初中英语人教版（2024）八年级上册（2024）Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A精品精练

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重点词汇解析(单词前标*为初中新学词汇)
flding /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ adj. 折叠式的；可折叠的
[词汇拓展] fld(v.)折叠；unfld(v.)展开，打开
[词汇搭配] flding fan 折扇；a flding chair折叠椅
[词汇例句] He lay n a flding bed. 他躺在一张折叠床上。
bamb /bæmˈbuː/ n. 竹子
[词汇搭配] bamb shts竹笋；bamb frest竹林
[词汇用法]
bamb常用于指材料或食物，用作不可数名词。
Pandas like eating bamb. 熊猫喜欢吃竹子。
当谈论竹子种类时，使可数名词，其复数形式为bambs(直接在词尾加s)。
[词汇例句] Lisa wants t learn hw t paint bamb in ink. 丽莎想学习如何用墨水画竹子。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
Giraffes like eating ________, and pandas like eating ________.
A．leaf; bambB．leafs; bambC．leaf; bambsD．leaves; bamb
ppular /ˈpɒpjələ(r)/ adj. 广受欢迎的；流行的
[词汇拓展] mre ppular；mst ppular
unppular(adj.)不受欢迎的；ppularity (n.)受欢迎，普及；
ppularly (adv.)普遍地，广泛地
[词汇搭配] the mst ppular subject最受欢迎的主题/学科；ppular music流行音乐
be ppular with/amng受...的欢迎，在...中很流行
mre and mre ppular越来越受欢迎
[词汇例句] The bk is ppular with students. 这本书受到学生们的欢迎。
[随学随练]
用ppular的适当形式填空。
Tea and cffee are tw f drinks in the wrld.
He always plays jkes n thers. S he is amng his classmates.
Generative(生成的) AI will be used in the future.
His bks have gained(获得) in in recent years.
The winter sprts becme (越来越受欢迎).
gdness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ n. 美德；营养
[词汇拓展] gd(adj.)好的；(n.)善行；好处；bad(adj.)坏的；(n.)坏事；badness(n.)道德败坏
[词汇搭配] a symbl f gdness美德的象征；Gdness! /Gdness me!/ My gdness! 天哪！啊呀！
[词汇例句] If yu bil the vegetables t lng they'll lse all their gdness.蔬菜煮的时间太长，就会
失去它所有的营养。
My gdness, yu have been busy! 天哪，你一直在忙！
tl /tuːl/ n. 工具；手段
[词汇搭配] garden tls 园艺工具； make tls制作工具
[词汇例句] The cmputer is nw an invaluable tl fr the family dctr.计算机现在是家庭医生非常
有用的工具。
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ adv. 实际上；居然
[词汇拓展] mre actually；mst actually
actual(adj.)实际的，真实的
[词汇用法]
用于强调事实，表示“的确，事实上，实际上”。
What did she actually say? 她到底是怎么说的？
用于表示想法与事实不一致而惊奇，表示“居然，竟然”
The fd was nt actually all that expensive. 食品居然并不那么昂贵。
用于礼貌地纠正他人。
We're nt American, actually. We're Canadian. 实际上我们不是美国人。我们是加拿大人。
礼貌地引起注意、转换话题、直言。
Well actually, Jhn, I rang yu fr sme advice.这么说吧，约翰，我给你打电话是想得到些建议。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
—I heard yur team lst the basketball game yesterday. That’s t bad.
—Well, ________, we didn’t lse. We wn!
A．quicklyB．brightlyC．actuallyD．certainly
sht /ʃuːt/ n. 幼苗，嫩芽；拍摄； v. 开(枪)，射击；射杀，射伤；(朝某方向)冲，奔，飞驰；拍摄；投篮，射门
[词汇拓展] sht /ʃɒt/
[词汇搭配] bamb shts竹笋；new green shts绿色的新芽
sht dwn 射下；击落；sht ff迅速离开；sht up快速长高；迅速上升
sht past飞驰而过
[词汇例句] They had almst reached the bat when a figure sht past them.他们差不多快到船边时，
一个人影从他们旁边飞奔而过。
[随学随练]
写出下列句子中sht的中文意思。
They sht the lck(锁) ff.
A plane sht acrss the sky.
The mvie was sht in black and white.
He shuld have sht instead f passing.
They are white and black. They like t eat bamb shts .
Ticket prices sht up last year.
appear /əˈpɪə(r)/ v. 出现，呈现；显得，看来，似乎；开始存在，产生；出版，问世；演出
[词汇拓展] disappear (v.)消失；appearance (n.)出现；外貌
[词汇搭配] appear t d 好像，似乎；It appears/appeared that... 似乎...，看来...
[词汇例句] A wman appeared at the far end f the street.一个女人远远出现在街的尽头。
It appears that he made a mistake. 看来他犯了个错误。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
(1)Grandpa enjys ______ stries and he appears ______ cuntless stries.
A．t tell; t haveB．telling; t haveC．t tell; havingD．telling; having
(2)—Where is Jack? He didn’t last night.
—He was ill last night.
A．slve B．spare C．appear D．tuch
land /lænd/ n. 陆地；土地 v. 降落；着陆；成功得到，赢得；使陷于(困境)
[词汇拓展] dreamland梦境；理想世界；wnderland（童话中的）仙境，奇境；
[词汇搭配] land animal陆地动物；a piece f waste land 一块荒地
land (sb.) in 使陷入(困境)
[词汇例句] The land rse t the east. 那地向东隆起。
The plane landed safely.飞机安全着陆了。
[词汇用法]
land表示“陆地，土地”，用作不可数名词。
a piece f land 一块土地
land也可以用作可数名词，表示“国家，地区”，用于表示情感上或想象的国家、地区。
They dreamed f travelling t freign lands.他们梦想去外国旅游。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
Our plane ________ at Beijing Badaling Airprt in 30 minutes, please return t yur seat and fasten yur safety belt (系紧安全带).
A．is landingB．landsC．landedD．will land
(2)—What d yu think f the envirnment here?
—Wnderful! __________ f the land __________ cvered with trees.
A．Tw fifths; isB．Tw fifth; isC．Tw fifths; areD．Tw fifth; are
African /ˈæfrɪkən/ adj. 非洲的；非洲人的 n. 非洲人
[词汇拓展] Africa(n.)非洲；America(n.)美洲；美国；American(n.)美洲人；美国人；(adj.)美洲的；美
国的；Asia(n.)亚洲；Asian(n.)亚洲人；(adj.)亚洲的；Eurpe(n.)欧洲；Eurpean(n.)欧洲人；
(adj.)欧洲的
[词汇搭配] African elephant非洲象；African culture非洲文化
[词汇例句] Sn it became ppular with farmers in ther African cuntries.很快，它就在其他非洲国
家的农民中流行起来。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
The giraffe cmes frm ________ Africa. It is ________ African animal.
A．/; aB．a; /C．/; anD．the; an
rse /rəʊz/ n. 玫瑰；蔷薇
[词汇搭配] a red rse 一朵红玫瑰；China rse 月季花
[词汇例句] Lily likes rses best. 莉莉最喜欢玫瑰花。
[词汇用法]
rse用作名词，表示“玫瑰；蔷薇”。
She bent t pick a red rse. 她弯腰去摘一朵红玫瑰。
rse还可以用作rise的过去式，表示“上升，升起；起立”。
They rse frm the table. 他们从餐桌旁站起身。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
(1)We ________ ur heads t watch the sun ________ ver the muntain.
A．raised; rise B．raise; rse C．raised; rse D．rse; raise
(2)Eric bught ________ rses than us because he didn’t take enugh mney.
A．lessB．fewerC．leastD．fewest
weigh /weɪ/ v. 有……重；称重量；认真考虑，权衡；斟酌(字句)；(对看法或结果)有影响，有分量
[词汇拓展] weight(n.)重量
[词汇搭配] weigh up t 860 kg重量可达860公斤；weigh yur wrds推敲；斟酌字句
weigh dwn使烦恼，使焦虑；weigh n加重…的思想负担；使焦虑不安；使担忧
[词汇例句]
[随学随练]
写出下列句子中weigh的中文意思。
She weighed the stne in her hand.
Yu must weigh up the prs and cns.
He said the wrds very slwly, as if weighing each ne f them.
His past recrd weighs heavily against him.
Smething was weighing n her mind.
fan /fæn/ n. 扇子；电风扇；迷，狂热爱好者
[词汇搭配] electric fan电风扇；mvie fans电影迷；a ftball fan足球迷
[词汇例句] His brther is a big fan f ancient histry.他弟弟是古代历史迷。
earth /ɜːθ/ n.地球，世界
[词汇拓展] sun(n.)太阳；mn(n.)月球
[词汇搭配] n earth在世界上，在人世间；(用于以hw, why, what 或 where 开始的问句，表示
强调)究竟，到底；n the earth 在地球上
dwn t earth 直率，务实的；cme dwn/back t earth回到现实，恢复正常生活
[词汇用法]
earth表示“地球”，与sun,mn等独一无二的事物相同，前面加the。有时earth表示“地球”，在天文学、地质学、诗歌等中常首字母大写，写作Earth或the Earth。
The earth travels arund the sun. 地球绕着太阳转。
earth还可以用作不可数名词，表示“泥土”。
She grew flwers with earth, water and lve.她用泥土、水和爱来种花。
重难句型解析
讨论动物的神奇
(教材原文) —What’s amazing abut the blue whale?蓝鲸有什么神奇之处？
—It’s the largest/biggest animal in the wrld?它是世界上最大的动物吗？
常用于描述动物的形容词有：beautiful漂亮的；fast快的；heavy重的；lng长的；ld年老的；small小的；tall高的；shrt矮的，短的...
when时间状语从句
(教材原文) I learnt lts f interesting things when I was there. 我在那里时，学到了很多有趣的东西。
此句中when引导了一个过去时态的时间状语从句，主句也用相应的过去的时态。
例如：He culd play ftball well when he was yung. 他小的时候足球踢得很好。
选择疑问句
(教材原文) Which d yu think is the mst beautiful, the rse, the peny , r the ltus flwer? 你认为玫瑰、牡丹和荷花，哪一种最美？
(教材原文) Which animal jumps the highest, the lin, the mnkey, r the tree frg?狮子、猴子和树蛙，哪种动物跳
得最高？
以上两个句子是选择疑问句。选择疑问句常以一般疑问句或特殊疑问句为基础，用r连接两个或以上的并列成分供选择。选择疑问句不用yes或n回答，而是在供选择的选项中选择一个对象作为回答。
例如：—Is yur father a teacher r dctr? 你爸爸是一名老师还是医生？
—He is a dctr. 他是名医生。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
(1)—Wuld yu like sme dumplings r ndles?
—________.
A．Yes, dumplingsB．N, ndlesC．Yes, bthD．Dumplings, please
(2)—D yu like music ______ PE?
—Music is my favrite. I can play many instruments.
A．ntB．butC．rD．and
as引导原因状语从句
(教材原文) Chinese peple lve the ginkg, as it is a symbl f hpe and lng life.中国人钟爱银杏，因为它象征着希望和长寿。
此句中as表示“因为”，引导一个原因状语从句。
例如： As it’s raining utside, we’d better take an umbrella and g there by taxi.由于外面正在下雨，我们最好带上雨伞，并乘坐出租车前往。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
Michael was late fr schl _________ he missed the schl bus.
A．sB．butC．asD．if
其他重要知识点讲解
ne f...结构
ne f后接可数名词复数，表示“...中的一个，...之一”。
One f the bys is frm the USA. 其中一个男孩来自美国。
ne f the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数，表示“最...的...之一”。
David is ne f the tallest students in his class. 大卫是班上个子最高的学生之一。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
One f ________ drawing a picture under the tree ________ my cusin.
A．bys; areB．the by; areC．the bys; isD．by; is
subject名词用法
subject用作可数名词，可以表示“主题，话题，题材”。
Bamb is ne f the mst ppular subjects in Chinese paintings.竹子是中国画中最受欢迎的题材之一。
bks n many different subjects 题材广泛的各种书籍
subject还可以表示“学科，科目”。
Physics is my favurite subject.物理是我最喜欢的学科。
seem用法
seem是系动词，意为“好像，似乎，看来”，常见用法如下：
seem+adj.
He seemed angry. 他好像生气了。
seem+t d
I seem t have left my bk at hme.我大概是把书忘在家里了
It seems that...
It seemed that he didn’t knw the truth. 他似乎并不知道真相。
[随学随练]
单项填空。
The by seemed ________ when his father sent him a ty car as his birthday present.
A．happyB．happilyC．happinessD．happier
基础知识综合练习
根据提示填写正确形式的单词，每空一词。
English is nt nly a language, but als a (工具) t knw abut ther cultures.
Ice cream, the sweet treat, (事实上) came frm China.
He (射击) at a bird, but he missed it.
As a traditinal Chinese martial art (武术), Taijiquan is (受欢迎的) in mre than 150 cuntries all ver the wrld.
We waited fr him fr an hur, but he didn’t (出现).
When the elephant was brn, it (称重) abut 100 kils.
There are many beautiful (蝴蝶) in the garden.
Can yu see the bird with beautiful markings n its (翅膀)?
They planted many flwers, such as (玫瑰) and sunflwers and s n.
The plane finally (降落) safely and all the peple cheered happily.
Grandparents usually (散步)alng the river after dinner.
(竹子) is (美德的象征)in Chinese culture.
用所给词的正确形式填空或者根据句意填写适当的单词使句意通顺。
—D yu knw the (weigh)f the stne?
—Yes. It (weigh)abut 200 kils.
Shanghai is ne f the biggest (city)in China.
Mary used clay (make)a nice cup fr her mther.
Chinese is ne f the (ld) languages in the wrld. As Chinese students, we shuld learn it well.
When the sun is setting, everything appears (be) glden.
Egypt is an (Africa) cuntry. What abut India?
We can’t judge (判断) a bk frm its cver, and we can’t chse a friend frm his (appear).
Lusifen is ppular amng yung peple. Althugh it smells quite terrible, it’s (actual) delicius.
Hanfu is ppular yung peple. Yu can see many f them wear hanfu n the streets.
Feel free (ask) me anything n tday’s schl trip.
Old Tm (rise) slwly frm the chair and left this huse.
单项填空。
— The new mvie star is really ppular.
— Yes, and he will________ n the talk shw this evening.
A．appearB．happenC．fllwD．becme
—Can I use yur clr pencils?
—Sure, feel free ________ them. I’m nt using them nw.
A．useB．t useC．usingD．uses
Lndn is ne f the ________ famus ________ in the wrld.
A．/; cityB．mst; citiesC．mre; citiesD．mst; city
The mvie seems ________ bring. I dn’t want t watch it again.
A．t beB．beingC．beD．t being
—________ des a baby panda ________?
—Abut 100 grams.
A．Hw heavy; weight B．Hw much; weigh
C．Hw many; weigh D．Hw much; weight
— Mm, I dn’t care what my classmates think abut me. I just want t be myself.
— Well, I think yu shuld, because sme pinins are wrth(值得)________.
A．attendingB．fldingC．weighingD．reminding
—Which sprt is ________, ftball, basketball r vlleyball?
—Basketball, I think.
A．excitingB．mre excitingC．mst excitingD．the mst exciting
English is my favrite subject ________ it’s very interesting.
A．ifB．thughC．whetherD．as
技能提升综合练习
听力选择
听材料，回答各题。
(1)What animal did Mike see first?
A．Elephants.B．Pandas.C．Mnkeys.
(2)What were the elephants ding?
A．Sleeping.B．PlayingC．Eating.
(3)What did the wman d after watching the elephants?
A．Went t see the mnkeys.
B．Played with the pandas.
C．Left the z.
听独白，回答以下各小题。
(4)Hw lng can Babab trees live?
A．Fr nly 10 years.B．Fr ver 5, 000 years.C．Fr abut 25 years.
(5)What des the fruit f Babab trees lk like?
A．Mnkeys.B．Trees.C．Bread.
(6)What animals like the fruit f Babab trees very much?
A．Birds.B．Mnkeys.C．Elephants.
听一篇短文，回答下面几个小题。
(7)What’s bamb?
A．A kind f tree.B．A kind f grass.C．A kind f flwer.
(8)Hw lng can ne bamb plant grw in 24 hurs?
A．1.5 metres.B．5 metres.C．5.1 metres.

补全对话
A: I just finished a really interesting interview (采访), Bb.
B: 1
A: Anna Wild. She wrks at a z and knws a lt abut animals.
B: I like animals, t. My favrite is the cheetah. It can run 121 kilmeters an hur.
A: That’s fast. 2
B: Really? What is it?
A: A kind f falcn (猎鹰). 3
B: I see. I knw kalas sleep the mst. 4
A: The shark. It never really sleeps! Elephants dn’t sleep much, either.
B: 5
A: Abut fur hurs.
语篇填空
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适当形式。
My name is Ping. I am a tw-year-ld emperr penguin (帝企鹅). I live 1 Antarctica with all the ther emperr penguins. There are n emperr penguins anywhere else in the wrld.
Tgether with many ther penguins, we make up a grup. We spend 2 (we) whle lives here and the temperature can drp t-75°F. We have special 3 (way) f keeping warm.
Emperr penguins are 4 (large) penguins in the wrld. In ur grup, 5 an emperr penguin is 9 mnths ld, he is fully grwn (成年的). The tallest in my grup is Pabl—4 feet tall. Emperr penguins are heavy t. Pabl is mre than 100 punds. I'm nt as tall as Pabl.
A funny thing abut us is that we are birds with wings, 6 we can’t fly. We use ur wings 7
(help) us swim faster under water.
Mst emperr penguins live fr 15 t 20 years. Plly, a member f ur grup, will be 38 this year. She’s
8 (real) ld as a penguin.
I am getting a little wrried abut 9 future f emperr penguins. The weather is changing in the Antarctic sea and that culd greatly hurt us. Scientists say we culd all have died by the year 2100 if it keeps getting warmer and 10 (warm). That’s t bad.
完形填空
“Cme with me. I’ll shw yu smething amazing.”
It was ne day last 1 . After we had lunch, my friend Zhu decided t give me a tur f his childhd neighburhd. After a 20-minute walk, we arrived at Qiajia Rad. 2 , my friend stpped in frnt f a small garden (花园) n Yngtai Street. “Here we are,” he said excitedly.
“Excuse me, 3 where is the amazing thing?” I asked.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” My friend 4 a tall ginkg tree in the garden.
“Yes,” I lked at the directin and answered. “But glden ginkg trees are everywhere this time f autumn.”
“This ne is different,” said Zhu. “It’s ver 700 years ld.”
The tree lked healthy. But my friend said luck hadn’t always been n its side. During the Kangxi years f the Qing Dynasty, 5 wanted t cut it dwn. Luckily, Zhang Xiyi, a gvernment fficial, 6 it frm the axe (斧头). And in its early years, the tree was attacked (被攻击) by insects and hit by lightning. It std still 7
s many challenges. Many peple believed that the tree was magic. They used t pray (祈祷) under it, hping it wuld bring them gd luck. They had the 8 f seeing many f their dreams came true. I lked at the “magic” tree and its fan-shaped leaves in 9 . “Amazing!” I said.
Last weekend, I visited the 10 again. It lked as healthy as ever. The street was very quiet. Smetimes a pstman wuld g by. Then mre peple came and went. The tree was like a lnely ld man. Few passers-by nticed it. But it didn’t mind, just like yur grandfather. It’s always ready t tell its stries, if anyne wuld like t stp and listen.
1．A．springB．summerC．autumnD．winter
2．A．FinallyB．RecentlyC．ActuallyD．Luckily
3．A．andB．butC．rD．s
4．A．lked frB．climbed upC．learned abutD．pinted at
5．A．smeneB．anyneC．nbdyD．everyne
6．A．fundB．caughtC．savedD．saw
7．A．thrughB．acrssC．pastD．arund
8．A．lveB．feelingC．pleasureD．success
9．A．timeB．rderC．futureD．surprise
10．A．huseB．treeC．riverD．flwer
语篇补全
Camels are amazing animals. They aren’t the mst beautiful animals in the wrld. But they are certainly the mst useful animals in ht areas such as Nrth Africa and the Middle East. They usually help peple carry things.
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D yu knw that Arabian camels are nt the same as Asian camels? If yu take a clse lk at them, yu will find that Arabian camels are drmedaries. That is t say yu can nly find ne hump (驼峰) n its back. But Asian camels are Bactrians—they have tw humps. 2 Isn’t that interesting?
An adult camel is abut 2 meters tall and the weight f each is abut 500 kilgrams. 3 And its feet are big and sft.
Mst f the camels can live fr abut 40 years, but usually they dn’t have t wrk when they are abut 25.
Camels mainly eat grass, leaves and bushes. They can walk fr mre than 600 kilmeters even if they are nt given water. 4 But when there is water, they can drink as much as 90 liters. Camels walk slwly. They dn’t like running because it’s t ht. But if they need, they can run at 20 kilmeters an hur.
S, next time, when yu travel in a desert, if a man says, “Lk, here cmes a ship. D yu want t take a ride?” 5
A．Its legs are lng.
B．Can yu understand what the “ship” is?
C．Nw I’d like t tell yu smething abut them.
D．They lk similar t each ther.
E．They are the tw main kinds in the wrld.
F．They nly need t drink water every seven days.
G．They dn’t need t drink water at all.
阅读理解
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Fr the first time ever, scientists have recrded the heart rate (心率) f the wrld’s largest creature: the blue whale. T get this reading, they attached an electrcardigram (心电图) device t the bdy f a whale.
They fund that the whale’s heart rate can slw t just tw beats a minute as it searches fr fd belw the surface f the cean. The highest heart rate they recrded was 37 beats a minute after the whale returned t the surface fr air.
The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived. It can grw t 30 meters lng and weigh as much as 181,000 kilgrams. The whale’s heart alne weighs mre than a fully grwn cw.
Stanfrd University cean bilgist Jeremy Gldbgen led the blue whale heart rate study. He said such research helps scientists understand hw huge animals are. Generally, larger animals have slwer heart rates. A nrmal human heart f a persn at rest beats 60 t 100 times each minute. It increases t abut 200 beats a minute during exercise. The smallest animals, shrews (地鼠), have heart rates f mre than a thusand beats per minute.
Blue whales have fascinated bilgists and peple in general fr years. They are nt nly the largest and biggest-brained animals. They are als the ludest. They can cmmunicate with ther whales hundreds f miles away.
1．What is the blue whale’s heart rate when it searches fr fd under the water?
A．2 beats a minute.B．37 beats a minute.C．60 beats a minute.
2．What can we learn abut blue whales frm paragraph 3?
A．They can’t grw t 30 meters lng.
B．They weigh as much as 18,100 kilgrams.
C．The whale’s heart alne weighs mre than a fully grwn cw.
3．Which animal has the fastest heart rate accrding t the passage?
A．A blue whale.B．A cw.C．A shrew.
4．Which part f a magazine may the passage be taken frm?
A．Art.B．Nature.C．Business.
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1．In which SECTION f the newspaper can we read the news?
A．LIFESTYLE.B．WILDLIFE.C．WORLD．D．NATURE.
2．Why d the leaves f Mimsa pudica fld up when tuched?
A．Light makes its leaves fld.B．The plant is afraid f peple.
C．Water mves inside the plant.D．Small animals tuch its leaves.
3．Babab trees lk different frm ther trees because ________.
A．they can live fr a very lng time.B．their fruit gives ff a nice smell.
C．their trunks are like versized bttles.D．they can stre water fr animals.
4．The best heading fr the third piece f news wuld be ________.
A．Grwing in the DarkB．Blming in a Flash
C．Smelling Very SweetD．Enjying a Mment
5．What des the abve news fcus n?
A．Amazing plants.B．New findings.C．Special flwers.D．Wild beauty.
任务型阅读理解
The sun bear is the smallest bear, with a bdy length f 48 t 60 inches (英寸). Sun bears like rainfrests (热带雨林) better. They are believed t sleep in trees. The sun bear is nt a big meat-eater. The sun bear ften uses its lng tngue (舌头) fr eating termites (白蚁).
Why is it called the “sun bear”? Well, there’s a pale circle n its chest (胸膛), just like a small sun. They have shrt, black fur with a glden r white hrseshe (马蹄铁) shape n their chest. It is als knwn as “hney bear” because f its lve fr sweet fd.
A mther sun bear usually has 1 r 2 babies at a time. Baby sun bears are tiny and weak when they’re brn. They can’t see and have n hair. The mther feeds them milk and keeps them safe. The babies pen their eyes when they’re arund ne mnth ld. They live with their mther fr abut tw years.
With nly 600 t 1,000 left in the wild in the rainfrests f Suth Asia, it is in danger. Peple are cutting dwn trees and using the land fr farming. S the rainfrests where the sun bear lives are becming smaller and smaller. Sun bears are killed because their meat is delicius and parts f their bdy can be made int traditinal medicine. Peple als like t keep yung sun bears as pets and kill the mther bears. S the sun bear needs ur help.
1．Peple believe the sun bears in trees. (仅填1词)
2．The sun bear is als called “hney bear” because f . (不超过6词)
3．When d baby sun bears pen their eyes? (不超过7词)

4．Please list ne reasn why the sun bear is in danger. (不超过11词)

5．If yu were a vlunteer t prtect sun bears, what wuld yu d t help them? (不超过20词)

【主要内容】
【单元核心知识点精讲精练】每个单元按照教材安排分为Sectin A；Grammar和Sectin B三个部分。
Sectin A部分包括本部分重点短语、重点词汇(包括重点的小学词汇)、重难句型等核心知识点。
Sectin A部分包含数量丰富与多类型的随学随练，基础知识综合练习(填写单词，用适当形式填空等)与技能提升综合练习(听力、阅读理解、完形填空，语篇填空等)。
Sectin A部分内容思维导图如下:
*flding fan
折扇
a painting f bamb
一幅竹子画
ne f the mst ppular subjects
最受欢迎的主题之一
a symbl f gdness
美德的象征
in Chinese culture
在中国文化里
use ... t d
用...做...
make tls and instruments
制作工具和仪器
bamb shts
竹笋
tur guide
导游
share sth. with sb.
和某人分享某物
*feel free (t d sth.)
可以随便做某事
land animal
陆地动物
lve... the best
最喜欢...
n earth
在世界上，在人间
up t
达到，不多于
thusands f
成千上万的
*take a walk
散步
bring jy t their heart
给他们内心带来快乐
Hw many hurs d elephants sleep a night?
B．It can fly as fast as 300 kilmeters an hur!
C．Tell me anther interesting animal fact.
D．But anther animal can mve even faster.
E. Wh did yu interview?
F. What is yur favrite animal?
G. But which animal sleeps the least?
Flding When Tuched
Have yu ever seen a plant that seems shy? That’s Mimsa pudica. When tuched, its leaves fld up fast, as if it’s feeling shy. Why des this happen? Each leaf has a special part called the “leaf pillw (叶枕)”. When yu tuch the leaves, the water inside this part quickly mves t ther parts f the plant. With less water, it gets sft, causing the leaves t fld up. This als prtects it frm small animals that try t eat it.
String Water inside Trunks
Have yu ever heard f babab trees? These trees have super-fat trunks (树干) that lk like big bttles. They live in ht, dry places. S they stre lts f water inside their trunks t stay alive. They are als amng the lngest-living plants. It’s said that they can live fr thusands f years. These trees are als very useful. Peple can eat their sweet fruit. Als, the leaves can be used t make fd r medicine.
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The epiphyllum, als knwn as the “beauty under the mn”, is truly a wnder. It nly blms (开花) at night with large beautiful white petals (花瓣). When it blms, it gives ff a sweet smell that fills the air. What makes it even mre amazing is its shrt blming time—it nly lasts fr abut 3 t 4 hurs. That’s why peple use the saying “a flash in the pan” t describe smething that’s beautiful but desn’t last lng.