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Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?
单元话题中考题型综合练
一、短文填空
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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。
Elephants are the biggest animals on land now. They are very big. They can’t see very well. 1
(they) eyes are on the side of their heads, so they have to move the whole body 2 (look) at things. All
the elephants have very good hearing, 3 they don’t all have big ears.
Elephants live in both Africa and Asia. They can live 4 about 70 years. That is a long time.
Elephants spend 75% of the day 5 (eat). They eat a lot of plants and trees. They don’t eat other animals.
Elephants also need to drink a lot of water. They drink more than 250 litres (升) of water 6 day.
Elephants are very 7 (luck) because other animals don’t attack them. Sometimes baby elephants
are attacked by lions and crocodiles. However, there 8 (be) a bigger problem for elephants than lions
and crocodiles. It’s human beings. Human beings have killed many elephants. 9 (part) of the elephants
are worth a lot of money, so people want 10 (get) the parts and sell them. People also kill the elephants
when they come close to houses or towns.
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用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，使语篇意思完整，必要时请用否定式。
Qomolangma—the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain 1 (climb), and one of the 2
(popular) places for this is theHimalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the
mountains, Qomolangm 3 (rise) the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is
very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious 4
(difficulty) include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard totake in air as you get near
the top.
The 5 (one) people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953.
The first Chinese team 6 (do) so in 1960, while the first woman 7 (success) was Junko Tabei
from Japan in 1975.
8 (why) do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want tochallenge 9 (they) in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never
give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be 10 (strong) than the
forces of nature.
C
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
People already know a lot about animals. However, there are still some things about animals 1
may surprise you. Here are some facts about animals you probably didn’t know.
Cows do have best friends and feel 2 (stress) when they are separated (分开的). Scientists have
found that cows are social animals and a cow always makes 3 (friend) with other cows. When 4
cow is with its friends, it feels relaxed, compared with when it is alone.
During breeding season, a male penguin will offer a small stone to a female penguin 5 a gift. If
she takes it, they 6 (become) partners. When the female penguin lays an egg, she and her partner may
carry it on their feet 7 (careful), because some penguins don’t build nests (鸟巢).
Elephants use plants 8 (treat) pain or other illnesses. Scientists once found a pregnant (怀孕的)
elephant in Africa who ate a kind of plant which was not part of 9 (she) normal food. Four days later,
she gave birth to a baby elephant. And the same plant 10 (use) by the local pregnant women as well.
二、完形填空
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Have you ever heard of Mount K2 (乔戈里峰)? It is known as Savage Mountain because many people 1
die or get hurt while they were climbing it.
K2 is the second highest mountain in the world after Qomolangma. People never 2 Mount K2 in
winter. Both storms and cold weather make it 3 to climb this mountain during that time. K2 is famous
as one of the most 4 mountains to climb. It is known by different 5 such as Chogori, Ketu
and Mount Godwin-Austen. The name Chogori 6 “the king of mountains”.
A part of the mountain lies in Pakistan. The other 7 of the mountain lie in Xinjiang, China.
Thomas Montgomerie did the first survey of Mount K2 and measured its height. He named the 8 K2
—“K” stood for Kechu. K2 was the second mountain listed, so the name 9 the number “2”. The 10
time to climb K2 is between April and October. It takes at least 3 weeks to complete the climbing.
1．A．used to B．tried to C．shouted to D．listened to2．A．fall B．achieve C．succeed D．climb
3．A．important B．impossible C．surprised D．amazing
4．A．difficult B．delicious C．expensive D．boring
5．A．names B．pictures C．classes D．stories
6．A．listens B．shows C．calls D．means
7．A．objects B．parts C．voices D．opinions
8．A．mountain B．desert C．river D．survey
9．A．led B．had C．beat D．broke
10．A．oldest B．farthest C．best D．newest
B
Once upon a time, a crow (乌鸦) lived happily in the forest. One day, he saw a swan (天鹅) and he 1
, “That beautiful white swan must be the happiest bird in the world.”
When he came to 2 his thoughts with the swan, the swan said. “I 3 that I was the
happiest bird in the forest 4 I saw a beautiful peacock (孔雀). They have so 5 colorful
feathers (羽毛).”
The crow then visited a peacock in the 6 and saw that hundreds of people were coming to see
him. “Dear peacock,” the crow said, “you are 7 beautiful. Every day, thousands of people come to see
8 . Not like me—people will drive me 9 when they see me. I think you 10 the happiest
bird in the world.”
The peacock said, “I 11 thought that I was the most beautiful and happiest bird. But because of
my beauty, I 12 my freedom. You must be the happiest bird in the world because you are 13
.”
Sometimes, we make unnecessary comparisons (比较) with 14 and feel bad about ourselves. It is
better to be happy with 15 you have than to wish for things you don’t have.
1．A．told B．thought C．asked D．spoke
2．A．take B．give C．share D．make
3．A．felt B．discussed C．forgot D．looked
4．A．when B．until C．after D．though
5．A．few B．little C．much D．many
6．A．zoo B．forest C．tree D．wild
7．A．much B．even C．so D．far8．A．me B．her C．them D．you
9．A．away B．in C．down D．up
10．A．were B．weren’t C．are D．aren’t
11．A．quickly B．slowly C．always D．never
12．A．got B．lost C．won D．started
13．A．beautiful B．successful C．rich D．free
14．A．others B．other C．the other D．the others
15．A．where B．when C．which D．what
三、阅读理解
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The Big Stone River is one of the most amazing stone rivers in the world.
The Big Stone River is the most interesting sight (景象) of Taganai Park in Russia. Different from other
rivers, it is filled with rocks and stones. Not a drop of water can be seen. Interestingly, as one comes near to the
rocky river, the sound of running water can be hear rocks fell down from the mountains slowly and made the river
of rocks.
The Big Stone River is about 6 km long and is made up of many small rocky rivers. It cuts through a thick
forest like a real river. It is about 200 meters wide and in some places, it is up to 700 meters wide. Some of the
rocks weigh up to 10 tons each and the layer (层) of rocks goes down 6 meters deep.
Scientists believe it is the consequence of the movement of glaciers (冰川) about 10,000 years ago. At that
time, ice covered the top of the mountains. As time went by, the ice turned into water. The Seeing the amazing
river is a great experience. The best way to experience this natural wonder is from above. Come and visit it when
you come to Russia.
1．Why is the Big Stone River special?
A．Because it is in Taganai Park. B．Because it is full of fish.
C．Because it is impossible to see water there. D．Because the sound of running water is loud.
2．How wide is the widest part of the Big Stone River?
A．6 meters. B．200 meters. C．700 meters. D．6,000 meters.
3．What does the underlined word “consequence” mean in Paragraph 4?
A．Reason. B．Result. C．End. D．Beginning.
4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．The Big Stone River is the only stone river in the world.
B．The Big Stone River is a real river through a thick forest.
C．The Big Stone River is made up of some big rocky rivers.
D．Enjoying the Big Stone River from a higher place is the best way.
5．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．The Big Stone River B．A Very Amazing Stone
C．An Unforgettable Experience D．A Running River
B
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Geology rocks!
It’s not easy keeping track of Sam Mukasa, a University of Michigan geologist.
Sam could be anywhere in the world looking at rocks or poking around volcanoes! He has been on
expedition to Antarctica nine times. We caught Sam’s recent lecture at the University of Michigan’s Exhibit
Museum of Natural History in the US.
Born in Kenya, Africa, of Ugandan parents, Sam told us his own fascinating story.
“How did someone born at the equator end up working in Antarctica?” he said, chuckling. “When I was
about 8, a very adventurous uncle took me up a very small mountain and I was hooked for life. Some seven years
later, I found myself on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and some eight years later, I found myself doing work on a
doctorate in the Andes.”
But Peru became dangerous because of political reasons. So Sam left and made his way first to Chile, then
to Tierra del Fuego at the tip of Argentina.
“Then I worked my way to South Georgia Island, and by this time I could actually start smelling Antarctica.
So it was only a matter of time before I started working in Antarctica.”
Sam’s knowledge of Antarctica is immense. His lecture was packed with surprises. How many people know
that 146 freshwater lakes lurk beneath the frozen continent? Or that one, Lake Vostok, is about the same length as
Lake Ontario?
“If it were at the surface, it would be recognized as the seventh largest lake in the world,” said Sam.
And get this: A volcano also lurks beneath Antarctica!
“We didn’t even know about it until a couple of years ago,” said Sam. “It erupted 2,000 years ago,
spreading ash over a very large area. In the future, there could be another eruption that could have a devastating
effect on the ice.”Antarctica was only part of Sam’s studies. We will follow Sam’s work on other fields in the future. Stay
tuned for more interesting stories.
1．Sam has explored Antarctica ________ times.
A．seven B．eight C．nine D．ten
2．Sam was born in ________.
A．Britain B．Africa C．Antarctica D．Argentina
3．Sam climbed a mountain with his uncle at the age of ________.
A．eight B．nine C．fifteen D．twenty-three
4．There are 146________ beneath the frozen continent in Antarctica.
A．salt water lakesB．freshwater lakes C．rivers D．artificial lakes
5．Which of the following is true?
A．Sam knows much about Antarctica.
B．Sam is sure that there will be another eruption in Antarctica.
C．There is no volcano beneath Antarctica.
D．Sam only works in Antarctica.
C
We sometimes say the lion is "the king of the forest" because it is stronger and more dangerous than the
other animals. It can run faster than most other animals and it can hunt other beasts. It is said that the lion is the
highest animal in the land food chain（食物链）. In the sea, people say the shark is at the top of the food chain. I
can swim faster than most of the other sea animals. It can also use its big teeth to catch other sea animals and eat
them.
What is at the top of the world’s food chain? Human beings!We are not the biggest or fastest but we are the
cleverest. We could not run faster than most animals, so we invented（发明）cars. We could not fight better than
a lion, so we invented guns. Now we can hunt the beasts.
People’s inventions are clever, but they can be dangerous, too. For example, people used guns to kill a lot
of wild wolves. The wild wolves usually eat sheep.
But in recent（近来）years, the number of wild rabbits is becoming larger and larger because the number
of wild wolves is getting smaller and smaller. The wild rabbits competed（竞争）for the grass with the sheep and
the cows. Much of the grassland became desert because the grass was eaten by the rabbits.
Remember that we are a part of the food chain, so we are in danger, too! If we love animals, we are loving
ourselves.1．Which is at the top of the food chain in the sea? ________
A．The dolphin. B．The shark. C．Sea animals. D．Fish.
2．Why are people at the top of the world’s food chain? ________
A．Because they can use guns. B．Because they are the biggest.
C．Because they are the cleverest. D．Because they can drive cars.
3．In what way do we say people’s inventions can be sometimes dangerous? ________
A．They can kill a lot of wild wolves.
B．They can destroy（毁坏）the food chain.
C．They can destroy the grassland.
D．They can make wild rabbits grow bigger and bigger.
4．What is the best title for the passage? ________
A．People’s inventions. B．Lions and sharks.
C．Food chain. D．Desert.
D
I’d planned to spend my weekend in the sun, planting flowers outdoors. But that was before the pair of crows
(乌鸦). Out of nowhere, they had set up their base camp in our garden. We first discovered the crows on Friday
morning. It was early, and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood. I thought they’d go away
soon. But, no. They were getting louder and probably made my neighbors angry nearly as much as us with the
noise. I felt a little disappointed.
Then, on Sunday afternoon, I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi watching something on
the ground. I found a small coal-black bird in the grass. Its eyes were milky, and it stayed perfectly still as my dog
walked towards it. When Quatchi touched his nose to its head, it walked away. I grabbed the dog, locked him
inside and came back with my camera.
I never thought that the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing and gaining strength as its parents
guarded it from above. The second I saw this little bird I forgave (原谅) the crows.
To be honest, I’ve never been much of a bird person. I also have a healthy respect for birds. They’re basically
living dinosaurs (恐龙).
I wish they’d chosen another garden. There are only so many sunny days in Seattle, and I still can’t do any
gardening out there. But I’m also thankful that I got to see this little bit of nature. It’s pretty amazing.
The experience has also strengthened my wish to create a beautiful garden that attracts lots of bees, butterflies,
and yes, birds. They are welcome here.1．The arrival of the two crows __________.
A．made the writer’s neighbors thankful B．made the writer’s dog mad
C．was harmful to the writer’s garden D．broke the order of the writer’s life
2．The underlined word “grabbed” in paragraph three probably means __________.
A．hit B．caught C．raised D．protected
3．The writer changed her thoughts on the crows when __________.
A．she planted flowers in her garden B．she locked her dog inside
C．she saw the little bird in her garden D．she thought of living dinosaurs
4．After seeing the little crow, the writer __________.
A．was interested to know its growing progress B．fell in love with the pair of crows
C．could plant flowers outdoors D．decided to help look after it
5．The passage is mainly to __________.
A．show an unpleasant situation B．share a personal experience
C．advise readers to protect birds D．ask advice on dealing with crows
E
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Fraser Island (费沙岛) is in Queensland, Australia about 250 kilometers away from north of Brisbane. In
fact, it’s the largest sand island in the world. There’s no airport on the island, but there’s a long beach. 1
The sand makes unusual shapes. 2 Nothing grows on the hills. They move one or two meters a
year from the northwest towards the southeast of the island, getting bigger and bigger. 3 Sometimes the
rocks are so brown that they turn the sea brown, like coffee.
4 There are dark forests, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes. There are many kinds of
birds. There are many animals there, too, such as flying foxes and wild dogs.
About 500,000 people visit the island every year to enjoy the beauty there. People enjoy camping and
walking there. 5 They hurt plants and animals. The rubbish makes the water dirty. So it’s necessary to
stop visitors using motorboats (摩托艇) or going fishing in the lakes. They may need official (官方的) papers to
drive there.
A．There are hills made of sand.
B．Do you know Fraser Island?
C．So planes arrive and leave from here.
D．Unluckily, they also bring some problems.E．I like to see different kinds of animals here.
F．What’s more, the sandy rocks there have different colors.
G．Surprisingly, the sandy island has lots of plants and animals.
四、任务型阅读
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阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Dolphins are wonderful. They are socially skilled, smart, quick, joyful, and playful animals that share many
similar feelings with humans.
Where do dolphins live?
Dolphins live in the world’s seas and oceans and in some rivers too. Some dolphins like to live in coastal
areas, others like shallow water.
Orcas are the only dolphins which live in the Arctic（北极）and Antarctic（南极）.Their large size
means that they have more protection against the cold of the freezing seas.
Can dolphins live in fresh water?
River dolphins such as the Amazon River dolphin and South Asian river dolphins live their lives only in
fresh water rivers and lakes, a long way from the ocean; they are sometimes known as the “true river dolphins”.
Can dolphins talk?
Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish “school.” They don’t study, but they travel together. Dolphins
are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school.
Dolphin talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or
sad or afraid. They say “Welcome” when a dolphin come back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these
sounds because the sounds are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes
people catch dolphins for a large aquarium.（An aquarium is a zoo for fish）
People can watch the dolphin in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium.
They are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save
somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.
Many people believe this.
1．Which kind of dolphin live in the Arctic（北极）and Antarctic（南极）?2．Where do river dolphins live?
3．How do dolphins show their feelings?
4．Why can’t people hear the dolphin’s sounds?
5．What do many people believe that dolphins can bring?
五、选词填空
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请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两
词为多余项。
live protect country it high ocean end popular provide at and stone
Andes Mountains are the longest and one of the highest mountain ranges (山脉) in the world. They run
through seven 1 such as Peru and Chile in South America. Although life was not easy there, the Inca
people (印加人) 2 in Andes Mountains many years ago. The old and famous Inca Empire (帝国) began
around the 13th century and 3 in the late 16th century.
Corn was the Inca people’s popular food because 4 could grow very well in the high mountains.
Tomatoes, potatoes and another grain (谷物) called quinoa were also 5 .
The llama, a kind of animal, 6 the Inca people with milk and meat. 7 the same time, it
could be used to carry lots of heavy things.
Most Inca people were farmers 8 the villages they lived in were very small. In Cuzco, the capital
(首都), the Inca people built walls with huge 9 . Some of them were more than seven meters 10
. Even today, hundreds of years later, the stones fit together so well that you can’t even put a ruler between them.
challenge, desert, during, before, hot, how, other, second, recent,
amaze
Saharan silver ants (银蚁) are the world’s fastest ants. Unlike other living things in the 1 ,
Saharan silver ants don’t just hide in cool places when it is hot 2 the day. For up to 10 minutes a day,they run out over the hot sand and try to find food. If you’ve ever walked without shoes on hot sand, you will
know how hot it can be. But the Sahara is much 3 —the temperature can be as high as 60℃. It is really
a big 4 for the ants.
Scientists from Germany 5 studied these amazing ants. Their research helps us better understand
6 the ants can move so fast.
The silver ants have six legs. They move in a special way so that they won’t die. When they move, the ants
use the front and back legs on one side and the middle on the 7 side at a time. They spring off (弹离)
the ground, leaving all six legs in the air 8 the other three legs touch the ground. And the ants’ legs hit
the ground for just 0.007 9 .
How 10 these silver ants are!
六、书面表达
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近年来，全球自然灾害频发，极端天气频频出现，环境恶化给全球带来的危害正日益凸显。地球是
人类共同的家园，时代的一粒灰，落在个人头上就是一座山，没有人能独善其身。作为达州的一名学生
应该为环境保护做出哪些贡献呢？请以“Let’s try our best to protect the environment”为题，向达州的学生
发出倡议，呼吁大家从小事做起，尽最大的努力保护环境！
写作要点：
1. 了解并让更多的人知道环境保护的重要性；
2. 在日常生活中节约用水、节约能源；
3. 为了减少空气污染，最好乘坐公交车、骑自行车或步行上学；
4. 学会垃圾分类，少用塑料袋。
写作要求：
1. 要点齐全并适当发挥；
2. 词数不少于80，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 条理清晰，句式规范，标点符号和大小写使用正确；
4. 卷面整洁。
参考词汇：l. reduce减少；2. sort the garbage垃圾分类；3. four categories四类垃圾：recyclable, harmful,
dry and wet waste
Let’s try our best to protect the environment
Dear friends,I’m a student of Grade 9 in Dazhou. As we know, we have only one Earth. But in recent years, many
disasters happened on the Earth and unusual weather appeared very often. All these bad things were caused by the
terrible environment, but the terrible environment was caused by humans. As students in Dazhou, what should we
do?
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If we all keep doing these things, I believe the environment will be better and better.
Let’s try our best!
A student worrying about the environment
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本周末有一批外国游客要来动物园参观大熊猫。假如你是导游，请你根据下面的提示信息写一篇发
言稿，向这些游客简要地介绍一下大熊猫。词数要求80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
提示：
1．大熊猫的外形、特点及生活习性是什么？
2．大熊猫主要生活在哪些地区？
3．大熊猫的生存现状如何？中国政府为保护大熊猫采取了哪些措施？
Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to China! We will see lovely pandas soon. Now let me tell you something about pandas.
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