Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 主题短文语法填空和任务型阅读 强化练 2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 主题短文语法填空和任务型阅读 强化练 2026-2027学年上学期初中英语人教版（新教材）八年级上册 一、短文填空 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Many people like pandas very much 1 they are very cute. Most of them come 2 Sichuan, China. They have white hair and big eyes. 3 (they) ears, legs and shoulders are all black too. Pandas are 4 (usual) heavy, but they can climb trees like koalas. They like to eat a lot. It takes pandas a lot of time 5 (eat) food every day. When pandas are full, they like to sleep. They sleep many 6 (hour) every day. People cut down too many bamboo plants, so pandas can’t find much food. There 7 not many pandas in the world today. They are in great 8 (dangerous) . I think we must 9 (help) them. We can plant more bamboo plants and be 10 (friend) to pandas. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。​ Plants and animals are amazing parts of nature. Among all the plants, bamboo is one of the 11 (fast) growing ones. It’s not a tree but a kind of grass. Many people use bamboo 12 (make) everyday things.​ Among animals, the cheetah is the fastest on land. It can run up to 112 km per hour. The blue whale is the largest animal 13 has ever lived. It 14 (weigh) more than 20 elephants.​ Plants and animals 15 (be) connected with each other. Bees help plants with pollination, and plants provide food 16 many animals. However, some of them are in danger now. People 17 (cut) down too many trees, so many animals lose their homes.​ We should care about 18 (they). Everyone can play a role in 19 (protect) them. Let’s work together to keep nature 20 (beautiful).​ Animals are important in Indian culture and people treat them in 21 special way. For example, a lot of elephants aren’t wild. They are domesticated (驯养). People don’t keep them as pets, 22 as working animals. Every working elephant 23 (have) its own keeper. An elephant and its keeper meet for the 24 (one) time when they are both young, and they grow up together. 25 (actual) their relationships keep for the rest of the 26 (elephant) life—perhaps 40 years. Lots of elephants work in the forest to move heavy trees. Some give rides to tourists or carry people 27 celebrations and festivals. Keepers take excellent care of their elephants, feed them well and give them a bath at the end of the working day. Another special animal in India is the cow. Cows 28 (be) animals people must protect, so people can’t keep them on farms or kill them for food, although people use 29 (they) milk. So in India you can often see cows walking around towns and cities, and nobody feels strange. If they sit down in the middle of the road, people have to drive around them! Do you think it’s 30 (interest)? 二、任务型阅读 Amazing plants and animals are all around us. The sunflower always turns towards the sun, which is a wonderful phenomenon. Some birds can migrate thousands of miles every year, finding their way back accurately. These amazing behaviors show the intelligence and adaptability of nature. We can learn a lot from them, like the sunflower’s pursuit of light and the birds’ determination in migration. 31．What does the sunflower do that’s amazing? 32．What can some birds do every year? 33．What do these amazing behaviors show? 34．What can we learn from these plants and animals? 35．Why are these plants and animals called “amazing”? For 234 years, as the national animal, the bald eagle (秃鹰) has been an official symbol of the US. But in May, 2016, President Barack Obama signed a law, naming the bison (野牛) the national animal, too. Since then, the eagle has had to share its perch (至高无上的地位). The North American bison has been a symbol of the West. No other native animal tells America’s story better. It’s a symbol of power, Native American culture, and the Western communities. Bison provided food and clothing. Bison were at the very heart of their traditional way of life. That way of life changed in the mid-1800s. People began to travel west and hunt bison. Some hunted for food. But others killed bison for sport. In 1894, it became illegal (非法的) to kill bison. But it was almost too late. By the early 1900s, fewer than 1,000 wild bison remained in America. Some people realized the animals needed to be saved. President Theodore Roosevelt, William Hornaday — the first director of the Bronx Zoo, and others formed the American Bison Society. The group was to bring back the bison. Native American tribes (部落) and locals also joined the fight. By the mid-1930s, bison were no longer in danger. Today, there are about 500,000 North American bison. They live in all 50 states. Only about 30,000 of those animals are living as truly wild bison. Others live on protected lands or in zoos. 阅读短文，根据短文内容完成下列问题。 36．When did the bison become the national animal of the US? 37．What did bison provide for native American communities? 38．Why did people hunt bison in the mid-1800s? 39．How many wild bison remained in America by the early 1900s? 40．What can we learn from the story of the bison? 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列任务。​ Amazing Animals: The Dolphin​ Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals in the world. They live in oceans and some rivers. Dolphins have smooth skin and a long body. They can swim very fast—up to 30 km per hour.​ Dolphins live in groups called pods. They are very friendly to each other. They communicate with each other by making sounds. Some scientists think dolphins can even talk to each other with their own language.​ Dolphins are also friendly to humans. There are many stories about dolphins helping people. For example, they sometimes push people who are in danger to the shore.​ Dolphins eat fish and squid. They use echolocation（回声定位）to find food. This means they make sounds and listen to the echoes to know where things are.​ Now, some dolphins are in danger. The ocean is becoming dirty, and there is less food for them. We need to protect the ocean and save dolphins.​ 任务一：根据短文内容补全句子（每空一词）。​ 41．Dolphins are very and friendly animals.​ 42．Dolphins live in groups pods.​ 43．Dolphins use to find food.​ 任务二：根据短文内容回答问题。​ 44．How fast can dolphins swim?​ ​​ 45．Why are some dolphins in danger now?​ ​​ 参考答案 1．because 2．from 3．Their 4．usually 5．to eat 6．hours 7．are 8．danger 9．help 10．friendly 【导语】本文介绍了大熊猫，大熊猫来自中国四川，外形黑白相间，食量很大。因为竹子被大量砍伐，大熊猫缺少食物，处于危险之中，我们需要保护它们，多种竹子、友善对待大熊猫。 【详解】1．句意：很多人非常喜欢大熊猫，因为它们十分可爱。后半句是前半句的原因，because引导原因状语从句。 2．句意：它们大多数来自中国四川。固定搭配come from意为“来自”。故填from。 3．句意：它们的耳朵、腿和肩膀也都是黑色的。此处修饰名词ears，要用形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词是Their，句首首字母大写。 4．句意：大熊猫通常很重，但是它们能像考拉一样爬树。此处修饰形容词heavy，要用副词，usual的副词形式是usually。 5．句意：大熊猫每天要花费很长时间吃东西。固定句型It takes sb. some time to do sth.意为“花费某人多长时间做某事”，所以用to eat。 6．句意：它们每天睡很多小时。many后面接可数名词复数，hour的复数形式是hours。 7．句意：如今世界上没有很多大熊猫了。there be句型，后面pandas是复数名词，be动词用are。 8．句意：它们处于极大的危险之中。固定短语in great danger意为“处于极大危险中”，dangerous的名词形式是danger。 9．句意：我认为我们必须帮助它们。情态动词must后面接动词原形。故填help。 10．句意：我们可以种植更多竹子，并且友善对待大熊猫。固定搭配be friendly to…意为“对……友好”，friend的形容词形式是friendly。 11．fastest 12．to make 13．that 14．weighs 15．are 16．for 17．are cutting 18．them 19．protecting 20．beautiful 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了自然界中动植物的相关特性、彼此间的紧密联系，以及当前部分动植物面临的生存危机，呼吁人们行动起来保护动植物、维系自然的美好。 【详解】11．句意：在所有植物中，竹子是生长最快的植物之一。“one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”是固定搭配，意为“最……的……之一”，“fast”的最高级形式为“fastest”。 12．句意：很多人用竹子制作日常用品。“use sth to do sth”是固定结构，意为“用某物做某事”，此处应有“make”的不定式形式“to make”。 13．句意：蓝鲸是有史以来存在过的最大的动物。句子是定语从句，先行词是“animal”，且先行词被最高级“the largest”修饰，需用“that”引导定语从句。 14．句意：它的重量超过20头大象。句子描述的是客观事实，时态用一般现在时，主语“It”是第三人称单数，谓语动词“weigh”要使用第三人称单数形式“weighs”。 15．句意：植物和动物彼此之间是有联系的。句子描述客观常识，时态用一般现在时，主语“Plants and animals”是复数概念，对应的be动词要用“are”。 16．句意：蜜蜂帮助植物授粉，植物为许多动物提供食物。此处是固定短语“provide sth for sb/sth”意为“为……提供某物”，应用介词“for”。 17．句意：人们正在砍伐大量树木，因此许多动物正在失去家园。句子强调现阶段人们正在持续砍伐树木的动作，用现在进行时“am/is/are doing”，主语是复数，be用“are”，“cut”的现在分词为“cutting”。 18．句意：我们应该关心它们。“about”是介词，后跟宾格代词，作宾语，“they”的宾格形式为“them”。 19．句意：每个人都可以在保护它们方面发挥作用。“in”是介词，后跟动名词形式，“protect”的动名词形式为“protecting”。 20．句意：让我们一起努力让自然保持美丽。固定结构“keep sth+形容词”意为“使某物保持某种状态”，此处需要使用形容词“beautiful”作宾语补足语。 21．a 22．but 23．has 24．first 25．Actually 26．elephant’s 27．during 28．are 29．their 30．interesting 【导语】本文介绍在印度文化里动物有着重要地位，主要讲述了大象和牛在印度的特殊待遇与相关情况。 【详解】21．句意：动物在印度文化中很重要，人们用一种特别的方式对待它们。in a special way是固定搭配，表示“以一种特别的方式”，special是以辅音音素开头的单词，用不定冠词a。 22．句意：人们不把它们当作宠物，而是当作役用动物。not…but…是固定结构，表示“不是……而是……”，用来连接两个并列成分。 23．句意：每一头役用大象都有自己的饲养员。主语Every working elephant是单数，全文为一般现在时，谓语动词have要变为第三人称单数形式has。 24．句意：大象和它的饲养员在他们都还年幼的时候第一次相遇，然后一起长大。for the first time是固定短语，意为“第一次”，one要变为序数词first。 25．句意：事实上，他们的关系会持续大象余生——大约40年。此处需要副词修饰整个句子，actual的副词形式是Actually意为“事实上”，句首首字母大写。 26．句意：事实上，他们的关系会持续大象余生——大约40年。life是名词，前面需要名词所有格表示所属关系，elephant的名词所有格是elephant’s，表示“大象的”。 27．句意：一些大象载游客，或者在庆典和节日期间载人。during表示“在……期间”，during celebrations and festivals表示“在庆典和节日期间”。 28．句意：牛是人们必须保护的动物，所以人们不能在农场饲养它们或者宰杀它们获取食物，尽管人们使用它们的牛奶。主语Cows是复数，全文为一般现在时，be动词用are。 29．句意：牛是人们必须保护的动物，所以人们不能在农场饲养它们或者宰杀它们获取食物，尽管人们使用它们的牛奶。milk是名词，前面要用形容词性物主代词修饰，they的形容词性物主代词是their，表示“它们的”。 30．句意：你认为这有趣吗？此处作表语，修饰事物it要用interest的形容词形式interesting，表示“有趣的”。 31．The sunflower always turns towards the sun. 32．Some birds can migrate thousands of miles every year and find their way back accurately. 33．These amazing behaviors show the intelligence and adaptability of nature. 34．We can learn the sunflower’s pursuit of light and the birds’ determination in migration. 35．Because they have unique and wonderful features and behaviors, like the sunflower turning to the sun and birds’ long-distance migration. 【导语】本文介绍了身边向日葵逐日、候鸟长距离精准迁徙等动植物的奇妙现象，指出这些行为展现了大自然的智慧与适应力，也能让人类从中收获成长的启发。 【详解】31．第一段指出：“The sunflower always turns towards the sun, which is a wonderful phenomenon”，说明向日葵令人称奇的行为是始终朝着太阳。 32．第一段指出：“Some birds can migrate thousands of miles every year, finding their way back accurately”，说明部分鸟类每年能迁徙数千英里，还能精准找到返程的路。 33．第二段指出：“These amazing behaviors show the intelligence and adaptability of nature”，说明这些神奇的行为展现出大自然的智慧与适应能力。 34．第二段指出：“We can learn a lot from them, like the sunflower’s pursuit of light and the birds’ determination in migration”，说明我们能从这些动植物身上学到向日葵对光明的追求，以及鸟类在迁徙过程中的坚定意志。 35．第一段指出：“The sunflower always turns towards the sun”以及“Some birds can migrate thousands of miles every year, finding their way back accurately”，第二段又指出这些行为“show the intelligence and adaptability of nature”，说明它们被称为“amazing”是因为它们具有独特而奇妙的特征和行为，比如向日葵向阳和鸟类长距离迁徙。 36．In May, 2016 37．Food and clothing. 38．For food and sport. 39．Fewer than 1,000. 40．It’s important to protect wild animals.（合理即可） 【导语】本文主要介绍了美国国兽野牛的历史。 【详解】36．文章第一段第二句明确写道：“in May, 2016, President Barack Obama signed a law, naming the bison the national animal, too.”所以时间是May, 2016。 37．文章第二段第四句指出：“Bison provided food and clothing.”可知野牛提供食物和衣物。 38．文章第三段第三、四句说明：“Some hunted for food. But others killed bison for sport.”可知猎杀野牛为的是食物但也是一种运动。 39．文章第三段最后一句写道：“By the early 1900s, fewer than 1,000 wild bison remained in America.”可知数量不到1000头。 40．文章第四段讲述了人们成立协会、部落和当地人共同努力，使野牛在20世纪30年代中期脱离濒危状态。这告诉我们，拯救濒危野生动物的重要性。 41．intelligent 42．called 43．echolocation 44．Up to 30 km per hour. 45．Because the ocean is becoming dirty and there is less food for them. 【导语】本文介绍海豚，包括它们的外形、生活习性、交流方式、捕食手段，同时提到部分海豚处境危险，呼吁人们保护海洋、保护海豚。 【详解】41．第一段 中的句子“Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals in the world.”和第二段中的句子“They are very friendly to each other. ”表明海豚intelligent和friendly，空格后已有friendly，故此处填intelligent。 42．第二段中的句子“Dolphins live in groups called pods.”表明此处要填called，called为过去分词作后置定语，表示 “被称作”，属于原文直接提取信息。 43．从第四段中的句子“They use echolocation to find food.”可直接提取本题答案echolocation。 44．从第一段中的句子“They can swim very fast—up to 30 km per hour.”可直接摘抄原文信息作答。 45．最后一段的句子 “The ocean is becoming dirty, and there is less food for them.”可提取海豚濒危的两个原因。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $