八下Unit7 SectionA （3a-3c）练习.doc

八下Unit7 Section A (3a-3c)练习马腰中学 陈入伍一、课文选词填空strong, place, as, do, face, because, thick, include, show, rise,Qomolangma the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular _ for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma _ the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. _ clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties _ freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air_ you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team_ so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is_ people want to challenge themselves in the_ of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers_ us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be_ than the forces of nature.二、 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。1. The river is about ten meters d. 2. The fog is so tthat we cant see the road clearly. 214. Dont give up. You know hard work leads to(成功). 5. The reason why he made such a great(achieve)is his efforts. 6. I have lots of hobbies, (include)swimming, drawing and collecting stamps. 27. Kunming is in the(southwest)part of China. 【来源：21世纪教育网三、 短文填空从方框中选词填空完成短文。storms, lives, rises, mountain, climbers, thick, top, freezing, tourists, dangerousAlaska range(阿拉斯加山脉)is famous for its valleys and glaciers(冰川). It has many1forests and big glaciers which are over millions of years old. It attracts(吸引)more than a million2from all over the world. It is also one of the most3places on the earth. Of all the peaks(山峰), Mount McKinley4the highest. Its one of the most popular places to go for5climbing. Its very difficult to climb Mount McKinleybecause the6of the mountain is covered by thick snow all year round, and there are many other difficulties like the7weather conditions, avalanches(雪崩), the heavy8and so on. 21* For these climbers it is an extremely dangerous climbing. Many people have lost their9on this mountain. However, the mountain10have never given up climbing it, and they enjoy the great challenges in climbing the mountain. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 四、 任务型阅读Chogori (乔戈里峰)stands on the Chinese-Pakistan border. Chogori is from the Tajik language, it means “high, great and magnificent”. Internationally, it is better known as K2. Chogori is about 8, 611 meters high, and it is the second highest mountain in the world. wwwAnd Chogori is not Qomolangma. On the one hand, Chogori is a steeper(更陡峭的)and more dangerous peak. In fact, it is the most difficult peak to reach in the world. The first two people to reach the top of ChogoriLino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni from Italydid it in 1954. In 1986, the first woman did it too. Since 1954, only 281 people have reached the top, and 49 others have been killed(However, Qomolangma has been reached 3, 000 times and only 15 climbers lost their lives). Of all the over 8, 000-meter-high peaks, it has the highest death rate. 【来源：21cnj*y.On the other hand, this great peak is for professional climbers only. Here, no commercial(商业的)climbing organization will provide you with any services, and even top-class climbers will choose their climbing partners with a particularly eagle(鹰)eye. The leader of a Japanese K2 team said when organizing his team in 1982, “We are professional climbers, and all know that if we run into trouble at a height of 8, 000 meters on K2, it is impossible to get help. If you do not have the confidence and determination(决心)to face possible trouble, you should not go! ”This is Chogori! In the eyes of the top-class climbers, it is the most beautiful peak, and it is the danger that attracts