和“山” 有关的英语词汇_大学四级

和“山” 有关的英语词汇

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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) pinnacle¹

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) tsunami²

c) avalanche³

d) blizzard⁴

4. What is the word for a large area of slow-moving ice that can form in mountain areas?

a) iceberg⁵

b) crevasse⁶

c) gorge⁷

d) glacier⁸

5. What do we call a person who does the activity of climbing high mountains?

a) hiker

b) scrambler

c) mountaineer

d) trekker⁹

6. The top of Mount Qomolangma is at a(n) ______ of 8,848m.

a) altitude

b) tallest

c) high

d) range

答案

1) d, 2) c, 3) c, 4) d, 5) c, 6) a.

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1 pinnacle
n.尖塔，尖顶，山峰；(喻)顶峰
参考例句：
Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。 It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。

2 tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。 Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

3 avalanche
n.雪崩，大量涌来
参考例句：
They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。 Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

4 blizzard
n.暴风雪
参考例句：
The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。 You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

5 iceberg
n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人
参考例句：
The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。 The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。

6 crevasse
n. 裂缝，破口；v.使有裂缝
参考例句：
The deep crevasse yawned at their feet.他们脚下的冰川有一道深深的裂缝。 He fell down a crevasse.他从裂缝处摔了下来。

7 gorge
n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃
参考例句：
East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。 It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

8 glacier
n.冰川，冰河
参考例句：
The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。 The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。

9 trekker
背包客
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