Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 单元素养试题 2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 单元素养试题 2026-2027学年上学期初中英语人教版（新教材）八年级上册 一、单项选择 1．We should try our best ________ wild animals. A．protect B．protecting C．to protect D．protected 2．The elephant is ________ than the panda. A．big B．bigger C．biggest D．the biggest 3．Plants need sunlight, water ________ air to grow. A．but B．or C．so D．and 4．There are many ________ of animals in the zoo. A．kind B．kinds C．a kind D．kindes 5．Many animals are losing their homes because people ________ down too many trees. A．cut B．put C．get D．turn 6．This kind of plant ________ in the desert and it is very drought-resistant. A．lives B．lived C．is living D．will live 7．—________ do pandas live? —In the forests of China. A．What B．When C．Where D．Why 8．Pandas ________ bamboo as their main food. A．feed B．eat C．drink D．take 9．Some birds ________ to the south in winter. A．fly B．flies C．flew D．will fly 10．The flowers in the garden ________ very beautiful. A．look B．see C．watch D．read 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Nature is full of amazing plants and animals. Let’s take a look at some of them. The Venus flytrap is a special plant. It 11 in wet areas. What makes it special is that it can catch insects. When an insect touches its leaves, the leaves 12 quickly and trap the insect. Then the plant eats it. The chameleon is an interesting animal. It can 13 its color to match its surroundings. This helps it hide from other animals. Chameleons have long tongues 14 can catch insects easily. The baobab tree is also amazing. It grows in Africa. It has a very thick 15 that can store water. This helps the tree survive in dry weather. Some baobab trees are over 1,000 years 16 . The penguin is a bird that can’t 17 . But it is a great swimmer. Penguins live in cold areas, like Antarctica. They have thick feathers to keep 18 warm. These are just a few examples of the amazing plants and animals in our world. Each one is special in its own 19 . We should learn to appreciate and 20 them. 11．A．grows B．grows up C．lives D．stays 12．A．open B．close C．run D．jump 13．A．change B．keep C．make D．take 14．A．who B．what C．which D．where 15．A．leaf B．root C．flower D．trunk 16．A．long B．old C．tall D．big 17．A．walk B．run C．fly D．swim 18．A．them B．themselves C．it D．itself 19．A．way B．day C．time D．place 20．A．harm B．protect C．kill D．catch 三、阅读理解 No Trading No Killing Otters (水獭) are cute water animals. These days, keeping otters as pets is getting popular in Japan and Indonesia. In fact, wild otters are facing problems—they have long been hunted (猎杀) for their coats; in some places, fishermen have been killing otters to stop them from eating fish; and now, the online pet trade has become another big problem for them. _______________ The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was a great success. China has kept the promise to hold a green Olympics. Many green actions made it possible, like providing environmentally friendly smart beds, using new energy cars, supporting sporting places with 100% clean energy and reusing rain and snow water.Save Wetlands An important meeting on wetlands kicked off on Saturday in Wuhan, China. Wetlands are a natural water-holding system that can make polluted water clean and prevent floods (防洪). The water is home to many kinds of animals. Birds use wetlands seasonally during their migration (迁徙). Now more than half of the world’s wetlands have disappeared since the beginning of the 20th century. If this goes on, more plant and animal species will surely die out. Hanna from Wuhan Post 21．All the news above has to do with ________. A．the environment B．sport C．science D．education 22．We can NOT know that otters ________. A．live on fish B．are killed for their teeth C．are in a difficult situation D．are popular pets in some countries 23．What would be the best heading for the second piece of news? A．A Shared Future B．Great Sports Games C．Green and Successful Olympics D．Environmentally Friendly Actions 24．We can learn that ________. A．birds use wetlands all year around B．wetlands are man-made lake system C．Wuhan held an important meeting on wetlands D．some fishermen want to have more otters by killing fish 25．Hanna from Wuhan Post wants readers to ________. A．keep otters as pets B．visit wetlands in Wuhan C．compete in the Olympic Games D．pay more attention to the environment One night in December 2011, a bear came into the city of Vancouver in Canada. It walked through the streets, past houses, shops and offices until it found some food in bins outside a restaurant and started eating. In the morning, someone saw the bear and called the police. They came with a vet from the city zoo, put the bear in a lorry and took it back to the mountains. Luckily, the bear was safe, but what happens in other countries when big animals come into cities? In Cape Town, South Africa, baboons (狒狒) enter the city when they are hungry. They go into gardens and eat fruit from trees, or into houses and take food from cupboards (碗橱) and fridges. Baboons are strong animals and they can scare people. But the city can be dangerous for baboons too. Sometimes, they are killed in traffic accidents. Human food is very bad for their teeth because it has a lot of sugar. Now, there are baboon monitors (监督员) working in Cape Town to return the animals to the countryside. In Berlin, pigs sometimes come into the city to look for food. They eat flowers and plants from parks and gardens, and cause accidents in the streets. Some people like the pigs and they give them food and water to drink. Other people do not like the pigs and want the government and police to stop them. In Moscow, there are 35,000 wild dogs. They live in parks, old houses, markets and train stations. Many people give them food and water. Some make small houses for the dogs in their gardens. This helps them in winter, when the temperature is-10℃ and there is a lot of snow and ice. In some cities, you can see birds, insects, mice and squirrels every day. But sometimes, it is dangerous when big animals come from the countryside to find food. We need some good ideas to stop animals coming into the city without hurting them. 26．Why do big animals go into cities according to the passage? A．Because they are hungry. B．Because they are homeless. C．Because they are lost. D．Because they like being with humans. 27．Why should we stop animals from entering cities? A．Because they often kill people in the streets. B．Because they eat too much food in people’s gardens. C．Because they may harm other animals in the city. D．Because they may cause trouble and endanger people’s lives. 28．What does the writer believe people should do? A．Send animals back to their owners. B．Kill those dangerous animals in cities. C．Help big animals stay away from cities. D．Build enough houses for animals in cities. 29．Which of the following is TRUE about the big animals which come into cities? A．Bears in Vancouver are kept in the city zoo. B．Baboons are taken back to the wild. C．Pigs are always well treated in Berlin. D．Wild dogs cause many problems in Moscow. 30．What’s the passage mainly about? A．Problems caused by big animals in cities. B．Living alongside wild animals in cities. C．How wild animals are treated in different cities. D．How to keep big animals away from cities. Elephants are the largest land animals. There are two kinds of elephants in Africa. The African bush elephant is bigger and more common. The African forest elephant is smaller and much rarer (稀罕的). ________. Yet the African forest elephant is in greater danger. People have been taking over their homes in rainforests. They’ve cut down trees to make farms and houses. And they kill the elephants for their tusks too. Their population is falling and there are fewer than 150,000 left in the wild. Yet there is good news. People are trying to protect them. Today, most African forest elephants’ homes are in Gabon, an African country. People in Gabon are now working to help the elephants. How? There are a few ways. The government plans to limit the number of trees people can cut down. This would protect the elephants’ homes. Workers are also building fences around the country’s national parks. That will prevent the elephants from going to nearby farms— where they might get killed by the farmers. Leaders in Gabon are also supporting tourism. That means getting people to visit Gabon to see elephants. This can create new jobs and bring money into the country. More importantly, it can show that elephants are more valuable when they are alive. It is necessary to save Africa’s elephants. And it’s not just because they’re beautiful. They also play a key role in keeping the forests healthy and helping our planet. So, protecting the elephants means protecting people too. In other words, helping the elephants also means helping us. 31．Compared with the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant ________. A．is easier to find B．has more homes C．is smaller in size D．has a larger population 32．Which of the following can be put in ________? A．Each kind of African elephant is endangered B．Each kind of African elephant is bigger and bigger C．People didn't realize the African bush elephant is endangered D．People come to realize the African forest elephant is endangered 33．What does the underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A．Supporting tourism. B．Cutting down trees. C．Opening national parks. D．Building fences. 34．The writer wrote the passage to ________. A．show the value of African elephants B．introduce different kinds of African elephants C．call on people to save the African forest elephant D．explain some rules of protecting the African forest elephant 35．Which would be the best theme picture of the passage? A． B． C． D． 四、任务型阅读 Do you know magpies? Magpies are as much an important part of Beijing as the Palace Museum and Beijing Duck. But how much do you know about this type of birds? In the Chinese culture, magpies are called xique, which means “the bird of happiness”. People believe that seeing magpies can bring them good luck. The birds even have a special job in the Chinese story of the Qixi Festival. It’s said that magpies would form the bridge in the sky for Niulang and Zhinyu so that they got together once a year. As a result, magpies stand for true love too. Magpies have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails. With their special “zhazhazha” sounds from early morning till night, it is not difficult for birdwatchers to notice them. You can always see them chatting on the roof or in the branches (树枝). Magpies have some very interesting living habits. They always live around humans. In winter, many magpies turn to a more plant-rich diet. Their diet includes around 60% vegetables. Sometimes they may look for food on the ground but not eat it right away. Instead, they will save the food for the future. Even more surprising, they stay around the dead birds and make sad sounds. It is just like they are holding a funeral (葬礼). All these unbelievable things lead some people to believe that magpies may be the cleverest of all birds. Well, Beijing’s noisiest bird is also one of its smartest ones. Maybe these little birds can really bring a little luck too. 36．What does the magpie’s Chinese name mean according to the article? 37．What do magpies look like? 38．What do magpies mainly live on in winter? 39．What do magpies do for their dead friends? 40．What other animals can bring good luck in Chinese culture? Give an example. 五、短文填空 The panda is thought to be one of the cutest animals in the world. But it is also one of the animals 41 danger. Nowadays, there are only 42 than 2,000 pandas in the world. Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. The 43 mainly feed them with bamboo, and an adult panda needs to 44 a lot of bamboo every day. However, the area of bamboo forests is becoming smaller and smaller 45 of human activities. So pandas are becoming fewer in number. Our 46 has made laws to help the pandas. There are more than 30 nature 47 to protect pandas from being hurt by other animals, but these are not enough. More nature parks and bamboo forests are 48 so that pandas can have enough places to live in and enough food to eat. Besides, everyone should play a part in 49 the pandas. After all, 50 share the same world with them. 六、书面表达 51．假设你是张华，你的笔友Lucy非常喜欢熊猫， 她向你了解熊猫的情况，请你给她写一封电子邮件告诉她：1.外貌特征 2.生活习性 3.重要性 4.面临的危机和保护措施。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 参考答案 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案 C B D B A A C B A A 题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案 A B A C D B C B A B 题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 答案 A B C C D A D C B C 题号 31 32 33 34 35 答案 C A D C B 1．C 句意：我们应该尽最大努力去保护野生动物。 核心短语为try one’s best to do sth.，意为“尽某人最大努力做某事”，该结构中try one’s best后需接动词不定式作目的状语，符合该用法的只有to protect。 2．B 句意：大象比熊猫更大。 句中有than表示两者对比，要用形容词比较级，big的比较级为bigger。 3．D 句意：植物生长需要阳光、水和空气。 but但是（表转折）；or或者（表选择）；so所以（表因果）；and和（表并列）。句中sunlight, water, air是并列的事物，用and连接。 4．B 句意：动物园里有许多种类的动物。 根据many后面需要接可数名词复数，固定搭配“many kinds of”意为“许多种类的”。 5．A 句意：许多动物正在失去家园，因为人们砍伐了太多树木。 cut砍（cut down砍倒）；put放（put down放下）；get得到（get down下来）；turn转动（turn down调低；拒绝）。根据题干“too many trees”可知，砍伐树木应用cut down，意为“砍倒”，应填cut。 6．A 句意：这种植物生长在沙漠里，而且它非常耐旱。 此处描述的是该植物长期存在的客观属性、常态，要用一般现在时；主语“This kind of plant”是第三人称单数，因此谓语动词用live的第三人称单数形式lives。 7．C 句意：——大熊猫生活在哪里？——在中国的森林里。 What什么；When什么时候；Where在哪里；Why为什么。根据答语“In the forests of China.”可知，答句回答的是大熊猫生活的具体地点，因此问句应是对地点提问，应填Where。 8．B 句意：熊猫把竹子作为它们的主要食物。 feed喂养；eat吃；drink喝；take拿走。根据空后的“bamboo as their main food”可知，此处指大熊猫把竹子作为主食。动词eat意为“吃”，可直接接食物名词bamboo作宾语。应填eat。 9．A 句意：一些鸟在冬天飞往南方。 时间状语in winter“在冬天”，表明本句描述鸟类冬季迁徙这一客观自然规律，用一般现在时。主语Some birds是复数，谓语动词用原形fly。 10．A 句意：花园里的花看起来非常漂亮。 look看起来（系动词，后接形容词，表示“看起来……”）；see看见（实义动词，强调看的结果）；watch观看（实义动词，强调注视动态画面）；read阅读（实义动词，指读书、看报等）。 空格后是形容词“beautiful”，需要一个系动词构成“系表结构”，look可作系动词，后接形容词，意为“看起来……”，符合句意。应填look。 11．A 12．B 13．A 14．C 15．D 16．B 17．C 18．B 19．A 20．B 本文介绍捕蝇草、变色龙、猴面包树、企鹅这几种奇特动植物，让我们认识大自然奇妙生物，呼吁保护它们。 11．句意：它生长在潮湿的地方。 It指代前句中的“The Venus flytrap”（捕蝇草），描述植物生长，用grows。grows up特指人/动物长大成熟，lives（居住）和stays（停留）都不适合描述植物的生长习性。 12．句意：当昆虫碰到它的叶子时，叶子会迅速闭合，困住昆虫。 根据“trap the insect”可知，叶子迅速闭合才能困住昆虫，选close。 13．句意：它可以改变自身颜色来匹配周围环境。 根据“to match its surroundings”可知，为了匹配周围环境需要改变体色，选change。 14．句意：变色龙长着长长的舌头，舌头可以轻松捕捉昆虫。 此处引导定语从句，先行词tongues是事物，在从句中作主语，用关系代词which。who指代人；what不能引导定语从句；where作地点状语。 15．句意：它有粗壮的树干，可以储存水分。 根据“that can store water”和常识可知，猴面包树依靠粗壮树干储存水分，选trunk。 16．句意：一些猴面包树有1000多岁。 固定搭配“…years old”，表示树龄/年龄，选old。 17．句意：企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟类。 根据后文“But it is a great swimmer.”以及常识，企鹅是不会飞的鸟，选fly。 18．句意：它们长着厚厚的羽毛来为它们自己保暖。 主语是They，表达“它们自己”，要用反身代词themselves。 19．句意：每一种生物都以自己独特的方式存在。 前文介绍多种动植物都有自身独特之处，以自己独特的方式存在，固定短语in its own way，意为“以它自己的方式”，选way。 20．句意：我们应当学会欣赏并保护它们。 通读全文，文章呼吁我们欣赏并保护动植物，and连接并列动词，protect与appreciate都表示正向含义。 21．A 22．B 23．C 24．C 25．D 本文是三篇短新闻，分别介绍水獭面临生存危机、北京 2022 绿色冬奥会、湿地正在消失的现状。 21．三篇新闻分别讲保护水獭、绿色冬奥会、保护湿地，都和环境“environment”相关。 22．第一篇新闻“they have long been hunted (猎杀) for their coats...the online pet trade has become another big problem for them.”提到水獭因皮毛（coats）被捕杀，没有提到因为牙齿（teeth）被杀。A项靠鱼为生、C项处境艰难、D项在一些国家作为宠物流行，文中都有体现。 23．根据“The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was a great success. China has kept the promise to hold a green Olympics.”可知，北京2022冬奥会很成功，中国兑现举办绿色奥运的承诺，第二篇新闻围绕“绿色且成功的奥运会”展开。 24．根据第三篇新闻“An important meeting on wetlands kicked off on Saturday in Wuhan, China.”可知，武汉举办了一场关于湿地的重要会议。A项鸟类全年使用湿地（原文是seasonally“季节性”）；B项湿地是人工湖系统（原文是natural“天然的”）；D项渔民杀鱼获得更多水獭，与原文相反。 25．结合三篇新闻均与环境有关可知，来自《武汉邮报》的Hanna想要读者更加关注环境。 26．A 27．D 28．C 29．B 30．C 本文主要讲述不同城市出现大型野生动物进城觅食的现象，介绍各地案例以及由此带来的麻烦与危险，并探讨人类应当如何妥善处理这类问题。 26．根据第二段原文“baboons enter the city when they are hungry”，可知大型动物进城是因为饥饿。 27．根据第六段原文“But sometimes, it is dangerous when big animals come from the countryside to find food.”，可知要阻止动物进城是因为它们可能制造麻烦、危及人们生命安全。 28．根据第六段原文“We need some good ideas to stop animals coming into the city without hurting them.”，可知作者认为人们应当帮助大型动物远离城市。 29．根据第三段原文“Now, there are baboon monitors working in Cape Town to return the animals to the countryside.”，可知狒狒会被送回野外。 30．通读全文，文章列举多个城市的例子，介绍不同城市对待进城大型野生动物的方式。 31．C 32．A 33．D 34．C 35．B 本文介绍了非洲两种大象，重点讲述非洲森林象面临的生存危机，加蓬当地采取多种措施保护森林象，呼吁人们保护非洲森林象。 31．根据第一段第三、四句“The African bush elephant is bigger and more common. The African forest elephant is smaller and much rarer.”可知，非洲森林象体型更小。 32．根据空后“Yet the African forest elephant is in greater danger.”，yet表转折，说明前面表达两种非洲象都濒临危险，但是森林象处境更严峻。 33．根据第四段第三、四句“Workers are also building fences around the country’s national parks. That will prevent the elephants from going to nearby farms”，that指代上文提到的“building fences”。 34．通读全文，文章介绍非洲森林象濒危现状，介绍加蓬的保护措施，结尾点明保护大象的意义，目的是呼吁人们拯救非洲森林象。 35．根据第四段“The government plans to limit the number of trees people can cut down. This would protect the elephants’ homes. Workers are also building fences around the country’s national parks.”可知，政府除了计划限制人们的伐木数量外，工作人员还在国家公园周边修建围栏，以此保护大象。图片B符合。 36．It means “the bird of happiness”. 37．They have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails. 38．Around 60% vegetables. 39．They stay around them and make sad sounds. 40．Carp. It symbolizes good luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. 本文介绍了喜鹊在中国文化中的寓意、外观特征、生活习性等内容。 36．根据“In the Chinese culture, magpies are called xique, which means ‘the bird of happiness’.”可知，喜鹊的中文名字意思是“幸福之鸟”。故填It means “the bird of happiness”. 37．根据“Magpies have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails.”可知，喜鹊的外观是有黑白羽毛和略带蓝色的尾巴。故填They have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails. 38．根据“In winter, many magpies turn to a more plant-rich diet. Their diet includes around 60% vegetables.”可知，冬天喜鹊主要以蔬菜为主食。故填Around 60% vegetables. 39．根据“Even more surprising, they stay around the dead birds and make sad sounds. It is just like they are holding a funeral (葬礼).”可知，喜鹊会在死去的同伴身边发出悲伤的声音。故填They stay around the dead birds and make sad sounds. 40．本题答案不唯一，合理正确即可。从中国文化中能带来好运的动物，如鲤鱼（象征好运、繁荣）、蝙蝠（“蝠”与“福”同音，象征福气）等方面作答，示例为鲤鱼。故填Carp. It symbolizes good luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. 41．in 42．less 43．keepers 44．eat 45．because 46．government 47．parks 48．needed 49．protecting 50．we 本文主要介绍了大熊猫的生活习性，面临的问题，现如今的保护措施以及为了保护大熊猫我们应该做的事情。 41．句意：但它也是处于危险之中的动物之一。根据“So pandas are becoming fewer in number.”可知，熊猫的数量越来越少，可推测此处是它也是处于危险之中的动物之一，in danger表示“处于危险之中”。故填in。 42．句意：如今，世界上只有不到2000只大熊猫。根据“So pandas are becoming fewer in number.”可知，熊猫的数量越来越少，可推测此处是世界上只有不到2000只大熊猫，less than表示“不到”。故填less。 43．句意：饲养员主要用竹子喂养它们，成年大熊猫每天需要吃很多竹子。根据“The...mainly feed them with bamboo,...”可知，喂养大熊猫的人是饲养员，空处需填名词复数，作主语，keepers“（尤指动物园的）饲养员”为名词复数形式。故填keepers。 44．句意：饲养员主要用竹子喂养它们，成年大熊猫每天需要吃很多竹子。根据“...and an adult panda needs to...a lot of bamboo every day.”可知，熊猫吃竹子，need to do sth表示“需要做某事”，不定式to后需填动词原形，eat“吃”，动词。故填eat。 45．句意：然而，由于人类活动，竹林的面积越来越小。根据“However, the area of bamboo forests is becoming smaller and smaller...of human activities.”可知，竹林面积变小，是因为人类的活动范围扩大，because of表示“因为”。故填because。 46．句意：我们的政府制定了帮助熊猫的法律。根据“Our...has made laws to help the pandas.”可知，法律是由政府制定的，空处需填名词单数，government“政府”，名词。故填government。 47．句意：有30多个自然公园来保护熊猫免受其他动物的伤害，但这些还不够。根据“More nature parks and bamboo forests are...so that pandas can have enough places to live in and enough food to eat.”可知，更多的自然公园和竹林，可以让大熊猫有足够的地方生活，有足够的食物吃，可推测此处是有30多个自然公园，空处需填名词复数，parks“公园”为名词复数形式。故填parks。 48．句意：更多的自然公园和竹林被需要，这样大熊猫才能有足够的地方生活，有足够的食物吃。根据“More nature parks and bamboo forests are...so that pandas can have enough places to live in and enough food to eat.”可知，大熊猫有足够的地方生活，有足够的食物吃需要更多的自然公园和竹林，可推测此处是更多的自然公园和竹林被需要，“More nature parks and bamboo forests”与“need”之间为被动关系，语态应为被动，用“are+过去分词”的结构，needed“需要”为动词过去分词。故填needed。 49．句意：此外，每个人都应该在保护熊猫方面发挥作用。根据“Besides, everyone should play a part in...the pandas.”可知，每个人都应该保护大熊猫，可推测此处是每个人都应该在保护熊猫方面发挥作用，play a part in doing sth表示“在……中发挥作用”，空处需填动名词，protecting“保护”为动名词。故填protecting。 50．句意：毕竟，我们与它们共享同一个世界。根据“...share the same world with them.”可知，我们和大熊猫生活在同一个世界，句子缺少主语，时态为一般现在时，且share为动词原形，空处需填人称代词主格（复数），we“我们”第一人称代词主格复数。故填we。 51．Dear Lucy, I’m glad to tell you something about pandas. Pandas are black and white. They have fat bodies and big black eyes. They live in bamboo forests and feed on bamboo. They like climbing trees. Pandas are our national treasure and the symbol of China. But now they are in danger, because they are losing their homes. We build nature reserves for them and protect bamboo forests to save pandas. Hope you can come to see pandas one day. Yours, Zhang Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $