Ⅰ. 在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式或一个适当的单词。
1. I am 8 centimetres (tall) than him.
2. You must know the (important) of being on time.
3. The (south) part of China is famous for its rich natural resources and beautiful scenery.
4. We can see different kinds of birds in the forest spring comes.
5. The Grand Canyon is so beautiful millions of tourists visit it every year.
6. is reported that the rare animal was found in the mountain last week.

1. taller 2. importance 3. southern 4. when/as 5. that 6. It

Ⅱ. 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。
be determined to do sth bit by bit deal with feel like risk one's life
1. Firefighters always to save people from burning buildings when there is a fire.
2. The fever made her head it was burning.
3. My mother taught me how to problems calmly.
4. Little Lucy learn to play the piano well, so she practises every evening after school.
5. The old man planted trees on the hill ; ten years later, the hill was covered with greenness.

1. risk their lives 2. feel like 3. deal with 4. is determined to 5. bit by bit

Ⅲ. 阅读短文，选择正确答案。
Mount Qomolangma, at 8,848.86 metres, is the highest mountain in the world. It's one of the greatest natural wonders that many climbers want to explore.
Do you know how Mount Qomolangma started to form? Mount Qomolangma's rocks once sat at the bottom of the ocean. Around 65 million years ago, the Indian plate moved and hit the Eurasian plate. It made the land rise up and Mount Qomolangma formed.
Do you know that Mount Qomolangma keeps growing? According to a new study by scientists from University College London (UCL), Mount Qomolangma grew significantly by several hundred metres because of a geographic event about 890,000 years ago. However, the UCL team found that Mount Qomolangma is growing faster these years. They estimated（估计）this to be between 0.16 and 0.53 millimetres each year!
Now the height of Mount Qomolangma rises a little bit every year because of big forces under the ground. It is also affected by weather conditions such as ice and snow. And rivers also affect it. The Arun River, which runs close to Mount Qomolangma, has been cutting through rocks and washing away the land over time. This makes the mountain lighter, allowing it to rise like a boat when weight is taken away. The process of this rising is isostatic rebound（地壳均衡回弹）. This means the earth's surface moves up or down when something heavy is taken away or added.
Mount Qomolangma is not the only mountain that changes. The UCL team said that nearby mountains Lhotse and Makalu, the fourth and fifth highest in the world, are also growing a little bit each year. How amazing nature is!
1. How does the writer start the passage? （）
A. By showing a fact.
B. By telling a story.
C. By asking a question.
D. By listing numbers.
2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? （）
A. How high Mount Qomolangma is.
B. Where Mount Qomolangma is.
C. How Mount Qomolangma formed.
D. How old Mount Qomolangma is.
3. What makes Mount Qomolangma rise? （）
①Rivers.
②Humans.
③Sea level.
④Weather conditions.
⑤Big forces under the ground.
A. ③④⑤
B. ①④⑤
C. ①②③
D. ①③⑤
4. What is the structure of the passage? （）
A.
5. What is the best title for the passage? （）
A. Climbing to the Top
B. Mount Qomolangma Is Getting Taller
C. Research on Mount Qomolangma
D. Go and Visit Mount Qomolangma

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.B