned to draw mushrooms. I thought they are important 8 they play a role in climate. On Friday, we showed our works. And Lucy won the 9 (one) prize. We all learnt a lot. All living things are 10 (connect) with each other. We must take care of them. 【答案】 1．posters 2．attended 3．strangest 4．easily 5．an 6．excited 7．living 8．because 9．first 10．connected 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了学校开展关于动植物的特殊项目，学生们参与制作海报并从中学习到生物之间相互联系的故事。 1．句意：我们需要制作一些海报。根据“some”以及提示词可知poster需用复数形式。故填posters。 2．句意：我和同学们一起参加了这个项目。根据“Last week”可知用一般过去时，此处需填入动词过去式作谓语，attend的过去式是attended。故填attended。 3．句意：露西选择了“世界上最奇怪的动物之一”。根据“one of the...animals”可知空格处需填入形容词的最高级，修饰名词“animals”，strange的最高级是strangest，“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数”表示“最……之一”。故填strangest。 4．句意：她轻松地在网上找到了一些关于章鱼的信息。根据“she got some information...”可知修饰动词got需用副词easily。故填easily。 5．句意：杰克发现了一篇关于世界上最古老的树的文章。根据“Jack found...article”可知此处表示“一篇文章”，article以元音音素开头，用an。故填an。 6．句意：他很兴奋，“我们无法想象没有这些古树的生活！”根据“He was...”以及提示词可知此处填入形容词作表语，描述人的感受用excited（感到兴奋的）。故填excited。 7．句意：他很兴奋，“我们无法想象没有这些古树的生活！”根据“can’t imagine...without”可知imagine后接动名词作宾语，live的动名词是living。故填living。 8．句意：我认为它们很重要，因为它们在气候中起作用。根据“I thought they are important...they play a role in climate”可知前后句是因果关系，用because连接。故填because。 9．句意：露西赢得了一等奖。根据“Lucy won the...prize”以及提示词可知此处表示“一等奖”，用序数词first。故填first。 10．句意：所有生物都是相互联系的。根据“All living things are...”可知此处考查短语“be connected with”，表示“与……相连”。故填connected。 培优拔高·挑战攻坚 Passage 1 （25-26八年级上·湖南长沙·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 My name is Pingo. I am a two-year-old emperor penguin (帝企鹅). I live 1 Antarctica (南极洲) with all the other emperor penguins. There 2 (be) no emperor penguins anywhere else in the world. Together with many other penguins, we make up a group. We spend 3 (we) whole lives here and the temperature can drop to-75°F. We have special 4 (way) of keeping warm. Emperor penguins are the 5 (large) penguins in the world. In our group, when an emperor penguin is 9 months old, he is fully grown (成年的). The tallest in my group is Pablo—4 feet tall. Emperor penguins are heavy too. Pablo is more than 100 pounds. I’m not as tall as Pablo. A funny thing about us is that we are birds with wings (翅膀), 6 we can’t fly. We use our wings 7 (help) us swim faster under water. Most emperor penguins live for 15 to 20 years. Polly, a member of our group, will be 38 this year. She’s 8 (real) old as a penguin. I am getting a little worried about 9 future of emperor penguins. The weather is changing in the Antarctic sea and that can greatly hurt us. Scientists say we could all 10 (die) by the year 2100 if it keeps getting warmer and warmer. That’s too bad. 【答案】 1．in 2．are 3．our 4．ways 5．largest 6．but 7．to help 8．really 9．the 10．die 【导语】本文以帝企鹅Pingo的视角，介绍了帝企鹅的生活栖息地、保暖方式、体型特征、生活习性、寿命，以及它们面临的气候变暖带来的生存危机。 1．句意：我和其他所有的帝企鹅一起生活在南极洲。根据“I live…Antarctica (南极洲) with all the other emperor penguins.”可知，live in+地点意为“生活在……”，故填in。 2．句意：世界上其他任何地方都没有帝企鹅。根据“There…no emperor penguins anywhere else in the world.”可知，there be句型遵循“就近原则”，后面的主语emperor penguins是复数形式，且文章时态为一般现在时，因此be动词用are。故填are。 3．句意：我们一辈子都在这里度过，气温能降到零下75华氏度。根据“We spend…whole lives here and the temperature can drop to -75°F.”可知，修饰名词短语whole lives需要用形容词性物主代词，we的形容词性物主代词是our。故填our。 4．句意：我们有特殊的保暖方法。根据“We have special…of keeping warm.”可知，way是可数名词，结合语境可知帝企鹅的保暖方法不止一种，因此要用复数形式ways。故填ways。 5．句意：帝企鹅是世界上最大的企鹅。根据“Emperor penguins are…penguins in the world.”可知，句中有表示范围的in the world，因此要用形容词的最高级形式，large的最高级是largest。故填largest。 6．句意：关于我们一件有趣的事是，我们是有翅膀的鸟，但我们不会飞。根据“A funny thing about us is that we are birds with wings (翅膀),…we can’t fly.”可知，前后两个分句之间是转折关系，要用转折连词but连接。故填but。 7．句意：我们用翅膀帮助自己在水下游得更快。根据“We use our wings…us swim faster under water.”可知，这里是use sth to do sth意为“用某物做某事”，因此填help的不定式形式to help。故填to help。 8．句意：作为一只企鹅，她真的很老了。根据“She’s…old as a penguin.”可知，修饰形容词old需要用副词，real的副词形式是really。故填really。 9．句意：我有点担心帝企鹅的未来。根据“I am getting a little worried about…future of emperor penguins.”可知，此处特指帝企鹅的未来，要用定冠词the修饰名词future。故填the。 10．句意：科学家说，如果天气继续变得越来越暖和，到2100年我们可能都会灭绝。根据“Scientists say we could all…by the year 2100 if it keeps getting warmer and warmer.”可知，could是情态动词，情态动词后接动词原形，因此填die。故填die。 Passage 2 （25-26八年级上·江苏南通·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。 What helps a garden grow well? Sunlight and water, of course. But guess what? Music might help plants grow better, too. Plants 1 (not hear) sounds as humans do, but they can feel movements from sounds. A study showed that when plants listen to music, they grow faster, with larger flowers, and healthier 2 (leaf). Singing can also encourage healthy plants by adding CO2, just as the King of the UK does! King Charles talks to his plants to help with their growth. He even once jokingly asked Katy Perry, a famous singer, 3 (sing) to his plants. Then, which kind of music do plants like 4 (well)? Chris Beardshaw, an experienced gardener, thinks heavy metal music (重金属音乐), like Black Sabbath, helps plants grow. While he 5 (do) an experiment, he found that classical (古典的) music made plants grow a little better, but rock and roll singer Cliff Richard’s music led to plants dying. Heavy metal music was 6 (help) for plants than other kinds of music. So far scientists 7 (do) many experiments to learn about plants and music. However, it’s hard to know what music plants really like. The kind of plants and where they grow are also of great 8 (important). Maybe the plants just get better care when people play music for them. It is not important whether plants like music or not. You just enjoy 9 (you) while playing music for plants. Music can make you more patient when caring for plants. So, 10 (play) some Mozart or Metallica and see if your plants grow better. You’ll have a great time, too. 【答案】 1．don’t hear 2．leaves 3．to sing 4．best 5．was doing 6．more helpful 7．have done 8．importance 9．yourself 10．play 【导语】本文主要介绍了音乐对植物生长可能产生的积极影响，包括不同类型音乐对植物生长的不同作用，以及播放音乐能让园艺过程更有趣等内容。 1．句意：植物不像人类那样能听到声音，但它们可以感知声音带来的震动。此句描述植物不像人类那样能听到声音，是一般现在时的否定句，主语“Plants”是复数，借助助动词“don’t”，后接动词原形“hear”，所以填“don’t hear”。 2．句意：一项研究表明，当植物听音乐时，它们生长得更快，开出更大的花朵，并且叶子更健康。“leaf（叶子）”是可数名词，根据语境这里表示更多更健康的叶子，要用复数形式“leaves”。 3．句意：他甚至还曾开玩笑地邀请著名歌手凯蒂·佩里给他的植物唱歌。“ask sb. to do sth.”是固定搭配，意为“让某人做某事”，所以此处填“to sing”。 4．句意：那么，植物最喜欢哪种音乐呢？前句问“哪种音乐”，这里问植物最喜欢哪种音乐，“well”的最高级是“best”，所以填“best”。 5．句意：在他做实验时，他发现古典音乐能让植物生长得更好一些，但摇滚歌手克里夫·理查德的音乐却导致植物死亡。句意为“当他在做实验时”，表示过去某个时间正在进行的动作，用过去进行时“was/were doing”，主语是“he”，所以填“was doing”。 6．句意：重金属音乐对植物的生长比其他类型的音乐更有帮助。由“than”可知，这里要用比较级，“helpful”的比较级是“more helpful”，表示重金属音乐比其他音乐对植物更有帮助，所以填“more helpful”。 7．句意：到目前为止，科学家们已经做了许多实验来研究植物与音乐的关系。“So far（到目前为止）”是现在完成时的标志词，现在完成时结构是“have/has done”，主语“scientists”是复数，所以填“have done”。 8．句意：植物的种类以及它们的生长环境也至关重要。“of great + 名词 = 形容词”，“important”的名词形式是“importance”，“of great importance”相当于“very important”，所以填“importance”。 9．句意：你给植物演奏音乐时，只管尽情享受就好。“enjoy oneself”是固定短语，意为“玩得开心”，主语是“you”，所以这里填“yourself”。 10．句意：所以，给植物播放莫扎特或者金属制品乐队的音乐，看看它们会不会长得更好。此句是祈使句，以动词原形开头，所以填“play”。 Passage 3 （25-26八年级上·湖南湘西·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you know how many ants live on Earth? Scientists in Hong Kong say there 1 about 20,000,000,000,000,000 ants! That means there are nearly 2.5 million ants for every human. How did they count such a big number? In the past, many scientists 2 (count) ants in different places. They picked up fallen 3 (leaf) and earth and dried them to make the ants come out for counting. With the help of 465 studies that cover all continents, the new research made the guess about the number of ants. Wang Runxi, one of the writers, said that the number of ants and where they live can 4 (show) how the environment is changing. “Ants play 5 important role in nature,” Wang told Science and Technology Daily. “They help make the soil 6 (soft) than before, spread seeds, break down dead things and form a part of the food chain. They live in many places, 7 not where it’s too cold.” “Compared 8 big animals, small ants can feel changes in the environment much more easily,” Wang added. Most ants live in tropical (热带) and subtropical (亚热带) places. But in the last few years, ants have been moving towards the two poles because of global warming. “Changes in forests, such as cutting down too many trees, are going 9 (change) the number of ants.” the study showed. “Our map of ants helps us see how ants will act in the future when the world around 10 (they) changes,” the scientists wrote. 【答案】 1．are 2．counted 3．leaves 4．show 5．an 6．softer 7．but 8．with 9．to change 10．them 【导语】本文主要介绍了地球上蚂蚁惊人的数量、科学家统计蚂蚁数量的方法以及蚂蚁在自然界中通过改良土壤和传递环境信息所起到的重要作用。 1．句意：香港的科学家说，大约有20,000,000,000,000,000只蚂蚁！there be句型中主语为复数“ants”，且此处在陈述一个事实，故用一般现在时，应用be动词are。 2．句意：在过去，许多科学家在不同的地方数过蚂蚁。句子开头的“In the past”表明动作发生在过去，时态是一般过去时，故需用动词count的过去式counted。 3．句意：他们捡起落叶和泥土，并将它们烘干以让蚂蚁出来以便计数。空处应使用名词复数形式表示泛指，leaf的复数形式为leaves。 4．句意：作者之一王润熙说，蚂蚁的数量以及它们生活的地点可以显示环境是如何变化的。情态动词can后需接动词原形。 5．句意： “蚂蚁在自然界中扮演着重要的角色。”王润熙告诉《科技日报》。固定搭配play an important role in…意为“在……中起重要作用”，形容词important以元音音素开头，故需用不定冠词an。 6．句意： 它们帮助土壤变得比以前更松软，传播种子，分解腐烂的物质，并且成为食物链的一部分。 句中的标志词“than”表明此处用比较级，故需用形容词soft的比较级形式softer。 7．句意：它们生活在许多地方，但不在太冷的地方。”此处表示转折逻辑关系，说明蚂蚁虽然分布广，但不包括严寒地带，故填连词but。 8．句意： “与大型动物相比，小蚂蚁能更容易地感觉到环境的变化。”王润熙补充道。固定结构compared with…意为“与……相比”。 9．句意： “森林中的变化，比如砍伐太多的树木，将会改变蚂蚁的数量。”研究显示。固定结构be going to do sth.表示“将要发生某事”，change的不定式形式是to change。 10．句意：“我们的蚂蚁地图帮助我们了解，当它们周围的世界发生变化时，蚂蚁在未来将如何行动。”科学家们写道。介词around后需接人称代词的宾格形式作其宾语，they的宾格形式是them。 Passage 4 （25-26八年级上·四川眉山·期末）根据下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内所给单词的正确形式。 Sunflowers are beautiful and useful plants that people all over the world enjoy. They can grow very tall, sometimes over three meters. A young sunflower has 1 amazing ability—its flower face follows the sun across the sky from east to west each day. This movement is called heliotropism (向日性). It helps the young plant get as much sunlight as possible. 2 , when the flower becomes heavy with seeds (种子), it stops 3 (move) and stays facing east forever. The sunflower is not only pretty but also important. In fact, do you know it’s one of the most useful 4 (plant) in the world? For example, we can eat their seeds as a healthy snack. Besides being a great snack, we can also make cooking oil from them. Last month, I 5 (buy) some sunflower seeds from the supermarket, and they were really delicious! For farmers, sunflowers are a good plant that they grow quite easily. What’s more, they are the 6 (strong) in fighting dry weather among many plants. These happy-looking flowers bring color to our gardens and food to our tables. That’s why sunflowers are so popular in many countries. They are truly wonderful plants that make our world brighter and 7 (beautiful). Looking at sunflowers can make us 8 (feel) happy. Their bright yellow color reminds people 9 the sun. If you want to grow them, remember they love sunshine. With good care, you will be amazed by 10 (they) beauty in summer. 【答案】 1．an 2．However 3．moving 4．plants 5．bought 6．strongest 7．more beautiful 8．feel 9．of 10．their 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了向日葵的特点、用途及其受欢迎的原因。 1．句意：年轻的向日葵有一种惊人的能力——它的花朵每天从东到西跟随太阳穿过天空。此处表示泛指的含义，amazing以元音音素开头，用an。故填an。 2．句意：然而，当花因结满种子而变得沉重时，它就会停止移动，永远面朝东方。根据“This movement is called heliotropism (向日性). It helps the young plant get as much sunlight as possible…when the flower becomes heavy with seeds (种子), it stops… and stays facing east forever.”的语境可知，此处句意发生了转折，空后有逗号，However符合。故填However。 3．句意：然而，当花因结满种子而变得沉重时，它就会停止移动，永远面朝东方。“stop doing sth.”是固定搭配，意为“停止做某事”，用moving。故填moving。 4．句意：事实上，你知道它是世界上最有用的植物之一吗？“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”是固定结构，意为 “最……之一”，用plants。故填plants。 5．句意：上个月，我从超市买了一些葵花籽，它们真的很好吃！根据时间状语“Last month”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，“buy”的过去式是bought。故填bought。 6．句意：更重要的是，在许多植物中，它们在对抗干旱天气方面是最强的。根据“among many plants”可知，此处是在多者之间进行比较，应用形容词最高级，“strong”的最高级是strongest。故填strongest。 7．句意：它们确实是奇妙的植物，让我们的世界更明亮、更美丽。and连接并列结构，前面是“brighter”（比较级），因此“beautiful”也需要变为比较级more beautiful。故填more beautiful。 8．句意：看着向日葵能让我们感到快乐。“make sb. do sth.”是固定搭配，意为“让某人做某事”，用feel。故填feel。 9．句意：它们明亮的黄色让人们想起太阳。“remind sb. of sth.”是固定搭配，意为“使某人想起某事”。故填of。 10．句意：如果照顾得好，你会惊讶于它们在夏天的美丽。此处修饰名词“beauty”，应用形容词性物主代词，“they”的形容词性物主代词是their。故填their。 Passage 5 （25-26八年级上·浙江绍兴·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Many people online say they tried “tree hugging”. They believe it can help them feel 1 (comfortable) and less nervous. The practice is quite simple: step outside, find a park, choose a tree that catches your eye, open your arms, and hug it. In this way, you and the tree are 2 (connect). But it’s not just about hugging—looking at trees can bring people joy and 3 sense of spiritual (精神的) strength. When you focus on the texture of their bark and the shape of their leaves, all your worries seem 4 (disappear) little by little. “It helps with stress. When you hug a tree, you slow down and breathe deeply, smelling the 5 (sweet) of its leaves or flowers. This calms your mind and body. Trees also make oxygen and clean the air. Staying near them makes you feel 6 (energy).” Han Mingzhe, a 30-year-old nature teacher said. “ 7 looking at trees is a simple activity, there are still quite a few things you can do.” said Han. Check a tree’s “skin”, texture and color, and look for small pores on the trunk. If you do, you 8 (know) what kind of tree it is quickly. You can also follow a tree’s life journey, from a seed (种子) 9 a full-grown tree. “You can feel the time by touching the tree trunk with your eyes closed, or feel the energy flowing inside of it by pressing your ear against the trunk,” said Han. 10 amazing! Next time, you can try hugging a tree and let its quiet strength calm your mind. 【答案】 1．more comfortable 2．connected 3．a 4．to disappear 5．sweetness 6．energetic 7．Although/Though 8．will know 9．to 10．How 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了“抱树”这一做法的具体方式，介绍了抱树、看树能让人感到舒适、缓解紧张和压力，还能带来愉悦感与精神力量，自然老师韩明哲讲解了亲近树木的益处以及观察、感受树木的多种方法，并建议人们尝试抱树来平复心情。 1．句意：他们认为这能帮助他们感觉更舒适，不那么紧张。此处与“less nervous”并列，需用比较级，comfortable的比较级是more comfortable。故填more comfortable。 2．句意：这样一来，你和这棵树就紧密地联系在了一起。are后接形容词connected，表示“有联系的”。故填connected。 3．句意：但这不仅仅是因为拥抱而已——观赏树木能够给人们带来快乐，并且还能让他们感受到精神上的力量。由“sense of”可知，a sense of表示“……感”，固定搭配。故填a。 4．句意：当你专注于观察它们树皮的纹理和叶子的形状时，所有的烦恼似乎都在一点一点地渐渐消散。由“seem”可知，seem to do sth表示“似乎做某事”，固定搭配。故填to disappear。 5．句意：当你拥抱一棵树时，你会放慢脚步，深呼吸，闻到树叶或花朵散发的芬芳气息。the后接名词，sweet的名词形式是sweetness。故填sweetness。 6．句意：靠近它们会让你感到精力充沛。feel后接形容词作表语，energy的形容词形式是energetic“充满精力的”。故填energetic。 7．句意：尽管观察树木是一项简单的活动，但你仍能做不少事情。根据“looking at trees is a simple activity, there are still quite a few things you can do.”可知此处引导让步状语从句，although/though“尽管”符合语境。故填Although/Though。 8．句意：如果你这样做，你就能很快辨别出这棵树的种类。if引导的条件状语从句符合“主将从现”的时态规则，此处是主句，应用一般将来时will do结构。故填will know。 9．句意：你还可以见证一棵树从种子成长为参天大树的整个过程。from...to...表示“从……到……”，固定搭配。故填to。 10．句意：多么神奇！此处是感叹句，amazing是形容词，需用how引导感叹句。故填How。 ( 1 / 13 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 语法填空题型专练（话题：人与自然——动物与植物） 热点题型概览 题型夯基提升 巩固基础·专项突破 Passage 1 （25-26八年级上·山东临沂·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you ever see elephants? Elephants are the 1 (large) animals on land. For 2 long time, they have been very helpful. They carry big trees and take people from place to place. Do you want to know about 3 (they)? Here I can tell you. Elephants have big ears. They make use of their ears to hear and show how they feel. Elephants also have long noses. We call them elephant trunks. The trunks are very useful “ 4 (tool)”. Elephants use them 5 (pick) up food and have showers. Elephants have very poor eyesight (视力). They usually can’t see a mouse even though one comes very close to them. Elephants live with their family. Usually, an adult female (成年雌性的) elephant is of great 6 (important) to the family. She plays a role in 7 (help) her family find food and water. Baby male (雄性的) elephants live with their mothers. When they are about 11 8 (year) old, they go to live with other males. At the age of 15, the male elephants begin to live by themselves. Elephants like to eat many kinds of plants. They eat grass, fruit and flowers. They eat a lot. 9 this reason, they can’t live in one place for very long. 10 (actual), they are always on the way to look for food. Passage 2 （25-26八年级上·湖南娄底·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you like elephants? Elephants are one of the 1 (big) mammals (哺乳动物) in the world. There are two kinds of elephants, the African elephants 2 the Asian elephants. The main 3 (different) between them is that the Asian one has much 4 (small) ears. The African elephant uses its bigger ears to cool down during the summer. The elephants use their 5 (foot) to feel the vibrations (震动) on the ground. One elephant has two tusks (长牙). They can be as long 6 2 metres. An adult elephant 7 (reach) 3 to 4 metres—It is many times taller than a baby one, and an adult elephant weighs about 5,000 kg . Adult elephants spend 15 to 18 hours a day 8 (eat) 250 to 300 kilos of food. Elephants can live up to about 70 years. 9 (they) eyesight (视力) is very poor, 10 we don’t need to be sad about them. The elephant has the biggest brain among the mammals on land. Passage 3 （25-26八年级上·山东临沂·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you know the quokka (短尾矮袋鼠)? It often 1 (appear) in tourist photos because of its big smile. People even call it the world’s 2 (happy) animal. When you see its face, you’ll understand why it holds that title. The quokka is as 3 (small) as a cat. A quokka 4 (weigh) 1.5 to 4.5 kg. These happy animals live in Australia. They eat plants and get most of their water from leaves, so they can live 5 much water. In the wild, they can live up to 10 years. Quokkas are very 6 (friend). They’re not afraid of 7 (human) and this makes them perfect for funny photos! However, it’s important to remember that we should never feed them 8 our food can make them sick. Quokkas are of great 9 (important) to Australia’s ecosystem. They help plants grow by spreading (传播) seeds. Sadly, they’re in danger now. They’re losing their homes and other animals hunt them. Let’s work harder 10 (protect) them! Passage 4 （25-26八年级上·山东滨州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Jeremi is a boy who likes watching birds. He is in the 1 (four) grade. One day, he was playing with toys when he saw a bird hitting the window. Jeremi went to check on 2 bird. “Just as I wanted to open the door, it 3 (fly) away,” he said. Not all birds are so 4 (luck) in this world. Many birds are killed each year 5 the US after flying into glass. “When birds see 6 (they) in the glass, they think it’s a place they can fly into,” Christine Sheppard, an expert on birds, said. She and others want to make buildings bird-friendly. There are some easy ways to do this. One is to cover the buildings. Another is to use 7 (little) glass than before. The third way is to use special glass. In New York, a big building once decided 8 (change) some of its glass into metal panels (金属面板). Daniel Piselli, a building designer, said we should put something on the glass so 9 birds can see it and won’t fly into the glass. 10 (actual), after this change, the number of birds hitting the glass dropped by 90 percent. Jeremi also wants to help. “I want fewer birds to die from hitting glass than before,” he said. Passage 5 （25-26八年级上·山东滨州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或括号内单词的适当形式。 My name is Pingo. I am a two-year-old emperor penguin. I live 1 Antarctica (南极洲) with all the other emperor penguins. There are no emperor penguins anywhere else in the world. Together with many other penguins, we make up a group. We spend 2 (we) whole lives here and the temperature can drop to-75°F. We have special 3 (way) of 4 (keep) warm. Emperor penguins are 5 (large) penguins in the world. In our group, when an emperor penguin is 9 months old, he is fully grown. The tallest in my group is Pablo-4 feet tall. Emperor penguins are heavy too. Pablo is more than 100 pounds. I’m not as tall as Pablo. A funny thing about us is that we are birds with wings, 6 we can’t fly. We use our wings 7 (help) us swim faster under water. Most emperor penguins live for 15 to 20 years. Polly, a member of our group, will be 38 this year. She’s 8 (real) old as a penguin. I am getting a little worried about 9 future of emperor penguins. The weather is changing in the Antarctica sea and that could greatly hurt us. Scientists say we could all 10 (die) by the year 2100 if it keeps getting warmer and warmer. That’s too bad. Passage 6 （25-26八年级上·湖北武汉·期中）阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。 Chrysanthemums (菊花) are called the noble flower of autumn winds. When autumn 1 (come) , it paints the world gold, and chrysanthemums join the season’s show. They stand for 2 (healthy) , peace, and quiet strength. Ancient Chinese added their leaves to salads, soups, and teas. Chrysanthemum tea is still popular today. It is said to help with headaches 3 high blood pressure. The flowers are also used in stir fries (炒菜) and hot pot to make dishes smell and taste 4 (good) than before. Chrysanthemums have long won the 5 (heart) of Chinese poets for centuries. They bloom in late autumn, standing 6 (brave) in the cold wind. Also, 7 (they) quiet beauty gave many poets inspiration (灵感) . Poets 8 (write) about them to celebrate calm, patience, and a simple life. One of 9 most famous poets — Tao Yuanming wrote, “I pick fence-side asters at will; Carefree, I see the southern hill.” If you look 10 Chinese art, you’ll find chrysanthemums everywhere. Whether in art, poetry, or festivals, they stand for a noble spirit and calm beauty. Passage 7 （25-26八年级上·四川德阳·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you know the blue whale? It’s the largest and 1 (heavy) animal on earth. The blue whale is much 2 (big) than a tennis court (场地)! Its heart is as big 3 a car. Blue whales eat some of the tiniest animals in the ocean. 4 (Actual), these amazing animals play 5 very important role in the ocean ecosystem. Their existence (存在) has great 6 (important) for keeping the balance (平衡) of the sea. 7 order to learn more about them, we can visit the natural history museums or read books. We should also protect 8 (they) living environment. Because when they are safe and happy, it brings 9 (happy) to us too. Let’s take action to make sure they can live freely, just like the 10 (butterfly) flying in the sky. We are all connected in this beautiful world. Passage 8 （25-26八年级上·宁夏固原·期中）Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower 1 another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without 2 (they) work, about 80 percent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many people believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. Bees are also one of the 3 (interest) animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to 4 (store) honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee 5 (find) new food, it uses a dance 6 (tell) the others where and how far away the food is. Bees play 7 important part in the ecosystem of our planet. 8 , the number of bees 9 (be) dropping, and 10 (science) are worried. They need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. Passage 9 （25-26八年级上·四川泸州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Last weekend, my parents and I 1 (visit) the Bamboo Sea. It was a great journey. We 2 (take) a bus there early in the morning. 3 (final), we arrived after two hours. There was 4 large bamboo forest. Bamboo is one of the 5 (popular) plants in Chinese culture. Some bamboo grows very fast—almost one metre a day. It’s also one of the most useful 6 (plant). People can use it 7 (make) houses, tools and even instruments. We walked around and learned a lot. I became really 8 (interest) in bamboo. When we got back, we were tired 9 excited. For dinner, we had rice, vegetables and fish. 10 about 8 p.m., we watched a show about bamboo. It was wonderful! Passage 10 （25-26八年级上·湖南常德·期中）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。 Last week, our school had a special project about plants and animals. We had to make some 1 (poster). I 2 (attend) it with my classmates. First, we needed to choose a title. Lucy chose “One of the 3 (strange) animals in the world”. Then, she got some information on octopuses (章鱼) online 4 (easy). Jack found 5 article about the oldest tree in the world. He was 6 (exciting), “We can’t imagine 7 (live) without such ancient trees!” I planned to draw mushrooms. I thought they are important 8 they play a role in climate. On Friday, we showed our works. And Lucy won the 9 (one) prize. We all learnt a lot. All living things are 10 (connect) with each other. We must take care of them. 培优拔高·挑战攻坚 Passage 1 （25-26八年级上·湖南长沙·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 My name is Pingo. I am a two-year-old emperor penguin (帝企鹅). I live 1 Antarctica (南极洲) with all the other emperor penguins. There 2 (be) no emperor penguins anywhere else in the world. Together with many other penguins, we make up a group. We spend 3 (we) whole lives here and the temperature can drop to-75°F. We have special 4 (way) of keeping warm. Emperor penguins are the 5 (large) penguins in the world. In our group, when an emperor penguin is 9 months old, he is fully grown (成年的). The tallest in my group is Pablo—4 feet tall. Emperor penguins are heavy too. Pablo is more than 100 pounds. I’m not as tall as Pablo. A funny thing about us is that we are birds with wings (翅膀), 6 we can’t fly. We use our wings 7 (help) us swim faster under water. Most emperor penguins live for 15 to 20 years. Polly, a member of our group, will be 38 this year. She’s 8 (real) old as a penguin. I am getting a little worried about 9 future of emperor penguins. The weather is changing in the Antarctic sea and that can greatly hurt us. Scientists say we could all 10 (die) by the year 2100 if it keeps getting warmer and warmer. That’s too bad. Passage 2 （25-26八年级上·江苏南通·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。 What helps a garden grow well? Sunlight and water, of course. But guess what? Music might help plants grow better, too. Plants 1 (not hear) sounds as humans do, but they can feel movements from sounds. A study showed that when plants listen to music, they grow faster, with larger flowers, and healthier 2 (leaf). Singing can also encourage healthy plants by adding CO2, just as the King of the UK does! King Charles talks to his plants to help with their growth. He even once jokingly asked Katy Perry, a famous singer, 3 (sing) to his plants. Then, which kind of music do plants like 4 (well)? Chris Beardshaw, an experienced gardener, thinks heavy metal music (重金属音乐), like Black Sabbath, helps plants grow. While he 5 (do) an experiment, he found that classical (古典的) music made plants grow a little better, but rock and roll singer Cliff Richard’s music led to plants dying. Heavy metal music was 6 (help) for plants than other kinds of music. So far scientists 7 (do) many experiments to learn about plants and music. However, it’s hard to know what music plants really like. The kind of plants and where they grow are also of great 8 (important). Maybe the plants just get better care when people play music for them. It is not important whether plants like music or not. You just enjoy 9 (you) while playing music for plants. Music can make you more patient when caring for plants. So, 10 (play) some Mozart or Metallica and see if your plants grow better. You’ll have a great time, too. Passage 3 （25-26八年级上·湖南湘西·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you know how many ants live on Earth? Scientists in Hong Kong say there 1 about 20,000,000,000,000,000 ants! That means there are nearly 2.5 million ants for every human. How did they count such a big number? In the past, many scientists 2 (count) ants in different places. They picked up fallen 3 (leaf) and earth and dried them to make the ants come out for counting. With the help of 465 studies that cover all continents, the new research made the guess about the number of ants. Wang Runxi, one of the writers, said that the number of ants and where they live can 4 (show) how the environment is changing. “Ants play 5 important role in nature,” Wang told Science and Technology Daily. “They help make the soil 6 (soft) than before, spread seeds, break down dead things and form a part of the food chain. They live in many places, 7 not where it’s too cold.” “Compared 8 big animals, small ants can feel changes in the environment much more easily,” Wang added. Most ants live in tropical (热带) and subtropical (亚热带) places. But in the last few years, ants have been moving towards the two poles because of global warming. “Changes in forests, such as cutting down too many trees, are going 9 (change) the number of ants.” the study showed. “Our map of ants helps us see how ants will act in the future when the world around 10 (they) changes,” the scientists wrote. Passage 4 （25-26八年级上·四川眉山·期末）根据下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内所给单词的正确形式。 Sunflowers are beautiful and useful plants that people all over the world enjoy. They can grow very tall, sometimes over three meters. A young sunflower has 1 amazing ability—its flower face follows the sun across the sky from east to west each day. This movement is called heliotropism (向日性). It helps the young plant get as much sunlight as possible. 2 , when the flower becomes heavy with seeds (种子), it stops 3 (move) and stays facing east forever. The sunflower is not only pretty but also important. In fact, do you know it’s one of the most useful 4 (plant) in the world? For example, we can eat their seeds as a healthy snack. Besides being a great snack, we can also make cooking oil from them. Last month, I 5 (buy) some sunflower seeds from the supermarket, and they were really delicious! For farmers, sunflowers are a good plant that they grow quite easily. What’s more, they are the 6 (strong) in fighting dry weather among many plants. These happy-looking flowers bring color to our gardens and food to our tables. That’s why sunflowers are so popular in many countries. They are truly wonderful plants that make our world brighter and 7 (beautiful). Looking at sunflowers can make us 8 (feel) happy. Their bright yellow color reminds people 9 the sun. If you want to grow them, remember they love sunshine. With good care, you will be amazed by 10 (they) beauty in summer. Passage 5 （25-26八年级上·浙江绍兴·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Many people online say they tried “tree hugging”. They believe it can help them feel 1 (comfortable) and less nervous. The practice is quite simple: step outside, find a park, choose a tree that catches your eye, open your arms, and hug it. In this way, you and the tree are 2 (connect). But it’s not just about hugging—looking at trees can bring people joy and 3 sense of spiritual (精神的) strength. When you focus on the texture of their bark and the shape of their leaves, all your worries seem 4 (disappear) little by little. “It helps with stress. When you hug a tree, you slow down and breathe deeply, smelling the 5 (sweet) of its leaves or flowers. This calms your mind and body. Trees also make oxygen and clean the air. Staying near them makes you feel 6 (energy).” Han Mingzhe, a 30-year-old nature teacher said. “ 7 looking at trees is a simple activity, there are still quite a few things you can do.” said Han. Check a tree’s “skin”, texture and color, and look for small pores on the trunk. If you do, you 8 (know) what kind of tree it is quickly. You can also follow a tree’s life journey, from a seed (种子) 9 a full-grown tree. “You can feel the time by touching the tree trunk with your eyes closed, or feel the energy flowing inside of it by pressing your ear against the trunk,” said Han. 10 amazing! Next time, you can try hugging a tree and let its quiet strength calm your mind. ( 1 / 13 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 语法填空题型专练（话题：人与自然——动物与植物） 参考答案 题型夯基提升 巩固基础·专项突破 Passage1 ：1.largest 2.a 3.them 4.tools 5.to pick 6.importance 7.helping 8.years 9.For 10.Actually Passage2 ：1.biggest 2.and 3.difference 4.smaller 5.feet 6.as 7.reaches 8.eating 9.Their 10.but Passage3 ：1.appears 2.happiest 3.small 4.weighs 5.without 6.friendly 7.humans 8.because 9.importance 10.to protect Passage4 ：1.fourth 2.the 3.flew 4.lucky 5.in 6.themselves 7.less 8.to change 9.that 10.Actually Passage5 ：1.in 2.our 3.ways 4.keeping 5.the largest 6.but 7.to help 8.really 9.the 10.die Passage6 ：1.comes 2.health 3.and 4.better 5.hearts 6.bravely 7.their 8.wrote 9.the 10.at/into/through Passage7 ：1.heaviest 2.bigger 3.as 4.Actually 5.a 6.importance 7.In 8.their 9.happiness 10.butterflies Passage8 ：1.to 2.their 3.most interesting 4.store 5.finds 6.to tell 7.an 8.However 9.is 10.scientists Passage9 ：1.visited 2.took 3.Finally 4.a 5.most popular 6.plants 7.to make 8.interested 9.but 10.At Passage10 ：1.posters 2.attended 3.strangest 4.easily 5.an 6.excited 7.living 8.because 9.first 10.connected 培优拔高·挑战攻坚 Passage1 ：1.in 2.are 3.our 4.ways 5.largest 6.but 7.to help 8.really 9.the 10.die Passage2 ：1.don’t hear 2.leaves 3.to sing 4.best 5.was doing 6.more helpful 7.have done 8.importance 9.yourself 10.play Passage3 ：1.are 2.counted 3.leaves 4.show 5.an 6.softer 7.but 8.with 9.to change 10.them Passage4 ：1.an 2.However 3.moving 4.plants 5.bought 6.strongest 7.more beautiful 8.feel 9.of 10.their Passage5 ：1.more comfortable 2.connected 3.a 4.to disappear 5.sweetness 6.energetic 7.Although/Though 8.will know 9.to 10.How 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $