Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 完形填空专项训练2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 完形填空专项训练

Passage 1

主题：认识神奇动植物

There are many amazing plants and animals around the world. Some are very small, while others are the 1________ in nature. When we talk about surprising living things, many interesting facts come to 2________.

The blue whale is one of the 3________ animals on the earth. It is much bigger than any other animal. The cheetah is the 4________ runner among all land animals. Some old trees also surprise us. The redwood tree is the 5________ tree in the world. It can grow to a great height. Moss is quite 6________, so you can hardly see it clearly from far away.

All these living things have their own features. We should 7________ more about them. It is not enough just to know how big or fast they are. We also need to learn 8________ plants and animals connect with our life. They give us food, fresh air and many useful things.

Scientists say many wild living things are in danger now. We must try our best to 9________ them. Where there is good protection, there will be a 10________ world for all of us.

1. shortest B. largest C. quietest D. safest
2. mind B. mouth C. hand D. eye
3. lightest B. weakest C. heaviest D. cleverest
4. slowest B. fastest C. shortest D. earliest
5. tallest B. coldest C. softest D. happiest
6. huge B. heavy C. tiny D. ancient
7. care for B. learn about C. look after D. think of
8. how B. what C. where D. when
9. invite B. pack C. protect D. sweep
10. worse B. dirtier C. better D. busier

Passage 2

主题：竹子 —— 神奇的植物，文化价值与实用价值

Bamboo is one of the most popular plants in Chinese culture. It is a 11________ of

goodness in our country. It is also one of the 12________‑growing plants in the world. Some kinds can grow almost one metre in a single day.

Bamboo is one of 13________ useful plants for people. We can 14________ houses with it. People also make different tools and musical 15________ out of bamboo. Besides, bamboo shoots are delicious food for 16________ and even pandas.

Many visitors go to the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan. It is 17________ largest bamboo forest in China. Tourists enjoy watching thick bamboo and learning fun facts there.

Bamboo teaches us a lot. It can grow well in different places. It gives people so many things 18________ asking for much. However, some bamboo forests are getting smaller. We need to 19________ this special plant. If we look after it well, it will keep bringing us the 20________ gifts from nature.

11. A. symbol B. project C. chore D. feeling
12. A. slowest B. fastest C. oldest D. heaviest
13. A. a B. an C. the D. /
14. A. build B. sweep C. hang D. pack
15. A. snacks B. instruments C. posters D. gloves
16. A. neighbors B. tourists C. humans D. scientists
17. A. one B. the C. a D. its
18. A. for B. without C. over D. than
19. A. refuse B. forget C. protect D. remind
20. A. wonderful B. terrible C. boring D. difficult

Passage 3

主题：蜜蜂的作用，人与昆虫的依存关系

Bees are one of the most amazing insects on our 21________. Their greatest work is pollination（授粉）. When bees fly from flower to flower, they carry pollen. This helps plants 22________. Scientists believe bees are one of 23________ important animals for our ecosystem.

Bees also have many interesting habits. They work together to make honeycombs and 24________ honey inside. When a bee finds new food, it uses a special dance to 25________ other bees the place of food.

26________, the number of bees is dropping these days. It makes many scientists feel

27________. If there are no bees, many plants cannot grow. We will lose lots of fruits and vegetables. We can’t 28________ such a world.

Everyone can do something to help bees. We can plant more flowers for them. We should understand the 29________ between people, plants and animals. All living things need 30________ other to live on the earth.

21. A. planet B. square C. experience D. arrival
22. A. appear B. grow C. store D. weigh
23. A. more B. most C. the most D. much
24. A. take out B. give up C. look up D. store
25. A. tell B. invite C. pack D. hang
26. A. And B. So C. However D. Or
27. A. comfortable B. worried C. wonderful D. ancient
28. A. imagine B. connect C. communicate D. protect
29. A. joy B. weight C. connection D. height
30. A. each B. every C. one D. all

Passage 4

主题：蓝鲸，地球上最大的动物

The blue whale is the 31________ and heaviest animal alive today. It can weigh up to 200 tons. It lives in almost all oceans 32________ the Arctic Ocean. It does not eat big sea animals. Instead, it feeds on some of the 33________ sea animals. A blue whale can eat about four tons of food every day.

Blue whales can live 34________ to 90 years. When a blue whale dies in the sea, its body becomes food for lots of sea‑living animals. This can last for more than one year and helps make the sea ecosystem 35________.

Many people think watching blue whales swim is one of 36________ beautiful experiences in nature. 37________, blue whales are facing danger now. People’s activities bring them much trouble.

Blue whales play an important part 38________ our world. We can not live well 39________ different kinds of wild animals. So it is necessary for us 40________ blue whales and other sea animals.

31. A. largest B. smallest C. oldest D. shortest