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1、第十四课时八年级(下) Units 78一、阅读理解(2021宁波改编)Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest(热带雨林)? Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earths surface, about six percent, but there are more kinds of trees than any other area in the whole world. Tropical rainforests are in Africa, Asia, Central and South
2、 America, Australia, and on the Pacific islands. The largest tropical rainforest is the Amazon Rainforest in South America, which covers almost five million square kilometers. The second largest rainforest is in Western Africa. Rainforests provide us with many things. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest
3、is the “lungs(肺) of our planet” because it produces 20% of the worlds oxygen(氧气). One fifth of the worlds fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforest. About 75% of all the types of animals that we know come from rainforests. Thousands and thousands of animals live in rainforests. There are ma
4、ny very beautiful birds and insects. 80% of the food we eat first grew in the rainforest. 25% of the medicines we take when we are sick are made of plants that grow only in rainforests. It is always hot in a rainforest and the ground is always wet. It is also dark. Unluckily, in many places, the rai
5、nforests are in danger. For example, many years ago there was a large rainforest in Java. There were thousands of different plants and animals in the forest, but now there is nothing. People cut down the trees because they wanted to grow rice. Many animals lived in the rainforest. Some of them went
6、to other parts of Java but many of them disappeared forever. The same thing is happening now in many other parts of the world. Its high time for us to take actions to protect rainforests now.()1. Where can we probably find a tropical rainforest according to the text?A. In France. B. In China.C. In C
7、anada. D. In Germany.()2. Whats the weather like in rainforests?A. Wet and cold. B. Hot and dry.C. Wet and hot. D. Cold and dry.()3. What can we know about the rainforests?A. They make up one sixth of the Earths surface. B. They provide one fifth of the worlds fresh water.C. They produce 25% of the
8、worlds oxygen. D. They have more kinds of trees than any other areas in the world.()4. Whats the cause of the rainforests change in Java?A. People kill the animals to sell for food. B. People cut down the trees to grow rice.C. People build houses around the rainforest. D. People use too much water.(
9、)5. Whats the text mainly about?A. Kinds of forest. B. Location of rainforests.C. Facts about rainforests. D. Method to protect rainforests.二、完形填空Late that night, we started our final part of the climb. Nervously we continued on our journey after a short rest. Everyone looked _1_. Outside of the ten
10、t it was totally black. It was just after midnight. Snow was falling. It was freezing. We wore two pairs of socks to _2_ourselves against the cold.The group climbed silently through deep snow. I could not think. The height of the mountain was playing tricks on my _3_. I tried to keep concentrated(集中
11、思想) by watching my feet and _4_ to ten all the time.People around me were just standing still(静止的) as they tried to get _5_ breath. I tried to encourage them to keep walking. My friend looked at me _6_. He was really tired. He kept trying to _7_ and go to sleep. _8_ he did, he would freeze to death.
12、 I told him to keep moving. He climbed on. When I checked my watch, I saw, with surprise, that Id been walking _9_ three hours already. I felt as if I was fighting every step of the way. All I wanted to do was turn around and go downbut I must reach the top!I began to wonder if I was not _10_ enough
13、. I was losing my mind. My breathing was very rapid. Each _11_ I took made me more and more dizzy(晕眩的). Someone told me we had another hour and a half to go.I _12_ myself to walk on. I had to concentrate really hard, because one careless step could make me die.Then I saw Gilmans Point up ahead of me
14、. Someone at the top was telling me to make one last _13_. The sun was beginning to _14_ above the clouds. I climbed up the last few meters and suddenly I _15_ Id done it! I was there! I was at the top of Africa!()1. A. surprised B. tired C. angry D. bored()2. A. prevent B. compare C. protect D. com
15、pete()3. A. leg B. knee C. mind D. shoulder()4. A. counting B. adding C. sticking D. waiting()5. A. my B. his C. our D. their()6. A. meaninglesslyB. helplessly C. uselessly D. carelessly()7. A. lie down B. get off C. stand up D. go out()8. A. As B. If C. Unless D. Whether()9. A. by B. with C. for D. in()10. A. talented B. careful C. strong D. patient()11. A. chance B. risk C. step D. trip()12. A. asked
