Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 阅读理解七选五专项训练 2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

人教版八年级上Unit4 Amazing Plants and Animals七选五专项训练（中考标准 名师联袂 ）

命题对标（中考7选5）：严格遵循中考命题范式，每篇5空、7选项（固定2个干扰项）；设空分层覆盖段首主旨、段中逻辑过渡、段尾总结升华；核心考查一般现在时科普叙事、因果转折、条件逻辑、指代复现、总分结构、现象阐释；素材甄选2026青少年外刊原创改编，精准紧扣单元核心话题：神奇动物生存技能、特色植物奇妙特性、动植物生存智慧、人与自然相处、保护自然生灵；完全匹配八上Unit4重难点（动植物描述句型、能力情态动词can/may、特征描写、原因目的状语、科普类常态句式）；难度适中，适配单元限时刷题、课堂培优与中考基础专项巩固。

做题要求：阅读下面短文，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Passage 1 主题：神奇的动物生存本领（基础入门·单元核心科普句型）

The nature is full of amazing animals. Every kind of animal has its own special skills to live well.

Many small animals look weak, but they are very smart. 1.________ They can run fast to keep safe from dangerous enemies.

Some animals have special body parts. 2.________ Its long tail can help it keep balance when it jumps between trees.

Birds are also amazing. Most birds have light feathers. 3.________ They can fly high and travel far to find food and warm places.

Animals’ special skills are not born by accident. 4.________ These skills help them get used to nature and live longer.

All amazing animal skills teach us a simple truth. 5.________ Every living creature has its own value.

Options:

A. Take squirrels for example.

B. They develop little by little for living.

C. These feathers make flying much easier.

D. Animals are smarter than human beings.

E. They know how to protect themselves well.

F. We should learn more skills from animals.

G. Most animals like living in warm places.

Passage 2 主题：奇妙的特色植物（单元核心话题·科普说明）

Plants are quiet but amazing living things. Unlike animals, they cannot walk or run, but they have special ways to grow and protect themselves.

Different plants grow in different places. 1.________ They can store much water in their thick leaves, so they live well in dry deserts.

Some plants have smart self-protection ways. 2.________ When insects come to eat their leaves, they will close leaves quickly.

Some flowers are very special too. They only bloom at night. 3.________ Night blooming helps them avoid high temperature and strong sunlight.

Plants have no eyes or hands, but they can feel the world. 4.________ They grow towards sunlight and search for water underground.

Nature is magical. 5.________ Every plant has its own amazing secret.

Options:

A. They can change to fit the environment.

B. Many desert plants are very special.

C. The famous mimosa is a good example.

D. Daytime blooming is bad for all flowers.

E. This special living habit protects them well.

F. Plants are the most beautiful living things.

G. It surprises us with countless wonderful plants.

Passage 3 主题：动植物的共生智慧（2026外刊新编·中考高频思辨）

In the natural world, many animals and plants depend on each other. This is called biological symbiosis.

Some plants need animals to help them grow and spread. 1.________ Animals carry their seeds to new places, so more new plants can grow.

2.________ Bees and butterflies get sweet honey from flowers. At the same time, they help flowers finish pollination.

This kind of relationship is good for both sides. 3.________ No one will get hurt in this natural cooperation.

However, the balance is easy to break. 4.________ If some animals disappear, related plants will also face living problems.

Protecting nature is protecting all living things. 5.________ We need to respect every natural rule.

Options:

A. It creates a win-win situation.

B. Many wild plants rely on animal spread.