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八年级英语
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Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals
Section A What can plants and animals do?
第1课时 Section A(1a-1d)&Pronunciation
giraffe
blue whale
cheetah
redwood tree
moss
million
amazing
times
completely
heaviest
of
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on
about
agree
with
the
most
beautiful
are
starting
hope
one
day
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not
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D
A
B
F
C
glad
rain
stay
bread
grass
一、根据下面的内容介绍,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空,使描述与物种信息匹配。方框内的词汇限用一次。
blue whale moss cheetah giraffe redwood tree
1._______ I have the longest neck among all living animals.
2.__________ I am the largest animal on earth. I live in the ocean.
3._______ Which animal runs the fastest on earth? Me, for sure!
4.____________ I'm taller than any other tree in the world. I can grow up to be over 100 metres tall.
5.____ I'm one of the oldest plants in the world. You can find me in the garden or on the wall.
二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.The man has about five _______(million) fans on the Internet.
7.All of us were happy when we heard the _______(amaze) news.
8.The boy knocked on the door several _____(time), but there was no reply.
9.The room was __________(complete) dark when the lights suddenly went out.
10.Here are three boxes. They are Tom's, John's and Joan's. And John's is the ________ (heavy) of all.
三、根据句意填写单词,完成句子。
11.—Which kind __ plant grows best in dry places?
—The cactus.
12.Forests cover a large part of the land __ the world.
13.The winter solstice(冬至) is ___ shortest day of the year.
14.Most plants __ earth depend on bees to help them grow.
15.We learned many interesting facts _____ animals during the zoo trip.
四、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词。
16.事实上,我并不同意我妈妈的观点。
In fact, I don't _____ ____ my mother.
17.它是花园里最漂亮的花。
It is ___ ____ _________ flower in the garden.
18.学生们即将开始一场关于沙漠植物的测试。
The students ___ ________ a test on desert plants.
19.我希望有一天能走进雨林,见到许许多多特别的动物。
I ____ I can visit the rainforest and see many special animals ___ ___.
20.他们不确定如何解这道数学题,所以打算向老师求助。
They ___ ___ ____ how to solve this maths problem, so they plan to ask the teacher for help.
五、阅读理解。
Bees are amazing animals that not only make delicious honey but also help humans in many ways. Do you know that there are around 20,000 kinds of bees worldwide? 1._ Without bees, we wouldn't have any food! When bees fly around, they carry pollen from one plant to another, helping the new plants to grow. 2._ They can also help fruits and vegetables grow.
3._ They're losing their living places because the places they live are disappearing. Also, they are not feeling well because of chemicals on plants, and the changing weather is making life harder for them.
As we know, bees live in houses that we call hives(蜂巢). There are three kinds of bees: worker bees, drones(雄蜂), and queen bees. 4._ Drones, on the other hand, don't work. Before winter arrives, drones are either killed or driven away from the hive. The queen bee is the most important, being the largest and the only one that can lay eggs in the hive.
5._ The queen bee lays lots of eggs, up to 800,000 in her life. But with the help of these clever robot bees, she can lay even more eggs, making sure a larger number of bees do their important jobs.
根据语篇内容,从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文语意连贯。选项中有一项为多余项。
A.Bees can help flowers come out.
B.However, bees are facing serious problems.
C.To help bees, scientists made robot bees to help the queen bee.
D.Each year on 20th May, we celebrate World Bee Day to thank bees.
E.The honey made by bees tastes sweet and is good for our health.
F.Worker bees are hard-working all year round, serving their queen busily.
六、根据所给的音标提示写出所缺的单词。
6.I'm ____ /glæd/ to see you here.
7.There will be heavy ____ /reɪn/ today.
8.I have to ____ /steɪ/ at home this afternoon.
9.Mike loves to eat _____ /bred/ for breakfast.
10.The boy was very tired, so he sat on the _____/ɡrɑːs/ to have a rest.
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