Unit7阅读训练人教版英语八年级下册

八下unit7阅读训练ADoyouknowwhattheworld'shighestwaterfallis?YoumaysaythatitisNiagaraFalls.NiagaraFallsarereallyverybeautiful,butintermsofheight,themostfantasticFallsintheworldareAngelFalls.Theyaredeepinthejungles(丛林)ofVenezuela.FewpeoplehaveeverseenAngelFalls.It'sveryhardtogetthere.Ifyouwentbycar.Youwouldhavetotravelforweeksthroughjungles.IfyouwentbyplanefromCaracas,acityonthesoutherncoast,itwouldtakeaboutfourhours.ThefascinatingfallsareGod'sgifttonature.OneofthemostinterestingfactsaboutAngelFallsishowtheywerefound.TheywerenamedafteranAmericanpilot.HisnamewasJimmyAngel.In1937,hecrashed(坠毁)hisplanenearthetopofthefalls.That'showhefoundthem.AngelFallsdropnearlyakilometer(about979m)fromatabletopmountain.Thewaterseemstobedroppingstraightoutoftheclouds.Theheightofthefallsissogreatthatbythetimethewaterreachestheground,ithasalreadyturnedintofog(雾).Ifyouhaveachancetovisitthem,you'llneverforgetthem!1.NiagaraFallsare.A.verydangerous B.thelongestwaterfallintheworldC.verybeautiful D.thehighestwaterfallintheworld2.FewpeoplehaveeverseenAngelFalls,because.A.itisnoteasytogetthere B.theticketsareveryexpensiveC.thereisnohotelorrestaurant D.visitorscanonlygetthereonfoot3.IfyouwanttovisitAngelFalls,youwillspendgettingtherebyplanefromCaracas.A.fortyminutes B.fourhours C.somedaysD.someweeks4.WhofoundAngelFalls?A.AmaninVenezuela B.AnAmericanvisitorC.ApilotfromCaracas D.AnAmericanpilot5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whereshouldwego? B.WhofoundAngelFalls?C.NiagaraFalls. D.TheWorld'sHighestWaterfall.BTheYangtzeRiverisalmost6,400kilometerslong.Astheworld’sthirdlongestriver,itcoversonefifthofChina’slandarea.TheYangtzeRiverEconomicZone(长江经济带)coverselevenprovincesandmunicipalities,makingupaboutfortypercentofChina’stotalpopulationandGDP.OnDecember26,ChinapassedtheYangtzeRiverProtectionLaw,whichcameintoforceonMarch1,2021.ItisthefirstlawtoprotectawaterwayinChina.Theriverisingreatneedofprotectionbecausesomethingiswrongwithit.Forexample,becauseofoverfishingandwaterpollution,theriver’sChinesepaddlefishhasdiedoutthere.There’salsodesertifiedlandandsoilpollutionneartheriver.Accordingtothelaw,fishingwillnotbeallowedinalloftheYangtze’snaturalwaterways,includingitsmajortributaries(支流)andlakes.Thosewhoarecaughtfishingwillbefined(罚款)50,000to500,000yuan.Diggingsandwillbestrictlylimited(限制)intheriver.Manypaniesarediggingsandalongtheriver.However,thishasledtolowerwaterlevelsontheriver,whichhascausedtheriver’swatertodecline.paniesandfactoriesalongtheriverwillneedtofocusongreendevelopment.Iftheiractivitiesdoharmtothewaterways,theywillbemovedaway,thelawsays.1.WhatdoesthefirstparagraphtellusabouttheYangtzeRiver?A.Howolditis.B.Whyit’simportant.C.Whatproblemsithas.D.Whereitjoinsthesea.2.WhatdoweknowabouttheYangtzeRiverProtectionLaw?A.ItwaspassedonMarch1,2021.B.Itcameintoforceabouttenyearsago.C.Ithasincreasedthepopulationofthearea.D.It’sthefirstlawtoprotectawaterwayinChina.3.WhatdoesParagraph3explain?A.Whytheriverneedsprotection.B.Howtheriverisbeingpolluted.C.WhenChinesepaddlefishdiedout.D.Howtheriverwillbeprotected.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decline”inParagraph5mean?A.Disappear.B.Beeworse.C.Behardtotest.D.Beeasytocontrol.5.Accordingtothepassage,whichistrueaboutprotectingtheriver?A.Peoplecan’tfishintheriver’smajortributaries.B.Diggingsandwillnotbeallowedintheriveranymore.C.paniesalongtheriverwillbemovedtootherplaces.D.Anyonewhocausespollutionwillbefinedatleast50,000yuan.C“Lastnight,therewere20elephantsonmyfarm,”JohnfromKenyasaid.“Theyateallmycrops(庄稼).WhatcanIdo?”Elephantsarelovelyanimals,buttheybroughtseriousproblemstothefarmersnearMountKenyaNationalPark.Theelephantsoftenleftthepark,wentintothenearbyfarms,andatetheircrops.Sofarmerssleptonthefarm.Ifelephantscame,theyscaredthemaway.However,thenextday,thefarmersweretootiredtodotheirwork.Then,someonethoughtofabetterway.Theybuiltelectricfences(电栅栏)tokeeptheelephantsout.Thefarmershadmoretimefortheirwork.Butthesefenceswereexpensivetobuild.Fewfarmerschosetobuildthem.“TheelephantshadproblemswhenmorepeoplecametoMountKenyaNationalPark.”amanfromthegovernmentsaid.“Theelephantshadlivedhereforaverylongtimebeforepeoplecame.Atsometimesoftheyear,elephantsgofromoneplacetoanother.Theyremembertheiroldroutes(路线),andtheywalkthroughanythingthat’sthere—likeafarmorevenahouse.”Nowthegovernmenthasaplan.Itwantsthepeoplearoundtheparktostarttourism.Peoplearoundtheworldloveelephants.WhenmoreandmoreelephantloversetovisitMountKenyaNationalPark,thosefarmerscanmakemoneybyservingthem.Thegovernmenthopespeopleandelephantswilllivetogetherhappilyinthisway.1．Thefarmerssleptonthefarmto_________.A．havefun B．savetheircropsC．lookafterelephants D．getgoodluck2．Fewfarmersusedelectricfencesbecause________.A．theywerenouse B．theywerenotgoodforelephantsC．theywereexpensive D．theyweredangerousforchildren3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Elephantsinthenationalparkliketogotofarawayfarms.B．Elephantsarecuteanimalsandneverbringproblemstopeople.C．Elephantshadlivedinthenationalparklongbeforepeoplecame.D．Elephantsliketotrynewroutestotravelfromoneplacetoanother.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tourism”inParagraph5meaninChinese?A．旅游业 B．种植业 C．制造业 D．畜牧业5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ElephantsareinDanger B．TheFutureofKenyanFarmersC．ABigParkinKenya D．KenyaHasaProblemwithElephantsDZooSchoolatPhiladelphiaZooAtZooSchool,kidsfrom46yearscanlearnaboutscienceinanexcitingenvironment.Besides(另外),ZooSchoolhelpschildrenlearnsocialskillsthattheyneedforschool.Withthezooastheclassroom,childrenwilllearnalotofinterestingthingsaboutanimals.Childrencanmeetanimalsupclose,makecrafts(手工),singsongs,anddomuchmore!Eachmonthhasadifferenttheme(主题).Tickets:$80forPhiladelphiaZoomembers;$106fornonmembers(非会员)Tel:2152435254Dates:October7th,2015tillMay26th,2016Time:Wednesdaysfrom10a.m.tillnoon(ThereisnoschoolonDecember30th,2015orMarch31st,2016)PhiladelphiaZooThefirstzoointheUnitedStates,on3400W.GirardAvenue,Philadelphia,PA19104Openinghours:March—NovemberDuringtheday,10a.m.to5p.m.December—FebruaryDuringtheday,10a.m.to4p.m.1.WhomisZooSchoolopenfor?A.Childrenagedbetween4and6.B.Everyonethatgoestothezoo.C.NonmembersofPhiladelphiaZoo.D.AllthemembersofPhiladelphiaZoo.2.HowmuchshouldyoupayforaticketifyouarenotamemberofPhiladelphiaZoo?A.$80. B.$106. C.$186. D.$86.3.WhencanyougotoZooSchool?A.OnMarch31,2016.B.OnDecember30,2015.C.EverydayfromOctober7,2015toMay26,2016.D.OnWednesdaysfromOctober7toNovember30,2015.4.WhatcanyoudoatZooSchool?A.Watchliveanimalshows. B.Learnalotaboutanimals.C.Meetandfeedanimals. D.Learntolookafteranimals.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPhiladelphiaZoo?A.ItisthefirstzoointheUnitedStates.B.Youcanvisitthezooeveryday.C.Itislocatedon3400W.GirardAvenue.D.Thezooopeninghoursarethesameindifferentseasons.EClimbingMountFuji,thehighestandmostwonderfulmountaininJapan,isveryinteresting.Themountainitselfmaylookmorebeautiful.Official(正式的)ClimbingSeasonJulyandAugustaretheofficialclimbingmonths.Duringthetwomonths,theweatherisveryfortable.Everybodywithoutmuchhiking(徒步旅行)experienceisstronglyadvisedtoclimbthemountainduringtheofficialclimbingseason.Routes(路线)MountFujiisgroupedintotenstationswiththefirststationatthefootofthemountainandthetenthstationatthetop.Pavedroads(铺好路面的路)goasfarasthefifthstation,whichisaround1,400to2,400metersabovesealevel(水平).There