英语人教版八年级下册同步练习.docx

Unit7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? G8B By Zhou RuihuaTask 1: Read the passage and answer the questions.Many birds are endangered now. Kakapos （鸮鹦鹉） are included. Kakapos are also called night birds because they move around at night. They are green and yellow, large and fat.In a quiet place, kakapos can live up to sixty years. But there are only forty kakapos left in the world, and all of them are in New Zealand. They cannot live with people or other animals and they dont have many babies. They are different from most birds because they cant fly.Kakapos are now in great danger, so New Zealand want to take them to quiet places and protect them. In these quiet places, kakapos can make new homes and live freely. Without their help, kakapos will disappear(消失)from the earth. Finding the birds is difficult, so people look for them with hounds(猎犬).Questions.1. Why are kakapos called night birds?_2. How many years can kakapos live up to?_3. How many kakapos left in the world? _4. Why are kakapos different from others birds? _5. Why are kakapos in great danger? _6. How does New Zealand protect kakapos? _7. Will kakapos disappear from the earth without peoples help?_8. How do people look for kakapos? _Task 2:Discover the phrases in the passage as many as you can 1. _ 2._3._ 4._5._ 6._7._ 8._9._ 10._Task 3: Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.1. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil2. Eat small fish and other sea life3. Jump high out of the water4. Rules on whale protection5. Huge6. Water pollution7. Live in the sea8. Some kinds have teeth9. Learn more about whales10. Stop putting rubbish into the sea11. Sing songs12. Whale parts sold to make things likes candles and soapWhat do they look like？Where do they live?What do they eat?What can they do?Why do some of them have to be protected?How can we protected them?Task 3: Write the passage运用上面信息写一篇短文，