人教版八年级下册 Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? 作业设计（共6课时）

八年级（人教版）英语单元作业设计规划表
单元内容 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
单元目标 【单元目标】 话题：世界知识（facts about the world） 功能： 谈论地理与自然（Talk about geography and nature） A: What’s the highest monntain in the world B: Qomolangma. A: How high is Qomolangma B: It’s 8,848.86 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain. A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US. 语法： 1 能表达较大的数字（Large numbers） The Yangtze River is about 6,300 kilometers long and the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long. 2 能熟练运用形容词和副词的比较级、最高级（Comparatives and superlatives with adjectives and adverbs） China is almost as big as the US. Qomolangma is higher than any other mountain in the world. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. China has the biggest population in the world. 词汇和常用表达： 1 能够正确使用下列词汇（Curriculum words） Square, meter, desert, population, wall, tour, tourist, achievement, condition, force, nature, ocean, birth, adult, bamboo, research, keeper, excitement, illness, government, oil, protection, Asia, deep, ancient, wide, thick, awake, remaining, wild, huge, protect, include, succeed, achieve, weigh 2 能够正确使用下列常用表达（Useful expressions） feel free, take in, in the face of, even though, at birth, up to, walk into, fall over, or so, as far as I know 3 能认读下列词汇（Non-curriculum words） amazing, southwestern, freezing, challenge, endangered, artwork, whale 学习策略： 1 通过比较，了解中国以及世界地理知识 2 通过搜寻具体信息，培养寻读（scanning）的能力 3 通过罗列事实及数据，初步学习说明文的写作 文化知识： 1 了解我国和世界的一些“自然地理之最”中的知识 2 了解明长城的基本知识 3 了解珠穆朗玛峰及人类克服困难、挑战极限的精神 4 了解国宝大熊猫与动物保护
单元作业规划 第一课时作业：Section A（1a---2d） 第二课时作业：Section A（3a---3c） 第三课时作业：Grammar（4a----4c） 第四课时作业：Section B（1a---1d） 第五课时作业：Section B（2a---2e） 第六课时作业：Section B Writing &Self-check
第一课时作业目标 Section A 1 (1a – 2d) 【教学重点】 听力数字信息的提取与准确发音 【教学难点】 用对比法和数据事实法谈论地理与自然 【重点单词】 square, meter, deep, desert, population, Asia, tour, tourist, wall, ancient, protect, wide 【重点短语】feel free to do sth., in size, as far as I know 【重点句式】1. Qomolangma is higher than any other mountain in the world. 2. China has the biggest population in the world. 3. China is almost as big as the US, but it is the biggest country in Asia.
第二课时作业目标 Section A 2 (3a – 3c) 【教学重点】 通过阅读了解喜马拉雅的基本情况 【教学难点】 体会登山者精神 【重点单词】achievement, thick, include, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature, ocean 【重点短语】take in, in the face of, even though, the Pacific Ocean 【重点句式】1. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so it is very dangerous to climb. 2. We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 3. It’s also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. 4. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the force of nature.
第三课时作业目标 Section A 3 (Grammar focus - 4c) 【教学重点】 长度、宽度、高度、深度等的表示法 【教学难点】 形容词和副词的比较级和最高级
第四课时作业目标 Section B 1 (1a – 1d) 【教学重点】 对比动物的身高，体重，食量等 【教学难点】 倍数的表达方式，比较级和最高级的运用 【重点单词】weigh, birth, adult 【重点短语】at birth, up to 【重点句式】1. The elephant is 350cm tall and weighs 5,000 kilos. 2. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.
第五课时作业目标 Section B（2a---2e） 【教学重点】 了解与熊猫习性相关的单词和短语 【教学难点】 了解文章篇章结构，并运用本节课涉及的重点单词和短语造句，并能构建简短文章。 【重点单词】bamboo, research, keeper, awake, excitement, illness, wild, government 【重点短语】die from, cut down, walk into, fall over, or so, run over, take care of 【重点句式】1. They find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. 2. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. 3. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.
第六课时作业目标 Section B Writing &Self-check 【教学重点】 了解鲸鱼保护方面的知识 【教学难点】 综合运用本单元所涉及的单词，短语，形容词和副词的比较级与最高级，并能根据事物的特征，对事物进行简单的比较，并能根据话题写文章。 【重点单词】oil, huge, protection 【重点短语】 put…into, learn more about 【重点句式】Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil.
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section A 1a-2d
一、本课时地位：
本节课主要通过听说训练，围绕地理知识展开，介绍世界上有名的自然风光和地理常识；拓展比较级和最高级用法并能用其谈论地理和自然。
二、学习目标
能拼读和掌握重点单词：square, meter, deep, desert, population, Asia等词；
能够运用比较级、最高级谈论地理知识以及大自然。
通过比较了解中国及世界地理知识，开阔学生的胸怀和视野，使学生保持对大自然的探索精神和敬畏之心。
三、学情分析
本单元主要谈论地理和自然，围绕这个话题开展听说任务，从观看视频了解中国的地理知识到提供素材让学生通过合作、交流的方式进行口头对话。希望通过本堂课后，提高学生的语言实践能力；同时能够罗列实事及数据并自如谈论地理知识；将其情感态度方面进行深层次的升华引导。
第一部分 基础巩固
一、单选题
( )1.Qomolangma is higher than 　　　 in the world.
A.other mountain B.any other mountain
C.any mountain D.any of the mountains
( )2.Hong Kong is 1098 　　　 in size.
A.meters B.high C.deep D.square kilometers
( )3.Farmers have become 　　　 in our hometown in recent years.
A.more and more rich B.richer and richer
C.more rich and more rich D.rich and more rich
( )4.China has a 　　　 longer history than the US.
A.very B.much C.a lot of D.lots of
( )5.Han Hong is one of 　　　 in China now.
A.the famous singer B.more famous singer
C.the most famous singer D.the most famous singers
二、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示写单词
6.China is the biggest country in A 　.
7.This desk is about 1.5 meters long and 0.7 meters w　 .
8.The river is about 15 meters d　 .
9.What’s the p　 of Australia
10.China is over 5,000 years old.It’s one of the o 　countries in the world.
第二部分 能力提升
一、完形填空
Animals are our friends.There are many zoos in the 　1　.It’s good to 　2　 animals in zoos.Zoos have many advantages,I think.
Firstly,zoos are places for people to see 　3　 kinds of animals.Without zoos,most people would 　4　 see a real bear or tiger.
　5　,zoos can take good care of animals.Zoos give 　6　 to animals and clean them on time every day.In the wild (在野外),it is not always easy for an animal to find food.So sometimes it goes 　7　.But animals in zoos never go hungry.
　　Thirdly,people protect the animals in zoos and offer them safe places to live 8　.Animals are living in zoos safely and happily.In the wild,some kinds of animals are 　9 　and are endangered (濒危的).But zoos give these animals a chance to live.Without zoos,there would be　10　kinds of animals in the world.People should do more things to protect animals.
( )1.A.world B.city C.village D.town
( )2.A.keep B.take C.make D.
( )3.A.big B.same C.different D.small
( )4.A.always B.never C.sometimes D.usually
( )5.A.Finally B.Usually C.Secondly D.Finally
( )6.A.food B.water C.fruit D.vegetable
( )7.A.hungry B.tired C.full D.thirsty
( )8.A.on B.in C.at D.under
( )9.A.helped B.changed C.killed D.protected
( )10.A.less B.fewer C.more D.much
二、阅读理解
Have you ever heard of Angel Falls It’s the highest waterfall of the world,deep in the forests of Venezuela(委内瑞拉).Few people have ever seen Angel Falls.It’s very hard to get there.If you go there by land,you will have to travel for weeks through thick forests.If you go by plane from Caracas,the capital city of Venezuela,it will take about four hours.
What would it be like to take a trip by plane from Caracas to the falls For hundreds of miles you would fly southeast over green plains(平原).Then the land would become higher,and you would see mountains with forests.Soon the land would rise higher.Finally,you would fly toward a deep canyon(峡谷) with steep,rocky side.
Suddenly you would see a silver thread far away.Then as your plane flew closer,you would see the waterfall more clearly.You would see water falling over half a mile straight down the cliff(悬崖).It is the sight you would never forget.
No one knew about this high waterfall until 1930.In that year,James Angel,an American pilot,flew over the area.As he was flying over the mountains and canyons,he suddenly saw a waterfall.It was an impressive sight:the water seemed to be dropping straight out of the clouds.
( )11.Angel Falls is a waterfall in 　　　.
A.Southeast Asia B.North Africa C.South America D.North Europe
( )12.Not many people have ever seen Angel Falls because 　　　.
A.it is the highest waterfall B.it is deep in the forests
C.it is not easy to get there D.they’ve never heard of it
( )13.According to Paragraph 1,which of the following is true
A.To get to Angel Falls by land is much more difficult than by air.
B.It takes much less time to get to Angel Falls by land than by air.
C.Most people in the world like to go to Angel Falls by land.
D.It is much too expensive to get to Angel Falls by land.
( )14.In Paragraph 3,the writer used “a silver thread” to describe the 　　　.
A.canyon B.waterfall C.forests D.mountains
( )15.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true about Angel Falls
A.It is located in the jungles near Caracas.
B.People knew nothing about it until 1930.
C.Once you see it,you’ll never forget it.
D.An American pilot first saw it on the plane.
三、语法填空
China is my motherland.It lies in the east of Asia.
The official language in China is 16.　 　 (China).But there are lots of different dialects (方言) in different areas.China’s population is 17.　 　 (much) than 1.3 billion.And the population in the east is much 18.　 　 (big) than in the west.The weather in China is 19._______(wet) and warmer in the south and drier and colder in the north.
There are lots of 20.　 　(place) of interest in China,such as the Great Wall,the Summer Palace,the West Lake and so on.They have been famous 21.　 many years.
China is an old country with about 5,000 22.　 　(year) history.There are four important 23.　 　 (invent) in Chinese history—paper-making,printing,compass (指南针),and gunpowder(火药).
In the past twenty years,great changes have taken place both 24.　 _　cities and in the countryside.With the 25.　 　 (develop) of science and technology (技术),China’s tomorrow will be much better.
第三部分 创新实践(选做)
Watch some world geography English videos and choose a passage to dub.
观看介绍世界地理的英文视频并摘选一段文字进行配音。
学习评价表：
Self-assessment Yes No I’m not sure.
1.Can I master the key words
2.Can I use comparative and superlative to talk about geography and nature
3.Can I develop the abilities of listening and speaking
学习问题反馈表：
I have some questions to ask: __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section A 3a-3C
一、本课时地位：
学生通过阅读了解珠穆朗玛峰的基本情况并学习人类克服困难、挑战极限的精神。
二、学习目标：
通过语法填空的练习再次强化了学生对喜马拉雅的基本情况的了解，使学生更加深刻地了解人类克服困难、挑战极限的伟大精神。
三、学情分析：
本单元前一部分，学生已基本掌握如何表达较大的数字。本课结束后，学生能熟练运用形容词和副词的比较级、最高级，并能够了解珠穆朗玛峰的基本情况，同时培养学生克服困难的精神。
第一部分 基础巩固
一、根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
1.It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than than f_________ of
nature.
2.We should never give up trying to a_________ our dreams.
3.The book i______five parts in all.
4.Blood is t______ than water.
5.The living c_________in the countryside are getting better and better.
二：用括号内所给的单词的正确形式填空。
1.I have two nice T-shirts,_________ (include) the red one.
2.Mountain___________ (climb) is a kind of dangerous sports.
3.Be brave,boys and girls! Don't be afraid of ___________(difficult).
4.The invention of the computer is a great _______ (achieve).
5.Why don't you get a hat and scarf for the ________(freeze) cold weather
第二部分 强化训练（课文改编：）
一：用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
One of 1._______ (danger) sports in the world is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular2._______ (place) to go for this is the Himalayas.The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma is the3._______ (high）and most famous. It’s dangerous to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds cover the top of the mountain. Even more serious4._______(difficult) include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
The first people5._______(reach) the top of Qomolangma were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary in 1953.The first Chinese team6._______ (success）in1960, and in 1975, the first woman did it too.
So many7._______ (climb) risk their lives because they want to challenge8._____ (they) in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers is that they never give up trying 9._______(achieve)their dreams and it shows us that humans sometimes can be10._______ (strong) than the forces of nature.
二：阅读3a完成思维导图。
学习评价表
Self-assessment I can I’m not sure I can’t
Can I understand the key words
2.Can I make comparisons
Can I learn about pandas
学习问题反馈表
I have some questions to ask: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section A Grammar Focus
一、本课时地位：
本节课梳理、归纳了本单元的重要句式结构，通过一系列的活动，学会较大数字运用，同级比较、比较级和最高级的用法。
二、学习目标：
学生通过汉翻英掌握较大数字的运用，如何表达多长多宽，及形容词最高级运用。
2. 通过用单词合适的形式填空，掌握形容词副词的比较级和最高级。
三、学情分析：
本单元之前八年级上学期，学生已经学习了形容词副词的比较级和最高级，所以对比较急和最高级的变化规则比较熟悉。这部分通过练习学会灵活运用程度副词修饰比较级的用法。本节课结束后，学生能够用句子和单词进行比较。
第一部分 基础巩固
（汉翻英）
长江大约长6,300千米。
2、珠穆朗玛峰高8,848.86米。
3、这个箱子大约有两米高/宽/长。
4、里海是最深的咸界上水湖。
5、——你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一吗？
——我知道。中国比美国古老得多。
第二部分 强化训练
一、用单词正确形式填空
1. It’s a lot _____(big) than the population of the US.
2. China is over 5,000 years old. It has a_____(many) longer history than the US.
3. The Sahara is the biggest desert ___the world.
4. The Nile is the ____(long) river in the world.
5. China is almost as ____(big) as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.
6. It’s the_____（many）famous part.
二、完形填空：
Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She__1__ in 1901 and died in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate her 100th birthday, _2__she had a good long life.
Before many women had jobs, she had been a professional__3_. She taught in Africa for many years. __4__she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time, people didn’t travel by plane, so she had to travel there by__5__. It look her three months to sail from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947, she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling _6__ and easier a lot. She didn’t stop teaching around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at __7__stories. I always loved to hear her talk about her stories. They were so_8__ that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was amazing that she could _9__ everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she _10__ stopped working and thinking. My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.
( )1.A lived B worked C. was born
( )2. A. but B. and C. though
( )3. A. nurse B. teacher C. manager
( )4. A. so B. Then C. Now
( )5.A. ship B. bus C. train
( )6. A. more dangerous B. more expensive C. quicker
( )7.A telling B. writing C. listening to
( )8. A. boring B. interesting C. successful
( )9. A remember B. forget C. think
( )10. A ever B. always C. never
第三部分 能力提升：（选做）
学生讨论最佳春游或秋游地点（Which place is the best for our school trip ）
学校将组织郊游，请同学们以小组为单位提议理想的郊游地点，如：中江博物馆，挂面村，公园广场，白塔寺，黄继光博物馆，芍药谷等等。每组确定一个地点，并由每个组员用比较级和最高级说出一个或多个理由，最后每组选出一个代表进行书面阐述汇报。其他小组同学进行星级评定。
陈述范例：
S1：The Noodles countryside is the best place to go in spring. It has the most beautiful flowers, and there are lots of noodles.
S2: The Huang Jiguang museum is bigger than the park and the square. There are some stories about our hero, and we can learn more about him.
S3: .....
学习评价表
Self-assessment I can I’m not sure I can’t
Can I understand the key words
2.Can I make comparisons
Can I learn about pandas
学习问题反馈表
I have some questions to ask: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Yangtze River is about 6,300 kilometers long.
Qomolangma is 8,848.86 meters high.
The box is about two meters high / wide / long.
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. It’s much older than the US.
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section B 1a-1d
一、本节地位
本堂课以听说为主，了解国宝大熊猫,学会保护野生动物。学习重点为形容词、副词比较级前加修饰词成分的用法。
二、学习目标
1、通过语法填空，能更加深入了解大熊猫。
2、通过单项选择，巩固形容词、副词比较级前加修饰词成分的用法。
三、学情分析
学生经过八年级上册以及八年级下册本单元前面几个课时的学习，已经可以用形容词或副词的比较级，最高级来比较不同的事物，本堂课结束后，学生能更深入地掌握形容词、副词比较级前加修饰词成分的用法。
第一部分 基础巩固
单项选择
1.( )An adult panda weighs _________ than a baby panda.
A.many times more B.many times most
C.many times less D.much times more
2.( )Tigers eat _________ than rabbits.
A.many more B.much less
C.much more D.many less
3.( )My father is _________ than my little brother.
A.70cm tallest B.70 cm more tall
C.70 cm the tallest D.70cm taller
第二部分 能力提升
一、根据首字母提示或汉语提示填空。
1.The elephant w_________about 5 tons.
2.The panda eats about 10 _________（千克）of bamboo a day.
3.My father is much t_________than my younger sister.
4.We humans can l_________up to more than 100 years if we are healthy enough.
5.My mother told me that I was only 50 cm long at b_________.
6.Look! That _________（成年的）panda is looking after her baby pandas.
二、语法填空
Pandas
Pandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan province in China.They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs,ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy, some of 1._________ (they） can be about l. 5 meters tall, and weigh about 100 kilograms. However，pandas are very agile（灵活的）, they can climb trees as 2. _________(easy) as some other creatures(生物） do.
Pandas have big, sharp teeth and live mainly on bamboo leaves.Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15-30 kilograms of bamboo leaves and they usually spend 10-12 hours 3. _________(eat). Pandas also have spare-time hobbies.
Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping. Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world. Because some people keep 4._________ (cut) down trees ,and bad hunters are trying to kill them for money. The Chinese government is doing its best 5_________(protect) pandas from being harmed or killed.
第三部分 创新实践(选做)
选择“秦岭四宝”之一，将其与大熊猫作比较（身高，体重，年龄），并思考如何保护濒危的它们？（参考词汇：Four treasures of Qin ling秦岭四宝）
Name panda takin羚牛 ibis朱鹮 golden monkey金丝猴
Height 1.4m 1.2m 0.4m 0.7m
Weight 80kg 300kg 1.8kg 20kg
Age 20 10 25 5
How to protect
学习评价表
Self-assessment I can I’m not sure I can’t
Can I understand the key words
2.Can I make comparisons
Can I learn about pandas
学习问题反馈表
I have some questions to ask: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section B 2a-2e
一、本课时地位：
本课时为SectionB 2a-2e的课后练习，通过最高级的巩固学习了解大熊猫。
二、学习目标
1.进一步学习最高级的用法，训练学生阅读理解能力的同时提升学生的综合运用能力。
2.引导学生了解大熊猫等濒危动物，培养保护动物的意识。
三、学情分析
学生有一定的学习和接受能力，也养成了较好的阅读习惯，八年级对学生英语词汇量要求提高，阅读内容难度增加，学生的英语能力差距出现了比较大的悬殊。
第一部分 基础巩固
一．根据首字母和句意完成句子。
1. Pandas eat about 10 kilos of b_________ .
2.When the alarm clock went off , I was a_________ but I didn’t get up .
3.Do you know the two elephant k_________ over there
4.That a_________ tiger is looking after her baby tigers .
5.Yesterday afternoon we did some r_________ about the activity .
6.The good news brought us great e_________ (激动).
7.Nancy can’t go to school because of i_________ (疾病) ,she must stay in hospital .
8.The_________（政府）should do something to protect the rare animals.
9.There are all kinds of _________（野生的）animals in China .
10. He was wearing dark glasses to _________(保护) his eyes from the sun.
二．从方框中选择合适短语，并用正确形式填空。
11.Look at the cute baby over there .He is about 3.5 kilos _________ .
12.The little boy _________ carelessly and hurt his legs .
13.It is so hot today. There are _________ 10,000 tourists on the beach .
14.Becareful when you go downstairs , or you may _________other people .
15.It took them two years _________ to build the house .
第二部分 强化训练
一、语法填空 ：阅读下面短文，根据提示或用所给单词的适当形式填空。
A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by 16 _________ thick forest. As more and more people came to live in Hong Kong,these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is
17 _________ forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many 18 _________ animals were living in the thick forest.When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys. They 19 _________ (cut) down the trees and burnt them. They needed fire to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. 20 _________ did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon died in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong except in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals 21 _________ (live)there. One of 22 _________ (interesting) of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer.These are beautiful little animals with a rich brown coat and a white patch under the tail.They look like deer but they are much 23 _________ (small). They are less than two feet 24 _________ (high).They make a noise rather like a dog barking. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy ——humans . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal, There are now not many barking deer left. So it is 25. _________ (importance) for people to protect wild animals.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
二、阅读理解：
Liu Yunkang was bitten(咬) by people’s pet dog three times , but this time was different .
“I am lucky to be iten by a panda,”laughed the 59-year0old farmer from Sichuan . At noon on Friday , a wild panda came down.“It walked about 200 meters before crossing the river to reach the mountains on the other side,
Said Yang Guoxiang, a 65-year-old farmer who was the first t see the panda while planting potatoes . Because the panda was dirty and couldn’t walk fast, farmers thought it might be sick and decided to help it .
The panda became stressed and bit Liu’s left leg when the farmers got too close . Then it walked into the mountains.
The bite was made by two teeth and wasn’t serious. But in fact , pandas are very powerful （有力量的）when they are angry. They can kill a sheep. From the bite , people thought that the young panda’s mother drove it away to live by itself. It did not come down to look for food because there were many kind of bamboo in the mountains.
( )26.How many times was Liu Yunkang bitten by a panda
A.Never B.Once C.Twice D.Three times
( )27.What was Yang Guoxiang doing when he saw the panda
A.Wlaking near the mountains B.Looking for food to eat
C.Planting the potatoes D.Crossing the river
( )28.Why did the panda come down from the mountains
A.It was sick and needed some help.
B.It wanted some water to clean itself.
C.It was hungry and looked food .
D.It wanted to reach the mountains on the other side.
( )29.What can we learn from the passage
A.Pandas can bite people when they are angry.
B.The panda lived with its mother
C.The panda was too young to look afte itself
D.The panda liked to be close with people.
( )30.What is the best title for this passage
A.Where Pandas Live B. How Panda Bite People
C.Don’t Make Pandas Angry D.Some Unlucky People
第三部分 能力提升：（选做）
1．以大熊猫的相应知识，情况，做一张号召大家保护动物的英语海报
2.查阅一种其他动物的特点、最新现状，以及造成现状的原因，想出帮助拯救动物的方法，写一篇英语倡议书，号召大家保护动物。
学习评价表
Self-assessment
Can I understand the key words
2. Can I talk about what we can do to help to save the pandas
Can I learn about knowledge about pandas
学习问题反馈表
I have some questions to ask: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section B Writing &Self-check
一、本课时地位：
本课时为SectionB 2a-2e的课后练习，通过最高级的巩固学习了解大熊猫。
二、学习目标
1.进一步学习最高级的用法，训练学生阅读理解能力的同时提升学生的综合运用能力。
2.引导学生了解大熊猫等濒危动物，培养保护动物的意识。
三、学情分析
学生有一定的学习和接受能力，也养成了较好的阅读习惯，八年级对学生英语词汇量要求提高，阅读内容难度增加，学生的英语能力差距出现了比较大的悬殊。
第一部分 基础巩固
一．用所给词的正确形式填空。
1.An elephant is_______than a panda and________ on the earth.(big)
2.Qomolangma is_____of all the mountains,it’s______than any other mountain.(high)
3.The Yangtze River is as____as the Amazon River,but it’s_______in China.(long)
4.The Sahara is_____________desert in the world.(famous)
5.The Caspian Sea is ___________of all the salt lakes.(deep)
二．根据首字母提示填空。
6. The country has a(n) p _________ of 65,000,000. It’s not large.
7. Their tent gave little p_________ against the storm.
8. I will finish reading the r_________ part of the book in two hours.
9. Hundreds of t_________ visit this ancient temple every day.
10. The hole is a lot d_________ than that one.
三．英汉互译。
11. It was hard work, but the feeling of achievement was huge.
_____________________________________________
Jenny is 158 cm tall and weighs 45 kilos.
_______________________________________________
If she shows any signs of illness, take her to the doctor.
_______________________________________________
. 中国是世界上最古老的国家之一。
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一只成年熊猫要比一只猫多吃很多东西。
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第二部分 进阶试炼
四．完形填空
The Andes Mountains are the longest and one of the highest mountain ranges (山脉) in the world. They run through 7 countries in South America. Although life is 16 easy there, the Inca people lived in the Andes Mountains for hundreds of years. The old and famous Inca Empire began around 13th century (世纪) and didn’t come to an end 17 the late 16th century.
Corn was the Inca people’s 18 food because it could grow very well in the high mountains. Tomatoes, potatoes and another grain (谷物) called quinoa were also popular. When the Inca people 19 peppers with quinoa, they could make a kind of delicious soup.
The llama, a kind of animal, is another 20 why the Inca people could live in such a terrible environment. It 21 the Inca people with milk and meat. At the same time, it 22 be used to carry lots of heavy things.
Most Inca people were farmers 23 the villages they lived in were very small. Even Cuzco, the capital (首都), was not a large city. In Cuzco, the Inca people 24 walls with huge stones. Some of the walls were more than 7 meters 25 . Even today, centuries later, the stones fit together so well that you can’t even put a ruler between them.
( ) 16. A. too B. already C. never D. still
( ) 17. A. until B. after C. from D. past
( ) 18. A. only B. main C. cheap D. healthy
( ) 19. A. mixed B. added C. put D. cut
( ) 20. A. fact B. answer C. way D. reason
( ) 21. A. fed B. found C. protected D. provided
( ) 22. A. could B. should C. must D. need
( ) 23. A. and B. or C. so D. but
( ) 24. A. touched B. used C. built D. bought
( ) 25. A. big B. high C. old D. deep
五．阅读理解
Did you have a bad day yesterday If you have one bad day after another, you need to learn the 90/10 secret (秘诀).
A bad start
Jack’s daughter, Emily, knocked over (打翻) a cup of milk and it fell on his trousers at breakfast yesterday. Jack got annoyed. He shouted at his daughter and she started to cry.
“Why did you shout at her ” asked his wife. “Why did you put the cup on the edge (边缘) of the table ” replied Jack. Then he went to change his trousers.
Because she was upset, Emily didn’t get ready for school in time and she missed her bus. Jack had to drive Emily to school. Because he didn’t have enough time, he forgot his bag. He was forty minutes late for work. As soon as he got there, he had to go home again to get his bag.
Did it have to be a bad start
Again the milk fell on Jack’s trousers, but this time he didn’t shout. He smiled and said, “It’s OK. Don’t worry!” Then he went to change his trousers. When he came back, Emily said, “Bye, Daddy.” And she ran out to catch her bus. Jack went to work early, and he had a great day.
So, here’s the 90/10 secret.
Ten percent of life is what happens to us. We can’t control it. That’s life. Things happen and we have to deal with (应对) them.
Ninety percent of life, however, is how we deal with it. Remember that when something bad happens next time.
( ) 26. What does the underlined word “annoyed” in Paragraph 2 mean
A. Nervous. B. Bored. C. Angry. D. Shocked.
( ) 27. How did Emily go to school yesterday
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike. D. On foot.
( ) 28. Jack returned home yesterday morning because _______.
A. he felt uncomfortable B. he forgot to take his bag
C. his wife needed his help D. his trousers were too dirty
( ) 29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Emily is always late for school.B. Emily doesn’t like drinking milk.
C. Jack was late for work yesterday.D. Jack’s wife had a great day yesterday.
( ) 30. The passage mainly tells us _______.
A. how to be a good father B. how to balance work and life
C. how to prepare breakfast for children D. how to deal with unhappy things in life
六．语法填空
My daughter, Megan, is a little bit accident-prone (易出事故的). (31) ________, she has never been seriously hurt, but she had a silly accident last year.
One day, she was playing with one of her (32) ________(friend) on the stairs (楼梯). I was cooking in the kitchen and I didn’t know what they were doing. I could hear that they were having a very good time (33) ________ they laughed a lot. But suddenly it became very (34) ________(quiet) and I knew something was wrong. I went to find out what was going on. I saw Megan was (35) ________( lie)on the floor next to a surfboard (冲浪板). Then I knew what she did. Megan (36) ________(try) to surf down the stairs on her surfboard! Her friend looked really (37) ________(scary).
Megan couldn’t breathe properly because of the fall, and she could hardly speak or move. I (38) ________ (call)an ambulance (救护车) at once, and we took her to the hospital. I can’t (39)_________(real) remember what happened next, but she was fine in the end. However, it gave her a good lesson and she didn’t do silly things (40) ________ that any more.
第三部分 终极挑战（选做）
六．写作与表达
随着人类对环境的破坏，许多动物的生存空间都在急剧缩小。作为新时代的青少年，我们有义务和责任为保护环境奉献自己的力量。请根据下列信息，写一份保护大象的倡议书，并在班级通过演讲的形式，和同学分享你的倡议书。
要求：1. 内容应包括提示信息，可适当发挥；2. 恰当运用比较级和最高级；3. 80词左右。倡议书的格式和结尾已给出。
参考词汇：哺乳动物 mammal
Dear classmates,
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I believe our effort can make a big difference.
学习评价表
Self-assessment I can I’m not sure I can’t
Can I use the key words and phrases correctly
Can I complete the cloze test and reading test
Can I compete the composition
学习问题反馈表
I have some questions to ask: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________