2025-2026学年初中八年级英语上册单元过关检测
Unit4《Amazing Plants and Animals》阅读过关
一、完形填空
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Birdwatching has fans all over the world． In these years, it becomes 1 in China． The Olympic Forest Park in Beijing is one of the 2 places for birdwatching． Many bird lovers visit the park to take photos or just to watch the birds． Guan Xiangyu is one of them． He works 3 an organizer for bird lovers． He spends half a year staying in Beijing and the other half travelling with his teams, 4 different kinds of birds, in different seasons．
Guan started birdwatching over 10 years ago． He grew up in Beijing 5 he didn’t know there were so many kinds of birds in the city． Guan began to show 6 in birds after his college teacher advised him to join in a bird protection activity． “To me, the biggest joy is to share the excitement of 7 seeing a bird that I am looking for,” Guan said．
Beijing is a good place for birds． And experts (专家) record more than 500 species (物种) there． The main 8 is that Beijing is on an important flyway． Millions of birds migrate (迁徙) north and south every year． When doing this, they 9 through Beijing．
Guan hopes more people will enjoy birdwatching and help 10 birds’ living space． Birds are part of Guan’s life． “I will always see them as my friends,” Guan said．
1．A．exciting B．cheerful C．excellent D．popular
2．A．hardest B．tiniest C．best D．coldest
3．A．for B．as C．with D．of
4．A．waiting for B．looking for C．asking for D．preparing for
5．A．so B．and C．or D．but
6．A．interest B．way C．answer D．sense
7．A．quickly B．finally C．easily D．usually
8．A．problem B．example C．symbol D．reason
9．A．work B．break C．pass D．look
10．A．store B．connect C．live D．protect
（二）
We’re studying birds for Bird Week at school． Some lucky kids got penguins, but I have to write about 1 ．
On the first day, I watched pigeons in the park． All morning long, they just knocked around and left droppings (粪) everywhere． I thought they were really boring and 2 ． When a girl started feeding them, the pigeons flew to her 3 ． They looked really scary !
On the second day, I did some online research． To 4 surprise, pigeons can recognize (认出) themselves in mirrors． Are they so clever? I decided to go and 5 them again．
The next morning, I was back at the park． I saw a pigeon looking at itself in the 6 ! Maybe I was wrong about them． To know more about them, I headed to the library． I 7 that there are over 200 kinds of pigeons． Some can fly thousands of kilometers without 8 ． They can fly over 100 km a (an) 9 —as fast as my dad’s car!
In the end, I realized pigeons aren’t boring or 10 at all． They’re truly amazing; I just didn’t know enough about them before．
1．A．monkeys B．mice C．pigeons D．elephants
2．A．dirty B．pretty C．sleepy D．sweet
3．A．slowly B．quickly C．softly D．quietly
4．A．their B．your C．my D．his
5．A．eat B．feed C．watch D．buy
6．A．air B．water C．ground D．sky
7．A．found B．advised C．dreamt D．explained
8．A．counting down B．getting lost C．doing exercise D．coming out
9．A．minute B．hour C．day D．week
10．A．happy B．delicious C．humorous D．scary
（三）
Lots of people were moved when Larke Luna shared the special relationship between her 2-year-old son Otto and a wild crow (乌鸦) named Russell on the Internet． People heard that kids and their pets became lifelong friends, 1 no one heard that a crow was such a pet．
The 2 started last year． Last August, Larke Luna brought a little crow home． Because Larke Luna couldn’t find the crow’s parents, she decided to keep the poor little bird and 3 it Russell．
“Russell is a wild 4 ． It’s not around Otto all the time． However, when Otto is outside, it’ll never 5 Otto’s side,” said Larke． “They have a 6 relationship,” she added． And in fact, in all of the shared videos, we can see how Otto is patiently (耐心地) followed by Russell no matter where the little kid goes or what he 7 ．
Crows are social (群居的) animals． They have very good memories and can use tools． They are very 8 ． Some scientists even compare the intelligence (智力) of the crow to a seven-year-old human child’s． So it’s not so 9 that Russell is so happy to be with Otto and is so attached (喜欢) to this loving family．
The 10 between Otto and Russell shows that where there is care and attention, there’s true love and pure joy． So everyone should be kind to animals．
1．A．or B．so C．but D．and
2．A．book B．story C．movie D．letter
3．A．called B．chose C．took D．sent
4．A．hen B．pig C．duck D．bird
5．A．accept B．catch C．leave D．cover
6．A．terrible B．special C．possible D．similar
7．A．does B．eats C．drinks D．plays
8．A．loud B．quiet C．simple D．smart
9．A．boring B．surprising C．worrying D．moving
10．A．service B．promise C．friendship D．difference
（四）
I bought a jasmine (茉莉) plant for my office． When I bought it, they 1 me it would bloom and my office would be full of 2 sweet smell． I had the plant for two months, and I 3 looked at it, but there weren’t any flowers 4 pleasant smell． I was not happy with the 5 , so I gave the plant to my friend Linda．
One day, 6 friend Mary called and invited me to her office． 7 I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me． I reached out to 8 the flowers． Mary 9 some and gave them to me． I couldn’t help smelling them． Lost in the 10 smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood 11 ．
Mary bought her plant the same time as I did． It took a year for her jasmine to bloom so 12 ． I was not patient enough．
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant． I need to be patient and let things 13 ．
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week． She returned the plant to me． This time I am going to 14 my jasmine to bloom． And I have learnt that when we want something in our life, we have to be 15 ．
1．A．asked B．told C．questioned D．wished
2．A．my B．its C．our D．their
3．A．often B．never C．hardly D．sometimes
4．A．and B．but C．or D．also
5．A．service B．result C．action D．advice
6．A．others B．other C．the other D．another
7．A．If B．When C．Until D．Because
8．A．break B．give C．touch D．take
9．A．cut B．cuts C．to cut D．cutting
10．A．common B．poor C．enjoyable D．interesting
11．A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
12．A．loudly B．beautifully C．comfortably D．differently
13．A．choose B．happen C．reach D．follow
14．A．wait for B．care about C．laugh at D．come true
15．A．excited B．brave C．happy D．patient
（五）
Once there was an elephant． She didn’t have any friends． For many days, the elephant walked 1 the forest to look for friends．
One day she saw a monkey and asked, “Can we be friends?” The monkey didn’t think more and 2 answered, “You are too big and you can’t climb trees, so I can’t be your friend．”
The elephant felt 3 but she went on walking． Then she saw a 4 ． She asked him, “Can I make friends with you?” The rabbit 5 the elephant and answered, “You are too big to get into 56 house． You can’t be my friend．”
The elephant said nothing and later she 7 a frog． She asked, “Do you want to be my friend?” The frog answered, “You are big and 8 ． You can’t jump like me． I’m sorry that you 9 be my friend．”
The elephant went on asking the 10 on the way． However, she always got the same 11 ． She didn’t know what to do．
The following day, the elephant saw other animals 12 fast． She stopped a koala and the koala told her that a hungry tiger was running after all the animals． The elephant wanted to 13 the animals, so she went to the tiger and said, “Please, sir, leave my friends．” However, the tiger didn’t listen to her． Then the elephant stood on her legs and shouted 14 ． The tiger felt scared and went away quickly．
15 the animals saw what the elephant did, they all said sorry to her． They knew the elephant was kind and they made friends with her happily．
1．A．with B．from C．below D．through
2．A．quickly B．hardly C．quietly D．luckily
3．A．hungry B．unhappy C．scared D．serious
4．A．monkey B．horse C．rabbit D．tiger
5．A．felt like B．looked at C．cared about D．brought out
6．A．my B．your C．her D．their
7．A．woke B．touched C．moved D．met
8．A．thin B．heavy C．young D．round
9．A．can’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
10．A．symbols B．facts C．animals D．messages
11．A．activity B．answer C．mind D．point
12．A．riding B．jumping C．flying D．running
13．A．win B．wash C．keep D．help
14．A．kindly B．noisily C．loudly D．differently
15．A．If B．When C．And D．Because
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参考答案
一、完形填空
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1．D 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．D
【导语】本文介绍了观鸟活动在中国流行，以关翔宇为例讲述观鸟爱好者的情况，还提及北京适合鸟类的原因及观鸟对保护鸟类生存空间的意义。
1．句意：这些年，它在中国变得流行。
exciting令人兴奋的；cheerful愉快的；excellent卓越的；popular流行的。根据“Birdwatching has fans all over the world．”可知，在中国变得流行。故选D。
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