2020-2021学年人教版八年级英语下册Unit7同步话题阅读(含答案)

人教版八年级英语下册Unit7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?

同步话题阅读

(1)The high-speed rail, changing life

China didn’t have a high-speed rail two decades ago. But now the tickets of

high-speed trains are usually sold out very quickly. And people can conveniently travel

around the nation at a speed that doubles the speed of the fastest American train. The

operation of the high-speed rail system is very successful; it carries twice as many people

as the nation’s civil aviation system. China has the fastest high-speed trains in the world,

and it only takes five years to achieve this.

The high-speed rail brings us real convenience and it’s changing our life. It not only

changes the way we travel, but also changes the way we live. We can take the high-speed

trains to travel a long way in a short time. It can also carry the products we need from far

away in a short time.

I’m sure that the future of Chinese high-speed rail will be better!

小词典

① speed/spi:d/ n.速度

② double/'dʌbl/ v.使……加倍

③ operation/ɒpə'reiʃn/ n.操作

汉语译文

高铁，正改变生活

中国二十年前没有高速铁路。但是现在高速列车的票通常很快就售完。人们能够很方便地以两倍于美国最快火车的速度在全国周游。高速铁路系统的运营非常成功，它运载的乘客是全国民航系统运载的乘客的两倍。中国拥有世界上最快的高铁，而做到这一点仅仅用了五年。

高铁带给我们真正的便利，它正改变着我们的生活。它不仅改变了我们的出行方式，而且改变了我们的生活方式。我们可以乘坐高铁在短时间内长途旅行。高铁也可在短时间内从遥远的地方运载我们需要的产品。

我坚信中国高铁的未来会更加美好！

常用单词

square平方；正方形 desert沙漠 Asia亚洲 tourist旅行者；观光者

condition条件；状况 nature自然界；大自然oil油；食用油；石油 whale鲸

illness疾病；病 government政府；内阁 amazing令人大为惊奇的；令人惊喜的

deep深的；纵深的 southwestern西南的；西南方向的 thick厚的；浓的

endangered濒危的 remaining遗留的；剩余的 huge巨大的；极多的

protect保护；防护 challenge挑战；考验 weigh有……重；重达......

meter/metre 米；公尺 population人口；人口数量 tour旅行；旅游

achievement成就；成绩 force力；力量 bamboo竹；竹子 protection保护；保卫

excitement激动；兴奋 artwork图片；插图 research研究；调查

ancient古代的；古老的 wide宽的；广阔的 freezing冻冰的；结冰的

adult成年的；成人的 awake醒着 wild野生的 include包括；包含

succeed实现目标；成功 achieve达到；完成；成功

常用短语

as big as与……一样大 feel free to do sth.随意地做某事

man-made objects人造物体 the highest mountain最高的山脉

any other mountain其他任何一座山 freezing weather冰冻的天气

in the face of difficulties面对困难 achieve one’s dream实现某人的梦想 reach the top到达顶峰 at birth在出生的时候

take care of照顾；照料 endangered animals濒危动物

be in danger处于危险之中 as far as I know据我所知

part of...…的一部分 in the world在世界上

run along跨越…... take in air呼吸空气

give up doing sth.放弃做某事 the forces of nature自然界的力量

even though即使；尽管 run over with excitement兴奋地跑过去

cut down the forests砍伐林木

one of the oldest countries最古老的国家之一

fewer and fewer pandas大熊猫越来越少

the importance of saving these animals拯救这些动物的重要性

◆常用句子

1. It’s about 8, 850 kilometers long. This makes it the longest wall in the world.

它大约8850千米长。这使它成为世界上最长的墙。

2. As far as I know，there are no man-made objects as big as this.据我所知，人造的物体没有这么大的。

3. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.喜马拉雅山脉横卧中国西南部。

4. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous.

在所有的山峰中，珠穆朗玛峰最高，最有名。

(2)The Taj Mahal（泰姬陵）

Do you know the Taj Mahal in India?It is one of the country’s most famous 1 .

It is well-known 2 one of the new seven wonders of the world. It also 3 a great love story.

In the year 1607，young Shah Jahan，the Emperor of India later，saw a girl in a market.

She was so beautiful that he 4 her at once. The girl’s name was Mumtaz Mahal.

Five years later, Mumtaz and Shah Jahan got 5 . They had fourteen children.

But Mumtaz died in 1631. Shah Jahan 6 his wife so much that in 1632 he decided

to build the most beautiful mausoleum (陵墓) for her, the Taj Mahal.

It 7 the workmen about 22 years to finish it. The beautiful white marble(大理石)

building 8 beside the Yamuna River. It has expensive stones on its walls. 9 ,if

you visit the Taj Mahal, you’ll have to 10 your shoes and leave them at the front

door.

( )1. A. cities B. villages C. buildings

( )2. A. as B. by C. for

( )3. A. speaks B. tells C. talks

( )4. A. fell in love with B. agreed with C. asked for

( )5. A. lost B. hurt C. married

( )6. A. missed B. hated C. annoyed

( )7. A. spent B. bought C. took

( )8. A. comes B. goes C. stand

( )9. A. By the way B. In a way C. On the way

( )10. A. put on B. get on C. take off

(3)

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