初中英语人教版（2024）八年级下册（2024）Unit 4 The Wonders of NatureSection B当堂检测题

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(2025~2026下学期)(Full Marks: 120分 Time: 120分钟)
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第一部分听力(共四节，满分30分)
第一节听句子，选择最佳答语(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
( )1. A. It's ancient.B. In Africa.C. The lngest river.
( )2. A. Our“mther river”.B. 5,464 kilmetres lng.
C. Brwn and yellw earth.
( )3. A. It was amazing.B. In Guizhu.C. Yes, I'd lve t.
( )4. A. At the bttm.B. The Dead Sea.C. Crrect!
( )5. A. I can't wait.B. Sunds terrible.C. Have a nice trip!
第二节听对话和问题，选择正确答案(共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分)
( )6. What class are they having?
( )7. What are they talking abut?
( )8. What is Peter ding?
A. Reading a bk.B. Drawing a picture.C. Lking at a pht.
( )9. Which river did Peter visit last summer?
A. The Snghua River.B. The Yellw River.C. The Yangtze River.
( )10. What is the tpic abut?
A. Freign cuntries.B. The deep sea.C. Wild animals.
( )11. Why d many cuntries d research n it?
A. T write a reprt.B. Because f curisity.
C. T prtect the envirnment.
( )12. What is the surprising fact?
A. There is rubbish under the deep sea.
B. Peple knw little abut the cean flr.
C. Deep-sea animals are in danger.
( )13. Where is the Amazn River?
A. In Suth America.B. In Africa.C. In India.
( )14. Hw lng is the Amazn River?
A. Abut 6,670 kilmetres.B. Abut 6,440 kilmetres.
C. Abut 5,460 kilmetres.
( )15. What will the students learn in the next class?
A. Animals and plants.B. Rainfrests.C. Other big rivers.
( )16. Hw des Taibai Muntain get its name?
A. It is the highest muntain in the area.
B. It lks like a white clud.
C. Its tp is cvered with snw all year rund.
( )17. When is the best time t visit Taibai Muntain Natinal Frest Park?
A. January and February.B. July and August.
C. Nvember and December.
( )18. What can visitrs d at Taibai Muntain Natinal Frest Park?
A. Visit ancient buildings.B. Enjy nature and see animals.
C. Take part in water sprts.
第三节听短文和问题，选择正确答案(共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分)
( )19. What can we knw abut the Cng River?
A. It's the largest river in Africa.
B. It's the deepest river in the wrld.
C. It's the secnd largest river in the wrld.
( )20. Hw lng is the Cng River?
A. Abut 2,800 miles.B. Abut 2,890 miles.
C. Abut 2,920 miles.
( )21. Hw is the water in the Cng River?
A. Warm.B. Cl.C. Cld.
( )22. What is the symbl f Canada?
A. The leaf n the natinal flag. B. The CN Twer.
C. The Rcky Muntains.
( )23. What is Lake Superir knwn fr?
A. It is the smallest lake in Canada.
B. It is the largest saltwater lake in the wrld.
C. It is the largest freshwater lake in the wrld.
( )24. What shuld yu be careful f if yu visit the Rcky Muntains?
A. The cld weather.B. The bears.C. The cliffs.
( )25. Hw tall is the CN Twer?
A. 553.33 metres. metres. metres.
第四节 听短文填空(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分25分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The Sahara Desert is the biggest desert in the wrld. It 31 11 cuntries in Nrth Africa and is abut 9 millin square kilmetres in size. Its 32 is
Facts abut Lake Baikal
Where:26. in Siberia,
What:27. the wrld's freshwater lake
Area:28. Its cvers 31,500 square kilmetres.
Animals:29. many different types f animals in this hard envirnment
Tday:30. It attracts lts f visitrs t explre.
cvered in sand. Many peple think it has always been a desert, but they are wrng. At ne time the Sahara was underwater, and many things grew. Hwever,ht winds made everything very 33 , and then nthing culd grw.
These changes in the envirnment tk millins f years. Tday, the desert still keeps changing. It is a sandy desert with great sand hills. The wind mves the 34 arund, making the hills lk different ver time.
In the Sahara Desert, temperatures are very different during the day and at night. During the day, it can be the 35 place in the wrld. The temperature rises t ver 50 36 . Hwever, the temperature might drp 37 zer at night. S it's hard fr living things t live in the terrible 38 .
Only a few animals can live in the desert. The camel is the best knwn, and there is als a kind f deer. These animals can 39 fr a lng time withut water. Their natural abilities help them live in this envirnment.
There are als peple living in the desert, called Beduins(贝都因人). They dn't live in the same place all the time, but mve abut frm place t place.They knw hw t use the resurces (资源 ) f the desert 40 , like finding hidden water surces.
( )31. A. acceptsB. cversC. develpsD. wnders
( )32. A. ceanB. lcatinC. surfaceD. height
( )33. A. dryB. aliveC. wetD. lively
( )34. A. grassB. waterC. stneD. sand
( )35. A. cldestB. clestC. httestD. warmest
( )36. A. metresB. degreesC. levelsD. miles
( )37. A. abveB. belwC. highD. lw
( )38. A. descriptinsB. emtinsC. cnditinsD. suggestins
( )39. A. cntrlB. avidC. disappearD. survive
( )40. A. badlyB. sadlyC. wiselyD. nervusly
第二节短文填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
I lve explring muntains, especially thse in the Himalayas. As a41. (climb), I have had many amazing experiences there. The high peaks stand tall, and the great 42. (deep) f sme valleys always surprises me. Once, I crssed rivers 43. walked thrugh the muntains fr days, breathing in fresh air and watching birds fly by.
Later, I went t Ladakh, a place with a big desert in the Himalayas. The weather there is 44. (change): days are ht, but nights get very cld. During the day, the temperature is 45. 25 degrees. But the temperature can fall t -20 degrees at night. This amazing place46. (draw) my attentin successfully. Travelling alne there seemed 47. (risk) at first. Hwever, my strng 48. (curius) abut the land pushed me t keep ging. Lcal families were very49. (friend). They invited 50. (I) int their huses. They served me warm tea and shared stries abut their lives 51. me.
52. (knw) mre abut Ladakh's past, I studied its histry and lcal culture bth befre my trip and during my stay there. Thugh the area's
53. (develp) was slw in sme peple's eyes, with few tall buildings r busy rads, its 54. (nature) beauty was hard t beat.
These trips helped me grw int 55. pen-minded and brave (勇敢的) persn. I’ ll never frget the wnderful landscapes f muntains and deserts, r the kindhearted peple I met alng the way.
第三部分阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Explre the natural beauty f China in Natinal Parks!
( )56. Where is the largest natinal park in the text?
A. In Shaanxi Prvince.B. In Anhui Prvince.
C. On Hainan Island.D. On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
( )57. What can yu see in Huangshan Natinal Frest Park?
①Wuzhi Shan.②Ht springs.
③Amazing pine trees.④Yingge Ling.
A.①②B.①③C.②③D.②④
( )58. Where is the text mst prbably frm?
A. A diary.B. A travel magazine.
C. A strybk.D. A science reprt.
B
Maya was a yung lady. She lived in a small village at the ft f a very high muntain. She ften dreamed f reaching the tp f the muntain. Every
Natinal Parks
Infrmatin
Three-River-Surce Natinal Park
Size: 190,700km²
Where: the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(青藏高原)
* The surce ( 源头) f three rivers — the YangtzeRiver, the Yellw River and the Lancang River
* Knwn as“China’ s Water Twer”
* Natural wnders: snw muntains, wild animals,ancient frests and lakes
Huangshan Natinal Frest Park
Size: 120km²
Where: Suthern Anhui Prvince
* One f the smallest natinal parks f China
* Named fr Emperr Huang, nt fr clur
* “Five Natural Wnders”: amazing pin e trees (松树),strangely-shaped rcks, the Sea f Cluds, ht springs and winter snw
Natinal Park f Hainan Trpical Rainfrest
Size: 4,269 km²
Where: Hainan Island
* Hme t China's largest rainfrest
* Hundreds f kinds f natinal key-prtected wild plants
* Rainfrest wnders: Wuzhi Shan, Yingge Ling and Jianfeng Ling
day, she lked up at the muntain, and imagined what it wuld be like t stand n its tp and see the wrld frm that height.
One day, Maya decided that it was time t make her dream cme true. She packed a small bag and set ff n her jurney. Halfway up the muntain, Maya met a grup f experienced climbers cming dwn.“Turn back,” they warned.“Climbing the muntain is s difficult, and the weather is getting wrse. It's nt wrth the risk.”
Thugh Maya felt tired and cld, she thanked the climbers fr their care and decided t cntinue climbing. As she climbed higher, the air grew thinner. Every step became a struggle. But she didn't give up. She knew that every step frward,n matter hw small, brught her clser t her gal.
Finally, Maya reached the tp. The scenery was mre beautiful than she had ever imagined. Tears f jy filled her eyes. At that mment, Maya realized that climbing the muntain was nt just abut reaching the tp; it was abut discvering her wn strength and ambitin.
Frm that day n, Maya never dubted (怀疑) herself again. She faced each new challenge with the same determinatin and curage. She knew that she had the strength t climb any muntain, bth in the wrld and within herself.
( )59. What was Maya's dream?
A. T be a teacher.B. T live in the city.
C. T see the muntain.
D. T reach the tp f the muntain.
( )60. What happened n Maya's way t the tp f the muntain?
A. She was tld t turn back.
B. She fell dwn and brke her leg.
C. Sme climbers jined her in climbing.
D. Sme climbers encuraged her t keep ging.
( )61. What is paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A. Maya was t excited t cry.
B. Maya realized the meaning f climbing the muntain.
C. Climbing the muntain was nt difficult in Maya's eyes.
D. The scenery was mre beautiful than Maya had ever imagined.
C
Yu must have heard f the legend (传说) f Yu Gng, wh tried t mve tw muntains. The Taihang Muntain was ne f the tw muntains.
The Taihang Muntain passes thrugh the areas f Hebei, Shanxi, Henan and Beijing. It is abut 500 kilmetres lng. It is ne f the largest muntain ranges in Nrth China, and it was called“the backbne (脊梁 ) f China” in ancient times.
Many legends abut the beginning f human civilizatin cme frm theTaihang area. Fr example, Nv Wa used the five-clured stnes t repair the sky t make sure that humans wuld have a better future; Huyi prtected everyne by shting nine suns.
The Taihang Muntain is nt nly a place where the ancient stries happened, but als a place where tens f thusands f fssils (化石) were fund.These fssils shw hw the earth has changed ver time. At the same time, we
can als learn abut hw ancient humans lived frm the discveries arund the area.
Nwadays, there are natural frests arund the area with beautiful clurs in fur seasns. In spring, the trees will grw green leaves. In summer, the trees will grw thick, and leaves will cver the sun. In autumn, leaves turn yellw. In winter, the trees are cvered with snw, like a thick white cat. Yu can g there whenever yu want because it is beautiful all year rund.
If yu want t learn different things abut histry, culture and ther imprtant knwledge, yu can cme t the Taihang Muntain and feel its greatness.
( )62. Hw des the writer start the text?
A. By asking questins.B. By mentining legends.
C. By giving numbers.D. By cmparing facts.
( )63. What can shw that humans have lived arund the Taihang area since lng ag?
A. The fssils.B. Ancient stries.
C. Natural frests.D. Five-clured stnes.
( )64. What is the main purpse f the text?
A. T tell peple hw t take a trip t the Taihang Muntain.
B. T intrduce famus legends abut the Taihang Muntain.
C. T shw the Taihang Muntain is wnderful and wrth visiting.
D. T encurage peple t learn mre abut ancient histry.
( )65. What is the best title fr the text?
A. A Great Old Man— Yu Gng
B. Ancient Stries abut the Taihang Muntain
C. The Natural Frests f the Taihang Muntain
D. The Taihang Muntain—a Great Treasure in China
D
Caka Salt Lake(茶卡盐湖) is lcated in Qinghai Prvince, China. It sits at an altitude (海拔) f abut 3,059 metres and takes up an area f abut 105 square kilmetres. It is rich in salt with a heavy salt bed clse t the lake surface. That makes the lake a main surce f salt in China. When the weather is clear, the lake ffers beautiful reflectins (影像) f the blue sky. That is why peple call it“the sky mirrr”.
Because f its amazing views, the lake is seen as ne f the“must-g”places in China. The best time t visit it is frm July t August. It is believed that breathing in the humid air with its salt cntent is especially gd fr the lungs.
If yu want t g n a trip t the lake, the fllwing tips may be helpful.
Dn't eat the salt in the lake directly.
Wear sunglasses and a hat because f the strng ultravilet rays(紫外线).
Prepare sme medicine fr the weak and the elderly t deal with altitude sickness.
When travelling t such a beautiful wrld f salt surrunded (环绕 ) by snwy muntains and green grassland, yu will feel like yu are in a fairyland(仙境). If yu have a chance, why nt g there and enjy the amazing place?
( )66. What makes the lake a main surce f salt in China?
A. The wide area f the lake.B. The high altitude f the lake.
C. The warm weather f the lake.
D. The heavy salt bed clse t the lake surface.
( )67. Why d peple call Caka Salt Lake“the sky mirrr”?
A. It has rich salt.B. It sits at a high altitude.
C. The ultravilet rays there are strng.
D. It ffers beautiful reflectins f the blue sky.
( )68. What des the underlined wrd“humid” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Cld.B. Dirty.C. Wet.D. Strange.
( )69. What des the writer think f Caka Salt Lake?
A. Ht.B. Beautiful.C. Dangerus.D. Cmmn.
( )70. What can we knw frm the text?
A. Caka Salt Lake has a warm winter.
B. Caka Salt Lake is a wnderful place t visit.
C. Caka Salt Lake is a big lake in Suth China.
D. The best seasn t visit Caka Salt Lake is spring.
第二节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。
There are many waterfalls in China. Sme are big, and sme are small. They are all beautiful. Tday I' ll intrduce fur f them t yu.
Huanggushu Waterfall, which is lcated in Anshun City, Guizhu Prvince, is the largest waterfall in China. It is ne f the mst famus natural wnders in Asia. With a height f 77.8 metres and a width f 101 metres, it lks like a“white curtain” puring frm the sky, prducing thunderus (雷鸣般的)sund. Every year, millins f peple cme t visit this natural wnder.
Three Grges Grand Waterfall (三峡大瀑布) in Yichang, Hubei is a great natural landscape in China. It is ne f the widest waterfalls and many peple think it is the N.1 waterfall in the wrld.
Huku Waterfall, lcated n the Yellw River at the brder f Shanxi Prvince and Shaanxi Prvince in nrthern China, is ne f the mst pwerful waterfalls in ur cuntry. Knwn fr its yellw water and thunderus sund, it's the secnd largest waterfall in China, after Huanggushu Waterfall. Peple can hear the sund frm far away.
Lushan Waterfall in Jiangxi Prvince is very beautiful. It's well-knwn inChina and the wrld because f the pem by Li Bai: The waterfall plunges straight dwn three thusand feet. As if the Milky Way were falling frm theNinth Heaven(飞流直下三千尺,疑似银河落九天).
71. Hw high is Huanggushu Waterfall?

72. Where is Three Grges Grand Waterfall?

73. What is Huku Waterfall knwn fr?

74. Why is Lushan Waterfall well-knwn in China and the wrld?

75.开放性设问 Which waterfall d yu like best? Why?


第四部分情景交际(满分10分)
补全对话(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A: Culd yu tell me mre abut the wnders f nature, Li Ming?
B: 76. What wuld yu like t knw?
A: 77.
B: Munt Qmlangma! It is higher than any ther muntain in the wrld.
A: 78.
B: It is 8,848.86 metres high.
A: 79.
B: It is in the Mariana Trench.
A: 80.
B: It is abut 11,000 metres deep.
A: Hw amazing! Are they all natural wnders?
B: Yes. If I have a chance, I hpe t explre nature ne day.
A: That sunds great!
第五部分写作(满分15分)
书面表达
81.假定你是学校英语社团成员，社团正在举办“中国自然奇观”广告设计比赛。请选择一处中国著名的自然奇观(如黄山、九寨沟、桂林山水等)，根据下面的思维导图写一篇英语广告。
注意：(1)短文须包括思维导图中所有信息，可适当发挥；
(2)文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名；
(3)词数80个左右。








Unit 4检测题参考答案
第一部分
第一节 1-5 BBABC
第二节 6-9 BCAC 10-12 BBA 13-15 ABC 16-18 CBB
第三节 19-21 BCA 22-25 ACBA
第四节 26. Russia 27. deepest 28. surface 29. survive 30. Curius
第二部分
第一节 31-35 BCADC 36-40 BBCDC
第二节 41. climber 42. depth 43. and 44. changeable 45. abve
46. drew 47. risky 48. curisity 49. friendly 50. me 51. with
52. T knw 53. develpment 54. natural 55. an
第三部分
第一节 56-58 DCB 59-61 DAB 62-65 BACD 66-70 DDCBB
第二节 71. It is 77.8 metres high. 72. In Yichang, Hubei.
73. It is knwn fr its yellw water and thunderus sund.
74. Because f the pem by Li Bai.
75. I like Huanggushu Waterfall best. Because it is the largest waterfall in China and lks like a“white curtain” puring frm the sky.(言之有理即可)
第四部分76. Sure./ Of curse./ N prblem.
77. What is the highest muntain in the wrld? 78. Hw high is it?
79. Where is the deepest pint in the cean?
80. Hw deep is it?(答案不唯一)
第五部分
81. One pssible versin:
Lcated in Sichuan Prvince, Jiuzhaigu is ne f the mst amazing natural wnders in China. It is abut 62 square kilmetres in size. It is famus fr its clurful lakes, waterfalls and muntains.
The lakes there are special. The water f the lakes is in differen clurs—— blue, green, and even red because f the sunlight and underwater plants. The Five-Flwer Lake, with clear and clurful water, is the mst famus. The Nurilang Waterfall, 270 metres wide and 24.5 metres high, makes a lud nise when the water rushes dwn. And the muntain there are als very beautiful.
Jiuzhaigu is really great! Every seasn brings different beauty. Iyu visit it, yu will enjy the greatest natural wnders f China.