第1課時Unit7What'sthehighestmountainintheworld?

課內基礎自測Ⅰ.根據句意及漢語提示寫出所缺的單詞1．Fewplantscangrowinthe________(沙漠)．2．Chinaisanimportantcountryin________(亞洲)．3．Theyareinterestedinthe________(古代的)buildings.4．Animalsarehumans'friends.Weshould________(保護)them.5．What'sthe________(人口)ofyourhometown?desertAsiaancientprotectpopulation

1．That's________(amaze)!HowdidtheybuildtheGreatWall?2．Chinahasmuch________(big)populationthanJapan.3．Thisbagisvery________butthatoneiseven________.(heavy)4．Titanicwasoneof____________(popular)moviesatthattime.5．Therearelotsof________(tour)visitingtheGreatWalleveryyear.Ⅱ.用所給單詞的適當形式填空amazingbiggerheavyheavierthemostpopulartourists1．世界上最高的山是什么？(highest)____________________________________________________2．大連有多少人口？(what)____________________________________________________3．中國是世界上最古老的國家之一嗎？(oneof)____________________________________________________What'sthehighestmountainintheworld?What'sthepopulationofDalian?IsChinaoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?Ⅱ.用所給單詞的適當形式填空4．你可以隨便問我任何問題。(feelfree)___________________________________________________5．據我所知，湯姆有一個孿生姐姐。(asfaras)___________________________________________________6．這個房間和那個房間一樣大。(as…as)___________________________________________________Youcanfeelfreetoaskmeanyquestion.AsfarasIknow,Tomhasatwinsister.Thisroomisasbigasthatone.課后鞏固提升Ⅰ.單項填空()1.—DoyouknowShanghaiisoneof________intheworld?—Yes,it's________thananyothercityinChina.A．thebiggestcity;bigB．thebiggestcities;biggerC．thebiggestcities;biggestD．thebiggestcity;biggerB【解析】第一空考查“oneofthe＋形容詞最高級＋可數名詞復數”的用法；第二空由關鍵詞than可知是兩者相比，用比較級。故選B。()2.—________isthelongestriverintheworld?—TheNile.A．WhatB．WhereC．WhoD．Howlong()3.MaYun,headofAlibaba,isoneof__personsintheworld.A．richB．richerC．richestD．therichestAD【解析】考查特殊疑問詞的用法。對地名、人名等提問時，疑問詞用what，故選A。()4.—________thepopulationofChina?—________over1，300，000，000.A．Howmanyare;TheyareB．How's;It'sC．What's;It'sD．Howmuchis;It's()5.Thislakeisabout4，000squarekilometers________．A．inheightB．inweightC．insizeD．inlengthCCⅡ.完形填空TheAndesMountainsarethelongestandoneofthehighestmountainranges(山脈)intheworld.Theyrunthrough7countriesinSouthAmerica.Althoughlifeis__1__easythere,theIncapeoplelivedintheAndesMountainsforhundredsofyears.TheoldandfamousIncaEmpirebeganaroundthe13thcentury(世紀)anddidn'tcometoanend__2__thelate16thcentury.CornwastheIncapeople's__3__foodbecauseitcouldgrowverywellinthehighmountains.Tomatoes,potatoesandanothergrain(谷物)calledquinoawerealsopopular.WhentheIncapeople__4__pepperswithquinoa,theycouldmakeakindofdelicioussoup.Thellama,akindofanimal,isanother__5__whytheIncapeoplecouldliveinsuchaterribleenvironment.It__6__theIncapeoplewithmilkandmeat.Atthesametime,it__7__beusedtocarrylotsofheavythings.MostIncapeoplewerefarmers__8__thevil-lagestheylivedinwereverysmall.EvenCuzco,thecapital,wasnotalargecity.InCuzco,theIncapeople__9__wallswithhugestones.Someofthewallsweremorethan7meters__10__.Eventoday,centurieslater,thestonesfittogethersowellthatyoucan'tevenputarulerbetweenthem.()1.A.tooB．alreadyC．neverD．still()2.A.untilB．afterC．fromD．past()3.A.onlyB．mainC．cheapD．healthy【解析】由“Although”和后半部分的“theIncapeoplelivedintheAndesMountainsforhundredsofyears”可知，題目要表達的意思是“雖然生活不容易，但是印加人在安第斯山生活了數百年”。故選C。【解析】not…until表示“直到……才”。CAB【解析】句意：玉米是印加人的主要食物……()4.A.mixedB．addedC．putD．cut()5.A.factB．answerC．wayD．reason()6.A.fedB．foundC．protectedD．provided【解析】mixsth.withsth.意為“把某物和某物混合在一起”。【解析】根據后面的從句“whytheIncapeoplecouldliveinsuchaterribleenvironment”可知，說的是“另外一個原因”，故選D。ADD【解析】providesb.withsth.意為“為某人提供某物”，故選D。()7.A.couldB．shouldC．mustD．need()8.A.andB．orC．soD．but()9.A.touchedB．usedC．builtD．bought()10.A.bigB．highC．oldD．deep【解析】句意：在庫斯科，印加人用巨大的石頭砌墻。【解析】句意：一些墻超過7米高。故選B。AABCⅢ.閱讀理解Therearemanyunusualhotelsaroundtheworld.OnGreenland,thereisahotelmadeoutofice,openbetweenDecemberandAprileveryyear.InTurkey,thereisacavehotelwithatelevision,furniture,andabathroomineachroom.AndinBolivia,thereistheSaltPalaceHotel.

Thousandsofyearsago,theareaaroundtheSaltPalaceHotelwasalargelake.Butovertime,allthewaterdisappeared.Today,theareahasonlytwosmalllakesandtwosaltdeserts.Thelargerofthetwodeserts,theUyunisaltdesert,is12，000squarekilometers.Duringtheday,thedesertisbrightwhitebecauseofthesalt.TherearenoroadsacrosstheUyunidesert,solocalpeoplemustshowgueststhewaytothehotel.

Intheearly1990s,amannamedJuanQuesadabuiltthehotel.Hecutbigblocksofsaltfromthedesertandusedtheblockstobuildit.Everythinginthehotelismadeoutofsalt:thewalls,theroof,thetables,thechairs,thebeds,andthehotel'sbar.Thesunheatsthewallsandroofduringtheday.Atnightthedesertisverycold,buttheroomsstaywarm.Thehotelhastwelverooms.Asingleroomcosts$40anight,andadoubleroomcosts$60.Asignonthehotel'swalltellsguests,“Pleasedon'tlick(舔)thewalls.”()1.WhatisuniqueabouttheSaltPalaceHotel?A.Itslonghistory.B.Thepricesoftherooms.C.Thegueststhatstaythere.D.Whatitismadeof.【解析】推理判斷題。theSaltPalaceHotel中的物品都是用鹽做成的，所以它的獨特之處就在于所用的材料。故選D。D()2.WhichsentenceabouttheareaaroundtheSaltPalaceHotelisNOTtrue?A.Itwasalakemanyyearsago.B.Itiswhiteduringtheday.C.Thereareseveralroadstothehotel.D.Itismorethan10，000squarekilometers.【解析】細節理解題。由第三段中“TherearenoroadsacrosstheUyunidesert,solocalpeoplemustshowgueststhewaytothehotel.”可知C項表述錯誤。故選C。C()3.Wheredidthesaltusedforthehotelcomefrom?A.Asaltfactory.B.Thedesert.C.Turkey.D.Thewallsofthehotel.【解析】細節理解題。根據第四段中“Intheearly1990s,amannamedJuanQuesadabuiltthehotel.Hecutbigblocksofsaltfromthedesertandusedtheblockstobuildit.”可知，旅館用的鹽來自沙漠。故選B。B()4.Whatkeepstheroomswarmatnight?A.Heatfromthewallsandroof.B.Thedesertair.C.Thesun.D.Thefurniture.【解析】細節理解題。根據第五段中“Thesunheatsthewallsandroofduringtheday.Atnightthedesertisverycold,buttheroomsstaywarm.”可知，應該是吸收熱量的墻和屋頂使得房間暖和。故選A。AⅣ.從方框中選出合適的單詞或短語，并用其適當形式完成短文DoyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutChina?Letmetellyou.Chinaisoneofthe1.____________countriesintheworld.Itis2.____