不同的地理环境造就了形状风格迥然不同的 “山 mountains”。有些山脉沟壑纵横,有的山峰则高耸入云。我国数座名山亦享有 “三山五岳” 的美称。
每年的12月11日是用来庆祝山地风光和文化的 “世界国际山岳日 International Mountain Day”。你知道怎样用英语正确地表达 “山峰、山谷” 吗?做《英语小测验》,学习和 “山” 有关的词汇。
1. Which of these words does not mean the top of a mountain?
a) summit
b) peak
c) pinnacle
d) zenith
2. What do we call a low area of land between mountains?
a) a cliff
b) a mountain pass
c) a valley
d) a ravine
3. When a large area of snow falls from a mountain, it’s called a(n) ______.
a) earthquake
b) tsunami
c) avalanche
d) blizzard
4. What is the word for a large area of slow-moving ice that can form in mountain areas?
a) iceberg
b) crevasse
c) gorge
d) glacier
5. What do we call a person who does the activity of climbing high mountains?
a) hiker
b) scrambler
c) mountaineer
d) trekker
6. The top of Mount Qomolangma is at a(n) ______ of 8,848m.
a) altitude
b) tallest
c) high
d) range
1) d, 2) c, 3) c, 4) d, 5) c, 6) a.