Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world 同主题类文迁移阅读理解世界知识 专题练 2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world   同主题类文迁移阅读理解--世界知识   专题练   2024-2025学年下学期初中英语人教版八年级下册

 

Qomolangma is the world's highest mountain. You may have learned from your textbooks that its height is 8,844.43 meters. But not all sides are in agreement on this. Different researchers have given different results. In addition, the height of the mountain can change over time.

That's why a Chinese survey team with over 30 members set out to reach thepeakof Qomolangma to re­measure its height on May 6, 2020. They were equipped (配备) with the latest technology.

It is not an easy task. The average air temperature on the mountain is ­-29℃, and powerful winds blow all the time. In such bad conditions, surveying drones (无人机) cannot work at the peak of the mountain. That's why it's still necessary to send human experts to the peak to get exact results.

But does a difference of a few meters really matter when it comes to a high mountain?

In fact, measuring the height of Qomolangma is about more than just getting one exact number. Mount Qomolangma is at the point where the Eurasian plate (欧亚板块) meets the Indian plate. It formed 38 million years ago as the two plates hit each other. Changes in the peak's height can show whether the two plates are heading toward or away from each other. This can help us understand the movement of the earth's crust (地壳).

The survey team will also get first­hand information about environmental conditions at the top of the mountain. This will help us understand how climate change has affected the Qinghai­Xizang Plateau (高原).

1．What do we know from the first paragraph?

A．Researchers measure the height of Qomolangma every year. B．There is no agreed-upon height of Qomolangma at present.

C．It's not easy to measure the height of Qomolangma. D．The height of Qomolangma increases every year.

2．How many members were there in the Chinese survey team in 2020?

A．Over sixty. B．Over eighty. C．Over forty. D．Over thirty.

3．Which of the following words could replace the underlined word "peak" in Paragraph 2?

A．Point. B．Top. C．Base. D．Edge.

4．What challenge did the Chinese survey team face?

A．A lack of water. B．Dangerous animals.

C．Bad weather conditions. D．The movement of the earth's crust.

5．What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?

A．Why measuring the height of Qomolangma is important. 

B．What changes in the height of Qomolangma's peak can tell us.

C．How Qomolangma became the highest mountain. 

D．How plate movements affected the height of Qomolangma.

 

Thousands of years ago, in the south of ancient China, there lived Shennong, a man who had an ox (牛) head and human body. Seeing that local people were suffering from disease, he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of medical plants. To remember him, people named the place Shennongjia.

The legend (传说) makes Shennongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourists. Traveling there is a unique experience, as you can see scenes of the four seasons from different altitudes (海拔). “When the bottom of the mountain is summer, the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn, the top is covered with ice,” local people say of the special climate of Shennongjia.

Shennongjia is also home to 5,000 species of animals and plants. Many animals in danger live there, such as the golden monkey, the clouded leopard (云豹) and the Asian black bear.

One interesting and mysterious (神秘的) thing about Shennongjia is its legend of wild men. Some people once claimed that they saw big prints or big-foot creatures. Yet so far, scientists haven’t proved it is true and some say they are just bears.

The beautiful place has recently received a newtitle. On July 17, 2016, Shennongjia Forestry District was added to UNESCO World Heritage List (联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录) as a natural site (遗址).

China now has 55 world heritage sites, first in the world.

6．Which of the following is right about Shennong?

A．Shennong had an ox body.

B．Shennong grew medical plants for people.

C．Shennong helped the local people.

D．Shennong named the place Shennongjia.

7．In Shennongjia, ________.

A．there are many medical stores along the way

B．people can experience four seasons in the mountain

C．there are 500 species of animals and plants

D．scientists have proved there are wild men there

8．What does the underlined word “title” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 5?

A．标题 B．景点 C．称号 D．职务

9．Which of the following countries has the most world heritage sites?

A．China. B．Canada. C．Italy. D．The USA．

10．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The legend of Shennong. B．Animals living in Shennongjia.

C．The amazing Shennongjia. D．World heritage sites.

 

All over the world, thousands of animals are used for wildlife tourism. People travel to watch monkey shows, hug baby tigers and swim with dolphins. It might look like fun, but there are reports that animals are hurt now and again. The World Animal Protection (WAP) says that up to 550,000 wild animals are exposed (暴露) to ill treatment around the world. In Cambodia, for example, it’s been reported that elephants have died after carrying tourists for long in hot weather. This is getting attention—over 100 travel companies