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1、 新課標(biāo)第一網(wǎng)不用注冊，免費(fèi)下載！Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Section ALanguage Goal: Talk about geography and naturegeography dirfi地理nature neit自然1a Match the facts you know.Qomolangmatumul: mabout 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Saharað sh:r1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea ð k&#

2、230;spin si:6,671 kilometers longThe Nileð nal8,844.43 meters highsquare不可數(shù)名詞，意為“平方”。新|課 |標(biāo)|第 |一| 網(wǎng)The old city covers an area of about 326 square kilometers. 這個古老城市的面積大約是326平方千米。16 is the square of 4. 十六是四的平方。(1)square作可數(shù)名詞，意為“正方形”。The cookies were in the form of squares. 那些餅干是正方形的。square作可數(shù)名詞

3、，意為“廣場;街區(qū)”。Tian'anmen Square天安門廣場We live three squares from the school我們住在離學(xué)校三個街區(qū)的地方。1b Listen and complete the sentences.1. Qomolangma is _higher_ than any other mountain in the world.2. The Sahara is _the biggest_ desert in the world.3. The Caspian Sea is _the deepest_ of all the salt lakes.4.

4、 The Nile is _the longest_ river in the world.population是一個集合名詞，意為“人口”(1 )population常與定冠詞the連用，作主語用時(shí)，謂語動詞常用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。The world's population is increasing faster and faster.全世界的人口增長得越來越快(2)當(dāng)主語是表示“人口的百分之幾、幾分之幾”時(shí)，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers.中國大約有百分之七十的人口是農(nóng)民

5、。(3)有時(shí)population可用作可數(shù)名詞，其前可用不定冠詞。New York is a big city with a population of over 10 million紐約是一個有一干多萬人口的大城市。（4)表示人口的“多”或“少”，不用“much”或“l(fā)ittle”，而要用“l(fā)arge”或“small”India has a large population印度人口眾多。Singapore has a small population新加坡人口少。X k B 1 . c o m(5)詢問某國、某地有多少人口時(shí)，不用“How much ?而用“How large.？問具體人口時(shí)

6、“Whats the population of. . .？”How large is the population of your hometown？你們家鄉(xiāng)有多少人口?What is the population of Canada? 加拿大的人口有多少? 1c Use the information in 1b to make conversations.A: What is the highest mountain in the world?B: Qomolangma.2a Listen and number the facts 1-4 in the order you hear th

7、em.6,300 5,000 5,464 300_4_The Yangtze River is about _6，300_kilometers long and the Yellow River is _5，464_ kilometers long._2_China has the biggest population in the world. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US._1_China is over _5，000_ years old. It has a much longer history than the US.

8、The US is not even _300_ years old._3_China is almost as big as the US, but t is the biggest country in Asia.2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.2c Make conversations using the information in 2a.A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the wor

9、ld?B: Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.2d Role-play the conversation.Guide: Feel free to ask me anything 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 8,850 kilometers lo

10、ng. This makes it the longest wall in the world.Tourist 2: Wow, thats amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the 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

11、of the Ming Great Wall?Guide: Yes, its the most famous part.feel free“隨便，輕松”。I love my work, and I feel free. 我喜歡我的工作。我覺得我現(xiàn)在自由自在feel free to do sth隨意做某事If you need help with anything, please feel free to ask me.如果有什么需要我?guī)椭幈M管找我，請不要客氣。X k B 1 . c o mFeel free to eat dinner here anytime 你隨時(shí)都可以來這里吃晚餐!t

12、our可數(shù)名詞，意為“旅行;旅游”。We are planning a tour around the world. 我們正計(jì)劃環(huán)球旅行。protect及物動詞，“保護(hù);防護(hù)”There're fewer animals. It's important for us to protect them動物們越來越少，對于我們來說保護(hù)它們很重要。（1）protectfrom/against保護(hù).使不受.；防御。He is wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes from the strong sunlight.他戴著太陽鏡以遮擋強(qiáng)烈的陽光。pro

13、tection不可數(shù)名詞，意為“保護(hù)，防御”The hat will give protection against the sun這頂帽子可遮陽。under the protection of 在的保護(hù)下。The chicks are under the protection of the hen 小雞們處在母雞的保護(hù)下。3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1Spirit of climbers登山者的精神Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers登

14、山者的成就Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers事實(shí)與危險(xiǎn)Qomolangmathe Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayasð himleiz. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mount

15、ains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous 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

16、 you get near the top.thick形容詞，此處意為“濃的，稠的”，反義詞為thinThe old man likes to eat thick soup. 那個老人喜歡喝濃湯。（1）thick作形容詞，意為“厚的”。His English-Chinese dictionary is very thick他的英漢詞典很厚:think作形容詞，意為“茂密的，密集的”。a thick head of hair一頭濃密的頭發(fā)thick作形容詞，意為“粗的，粗壯的”。There is a thick tree in the yard院子里有一棵粗壯的樹。include及物動詞，意為“

17、包括，包含”，指包含其中的一部分。The price includes both house and furniture. 這個價(jià)格包括房子和家具The class of twenty includes eight girls. 全班二十人中包括八個女生。 include作動詞，還可意為“算在內(nèi);列在里面”。Please include me in your group. 請把我算在你們組內(nèi)。w W w .x K b 1.c o M included形容詞，無比較等級，一般位于名詞或代詞之后，意為“包括在內(nèi)”Everyone laughed, me included 每個人都笑了，包括我在內(nèi)。

18、 including介詞，意為“包括;包含在內(nèi)、和其后的名詞/ 代詞一起形成介賓短語。There are 40 students in the classroom, including me. 包括我在內(nèi)，教室里有40名學(xué)生。freezing形容詞，意為“結(jié)冰的; 凍冰的”It was freezing cold that morning. 那天早晨非常冷。（1）freezing可用作名詞，“冰點(diǎn)”。The temperature is below freezing. 氣溫在零度以下freeze是動詞，“結(jié)冰，凝固”。Water freezes below freezing. 冰點(diǎn)以下時(shí)水結(jié)冰

19、。condition名詞，“條件，狀況”既可作可數(shù)名詞，也可作不可數(shù)名詞。It's terrible to study in such conditions.在這種狀況下學(xué)習(xí)很糟糕。We are interested in the work conditions in Africa. 我們對非洲的工作狀況感興趣。The player is in very good condition, but his living conditions are very bad.這個運(yùn)動員的健康狀況良好，但他的生活條件非常槽糕。on condition that十從句”表示“如果，在條件下”。He c

20、an use the bicycle on condition that he return(s) it tomorrow.他可以使用自行車，條件是明天必須歸還。take in為固定短語，意為“吸入;吞入(體內(nèi)”O(jiān)pen the window and take in fresh air.打開窗戶，吸收新鮮空氣。take in的其他含義:接待(某人)留宿He had nowhere to sleep so we offered to take him in他沒有地方可睡，于是我們提出讓他留宿。包含;包括This is the total cost of the holiday, taking e

21、verything in這是度假的全部費(fèi)用，一切都包括在內(nèi)。 把(衣服)改窄Could you take the dress in for me? 你能把我的這件連衣裙改窄點(diǎn)嗎?充分理解，掌握It took me a long time to take in what you were saying.我費(fèi)了好長時(shí)間才明白你說的話。The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while

22、the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. succeed動詞，意為“實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo);成功”，是不及物動詞，因此不能用于被動語態(tài)。His plan succeeded他的計(jì)劃成功了。（1）succeed in doing sth. 成功做成某事新課 標(biāo) 第 一 網(wǎng)He is certain to succeed in doing his experiment. 他做試驗(yàn)一定會成功。succeed with sth.在某方面獲得成功You won't succeed with the work if you do

23、n't put your mind to it如果你不把心放在工作上，工作就不會做好。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 we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows

24、that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.challenge及物動詞，意為“挑戰(zhàn);考驗(yàn)”。He challenged anyone to beat him他向任何要打敗他的人挑戰(zhàn)。I only like to study something if it really challenges me. 我只喜歡研究真正對我有所考驗(yàn)的東西。challenge的其他用法作名詞，意為“(挑戰(zhàn)、決斗、比賽等的)邀請;挑戰(zhàn)書”等。a letter of challenge挑戰(zhàn)書作名詞，意為“挑戰(zhàn)，邀請比賽”。accept a

25、 challenge to run a race 接受賽跑的挑戰(zhàn)in the face of為固定短語，意為“面對(問題，困難等)”。He showed great bravery in face of danger. 面對危險(xiǎn)他表現(xiàn)非常勇敢。He keeps sense of humour in the face of great difficulties. 面對極大的困難，他保持幽默感。achieve及物動詞，意為“達(dá)到;完成;成功”，其賓語可以是“實(shí)現(xiàn)”的目標(biāo)、目的等，也可以是“取得”的勝利、成功、名譽(yù)、地位等。Everybody should be given the chance t

26、o achieve their aims. 要讓每個人都有機(jī)會實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)。She achieved no success. 她沒有獲得成功。achieve 有時(shí)與 this, that, what, all, much, anything, nothing, a little等代詞連用，表示“獲得(成功)”或“取得(成就)”等。No one can achieve anything without effort. 誰也不可能不努力而有所作為。achievement名詞，意為“成就，業(yè)績(可數(shù));實(shí)現(xiàn)，達(dá)到，成功(不可數(shù))".We felt a great sense of ach

27、ievement when we reached the top of the mountain當(dāng)我們到達(dá)山頂時(shí)，我們感到有一種巨大的成就感。force名詞，意為“力;力量”。（1）表示物質(zhì)方面的“力”，是可數(shù)名詞。the forces of nature自然力量 表示物理方面的“力”，是不可數(shù)名詞。the force of an explosion 爆炸力force可用作動詞，“強(qiáng)迫;迫使”。force sb. to do sth. = force sb. into doing sth迫使某人做某事。They forced him to leave the small town. =They

28、 forced him into leaving the small town他們強(qiáng)迫他離開小鎮(zhèn)。X K b1 . C omnatural形容詞，意為“自然的;天然的;非人力所為的;天生的”The country's natural resources include forests, coal and oil.這個國家的自然資源包括森林、煤和石油。It is natural for a child to love its mother. 孩子愛母親是常情He is a natural musician. .他天生是個音樂家。3b Read the article again and

29、complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List four dangers for climbersList three achievementsList four comparisonsthick clouds1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topmost dangerous sport3c Answer the questions using information in the article.1. Where are th

30、e Himalayas?2. How high is Qomolangma?3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even thought it is dangerous?4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? Grammar FocusWhats the highest mountain in the world?Qomolangma.How high is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high.Its higher than any

31、other mountain.Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?Yes, I did.Its much older than the US.4a Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.big much popu

32、lar long old high1. The Amazon River is one of the _longest_ rivers in the world. Its a little _longer_ than the Yangtze River.2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters_high_ .Its one of the most _popular_ places for serious mountain climbers.3. No ocean in the world is as _big_ as the Pacific Ocean.4. Altho

33、ugh Japan is _older_ than Canada, it is _much_ smaller.4b Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.e.g. Two rivers: The Yangtze River and the Amazon RiverThe Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest rive

34、r in China.Two cities: _ and _ 新|課 | 標(biāo)|第 |一| 網(wǎng)1. _2. _Two animals: _ and _1. _2. _4c Write five questions using comparisons.Then ask your partner your questions.1. Whats is the highest building in our city?2. _3. _4. _5. _Section B1a Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box

35、 to help you make sentences.Elephant-is 350 cm tall-weighs weiz 5,000 kilos-eats 150 kilos of food a dayweigh動詞，意為“有重; 重”。表示“重(多少)"，是連系動詞。He weighs 60 kilos. 他體重60千克。How much does it weigh? 它的重量有多少?表示“稱的重量”，是及物動詞。He weighed the fish. 他稱了這條魚。X k B 1 . c o m weight不可數(shù)名詞，意為“重量，體重”。What's the w

36、eight of the sheep? 這只羊的重量是多少?Panda-is 150 cm tall(standing on two legs)-weighs 100 kilosExample sentence:This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.(200 cm taller / shorter, weigh much more / less, eat much more / less, eat many times more)many tones more than 意為“比多許多倍”。常見的倍數(shù)表達(dá)法:“A十倍數(shù)十形容詞

37、或副詞的比較級十than十B”，表示“A比B大(長、高、寬等)多少倍、This hall is five times bigger than our classroom這個大廳比我們的教室大四倍(是我們教室的五倍)。（2）A十倍數(shù)十a(chǎn)s十形容詞或副詞的原級十a(chǎn)s十B，表示“A正好是B的多少倍”。Asia is four times as large as Europe. 亞洲的面積是歐洲的四倍。This big stone is three times as heavy as that one. 這塊大石頭的重量是那塊的三倍“.times十more 十名詞(可數(shù)或不可數(shù))十than十被比對象T

38、here are five times more books in our library than in yours. 我們圖書館里的書比你們圖書館多四倍。1b Listen and check () the numbers you hear. _100 _16 _20 _50 _120 0.1 _0.2 _1501c Listen again and complete the sentences.1. At birth, a baby panda is about _0.1_to _0.2_ kilos.2. At birth, a baby panda is about _15_ cm

39、long.3. A baby panda is not black. It is _pink_ and it has no _teeth_.4. A panda can live up to _20_to _30_years.at birth意為“出生時(shí)”。She weighed eight pounds at birth她出生時(shí)重八磅。w W w .X k b 1. c O m（1）birth不可數(shù)名詞，“出生;誕生”。Do you know the date of his birth? 你知道他的生日嗎?birth不可數(shù)名詞，意為“出身，家世”。He was of noble birth.

40、 他出身高貴。by birth在血統(tǒng)上;天生。He is an actor by birth. 他天生是個演員up to直到；倒.為止Up to now everything has been successful. 到目前為止，一切都很順利up to的其他含義:是某人的責(zé)任;由某人決定I think I will leave it up to you. 我想讓你全權(quán)做主。計(jì)謀什么(壞事)Do you know what he is up to? 你知道他想做什么嗎?勝任She's not up to the job. .她不勝任那項(xiàng)工作。1d Take turns telling y

41、our classmates about pandas.A: A baby panda cannot see.B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.2a Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you.big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect2b Scan the article to find

42、out what these numbers mean:10,12,200,2,000.ScanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most

43、 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!awake形容詞，“醒著的”在句中只能作表語，不能作定語。awake的反義詞為asleep，意為“睡著的”。It's eleven at night, he is still awake. 夜里十一點(diǎn)，他還沒有睡辨析;awake與wakeawake形容詞，

44、作表語，意思是“醒著的”Is he awake or asleep？他醒著還走睡著?wake動詞“醒；叫醒、常與副詞up連用What time do you usually wake (up)？你通常在什么時(shí)候醒來?“Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I was, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.”Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one

45、.Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more 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 than there are now. Bu

46、t then humans started to cut down the forests, and there was less bamboo for the pandas. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.every two years為固定短語，“每兩年”。w W w .x K b 1.c o

47、 Mevery與數(shù)詞或few, other等連用，表示時(shí)間或空間的間隔，其形式有:every十基數(shù)詞十復(fù)數(shù)名詞I go there every three days. 我每隔兩天(每三天)到那兒去一趟。every十other十單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞。譯為:每隔幾He goes to town every other day. 他每隔一天進(jìn)城一次。every十few十復(fù)數(shù)名詞。譯為:“每隔幾”He stopped and turned around every few meters. 他每走幾米就停下來向四周看一看。die from“因而死”；其賓語表示死亡的原因，當(dāng)表示因病而死時(shí)，可與die of通用;

48、具體使用時(shí)常用于由于外部創(chuàng)傷或間接的原因致死，如;由于衰弱，飲食過度，勞累或不明原因致死He died from an accident/ a wound / disease/ overwork/ polluted air他死于事故、受傷、疾病、過度勞累、污染的空氣die of“因而死”；其賓語表示死亡的原因，當(dāng)表示因病而死時(shí)，可與die from通用;具體使用時(shí)die of一般用于害病，疲勞，寒冷，饑渴，年老、失望，悲傷等患情原因等造成死亡He died of fear/ disappointment/ disease/ old age/ hunger/ cold他死于恐懼、失望、疾病、年老

49、、饑餓、寒冷。illness名詞，“疾病;病”，通常指因病而導(dǎo)致的不健康的狀態(tài)。其形容詞為ill。He can't come because of illness. 因病不能來。He died after a long illness. 他死之前病了很久。disease通常指具體的某種疾病。He got a disease during the war. 戰(zhàn)爭期間他患上了一種疾病。adult形容詞，意為“成年人，成人的”。He is an adult man. 他是一個成年男子。adult作可數(shù)名詞，意為“成年人;大人”新課 標(biāo) 第 一 網(wǎng)They are all young adul

50、ts. 他們都是青壯年。spend some time (in) doing sth. 意為“花費(fèi)時(shí)間做某事”。Tom spent two days reading the book. 湯姆花了兩天時(shí)間讀這本書。remaining形容詞，“剩下的”“余下的”，修飾單個名詞作定語，置于該名詞之前作前置定語。She returned home with the remaining 10 dollars. 她帶著剩下的10美元回到了家。I bought a gift for her with the remaining money. 我用剩余的錢給她買了一件禮物。remain作不及物動詞，意為“遺留

51、;剩余、After the fire, very little remained of their housej火災(zāi)之后，他們家所剩無幾Only a few leaves remained on the tree.樹上只剩下幾片葉子了。remam作連系動詞，意為“保持，仍然是，依舊是”He remained silent. 他保持沉默。It remained a secret. 這仍然是個秘密。An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals.

52、 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 wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas. The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more f

53、orests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now.wild形容詞，意為“野生的”。There are some wild flowers on both sides of the road公路兩旁有許多野花。We should protect the wild animals. 我們應(yīng)該保護(hù)野生動物。2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.1. Wh

54、at is Lin Weis job? A panda keeper2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? Milk3. What do adult pandas eat? Bamboo 4. Why are pandas endangered? Humans cut down bamboo forests, pandas don't have babies often and baby pandas often die from illness and don't live very long,5. What is one

55、way of saving pandas? Teaching children.2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.1. The panda _keepers_ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _prepare_breakfast for the baby pandas. w W w .x K b 1.c o M2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _often_and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _illness_.3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _bamboo_so pandas have fewer places to live.4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _children_about why pandas are_endange