8年级下册英语人教版Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? Section A 课后作业（含答案）

Unit 7　What's the highest mountain in the world
Period 1(Section A 1a－2d)
一、词组翻译
1．面积约为9 600 000平方公里
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2．1 025米深
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3．比任何其他一座山都要高
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4．在所有咸水湖中
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5．拥有世界上最多的人口
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6．最古老的国家之一
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7．随意问我任何情况
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8．关于今天的长城之行
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9．据我所知　
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10．人造物体　
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二、完形填空
The Andes Mountains are the longest and one of __1__mountain ranges(山脉) in the world. They run through 7 countries in South America. Although life is __2__ easy there, the Inca people lived in the Andes Mountains for __3__ years. The old and famous Inca Empire began around the 13th century and didn't come to an end __4__ the late 16th century.
Corn was the Inca people's __5__ food because it could grow very well in the high mountains. Tomatoes, potatoes and another grain(谷物) __6__ quinoa were also popular. When the Inca people __7__ peppers with quinoa, they could make a kind of delicious soup.
The llama, a kind of animal, is another __8__ why the Inca people could live in such a terrible environment. It __9__ the Inca people with milk and meat. At the same time, it __10__ be used to carry lots of heavy things.
Most Inca people were farmers __11__ the villages they lived in were very small. Even Cuzco, the capital(首都), __12__ a large city. In Cuzco, the Inca people __13__ walls with huge stones. Some of the walls were more than 7 meters __14__. Even today, centuries later, the stones fit together __15__ well that you can't even put a ruler between them.
(　　)1.A.high　　　　 B．higher C．highest　　　 　D．the highest
(　　)2.A.too　　　 　B．already C．never　　　　 D．still
(　　)3.A.hundred　　　B．hundreds C．hundreds of　　　D．two hundred of
(　　)4.A.until　　　 　B．after　　　 　C．from　　　 　D．past
(　　)5.A.only　　　 　B．main　　　 　C．cheap　　　　 D．healthy
(　　)6.A.call　　　　 B．called C．calling　　　　 D．to call
(　　)7.A.mixed　　 　B．added　　　　C．put　　　 　D．cut
(　　)8.A.fact　　　　 B．answer　　　 C．way　　　　 D．reason
(　　)9.A.fed　　　　 B．found C．protected　　　　D．provided
(　　)10.A.could　　　 B．should C．must　　　 D．need
(　　)11.A.and　　　 　B．or　　 　　C．so　　　 　D．but
(　　)12.A.wasn't　　 　B．isn't C．is　　　 　D．are
(　　)13.A.touched　　　B．used C．built　　　 　D．bought
(　　)14.A.big　　　　 B．high　　　　 C．old　　 　　D．deep
(　　)15.A.so　　　　 B．too　　　 　C．very　　 　　D．quite
三、阅读理解
Here is a picture of the increasing population of the USA in only one hundred years. One man in the picture stands for(代表) ten million people.
A look at the picture above will tell you the relation(关系) between times and numbers of people during the years from 1850 to 1950. The surprising population growth of this kind can also be seen in other parts of the world. The world's population is growing faster and faster with each passing day. The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. From a UN report we know that in the year 2000 the world population reached over six billion, and that by the year 2010, the world had a population of seven billion, twice of that of the year 1968.
The population of the earth has increased more than the amount(数量) of food. Now about one fifth of the people in the world need more food than they can get and people have to find food for over 250，000 mouths more in one day. If the world's population goes on growing like this, things will turn for the worse.
(　　)1.During the years from 1850 to 1950, the population of the USA increased by ________．
A．three times　　　　B．five times C．six times　　　　D．seven times
(　　)2.What was the population of the world in 1968
A．2，500 million.　　　 　　B．3，500 million.
C．3，000 million.　　 　　　D．5，000 million.
(　　)3.In the year 2000, the world had a population of over ________．
A．six billion　 　B．seven billion C．one billion 　D．ten billion
(　　)4.Which of the following does the passage tell us
A．There is less food now than before.
B．The population problem hasn't made it possible for people to produce more food.
C．The increase in food isn't so fast as that in population.
D．Most people can hardly get enough food to eat.
(　　)5.From the passage we know that ________．
A．people have controlled(控制) the population growth
B．people will surely control the population growth
C．people aren't in trouble with the population growth any longer
D．people find it more and more difficult to control the population growth
四、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1．The ________(人口) of China is the largest.
2．China is the biggest country in ________(亚洲)．
3．The Yangtze River is about 6，300 ________(公里)．
4．There are five ________(正方形) in the picture.
5．It's a story about a strong man living in the __________(沙漠)．
五、用所给词的适当形式填空
1．This book is as ________(interesting) as that one.
2．China has the ________ population in the world.
3．China is much ________(old) than America.
4．The room is about ten ________(meter) long.
5．India is one of the oldest ________(country) in the world.
6．The Yellow River is the second ________(long) river in China.
7．Which one is ________(deep) of all the salt lakes
8．Please feel free ________(ask) questions if you don't understand.
9．The population of India ________(be) very large.
10．Many ________(tour) come to visit the city every year.
六、语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空(每空不多于3个单词)。
On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6，200 students 1 the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies 2________(hard) of them
Chinese students spend the most time 3________(study). Nearly half Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That's much more 4 the students of the US (26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%)．
Who sleeps most often in class
Japanese students fall 5 (sleep) in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes sleep in class.
In South Korea, it's 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
South Korean students don't like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, much 6 (few) than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US(89%)．
Who is the most distracted(分心的)
American students are 7 (active) in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat 8________ in class; and 38.9% said they do many things 9________(include) sending e－mails or doing some other things in class.
What do they do after school
In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercise. Most Korean students watch TV. Maybe all the students should go out more and learn more 10________ man and nature.
The most important question is that who can achieve the most. Can you tell me
参考答案
Unit 7
Period 1
一、1.about 9，600，000 square kilometers in size　2.1，025 meters deep　3.higher than any
other mountain　4.of all the salt lakes　5.have the biggest/largest population in the world
6.one of the oldest countries　7.feel free to ask me anything　8.on today's Great Wall tour
9.as far as I know　10.man－made objects
二、1—5.DCCAB　6—10.BADDA　11—15.DACBA
三、1—5.DBACD
四、1.population　2.Asia　3.kilometers　4.squares　5．desert
五、1.interesting　2.biggest/largest　3.older　4.meters　5.countries　6.longest　7.the
deepest　8.to ask　9.is　10.tourists
六、1.from　2.hardest　3.studying　4.than　5.asleep　6.fewer　7.the most active　8.food
9.including　10．about