Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world-2023-2024八年级下册英语阅读（人教版）

> Page Passage 1 阅读短文， 根据短文内容选择一个最佳答案。 Elephants are the biggest animals that live on land. When born, a baby elephant weighs about 91 kilograms, the weight of a grown man. It is about 91 centimeters high. When it reaches the age of six, it is about one hundred and eighty鄄three centimeters high. When it reaches the age of twelve, it does not grow any more. Elephants are kind animals. When one of them is hurt and can蒺t pull itself on to its feet, the other elephants will lift it up and help it to walk. The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5.5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1.9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the human. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe蒺s neck is very long, while the bones in a human neck are small. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby is about 1.9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight, it is full鄄grown. The giraffe mostly eats the leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up on the trees. （ ） 1. In the second passage, the underlined word “ giraffe ” means in Chinese. A. 鲸鱼 B. 恐龙 C. 大象 D. 长颈鹿 （ ） 2. When an elephant reaches the age of six, it is . Unit7 nit7 Unit7 71 > Page A. 91 centimeters long B. 91 centimeters high C. 183 centimeters long D. 183 centimeters high （ ） 3. The number of the bones in a bird蒺s neck is . A. as big as in a human蒺s neck B. not so big as in a giraffe蒺s neck C. much bigger than in a giraffe蒺s neck D. much smaller than in a giraffe蒺s neck （ ） 4. Which of the following is true? A. The giraffe is the largest animal on land. B. A giraffe has only 7 bones. C. Elephants often help each member. D. Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten by giraffes. （ ） 5. How tall is a baby giraffe when it was born? A. 1.9 meters. B. 2.9 meters. C. 5.5 meters. D. 19 meters. Passage 2 阅读短文， 根据短文内容选择一个最佳答案。 Most people like