Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world Section B
(20分钟 50分)
Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示完成单词(5分)
1. The Middle East is rich in (石油).
2. A cow (重)many times than a sheep.
3. We should protect the (野生的)animals.
4. Li Ming works for the panda (研究).
5. The twins are (成人)now and they should do things by themselves.
Ⅱ. 单项选择(10分)
1. The Sahara is about 29 the Taklamakan, the largest desert in China.
A. times as large as B. times as larger as
C. time as larger as D. times larger
2. The fastest plane made by the USA can fly 10, 000 meters the sound per hour.
A. less than B. more than
C. faster than D. slower than
3. Because of the greenhouse effect(温室效应), the sea level will become
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A. tall and tall B. high and high
C. taller and taller D. higher and higher
4. What can we do to protect ourselves heart disease?
A. to B. off C. out D. from
5. In Japan, cherry flowers are a lot than peach flowers.
A. most popular B. more popular
C. popular D. popularized
Ⅲ. 完成句子(10分)
1. 这对夫妇的儿子生下来时有八磅重。
The couple’s son weighed eight pounds .
2. 他们在建造这座桥上花了整整一年的时间。
They the whole year this bridge.
3. 成年大熊猫比幼年大熊猫重好几倍。
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An adult panda weighs many than a baby panda.
4. 在非洲, 每年许多儿童死于饥饿和疾病。
In Africa, many children hunger and illness every year.
5. 种更多的竹子是帮助拯救大熊猫的一种方式。
more bamboo trees one way to help save pandas.
Ⅳ. 补全对话(10分)
从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话。
A. Is man the longest living animal in the world?
B. how long can a butterfly live?
C. it depends on what kind of dog it is.
D. how much does an insect weigh?
E. an ordinary cat weighs about a few kilos.
Teacher: Does anyone know how heavy a cat is?
Boy: I think 1
Teacher: And 2
Girl: Only a few grams, I’m sure.
Teacher: Right. So. . . A cat weighs many times more than an insect.
Girl: And what about the difference between a dog and a giant panda in size?
Teacher: Well, 3 But I would say that a big dog is just less than half the size of a giant panda.
Boy: I have a question! 4
Teacher: No, that’s a giant turtle. But a man can live for nearly a hundred years nowadays. That’s quite long.
Boy: And 5 Can it live as long as a man?
Teacher: No, a butterfly only lives for a few days.
Girl: What a short life!
Teacher: Yes, many insects have very short lives.
Ⅴ. 阅读理解(15分)
The Giraffe
The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck bone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number
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as in the human. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe’s neck is very long, while the bones in a human’s neck are small. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe can live for 30 years; the giraffe is good at running; it can run 30 kilometers per hour. The giraffe likes to live together, usually 7-10 a group. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.
1. How long can a giraffe live?
A. 10 years. B. 30 years. C. 8 years. D. 7 years.
2. The number of the bones in a bird’s neck is .
A. as big as in a human’s neck
B. not so big as in a giraffe’s neck
C. much larger than in a human’s neck
D. much smaller than in a giraffe’s neck
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. A giraffe has only seven bones.
B. The giraffe is the largest animal on land.
C. It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.
D. All the leaves on the trees will be eaten by giraffes if they live in that region.
4. The baby giraffe is about at birth.
A. 5. 5 meters long B. 5. 5 meters tall
C. 1. 9 meters long D. 1. 9 meters tall
5. When a giraffe sees a tiger we can guess .
A. it will run away as fast as possible
B. it will run to eat the tiger
C. it will make the tiger bring it something to eat
D. it will bring some small animals for the tiger to eat
答案解析
Ⅰ. 答案: 1. oil 2. weighs 3. wild 4. research 5. adults
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Ⅱ. 答案: 1~5. ABDDB
Ⅲ. 答案: 1. at birth 2. spent; building 3. times more
4. die from 5. Planting; is
Ⅳ. 答案: 1~5. EDCAB
Ⅴ. 答案: 1~5. BCCDA
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