新目标（Go for it）版八年级英语下册Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? 评估试题-组卷题库站

A：About four hours．
A. How many hours do elephants sleep a night?
B. It can fly as fast as 300 kilometers an hour!
C. Tell me another interesting animal fact．
D. But another animal can move even faster．
E. Who did you interview?
F. What is your favorite animal?
G. But which animal sleeps the least?

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阅读理解A
Tuesday，September 13
    I arrived in New York two weeks ago．I am writing my diary in English because my English teacher Rachel says it is a good way to practice English．So far, I like New York and my school．I have three classes a day．Most of my classmates come from Japan，South Korea，Spain，Germany and Australia．There aren't many Chinese students, so I have to use English most of the time．I am learning a lot! I am living in student housing, and I have my own comfortable room．
Thursday, October 20
    MY English is hopeless! I was on the bus this morning and a man spoke to me, but I hardly understood him．I was so embarrassed(尴尬的)．Why is my English improving so slowly? I want to make lots of American friends, but this isn't happening so easily．I'm a shy girl．It is hard for me to talk to some people, even my classmates! I like them, but sometimes I can' t understand them very well．I think I'm feeling homesick(想家的)．I miss my friends and family．
Thursday ,October 27
    I went to a school party last Friday and it was great．I talked with a Japanese boy named Kenji, a German girl named Wendy and an Italian girl named Caria，We talked about our countries' customs (风俗)and our experiences in America so far．We are going to walk around New York together this weekend．Also，Kenji wants me to write for the student newspaper here at school．Maybe things are getting better!

任务型阅读

Pandas are very cute animals．In 1972, two pandas named Hsing--Hsing and Ling--Ling were sent from China to the United States as a gift．The National Zoo in Washington．D．C, became the pandas' new home．Americans fell in love with the two pandas right away．On the first day the two pandas came to the zoo，about 20，000 people visited them．The crowds kept coming year after year．

Hsing—Hsing and Ling—Ling were just cubs(幼崽) when they got to the United States．As the years passed，many hoped the pair would have cubs of their own．Ling-Ling gave birth several times．But none of the babies lived more than a few days．Each time a cub died，people all around the world felt sad．

Both of the pandas lived to an old age．Ling—Ling was 23 when she died in 1992．Hsing—Hsing died in 1999 at the age of 28．But they were never forgotten.

Following Hsing—Hsing's death，the zoo received(收到)lots of letters from their fans．The letters showed their love for the pandas and told how much they missed them．

词汇运用

根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。

include，condition，adult，excite，weigh

词汇运用，根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。

This lake is twice(deep) than that one．

The man died at home after a long(ill)．

With his camera around his neck, he looked like a typical(tour)．

It was very early and l was only half(wake)．

We (succeed)in repairing the machine．

完成句子

她戴帽子保护她的皮肤不受日晒。
She wore a hat toher skinthe sun．

如果需要我的服务，请随时叫我。
Please to call me if you need my service．

我的汽车最多能坐四个人。
I can take four people in my car．

就我所知，我们下星期一要进行一次考试。
,we will have a test next Monday．

中国人口比美国多。
China has a(n) than the USA．

综合填空

阅读短交，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。

before，also，wait，weak，sound，wonderful， activity, see，teach，with

Mrs．Patrick was a piano teacher．Shehundreds of students．At age 69，Mrs．Patrick had a stroke (中风)．She couldn't move or speak．As the days passed，she got better, but her right hand was still very ．She couldn't play the piano anymore．She was very sad．

A few months after her stroke，Mrs．Patrick went to a senior citizens' center(老年活动中心)．There were a lot ofat the center．The director(负责人)was showing her around the center when Mrs．Patrick a piano．She looked sadly at the piano．“Is anything wrong?”the director asked．“No．”Mrs．Patrick answered．”The piano brings back my memories(回忆)．my stroke．I played the piano．”The director looked at Mrs．Patrick's weak right hand and said．“here．I'll be right back．”A few minutes later the director came back Mrs．Eisenberg．“Margaret Patrick,” the director said，“meet Ruth Eisenberg．Before her stroke sheplayed the piano．She has a good right

hand，and you have a good left hand．I think you two can do something together．”The two women sat down at me piano and began to play．The music good．They were not sad anymore．

书面表达

英国的史密斯(Smith)先生和他的朋友打算明天游览长城。假如你是他们的导游，请你根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，为此次导游任务做准备。

提示：

①世界上最长的城墙；

②约4～5米宽，最宽处可供五匹马或十个人并行；

③2700多年前，古代皇帝为保卫国家命人修建长城，后秦始皇等命人修整。

要求：要点齐全，可适当发挥，90词左右。

附加题

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    A writer can write many songs．Sometimes a writer's favorite song isn't his most successful one．“Walking in the Sun”is a good example．It's not my most successful song but it is very meaningful to me．
    My father was blind since he was about 6 years old．He was an insurance broker (保险经纪人)．He did most of his work at home in Brooklyn，New York．Most of his sales were done on the phone．And he was really good at it．Sometimes，though，he had to go to the offices in Manhattan．
    One day, when I was about 13．I went to the offices in Manhattan with him．We were on the way to the subway station and I remember it was the end of the day．It was a little cold．My dad asked if the sun was out on the other side of the street．I said．“Yes．”He said．“Let's walk on that side of the street．”
    Many years later when I was probably 30，I was writing songs for myself. I had an office at A&M Records and they wanted me to record(录制)some of my songs． I thought aboutthat dayand“Walking in the Sun”．It's very simple. It says that when things are very negative，you need to know when they get better．At the end of the song, it says：Even a blind man can tell when he's walking in the sun．
    I was the first person to record it but I'm very moved(感动的)because it's also been sung by many famous singers．I think people like it because they can tell it comes from a place of sincerity(真诚)．