Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 第三课时-【新课程能力培养】2026-2027学年八年级上册英语同步练习（人教版·新教材）

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 第三课时 《能力提升脚综合拓展 一、阅读理解 Meet the characters Flik:He is a worker ant ()He likes making new things. Atta:She is an ant princess ()She tries her best to help her ants. Hopper:He is the head of the grasshoppers ()He is greedy. What's the story about? There is an ant island ()Thousands of ants live there.The ants work hard.They spend all summer collecting food.But the food is not for themselves.There are a group of bad grasshoppers.They come and take the food every year. This year,the ants have a problem.They can't give the grasshoppers food.But grasshoppers ask for more food.So the ants can't bear (any more.An ant named Flik stands out.He goes out and finds a group of circus bugs ()They will help fight the grasshoppers. On the island,the bugs save Dot,Atta's young sister.From a big bird,Flik gets an idea.The grasshoppers are afraid of birds.So Flik makes a bird.But Hopper finds out that it's not a real bird.So he beats (Flik.However,Flik doesn't stop fighting.He calls all the bugs and the ants to stand up.They drive the grasshoppers out of the ant island. ()1.The ants collect the food all summer for A.themselves B.the grasshoppers C.circus bugs D.their princess (）2.The underlined word“greedy”may mean A.willing to share B.always asking for more C.willing to help D.thinking of others ()3.Flik does a lot of things,but he doesn't A.save Dot B.find a group of bugs C.make a bird D.call his friends to fight ()4.What happens at the end of the story? A.The ants leave the island. B.The ants go to the circus. C.The grasshoppers leave the island.D.The ants have birds as friends. 二、还原句子 Do you hear of hermit crabs(寄居蟹)？They are a type of ocean animal.They used to stay in the sand or water and like eating different kinds of foods.But as people throw more and more 041 页语山八年级正册人教版〉 rubbish into the ocean,the rubbish has become the "home"of hermit crabs.1. Unlike other crabs,hermit crabs are born with soft bodies,so they need to look for shells (壳)for protection.2. Then they use legs to check (shells to make sure they fit.Do you think they only use a shell?No.As they grow,they give up old shells and find bigger ones.In their lifetime,they may use lots of shells. Plastic (rubbish is lighter than common shells.3. It may also help hermit crabs to attract(吸引)lovers.Because man-.made“shells'”might be interesting in lovers'eyes. 4. Different from natural shells,plastic waste is often more colorful.It might stand out(显眼)on the ground.This makes hermit crabs easier to be seen by their enemies(敌人). Hermit crabs could also die when they go into plastic bottles. A.So hermit crabs can move easily. B.Once they find a shell,they will live in it. C.However,the rubbish shells can bring danger. D.Why do hermit crabs choose to live in rubbish? E.First they look at the shell's type,size and color. 三、语篇填空 My hometown Chengdu is the home of pandas.I wanted to learn more about our national treasure.Pandas have lived on the earth for at least 8 million years.Some people call 1. (they)“living fossils(活化石)”. My chance finally came last summer vacation.I volunteered at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and had close contact with pandas.2. I first saw a giant pan- da eating bamboo with its claws,I thought that it must be the most lovable thing. When I introduced pandas to 3. (visit),I told them that pandas spend nearly 12 hours 4. day eating and they sleep in the rest of the time.How lucky I was!A baby panda 5. (bear)while I was volunteering.It was 6. (amaze)that the weight of the newborn panda was only 0.1 percent of its mother's weight-only 145 g.Mother pandas always looked after the newborn pandas 7. (careful),although it was very di- fficult. As I learned more about pandas,I realized it was very important to protect them. Though the number of pandas 8. _(increase)in recent years,pandas are still en- dangered.Let's try our best 9. (help)these endangered animals.Chengdu can become better and more popular,too.Then we can say proudly,"I come 10. the pandas'home- town.” 042 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 中考链接©真题演练 四、(2025天津)完形填空 One day,as I was walking home from school,I noticed a man climbing into a house.He used a ladder (to 1 an open window of the house.While he was climbing,he kept looking around to see 2 anyone saw him.Seeing this,I ran to the nearest public telephone and excitedly called the 3 to tell them about it. A few minutes later,a police car arrived.The police officers surrounded (the 4. One of them shouted to the burglar (to get out of the house.A man,who was very sur- prised,looked out of the window.He came out of the house and asked the police officers whether he did something 5 or something against the law ()He then invited the police officers into the house. After the police officers asked the man some questions and 6 his identity ()they learned that the man himself lived in the house.He had to enter the house 7 the open window because his keys were lost.I felt very8,so I apologized (to him.However,the man and the police officers 9 me for calling the police.They thought I really 10 about my neigh- bours. ）l.A.ride B.reach C.send D.make )2.A.which B.when C.if D.what ( ）3.A.police B.teachers C.workers D.drivers ）4.A.park B.house C.office D.school ）5.A.difficult B.interesting C.clever D.wrong )6.A.checked B.moved C.dreamed D.visited ）7.A.on B.under C.through D.between ( ）8.A.happy B.sleepy C.strong D.sorry ）9.A.trained B.joined C.thanked D.waited ）l0.A.cared B.talked C.threw D.forgot 043参考答案《 三、1-4BDCC 第三课时 -、1-4BBAC 二、1-4DEAC 1.them 2.When 3.visitors 4.a 5.was born 6.amazing 7.carefully 8.has increased 9.to help 10.from 四、1-5 BCABD6-10 ACDCA 第四课时 -、1-5 BCADB6-10 CADBA 1.called 2.interested 3.twice 4.from 5.drawing 6.workers 7.an 8.to touch 9.pay 10.because 1.Class 6.2.Camels.3.Because cows can give people milk and their meat is the most delicious.4.Hens. 5.He thinks they are lovely. 1.Because they think they have no control of time.2.The answer is to leam how to live slower.3.The main idea is to value quality over quantity.4.I prefer slow living.First,it can free us from endless rush and help us enjoy moments of rest.Second,it helps us reduce stress,making us feel more relaxed and at peace. Unit 5 What a Delicious Meal! 第一课时 -、1-4BCCB 二、1-4BAEC 1.On Sunday afternoon.2.A bowl of egg and tomato noodles.3.Bread and milk.4.Yes,it is. 四、I-5 DACBC 第二课时 一、1-4DDBC 二、1-5 DBCAD6-10 BCAAD 1.For eight weeks.2.They have to pass the test.3.To teach students how to cook.4.They also learn much about Chinese food culture and good table manners.5.It is quite useful. 1.me 2.graduated 3.usually 4.larger 5.an 6.choice 7.likes 8.interesting 9.what 10.meeting 第三课时 -、I-4BACC 二、I-5 CCABC6-I0 BCCBD 1.an 2.to have 3.hungry 4.playing 5.called 6.kinds 7.at 8.easily 9.because 10.or 四、1-5 ABACD6-10 BCCAD 第四课时 -、1-4DACB 二、I-5 ACBAC6-10 ADBDB 1.reasons 2.to show 3.are 4.for 5.to enjoy 6.happily 7.Second 8.When 9.is 10.feel 1.Because he is busy.2.She was ill in bed.3.7./Seven.4.I don't think he is successful because he knows little about housework and he has to depend on others to eat. 五、1-5 BAACD 151