Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? 单元阅读拓展练（含答案）

21世纪教育网 –中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world 单元阅读拓展练 话题分析: 本单元的主题为“talk about geography and nature(谈论地理和自然)”，通过复习形容词和副词比较级等级，进一步学习英语中较大数字的表达方式，同时引导我们了解周围一些地理和自然常识，激发我们探索大自然的兴趣，增强征服世界，改造大自然的决心。本单元包括四个子课题：1. 动物和植物（animals and plants）2. 山川与河流（mountains and rivers）3. 环境保护（environment protection）4. 人与自然（man and nature）以上四个子话题中，针对自然环境和濒危动物谈论环境保护是各地中考中最常考的话题之一。 在本单元的阅读训练中，阅读材料多涉及自然环境、地理概况等，文体以说明文和议论文为主。 背景导读 你喜欢亲近大自然吗？你对动植物感兴趣吗？关于雪豹你知道多少？你想了解鹰这种长寿动物背后“成长的代价”吗？你对保护濒危动物有什么好的建议吗？你想了解更多大自然的奇观吗？答案就在后面的阅读练习中，等着你去揭晓！ A 完形填空A 体裁：说明文 词数：292 难度：★ 建议用时：5分钟 正确率：--/10 Snow leopards (雪豹) are large cats. They usually weigh between 27 and 55kg. Some of them can even 1 75kg. They have a 2 body. It’s only 75 to 150 cm from the 3 to the tail. 21·cn·jy·com Snow leopards are used to living in cold and high mountains. Their bodies are fat and their fur (毛皮) is 4 . These help them lose 5 heat (热). Their tails are also very thick. When they sleep, the tails can 6 their faces. Snow leopards eat whatever meat they can find. They can kill animals two to four times heavier than 7 . 2·1·c·n·j·y Now, snow leopards are endangered and their living places are getting smaller and smaller. Two of the main 8 are mining (采矿) and climate (气候) change. “However, the snow leopard still has a 9 ,” says Dr. Charu Mishra, a researcher. 21*cnjy*com Cat lovers all over the world celebrate World Snow Leopard Day 10 October 23rd. They hope that more and more people will know about these beautiful animals and help improve their situations.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】 ( ) 1. A. reach B. stop C. miss D. leave ( ) 2. A. long B. short C. strong D. weak ( ) 3. A. head B. leg C. foot D. arm ( ) 4. A. thin B. thick C. new D. old ( ) 5. A. much B. fewer C. more D. less ( ) 6. A. hurt B. wake C. protect D. shake ( ) 7. A. itself B. himself C. yourselves D. themselves ( ) 8. A. reasons B. names C. answers D. replies ( ) 9. A. future B. home C. problem D. weight ( ) 10. A. in B. on C. for D. at B体裁：说明文 词数：379 难度：★★ 建议用时：7分钟 正确率：--/5 Romero has already reached the top of six other world famous high mountains. He climbed the first –Africa’s Kilimanjaro (乞力马扎罗山) – with his parents when he was 10. Jordan said he had the idea of climbing those mountains when he saw a painting in his school. The painting showed all seven mountains. “I just wanted to do something big, and this was something I wanted to do for myself,” he said. His father, Paul, is an experienced mountain climber. But he said the idea was his son’s. “We’re just packing (收拾) the bags, going aft ... ...