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Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
单元导学
1. 形容词/副词的比较级和最高级。
2. 能够谈论地理知识或大自然，能准确读出一些较大的数字。
3. 掌握词汇短语。
重点词
1. square 正方形，平方
2. meter 米
3. deep 深的
4. desert 沙漠，荒漠
5. population 人口
6. Asia 亚洲
7. tourist 旅游者
8. ancient 观众
9. protect 保护
10. wide 普遍的，广泛的
11. thick 薄的
12. ocean 海洋
13. weigh 称......的重量
14. bamboo 竹子
15. research 研究，探究
16. awake 醒着的
17. excitement 兴奋
18. illness 疾病
19. adult 成人
20. remain 保持
重点短语
1. as big as 与……一样大
2. one of the oldest countries 最古老的国家之一
3. feel free to do sth. 随意地做某事
4. as far as I know 据我所知
5. man-made objects 人造物体
6. part of... ...... 的组成部分
7. the highest mountain 最高的山脉
8. in the world 在世界上
9. any other mountain 其他任何一座山
10. of all the salt lakes 在所有的咸水湖中
11. run along 跨越… …
12. freezing weather •冰冻的天气
13. take in air 呼吸空气
14. the first people to do sth. 第一个做某事的人
15. in the face of difficulties 面临危险
16. give up doing sth. 放弃做某事
17. achieve one’ s dream 实现某人的梦想
18. the forces of nature 自然界的力量
19. reach the top 到达顶峰
20. even though 虽然;尽管
21. at birth 在出生的时候
22. be awake 醒着
23. run over with excitement 兴奋地跑过去
24. walk into sb. 撞到某人
25. fall over 摔倒
26. take care of 照顾;照料
27. every two years •每两年
28. cut down the forests 砍伐林木
29. endangered animals 濒危动物
30. fewer and fewer pandas 大熊猫越来越少
31. be in danger 处于危险之中
32. the importance of saving these animals
拯救这些动物的重要性
重点句型
1. What is the highest mountain in the world? 世界上最高的山是什么山？
2. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US. 它比美国的人口多的多.
3. It has a much longer history than the US. 它比美国有更长远的历史。
4. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? 你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一吗？
5. As you can see, It’s quite tall and wide. 正如你所见，他十分高大和宽敞。

1. It is -\~adj. + (fo r sb.) to do sth.
It is also very hard to take in a ir as you get near the top.
当你接近山顶时，连呼吸都会困难。
2. . . . is because...
One of the main reasons is because people want to
challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
其中的一个主要的原因是人们想要在面临困难时挑战自己。
3. . . . show(s) that...
The spirit of these climbers shows us that weshould never
give up tryin g to achieve our dreams.
这些登山者的精神向我们证明：我们永远都不应
该放弃实现自己的梦想。
4. How high/ deep/. . . is ... ?
How high is Qomolangma?
珠穆朗玛峰有多高？
5. Although. “ ，…
Although Japan is older than Canada，it is much smaller.
虽然日本比加拿大有更悠久的历史，但是日本比加拿大小多了。
6. sb. spend tim e/money doing sth.
Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating
about 10 kilos of bamboo.
成年大熊猫一天要花1 2 个多小时的时间吃大约

语法难点
形容词及副词的比较级和最高级变化形式
一、规则变化
1.一般在词尾直接加er或est， tall-taller-tallest，long-longer-longest
2.以不发音的字母e结尾的单词在词尾直接加r或st， nice-nicer-nicest
3.以辅音字母+y结尾的词，把y变为i，再加er或est， heavy-heavier-heaviest
4.重读闭音节，末尾只有一个辅音字母，双写这个辅音字母，再加er或est， big-bigger-biggest
注: 大,红,湿,热,悲,瘦,胖.双写末辅再变级.（big/red/wet/hot/sad/thin/fat ）
5.部分双音节词和多音节词分别在原级前加more构成比较级和most构成最高级， beautiful-more beautiful-most beautiful
注:表示否定意义在其前加less /least
important----less important----least important
Eg：English is more interesting than Chinese =Chinese is less interesting than English .
6.由 “形容词+ly”构成的副词,在其前加more/ most
slowly---more slowly----most slowly；但early—earlier---earliest
二、不规则变化
原级
比较级
最高级
good/well
better
best
many/much
more
most
little
less
least
old
old / elder
old /eldest
bad/badly/ill
worse
worst
far
farther (距离)/further（程度）
farthest /furthest
下列单、双音节词只能加more和most
注: 形容词,副词同形有: back , high , well ,fast, early, late ,straight
三、常见用法
(1) 形容词或副词的比较级+than。
如：You are taller than Tom. 你比Tom高。
(2) 可修饰比较级的词
a bit, a little, rather, much, far, a lot, a great deal, any, still, even.
高频考点
1. What’s the highest mountain in the world?
本句中有形容词的最高级highest，形容词的最高级用于表示三者或三折以上（人或物）的比较，其中有一个在
某方面超过其他人或物，最高级的前面一般要加定冠词the，后面可带of/in 短语来说明比较的范围。
Eg：Whose drawing is the best of all?
2. as+形容词/副词原级+as”表示双方在某个方面一样。
Eg：she is as tall as me. 她和我一样高。
“not as+形容词/副词原级+as”则表示双方在某个方面不同。
Eg：He doesn’t work as hard as his brother. 他没有他哥哥工作努力。
3. one of+the+形容词的最高级+名词复数”表示“最......之一”，
one of 后跟名词必须用复数。
Eg：Beijing is one of the most beautiful cities in China. 北京市中国最美丽的城市之一。
4. as you can see意为“正如你们说看到的”，as用作连词，表示“像......一样；正如......”,,用于引导状语从句。
Eg：As we know, she got the first pize in the exam. 正如我们所知道的，她在这次考试中得了第一名。
5. as far as...意为“就......而言”。
Eg：As far as I can see, you’ve done nothing wrong.
6. the first......to do......第一个做......的......
Eg：The headmaster is always the first one to get to school. 校长总是第一个到校的。
7. even though 意为“即使，纵然”，引导让步状语从句。
Eg：Even though you do not like math you must study it.
8. prepare for 意为“为......做好准备”，prepare是及物动词和后面可接双宾语，for是介词，后面常接名词作宾
语，表示母的。
9. There will be more forests for pandas to live in 是there be句型的一般将来时，其结构为“there+will be+主语+其他”，表示“将会有......”。
Eg：Tomorrow there will be a sports meeting in our school. 明天我们学校将有一场运动会。
10. or so 意为”左右，大约”表示不确定数目。
Eg：They want to stay in Beijing two weeks or so. 他们想在北京待两星期左右。
引领人生
A good tongue is a good weapon.伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。

实战模拟
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
一、 单项选择。
1. The band played many songs, ___________some of my favorites.
　　A. including B. included C. include D. to include
2. ________all the students in his class, Mary is the shortest.
　　A. In B. For C. From D. Of
3. The ice in the lake is as _________ as it was before.
　　A.thin B. thinner C. thinnest D. the thinnest
4. —Have you ever read the book Harry Potter?
—Yes, and I think it’s very __________. I want to read it again.
　　A.boring B. exciting C. bored D. excited
5. In the past most people died________ illness caused by smoking.
　　A. in B. by C. off D. from
6. Do you think there __________ no students at school in the future?
　　A. are B. will C. will be D. will not
7. —I hope the game will be _________ of all.
—Me too. I’m sure it will be!
　　A.most B, better C. more important D. the most successful
8. English is one of _______ important subjects in our class.
　　A. most B.the most C. more D. much more
9. —I think LI Ming is the strongest student in our class.
—I agree with you, but who is the second _________one.
　　A. strong B. stronger C.the strongest D. strongest
10. It will take you ________ time to travel to Japan than to the USA.
　　A. little B. few C. less D. fewer
二、完形填空。
Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day? Each year, millions of people, both old and young, 1 a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a 2 place.
Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were 3 to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees 4 soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. 5 the workers burned them and cleaned the place for 6 trees to be planted this year. 7 a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote: “I hope this tree will grow up with me to 8 the backbone(栋梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival of the trees was really more important than 9 trees were planted.
Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate some money and let professionals(专业人士) plant and 10 the trees.
1. A. water B. plant C. look for D. burn
2. A. smaller B. warmer C. greener D. larger
3. A. pleased B. happy C. interesting D. surprised
4. A. died B. grew C. bought D. planted
5. A. Though B. When C. Because D. So
6. A. few B. old C. new D. dead
7. A. Over B. From C. On D. Above
8. A. need B. hold C. plant D. be
9. A. how many B. when C. how soon D. why
10. A. take out B. take down C. take away D. take care of
三、阅读理解。
A
McDonald’s Opens restaurant in New Delhi
NEW DELHI, INDIA —McDonald’s is opening its first restaurant in New Delhi, India. It is the only McDonald’s in the world with no beef on the menu. You can’t eat Big Macs here, but there are mutton Maharajah Macs. These hamburgers are made from Indian sheep, and the fries are made from Indian potatoes. The soda comes from an Indian bottler(灌装公司).
Many old and young people come to the new restaurant. Mr. Sahani , who is 75 years old, says he comes all the way from a town which is 90 miles south of New Delhi. “I like it because McDonald’s has not brought things from overseas. All the food comes from India.”
A 19-year-old boy, Pankresh, says, “If the food is good, I don’t care where it comes from.”
A rich Indian man, Vikram Bakshi, owns half of the restaurant. The McDonald’s company owns the other half. Bakshi says the restaurant serves mutton because 80% of Indians are Hindu. Hindus don’t eat beef. They also believe that it is wrong to kill cows.
The menu at the New Delhi McDonald’s has some other Indian food. For the Indians who don’t eat any meat at all, there are Vegetable McNuggets. They are made with rice, peas, carrots, red pepper and apices.
McDonald’s has 20,000 restaurants in more than 95 countries. It fits its menu to each culture(文化).
In Thailand, people can eat Samurai Pork Burgers with a sweet sauce(酱) on top. In Japan they can try burgers topped with a fried egg.
( ) 1. Mr. Bakshi _______.
A. works as waiter in this McDonald’s B. owns 50% of the restaurant
C. comes to the restaurant to eat D. lives 90 miles south of New Delhi
( ) 2. The food at the New Delhi McDonald’s come from _______.
A. the USA B. many different countries C. India D. Japan
( ) 3. The McNuggets at this McDonald’s are made from _______.
A. chicken B. mutton C. vegetables D. pork
( ) 4. Many Indians do not eat beef because _______.
A. they don’t like the taste B. Hindus believe it is bad to kill cows
C. beef is very expensive in India D. Hindus are afraid of cows
( ) 5. McDonald’s serves ________.
A. only American food
B. only all-beef hamburgers
C. food that the people from different countries like
D. mutton meals in Thailand
B
A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of his cow. One day it was ill, the farmer was very worried. He telephoned the vet.
“What’s the problem?” the vet asked the farmer when he arrived. “My cow is ill,” said the farmer, “I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and doesn’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.” The vet looked at the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some strong medicine.” He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “Give her these. The pills should make her better.” “How should I give them to her? The farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube(管子) and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it.”
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked worried. “How’s your cow?” asked the vet. “No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said, “Why?”
“I did what you said.” the farmer answered, “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put the two pills in it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first.” the farmer said.
( ) 6. From the story, we know that a vet is ________.
A. the farmer’s friend B. a milk factory
C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals
( ) 7. The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______.
A. couldn’t lie down B. didn’t eat pills
C. couldn’t make any noise D. was not well.
( ) 8. What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
A. A bottle of pills. B. A long tube.
C. Two pills. D. A small box.
( ) 9. The vet taught the farmer how to _______.
A. blow the tube B. make the cow take the pills
C. take the medicine D. put the tube in his mouth
( ) 10. Which of the following is true?
A. The farmer ate the pills.
B.The cow got better after taking the medicine.
C. The vet came and gave the farmer another cow the next day.
D. The farmer waited outside the vet’s house the next day.
C
One day Mrs Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.
"Why do you buy things here?" Tracy wanted to know.“Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home.”Mrs Wilson said，“Help me check the prices,please.”
The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully at the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home，the children said，"We don't think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”
“Of course I did.”Mrs Wilson said.“Everything was cheaper there.”
"We know，"the children said，"but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry.The taxi fare was more than the money you saved！”
Mrs Wilson added something up. Her children were right.
"Well done，”she said. "Next time we'll do the shopping nearby.”
1. The things at the corner store were than those in the supermarket.
A. cheaper B. nice C. more expensive D. better
2. Mrs. Wilson in the end.
A. spent more money B. paid less money
C. lost some money D. saved a little money
3. From the passage we know the children were ．
A. happy B. clever C. tired D. lazy
4. Mrs. Wilson will next time.
A. never call a taxi B. go on buying things in the supermarket
C. buy things near her home D. not go shopping with her children
5. The best title for the passage is
A. Cutting price B. Corner store
C. Supermarket D. Shopping
D
　 One day Mr. Brown sees a young woman in the street with children. He is very surprised because all the children are wearing the same clothes. White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.
　　“Are all these children yours?” he asks the woman.
　　“Yes, they are.” she answers.
　　“Do you always dress them in the same clothes ?” asks Mr. Brown.
　　“Yes, ” answers the mother. “When we have four children, we dress them in the same clothes because we don’t want to lose any of them. It is easy to see our children among other children because they are all wearing the same clothes. And now we have ten, we dress them like this because we don't want to take other children home by mistake. When there are other children among ours, it is easy to see them because their clothes are different.
( ) 1. How many people does Mr. Brown see in the street one day? He sees____in all.
　　 A. ten　 B. eleven 　 C. four　 D. ten children
( ) 2. Why is he surprised? Because________.
　　 A. all the children are boys　　
B. all the children are in the same clothes
　　 C. all the children are lovely　
D. all the children are we