Colorado has more fourteeners — mountain peaks (山峰) over 14,000 feet — than any other state in the US. Many people believe that Colorado’s 53 fourteeners are reachable by only the most experienced mountaineers. In fact, climbing those fourteeners is hardly an impossible task for most climbers.

Surprisingly, unlike climbing Denali (the highest point in North America), a climb to one of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks seldom takes more than a day. Pikes Peak is a well-known difficult climb, yet a college teacher in his middle seventies makes the climb every day in the summer. A friend of mine, Carson Black, in a day, once climbed four fourteeners. Three of them — Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, and Kit Carson Peak — are the most difficult in the state. Only a handful of climbs took more than a day.

Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks are also easy to climb because they often require no special climbing tools. The climb to Capitol Peak is probably the most difficult, yet most climbers who carry ropes don’t use them when they see the ridge ( 山 脊 ) is not very frightening. The highest peak in the state, Mt. Elbert, is so simple to climb that one man rode a 24-year-old bicycle to the peak last year.

Another sign that climbing Colorado’s highest peaks is not very difficult is the number of climbers each summer. After going down from Torreys Peak one weekend in August, I counted over seventy cars in the parking lot. On a weekend of another August, I passed fifty people in different stages (路段) of Mt. Elbert. Last year, 4,226 people climbed Longs Peak. Its parking lot today is about a quarter-mile long.

In a word, Colorado’s peaks are not hard to climb. Most of them take only a day to climb, require no more than simple climbing skills, and are topped by many people each year.

1.What does the writer think of many people’s belief in Paragraph 1?

A.He disagrees with it. B.He worries about it.

C.He is uncertain about it. D.He pays little attention to it.

2.Which of the following climbs may take more than a day?

A.Climbing Crestone Needle. B.Climbing Crestone Peak.

C.Climbing Pikes Peak. D.Climbing Denali.

3.What may be the writer’s advice for Capitol Peak climbers?

A.Ropes are usually necessary. B.It is better to reach the top by bike.

C.No special climbing tools are needed. D.Climbing the peak is not as easy as expected.

4.Why does the writer mention Longs Peak’s parking lot?

A.To prove it has a parking problem. B.To advise climbers to travel by car.

C.To show its effort to draw climbers. D.To show the large number of climbers.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Colorado has the most fourteeners in the US. B.Colorado’s fourteeners can be easily climbed.

C.Topping a Colorado fourteener takes courage. D.Climbing Colorado’s peaks requires experience.

Music plays an important part in many people’s lives. It has changed through the years. 1..

Pop is a simple form of music, with melodies and rhythms ( 旋律和節(jié)奏) that are easy to follow and remember. 2. The lyrics are often about feelings, usually love. Songs by The Beatles are examples of pop songs.

Rock music is usually loud, with strong beats from drums and two or more electric guitars. One guitar (the bass) usually makes very low, deep sounds, while the other (the lead) makes high, quick sounds. 3. The Rolling Stones was one of the early rock bands.

Hip hop is a style of music that has a DJ making electronic instrumental sounds, while a singer raps ( 說(shuō) 唱 ). The lyrics are considered to be the most important part of hip hop. They usually tell a story about the singer, and sometimes use a lot of strong or bad language. 4.

Rhythm and Blues (often just called R&B) has a strong beat and rhythm, with sounds from guitars, keyboards and vocals. 5. Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez are two singers who mix styles to create new musical sounds.

A.Rock songs can be fast or slow, with strong vocals (聲樂(lè)部分) and lyrics.

B.Today there are several different styles of music.

C.These days R&B is often mixed with pop or hip hop.

D.An example of a well-known hip hop singer is Eminem.

E.Pop songs are often short three-minute songs and people like them right away when they first hear them.

情景交際

1.你想告訴同桌，安靜的音樂(lè)使你犯困，你會(huì)怎么說(shuō)：

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2.你想告訴老師，當(dāng)你到校時(shí)，你意識(shí)到你把書(shū)包忘家里了，你可以這樣說(shuō)：

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3.你想告訴同桌，離開(kāi)房間要隨手關(guān)燈，你會(huì)這么說(shuō)：

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4.你呼吁大家應(yīng)該盡自己所能減少污染，你會(huì)說(shuō)：

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5.你想知道你的同桌在八年級(jí)發(fā)生了什么有趣的事情，你會(huì)這么問(wèn)：

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閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)語(yǔ)境、音標(biāo)或所給單詞的提示,在每個(gè)空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~,要求所填的詞意義準(zhǔn)確、形式正確,使短文意思完整、行文連貫。

What will hotels be like in the future?

In late 2018, FlyZoo Hotel, Alibaba’s “future hotel”, opened for1./?b?zn?s/ after two years of preparation. The hotel is located at Alibaba Xixi Park in Hangzhou. It is similar to the future restaurants and bookshops of Alibaba as it has no human2.(staff) either. Instead, robots are3.(use) for check-in / out (登記入住/ 退房) and in-room services.

Entering the hotel, guests can see a one-meter-high robot which 4.(serve) as a receptionist (接待員). It can remember a guest 5.using facial recognition (面部識(shí)別) technology. Guests can check into the hotel without 6.(talk) to anyone. They can walk straight to their rooms and get their faces read at the door7.they enter.

Robots can be found everywhere in the hotel, and they guide guests through recorded voice messages and are always there during their stay. Guests can control indoor temperatures, lighting, household appliances (家用器具) through8.voices.

Flyzoo Hotel provides 9./?sep?r?t/ theme rooms, which can create better living experiences for guests. Staying for a night in a room at FlyZoo10./k?sts/ 3,000 yuan, including free breakfast for two. Do you want to have a try?

某英語(yǔ)報(bào)發(fā)起以“What should we do to protect the environment?”為主題的征文比賽。假如你對(duì)此很感興趣，請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列提示，寫(xiě)一篇短文參賽。

提示內(nèi)容：1. 綠色出行，減少(reduce)污染；

2. 杜絕浪費(fèi)，節(jié)約能源；

3. 植樹(shù)造林，改善環(huán)境。

要求：1. 字跡工整，語(yǔ)言流暢，表達(dá)準(zhǔn)確，邏輯清楚。

2. 詞數(shù)：不少于 100 詞，可適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容。

What should we do to protect the environment?

— What's this in English?

—It's_________ eraser.

A.an B.a C.the

—_________ is your sister, Betty?

—She's in the bedroom.

A.Where B.How C.What

— The books on the table_________ Mike’s, right?

—Yes, they are.

A.am B.is C.are

—Is this your mother?

—No, she is my_________. she is my cousin's mother.

A.sister B.cousin C.aunt

Our English teacher is Jenny Jones. We all call her_________.

A.Mr. Jones B.Miss. Jones C.Mrs.Jenny