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Unit 6 Natural wonders of the world
自主检测
满分70分限时40分钟
Ⅰ.完形填空(每小题1分,共10分)
Have you ever heard of Mount K2(乔戈里峰)? It's known as Savage Mountain because many people used to die or get hurt while 1 it.
Mount K2 is the second highest mountain in the world after Mount Qomolangma. People never climb Mount K2 in 2 . Both storms and cold weather make it 3 to climb this mountain during that time. Mount K2 is famous as one of the most 4 mountains to climb. It is known by different 5 such as Chhogori, Ketu and Mount Godwin-Austen. The name Chhogori 6 “tall and majestic peaks”. This mountain lies between the border (边界) of Pakistan and China.
A part of the mountain lies in Pakistan. The other 7 of the mountain lies in Xinjiang, China. Thomas Montgomerie did the first survey of Mount K2 and measured (测量) its height. He named the 8 K2, where “K” stood for Karakoram Range. K2 was the second mountain listed, so the name 9 the number“2”. The best time to climb K2 is between April and October. It 10 at least 3 weeks to complete the climbing.
1. A. climbing B. walking
C. swimming D. moving
2. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
3. A. important B. impossible
C. silent D. amazing
4. A. difficult B. easy
C. interesting D. sleepy
5. A. names B. places
C. mountains D. trees
6. A. listens B. shows C. calls D. means
7. A. nature B. part C. joy D. scene
8. A. mountain B. people
C. river D. protection
9.A.completed B. included
C. provided D. depended
10. A. spends B. joins C. takes D. goes
Ⅱ.短文填空(每小题1分,共15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词(有提示词的,填入所给单词的正确形式)。
Shanxi Province is in the north of China. When talking about Shanxi, many people may think of 11. (it) coal resources(煤矿资源). Truly, Shanxi is rich 12. coal resources. However, you can expect a lot more13. that from the place.
14. (one) of all, Shanxi is one of the places with the longest history in China, so there are many 15. (wonder) cultural sites(地点) there. Places 16. Jinci Temple, the Ancient City of Pingyao, Mount Wutai are famous around the world.
Of course, there are 17. ( beauty)natural sites in Shanxi, too. For example, the Hukou Waterfall is one of the best 18. (part) of the Yellow River. It is the 19. (big) yellow waterfall in the world as well as the second largest waterfall in China. It is always20. (crowd) in summer there.
Noodles are also a very important part of Shanxi culture. Shanxi is 21. (call) the home of Chinese noodles. There are 22. (hundred) of noodle dishes. Almost every cook can make at 23. ( little) 10 different noodle dishes.
All in all, Shanxi is such 24. great place to visit. A trip to Shanxi 25. (open)up your eyes and it will even give you a few surprises. Why not plan a trip to Shanxi now?
Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分,共10分)
Tropical rainforests live up to their name. They are forests where it rains a lot. In fact, a tropical rainforest receives between 1,800 and3,500 millimeters of rain each year. They are also warm. Their temperature is between 25℃ and35℃. Forests are green all year round. Their hot, wet and rainy weather is perfect for tall trees and other plants. The really thick parts of forests are what we call jungle.
The Amazon Rainforest lies in South America. It is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. It has more kinds of plants and animals than any other place on the earth. Every year, scientists discover new kinds of animals and plants here.
So how big is the Amazon River? The Amazon River can be more than 48 kilometers at its widest point during the rainy season. It runs 6,440 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean. Within its mouth (河口) is an island the size of Switzerland. The river's arapaima fish can grow up to be 3 meters long, and weigh 180kilograms. Its volume (容量) is greater than the next eight largest rivers added together.
If you take a tour of the Amazon Rainforest, you may travel from the tallest trees to the rainforest floor and also meet different kinds of animals.
26. What's the structure of this text?
27. What does the underlined word “jungle” mean in the text?
A. The main part which a plant has.
B. The land which has little or no water.
C. The farmland where rice grows well.
D. The area where lots of plants grow thickly.
28. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The size of the Amazon River.
B. The plants of the Amazon River.
C. The animals of the Amazon River.
D. The temperature of the Amazon River.
29. What can we know about the Amazon Rainforest according to the passage?
A. It has the most animals.
B. It lies in North America.
C. It can be 48 kilometers long.
D. It has an island bigger than Switzerland.
30. What's the theme of this passage?
A. Nature. B. Culture.
C. Temperature. D. Technology.
Ⅳ.阅读表达(每小题2分,共10分)
阅读短文,根据短文内容完成各小题。
Have you ever been to Dongting Lake? Dongting Lake is in the north of Hunan Province. It is over 2,600 square kilometres in size. It is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. Every year, thousands of tourists from all over the world come to Yueyang in order to enjoy the beautiful scenery around Dongting Lake.
With the development of our society, protecting Dongting Lake has become a hot topic(话题). In fact, people of Yueyang are trying to improve the environment of the lake. On the one hand, they set up the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve in 1982. It provides a good place for birds and rare (珍稀的) animals. If you go there, you can see birds flying and the Milu deer ( 麋 鹿 ) eating grass in the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve. On the other hand, factories mustn't put waste water into the lake. Fishes are living in the clean water. At the same time, they plant colourful flowers and green trees along Dongting Lake. It is nice for people to go there when flowers come out and leaves turn green.
Dongting Lake is the mother lake of Hunan Province. Each of us should try our best to protect it.
31. Where is Dongting Lake?
32. Why do many tourists come to Yueyang every year?
33. What can you see if you go to the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve?
34. What do people in Yueyang do to improve the environment of Dongting Lake? (List at least two points.)
35. What does the writer want to tell us?
V.补全对话(每小题2分,共10分)
根据下面对话中的情景,在每个空白处填入一个适当的句子,使对话连贯、完整。
A: Hey, Zhang Ming! I didn't see you last week.36.
B: Hi, Li Jun! I was on vacation.
A: Sounds good! 37.
B: It was wonderful.
A: Where did you go for your vacation?
B:38.
A: Really? Jiuzhaigou is a beautiful place. I'm looking forward to going there. Who did you go with?
B: I went there with my friends.
A:39.
B: Yes, we enjoyed ourselves. Everything was wonderful. And I ate rice noodles, a special food in Jiuzhaigou.
A: Great! I am planning to go there next month.
B: 40. Wish you a good time!
A: Thank you!
Ⅵ.书面表达(共15分)
湿地蕴育着丰富的自然资源,与人类的生存、繁衍及发展息息相关。假设你是李华,是育才中学八年级一班的学生,请就此写一篇发言稿,谈谈你的看法。
提示:1. Introduce yourself.
2. What should we do when we see people cutting down trees?
3. What is your advice?
要求:1.文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称;
2.词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。
Good morning, everyone! Let me introduce myself first.
That's all. Thank you!
I.[语篇解读]本文介绍了乔戈里峰的相关信息。
1. A 考查动词辨析。根据“many people used to die or get hurt”可知,此处是指爬山的时候,故选 A。
2. D 考查名词辨析。根据“Both storms and cold weather”及选项可推测,此处指人们从不在冬天爬乔戈里峰,故选D。
3. B 考查形容词辨析。根据“Both storms and cold weather make…”可知,由于风暴和寒冷天气,这段时间里攀登这座山是不可能的。故选B。
4. A 考查形容词辨析。根据“It's known as Savage Mountain because many people used to die or get hurt while… it.”可推断,乔戈里峰是最难爬的山之一,故选A。
5. A 考查名词辨析。根据“such as Chhogori, Ketu and Mount Godwin-Austen. The name Chhogori…”可知,此处指名字,故选A。
6. D 考查动词辨析。根据“tall and majestic peaks”可知,此处是对空前名字的解释,故选D。
7. B 考查名词辨析。根据“A part of the mountain lies in Pakistan.”可推断,此处是说山的另一部分,故选 B。
8. A 考查名词辨析。根据“Thomas Montgomerie did the first survey of Mount K2 and measured its height.”可知,此处表示他将这座山命名为K2,故选A。
9. B 考查动词辨析。名字K2中“K”代表喀喇昆仑山脉,并且因为它是第二座被考察的山峰,所以名字中包含数字“2”。故选B。
10. C 考查动词辨析。“It takes some time to do sth.”是固定句型,意为“做某事花费多长时间”,此处指攀登乔戈里峰至少需要3周时间。故选C。
Ⅱ.[语篇解读]本文主要介绍了山西的文化景点、自然景观和饮食文化。
11. its 考查代词。此处修饰名词,应用形容词性物主代词 its,故填 its。
12. in 考查固定短语。 be rich in…意为“在······方面丰富”,此处表示山西有丰富的煤矿资源,故填 in。
13. than 考查介词。根据“expect a lot more… that from the place”可知,此处表示比较,故填 than。
14. First 考查固定短语。 first of all意为“首先”,用于列举事项时引出第一项,句首单词首字母大写。故填 First。
15. wonderful 考查形容词。此处修饰名词,应用形容词作定语, wonder的形容词形式为 wonderful,意为“精彩的”,故填 wonderful。
16. like 考查介词。根据“Jinci Temple, the Ancient City of Pingyao, Mount Wutai”可知,此处是列举,应用介词 like,意为“例如,比方”,故填 like。
17. beautiful 考查形容词。修饰 natural sites 要用形容词, beauty的形容词形式是 beautiful,故填 beautiful。
18 parts 考 查名词复数。“one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”是固定结构,表示“最······的······之一”,故填 parts。
19. biggest 考查形容词最高级。根据 in the world 可知,此处应用形容词 big 的最高级 biggest,在句中作定语,故填 biggest。
20. crowded 考查形容词。系动词是后应跟形容词作表语,名词 crowd 的形容词形式为 crowded,意为“拥挤的”,故填 crowded。
21. called 考查被动语态。根据“Shanxi is… the home of Chinese noodles.”可知,此处指山西被称为中国面条之乡。 Shanxi是动作 call的承受者,应用被动语态,时态是一般现在时,结构为: am/ is/ are+动词的过去分词。故填 called。
22. hundreds 考查固定短语。 hundreds of 意为“许多,大量”,表示不确切的数量,故填 hundreds。
23. least 考查固定短语。 at least 是固定短语,意为“至少”,故填 least。
24. a 考查冠词。“ such a+形容词+可数名词单数”是固定结构,表示“如此······的一个······”, place 是可数名词单数,故填 a。
25. will open 考查时态。根据语境可知,去山西旅行这件事还未发生,再根据“and it will even give”可知,应用一般将来时,故填 will open。
Ⅲ.[语篇解读]本文介绍了热带雨林,特别是世界上最大的亚马孙雨林。
26. B 文章结构题。通读全文可知,第一段介绍热带雨林的普遍特征;第二、三、四段具体介绍亚马孙雨林的各方面信息。故选 B。
27. D 词义猜测题。根据“The really thick parts of forests are what we call jungle.”可知,森林中最茂密的部分就是我们所说的丛林,即许多植物茂密生长的地区。故选D。
28. A 段落大意题。根据“more than 48 kilometers at its widest point” “It runs 6,440 kilometers” “Its volume is greater than the next eight largest rivers added together.”可知,第三段讲了亚马孙河的宽、长以及它的水量,这是亚马孙河的规模。故选A。
29. A 细节理解题。根据“It has more kinds of plants and animals than any other place on the earth.”可知,亚马孙雨林拥有世界上最多的动物和植物。故选A。
30. A 文章主题题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了热带雨林,特别是世界上最大的亚马孙雨林,同时提及了亚马孙河的规模,属于自然类主题的文章。故选 A。
Ⅳ.[语篇解读]本文主要介绍了洞庭湖及其保护措施。
31. It's in the north of Hunan Province. 根据“Dongting Lake is in the north of Hunan Province.”可知,洞庭湖在湖南省北部。
32. To enjoy the beautiful scenery around Dongting Lake.根据“Every year, thousands of tourists from all over the world come to Yueyang in order to enjoy the beautiful scenery around Dongting Lake.”可知,每年,来自世界各地的成千上万的游客来到岳阳是为了一睹洞庭湖的美景。
33. We can see birds flying and the Milu deer eating grass ( in the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve).根据“If you go there, you can see birds flying and the Milu deer eating grass in the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve.”可知,你可以在东洞庭湖国家级自然保护区看到鸟儿飞翔和麋鹿吃草。
34.①Set up the East Dongting Lake National NatureReserve. ②Do not allow factories to put waste water into the lake. ③Plant colourful flowers and green trees along the lake.(答出任意两条即可)根据“On the one hand, they set up the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve in 1982…factories mustn't put waste water into the lake… they plant colourful flowers and green trees along Dongting Lake.”可知,为了改善洞庭湖的环境,岳阳人民建立了东洞庭湖国家级自然保护区,禁止工厂向湖中排放废水,还沿着洞庭湖种植鲜花和树木。
35. To ask people /us to protect the environment of Dongting Lake.根据“Dongting Lake is the mother lake of Hunan Province. Each of us should try our best to protect it.”可知,作者想要告诉我们:洞庭湖是湖南的母亲湖,大家得保护它。
V.36. Where were you/ did you go?
37. How was your vacation?
38. I went to Jiuzhaigou.
39. Did you have a good time/ enjoy yourselves?
40. Good idea./ That's/ Sounds like a good idea.
Ⅵ. One possible version:
Good morning, everyone! Let me introduce myself first. My name is Li Hua. I am a student in Class One, Grade Eight at Yucai Middle School. I am outgoing and helpful. I used to be an environmental volunteer.
If we see people cutting down trees or polluting rivers, we should stop them. We should tell them the importance of environmental protection. As students, we should love nature and protect the wetlands. The earth is our only home, and we should take good care of it.
That's all. Thank you!
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