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八年级英语
下册 H N
Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature
Section A What is amazing about nature?
第3课时 Grammar Focus(4a4d)
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一、用括号里所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.My father is much _______(heavy)than me.
2.The Amazon is the second _______(long)river in the world.
3.In Gretel's mind, Hansel was ___________(brave)person in the world.
4.The scientists found redwood, one of ___________(tall)trees in the world.
5.It's one of ____________(happy)things in the world to stay with family members.
二、按要求完成下列各题,每空一词。
6.Shanghai is a large city in China.(改为最高级)
Shanghai is ___ _______ city in China.
7.The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.(改为同义句)
The Yangtze River is ______ than ___ _____ rivers in China.
8.The Yellow River is shorter than the Yangtze River.(改为同义句)
The Yangtze River is ______ ____ the Yellow River.
9.Betty is ten years old. David is twelve years old.(合并为一句)
David is two years _____ ____ Betty.
10.Li Hua is the tallest in our class.(改为同义句)
No one in our class is __ ____ __ Li Hua.
=No one in our class is ______ ____ Li Hua.
三、从方框里选择正确的数字,并且用英文表达出来。
eq \x(85 416 5,464 9,600,000 345,000)
11.Though the old man is ___________ years old, he still walks fast.
12.The surface of Dead Sea is ________________________ metres below sea level.
13.The area of China is about __________________________________ square kilometres.
14.The Yellow River is about __________________________________________ kilometres long.
15.The Great Barrier Reef takes up an area of _______________________________
square kilometres.
四、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示填写单词。
16.My school is about 5 _____(英里)away from my home.
17.The East African Rift Valley is about 4,000 miles ____(length).
18.There are three h______ and sixtyfive days in the year 2025.
19.This tub(桶)is big enough to hold 1.5 c____ metres of water.
20.My uncle raises lots of fish in the p___ in his garden.
五、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词。
21.Jack比他班上其他任何一个男孩都跑得快。
Jack runs ______ than ___ _____ boy in his class.
22.心理健康和身体健康一样重要。
Mental health is __ _________ __ physical health.
23.塔克拉玛干沙漠的总面积大约是337,000平方公里。
The Taklimakan Desert has a _____ ____ of about 337,000 square kilometres.
24.水的声响变得越来越近。很快瀑布就在我们眼前出现了。
The noise of the water slowly grew ______ ___ ______. Soon the waterfall ________ _____ before our eyes.
25.这是我们旅行中最令人兴奋的经历。
This is ___ ____ ________ experience of our trip.
六、阅读理解。
When you travel in England, you can't miss the visit to Windsor Castle, the family home to British kings and queens for over 1,000 years. It is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world and the Official Residence of the King of Britain. Windsor Castle is huge and beautiful so people all over the world like to visit it.
Opening Time at Windsor Castle:
The castle opening hours
◆1 Mar.202531 Oct.2025(MondaySunday 10:0017:15)
◆1 Nov.202528 Feb.2026(MondaySunday 10:0016:15)
Prices
Adult ticket: £21.20
Family ticket(2 adults & 3 children between 5 and 17 years old): £54.70
Senior/College student ticket: £19.30
Under 17 years old/Disabled ticket: £12.30
Castle Closing Dates
The castle will be closed on the following dates:
◆17 & 18 Jun.2025
◆12 Oct.2025
Top tips
◆Book your ticket on the Internet before you arrive to save some time.
◆If you want to see the Changing of the Guard Ceremony, get to the Castle grounds at 11:00. During the summer it happens every day, if the weather is good.
Welcome to Windsor Castle! We are waiting for you here.
Castle Closing Dates
The castle will be closed on the following dates:
◆17 & 18 Jun.2025
◆12 Oct.2025
Top tips
◆Book your ticket on the Internet before you arrive to save some time.
◆If you want to see the Changing of the Guard Ceremony, get to the Castle grounds at 11:00. During the summer it happens every day, if the weather is good.
Welcome to Windsor Castle! We are waiting for you here.
( )26.What time does the castle close on 1 Oct.2025?
A.At 9:30.
B.At 17:15.
C.At 9:45.
( )27.They should pay at least ________ if Mr and Mrs Green bring their three children(all between 5 and 17 years old)to visit the castle.
A.£79.30
B.£67
C.£54.70
( )28.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.You can visit the castle on 18 Jun.2025.
B.You can book the ticket on the Internet.
C.The castle is the home to British Prime Minister.
( )29.The Changing of the Guard Ceremony might NOT take place in summer if ________.
A.the weather is bad
B.the castle is being repaired
C.there are no visitors
( )30.Where can you find the passage?
A.In a newspaper.
B.In a storybook.
C.In a guidebook.
七、选词填空。
从方框中选择适当的词填空,使短文意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。方框中有一个词为多余项。
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Climbing a mountain is always a challenge but it can also mean a lot. This month, I climbed the 31._______ mountain in the Czech Republic with my friends. The mountain is 1,602 metres high.
It 32.____ me about four hours to make it to the top of the mountain. It was very hard. Many of us walked 33.______ because we got tired little by little. I walked with two sporty guys, one from Germany and the other from Japan. We were the first ones who got to the top of the mountain. It seemed really easy for them, and 34._____ faces didn't even turn red. But it wasn't that easy for me. I was a little bit ill and felt dizzy(眩晕的).
Even so, I was still proud of myself as I was the second one in our group who stood at the top. The rest of my friends arrived an hour 35._____. I sat with my two friends, and there weren't many people around. We enjoyed the great mountain, a very blue sky and the cool wind.
36.________ was painful. It seemed like I would never get to the top. But with courage, I finally made it. When I felt the wind, I learned that what is difficult for me might be difficult for others too. But if you believe in 37._________, you can do anything.
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