人教版2025最新八年级上册英语Unit 4单词课文文本+听力

单词

U4-Vocabulary

• moss /mɒs/ n.苔藓 p.32
• redwood /’redwʊd/ n.红杉；红木 p.32
• cheetah /’tʃiːtə/ n.猎豹 p.32
• folding /’fəʊldɪŋ/ adj.折叠式的；可折叠的 p.33
• folding fan 折扇 p.33
• bamboo /,bəm’bu:/ n.竹；竹子 p.33
• yeah /jeə/ interj.是的；对 p.33
• popular /’pɒpjə(r)/ adj.广受欢迎的；流行的 p.33
• goodness /’ɡʊdnəs/ n.美德；营养 p.33
• tool /tu:l/ n.工具；手段 p.33
• actually /’æktfuəli/ adv.实际上；居然 p.33
• shoot /ʃu:t/ n.幼苗；嫩芽 v.(shot/ʃɒt/)开（枪）；射击 p.33
• appear /ə’plə(r)/ v.出现；呈现 p.34
• feel free (to do sth) 可以随便做某事 p.34
• land /lænd/ n.陆地；土地 v.降落；着陆 p.35
• African /’æfrɪkən/ adj.非洲的；非洲人的 n.非洲人 p.35
• rose /rəʊz/ n.玫瑰；蔷薇 p.35
• peony /’pi:əni/ n.牡丹；芍药 p.35
• lotus /’ləʊtəs/ n.莲花 p.35
• butterfly /’bʌtəflai/ n.蝴蝶 p.35
• wing /wɪŋ/ n.翅膀；翼 p.35
• frog /frɒg/ n.蛙；青蛙 p.35
• weigh /weɪ/ v.有……重；称重量 p.35
• kg (=kilogram) 千克；公斤 p.35
• ginkgo /’gɪŋkəʊ/ n.银杏 p.35
• province /’prɒvɪns/ n.省份 p.35
• take a walk 散步 p.35
• connect /kə’nekt/ v.关联；连接 p.36
• connected /kə’nektɪd/ adj.连接的；相关的 p.36
• be connected with/to 与……相连；与……有关联 p.36
• without /wɪðəʊt/ prep.没有；缺乏 p.36
• imagine /ɪ’mædʒɪn/ v.想象；猜想 p.36
• honey /’hʌni/ n.蜂蜜；（爱称）亲爱的 p.36
• disappointed /ˌdɪsə’pɔɪntɪd/ adj.失望的；沮丧的 p.36
• connection /kə’nekʃn/ n.联系；连接 p.36
• pollination /,pɒlə’neɪʃn/ n.授粉 p.36
• pollen /’pɒlan/ n.花粉 p.36
• action /’ækʃn/ n.行动；行为 p.36
• in fact 确切地说；实际上 p.36
• percent /pəˈsent/ n.百分之…… adj.&adv.每一百中 p.36
• for this reason 出于这个原因 p.36
• planet /’plænt/ n.行星 p.36
• in order to 为了；以便 p.36
• store /stɔ:(r)/ v.贮存；存储 n.百货商店；商店 p.36
• honeycomb /’hʌnikəʊm/ n.蜂巢 p.36
• communicate /kə’mju:nlɪkeɪt/ v.交流；沟通 p.36
• play a part (in sth) 参与某事 p.36
• ecosystem /’iːkəʊsɪstəm/ n.生态系统 p.36
• protect /prə’tekt/ v.保护；防护 p.36
• importance /ɪmˈpɔ:tns/ n.重要性 p.37
• title /’taɪtl/ n.标题；题目；名称 p.37
• human /’hju:man/ n.人 adj.人的；人类的 p.37
• ant /ænt/ n.蚂蚁 p.37
• be home to sb/sth 有……栖息；是……的家乡 p.37
• happiness /’hæpinəs/ n.幸福；快乐 p.38
• disappoint /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ v.使失望；使破灭 p.38
• mushroom /’mʌʃrʊm/ n.蘑菇；伞菌 p.38
• ton /tʌn/ n.吨 p.38
• role /rəʊl/ n.作用；职能；角色 p.38
• play a role (in) 在……中发挥作用；扮演角色 p.38
• pea /pi:/ n.豌豆 p.38
• climate /’klɑɪmət/ n.气候 p.38
• ocean /’əʊʃn/ n.大海；海洋 p.39
• except /ɪkˈsept/ prep.除……之外；除了 p.39
• tiny /’tɑni/ adj.极小的；微小的 p.39
• live up to 达到；符合 p.39
• lively /’laɪvli/ adj.精力充沛的；生机勃勃的 p.39
• the Arctic Ocean /’ɑːktɪk/ /’əʊʃn/ 北冰洋 p.39
• Billy /’bɪli/ 比利 p.39

Section A

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​​Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals​​

​​第四单元 神奇的植物和动物​​

​​Big Question: What makes plants and animals amazing?​​

​​核心问题：是什么让植物和动物如此神奇？​​

​​Section A: What can plants and animals do?​​

​​A部分：植物和动物能做什么？​​

Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them.

听对话并对1a中的植物和动物进行编号，按照你听到的顺序。

​​Conversation 1​​

​​对话1​​

Hi, Yamming.

嗨，亚明。

What are you doing?

你在做什么？

Hi, Emma.

嗨，艾玛。

I’m starting to learn about animals and plants.

我开始学习关于动植物的知识。

Sounds fun.

听起来很有趣。

Let’s study it together.

我们一起学习吧。

Ok.

好的。

First question:

第一个问题：

What’s the largest animal in the world?

世界上最大的动物是什么？

It’s the blue whale, right?

是蓝鲸，对吗？

Right.

对。

It’s also the heaviest animal on earth.

它也是地球上最重的动物。

Next question:

下一个问题：

Which animal runs the fastest?

哪种动物跑得最快？

Oh, wait.

哦，等等。

I just read about it.

我刚读到过。

The cheetah runs the fastest.

猎豹跑得最快。

Right again.

又答对了。

And I think it’s the most beautiful animal in the world.

而且我认为它是世界上最美丽的动物。

I completely agree with you.

我完全同意你的看法。

​​Conversation 2​​

​​对话2​​

Now let’s answer the questions about plants.

现在我们来回答关于植物的问题。

What’s the oldest plant in the world?

世界上最古老的植物是什么？

Hmm… I’m not sure.

嗯…我不确定。

Do you have any idea?

你有什么想法吗？

Well, I think moss is one of the oldest plants.

我认为苔藓是最古老的植物之一。

It appeared on Earth around 470 million years ago.

它大约在4.7亿年前就出现在地球上了。

Oh, look here.

哦，看这里。

I’m correct.

我说对了。

Interesting.

真有趣。

Let’s go on.

我们继续。

Which kind of tree is the tallest?

哪种树是最高的？

The redwood tree, right?

红杉树，对吗？

Yes.

是的。

I hope I can see some someday.

希望有天能亲眼看看。

​​1c​​

Listen again.

再听一遍。

Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a.

将单词与1a中的植物和动物配对。

Some have two answers.

有些词有两个匹配项。

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​​Pronunciation 1​​

​​发音1​​

Listen and repeat

听并重复

Add one more word to each group

每组再添加一个单词

whale

鲸鱼

rain

雨

stay

停留

mice

老鼠

fly

飞

high

高

toy

玩具

join

加入

choice

选择

black

黑色

blow

吹

blue

蓝色

clean

清洁

climb

攀登

clock

时钟

glad

高兴

glass

玻璃

globe

地球仪

bread

面包

bring

带来

brown

褐色

cross

交叉

cream

奶油

cry

哭

grass

草

great

伟大

grow

生长

​​2​​

Listen and repeat

听并重复

Notice the difference in stress and meaning of the same sentence.

注意重音的区别和同一句话的不同含义。

I visited the redwood forests in California several times.

我去过加利福尼亚的红木林好几次。

not other forests

不是其他森林

I visited the redwood forests in California several times.

我去过加利福尼亚的红木林好几次。

not other places

不是其他地方

I visited the redwood forests in California several times.

我去过加利福尼亚的红木林好几次。

not only once

不止一次

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​​2a​​

Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.

听对话并填空。

Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie?

哦，陈杰，那是什么？

It’s so beautiful!

真漂亮啊！

Thanks.

谢谢。

It’s a folding fan.

这是一把折扇。

I bought it last year.

我去年买的。

Oh!

噢！

It has a painting of bamboo on it.

上面画着竹子。

Yeah.

是啊。

Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings.

竹子是中国画中最受欢迎的题材之一。

It’s a symbol of virtue in Chinese culture.

它是中国文化中美德的象征。

I didn’t know that before.

我以前不知道。

So where did you get that fan?

那么，你从哪里得到那个扇子的？

At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the largest and oldest bamboo forest in China.

在四川的竹海，中国最大最古老的竹林。

I learned lots of interesting things when I was there.

我在那里学到了很多有趣的知识。

Really?

真的吗？

Like what?

比如呢？

Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants.

竹子是生长最快的植物之一，

Some bamboo can grow almost 1 meter in one day.

有些竹子一天能长将近1米高。

Also, it’s one of the most useful plants in the world.

它也是世界上最有用的植物之一。

People can use it to build houses, and make tools and instruments.

人们可以用它来建造房屋，制作工具和乐器。

Oh, that’s interesting.

哦，真有意思。

I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right?

我记得熊猫也很爱吃竹子，对吧？

Exactly.

没错。

Actually, we eat bamboo shoots too.

其实我们也吃竹笋，

They’re really delicious.

味道非常鲜美。

​​2d​​

Listen to the conversation again, then role-play it.

再听一遍对话，然后进行角色扮演。

Section B​

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​​Section B: How are plants and animals connected with us?​​

​​B节：植物和动物是如何与我们联系在一起的​​

​​1b​​

Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees.

阅读课文并在作者使用的形容词下面划线描述蜜蜂。

​​We Can’t Live Without Bees​​

​​我们的生活离不开蜜蜂​​

Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area,

想象你去当地的超市，

but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs or chocolate.

却发现几乎没有水果、蔬菜、蜂蜜、牛奶、鸡蛋或巧克力。

How would you feel?

你会有什么感受？

Disappointed?

失望？

Angry?

愤怒？

Sad?

悲伤？

At this moment you realize people, plants and animals are all connected.

此刻你会意识到人类、植物和动物都是相互联系的。

We need each other to live,

我们需要彼此才能生存，

and bees are one of the best examples of this connection.

而蜜蜂就是这种联系的最佳例证之一。

Bees are very hard-working animals,

蜜蜂是非常勤劳的动物，

and their greatest work is pollination.

它们最重要的工作是授粉。

On one trip they often visit 50 to 100 flowers.

一次外出采蜜时，它们通常会拜访50到100朵花。

As they fly from one flower to another,

当它们从一朵花飞到另一朵花时，

they take pollen with them.

会带走花粉。

This action helps plants grow.

这个行为帮助植物生长。

In fact, without their work,

事实上，如果没有它们的工作，

about 80 percent of the plants in the world cannot grow.

世界上约80%的植物都无法生长。

For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet.

正因如此，许多科学家认为蜜蜂是这个星球上最重要的动物。

Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world.

蜜蜂也是世界上最有趣的动物之一。

For example, they work hard together to make their homes.

例如，它们会齐心协力建造家园。

In order to store honey, they create honeycombs.

为了储存蜂蜜，它们会建造蜂巢。

Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate.

蜜蜂的另一个有趣之处就是它们沟通的方式。

When a bee finds new food,

当蜜蜂发现新的食物源时，

it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is.

它用舞蹈来告诉其他人在哪里还有食物有多远。

Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet.

蜜蜂在我们星球的生态系统中起着重要作用。

However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried.

然而，蜜蜂的数量正在减少，科学家们对此感到担忧。

They need our help, and there is a lot we can do.

它们需要我们的帮助，而我们能做的有很多。

Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth.

思考一下你能做些什么来保护地球上最神奇的生物之一。

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​​3a​​

Read the text and complete the table.

阅读课文并完成表格。

​​The blue whale​​

​​蓝鲸​​

The blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on Earth.

蓝鲸是地球上最大最重的动物。

It can weigh as much as 200 tons.

它可以重达200吨。

Many people like watching blue whales swim, and they think it is one of the most beautiful things to see.

许多人喜欢看蓝鲸游泳，他们认为这是最美丽的事物之一。

Blue whales live in all oceans except the Arctic Ocean.

蓝鲸生活在除北冰洋以外的所有海洋中。

They eat a lot, but they eat some of the tiniest animals in the ocean.

它们吃得很多，但是它们吃一些海洋中最小的动物。

A blue whale can eat around four tons of these a day.

一头蓝鲸一天可以吃大约4吨。

Blue whales can live up to 90 years.

蓝鲸可以活到90岁。

When a blue whale dies at sea, it becomes food for many kinds of animals living in and around the sea.

当蓝鲸死在海上，它成为许多生活在海洋里和周围的动物的食物。

This food lasts for over a year and it helps to create a lively and healthy ecosystem.

这些食物可以维持一年多，它有助于创造一个活跃健康的生态系统。

Blue whales play an important role in our world, so we must protect them.

蓝鲸在我们的世界中扮演着重要角色，所以我们必须保护它们。

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​​Reading Plus​​

​​阅读+​​

​​The Brave Homing Pigeon​​

​​勇敢的信鸽​​

​​Adapted from Ernest Sutton’s Animal Heroes​​

​​改编自欧内斯特·萨顿的《动物英雄》​​

Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 1862.

1862年，大西洋某处。

The captain sighed.

船长叹了口气。

This was the thickest fog he had ever seen.

这是他见过的最浓的雾。

They were over 330 kilometres from the closest land, so he didn’t know where to go.

他们距离最近的陆地超过330公里，所以他不知道往哪里去。

The ship was on its way to Europe.

这艘船正在前往欧洲的途中。

Just ten hours ago they left New York, but now the engine stopped working.

就在10小时前，他们离开了纽约，但现在引擎停止工作了。

Clearly, they needed help!

显然，他们需要帮助！

Suddenly, the captain remembered the homing pigeons.

突然，船长想起了那些信鸽。

He ran to them quickly, wrote a message for help and tied it to Big Blue’s leg.

他飞快地跑向它们，写了一条求救信息并绑在”蓝色巨人”的腿上。

Big Blue flew up and then returned almost right away.

“蓝色巨人”飞了起来但几乎立刻就回来了。

The captain became more worried.

船长更加担心了。

“You are our last hope, little guy,” said the captain as he tied a note to Arnie, the smaller and younger of the two pigeons.

“你是我们最后的希望了，小家伙，”船长边说边把纸条绑在阿尼腿上，它是两只鸽子中较小较年轻的那只。

The captain threw him into the air.

船长将它抛向空中。

Arnie flew around and around, higher and higher.

阿尼盘旋着越飞越高。

Soon, the bird was away from the ship, and the captain couldn’t see Arnie anymore.

很快，这只鸟就离开了船只，船长再也看不见阿尼了。

“That’s a good sign,” said the captain with more hope.

“这是个好兆头，”船长满怀希望地说。

Almost 340 kilometers away, Billy heard fast-moving wings come into his building and go straight to the water bowl.

大约340公里外，比利听到急促的翅膀拍打声进入他的鸽舍，鸽子直接飞向了水盆。

“Hi there, little guy. Well, aren’t you the thirstiest bird?”

“嗨，小家伙。看来，你是最口渴的鸟儿了？”

Billy smiled, then he saw the note.

比利笑了，然后他看到了那张纸条。

Billy knew what to do.

比利知道该怎么做。

He took the note, running as fast as he could to the company office.

他拿起纸条，以最快的速度跑向公司办公室。

There, he learned Arnie had flown in fog and over the sea, for more than four hours.

在那里，他得知阿尼在浓雾中飞越海洋，长达四个多小时。

Thanks to Arnie, people sent help to the ship.

多亏了阿尼，救援人员及时赶到了船只所在处。

The captain later explained, “Arnie really is the most amazing bird.”

船长后来解释说，”阿尼确实是最了不起的鸟儿。”