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

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 七选五专项训练

Passage 1

主题：Special Talents of Wild Creatures 野生动物的特殊本领

Many wild animals have surprising skills to live in the wild. 1.________ They use these skills to keep safe, find food or raise their babies.

Some animals are good at hiding themselves. For example, chameleons can change their skin colours. 2.________ Other animals look like leaves or dry sticks so enemies cannot find them easily.

Some animals have wonderful body‑built “tools”. Beavers have strong sharp teeth. 3.________ They build safe houses out of wood in rivers.

Many animals also have great memory. Squirrels hide lots of nuts in different places in autumn. 4.________ They can find most of their food even under thick snow in cold winter.

5.________ Learning about their special talents helps us know more about nature.

Options

A. They can cut tree branches for their daily life.

B. Not all animals need to look for food in winter.

C. These special abilities help them live in hard environments.

D. They can mix into different backgrounds to stay away from danger.

E. They remember where they put those food seeds clearly.

F. All wild animals can change their body colours at will.

G. It is really amazing to see how clever wild animals are.

Passage 2

主题：Survival Skills of Desert Plants 沙漠植物生存智慧

Deserts are hot and dry with very little rain. Living in such places is a big challenge for plants. 1.________

Many desert plants have short but wide roots under the ground. 2.________ As soon as the rain comes, their roots take in water quickly.

Some plants grow thick leaves covered with something like wax. 3.________ In this way, they won’t lose too much water under the strong sun.

Some desert flowers only grow for a very short time. 4.________ When rain falls,

they grow fast, flower and produce seeds in several weeks. Then the parent plants die, but seeds wait for the next rain.

5.________ They teach us how life tries hard to live even in terrible conditions.

Options

A. The wax stops water from running out of leaves.

B. Few kinds of plants can live in deserts at all.

C. They spread far under the sand to catch every little bit of water.

D. Their seeds can sleep in dry sand for many years.

E. However, plenty of plants have found clever ways to survive.

F. All desert plants can store plenty of water inside their stems.

G. Desert plants are great examples of the power of life.

Passage 3

主题：Animal Group‑living 动物的群居生活

Lots of animals choose to live in groups instead of living alone. 1.________ Living together brings them lots of advantages.

Living in groups makes it easier for animals to keep away from danger. When some members eat, others watch out for enemies. 2.________ So the whole group can get warnings early.

Group life helps animals get food as well. Wolves hunt together. 3.________ They can catch big animals that one wolf cannot deal with alone.

Some group‑living animals look after each other’s babies. For example, elephants live in big family groups. 4.________ The whole group protects little baby elephants.

5.________ But group‑living also brings problems such as disease spreading.

Options

A. Working together gives them more hunting power.

B. Each animal in the group always lives completely separately.

C. Not every animal likes to stay with other members.

D. Adults take turns to care for all the young elephants.

E. Once danger appears, they send quick signals to others.

F. It is clear that living in groups brings many good points.

G. All animals must live in big groups to stay alive.

Passage 4

主题：Plants That “Move” 会 “运动” 的植物

We usually think plants cannot move like animals. 1.________ Some plants can make quick movements when they get touched.

The mimosa plant is well‑known for its quick reaction. 2.________ Soon its small leaves close up and branches drop down. Scientists think this action may frighten small insects away.

The Venus flytrap is another moving plant. It has special leaves like open mouths. 3.________ The leaves will shut fast and trap the bug inside.

These quick movements do not mean plants have muscles like humans. 4.________ They change water pressure inside their cells to finish these actions.

5.________ They show us plants are far more lively than we imagine.

Options

A. When an insect touches its inner small hairs, something happens.

B. But a number of plants can make fast movements of their parts.

C. When you touch its soft leaves, you will see strange changes.

D. They get strong muscle power to finish fast movement.

E. They finish movement through special cell‑water changes.

F. All plants can move their leaves quickly when touched.

G. Such amazing plant behaviours are worth our attention.

Passage 5

主题：Protect Local Wildlife 保护本土野生动植物

Local wildlife means the plants and animals that naturally live in one area. 1.________ They keep the local ecosystem balanced.

However, local wildlife faces different kinds of trouble. Some foreign plants or animals come into this area. 2.________ They take food and living space away from local creatures.

Human activities also bring trouble. People build more houses and roads. 3.________ Many local animals lose their homes.

We do not need difficult big projects to help local wildlife. 4.________ We can grow native flowers in our gardens and stop throwing rubbish into wild areas.