八下unit7單元話題閱讀AFourMajorPlateaus(四大高原)inChinaQinghai-TibetPlateauisthelargestplateauinChinaandthehighestintheworld,coveringabout2.5millionsquarekilometers.Itselevation(高度)isbetween4,000and5,000meters.ThesecondlargestplateauinChina,InnerMongolianPlateau,isbetween1,000and1,400metersabovesealevelinnorthChina.TheLoessPlateauisonthewestofTaihangMountainsandontheeastofQilianMountains.Itcovers400,000squarekilometersandisbetween1,500to2,000metersabovesealevel.CoveringGuizhouProvinceandeastYunnanProvince,Yunnan-GuizhouPlateauisbetween1,000to2,000metersabovesealevel.Itisthesmallestofthefour.ThefamousHuangguoshuWaterfallisontheplateau.1.WhichoneisinthenorthofChina?A.Qinghai-TibetPlateau. B.TheLoessPlateau.C.Yunnan-GuizhouPlateau. D.InnerMongolianPlateau.2.Whichoneisthehighestplateauintheworld?A.Qinghai-TibetPlateau. B.TheLoessPlateau.C.Yunnan-GuizhouPlateau. D.InnerMongolianPlateau.3.What’stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“Loess”?A.石頭 B.黃土 C.沙塵 D.巖溶4.Whichoneisthesmallestofthefour?A.Qinghai-TibetPlateau. B.TheLoessPlateau.C.Yunnan-GuizhouPlateau. D.InnerMongolianPlateau.5.WhereistheLoessPlateau?A.OntheeastofTaihangMountains.B.OnthesouthofQinlingMountains.C.BetweenTaihangMountainsandQilianMountains.D.BetweenTaihangMountainsandQinlingMountains.BOnMay15,2023,a16-year-oldgirlfromChangsha,HunanProvincemadenewhistory.XuZhuoyuanbecametheyoungestChinesegirltosucceedinreachingthetopofMountQomolangma.Whatmakesitmoremeaningfulisthattheyear2023marksthe70thAnniversary(周年紀(jì)念日)ofthefirstpeopleachievingtheimpossibledream.Mountainclimbingisoneoftheworld’smostdangeroussports,andoneofthemostpopularplacesforthisisMountQomolangma.Itisabout8,848.86metershighandisverydangeroustoclimb.Thickclouds,heavysnowstorms(暴風(fēng)雪)andfreezingweatherconditionsmaketheclimbingmoredifficult.However,thesedifficultiesdidn’tscareXuaway.Shewantedtochallengeherself.Shehasbeentraininghardtomakeherdreamcometrue.OnApril15,sheleftChangshaforNepal(尼泊爾).OnApril28,shearrivedatthebasecamp(大本營)andpreparedforthehugetask.At10p.m.BeijingtimeonMay14,XubeganherjourneyfromCamp4.Theclimbingwasveryhard,andittookher10hourstoreachthetop.Althoughsheisquiteyoung,Xuhasalreadyclimbedfivemountainsover5,000metersinChina.Whenshewas12yearsold,shesaidonHunanTV,“IwillclimbQomolangma.”Fouryearslater,shekeptherpromise.Herspiritshowsusthatweshouldchallengeourselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.Italsoshowsthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.1．XureachedthetopofMountQomolangmaon________.A．April15 B．April28 C．May152．Wemightmeetmanydifficultiesexcept________duringMountQomolangmaclimbing.A．sunburn B．freezingweather C．thickclouds3．WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?_______A．XuZhuoyuanistheyoungestgirltoreachthetopofMountQomolangma.B．70yearsago,thefirstgroupsucceededinclimbingtothetopofMountQomolangma.C．Weknowthatmountainclimbingisn’tadangeroussport.4．WhatcanwelearnfromXu?_______A．Weshouldn’ttakepartindangeroussportsinayoungage.B．Weshouldexercisemoreandkeephealthy.C．Don’tgiveupeasilywhenyoumeetdifficulties.5．Wherecanwepossiblyreadthepassage?_______A．AnimalWorld. B．MedicalHelp. C．SportsChannel.CAntarcticaDesert

Antarcticaisacontinent(大陸)ofice.ThereishardlyanyraininAntarctica,sotheAntarcticDesertbecomesthedriestdesertintheworld.Itisalsotheworld’slargestdesertbyarea.SaharaDesert

TheSaharaDesertisthehottestofallthedesertsontheearth.ItcoversmostpartsofNorthAfricaandissimilarinsizetothelandareaoftheUSA．Theword“sahara”inArabicmeans“desert”.ArabianDesert

TheArabianDesertisinAsiaontheArabianpeninsula.ItcoversalmosttheentireArabianPeninsula.Thesandherehasared-orangecolorandthesurfaceoftheArabianDesertiscoveredmainlybysandhills,somegravelplains(礫石平原)androckyplains.MojaveDesert

TheMojaveDesertisintheUSA．ItisthedriestdesertontheNorthAmericancontinent.DeathValley,oneofthehottestareasintheworld,isintheMojaveDesert.MojavecomesfromtheSpanishwordfor“besidethewater”.1．Whichisthedriestdesertintheworld?__________A．TheAntarcticaDesert.B．TheSaharaDesert.C．TheArabianDesert.D．TheMojaveDesert.2．WhatistheSahara?__________A．Itisthehottestdesertintheworld.B．Itisthelargestdesertintheworld.C．Itisthecoldestdesertintheworld.D．ItisthedriestdesertontheNorthAmericancontinent.3．WhatcoloristhesandintheArabianDesert?__________A．Red. B．Orange. C．Red-orange. D．Red-yellow.DLet’sEnjoyaMovie!Chang’anThismovieshowsafantasticjourneythroughtimeandculturebutgoesbeyondmerehistoricaldrama.It’sacelebrationofenduringfriendshipandtheunbreakablehumanspiritamidpoliticalturmoil(政治動蕩).Language:ChineseType:CartoonRunningtime:2Hoursand50MinutesPrice:Weekdays—￥39(freeforkidsunder6)Weekends—￥48(freeforkidsunder6)Ithinkthemovieissowonderful.IgreatlyadmiredthefriendshipbetweenLiBaiandGaoShi.LiBailikedfreedomandtraveledaroundthecountryandGaoShiaimedtobeanofficial.Thoughtheywerereallydifferent,they’dbeenfriendssincetheywereyoung.Iwouldliketointroducethismovietomorefriendsandclassmates.—HanJiajiaThemovieissowellmade.Iwenttoseeitwithmy13-year-olddaughterand5-year-oldsonlastSaturday.IlovedthetouchingstoryandmydaughterthoughtthelittleDuFuwassocute.—Nancy1．Chang’anisa(n)________.A．a(chǎn)ctionmovie B．cartoon C．scarymovie D．comedy2．WhodoesHanJiajiawanttointroducethemovieto?A．Parentsandfriends. B．Teachersandworkmates.C．Friendsandclassmates. D．Brothersandsisters.3．Wecan’tgetanyinformationaboutthe________ofthemoviefromtheposter.A．language B．runningtime C．price D．a(chǎn)ctors4．HowmuchdidNancypayforthemovie?A．￥78. B．￥96. C．￥117. D．￥144.5．Whatcanweknowfromthematerial(材料)?A．HanJiajiaisamotheroftwochildren. B．Themovielastsfortwoandahalfhours.C．NancythoughtthelittleDuFuwascute. D．Chang’anisawell-mademovie.EEXHIBITIONSKiteshow:81kitescollectedbyChinaNationalArtMuseumareonshowinYanhuangArtMuseum.ThekitesonexhibitionaremadeintraditionalChinesestyle.Time:9:00am---5:00pm,June16---June19Place:9,HuizhongLuTel:6491--2902CONCERTFolkmusic:AconcertofclassicsofChinesefolkmusicwillgreetaudience(觀眾).Time:7:30pm~10:00pm,June16Place:1,Beixinhuajie,XichengDistrictTel:6559--8285ONLINECLASSESPerhapsyouwouldliketostartablog(博客);perhapsyouwouldliketoimproveyourblog;perhapsyouwouldliketotakeyourblogtoprofessionalstandards(水平-).-.Ifyouattendthefour-weekcourses,youwillreachit.Coursefee(費(fèi)用):$35Eachclassisnomorethan25students,aged18up.()1.HowcanyougetticketsifyouwanttowatchtheRussiandance?A.Attheticketwindow. B.AtBeizhanTheatre.C.Throughtickethotlinesandwebsites. D.InXichengDistrict.()2.HowlongdoestheKiteshowlast?A.Fourdays. B.Threedays. C.Fivedays. D.Twodays.()3.IfyouwanttorelaxyourselfontheeveningofJune16,youcanonlychoose_____________.A.Russiandances B.Folkmusic C.Kiteshow D.Onlineblogclass()4.IfyouliketheKiteshow,youshouldcall____________.A.6606-4258 B.6559-8285. C.6491-2902 D.6941-2902(）5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.ThekitesonexhibitionaremadeintraditionalChinesestyle.B.TheconcertisaboutChinesefolkmusic.C.Ifyouare14yearsold,youcan'tchoosetheonlineblogclasses.D.YoucanstartyouronlineblogclassonJune8.FPoyangLakeIt'sthelargestfreshwaterlakeinChina.It'sthesecondlargestlake,afterQinghaiLake,inChina.ItliesinthenorthernpartofJiangxiProvince,China.It's173kmlongand74kmwide.It'shometooverthreehundredkindsofbirds.LakeSuperiorIt'sthelargestfreshwaterlakeinNorthAmerica.It'sthethirdlargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld,afterLakeBaikalin