Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain
in the world?
Section A (3a)
Welcome to Mr. Lu’s English class
Follow Mr. Lu
Speak perfect English
A mind riddle
一个手指头在英文叫ONE,两个叫TWO,依此类推四个叫FOUR,那四个弯曲的手指头叫什么?
wonderful
Now, let’s begin our wonderful class
A story about mountain climbing
Two men went mountain climbing. One man suddenly fell on the ground, and seemed to stop breathing. The other called the 911(Helpline) for help. He said, “My friend seemed to be dead.” Then the operator(接线员） said, “The First Step, you should make sure that your friend is dead.” Then after a short time of silence, the operator(接线员） heard a voice of gunshot(枪声） from the phone. The other man asked: “What’s the second step?”
So, from the joke, What do you think
of mountain climbing?
Dangerous
So, we know it’s not a real story. It’s just a joke.
Read the words and
expressions loudly.
the Himalayas
achievement n.
southwestern adj.
thick adj.
include v.
freezing adj.
condition n.
take in
喜马拉雅山脉
成就；成绩
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）
succeed v.
challenge v.＆ n.
in the face of
achieve v.
force n.
nature n.
even though
实现目标；成功
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
=even if 即使；虽然
Free Talk
What might be the dangerous facts of mountain climbing?
have to fight with dangerous animals
freezing weather conditions
hard to take in air
thick clouds cover the top
Snow can fall very hard.
hard to find the way home
Many people lost their lives, but humans still keep climbing mountains.
So, we know ,
even though mountain climbing is very dangerous, many people love it.
Do you know the most popular places to go for mountain climbing?
One of the most popular places to go for mountain climbing is the Himalayas.
Qomolangma
The first Chinese team did so in 1960
Achievements
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953.
The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
3a
Read the article
Qomolangma--- the Most Dangerous Mountain
in the World?
One of the world’s 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 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 you get near the top.
Find the main idea of each paragraph
3a
Read the article
Qomolangma--- the Most Dangerous
Mountain in the World?
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 the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in
1975.
ACHIEVEMENTS
3a
Read the article
Qomolangma--- the Most Dangerous
Mountain in the World?
.
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 that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
3a
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Spirit of climbers
Achievements of climbers
Facts and dangers
Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Paragraph 1 Paragraphs 2 Paragraph 1&3
dangers for climbers List achievements List comparisons
1. thick clouds 1.1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first
to reach the top 1. Most dangerous sport
2. most popular place
4. freezing weather
conditions
2. 1960-the first Chinese team reached the top
4. Even more serious difficulties
5. heavy storms
3. 1975- Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top
3b
3. hard snow
6. hard to breathe
3. the highest and is the most famous.
2. very high
5. stronger than the forces of nature
Read the article again and complete the chart.
1.When people get to the top of Qomolangma, what kinds of difficulties they might meet EXCEPT_________
Terrible weather.
Dangerous animals.
Hard to take in air.
Thick clouds cover the top.
B
本题是细节题，可使用排除法， Thick clouds cover the top ，freezing weather conditions ，It is also very hard to take in air 都有在文章中提到
The first people reached the top about
________ years earlier than the first Chinese team did so.
A. 12
B. 7
C. 15
D. 22
B
本题还是细节题，是关于数字的题，根据The first people to reach the top were Norgay and Hillary on May 29,1953.The first Chinese team did so in 1960. 可列算式 1960-1953
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
It’s very hard to climb high mountain.
The forces of nature is stronger than humans.
Many people like risking their lives.
We should never give up in the face of trouble.
D
本题为综合理解题，根据最后一段的主题，可判断推理出主题为 Never give up
One of the most ___________ sports in the world is mountain _________, and one of the most _________ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _______ attract _________ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most ________ parts of the world.
According to the passage, fill in the blanks.
dangerous
climbing
popular
risk
climbers
famous
The Himalayas _______ along the ____________ border of China. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _________ and most ________. It’s __________ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _____ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _________ include the freezing _________ conditions and the _______ storms.
runs
southwestern
highest
famous
dangerous
cover
difficulties
weather
heavy
The first _________ to reach the top of Qomolangma – Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary – did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber __________ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the first __________ did it too.
people
reached
woman
最危险的运动之一
2. 登山，攀岩
3. 全世界
4. 中国的东南边境
5. 山顶
one of the most dangerous sports
mountain climbing
in the world
the southwestern part of China
翻译下列短语。
mountain top
6. 严寒的天气条件
7. 大风暴
8. 冒着生命危险
9. 放弃
10. 实现梦想
freezing weather condition
heavy storm
give up
risk one’s life
achieve one’s dream
登山是世界上最危险的运动之一。
2. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰非常危险。
3. 当你接近山顶时，你还会感到呼吸非常困难。
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing.
It is very dangerous to climb the Qomolangma.
翻译下列句子。
It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
4. 人们想在困难面前挑战自我。
5. 永远不要放弃尝试实现我们的梦想。
People want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
Read the article and underline the words that show comparisons.
the most dangerous, the most popular places, the highest and the most famous, more serious, stronger
形容词和副词的比较级和最高级
大多数形容词有三个级。
原级: 常用结构as ... as ... 像……一样
Zhang Hong is as tall as Tom.
张红和汤姆一样高。
2) 比较级 (用于两者之间的比较)
常用结构：形容词比较级＋than ...
He is taller than I. 他比我高。
Grammar
3) 最高级(用于三者或三者以上的比较),
常用结构:
the + 形容词的最高级＋of / in ...
He is the tallest of the three.
他是这三个人中最高的。
He is the funniest in his class.
他是他们班最有趣的。
Choose the best answer.
1. My brother is ___ more outgoing than me.
A. many B. little C. much
2. October 12th was one of ______ days in
2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched (发射）
successfully.
A. exciting
B. more exciting
C. the most exciting
3. Which city is ______, Beijing, Shanghai or
Fuzhou?
A. beautiful B. more beautiful
C. the most beautiful
4. _____ children there are in a family, ____
their life will be.
A. The less, the better B. Fewer, richer
C. The fewer, the better
5. Mobile phones are very popular now and
they are ______ than before.
A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest
6. In our city, it’s _____ in July, but it’s even
_____ in August.
A. hotter, hottest B. hot, hot
C. hot, hotter
7. Of the two skirts, the pink one is ______.
A. the nicest B. the nicer C. nicer
8. Jack’s handwriting is as ____ as Mike’s.
A. good B. better C. best
9. We can do the work better with ____
money and ______ people.
A. little, few B. less, fewer C. fewer, less
10. Jim is the tallest student in our class and Tom is the second ______ one.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest
Reading
comprehension
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence (信心). I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).
The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.
A. hard B. enjoyable
C. painful D. comfortable
2. The word “quit” in the passage means “________”.
A. carry on B. put off
C. give up D. pick up
B
C
解析,第一段的enjoy 告诉了我们
根据前后说作者累了，可推知是想放弃
3. Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.
B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.
C. You can find life is full of nice things.
D. Never give up half-way.
D
通过全文可知是不要在中途放弃
4. We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that ________.
A. the writer was very successful in his life
B. the writer didn’t reach the top of the mountain
C. though the writer was young, he could understand his father
D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain
A
文章最后一段说But later after that, I got new hope and confidence (信心). I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).
5. The best title for the passage is“________”.
A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain
B. Enjoy the Beautiful Views
C. Conversations between Father and Son
D. Father and I
A
是讲到达山顶
Do the other exercises in this part.
Thank you for listening .
Good-bye.
