1、Unit7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Section A 3aQomolangma- the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing,and one of the mostpoplar places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the m
2、ountains, Qomolangma rises 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 difficulties includefreezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take inair
3、 as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeedwas Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is that peopl
4、e want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up tryingto achieve our dreams.It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forcesof nature.翻译：珠穆朗玛峰世界上最危险的山峰？世界上最危险的运动之一是登山，登山最受欢迎的地方是喜马拉雅山。喜马拉雅山沿着中国的西南部分延伸。所有
5、的山脉，珠穆朗玛峰上升最高，是最有名的。它高8,844.43米，因此攀爬非常危险。厚厚的云层覆盖顶部，雪很难下降。包括更严重的困难冰冻的天气条件和暴风雨。你也很难靠近顶部接受空气。1953年5月29日，第一批达到顶峰的人是Tenzing Norgay和Edmund Hillary。1960年的第一支中国队就是这样做的，而第一位成功的女性是在1975年来自日本的Junko Tabei。为什么许多登山者冒着生命危险？其中一个主要原因是人们想要的面对困难挑战自我。这些登山者的精神向我们展示我们决不应该放弃尝试实现我们的梦想。它也表明人类可以有时比自然的力量更强大。知识点：1.one of +the
6、+形容词最高级+复数名词/代词，意为“最之一”，当其作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。2.include作动词，意为“包括；包含”。including除了是include的现在分词/动名词之外，在日常运用中一般被当作介词使用，和其后的名词/代词一起形成介宾短语，意思是“包括在内”There are 40 students in the classroom, including me.同样，included也有介词用法，且：including + 宾语 = 宾语 + included。There are 40 students in the classroom, me included.3.succ
7、eed作不及物动词，意为“成功”；表示做某事做成功了，succeed 后通常接in doing sth。success 表示抽象意义的“成功”，作不可数名词；表示具体意义的“成功的人或事”, 则是可数名词。successful是形容词。4.force作名词，意为“力；力量；武力”。force作动词，意为“强迫”。force sb. to do sth.意为“强迫某人做某事”。5.take in本文意为“吸入；吞入（体内）”。其他意思：(1) “领会；理解”(2) “欺骗；蒙蔽”(3) “接收；收留”6.give up doing something意为“放弃做某事；半途而废”。give的相关短
8、语：give away赠送，分发；give off放出，释放；give in屈服，让步；give out分发，用完；give back归还Section B 2bIt is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m.,they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers,
9、they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers says, Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me. In fac
10、t, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular thatthey are now a symbol of China.Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do n
11、ot have many babies, maybe only one every two years.The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eatingabout 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down
12、 these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems,pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children ab
13、out importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help savethe pandas.Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas.翻译：现在是八点半，在成都研究基地，熊猫饲养员正在为熊猫宝宝准备牛奶早餐。在上午9点，他们发现大部分的宝宝已经清醒并且
14、很饿。当婴儿看到饲养员时，他们兴奋地跑到他们身边，还有一些年轻熊猫甚至走进他们的朋友并摔倒。熊猫饲养员之一林伟说：“它们非常可爱，我像照顾自己孩子一样照顾他们。”我每天洗，喂，并与他们玩。他们对我来说很特别。事实上，全世界很多人都喜欢这些黑白动物。熊猫已经成为如此受欢迎，以至于他们现在是中国的象征。科学家们说现在森林里生活着不到2019只熊猫。另外300左右住在中国和其他国家的动物园或研究中心。熊猫没有多少婴儿也许每两年只有一次。婴儿常常因疾病而死亡，而且寿命不长。成年熊猫每天花费超过12小时的时间吃约10公斤的竹子。多年前，中国有更多的竹林和熊猫，但随后人类开始减少这些森林。随着森林变小，其
15、他人类活动造成更多问题，熊猫找不到足够的食物，他们的宝宝越来越少。成都的一个教育项目教孩子们关于熊猫和其他濒危野生动物的信息动物。他们派人到学校告诉孩子们保护这些动物的重要性。中国政府正在努力拯救大熊猫。科学家正在研究更好地了解熊猫的习惯。我们都希望将来会有更多大熊猫。知识点：1.so.that 如此.以至于.2.本句中living in the remaining forests为现在分词短语，修饰名词pandas。3.every+ 基数词+ 复数名词=every+ 序数词+ 单数名词，作“每(多少)”every three days=every third day每三天或每隔两天every
16、 other+单数名词意为“每隔一”4.spend (in) doing 花时间做某事辨析：spend/pay/cost/take 花费spendspentspent v 花费,主语是人 sb.+ spend +时间/钱+on sth sb. +spend +时间/钱+（in） doing sthspend on= pay for 支付单元测试卷一、单项选择1The baby is about 52 centimeters tall _ birth Ain Bat Con Dfor2The young man is _ more famous than his father Aa lot Bm
17、any Cpretty Dquite3We shouldnt _ the trees in order to protect the environment Awrite down Bput down Ctake down Dcut down4The boy was badly illHe had to drop out of school because of _ Adarkness Billness Chistory Dexcitement5I can see some children _ basketball on the playground now Aplay Bplayed Cp
18、laying Dto play6Do you know the _ of the stone? YesIt _ about 200 kilos Aweight；weighs Bweights；weighs Cweigh；weighs Dweigh；weights7The fans shouted with _ when they saw the famous singer Aexciting Bexcited Cexcite Dexcitement8I think the best way to _ us against illness is to exercise more Aprotect
19、 Bstop Ctake Dhave9The Great Wall is one of _ man-made objects in the world Afamous Bmore famous Cthe most famous Dthe famous10He used his _ money to buy a book Aremain Bremained Cremains Dremaining11_ is the population of the city? AWhat BHow much CHow many DHow big12The _ book has so many pagesI c
20、ant finish reading it in a few days Awide Bdeep Cthick Ddifficult13Work hard and I am sure you can succeed _ the report by six clock Afinish Bto finish Cfinishing Dto finishing14Do his pets _ the cat? YesHe has three pet cats _ this one Ainclude；include Binclude；including Cincluding；including Dinclu
21、ding；include15For most people，its very difficult to _ air on the top of Qomolangma Atake out Btake off Ctake up Dtake in二、完形填空My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. _1_I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked
22、myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with _2_to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why dont you translate(翻译)it into Chinese? It will be better than _3_computer games all day.” I promised (许诺) to do 2019 words each
23、day. But _4_I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldnt go out. Those 2019 words were still _5_me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldnt make myself turn the pages.
24、How I _6_I could just go outside and play football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting _7_my mind. One said, “Dont give up! Keep working hard and youll do well!”But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be mor
25、e _8_than translating. Do your work tomorrow. I stood up and would _9_the computer. But then I remembered _10_my parents had told me: “Whatever you do, dont stop halfway. ” So I sat down and went on with it.1. A. Because B. UntilC. SinceD. When2. A. nothingB. somethingC. everything D. anything3. A.
26、be playedB. playingC. played D. plays4. A. just thenB. right nowC. soon D. suddenly5. A. talking to B. looking at C. smiling at D. waiting for6. A. thought B. felt C. wished D. decided7. A. in B. with C. aboutD. for8. A. fun B. important C. useful D. dangerous9. A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. clo
27、se10. A. how B. whereC. which D. what三、阅读理解AThe coldest and most difficult place in the world in which to live is Antarctica. Antarctica is the land of snow and ice near the South Pole. Most people do not think there is much life in the icy waters around it. They are wrong.Antarcticas seas are full
28、of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water birds, seals and whales. They eat the thick plant life in the sea and the smaller water animals. Some whales, for example, eat more than a ton of food every day.The most famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin. It struts around the icy as if it were
29、a movie star walking down the street.1. The best title is _.A. Thick Plant LifeB. Life Around AntarcticaC. Tons of FoodD. Penguins2. The most famous animal of Antarctica is the _.A. whale B. sealC. penguin D. fox3. Antarctica has _.A. much ice B. warm weatherC. flocks of geese D. warm water4. Around
30、 Antarctica there _.A. are many people B. is little plant lifeC. are many animals D. is little snow5. The word “struts” in the last paragraph means _.A. swims gracefully B. walks proudlyC. runs swiftly D. jumps happily BHundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotl
31、and. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men
32、,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep.The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gather
33、ed at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudde
34、n cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotla
35、nd liked it so much that they made it their national flower.6. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between _.A. Roman army and North EnglandB. Roman army and the ScotsC. England and ScotsD. A brave people and the Scots7. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because _.A. the Scots were not
36、 braveB. the Roman army was so strongC. the Romans had the support from the ScottishD. the Scots were afraid of the enemy8. “We must win or we will die. ” What the leader of the Scots said means _.A. they were sure to winB. they couldnt escape from deathC. they would win and then they would dieD. th
37、ey must try hard to win, otherwise they will lost their country9. The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because _.A. they didnt want to wake the ScotsB. they wanted to reach the topC. they wanted to catch the four guards firstD. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle10. The people of
38、Scotland made thistle their national flower because _.A. it is a beautiful plantB. it is fresh and lovelyC. it had so many sharp needles all over itD. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle四、书面表达猎豹(cheetahs)是陆地上奔跑最快的动物，时速可以超过110公里。猎豹主要分布在非洲与西亚。成年猎豹身长约140220cm，躯干长1米到1.5米、高度约7585cm
39、，体重一般是50公斤。由于人们滥砍滥伐导致食物减少以及人们的滥捕滥杀，猎豹已濒临灭绝，目前保护猎豹成为人们的一个任务。请根据上述材料写一篇不少于80词的英语短文。要求：1语言规范，意思连贯，表达完整。 2所给的材料要全部用到，但不要逐句翻译。参考词汇：speed速度，fur毛皮_答案与解析：单项选择1-5 BADBC 6-10 ADACD 11-15 ACCBD完形填空DABCD CAABD阅读理解A篇 BCACBB篇 BBDADIV. 书面表达。 Cheetahs are the fastest runners in the worldThey can run with a top spee
40、d of more than 110 kilometers per hourCheetahs mainly live in west Asia and AfricaAn adult cheetahs body is 1 to 1.5 meters long and 0.75 to 0.85 meters high and weighs 50 kilosCheetahs live in forestsPeople have cut down too many treesAlso，there sometimes isnt enough food for all of themSo it is very difficult for cheetahs to live in the wildPeople have killed too many cheetahs for their furNow cheetahs are endangeredProtecting cheetahs has been a main task. If we do nothing soon there will be no more cheetahs in the world!
