Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 单元测试卷2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

**基本信息** 人教版八年级英语上册Unit 4单元卷，围绕“神奇动植物”主题，融合语言能力与思维品质，通过真实自然情境考查语法与主题词汇，适配单元复习巩固需求。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |单项选择|10题15分|形容词最高级（the tallest）、比较级（faster）、被动语态（are protected）|结合红杉树、猎豹等主题情境，考查基础语法| |完形填空|10题15分|介词（in）、非谓语（to save）、词义辨析（water）|以动植物生存现状为线索，渗透环保意识| |阅读理解|10题20分|细节查找（捕蝇草生长地）、推理判断（蓝鲸保护措施）|选取捕蝇草、蓝鲸真实素材，培养信息获取能力| |书面表达|1题10分|介绍动植物特点及保护意义|引导用语言表达对自然的认知，提升思维品质与表达能力|

新编人教版八年级英语上册 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 单元测试卷 （满分：100分 考试时长：90分钟） 班级：________ 姓名：________ 得分：________ 一、单项选择（每小题1.5分，共15分） ( ) 1. The redwood tree is one of ______ trees in the world. A. tall B. taller C. the tallest ( ) 2. What ______ some plants and animals so amazing? A. makes B. make C. making ( ) 3. Cheetahs can run ______ than most other animals on land. A. fast B. faster C. fastest ( ) 4. Many wild animals ______ by people now. We need to protect them. A. protect B. are protected C. protected ( ) 5. This kind of plant can live ______ very dry places, like deserts. A. in B. on C. at ( ) 6. —Who is ______ student in your class? —Lucy. She knows lots of knowledge about nature. A. clever B. cleverer C. the cleverest ( ) 7. The leaves ______ yellow when autumn comes every year. A. turn B. turns C. will turned ( ) 8. Camels are able ______ without water for many days. A. live B. to live C. living ( ) 9. We should live ______ harmony with all living things on Earth. A. in B. to C. for ( )10. The Amazon rainforest has ______ thousands of kinds of plants. A. many B. over C. much 二、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共15分） All plants and animals make our world wonderful. The cheetah is the 11 runner on land. It can run more than 110 km an hour. But it can only keep this speed for a short time. Redwood trees grow in North America. They are 12 than many other trees. Some are over 100 meters tall. Lots of birds and small animals make their homes 13 these big trees. Many plants live in deserts. They do not need much 14. Their thick leaves can keep water. These plants help stop the desert from becoming bigger. Now lots of wild plants and animals are in danger. People cut down forests and 15 their homes. We must try our best 16 them. If we lose these amazing living things, our world will become much 17. We can learn more about nature. We should not buy things 18 from wild animals. We can also plant more trees. Small actions can make a big 19. All living things are connected 20 each other. Protecting them means protecting ourselves. ( )11. A. fast B. faster C. fastest ( )12. A. tall B. taller C. tallest ( )13. A. in B. on C. with ( )14. A. sun B. water C. wind ( )15. A. break B. breaks C. breaking ( )16. A. save B. to save C. saving ( )17. A. boring B. more boring C. most boring ( )18. A. make B. made C. making ( )19. A. difference B. different C. differently ( )20. A. to B. for C. at 三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分） A The Venus flytrap is a very special plant. It grows in wet areas of North America. Unlike common plants, it can eat small insects. Its leaves look like two open jaws. When an insect lands on the small hairs on the leaf, the two sides close quickly. The insect cannot run away. Slowly, the plant takes nutrition from the insect. The Venus flytrap does not live on insects only. It still uses sunlight to make food, just like other green plants. It catches insects just to get more nutrition because the soil there is poor. Today, many Venus flytraps are losing their homes. People build houses and farms on the land. If we don’t protect their living places, this amazing plant will disappear one day. ( )21. Where does the Venus flytrap grow naturally? A. In dry deserts. B. In wet places in North America. C. In tropical jungles. ( )22. What happens when an insect touches the hairs on its leaves? A. The leaves close fast. B. The leaves turn red. C. The plant grows new leaves. ( )23. Why does the plant catch insects? A. It hates insects. B. The soil has little nutrition. C. It cannot get energy from sunlight. ( )24. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The flytrap only eats insects for food. B. People’s activities threaten this plant. C. We can find many flytraps everywhere. ( )25. What is the best title for the passage? A. A special meat-eating plant B. How plants make food C. Protect all forests B The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It is bigger than any dinosaur that ever lived. An adult blue whale can be 30 meters long and weigh over 150 tons. Blue whales live in oceans all over the world. Surprisingly, they eat very small sea animals called krill. During summer, one whale can eat four tons of krill every single day. Blue whales are mammals, not fish. They breathe air through a hole on top of their heads. They must come to the water surface to breathe. Long ago, many blue whales were hunted by humans. Their number became very small. Now there are strict rules to stop whale hunting. Slowly, their numbers start to grow again. Scientists say blue whales are very important to ocean environment. We should keep the oceans clean so they can live safely. ( )26. The blue whale is ______. A. the largest animal on Earth B. bigger than most dinosaurs only C. a kind of big fish ( )27. What do blue whales feed on? A. Small fish. B. Krill. C. Sea plants. ( )28. How much food may a blue whale eat in one summer day? A. 4 tons of krill. B. 150 tons of food. C. 30 tons of sea plants. ( )29. Why were blue whales almost in danger? A. The oceans became too cold. B. Humans hunted them. C. They could not find enough food. ( )30. What can we learn from the text? A. Blue whales never need fresh air. B. Rules help protect blue whales. C. Blue whales only live in one ocean. 四、词汇运用（每小题1分，共10分） A) 根据句意及首字母提示写出单词。 31. The c______ is the fastest land animal. 32. We must protect the natural e______ for all living things. 33. Some plants can grow well in the d______, where there is little rain. 34. In autumn, many l______ turn yellow and fall down. 35. We should live in h______ with nature. B) 用括号内单词的适当形式填空。 36. This is one of the ______ (amaze) stories about wild animals. 37. The redwood is the ______ (tall) tree in North America. 38. These flowers ______ (water) by my grandma every morning. 39. Nothing can make him ______ (give) up protecting wildlife. 40. Camels are able ______ (stay) alive without water for days. 五、句型转换（每空1分，共10分） 41. The cheetah runs fastest on land.（改为同义句） The cheetah runs ______ ______ any other animal on land. 42. People protect lots of wild animals.（改为被动语态） Lots of wild animals ______ ______ by people. 43. Bamboo grows fast.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ bamboo grow? 44. The tree is 80 meters high.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ is the tree? 45. Many plants can live in dry areas.（改为一般疑问句） ______ many plants ______ in dry areas? 六、补全对话（每小题2分，共10分） A: Hi, Tom. What book are you reading? B: A book about amazing plants and animals. 46.______ A: Sounds interesting. Which animal surprises you most? B: The cheetah. 47.______ No other land animal can run faster than it. A: Wow! Are there any amazing plants in the book? B: Yes. The Venus flytrap. 48.______ A: Can it really eat insects? That’s unbelievable! B: Yes. But it still needs sunlight to grow. A: 49.______ B: I think we need to stop cutting forests and clean the environment. A: Right. Many living things are losing their homes. B: 50.______ Small actions can help a lot. A: I agree with you. A. It can catch small insects. B. It tells many surprising facts about nature. C. What can we do to protect them? D. It is the fastest runner on land. E. Everyone should try to protect wildlife. 七、书面表达（10分） 假定你校英语报刊正在开展主题征文：Amazing plants and animals。请你写一篇短文投稿。 内容要点： 1. 介绍一种神奇的动植物； 2. 简单说明它的特点； 3. 谈谈我们为什么要保护野生动植物。 要求：80词左右，语句通顺，无明显语法错误。 --- 参考答案 一、单项选择 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.B 二、完形填空 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.B 19.A 20.A 三、阅读理解 A篇：21.B 22.A 23.B 24.B 25.A B篇：26.A 27.B 28.A 29.B 30.B 四、词汇运用 A) 31. cheetah 32. environment 33. desert 34. leaves 35. harmony B) 36. amazing 37. tallest 38. are watered 39. give 40. to stay 五、句型转换 41. faster than 42. are protected 43. How does 44. How high 45. Can; live 六、补全对话 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.C 50.E 七、书面表达（参考范文） Amazing Plants and Animals The Venus flytrap is an amazing plant. It can catch small insects with its special leaves. It grows in wet land. Wild plants and animals are important to the Earth. All living things are connected. If they disappear, our environment will get worse. We must protect forests, stop pollution and never hurt wildlife. Small efforts can make a big difference. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $