Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?theHimalayastheAmazonRiverparagraphn.southwesternadj.thickadj.includev.freezingadj.conditionn.takein喜马拉雅山脉亚马逊河段;段落西南的;西南方向的厚的;浓的包括;包含冻冰的;结冰的条件;状况吸入;吞入(体内)succeedv.Japann.challengev.inthefaceofachievev.forcen.naturen.oceann.thePacificOcean实现目标;成功日本挑战;考验面对(问题、困难等)达到;完成;成功力;力量自然界;大自然大海;海洋太平洋3a.Readthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwiththemainideas.Qomolangma—theMostDangerousMountainintheWorld?Oneoftheworld’smostdangeroussportsismountainclimbing,andoneofthemostpopularplacesforthisistheHimalayas.TheHimalayasrunalongthesouthwesternpartofChina.Ofallthemountains,Qomolangmarisesthehighestandisthemostfamous.Itis8,844.43metershighandsoisverydangeroustoclimb.Thickcloudscoverthetopandsnowcanfallveryhard.Evenmoreseriousdifficultiesincludefreezingweatherconditionsandheavystorms.Itisalsoveryhardtotakeinairasyougetnearthetop.ThefirstpeopletoreachthetopwereTenzingNorgayandEdmundHillaryonMay29,1953.ThefirstChineseteamdidsoinI960,whilethefirstwomantosucceedwasJunkoTabeifromJapanin1975.Whydosomanyclimbersrisktheirlives?Oneofthemainreasonsisbecausepeoplewanttochallengethemselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.Italsoshowsthathumanscansometimesbestrongerthantheforcesofnature.Paragraph1SpiritofclimbersParagraph2AchievementsofclimbersParagraph3FactsanddangersParagraph1Listfourdangersforclimbers:thickcloudsSnowslide;Freezingweatherconditions;Heavystorm;3b.Readthearticleagainandcompletethechart.Paragraph2Listthreeachievements:1953-TenzingNorgayandEdmundHillarywerethefirsttoreachthetop;1960-ThefirstChineseteamdidso;1975–theJapaneseJunkoTabeisucceededdoingso.Paragraphs1&3Listfourcomparisons:mostdangeroussport;mostpopularplaces;thehighestmountain;themostfamousmountain1.WherearetheHimalayas?2.HowhighisQomolangma?3c.Answerthequestionsusinginformationfromthearticle.TheHimalayasrunalongthesouthwesternpartofChina.Itis8,844.43metershigh.3.Whydosomanypeopletrytoclimbthismountaineventhoughitisdangerous?4.Whatdoesthespiritoftheclimberstellus?Oneofthemainreasonsisbecausepeoplewanttochallengethemselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.Italsoshowsthathumanscansometimesbestrongerthantheforcesofnature.1.Oneoftheworld’smostdangeroussports世界上最危险的运动之一2、runalong跨越……3.freezingweather冰冻的天气4.takeinair呼吸空气5.thefirstpeopletodosth.第一个做某事的人6.risktheirlives拿他们的生命冒险7.inthefaceofdifficulties面临危险8.giveupdoingsth.放弃做某事9.achieveone’sdream实现某人的梦想10.theforcesofnature自然界的力量11.reachthetop到达顶峰12.eventhough虽然;尽管Languagepoints1.Evenmoreseriousdifficultiesincludefreezingweatherconditionsandheavystorms.更加严峻的困难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的风暴。1)difficulty既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词,在此用作可数名词。作可数名词时,difficulty通常用作复数,表示具体概念,即:各种各样的“困难;难题;难事”。例如:•Peoplelearninganewlanguagemayfacesomedifficulties.人们学习一门新的语言时可能会遇到一些困难。•Ifyouhaveanydifficulties,youcancallmeforhelp.如果你遇到任何困难,给我打电话求助好了。作不可数名词时,difficulty可译作“困难;艰难;辛苦;费劲”,例如:•Hehadgreatdifficultyinfindinganewjob.他找新的工作费了很大劲。.•Wefoundthehousewithoutdifficulty.我们轻而易举地找到广那座房子。2)include表示“包括;包含”,是一个及物动词。例如:Doesyourpriceofthebikeincludethislight?你们的车价包含这盏车灯吗?2.Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.这些登山者的精神向我们表明:我们绝不应该放弃实现自己梦想的尝试。1)giveupdoingsomething的意思是“放弃做某事;半途而废”Hegaveuplearningathirdlanguageafterhegotthejob.他找到工作之后就放弃了对第三门语言的学习。2)achieveourdreams相当于makeourdreamscometrue其中动词achieve表示“(通过努力)实现;取得;获取;达到(梦想、成绩、成功、目的)”等。例如:Heachievedgreatsuccessinashorttime.他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功。LinTaoachievedverygoodexamresults.林涛考试取得了很好的成绩。1.good2.comfortable3.big4.happy5.cheap6.many7.difficult8.littlebetterbestmore~most~biggerbiggesthappierhappiestcheapercheapestmoremostmore~most~lessleast一写出下列单词的比较级和最高级1.Lilygetsup______(early)thanLucy.2.Whichgoes__________(slowly),TomorJim?3.Thisbookis_______________(interesting)thanthatone.earliermoreslowlymoreinteresting二根据所给词的适当形式填空4.Sheworks________________(careful)inherschool.5.Whogoestobed_________(late)Jim,TomorJack?6.Ithinkturkeyis________________(delicious)ofall.themostcarefullylatestthemostdeliciousHomeworkCanyouthinkofmoreexamplestoshow…isthemost…intheworld?Competewithyourclassmates.