UNIT 4 The Wonders of Nature 学情评估试卷（含答案）2026年春人教版英语八年级下册

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UNIT 4 The Wonders of Nature 学情评估第一部分（听力 共30分）I. 听选答案（共15小题，计20分）第一节：听下面 10 段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，读两遍。请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出问题的正确答案。（共 10 小题，计 10 分）1. (  ) A. The Bohai Sea.B. The Nile River.C. The Niagara Falls.2. (  ) A. 5 hours.B. 6 hours.C. 7 hours.3. (  ) A. 5,442 metres.B. 5,642 metres.C. 5,462 metres.4. (  ) A. About 80 metres.B. About 90 metres.C. About 100 metres.5. (  ) A. By plane.B. By bus.C. By train.6. (  ) A. To Qinghai Lake.B. To the Dead Sea.C. To the Sahara.7. (  ) A. On 2nd August.B. On 3rd August. C. On 4th August.8. (  ) A. 78 metres.B. 88 metres.C. 98 metres.9. (  ) A. The Nile.B. The Colorado.C. The Amazon River.10. (  ) A. They watched Beijing Opera.B. They went shopping.C. They climbed Mount E’mei.第二节：听下面两段材料，包括一段独白和一段对话，每段材料后有几道小题。请根据材料的内容，从题目所给的三个选项中选出问题的正确答案。每段材料读两遍。（共 5 小题，计 10 分）听第1段材料，回答第11、12 小题。11. (  ) How high is Mount Bachelor above sea level?A. About 1,100 metres.B. About 1,500 metres.C. About 2,764 metres.12. (  ) How long does the snow usually last?A. For several days.B. For several months.C. For half a year.听第2段材料，回答第13 至 15 小题。13. (  ) Where is the Nile?A. In Asia.B. In Africa.C. In America.14. (  ) How many countries does the Nile pass through?A. Five.B. Eleven.C. Eight.15. (  ) When did Jack visit the Nile?A. Last month.B. Last week.C. Last year.II. 听填信息（共 5 小题，计 10 分）本题你将听到一段独白，读两遍。请根据独白内容，用所听到的信息完成下列各题。（每空不超过三个单词。）16. After the geography class, Kangkang and his friends are talking about the          in China.17. Kangkang thinks the Yellow River is the              river to Chinese people.18. Lingling thinks the Huangguoshu Waterfall is the             .19. The water of the Huangguoshu Waterfall falling from a very high place gives her a great         .20. Liu Mei likes Qinghai Lake best because there is fresh air, lovely         and wide cycling roads.第二部分（笔试 共 90 分）III. 完形填空（共 20 小题，计 20 分）第一节：阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。Pyramids are one of the most interesting buildings in the world. Many of the pyramids still survive along the Nile River in Egypt today for us to see and study. In modern days, people look at them and ask, “Who built 21 ? Why? When? What is inside? ” 22 years ago, some kings of Egypt created the pyramids. They 23 them as tombs（坟墓）. They thought the pyramids could help people remember them as important persons.The oldest pyramid we know today 24 about 5, 000 years old. Some of them are huge. 25 pyramid is the Pyramid of Khufu. It is about 144 metres high and it is made 26 2, 300, 000 stones（石头）. The stones are very big and heavy. Most of them are taller than 27 person. Scientists think it took at least 100, 000 workers over 20 years 28 building the pyramid. As one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Pyramid of Khufu is a very popular place of interest. Every year, travellers from all over the world come to visit it.How did ancient people build the pyramids? 29 did they carry and lift up the large stones? Each stone fits with one another so well. However, the people didn’t have modern 30 at all! Now scientists are working hard to study the pyramids. However, nobody（没有人）can say how ancient people built them.21. (  ) A. theyB. themC. theirD. theirs22. (  ) A. ThousandB. ThousandsC. Thousands ofD. Thousand of 23. (  ) A. buildB. builtC. will buildD. are building24. (  ) A. isB. areC. wasD. were 25. (  ) A. LargeB. LargerC. LargestD. The largest 26. (  ) A. forB. fromC. ofD. by27. (  ) A. aB. / C. anD. the 28. (  ) A. finishB. to finishC. finishingD. finishes29. (  ) A. HowB. WhyC. WhereD. Which30. (  ) A. machineB. machinesC. bookD. books 第二节：阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。Do you know about China’s smallest mountain? It is in Shouguang, Shandong Province. There you will find Jingshan, the 31 mountain in China, and probably in the whole world. This mountain is about 1.24 metres long and just about 0.7 metres wide. It is only 0.6 metres 32 above the ground. With a small 33 , people can reach the top of the mountain. Is it interesting? It may not be the most famous mountain in China, 34 it’s the only mountain in Shouguang. It’s a 35 of the city and one of the most popular places of interest.How deep is Jingshan embedded（使嵌入）in the ground? We’ll probably never know, because the government now 36 anyone from digging（挖）around it. In fact, in the 1950s, some people tried to dig around it to prove（证明）that it wasn’t a mountain—it’s only a 37 . They dug for a long time, but they didn’t 38 the bottom. And then people regarded it as the smallest mountain in China.As soon as the photos of Jingshan went 39 on the Internet, all kinds of opinions appeared online. Some said that they would like to visit the cute mountain by 40 . Some even joked that during the summer, the high crops（庄稼）would make it impossible to find the mountain.31. (  ) A. highestB. largestC. smallestD. longest32. (  ) A. wideB. longC. highD. short33. (  ) A. stepB. journeyC. riskD. break 34. (  ) A. soB. butC. becauseD. if 35. (  ) A. guestB. symbolC. hobbyD. member 36. (  ) A. learnsB. protectsC. stopsD. knows 37. (  ) A. rockB. roadC. stickD. plant 38. (  ) A. protectB. visitC. reachD. point39. (  ) A. safeB. popularC. modernD. sweet40. (  ) A. yourselfB. themselvesC. ourselvesD. himself IV. 阅读理解（共 15 小题，计 20 分）第一节：根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共 5 小题，计 5 分）Mount Tai is in Shandong Province in eastern China. It is one of the greatest mountains in our country. It is said that the Chinese god, Pangu, made the world. After he finished the job, he was so tired that he lay down, and died. 41.      His head became Mount Tai. His feet became Mount Hua. His arms became Mount Heng in the south and Mount Heng in the north. His stomach became Mount Song. Confucius（孔子）visited Mount Tai many times in his life. 42.      For example, Mencius（孟子）once wrote, “Confucius once went to the top of Mount Tai. When he stood there, looking down, he felt as though he could see the whole world below him. It seemed so small and far away! 43.     ”Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty never got to the top of the mountain successfully. He tried three times, but every time he had to give up for different reasons. 44.     As a special place with both cultural and natural things, Mount Tai attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every year. When you start climbing Mount Tai, you’ll see many steps leading up to the top. As you walk, you’ll feel the fresh air and hear the birds sing. 45.      You can see far with mountains and valleys（山谷）below you. It’s like you’re on top of the world!第二节：阅读下面 A、B、C 三篇材料，从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共 10 小题，计 15 分）A 46. (  ) Where were the students at 4:30 pm?A. In front of the school.B. On the school bus.C. On Mount Moon.D. In the Botanic Garden.47. (  ) Which of the following is TRUE about the two places?A. Mount Moon is in the northwest of the city.B. People over 60 can’t climb Mount Moon.C. The Botanic Garden is 500 km2 in size.D. The Botanic Garden is open for nine hours a day.48. (  ) What can we learn from the reading?A. Dave thought the trip was boring.B. Dave climbed to the top at about 10:40 am.C. Lisa showed little interest in plants.D. Dave and Lisa are in the same grade. B①There may be no place more dangerous than Death Valley（死亡谷）. Death Valley is the hottest and the driest place in North America.②Death Valley isn’t an easy place to live in. It gets less than two feet of rain a year and it’s hot, too. In July, temperature often gets over 46℃. Even a lake there has turned into salt crystals（晶体）. But it is cold at night. When it gets cold enough, the water on the ground will turn into thin ice. Then the strong wind—like a large hand—can move the rocks along the icy ground. That is why the rocks can “walk” on their own in Death Valley.③The weather condition in Death Valley is terrible, but there is still full of lives. Nothing can stop plants and animals from making it their home. People have found more than 1,000 kinds of plants there. It also has 51 kinds of mammals（哺乳动物）, 6 kinds of fish, and more than 300 kinds of birds. The animals aren’t all small, either.④Finding water is the biggest challenge for anything that lives here. To survive, some plants’ roots（根部）can go fifty feet under the ground to find water. Kangaroo rats（更格卢鼠）get the water they need from flowers.⑤Death Valley really makes a lot of surprise!49. (  ) Why can the rocks “walk” on their own in Death Valley?A. Because it gets less than two feet of rain a year in Death Valley.B. Because the water on the ground will turn into thin ice.C. Because the strong wind can move the rocks along the icy ground.D. Because the weather condition in Death Valley is really terrible.50. (  ) How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 4?A. By giving examples.B. By asking questions.C. By giving advice.D. By telling stories.51. (  ) What can we learn from the passage?A. The writer doesn’t like Death Valley.B. Some animals are large in Death Valley.C. The plants do not have long roots.D. Rocks sometimes move in the afternoon. 52. (  )What’s the structure of the passage? C“If you need to send messages or e-mails or do something on your phone, do it now,” the tour guide said through the loudspeaker. Everyone laughed and took out the phones. Minutes later, the train reached the snowy mountain area, and our phones lost signals（信号）. The next morning, as the sun rose over the land, I woke up in the train and went into the sightseeing（观光）area. A guide drank his morning coffee and called out over the loudspeaker, “There’s a huge bird! And see those horses!”Soon the train passed by a large lake and went deep through the mountains. The mountain walls were so close. I stood up many times to get a closer look. I was so excited that I wished I could open the window and reach out to feel those snowy stones! By evening, when we reached the plains（平原）, the guide asked cheerfully, “If anyone has a guitar, bring it to the sightseeing area and let’s have a party!” A passenger took a harmonica（口琴）out of her pocket and began to play, and someone else brought a guitar to join her. The joyful music mixed with people’s talks. “You know, the happy time makes me love this world again,” said the man sitting next to me. It turned out you didn’t need a mobile signal to make a connection.53. (  ) Which picture can describe Paragraph 3 best?54. (  ) What is the correct order of the following events? ①saw some animals②had a party③passed by a lake④reached the mountain areaA. ③②①④B. ③①④②C. ④③①②D. ④①③②55. (  ) What could be the best title for the passage?A. A surprising mountainB. A Nice trip with friendsC. A special train journeyD. A special party with musicV. 完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。（共 5 小题，计 10 分）56. 在群山中有一片不寻常的森林。There is an              forest in the mountains.57.一些勇敢的科学家冒着生命危险去那里研究珍稀动物。Some brave scientists              to study rare animals there.58.他们经常到山谷底部采集样本。They often go to              the valley to collect samples.59.这个山谷低于海平面 200 米，所以空气非常潮湿。The valley is 200 metres             , so the air is very humid.60.每年，他们都会来这里进行研究，了解更多关于大自然的知识。Every year, they come here to              and learn more about nature.VI. 短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。）（共 10 小题，计 10 分）The Amazon rainforest is in South America. It covers 5.5 million square kilometres.The Amazon River 61.      through the rainforest. It’s the world’s 62.      longest river. Climate change and human 63.      make it “sick”. Actually, the rainforest can fix（修复）itself. But now, it feels too “tired” to get better.The Amazon is one of the world’s 64.      places. But since 2005, three droughts（干旱）have hit the rainforest. The trees don’t have enough water to 65.     . What’s worse, they can 66.      catch fire when they become dry. People cut down rainforest trees mostly for wood. They burnt the forest to make farmland. All these activities caused about 17 percent of the rainforest to 67.         .The Amazon is like the lungs（肺）of 68.      planet. The rich plants there make more than 20 percent of the planet’s oxygen（氧气）. If the Amazon “dies”, the earth will become even 69.     . Researchers are 70.      of better ways of protection（保护）to save the Amazon rainforest. Hope we can solve the problems in the near future.VII. 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。（共 5 小题，计 10 分） The Sahara Desert is the biggest desert in the world. It is more than 9, 000, 000 square kilometres in size. This is almost the size of China. The desert covers 11 countries in the north of Africa.The Nile runs through the Sahara Desert all year round. There are also other rivers running through it seasonally. The geography of the desert includes dunes（沙丘）. Some of the dunes are so huge that they can even be over 152 meters high. When you go on a visit in the Sahara Desert, you may feel you are in a sea of sand. However, there are also other amazing landforms（地形）in different parts of the desert.It is very hot and dry in the Sahara Desert. During the hottest months, the temperature can reach 50°C. Because of high temperatures and poor conditions, only 500 kinds of plants live there. They also play a role in the number of animals. In the driest part of the desert, there are only 70 kinds of animals.Today, the population is about 2,500,000 there. Most of them don’t live in cities. Instead, they move from place to place through the desert. Because of this, there are many different cultures and languages in this area. But Arabic（阿拉伯语）is still the most widely spoken one.71. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?It is mainly about the              of the Sahara Desert.72. Which river runs through the Sahara Desert all year round?It’s             .73. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?It refers to “            ”.74. Why are there many different cultures and languages in the Sahara Desert?Because people there                         .75. In which part of a magazine can we read the text?We can read it in the part of              in a magazine.VIII. 交流与表达（共 6 小题，计 20 分）第一节：补全对话。根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。（共 5 小题，计 5 分）A: Hi, Anna! What’s your favourite country? B: China. It has a rich and fascinating history. I visited it four years ago.A: 76.                         ?B: My parents. We had a really good time there.A: 77.                         ?B: Yes, we did. We went to Mount Qomolangma. A: 78.                         ?B: Yes, it is. It is higher than any other mountain in the world.A: How high is it?B: It is 8848.86 metres.A: Wow! Did you climb up to the top?B: No, I didn’t. 79.                         .A: Where else did you go?B: Well, we also went to Beijing and climbed the Great Wall. Have you been to China before?A: 80.             . But I plan to go there this summer.B: I’m sure you will have a good time.A: I hope so.第二节：书面表达。（共 1 题，计 15 分）  假如你来自甘肃，你校英语俱乐部为了培养学生热爱家乡的情感，打算开展“为家乡打Call”的宣传活动，鼓励同学们宣传家乡的自然景观、名胜古迹或本土文化。你计划在本次活动中介绍有“沙漠第一泉”之称的月牙泉，请你根据以下提示内容写一篇英语发言稿。要求：1. 要点齐全，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；3. 不少于70词（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。My dear friends,If you come to Gansu for a trip, you mustn’t miss the Crescent Spring._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’s all. Thanks for listening.参考答案I. 第一节：1. W: What do you know about the Bohai Sea?M: It’s an inland sea in the northeast of China.Q: What are the boy and the girl talking about?2. W: I heard you climbed mountains recently. How was the trip, Jack?M: Nice. It took us five hours to get to the top of the mountain.Q: How long did it take Jack to get to the mountain top?3. W: Did you go to Russia on vacation, Sam?M: Yes, I visited Mount Elbrus. It’s 5,642 metres high and is the highest mountain in Russia.Q: How high is the mountain?4. M: How high is the Huangguoshu Waterfall?W: It is about 80 metres high. And it is about 100 metres wide.Q: How high is the Huangguoshu Waterfall?5.W: Hi Jack, how was your trip to Mount Huang?M: Wonderful. It was a long bus ride, but it was exciting.Q: How did Jack go to Mount Huang?6. W: Last year I went to the Sahara and the Dead Sea. Did you go to the two places, Mike?M: No. But I took a tour along Qinghai Lake last year.Q: Where did Mike go last year?7. W: When will Tom go to visit Victoria Falls? M: It’s 2nd August today. And Tom will go there the day after tomorrow.Q: When will Tom go to visit Victoria Falls? 8. W: The white building is 88 metres tall. Is it the tallest in town?M: No, the blue building is the tallest. It’s 10 metres taller than the white one.Q: How tall is the blue building?9. M: Is the Amazon River the longest river in the world?W: No, it’s the world’s second longest river. The Nile is the longest.Q: Which is the second longest river in the world?10. W: Did you give your grandparents any gifts last Double Ninth Day, Chen Fei?M: No, I didn’t. I took them to the cinema and we enjoyed Beijing Opera together. This year, I will climb Mount E’mei with them. Q: What did Chen Fei and his grandparents do last Double Ninth Day?第二节：Text 1W: Mount Bachelor is a famous mountain in Oregon. It’s near the city of Bend. Because of its size, people can see it from miles away in any direction. It is about 2,764 metres above sea level. Mount Bachelor is famous for winter activities, such as skiing and snowboarding. The snow usually lasts for several months. They offer even snowshoes and dog sledges for other winter activities. During the summer, a chairlift takes visitors to the top of the mountain.Text 2W: Can you tell me something about the longest river in the world, Jack?M: Sure. It’s the Nile. And it is in Africa.W: How long is it?M: It’s about 6,600 kilometres long. It passes through eleven countries.W: Does it pass through Egypt?M: Yes. It goes through Egypt from the south to the north.W: It must be very important to Egypt.M: Yes. Without the Nile, Egypt would be deserts.W: Did you visit the Nile?M: Yes, I visited it last month with my parents.W: Thank you very much. I hope to have a chance to visit it one day.M: You will. Bye-bye.II.   After the geography class, Kangkang and his friends are talking about the rivers and lakes in China. Kangkang thinks the Yellow River is wonderful. It is 5,464 kilometres long. It is the mother river to Chinese people. Lingling thinks the Huangguoshu Waterfall is the best. The water falling from a very high place gives her a great shock. Liu Mei thinks Qinghai Lake is her favourite place. There is fresh air, lovely birds and wide cycling roads. Plenty of people visit it every year.第一部分 听力I. 第一节：1-5: AABAB 6-10: ACCCA 第二节：11-15: CBBBAII. 16. rivers and lakes 17. mother 18. best 19. shock 20. birds 第二部分 笔试III.第一节：21-25: BCBAD 26-30: CABAB  第二节：31-35: CCABB 36-40: CACBBIV. 第一节：41-45: DEACB  第二节：A) 46-48: DDB B) 49-52: CABD  C) 53-55: BDCV. 56. unusual 57. risk their lives 58. the bottom of  59. below sea level 60. do researchVI. 61. runs 62. second 63. activities 64.wettest  65. grow 66. easily 67. disappear 68. our 69. hotter  70. thinkingVII. 71. size 72. the Nile 73. plants  74. move from place to place 75. natureVIII. 第一节：76. Who did you go there with /...77. Did you go anywhere interesting/...78. Is it the highest mountain in the world79. It was too hard for me/...80. No, I haven’t/...第二节：My dear friends,  If you come to Gansu for a trip, you mustn’t miss the Crescent Spring. It lies at the foot of the Mingsha Mountain, and it is known as the “First Spring in the Desert”.  The spring gets the name because it looks like a crescent moon. It is about 200 metres long and 50 metres wide. Its deepest part can reach up to 5 metres. Even though the spring is in the desert, its water is very clear and sweet. As one of the most popular sights in Gansu, it interests a lot of visitors. There are a number of activities for visitors, such as riding camels, sand sliding, camping and so on.  Welcome to the Crescent Spring. You can not only enjoy the beauty of the desert but also learn about the culture here.  That’s all. Thanks for listening.A. This made Confucius think deeply about the world and his place in it.B. As you get higher, the landscape becomes more amazing.C. In history, many other emperors（皇帝）went there to show respect for the sky and the ground.D. Parts of his body became the five great mountains of China.E. There are many stories about his visits.Activities:8:15 ammeet in front of the school 8:20 amleave by school bus9:00 am~11:30 amclimb Mount Moon11:50 am~12:30 pmeat lunch1:30 pm~5:00 pmvisit the Botanic Garden（植物园）5:15 pmgo back to schoolI started climbing at 9:10 am. It took me about one and a half hours to get to the top. It was exciting to see the whole city there.—Dave, Grade 8I learnt a lot about the trees and flowers in the Botanic Garden. I will look for more information about plants in the future.—Lisa, Grade 7two, run, grow, easy, activity, think, hot, we, appear, wet月牙泉(Crescent Spring)地理位置鸣沙山(Mingsha Mountain)脚下名字来源似一轮新月(crescent moon)大小长约200米、宽约50米，最深处可达5米特点即使在沙漠中，泉水依然清澈、甘甜观光游览骑骆驼(camel)、滑沙(sand sliding)、露营等意义……