Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world 同主题类文迁移阅读理解--世界知识 专题练 2024-2025学年下学期初中英语人教版八年级

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Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world 同主题类文迁移阅读理解--世界知识 专题练 2024-2025学年下学期初中英语人教版八年级下册
Qomolangma is the world's highest mountain. You may have learned from your textbooks that its height is 8,844.43 meters. But not all sides are in agreement on this. Different researchers have given different results. In addition, the height of the mountain can change over time.
That's why a Chinese survey team with over 30 members set out to reach thepeakof Qomolangma to re measure its height on May 6, 2020. They were equipped (配备) with the latest technology.
It is not an easy task. The average air temperature on the mountain is -29℃, and powerful winds blow all the time. In such bad conditions, surveying drones (无人机) cannot work at the peak of the mountain. That's why it's still necessary to send human experts to the peak to get exact results.
But does a difference of a few meters really matter when it comes to a high mountain
In fact, measuring the height of Qomolangma is about more than just getting one exact number. Mount Qomolangma is at the point where the Eurasian plate (欧亚板块) meets the Indian plate. It formed 38 million years ago as the two plates hit each other. Changes in the peak's height can show whether the two plates are heading toward or away from each other. This can help us understand the movement of the earth's crust (地壳).
The survey team will also get first hand information about environmental conditions at the top of the mountain. This will help us understand how climate change has affected the Qinghai Xizang Plateau (高原).
1．What do we know from the first paragraph
A．Researchers measure the height of Qomolangma every year. B．There is no agreed-upon height of Qomolangma at present.
C．It's not easy to measure the height of Qomolangma. D．The height of Qomolangma increases every year.
2．How many members were there in the Chinese survey team in 2020
A．Over sixty. B．Over eighty. C．Over forty. D．Over thirty.
3．Which of the following words could replace the underlined word "peak" in Paragraph 2
A．Point. B．Top. C．Base. D．Edge.
4．What challenge did the Chinese survey team face
A．A lack of water. B．Dangerous animals.
C．Bad weather conditions. D．The movement of the earth's crust.
5．What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs
A．Why measuring the height of Qomolangma is important.
B．What changes in the height of Qomolangma's peak can tell us.
C．How Qomolangma became the highest mountain.
D．How plate movements affected the height of Qomolangma.
Thousands of years ago, in the south of ancient China, there lived Shennong, a man who had an ox (牛) head and human body. Seeing that local people were suffering from disease, he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of medical plants. To remember him, people named the place Shennongjia.
The legend (传说) makes Shennongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourists. Traveling there is a unique experience, as you can see scenes of the four seasons from different altitudes (海拔). “When the bottom of the mountain is summer, the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn, the top is covered with ice,” local people say of the special climate of Shennongjia.
Shennongjia is also home to 5,000 species of animals and plants. Many animals in danger live there, such as the golden monkey, the clouded leopard (云豹) and the Asian black bear.
One interesting and mysterious (神秘的) thing about Shennongjia is its legend of wild men. Some people once claimed that they saw big prints or big-foot creatures. Yet so far, scientists haven’t proved it is true and some say they are just bears.
The beautiful place has recently received a newtitle. On July 17, 2016, Shennongjia Forestry District was added to UNESCO World Heritage List (联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录) as a natural site (遗址). China now has 55 world heritage sites, first in the world.
6．Which of the following is right about Shennong
A．Shennong had an ox body.
B．Shennong grew medical plants for people.
C．Shennong helped the local people.
D．Shennong named the place Shennongjia.
7．In Shennongjia, ________.
A．there are many medical stores along the way
B．people can experience four seasons in the mountain
C．there are 500 species of animals and plants
D．scientists have proved there are wild men there
8．What does the underlined word “title” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 5
A．标题 B．景点 C．称号 D．职务
9．Which of the following countries has the most world heritage sites
A．China. B．Canada. C．Italy. D．The USA．
10．What’s the main idea of the passage
A．The legend of Shennong. B．Animals living in Shennongjia.
C．The amazing Shennongjia. D．World heritage sites.
All over the world, thousands of animals are used for wildlife tourism. People travel to watch monkey shows, hug baby tigers and swim with dolphins. It might look like fun, but there are reports that animals are hurt now and again. The World Animal Protection (WAP) says that up to 550,000 wild animals are exposed (暴露) to ill treatment around the world. In Cambodia, for example, it’s been reported that elephants have died after carrying tourists for long in hot weather. This is getting attention—over 100 travel companies have promised that they will no longer open up such places. However, some people argue that animal tourism isn’t always as bad as it seems. So what do you think
Group Yes
◇Animals weren’t put on this planet for enjoyment. They should be free to live as they choose.
◇The way animals are treated is often cruel (残忍的) and causes much pain. Even if treated well, they cannot act in the same way as they would in the wild.
◇We don’t need wildlife tourism. We can see animals close up in their natural home in TV programs. There’s no need to disturb (打扰) them in real life.
Group No
◇It is enjoyable and educational for people to communicate with the wonderful animals. The more people know about them, the more they want to protect them.
◇Wildlife tourism brings money to poor areas and may be the only way for some people to make a living.
◇Not all animals are treated badly. Some endangered animals are under the protection of programs that look after rare species (稀有物种).
11．How many wild animals are facing bad treatment according to WAP
A．More than 100. B．Hundreds. C．Thousands. D．About 550,000.
12．The underlined words “such places” refer to (指) the places for ________.
A．foreign travelers B．sick elephants
C．wildlife protection D．animal tourism
13．What opinion do the two groups have in common
A．Animals can live wherever they like.
B．Wildlife should be protected.
C．Animal tourism supports poor people.
D．Wildlife is well looked after.
14．“Group Yes” suggests that people should not disturb animals ________.
A．in Cambodia B．in travel companies C．in real life D．in poor areas
15．What is the text mainly about
A．Ways of protecting rare species.
B．Different opinions on wildlife tourism.
C．How to bring tourists enjoyment.
D．Whether to collect information on wildlife.
“Last night, there were 20 elephants on my farm,” John from Kenya said. “They ate all my crops (庄稼). What can I do ”
Elephants are lovely animals, but they brought serious problems to the farmers near Mount Kenya National Park. The elephants often left the park, went into the nearby farms, and ate their crops. So farmers slept on the farm. If elephants came, they scared them away.
However, the next day, the farmers were too tired to do their work. Then, someone thought of a better way. They built electric fences (电栅栏)to keep the elephants out. The farmers had more time for their work. But these fences were expensive to build. Few farmers chose to build them.
“The elephants had problems when more people came to Mount Kenya National Park.” a man from the government said. “The elephants had lived here for a very long time before people came. At some times of the year, elephants go from one place to another. They remember their old routes (路线), and they walk through anything that’s there—like a farm or even a house.”
Now the government has a plan. It wants the people around the park to start tourism. People around the world love elephants. When more and more elephant-lovers come to visit Mount Kenya National Park, those farmers can make money by serving them.
The government hopes people and elephants will live together happily in this way.
16．The farmers slept on the farm to _________.
A．have fun B．save their crops
C．look after elephants D．get good luck
17．Few farmers used electric fences because ________.
A．they were no use B．they were not good for elephants
C．they were expensive D．they were dangerous for children
18．Which of the following is true according to the passage
A．Elephants in the national park like to go to faraway farms.
B．Elephants are cute animals and never bring problems to people.
C．Elephants had lived in the national park long before people came.
D．Elephants like to try new routes to travel from one place to another.
19．What does the underlined word “tourism” in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese
A．旅游业 B．种植业 C．制造业 D．畜牧业
20．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Elephants are in Danger B．The Future of Kenyan Farmers
C．A Big Park in Kenya D．Kenya Has a Problem with Elephants
Tanzania（坦桑尼亚）is a country which has a lot of animals, such as gnus（角马）, lions, cheetahs（猎豹）, elephants, giraffes and crocodiles. Every year, many people in the world travel to this African country to watch the animals closely. But do you know how they travel
By bus—This is the most common way. When people get on a bus, they’ll find that the bus is a little strange. It is different from the buses we often see. There are no big windows at all, but some small windows. And it looks like a cage. What is it used for Oh, people can use it to watch animals, especially those dangerous animals, and take photos. We know that people are most interested in lions. So when two buses meet, the drivers will stop and ask each other whether they have found lions.
By boat—We can often see many people are on a boat, enjoying the beautiful scene along a river or a lake, and they can also enjoy hippos（河马）and crocodiles from a nearer distance.
By hot-air balloon（热气球）—In the early morning, when the sun is beginning to rise, a large hot-air balloon is also starting its journey. Taking a hot-air balloon makes most of the travelers excited. After some time, the balloon will land in a certain place, and the waiters will serve people a delicious and special breakfast. But the cost of taking a hot-air balloon is also very high. A person should pay 400 dollars for an hour’s trip.
21．Which is the most common way of traveling in Tanzania
A．By bus. B．By plane. C．By boat. D．By hot-air balloon.
22．The bus is a little strange because _________.
A．it has no doors B．it looks like a cage
C．people can take photos D．it has no driver
23．If you want to watch hippos carefully, you’d better _________.
A．take a bus B．take a hot-air balloon
C．be on a boat D．swim in the river
24．Which one is NOT right
A．Tanzania is an African country.
B．Many people go to Tanzania for traveling.
C．Taking a hot-air balloon for a whole morning will cost 400 dollars.
D．The different traveling ways can make people happy.
25．Which one can be the best title
A．Different animals in Tanzania B．The ways of traveling in Tanzania
C．Why do we take a bus to travel D．The beautiful country—Tanzania
National parks are large areas of public land. They give a safe home for local plants and animals. They help keep the air and water clean. They also give us the best trips. Today, there are nearly 7,000 national parks around the world. Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscapes, geographic wonders and colorful plants and animals.
The Grand Canyon(大峡谷) National Park of the US is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It is best known for its size and depth. It is 446 kilometers long, up to 29 kilometers wide, and 1.6 kilometers deep. The immensity of the canyon makes people think big. Every year, about 5 million people visit here. Taking a tour in the South Rim offers visitors the park’s full views, while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers.
If you love animals, you’ll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The “Big Five”live here. They are the lion, African elephant, African leopard, black rhinoceros and African buffalo. The name “Big Five” came from the five animals that were the hardest to catch. Now they are what people most want to see in the wild. If you visit the park, you should never miss the migration(迁徙) of over 1.5 million wildebeests(角马) and 250, 000 zebras every year. This is the most famous site of the park.
26．Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1
A．Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks.
B．Forbes has listed twelve of the world’s largest national parks.
C．National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty.
27．The underlined word “immensity” refers to ________.
A．natural wonder B．great size C．unusual beauty
28．________ kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.
A．Six B．Seven C．Eight
29．The best title for the passage may be “________”.
A．Traveling to the Serengeti National Park
B．Seven Natural Wonders of the World
C．Stepping into the wonders of the wildlife
30．If the writer continues the article, he would most likely write about ________.
A．more national parks in the world
B．his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyon
C．famous historic wonders in Africa
参考答案
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 B D B C A C B C A C
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 D D B C B B C C A D
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 A B C C B B B B C A
1．B 2．D 3．B 4．C 5．A
【分析】中国组织了30多人的队伍去珠穆朗玛峰重新测量它的高度，这项任务不仅仅只是为了得到一个数字，它对研究大陆板块的运动和气候变化非常有帮助。
1．推理判断题。由第一段“But not all sides are in agreement on this. Different researchers have given different results.”可判断，就珠穆朗玛峰的具体高度，并没有一个统一的共识，故选B。
2．细节理解题。由第二段“That's why a Chinese survey team with over 30 members set out…”可知，这支考查队里有30多位成员，故选D。
3．词句猜测题。由第二段“to re measure its height”可知，中国考查队要重新测量珠穆朗玛峰的高度，所以他们必须到达山顶，由此可判断“peak”相当于“top”，故选B。
4．推理判断题。由第三段“The average air temperature on the mountain is -29℃, and powerful winds blow all the time.”可判断，珠峰的天气非常的恶劣，这对考查队来说是非常大的挑战，故选C。
5．主旨大意题。通读最后两段的内容可知，作者主要阐述了测量珠穆朗玛峰高度的原因，这是为了凸显这项任务的重要性，故选A。
6．C 7．B 8．C 9．A 10．C
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，文章讲述了神农架名字的由来以及神农架景区的美丽景色及传说。
6．细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Seeing that local people were suffering from disease, he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of medical plants.”可知，神农看到当地百姓饱受疾病之苦，他建造了梯子和房屋来储存药材，帮助了当地人。故选C。
7．细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Traveling there is a unique experience, as you can see scenes of the four seasons from different altitudes (海拔).”可知，在神农架，人们处在不同的高度可以看到不同季节的风景。故选B。
8．词句猜测题。由下文“On July 17, 2016, Shennongjia Forestry District was added to UNESCO World Heritage List (联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录) as a natural site (遗址).”可知，神农架被列入世界遗产名录，故title意为“称号”。故选C。
9．细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“ China now has 55 world heritage sites, first in the world.”可知，中国现有55个世界遗产，位居世界第一。故选A。
10．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了神农架风景区的令人惊叹的美丽景色及传说。故选C。
11．D 12．D 13．B 14．C 15．B
【分析】本文主要讲述野生动物旅游业给野生动物造成的影响以及针对是否要发展野生动物旅游业给出的两种观点。
11．细节理解题。根据“The World Animal Protection (WAP) says that up to 550,000 wild animals are exposed to ill treatment around the world”可知，大约有550,000的动物面临着糟糕的待遇。故选D。
12．推理判断题。根据“This is getting attention—over 100 travel companies have promised that they will no longer open up...However, some people argue that animal tourism isn’t always as bad as it seems.”可知，有些人认为动物旅游并不总是像看起来那么糟糕，超过一百家旅游公司承诺不再开放动物旅游，所以“such places”指的是“animal tourism”。故选D。
13．细节理解题。根据“The way animals are treated is often cruel (残忍的) and causes much pain. Even if treated well, they cannot act in the same way as they would in the wild.”可知，对待动物的方式太残忍，所以要保护动物；根据“It is enjoyable and educational for people to communicate with the wonderful animals. The more people know about them, the more they want to protect them.”可知，对动物了解越多，更便于保护它们，所以持不同观点的两组共同提到了要保护野生动物。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据“There’s no need to disturb (打扰) them in real life.”可知，在现实生活中没有必要打扰它们。故选C。
15．主旨大意题。根据全文可知，主要讲述了动物旅游业很发达，以及针对野生旅游业发展的不同观点。故选 B。
16．B 17．C 18．C 19．A 20．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了肯尼亚山国家公园的大象和周边农民之间相处的问题。
16．细节理解题。根据第二段“The elephants often left the park, went into the nearby farms, and ate their crops. So farmers slept on the farm. If elephants came, they scared them away.”可知，大象经常会离开公园去附近的农场吃庄稼，所以农民在农场睡觉是为了保护他们的庄稼。故选B。
17．细节理解题。根据第三段“But these fences were expensive to build. Few farmers chose to build them.”可知，电栅栏太贵了，因此很少有农民使用。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据第四段“The elephants had lived here for a very long time before people came”可知，在人们到来之前，大象已经在这国家公园生活了很长一段时间了。故选C。
19．词义猜测题。根据第五段“It wants the people around the park to start tourism ... When more and more elephant-lovers come to visit Mount Kenya National Park, those farmers can make money by serving them.”可知，政府为了解决这一问题，想要大象爱好者们来参观公园，从而让农民挣钱，因此划线单词的意思是“旅游业”。故选A。
20．标题归纳题。根据第一段“‘Last night, there were 20 elephants on my farm,’ John from Kenya said.‘They ate all my crops (庄稼). What can I do ’”及全文可知，本文主要是讲肯尼亚山公园大象与附近农民之间的问题，因此最佳标题为“肯尼亚有大象的问题”。故选D。
21．A 22．B 23．C 24．C 25．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了人们到坦桑尼亚旅游去看动物，选择不同的交通旅行方式会有不同的体验。
21．细节理解题。根据“By bus—This is the most common way.”可知，最普通的方式就是乘公交车。故选A。
22．细节理解题。根据“When people get on a bus, they’ll find that the bus is a little strange. It is different from the buses we often see. There are no big windows at all, but some small windows. And it looks like a cage.”可知，上了公交车后会有点奇怪，根本没有大的窗户，都是一些小窗户，像一个笼子。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据“By boat—We can often see many people are on a boat, enjoying the beautiful scene along a river or a lake, and they can also enjoy hippos and crocodiles from a nearer distance.”可知，欣赏河马和鳄鱼的表演最好是乘船。故选C。
24．细节理解题。根据“But the cost of taking a hot-air balloon is also very high. A person should pay 400 dollars for an hour’s trip.”可知，热气球的花费很高。一个小时一个人花400美元，不是一整个早上花400美元。故选C。
25．最佳标题题。根据第一段最后以及下面各个段落开头可知，本文介绍了在坦桑尼亚旅行的不同方式。故选B。
26．B 27．B 28．B 29．C 30．A
【导语】本文介绍了福布斯已经列出了12个世界最漂亮的国家公园，它们的神奇景观，地理奇观和丰富多彩的动植物将令你惊叹。文中介绍了大峡谷国家公园和坦桑尼亚的塞伦盖蒂国家公园。
26．细节理解题。根据文中的句子“Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscapes, geographic wonders and colorful plants and animals.”可知福布斯已经列出了世界最漂亮的国家公园。故选B。
27．词句猜测题。根据文中的“It is 446 kilometers long, up to 29 kilometers wide, and 1.6 kilometers deep.”可知，划线词指的是这个巨大的峡谷让人们认为它很大。故选B。
28．细节理解题。根据文中的句子“They are the lion, African elephant, African leopard, black rhinoceros and African buffalo.”以及“you should never miss the migration(迁徙) of over 1.5 million wildebeests(角马) and 250, 000 zebras every year.”可知，一共提到了七种动物。故选B。
29．最佳标题题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要介绍了世界上的几个著名的国家公园的自然景观以及这些公园里面的野生动物。故选项C“走进野生动物的奇观”最适合做文章标题。故选C。
30．推理判断题。根据文中的“Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world”（介绍了世界上最美丽的国家公园有12个）；以及“If you love animals, you’ll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. ”（介绍了坦桑尼亚的公园）可知，这篇短文接下来可能要介绍其它的美丽的国家公园。故选A。
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