2026-2027學年八年級英語上冊 Unit 4 單元測試卷（人教版）

單元綜合素質評價(55分60分鐘)大單元主題情境本單元以“神奇的動植物”為主題，通過了解世界上不同的動植物，引導學生明白動植物在生態系統中的關鍵作用，從而積極保護動植物，達到人與自然和諧相處。任務一完形填空(10分)Insectsareeverywhereintheworld.Someinsects，like1，arereallybeautiful.Butsomeinsects，likemosquitoes(蚊子)，cancausemanyproblems.Oneofthemostinterestingthingsaboutinsectsis2abilitytofly.Manyinsects，suchasbees，have3sothattheycanflyfreelyintheair.Thesewingscanbedifferentcolours.Actually，thecoloursarealmostthesameastheirsurroundings.Soit’s4fortheirnaturalenemies(天敵)tofindthem.Insectsalsohavespecialwaysofcommunicatingwitheachother.Forexample，beesuseaspecialdancetotellotherbeeswheretofindfood，5antsusechemicalsignals(化學信號)totalkwitheachother.Therearemanydifferentkindsofinsects.Eachoneofthemhasitsownstrengths.Forexample，antsare6fortheirabilitytoworktogether.Beetles(甲蟲)alwayswear“hardclothes”toprotectthemselvesfromenemies.Nowmanypeoplehaverealizedthe7ofinsects.Theyplayanimportantpartintheecosystem.8insects，theworldwouldbeaverydifferentplace.However，humanactivitiesandclimatechangearemakingitdifficultforinsectstolive.Thishascausedworriesthatifthereare9insects，itwillbebadfortheenvironment.Manypeople10thatit’stimeforthemtotakeactiontoprotectinsects.()1.A.roses B.cheetahs C.butterflies D.frogs()2.A.his B.her C.our D.their()3.A.wings B.hands C.tools D.legs()4.A.easy B.difficult C.disappointed D.glad()5.A.although B.because C.and D.so()6.A.pleasant B.ready C.popular D.famous()7.A.appearance B.experience C.difference D.importance()8.A.For B.Without C.Against D.As()9.A.better B.worse C.fewer D.more()10.A.cry B.believe C.describe D.imagine任務二[2026江蘇揚州期中改編]閱讀理解A(10分)Thereisalmostnowaterinthedesert(沙漠)，butmanyanimalscanliveinit.Howdotheseanimalsgetwaterandstayalive？Everythingishotanddryinthedaytime，butthenightiscold.Plantsoftenhavedew(露水)onthemintheearlymorning.Thisisbecausecoldaircan’tholdasmuchwaterashotair.Smallinsectscandrinkthedew，andbiggeranimalseattheplantswiththedewonthem.Somesmallanimalsgetwaterfromthebodiesofinsects.Biggeranimalsgetwaterfromthebodiesofsmallanimals.ThisNorthAmericanbirdiscalledaroadrunner(走鵑).Itrunsfastandcatchessmallsnakes，lizardsandscorpions.Someanimalscanwaitmanyyearsforwater.Whentherainfalls，babyshrimps(蝦)comeoutoftheireggs.Theygrowquicklyandlayneweggs.Thenthewaterdriesup，andtheshrimpsdie.Buttheneweggsdonotdie.Theywaitinthegroundforthenextrain.Theycanwaitfor50

years.Mostbiganimalscan’tliveinthedesertbecausetheyneedafewlitres(升)ofwatereveryday.Theycan’tkeepwaterintheirbodiesforalongtime.Butcamelsaredifferent.Theycandrink90

litresofwaterintenminutes，andthendrinknothingforaweek.()11.Fromthepassage，weknowthatthedesertisaplacewith.A.noanimals B.notmuchwater C.noplants D.alotofplants()12.Smallinsectscandrink.A.whenthereisdew B.whenthesungoesdownC.whenbiggeranimalseat D.whenthenightcomes()13.Theroadrunnerdoesn’teat.A.snakes B.lizards C.insects D.scorpions()14.Whichofthefollowingarethewaysthatdesertanimalsgetwater？①Smallinsectsdrinkthedewonplantsintheearlymorning.②Biggeranimalsgetwaterbyeatingplantswithdew.③Smallanimalsgetwaterfromthebodiesofbiggeranimals.④Camelsdrinkalargeamountofwateratonetimeandthendon’tdrinkforaweek.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④()15.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.Withoutwater，theshrimpsandtheireggscan’tlive.B.Mostofthebiganimals，likecamels，needwatereveryday.C.Biggeranimalsgetwaterfromthebodiesofinsectsandsmallanimals.D.Hotaircanholdmorewaterthancoldair.任務三[2026浙江杭州期中]閱讀理解B(10分)Swifts(雨燕)livemostlyintheair.ThesesmallbirdsareamongthefastestanimalsonEarth.Infact，swiftscangotwoorthreedayswithouttouchingtheground!Togetusedtolifeinthesky，swiftsusetheirspeedandthesaliva(唾液)intheirmouths.Swiftscanflyfasterthan100milesperhour.That’sbecausetheirwingsarelikeboomerangs.Thisshapeofthewingshelpsthemtoflymuchfaster.Theycanalsomoveonewingfasterthantheother，whichallowsthemtomakesharpturnswithoutslowingdown.Makingfastandsharpturnshelpsswiftscatchflyingbugstoeat.Thesalivahelpsswiftscatchbugstofeedtheiryoung.Itissticky，likeglue.Swiftsoftenflyintocloudsofbugssuchasmosquitoesandopentheirwidemouthstocatchasmanyinsectsastheycan.Thebirdcollectsinsectsinitsmouthgraduallyandholdstheinsectsinastickyballofsaliva.Onefoodballcancontainnearly1，000bugs.Swiftsalsousetheirsalivaasgluetobuildtheirnests.Thebirdscatchfeathersintheairandstickthefeatherstogethertobuildastrongnestonthesideofabuilding.Swifts’shortfeetarenotgoodforwalkingorstandingonlandforlong.Buttheirsharpclawsallowthemtosticktorocksandwallssotheycantakeabriefrestbeforereturningtotheirlivesinthesky.()16.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.howfastswiftscanflyB.whyswiftscanflyandturnsofastC.whyswiftsmakesharpturnsD.howswiftsturnaroundinthesky()17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”refertoinParagraph3？A.Theglue. B.Theswift.C.Thebug. D.Thesaliva.()18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutswifts？A.Swiftscancatchnearly1，000bugsinonegowiththesaliva.B.Swiftscanflyforalongtimebecauseoftheirsmallbodies.C.Swiftsdon’tusuallyliveonlandbecauseoftheirwings.D.Swiftscan’twalkforalongtimebecauseoftheirshortfeet.()19.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage？A. B. C. D.()20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.TheFastestSpeedB.ASmallPetC.LifeintheSkyD.TheSpecialSaliva任務四閱讀還原(有兩項多余)(10分)InancientChina，peoplecalledamanofgreatvirtue(美德)agentleman.Intheworldofflowers，plumblossoms，orchids，bambooandchrysanthemumsareknownasthefourgentlemeninChina21.TheyhavelongbeencommonsubjectsinChineseart，likepaintingsandpoems.Theplumtreeisfamousforitsflowersopeninginthedeadofwinter.22.Itstandsfortheinnerbeautyandthehumbledisplayunderhardconditions.Accordingtohistoricalrecords，plumblossomsappearedondrawingpaper1，600yearsago.Theorchidisusuallygrownindeepmountainvalleys(山谷).23.Withthesmellmakingpeople’smindsfresh，andtheelegant(優雅的)shapesswinginginthewind，orchidsstandforeleganceinChinesepeople’seyes.Thebambooisthinandhollowinside.Itstandsfortolerance(耐力)andopen-mindedness.Itwasadmiredbymanypoetsandpaintersinancienttimes.24.Thepoemexpressedhisdeeploveforbamboo.Chrysanthemumswereplantedasearlyasthreethousandyearsago.Whenalltheflowersnearlyfall，25.Theystandforthevirtueofgoingthroughalldifficultiessuccessfully.Soastraditionalflowers，chrysanthemumsarelovedbyChinesepeople.任務五書面表達(15分)假如你是李華，你校英文報正在舉行以“LovelyAnimals”為主題的征稿活動。請你根據以下提示內容，用英語寫一篇介紹考拉(koalas)的短文投稿，并呼吁大家保護考拉。Livingplaces：intheforestsofAustraliaAppearance：whitefurontheirears;greyorbrownbodies;alittlefatFood：feedonleavesHabits：moveslowly;sleepmorethan18hoursadayReasonsforbeingindanger：people’sactivities;awfulweatherandfiresActionstoprotectthem：...要求：1.短文內容應包含題目要求所給的全部信息，可適當發揮；2.語句正確，意思通順、連貫，書寫規范；3.詞數不少于60。(開頭已給出，但不計入總詞數。)Koalasareoneofthemostlovelyanimalsintheworld._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

單元綜合素質評價任務一【主旨大意】本文主要介紹了昆蟲的多樣性、獨特能力及其重要性，同時呼吁人類采取行動保護昆蟲。1.C【點撥】根據“Someinsects，like...arereallybeautiful.”可知，此處是指蝴蝶很美麗。2.D3.A【點撥】根據“sothattheycanflyfreelyintheair”可知，此處應指“翅膀”。4.B【點撥】根據“Actually，thecoloursarealmostthesameastheirsurroundings.”可知，此處是指顏色與周圍環境一樣，導致天敵難以發現。5.C6.D【點撥】根據“antsare...fortheirabilitytoworktogether”可知，螞蟻以協作能力而聞名。befamousfor意為“以……而聞名”。7.D【點撥】根據“Theyplayanimportantpartintheecosystem.”可知，此處是指現在許多人意識到了昆蟲的重要性。8.B【點撥】根據“...insects，theworldwouldbeaverydifferentplace.”可知，此處是指沒有昆蟲，世界將會是一個截然不同的地方。此處表示假設，強調昆蟲不可或缺。9.C【點撥】根據“However，humanactivitiesandclimatechangearemakingitdifficultforinsectstolive.”可知，此處是指昆蟲生存受到威脅，數量減少會導致問題。10.B【點撥】根據“Manypeople...thatit’stimeforthemtotakeactiontoprotectinsects.”可知，此處是指很多人相信是時候采取行動保護昆蟲了。believe意為“相信”，符合語境。任務二【主旨大意】本文主要介紹了沙漠動物的生存方式。11.B【點撥】細節理解題。根據“Thereisalmostnowaterinthedesert(沙漠)”可知，沙漠是一個沒有很多水的地方。12.A【點撥】細節理解題。根據“Smallinsectscandrinkthedew”可知，有露水的時候，小昆蟲可以喝露水。13.C【點撥】細節理解題。根據“ThisNorthAmericanbirdiscalledaroadrunner(走鵑).Itrunsfastandcatchessmallsnakes，lizardsandscorpions.”可知，走鵑能捕捉小蛇、蜥蜴和蝎子，不吃昆蟲。14.B【點撥】信息組合題。文中提到小動物從昆蟲身上獲取水分，而不是從大動物身上獲取水分，所以③錯誤，①②④均是文中提到的沙漠動物獲取水分的方式。15.D【點撥】細節理解題。根據“Thisisbecausecoldaircan’tholdasmuchwaterashotair.”可知，熱空氣比冷空氣能容納更多的水。任務三【主旨大意】本文主要介紹了雨燕的生活習性，包括它們在空中的飛行速度、飛行技巧、捕食方式以及筑巢行為，強調了雨燕適應空中生活的特殊能力。16.B【點撥】細節理解題。根據“Swiftscanflyfasterthan100

milesperhour.That’sbecausetheirwingsarelikeboomerangs.”以及“