Unit8 Knowing the world
Lesson 3
【重点词汇】
名词:landscape 景观,景色;desert沙漠;waterfall 瀑布;mountain 山;forest 森林;river河流;rainforest热带雨林;rainfall 降雨量;camel骆驼;kilometer千米
形容词:dry干燥的;exciting令人兴奋的
动词:ride 骑;
介词:through穿过
【重点短语】
长城:
【重点句型】
It would be amazing to climb the Great Wall.
【课堂练习】
一、单词拼写
1.It is the largest ________ (瀑布) in China. It is beautiful.
2.Brazil is famous for its beautiful ________ (风景).
3.He is planning a one-day _________ (旅游) with his friends around the city.
4.As the old saying goes, “One tree can’t make a _________ (森林)”. We are supposed to work together.
5.The camel walked through the ________ (沙漠).
二、完成句子
6.秦淮河穿过南京,且河上有许多桥。
Qinhuai River _________ _________ Nanjing and there are many bridges over the river.
7.紧挨着她的是我父亲的妹妹,我的姑姑丽兹。
The woman ___________ ___________ her is my dad’s sister, my aunt Liz.
8.Millie计划当她长大后环游世界。
Millie plans to _________ _________ _________ _________ when she grows up.
9.——从你家到市博物馆有多远?
——大约三千米。
—How far is it from your home to the City Museum
—About _________ _________.
10.对于她而言,能尝试各种美味的事物是很开心的事情。
________ ________ for her ________ ________ all kinds of delicious food.
三、选词填空
从方框中选词并用其适当形式填空
tour, excite, kilometre, through, ride
11.The Yangtze River is about 6,300 ________ long.
12.A lot of ________ go to Zhalong Nature Reserve to watch the birds every day.
13.The games between them were really ________.
14.Now many people ________ bicycles instead of driving to work.
15.The warm morning sunshine comes in ________ the window.
四、阅读理解
①It’s the tallest peak (峰) on the earth (地球). Here, you can see snowy mountains shining under the blue sky. You can take a breath of the freshest air. Welcome to Qomolangma!
②The top of the earth
The name Qomolangma means mother of the earth. It stands on the border between Nepal and China. Qomolangma is part of the Himalaya Mountains. It’s 8,848.86 meters tall, as high as airplanes can fly.
③Climbing Qomolangma
Every September and October, hundreds of climbers from all over the world come here. They wear warm clothes, sunglasses, tents and get together in groups.
④How’s the weather
It’s always very cold and windy here. There is snow everywhere. The wind blows all year long. In winter the temperature can be very low.
⑤Yaks
It’s very cold, and there is very little oxygen here. Not many animals can live. Yaks may be the only kind of animals you can find here. Yaks have long hair to keep them warm. They are very strong and able to keep their feet on narrow ways. People keep them for milk, meat and riding. They call yaks “the ships of the highland”.
16.How high is Mount Qomolangma
A.8,838.32 meters. B.8,848.86 meters.
C.8,942.86 meters. D.9,744.25 meters.
17.How is the passage developed
A.①②/③④⑤ B.①②③/④/⑤
C.①/②③④⑤ D.①/②/③④⑤
18.Where might we find such a passage
A.In a storybook. B.In a weather report.
C.In a guide book. D.In a traffic report.
五、短文填空
根据短文内容,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Hangzhou is a city full of landscapes, culture and history. It 19. (welcome) visitors from all over the world.
Hangzhou is famous 20. its landscapes. The West Lake is one of 21. (they). People can visit it anytime 22. the West Lake is beautiful all year round. Visitors can walk, bike or boat around the West Lake. They can always feel 23. (exciting)!
Hangzhou is 24. great place to learn about Chinese culture and history. It 25. (be) one of the ancient capitals of China. Here you can visit many great 26. (museum). You can also take a boat trip along the Grand Canal (大运河).
It is 27. (wonder) to visit Meijiawu Tea Village in Hangzhou on weekends. There people 28. (usual) pick (采摘) Longjing tea leaves by hand in the morning. It is believed that Longjing from Hangzhou is the most delicious green tea in China.
【答案】
【重要短语】
1.the Great wall
一、1.waterfall 2.landscape 3.tour 4.forest 5.desert
二、6.goes across
next to
travel around the world
three kilometers
It's happy to try
三、11.kilometers 12.tourists 13.exciting 14.ride 15. through
四、16-18 BCC
五、19.welcomes 20.for 21.them 22.because 23.excited 24.a 25.is 26.museums 27.wonderful 28.usually