2023年八年级暑期话题阅读天天练：地理（含解析）

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FraserIslandisinQueensland,Australia,about200kilometersnorthofBrisbane.Itisabout120kilometerslongand240kilometerswide.Itisaveryimportantislandbecauseitiscompletelymadeofsand.Infact,itisthelargestsandislandintheworld.Thereisnoairportontheisland,butthereisalongbeachalongtheeastcoast.Planesarriveandleavefromhere.

Thesandmakesunusualshapes.Therearehillsmadeofsandcalledsandblows.Nothinggrowsonthem.Theymoveoneortwometersayearfromthenorthwesttowardsthesoutheastoftheisland,gettingbiggerandbigger.Atotherplacesontheisland,suchasRainbowGorge,TheCathedralsandRedCanyon,thesandyrockshavedifferentcolors.Sometimestherocksaresobrownthattheyturntheseabrown,likecoffee.

Surprisingly,thesandyislandhasalotofdifferentplantsandanimals.Therearedarkforests—eucalyptuswoods,beautifulflowersandoverahundredlakes.Therearemanykindsofbirds,likeowlsandcurlews.Therearemanyanimalsthere,too,suchascrocodiles,flyingfoxesandwilddogscalleddingoes.

About500,000peoplevisittheislandeveryyeartoseetheisland'sbeautyandnature.

Peopleenjoycampingandhiking(徒步)there.Unluckily,thevisitorscreateproblems.Theydamageplantsandfrightenanimals.Theirsuncream(防晒霜)makesthewaterdirty.Soitisnecessarytomanagethevisitors.Forexample,peoplemaynotusemotorboatsorgofishinginthelakes,andtheyneedofficialpaperstodrivethere.

(1)Thepassageismainlyabout.

A．theshapeofFraserIslandB．natureonFraserIsland

C．thehistoryofFraserIslandD．dailylifeonFraserIsland

(2)FromPara.1weknow.

A．howlargeFraserIslandis

B．FraserIslandisthelargestisland

C．manypeopleliveonFraserIsland

D．peoplewillbuildanairportthere

(3)Theunderlinedword"They"inPara.2refersto(指)the.

A．unusualshapesB．sandyhillsC．sandyrocksD．differentplants

(4)Fromthe3rdparagraphwecaninfer(推断)thatisakindofplant.

A．eucalyptusB．owlC．curlewD．dingo

(5)VisitorsmaynotbeallowedtoonFraserIslandsoon.

A．campandhikeB．gofishinginthesea

C．wearsuncreamD．drivewithoutofficialpapers

Nationalparksarelargeareasofpublicland.Theygiveasafehometolocalplantsandanimals.Theyhelpkeeptheairandwaterclean.Theyalsogiveusthebesttrips.Today,therearenearly7,000nationalparksaroundtheworld.Forbeshaslisted12ofthemostbeautifulonesintheworldthatwillsurpriseyouwiththeiramazinglandscape,geographicwondersandcolorfulplantsandanimals.

TheGrandCanyon(大峡谷)NationalParkoftheUSisoneoftheSevenNaturalWondersoftheWorld.Itisbestknownforitssizeanddepth.Itis446kilometerslong,upto29kilometerswide,and1.6kilometersdeep.Theimmensityofthecanyonmakespeoplethinkbig.Everyyear,about5millionpeoplevisitit.TakingatourintheSouthRimoffersvisitorsthepark'sfullviews,whiletheNorthRimshowsbeautifulwildflowers.

Ifyouloveanimals,you'llliketheSerengetiNationalParkinTanzania.The"BigFive"livehere.Theyarethelion,Africanelephant,Africanleopard,blackrhinoceroandAfricanbuffalo.Thename"BigFive"camefromthefiveanimalsthatwerethehardesttocatch.Nowtheyarewhatpeoplemostwanttoseeinthewild.Ifyouvisitthepark,youshouldnevermissthemigration(迁徙)ofover1.5millionwildebeest(角马)and250,000zebraseveryyear.Thisisthemostfamoussceneofthepark.

(1)WhichisNOTrightaboutnationalparksaccordingtoParagraph1

A．Anationalparkispubliclandthatcoversalargearea.

B．Wildplantsandanimalsareprotectedinnationalparks.

C．Forbeshaslistedtwelveoftheworld'slargestnationalparks.

D．Nationalparksareattractivebecauseoftheirnaturalbeauty.

(2)Theunderlinedword"immensity"referstothe_____.

A．greatsizeB．naturalwonderC．colorfulviewD．unusualbeauty

(3)_____kindsofanimalsarementionedinthepassage.

A．FiveB．SixC．SevenD．Eight

IcelandisanorthernEuropeancountrywithamazingnaturalbeautyandoceansaround.Therearelotsofvolcanoes(火山).IthasashortsummerwhichlastsfromJunetoAugust.ThelongwinterstartsfromSeptemberandendsnextMay.

SummerinIcelandisagoldenseasonfortourists.Everyyear,peoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretoseethebeautifulsightsandenjoytheexcitingwhale-seeing(观鲸).

Inwinter,whenpeopleinIcelandcompletetheirdailywork,theywillhavealotofspecialactivitiestospendthelongdarknight.Skating,ridingsnowmotorbikesandhavingpartiescanreallymakeanexcitingnight.Afterallthefun,ahotbathmustbethefirstchoicetorelax.Therearealsostory-tellingactivitiesforchildren,whichcanteachthemtobestrongandkind.ThemostpopularstoriesareaboutChristmasinIceland.

Becauseofalongcoldwinter,Icelandhasashortgrowingseason.FoodproblemwasalwaysaheadacheforIcelandinthepast.Ithadtobuymostofitsfoodfromothercountries.Later,whenfarmerslearnedtouselightsandundergroundheattogrowcrops(庄稼)allyearroundinthegreenhouse,thingschangedalot.

Livinginsuchaniceenvironment,mostpeopleinIcelandliveahappylife.AccordingtoasurveyabouthappinessmadeeachyearinEurope,Icelandisalwaysamongthetop3.

(1)Whatdoes“It"refertointhefirstparagraph

Itrefersto.

(2)Whendovisitorsusuallycometoenjoywhale-seeing

Visitorscometoseethewhales.

(3)Howcanpeoplespendanexcitingnight

Theycanskate,ridesnowmotorbikesand.

(4)WhydoesIcelandhaveashortgrowingseason

BecauseIcelandhasa.

(5)Accordingtothepassage,whatkindoflifedopeopleinIcelandlive

Theylivealife.

Theworld'shighesthighwaytunnel(公路隧道),MilaMountainTunnel,wasopentotrafficonApril26,2023,atanaltitude(海拔)ofover4,750metersabovesealevelinSouthwestChina'sTibet.

Thetwo-waytunnelisover5.7kmlong,whichisapartofthe400-kmhighwayconnectingLhasawithNyingchi.Peoplestartedbuildingthetunnelonthe5,018-meter-highMilaMountainin2023.Anditwasfinishedin2023,helpingshortenthe18-kmdistance(距离)overthemountainto5.7km.

Itwasn'teasytobuildthehighesttunnelinChina.Terriblycoldweatherandtoolittleoxygen(氧气)weretwomaindifficulties.Besides,carryingeverythingtothebuildingsite(工地)wasagreatchallengeforover2,000workers.

However,everyoneatthesiteworkedhardtofinishbuildingthetunnelontimeandmorethan10latesttechniquesweredevelopedwhiletheworkersweredoingthisgreatproject."We'veworkedhereforseveralyearsandlivedinsimplehouses,"saidXuYong,theleaderoftheproject."Everythingwassodifficult,butweneverfeelsorryforourselveshere.Itisagreatproject."

ThehighwayisanimportantwaytotheeasternpartofTibet.ItcanhelptomakemorepeoplevisitTibetandbringtrafficconveniencetolocalpeople.

(1)Howlongdidittaketofinishbuildingthetwo-waytunnel

A．Aboutthreeyears.B．Aboutfouryears.

C．Aboutfiveyears.D．Aboutsixyears.

(2)WhatCANNOTweknowfromthesecondparagraph

A．Howlongthetunnelis.

B．Wherethetunnelisbuilt.

C．HowhightheMilaMountainis.

D．Whatmaterialswereusedtobuildthetunnel.

(3)Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus

A．Whypeoplewantedtobuildthetunnel.

B．Howmanyworkersworkedintheconstruction(建设)ofthetunnel.

C．Whatproblemstheworkersfacedwhenbuildingthetunnel.

D．Howtheworkerssolvedtheproblemsofbuildingthetunnel.

(4)WhatcanweinferfromXuYong'swords

A．It'sworthputtingmuchtimeandworkintobuildingthetunnel.

B．Ittookthemmanyyearstogetusedtolivingthere.

C．Theyearnedalotofmoneybuildingthetunnel.

D．Theirlivingandworkingconditionswerenotverybad.

(5)What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage

A．ToshowthedevelopmentofTibet.

B．ToencouragemorepeopletotraveltoTibet.

C．Tointroducethealtitudeofthehighwaytunnel.

D．Totellsomethingabouttheworld'shighesthighwaytunnel.

ThetouristsonTripadvisorchoosetheTop3beautifulislandsforyou.

Place:MauiWhere:Hawaii,theUSSize:About1,886squarekilometersPopulation:Over100,000Besttimetovisit:AlltheyearroundWhatyoucando:Goswimmingunderthewaterfall.Walkaroundthewhite,redandblackbeach.Climbthe3,000-meters-highvolcano(火山).Watchdifferentkindsofseaanimalsunderthesea.

Place:SantoriniWhere:AegeanSea,Greece(希腊)Size:About96squarekilometersPopulation:Over13,600Besttimetovisit:FromMaytoAugustWhatyoucando:Walkaroundtheblackbeach.Watchthesunriseandthesunset.Havealookatsomebeautifulpaintings.EnjoytheamazingnightlifeinOiaTown.

Place:JamaicaWhere:AnislandcountryinCaribbean(加勒比海)Size:About10,991squarekilometersPopulation:Over2,697,983Besttimetovisit:FromNovembertoAprilWhatyoucando:Watchdifferentkindsofarts.Walkaroundthelongandwhitebeach.ClimbtheBlueMountain.

(1)Whichislandisthebiggestone

A．Maui.B．Santorini.C．Jamaica.D．OiaTown

(2)Thethreeplacesallhave_____.

A．abeachB．amountain

C．beautifulpaintingsD．tallbuildings

(3)Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.

A．thebesttimetogotoMauiisinsummer

B．visitorscanwatchseaanimalsinSantorini

C．Jamaicahasthebiggestpopulation

D．HawaiiisnotintheUS.

(4)Thepassageishelpfultothepeoplewholike_____.

A．artsB．travelingC．swimmingD．riding

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A12-manChineseteamlandedontheAntarcticicecap(南极冰盖最高点)peakonJanuary18.TheyarethefirstpeopletoreachthepeakofDomeA(海穹A).Itis4,039metersabovesealevel(海拔).

Theteambuiltastationtheretostudythechangesoftheweather,geticesamples(标本)from150metersto200metersbelow,anddootherstudies.Sofar,theteamhasgotnearly100-meterlongicesamplesfromaplaceabout300metersundertheicecappeak.

ItisthefirsttimethatpeoplehavebeenabletogetsamplesfromtheicecappeakinAntarcticaanditisveryimportantforpeopletostudytheweatherchangesandenvironmentalchangesinthisarea(地区).

TheChinesescientistshavealsobuiltaweatherstudysystem(系统)atthepeak.Thesystemcansendoutinformationabouttemperature,howstrongthewindis,andmanyotherthingsabouttheweather.

TheAntarcticicecapmakesup70%oftheearth'sfreshwater(淡水).BystudyingDomeA,scientistscangetthelowesttemperatureoftheearthandotherinformationabouttheworld'sweatherchanges.Wecan'tgetthisinformationfromotherplacesontheearthbecauseDomeAisthebestplaceforthiskindofstudies.SoitisveryimportanttolandonthepeakofDomeA.

(1)Theteamhasgotabout100-meterlongicesamples_____.

A．from150metersto200metersbelow

B．fromaplaceabout300metersbelow

C．from200metersto250metersbelow

D．fromaplaceabout150metersbelow

(2)Theybuiltaweatherstudysystemtoget_____.

A．theearth'sfreshwaterB．icesamplesfromthepeak

C．informationabouttheweatherD．thenewsaboutothercountries

(3)Choosetherightorder(顺序)accordingtothispassage.

①Theybuiltastationtostudythechangesoftheweather.

②AChineseteamlandedontheAntarcticicecappeak.

③TheChinesescientistsbuiltaweatherstudysystem.

④Theygoticesamplesfromtheicecappeak.

A．②①④③B．②①③④C．③②①④D．②③④①

(4)Fromthispassage,wecaninfer(推断):AftertheChineseteamlandedontheAntarcticicecappeak,_____.

A．wecangothereforholidays

B．theworld'sweathermustbebetterandbetter

C．thepeakwillbethebestplaceforpeopletolivein

D．ourcountrywilldobetterintheworld'sweatherresearch

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Therearelongrivers,andtherearefamousrivers.TheNileistheworld'slongestandmostfamousriver.Itruns6,650kilometers.Crocodilesandhipposliveinitswaters.PyramidsbuiltbyancientEgyptiansrisealongitsbanks.

ThemainbranchoftheNile,theWhiteNile,startsjustaboveLakeVictoria,theworld'ssecondlargestfresh—waterlake,ineastcentralAfrica.Thenitflowstothenorth.AtSudan'scapital,anothergreatrivercalledtheBlueNilejoinstheWhiteNile.Together,theyformoneverypowerfulriver.ThenitgoesthroughEgypt'sfamousNileValleybeforereachingtheMediterraneanSea.

AncientEgypt,thefirstgreatAfricancivilization(文明),startedalongthebanksoftheNilemorethan5,000yearsago.AncientEgyptruledtheNileValleyforthousandsofyears.Greatpyramidsandtempleswerebuiltonthebanksandwecanstillvisitthemtoday.

WithouttherichfarmlandalongthebanksofNile,theremightbenoancientEgyptcivilization.Everyyear,theNilefloodeditsbanks.Thefloodwaterscoveredthebankswitharichsoil.TheNile'sbankswereeasytofarmandproducecrops.

TheNilealsomadeaperfecthighwayforboats.Theriverrunsnorth,butthewindontheriverblowssouth.Togosouth,boatersputupsailstocatchthewind.Togonorth,theytookthesailsdown.Ancientpeopletradedalongtheriverforhundredsofmiles.

TheNile—thelongestandmostfamousriverintheworld

WheredoestheNileflowTheWhiteNileisthemainbranchoftheNile.ItstartsaboveLakeVictoriaandthen_____tothenorth.TheBlueNilejoinstheWhiteNileatthe_____ofSudan.Theyformapowerfulriver.ThentheNilegoesthroughtheNileValley.Finallyit_____theMediterraneanSea.

TheNile'slongandrichbanks.AncientEgyptstartedalongthebanksoftheNilemorethan5,000yearsago.Itspeoplebuiltpyramidsandtempleswecanstillvisittoday.EveryyeartheNilefloodeditsbanks.Thefloodwaterscoveredthebankswitharichsoil.Richfarmland_____thisancientcivilizationgreat.TheNilemadeaperfecthighwayforboats.Togosouth,boatersputupsailstocatchthewind.Togonorth,theytookthesailsdown.Ancientpeople_____andsoldgoodsalongtheriverforhundredsofmiles.

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ThecoldestandmostdifficultplaceintheworldinwhichtoliveisAntarctica(南极洲).AntarcticaisthelandofsnowandiceneartheSouthPole(南极).Mostpeopledonotthinkthereismuchlifeintheicywatersaroundit.Theyarewrong.

Antarctica'sseasarefulloflife.Therearemanykindsoffishes,waterbirds,seals,andwhales.Theyeatthethickplantlifeintheseaandthesmallerwateranimals.Somewhales,forexamples,eatmorethanatonoffoodeveryday.ThemostfamousanimalofAntarcticaisthepenguin(企鹅).Itstruts(昂首阔步而行)aroundtheicybeachesasifitwereamoviestarwalkingdownthestreet.

(1)ThemostfamousanimalofAntarcticaisthe_____.

A．whaleB．sealC．penguinD．fox

(2)Antarcticahas_____.

A．muchiceB．manyfoxes

C．lotsofbearsD．warmwater

(3)AroundAntarctica_____.

A．therearemanypeopleB．thereislittleplantlife

C．therearemanyanimalsD．thereislittlesnow

(4)Thebesttitleis_____.

A．PenguinsB．Tonsoffood

C．ThickPlantLifeD．LifeAroundAntarctica

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Winterhasarrived.Theoutdoortemperaturehasdroppedto-10degreesCelsius(摄氏度).Doyouwanttocomplainthatyoustillhavetogotoschoolonsuchfreezingdays

YoumaynotafteryoulearnaboutthelifeinOymyakon,Russia.

Oymyakonisknownasthecoldestvillageintheworld.Duringthewinter,temperaturesaverage-50degreesCelsius.Thevillagerecordedanall-timelowin2023,whentemperatureswentdownto-72degreesCelsius.

AmosChappleisareporterfromNewZealand.In2023,hetraveledtoOymyakontoseewhatlifewaslikethere."Saliva(唾液)wouldfreezeintoneedlesthatwouldprick(扎)mylips,"hesaid."Itwashardtotakepictures.Mycamerawouldoftengettoocoldtoworkproperly."

Around500peoplenowliveinOymyakon.Despite(尽管)thebadconditions,peopleridebikesandevengoswimming.Frozenfishstandupright(笔直地)inboxes.

It'simpossibletogrowcropsinOymyakon.Thelocaldietismostlymeat-based.Themeatissometimeseatenwhenitisfrozen.Thelocalpeopleactuallylovecoldfood.

Andthefreezingweathercan'tstopchildrenfromheadingtotheclassroom.Usually,schoolsinOymyakonwon'tcloseuntiltemperaturesdropto-46degreesCelsius.

(1)WhatistheaveragewintertemperatureinOymyakon

A．-10degreesCelsius.B．10degreesCelsius.

C．-50degreesCelsius.D．50degreesCelsius.

(2)WhendidOymyakonrecorditslowest-evertemperatureinhistory

A．In2023.B．In2023.C．In2023.D．In2023.

(3)WhyisithardtotakepicturesinOymyakoninwinter

A．Becausenooneisallowedtotakepicturesthere.

B．Becausethecameraisoftenwetwithsnowandice.

C．Becauseitissocoldthatthecameracan'tworkproperly.

D．Becauseitissocoldthatpeoplecan'tholdthecameraswiththeirhands.

(4)Whendon'tchildreninOymyakonneedtogotoschool

A．Whentemperaturesdropto10degreesCelsius.

B．Whentemperaturesdropto-10degreesCelsius.

C．Whentemperaturesdropto-25degreesCelsius.

D．Whentemperaturesdropto-46degreesCelsius.

(5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE

A．PeopleinOymyakonrarelyfeelcold.

B．Oymyakonisthepoorestplaceintheworld.

C．PeopleinOymyakoncan'tgrowcrops.

D．Frozenfisharethemostpopularfood