Unit7What's the highest mountain in the world讲义及答案

1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Words and expressions 1)Section A 部分square /skwe/n. 平方；正方形meter /'mit(r)/n. 米；公尺deep /dip/adj. 深的；纵深的desert /'dez(r)t/n. 沙漠 population /,ppj'len/n. 人口；人口数量 Asia /'e/, /'e/n. 亚洲feel free（可以）随便（做某事）tour /t/n. & v.旅游；旅行tourist /'

2、;trst/n.旅行者；观光者wall /wl/n.墙amazing /'mez/adj. 令人惊奇（惊叹、惊喜）的ancient /'ennt/adj. 古代的；古老的protect /pr'tekt/v. 保护；防护wide /wad/adj. 宽的；宽阔的as far as I know就我所知 achievement /'tivmnt/n.成就；成绩 southwestern /,sa'west(r)n/adj. 西南方（向）的 thick /k/adj. 浓的；厚的include /n'klud/v. 包含；包括freezing /&#

3、39;friz/adj. 极冷的；冰冻的condition /kn'dn/n. 条件；状况take in吸入；吞入（体内）succeed /sk'sid/v. 成功；实现目标challenge /'tælnd/n. &v.挑战；考验in the face of面对（问题，困难等）achieve /'tiv/v.达到；完成；成功force /f(r)s/n. 力量；力nature /'net(r)/n. 自然界；大自然even though (=even if)即使；虽然ocean /'n/n. 大海；海洋 the Pacific

4、/p'sfk/ Ocean太平洋 Qomolangma /'tm,lm/珠穆朗玛峰 the Nile /nal/尼罗河the Caspian /'kæspn/ Sea里海the Sahara /s'hr/撒哈拉沙漠the Yangtze /'jæts/ River长江the Yellow River黄河 the Ming Dynasty/'dansti/, /'dnsti/ 明朝the Ming Great Wall明长城the Himalayas /,hm'lez/喜马拉雅山 Tenzing /'te

5、nz/ Norgay /'nrge/丹增·诺尔盖 Edmund /'edmnd/ Hillary /'hlr/ 埃德蒙·希拉里Junko /'duk/ Tabei /t'be/田部井淳子2)Section B 部分cm (=centimeter/centimetre) / 'sentmit / 厘米weigh /we/v. 重量是；称重量birthn.出生；诞生at birth 出生时up to到达（某数量、程度等）；至多有；不多于adult /'dlt/adj. 成年的；成人的; n. 成人；成年动物bamboo /

6、bæm'bu/n. 竹子endangered /n'dendd/adj.濒危的research /r'st/n. &v.研究；调查keeper / 'ki:p/n.饲养员；保管人awake /'wek/adj. 醒着的excitement /k'satmnt/n. 兴奋；激动walk into走路时撞着fall over绊倒illness /'lns/n. 疾病；病remaining /r'men/adj. 剩下的；剩余的or so大约artwork /'(r)tw(r)k/n. 插图；图片wild /w

7、ald/adj. 野生的 government /'gv(r)n,mnt/n. 政府；内阁 whale /welz/n. 鲸oil /l/n. 油；食用油；石油protection /pr'tekn /n. 保护；保卫huge /hjud/adj. 巨大的；极多的the Amazon /'æmzn/ River亚马逊河the Chengdu Research/r's(r)t/ Base /bes/ 成都研究基地Section A2d Role-play the conversation.Guide:Feel free to ask me anythin

8、g on todays Great Wall tour.Tourist 1:How long is the wall?Guide:Ah, the most popular question! If were only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, its about 8,500kilometers long. This makes it the longest wall in the world.Tourist 2:Wow, thats amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the

9、 wall?Guide:The main reason was to protect China. As you can see, its quite tall and wide. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.Tourist 3:Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall?Guide:Yes, its the most famous part.3a ReadingQomolangmathe Most Dangerous Mountain in the World

10、?One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very da

11、ngerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 2

12、9, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that

13、 we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Answer the questions using information in the article.1. Where are the Himalayas?2. How high is Qomolangma?3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even tho

14、ugh it is dangerous?4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?Grammar Focus1. Whats the highest mountain in the world?Qomolangma.2. How high is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain.3. Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?The Caspian Sea is the deepest

15、of all the salt lakes.4. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?Yes, I did. Its much older than the US.一、大数的表达1000 以上基础词的表达法。先从右至左数，每三位数加一个逗点(即以此把数目分成若干段)。第一个逗点前的数为 thousand，第二个逗点前的数为 million，第三个逗点前的数为 billion。1,123,456,789二、形容词副词的比较级和最高级1. Whats the highest mountain in

16、the world?2. One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing.3. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.4. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US.5. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.big, much, popular, long, old, highFill

17、 in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.1. The Amazon River is one of the than the Yangtze River.rivers in the world. Its a little2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters . Its one of the most places for serious mountain climbers.3. No ocean in the world is asas the Pacific Ocean.4. Al

18、though Japan isthan Canada, it issmaller.Section B2b ReadingScanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 2,000.It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keeper

19、s are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of

20、 them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.”Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one.Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illness and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more

21、 than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests.Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or rese

22、arch centers in China and other countries.An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wi

23、ld animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas. The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now.2cScan the article again and write short answers to the

24、 questions.1. What is Lin Weis job?2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?3. What do adult pandas eat？4. Why are pandas endangered?5. What is one way of saving pandas?AdjectivesComparativesSuperlativeshighdangerouslongpopularSelf Check Complete the chart.Exercises一、词汇A) 根据音标拼写单词1. The Sahara i

25、s the largest(/'dez(r)t/) in the world.2. Do you know the(/,ppj'len/) of Shanghai?3. The river is nearly 20 meters(/dip/). People mustnt swim in it.4. Its our duty to(/pr'tekt/) the environment.5. In(/'ennt/) China, the Great Wall was used to prevent theenemies(敌人).6. You will(/sk

26、9;sid/) unless you give up halfway.7. His favorite sports(/n'klud/) badminton and volleyball.8. How much does an elephant(/we/)?9. Its mid-night now, but he is still(/'wek/).10. We enjoy the beauty of _(/'net(r)/).B) 用词的正确形式填空11. I want to know the(weigh) of the vegetables.12. The childr

27、en are running in(excite).13. The little dog died after a long(ill).14. Its an(amaze) trip!二、单项选择()15. How long is the new bridge? Do you know?Yes. Its about .A. one thousand one hundred and eighty metersB. one thousand and one hundred fifty metersC. two thousands one hundred forty metersD. two thou

28、sands seventy and three meters()16. I think math is asas English. 【2019 成都七中】A. importantB. very importantC. less importantD. the least important ()17. Are you feeling a little better?No, I am feeling even .A. badB. betterC. worseD. the worst ()18. The young man ismore famous than his father.A. a lo

29、tB. manyC. prettyD. quite ()19. The weather in Beijing is colder than .A. in Hubei B. HubeiC. that in Hubei D. it of Hubei ()20. Jim is funnier and more outgoing thanin his class.A. any other studentB. any studentC. any studentsD. all the students()21. The box isof all. Can you give me a hand?A. hea

30、viest B. biggestC. the heavierD. the biggest ()22. , English, math, or Chinese?A. What do you like bestB. What do you like betterC. Which do you like bestD. Which do you like better()23. Mathone of thesubjects in middle schools.A. are; importantB. is; most importantC. is; more importantD. are; much

31、important()24. The movie Batman and Joker isone that Ive ever seen.A. more excitingB. more excitedC. the most excitingD. the most excited ()25. the population of China?Its about 1.3 billion.A. WhatsB. How many isC. How much isD. Hows()26. The baby is about 52 centimeters tallbirth.A. inB. atC. onD. for()27. We shouldntthe trees in order to protect the environment.A. write downB. put downC. take downD. cut down三、完成句子 (每空一词)28. 这所学校招收外国学生。The schoolforeign students.29. 那个老人跌倒了，摔伤了腿。That old manand broke his leg.30. Basketball is more popular than football in the USA.(写同义句) Footba