Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?Section A (3a～3c) 同步练习（含答案）人教版新目标英语八年级下册

Unit 7 Section A (3a～3c)
同步练习
基础强化
一、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1. Don’t worry! The ice is _________(厚的) enough for us to skate on.
2. The _________(力量)of water pushed the boat to move forward quickly.
3. They lost the game because they didn't think about the weather_________ (状况) there.
4. She has won many competitions, _________ (包括) four gold medals in the Olympics.
5. Musk is now facing the biggest _________ (挑战) of his career—taking over Twitter, which brought him a great loss.
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. I really enjoy the beauty of ______(natural).
2. Tom has many hobbies, _________(include) hiking.
3. You will have to work hard if you want to _______(success).
4. They were proud (骄傲的) of their children's ____________(achieve).
5. The Himalayas run along the ____________ (southwest) part of China.
三、根据提示完成句子
1. 珠穆朗玛峰有多高？
_________ _________is Qomolangma
2. 面对危险时他总是镇定自若。
He was always cool _________ _________ _________ _________danger.
3. 他冒着生命危险去救那两个被大火困住的小孩。
He _________ _________ _________ _________the two kids trapped by the fire.
4. 主要的原因是人们想在面对困难时挑战自己。
The main reason is that people want to _________ _________in the face of difficulties.
5. 我们决不应该放弃努力实现梦想(的机会)。
We should never _________ _________ _________ _________ _________our dreams.
能力训练
四、选择填空
1. My father doesn't want to continue working in the factory because
of poor working ______.
A. experiences B. opinions
C. conditions D. relations
2. —Do you know about the scientist Tu Youyou
—Yes，she won the Nobel Prize in medicine because of her great ______.
A. surprise　　B. achievement　
C. education　　D. satisfaction
3. Don’t be afraid. You should try to______ yourself. And maybe you can make it.
A. imagine B. compete
C. challenge D. continue
4. —Dear friends，do you still remember why you came here three years ago
—To ______ our dreams!
A. copy　　B. save　　 C. imagine　D. achieve
5. Not all the people here want to ______ their lives climbing that mountain.
A. save B. lost C. risk D. have
6. —What do you think of the speech given by Li Xun
—It's very exciting. His speech ______ getting the teachers' appreciation.
A. succeeded in B. looked down
C. gave up D. came about
7. They say that blood is ______ than water, and our relatives are more important to us than others.
A. thin B. thinner C. thick D. thicker
8. —What do you think of the film you saw yesterday
—Oh！It's one of ______ films I've ever seen.
A. interesting B. more interesting
C. most interesting D. the most interesting
9. The teacher still spoke very loudly ______ he had a sore throat.
A. so that B. as soon as
C. as long as D. even though
10. The Great Wall______ the north of China, about 21,200 kilometers.
A. walks along B. runs along
C. gets along D. comes along
五、选择合适的短语并用其适当形式填空
condition　force　ocean　thick　challenge
1. The ice is ________ enough to skate on it.
2. The _________ of rainstorm made the windows broken.
3. Do you know what is the biggest _________ in the world
4. It was really a(n) ___________ to speak in front of so many people.
5. They had to change their travel plan because of the weather ___________.
素养提升
六、完形填空
The Great Wall of China is called the “ten thousand li Great Wall ” in Chinese. In fact, it’s more than 20, 000 kilometers long. It is __1__ bricks（砖）and the bricks are very thick.
It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, till at last it reaches the sea. It is __2__ wall in the world.
The Great Wall has a history of over twenty __3__ . It was during the Qin Dynasty（朝）that the kingdom of Qin united the different parts into one empire（帝国）. __4__ the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up.
Thus, the Great Wall came into being. The Great Wall is __5__enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side.
__6__the wall are watchtowers（瞭望塔）, where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a warning when the enemy came.
It was a big __7__to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines.
All the work was done by hand. __8__difficulty, people didn’t give up building it. A lot of people died because of it.
Today the Great Wall has become one of __9__ places not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying, “ He who does not __10__ the Great Wall is not a true man.”
1. A. made of B. made from C. made in D. made by
2. A. long B. longer C. longest D. the longest
3. A. centuries B. years C. months D. weeks
4. A. Keeping B. Kept C. To keep D. Keeps
5. A. deep B. wide C. high D. long
6. A. Under B. Over C. Behind D. Along
7. A. challenge B. chance C. choice D. decision
8. A. In the face of B. Instead of C. A kind of D. A number of
9. A. most popular B. more popular C. popular D. the most popular
10. A. give B. reach C. get D. catch
七、阅读理解
Do you know what the world's highest waterfall(瀑布) is You may say that they are Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls are really beautiful, but in terms of the height, the most fantastic one in the world are Angel Falls. They are deep in the jungles(丛林) of Venezuela.
Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. It's very hard to get there. If you go there on foot, you have to travel for weeks through thick jungles. If you go by plane from Caracas, a city on the southern coast, it will take about four hours.
One of the most interesting facts about Angel Falls is how they were found. They were named after an American pilot. His name was Jimmy Angel. In 1937, his plane crashed(坠毁) near the top of the falls. That's how he found them.
Angel Falls drop nearly a kilometer from a tabletop mountain. The water seems to be dropping straight out of the clouds. The height of the falls is very great. By the time the water reaches the ground it has already turned into fog(雾).
1.Niagara Falls are very ______ according to the passage.
A. small　B. big C. dangerous D. beautiful
2.Few people have ever seen Angel Falls because ______.
A. the tickets are very expensive
B. it isn't easy to get there
C. there aren't enough hotels to live in
D. visitors can only get there on foot
3.If you want to visit Angel Falls,
you'll spend ______ getting there by air from Caracas.
A. four hours B. forty hours
C. several days D. several weeks
4.Who found Angel Falls
A. A pilot from Caracas.
B. A man in Venezuela.
C. An American pilot.
D. An American visitor.
5.What is the best title for this passage
A. The Most Interesting Places
B. How to Visit Angel Falls
C. Who Found Angel Falls
D. The World's Highest Waterfall
参考答案
一、1.thick 2.force 3.condition 4.including 5.challenge
二、1.nature 2.including 3.succeed 4.achievements 5.southwestern
三、1.How high 2.in the face of 3.risked his life saving 4.challenge themselves 5.give up trying to achieve
四、1-5CBCDC 6-10ABDDB
五、1.thick 2.force 3.ocean 4.challenge 5.conditions
六、1-5ADACB 6-10DAADB
七、1-5 DBACDB