第十四課時(shí)八年級(jí)(下)Units7～8一、閱讀理解(2021寧波改編)Haveyoueverenteredatropicalrainforest(熱帶雨林)?RainforestsmakeuponlyasmallpartoftheEarth'ssurface,aboutsixpercent,buttherearemorekindsoftreesthananyotherareainthewholeworld.TropicalrainforestsareinAfrica,Asia,CentralandSouthAmerica,Australia,andonthePacificislands.ThelargesttropicalrainforestistheAmazonRainforestinSouthAmerica,whichcoversalmostfivemillionsquarekilometers.ThesecondlargestrainforestisinWesternAfrica.Rainforestsprovideuswithmanythings.Infact,theAmazonRainforestisthe“l(fā)ungs(肺)ofourplanet”becauseitproduces20%oftheworld'soxygen(氧氣).Onefifthoftheworld'sfreshwaterisalsofoundintheAmazonRainforest.About75%ofallthetypesofanimalsthatweknowcomefromrainforests.Thousandsandthousandsofanimalsliveinrainforests.Therearemanyverybeautifulbirdsandinsects.80%ofthefoodweeatfirstgrewintherainforest.25%ofthemedicineswetakewhenwearesickaremadeofplantsthatgrowonlyinrainforests.Itisalwayshotinarainforestandthegroundisalwayswet.Itisalsodark.Unluckily,inmanyplaces,therainforestsareindanger.Forexample,manyyearsagotherewasalargerainforestinJava.Therewerethousandsofdifferentplantsandanimalsintheforest,butnowthereisnothing.Peoplecutdownthetreesbecausetheywantedtogrowrice.Manyanimalslivedintherainforest.SomeofthemwenttootherpartsofJavabutmanyofthemdisappearedforever.Thesamethingishappeningnowinmanyotherpartsoftheworld.It'shightimeforustotakeactionstoprotectrainforestsnow.()1.Wherecanweprobablyfindatropicalrainforestaccordingtothetext?A.InFrance. B.InChina.C.InCanada. D.InGermany.()2.What'stheweatherlikeinrainforests?A.Wetandcold. B.Hotanddry.C.Wetandhot. D.Coldanddry.()3.Whatcanweknowabouttherainforests?A.TheymakeuponesixthoftheEarth'ssurface.B.Theyprovideonefifthoftheworld'sfreshwater.C.Theyproduce25%oftheworld'soxygen.D.Theyhavemorekindsoftreesthananyotherareasintheworld.()4.What'sthecauseoftherainforest'schangeinJava?A.Peoplekilltheanimalstosellforfood. B.Peoplecutdownthetreestogrowrice.C.Peoplebuildhousesaroundtherainforest. D.Peopleusetoomuchwater.()5.What'sthetextmainlyabout?A.Kindsofforest. B.Locationofrainforests.C.Factsaboutrainforests. D.Methodtoprotectrainforests.二、完形填空Latethatnight,westartedourfinalpartoftheclimb.Nervouslywecontinuedonourjourneyafterashortrest.Everyonelooked__1__.Outsideofthetentitwastotallyblack.Itwasjustaftermidnight.Snowwasfalling.Itwasfreezing.Weworetwopairsofsocksto__2__ourselvesagainstthecold.Thegroupclimbedsilentlythroughdeepsnow.Icouldnotthink.Theheightofthemountainwasplayingtricksonmy__3__.Itriedtokeepconcentrated(集中思想)bywatchingmyfeetand__4__totenallthetime.Peoplearoundmewerejuststandingstill(靜止的)astheytriedtoget__5__breath.Itriedtoencouragethemtokeepwalking.Myfriendlookedatme__6__.Hewasreallytired.Hekepttryingto__7__andgotosleep.__8__hedid,hewouldfreezetodeath.Itoldhimtokeepmoving.Heclimbedon.WhenIcheckedmywatch,Isaw,withsurprise,thatI'dbeenwalking__9__threehoursalready.IfeltasifIwasfightingeverystepoftheway.AllIwantedtodowasturnaroundandgodown—butImustreachthetop!IbegantowonderifIwasnot__10__enough.Iwaslosingmymind.Mybreathingwasveryrapid.Each__11__Itookmadememoreandmoredizzy(暈眩的).Someonetoldmewehadanotherhourandahalftogo.I__12__myselftowalkon.Ihadtoconcentratereallyhard,becauseonecarelessstepcouldmakemedie.ThenIsawGilman'sPointupaheadofme.Someoneatthetopwastellingmetomakeonelast__13__.Thesunwasbeginningto__14__abovetheclouds.IclimbedupthelastfewmetersandsuddenlyI__15__I'ddoneit!Iwasthere!IwasatthetopofAfrica!()1.A.surprised B.tired C.angry D.bored()2.A.prevent B.compare C.protect D.compete()3.A.leg B.knee C.mind D.shoulder()4.A.countingB.adding C.sticking D.waiting()5.A.my B.his C.our D.their()6.A.meaninglessly B.helplessly C.uselessly D.carelessly()7.A.liedown B.getoff C.standup D.goout()8.A.As B.If C.Unless D.Whether()9.A.by B.with C.for D.in()10.A.talentedB.careful C.strong D.patient()11.A.chance B.risk C.step D.trip()12.A.asked B.prevented C.supposed D.forced()13.A.effort B.decision C.effect D.change()14.A.disappear B.rise C.set D.hide()15.A.realized B.remembered C.regretted D.doubted三、語篇填空第一節(jié)閱讀短文，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)脑~并用其正確形式填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞，每詞限用一次。deepmountainsofttouchbutlivewidereachliketourEarth—ourhomeandourplanet,isatrulyamazingplacetolive.Thinkaboutsomanykindsoflives1.__________onEarth.Ifyouhaveevertakena2.__________aroundtheworld,you'vegotanewrespect(尊重)forEarth.Wehave3.__________nearlytenkilometershighandvalleys(峽谷)manykilometersdeep.The4.__________valleysofallareunderwater.Theycan5.__________11kilometersindepth.Andyet,itstillhaslivingthingsevenunderthepressureofthewateratthatdepth.Lookatthetreesaroundyou.Sometreesareover100meterstall.Thatlooks6.__________abigbuilding!Wehave7.__________grasstowalkonandbeautifulflowerstosmell.Someleavesaresosharp(鋒利的)thattheycancutyourfingersifyou8.__________them.Butthemostamazingthingaboutthisplanetisthepeople.Itis9.__________knownthattherearemorethansevenbillionpeopleonthisplanet.Weliveindifferentplacesandspeakdifferentlanguages,10.__________weliveonthesameplanet.Earth—ouronlyhomeandgreatplanet.Humansaresoluckytohavesuchawonderfulplacetocallhome.第二節(jié)閱讀短文，根據(jù)語篇要求填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞。Theworld'sbiggestanimalisstilllivinganditlivesintheocean.Itiscalled11.__________bluewhale.Bluewhalescanbeaslongas30metersandtheirweightcanbeup12.__________1，000kilometers.Thewhaleisnotonlytheworld'sbiggestanimal,itisalsooneofthesmartest.We13.__________knownthatwhalescancommunicatewitheachother.Butwedonotknow14.__________theyaresayingyet.Perhapsonedaywewilllearnhowtocommunicatewithwhales,andthentheywillbeabletotellusaboutthemselves.15．__________theyliveintheocean,whalesdon'tlayeggslikefishdo.Theyaremammals(哺乳動(dòng)物).Theygivebirthtobabiesandproducemilkinsidetheirownbodiestofeedthem.Humansarealsomammals.四、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(2021呼和浩特改編)A:Hi,Bill!You'rereadingthenovelagain.B:Yes,Tom.I'llneverbetiredofit.A:1.________________________________________？B:Threetimes.EverytimeIreadit,Icanalwayslearnsomethingnew.A:Really?2.________________________________________？B:MarkTwain.IthinkheisagreatAmericanwriter.Whataboutyou?A:3.________________________________________.CanIhavealookatthebook?B:OK,hereyouare!4.________________________________________A:It'sgreat.Ihaven'tseensuchanovelforlong.Wheredidyoubuyit?B:IntheXinhuaBookshop.A:Idon'tknowwhereitis.Isitfarfromhere?B:5.________________________________________.Only15minutes'walkfromhere,nexttotheWandaShoppingMall.A:Oh,Isee.I'mgoingtheretogetone,too.Thankyou!五、書面表達(dá)讀書使人明智。一本好書，如一位益友。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)和要求用英語寫一篇短文，介紹你所讀過的一本書。1.要點(diǎn)：1)你喜歡哪本書；2)簡單介紹一下這本書的內(nèi)容；3)你喜歡這本書的原因。2.要求：1)文中不要出現(xiàn)所在學(xué)校的校名和師生姓名；2)詞數(shù)100左右。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________參考答案：一、1—5BCDBC二、1—5BCCAD6—10