第13课时 八年级(下) Units 7～8-【智乐星中考·中考备战】2025年山东省济宁市中考英语精练本

1 第13课时　八年级(下) Units 7～8 建议用时: 30分钟 2 一、阅读理解 　　(2024·日照二模)The world is full of wonders, only if we open our eyes to see them. Millions of people around the world have been working together to honor the wonders in the nature. They chose their favorite places by voting(投票) by people around the world. The final list of the New Seven Wonders of Nature finally came out. Let’s take a look at some. 一 三 题序 二 四 3 The Amazon Rainforest Covering an area of about 2. 1 million square miles and running across nine different countries, it becomes the largest rainforest in the world. A single hectare (1, 000 m2) of Amazon rainforest contains about 900 tons of living plants, including more than 750 types of trees and 1, 500 other plants because of the enough rain around the year. It has long been described as “the Lungs of Our Planet”. This is because its plants continuously recycle carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) into oxygen(氧气). About 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest. 一 三 题序 二 四 4 Komodo National Park, Indonesia 　　Komodo National Park is made up of three larger islands and 26 smaller ones, with a total area of about 733 km2, of which 603 km2 is land. The park was built to protect the endangered Komodo dragon, which can be as long as three meters and weigh over 70 kg. The park also includes one of the world’s richest marine(海洋的) environments. No wonder that one of the most popular tourist activities in the park is diving(潜水). In the past, tourists were allowed to give food to the Komodo dragon, but now this activity has been canceled. 一 三 题序 二 四 5 Table Mountain, South Africa From its name, you can tell that the mountain must look like a big table. Exactly, the mountain is steep(陡峭的) but the top is so flat(平的). People say that it’s as if the gods themselves put this mountain into place so they could drink and eat on it. The gods even have table cloth—the cloud over the top of the mountain. 一 三 题序 二 四 6 1. Why is the Amazon Rainforest called “the Lungs of Our Planet”? A. It’s the world’s largest rainforest. B. It owns the largest number of plants. C. It has enough rain all year round. D. It produces a lot of oxygen. 2. 【新考向·综合考查】Which is NOT true of Komodo National Park? A. It is made up of 29 islands. B. It is used to protect the Komodo dragon. C. It provides undersea activities. D. It allows giving food to the Komodo dragon. 一 三 题序 二 四 7 3. How does Table Mountain get its name? From its special location. B. From the shape of its top. C. From an ancient fairy story. D. From its famous local food. 一 三 题序 二 四 8 二、语法填空(阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。) A 　　Oliver Twist(《雾都孤儿》) is one of the 1. ____________(famous) stories by Charles Dickens. Set in the nineteenth century, it is about a boy 2. ______(call) Oliver who finds 3. ________(he) alone in the world. He lives in a special house for poor people and always has 4. ___ empty stomach. One day, he asks for more food and gets into a lot of trouble! most famous called himself an 一 三 题序 二 四 9 B (2024·乐山改编)I can still remember my primary school homework on animals. I decided 5. ________(write) about the whale(鲸鱼). I have loved them from a young age. I’m not quite sure why I love them. It might be something about their shape. They have a smooth shape, and their tails look like a heart. They also move so 6. _______(slow) and beautifully, like a tree dancing in the wind. This way, they seem very clever. to write slowly 一 三 题序 二 四 10 So, of course, one of my best memories was when I got to see a type of whale called the Southern Right Whale in Argentina. Watching them moving smoothly in the water, I felt happier than ever. They were so 7. _________ (beauty)! And I’m not the only one who loves whales. Different peoples across the world have a special place for whales in their 8. _______(heart). Take the Maori people in New Zealand as an example. Living by the ocean, they see whales as guardians(守护者) of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their traditional stories. beautiful hearts 一 三 题序 二 四 11 Why was I interested in whales like the Maori people? 9. ________they need our protection. That’s what my school homework was about—animals we need to protect. Whales play a big role 10. ___ the ocean. So, protecting whales means protecting the whole ocean. Because in 一 三 题序 二 四 12 三、完形填空(阅读下面短文, 从方框中选择适当的词语填空。方框中有两个词语为多余选项。) enjoy, size, and, come out, improve, provides, but, famous, come in (2024·肇庆二模改编)Have you ever been to Dongting Lake? It’s 1. ________for the name “800-li Dongting Lake”. Dongting Lake is in the northern part of Hunan Province. It is about 2, 579 square kilometers in 2. ____ . It is one of the five largest freshwater(淡水) lakes in China. Every year thousands of tourists from all over the world come to Yueyang in order to 3. ______ the beautiful scenery(景色) around Dongting Lake. famous size enjoy 一 三 题序 二 四 13 With the development of society, protecting Dongting Lake has become a hot topic. In fact, people in Yueyang are trying to 4. ________ the environment of the lake. On the one hand, people set up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve(东洞庭湖自然保护区) in 1982. It 5. _________a good place for birds and rare(珍稀的) animals. On the afternoon of April 25th, 2018, thousands of people saw birds flying in the sky, 6. _____elk(麋鹿) eating grass in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve. On the other hand, factories mustn’t pour waste water into the lake. In this way, the water in the river is very clean and many fishes are living in the clean water happily. improve provides and 一 三 题序 二 四 14 Besides, colorful flowers 7. _________and leaves turn green. Dongting Lake is our mother lake. Everyone in Yueyang should play a part in protecting it. come out 一 三 题序 二 四 15 四、阅读表达(阅读短文, 按要求完成1～5题。) 　　Rock climbing(攀岩) did not become a sport until in the late 1900s. But now it has become a popular activity. 　　Rock climbing is not a very easy sport. Rock climbers need lots of practice. What most people don’t know is that rock climbing is one of the sports that depend on your body and mind. 一 三 题序 二 四 16 To climb successfully(成功地), one must use wonderful skills. One of the most important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face. Another important rule is that your arms only hold you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing you up. The closer you are to the rock face, the easier it is to climb. Rock climbing is a wonderful sport. Chess players or problem solvers may love rock climbing, because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking. If you enjoy a difficult game and love the challenge, you can consider rock climbing. 一 三 题序 二 四 17 1. When did rock climbing become a sport? (no more than 5 words) __________________ 2. What does rock climbing depend on? (no more than 7 words) ______________________ 3. Why may chess players or problem solvers love rock climbing? (no more than 11 words) ___________________________________________________ In the late 1900s.   Your body and mind.   Because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking.   一 三 题序 二 四 18 4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。 _____________________________ 5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。 _______________ 你离岩壁越近, 攀登就越容易   Rock Climbing   一 三 题序 二 四 19 五、写作 　　为了响应国家全民阅读的号召, 你校将举办以“My Favorite Book”为主题的英语读书活动。假如你是李华, 请根据以下通知要求, 并结合自身实际, 用英文介绍自己最喜欢的一本书, 和同学们一起分享。 要求: 1. 词数80～100, 开头已给出, 不计入总词数; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯; 3. 不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。 一 三 题序 二 四 20 My Favorite Book 　　I’m Li Hua. I’m very glad to share my favorite book with you. ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Notice 　　Our school will hold an English Reading Festival. What kind of books do you like? What books have you read? And why do you like this book? Share with us! My favorite book is Journey to the West. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels in China. It was written by Wu Cheng’en, who was a great writer in 一 三 题序 二 四 21 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ancient China. The story tells us about four main characters. They are Tang Priest, the Monkey King, Pigsy and Sandy. They get over many difficulties on the way to the West. Finally, they make it. The Monkey King is my favorite character. He is so smart and brave that he can protect his master and brothers well. He never gives up when he faces difficulties and challenges. The book is so interesting that I lose myself in it. It tells me that as long as I never give up, I can achieve everything.   一 三 题序 二 四 22 $$