人教新目标版八年级下册英语UNIT 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?跟读

UNIT 7

第 7 单元

What's the highest mountain in the world?

世界上最高的山是哪座？

Qomolangma

珠穆朗玛峰

the Nile

尼罗河

the Caspian Sea

里海

the Sahara

撒哈拉沙漠

Section A

A 部分

Language Goal: Talk about geography and nature

语言目标： 谈论地理和自然

1a. Match the facts you know.

1a.将你知道的事实进行匹配。

Qomolangma

珠穆朗玛峰

The Sahara

撒哈拉沙漠

The Caspian Sea

里海

The Nile

尼罗河

about 9,000,000 square kilometers in size

面积约 900 万平方公里

1,025 meters deep

1025 米深

6,671 kilometers long

6671 公里长

8,848.86 meters high

8,848.86 米高

1b. Listen and complete the sentences.

1b.听录音，补全句子。

—Yesterday, we learned some important geographical facts. I hope you all still remember them.

——昨天，我们学了一些重要的地理知识。我希望你们都还记得。

I'm going to test you now by asking a few questions. First, what's the highest mountain in the world?

现在我将问几个问题测一测你们。第一，世界上最高的山是哪一座？

—Qomolangma! It's higher than any other mountain in the world.

——珠穆朗玛峰。它比世界上其他的山峰都高。

—That's right. And who can tell me what the Sahara is?

——正确。谁能告诉我撒哈拉沙漠是什么？

—The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.

——撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的沙漠。

—Very good. And which is the deepest salt lake in the world?

——很好。世界上最深的咸水湖是哪一个？

—The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.

——里海是所有咸水湖中最深的。

—You're all so smart!

——你们都这么聪明！

Now, for the last question, which is the longest river in the world?

现在问最后一个问题，世界上最长的河是哪一条？

—I know! The Nile is the longest river in the world.

——我知道！尼罗河是世界上最长的河。

—And the Amazon is the second longest river in the world.

——亚马逊河是世界上第二长的河。

—It seems that you know the answers to all my questions. Good job!

——看起来你们知道所有问题的答案。干得不错！

1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations.

1c.使用 1b 中的信息进行对话。

What is the highest mountain in the world?

世界上最高的山是哪一座？

Qomolangma.

珠穆朗玛峰。

2a.

2a.

Listen and number the facts [1-3] in the order you hear them.

听录音，按照【1-3】的顺序为你听到事实排序。

6,300

6300

5,000

5000

5,464

5,464

300

300

—Hi, I'm Mike. I'm from the United States.

——你们好，我叫迈克。我来自美国。

—Welcome to our class, Mike. We're happy to meet you.

——欢迎到我们的班级来，迈克。见到你我们非常高兴。

—Can you tell me a bit more about China?

——你能多给我讲讲中国的情况吗？

—Sure! Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?

——当然可以！你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一吗？

It's over 5,000 years old.

它有 5000 多年的历史。

—Yes, I did. It's much older than my country.

——是的，我知道。它比我的国家历史更悠久。

In fact, the United States is one of the youngest countries in the world.

事实上，美国是世界上最年轻的国家之一。

It's not even 300 years old.

它的历史甚至不到 300 年。

—And China is bigger than the United States.

——还有中国比美国大。

—Yes, and it's the biggest country in Asia. We also have some famous rivers.

——是的，它是亚洲最大的国家。我们也有一些著名的河流。

The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It's about 6,300 kilometers long.

长江是亚洲最长的河流。它大约 6300 千米长。

—Wow! I didn't know that. I thought the Yellow River was longer.

——哇！我不知道。我原本以为黄河更长。

—No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long. But both rivers are very important to China.

——不，黄河长度为 5464 千米。但是这两条河流对于中国来说都很重要。

2b.

2b.

Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.

再听一遍录音，在 2a 中用方框中的数字填空。

2c. Make conversations using the information in 2a.

2c.使用 2a 中的信息进行对话。

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？

Yes, I did. It's much older than my country.

是的，我知道。它比我的国家古老得多。

2d. Role-play the conversation.

2d.分角色表演对话。

Feel free to ask me anything on today's Great Wall tour.

关于今天的长城之旅，请随意向我提问吧。

How long is the wall?

长城有多长？

Ah, the most popular question!

哦，最普遍的问题！

If we're only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, it's about 8, 850 kilometers long.

如果我们只说明朝修的长城的话，大约是 8850 公里长，

This makes it the longest wall in the world.

这使得它成为世界上最长的墙。

Wow, that's amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall?

哇，太不可思议了！古代的皇帝为什么要建造这堵墙呢？

The main reason was to protect their part of the country.

主要原因是为了保卫他们那部分的国土。

As you can see, it's quite tall and wide.

正如你所看到的，长城很高而且很宽。

As far as I know, there are no other man-made objects as big as this.

据我所知，再没有其他像它这样大的人造物体了。

Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall?

八达岭长城是明长城的一部分吗？

Yes, it's the most famous part.

是的，那是明长城最著名的部分。

3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.

3a.阅读文章，将每一段与其中心思想匹配。

Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?

珠穆朗玛——世界上最危险的山？

Paragraph 1

第 1 段

Paragraph 2

第 2 段

Paragraph 3

第 3 段

Spirit of climbers

登山精神

Achievements of climbers

登山者的成就

Facts and dangers

事迹和危险

One of the world's most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas.

登山是世界上最危险的运动之一，而世界上最流行登山的地方之一就是喜马拉雅。

The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.

喜马拉雅山脉绵延中国西南部。

Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous.

喜马拉雅群山中，最高也最著名的是珠穆朗玛峰。

It is 8,848.86 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb.

它高达 8,848.86 米，所以攀登珠穆朗玛峰非常危险。

Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.

山顶上浓云覆盖，而且雪可能会下得非常大。

Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.

更严重的困难是冰冻天气以及强烈的暴风雪。

It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.

当你接近山顶时，你还会感到非常难以呼吸。

The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953.

登顶珠峰的第一人是丹增·诺尔盖和埃德蒙·希拉里，他们在 1953 年 5 月 29 日登顶。

The first Chinese team did so in 1960,

1960 年，中国登山队首次登顶成功，

while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.

而在 1975 年，来自日本的田部井淳子成为了第一个成功登顶的女登山者。

Why do so many climbers risk their lives?

为什么那么多的登山者愿意冒生命危险来登山？

One of the main reasons is that people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.

一个主要的原因是人们想在困难面前挑战自我。

The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.

这些登山者的精神告诉我们：永远不要放弃实现我们的梦想。

It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.

这种精神也体现了人类有时能比自然的力量更强大。

3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.

3b.再次阅读文章并完成图表。

Paragraph 1

第 1 段

List four dangers for climbers

列出登山者的四大危险

thick clouds

乌云密布

Paragraph 2

第 2 段

List three achievements

列出三项成就

1953 — Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top

1953 年，丹增·诺盖和埃德蒙·希拉里首次登顶珠峰

Paragraphs 1 & 3

第 1 段和第 3 段

List four comparisons

列出四项对比

most dangerous sport

最危险的运动

3c. Answer the questions using information from the article.

3c.使用文章中的信息回答问题。

1. Where are the Himalayas?

1. 喜马拉雅山脉在哪里？

2. How high is Oomolangma?

2. 珠穆朗玛峰有多高？

3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?

3. 尽管这座山很危险，为什么这么多人仍试图攀登？

4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?

4. 登山者的精神告诉我们什么？

Grammar Focus

语法焦点

What's the highest mountain in the world?

世界上最高的山是什么？

Qomolangma.

珠穆朗玛峰。

How high is Qomolangma?

珠穆朗玛峰有多高？

It's 8,848.86 meters high.

它有 8,848.86 米高。

It's higher than any other mountain.

它比任何其他山都高。

Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?

世界上最深的盐湖是哪一个？

The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.

里海是所有盐湖中最深的。

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？

Yes, I did. It's much older than the US.

是的，我知道。它比美国古老得多。

4a.

4a.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.

用方框中单词的正确形式填空。

big much popular long old high

大的 很 受欢迎的 长的 旧的 高的

4b. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.

4b.就两个话题写下两处对比。写出真实的事迹。

e.g. Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Amazon River

举例：两条河：长江和亚马逊河

The yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.

长江几乎和亚马逊河一样长。

The Amazon is longer than the yangtze, but the yangtze is the longest river in China.

亚马逊河比长江长，但长江是中国最长的河流。

4c. Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.

4c.用比较的方法写出五个问题。然后向你的搭档提问你写的问题。

What is the highest building in our city?

我们城市最高的建筑是什么？

Section B

B 部分

1a. Compare facts about these two animals.

1a.比较关于这两种动物的事实。

Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.

借助使用方框中的语言造句。

Elephant —is 350 cm tall —weighs 5,000 kilos

大象 —350 厘米高 —重 5000 公斤

—eats 150 kilos of food a day

—每天吃 150 公斤食物

Panda —is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs)

熊猫 —身高 150 厘米（双腿站立）

—weighs 100 kilos —eats 10 kilos of food a day

—重 100 公斤 —一天吃 10 公斤的食物

Example sentence:

例句：

This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.

这头大象比这只熊猫重很多倍。

(200 cm taller / shorter, weigh much more / less,

（高/矮 200 厘米、重/轻得多、

eat much more / less, eat many times more)

吃得多/少、吃得多很多倍）

1b. Listen and check (√) the numbers you hear.

1b.听录音，勾出你所听到的数字。

—Do you have any questions about baby pandas?

——你们对熊猫宝宝有什么想问的吗？

—Are they much smaller than an adult panda?

——它们比成年熊猫小得多吗？

—Yes. When they're born, they only weigh about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos.

——是的。它们出生时的体重只有 0.1 到 0.2 公斤。

—Wow, that's small! I know an adult panda weighs many times more than a baby.

——哇，太小了！我知道成年熊猫的体重是婴儿的很多倍。

—That's right. And the adult pandas weigh around 100 kilos.

——没错。成年大熊猫的体重约为 100 公斤。

—What about the size of a baby panda? How small is it?

——熊猫宝宝的大小呢？它有多小？

—At birth, it's only around 15 cm long, but an adult panda is around 150 cm long.

——刚出生时，它只有大约 15 厘米长，但成年熊猫约 150 厘米长。

—Is a baby panda also black and white?

——熊猫宝宝也是黑白相间的吗？

—No, you would never guess!

——不，你永远猜不到！

A baby panda is pink and it cannot see. It also doesn't have any teeth.

熊猫宝宝是粉红色的，它看不见东西。它也没有牙齿。

—How long can pandas live?

——熊猫能活多久？

—They can live up to 20 to 30 years.

——它们可以活 20 到 30 年。

1c. Listen again and complete the sentences.

1c.再听一遍录音，补全句子。

—Do you have any questions about baby pandas?

——你们对熊猫宝宝有什么想问的吗？

—Are they much smaller than an adult panda?

——它们比成年熊猫小得多吗？

—Yes. When they're born, they only weigh about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos.

——是的。它们出生时的体重只有 0.1 到 0.2 公斤。

—Wow, that's small! I know an adult panda weighs many times more than a baby.

——哇，太小了！我知道成年熊猫的体重是婴儿的很多倍。

—That's right. And the adult pandas weigh around 100 kilos.

——没错。成年大熊猫的体重约为 100 公斤。

—What about the size of a baby panda? How small is it?

——熊猫宝宝的大小呢？它有多小？

—At birth, it's only around 15 cm long, but an adult panda is around 150 cm long.

——刚出生时，它只有大约 15 厘米长，但成年熊猫约 150 厘米长。

—Is a baby panda also black and white?

——熊猫宝宝也是黑白相间的吗？

—No, you would never guess!

——不，你永远猜不到！

A baby panda is pink and it cannot see. It also doesn't have any teeth.

熊猫宝宝是粉红色的，它看不见东西。它也没有牙齿。

—How long can pandas live?

——熊猫能活多久？

—They can live up to 20 to 30 years.

——它们可以活 20 到 30 年。

1d. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.

1d.轮流告诉你的同学们关于熊猫的事。

A baby panda cannot see.

熊猫宝宝看不见东西。

An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.

成年熊猫的体重是熊猫宝宝的数倍。

2a. Talk about pandas in your class.

2a.在课堂上谈论熊猫。

Use these words to help you.

你可以使用这些单词来帮你。

big

大的

Sichuan

四川

bamboo

竹子

famous

著名的

zoo

动物园

endangered

濒危的

popular

受欢迎的

beautiful

美丽的

cute

可爱的

forest

森林

black and white

黑白相间

protect

保护

2b. Read the article to find out what these numbers mean:

2b.阅读文章，找出这些数字的含义：

10, 12, 700, 2,000.

10、12、700、2000。

Scanning This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.

浏览 这意味着你的眼睛在页面上快速移动，以找到特定的信息。

It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base.

早上 8:30，在成都研究基地，

Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas' breakfast.

大熊猫饲养员正在准备熊猫宝宝的早餐牛奶。

At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.

到了早上 9:00，他们发现大多数熊猫宝宝已经醒来并且饿了。

When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!

当熊猫宝宝们见到饲养员，它们兴奋地跑过来，有些甚至撞到同伴还摔倒了。

Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, 'They're so cute and lovely.

一位叫林薇的大熊猫饲养员说：“它们那么可爱，

I take care of them like they're my own babies.

我照顾它们就像照顾自己的孩子一样。

I wash, feed and play with them every day.

我每天给它们清洗、喂食、陪它们玩耍。

They're very special to me.' In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals.

它们对我来说有着特殊的意义。”实际上，全世界很多人都喜欢这种黑白相间的动物。

Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China.

大熊猫已变得如此受欢迎，以至于它们现在成了中国的一个象征。

Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.

科学家们说现在只有不到 2000 只熊猫生活在森林里。

Another 700 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.

另外还有 700 只左右生活在中国和其它国家的动物园或研究中心里。

Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years.

熊猫的出生率不高，也许每隔两年才有一只新生的熊猫。

The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long.

熊猫幼崽常常死于疾病，也活不了很久。

Adult pandas spend more than twelve hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo.

成年后的熊猫每天花 12 个小时以上吃大约 10 公斤的竹子。

Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests.

很多年前，中国的竹林和大熊猫比现在要多得多，但是后来人类开始砍伐竹林。

As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems,

随着森林面积缩小以及人类的其它活动造成了更多的问题，

pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.

熊猫找不到足够的食物，出生的熊猫幼崽就更少了。

An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals.

在成都有一个教育项目，教育城里的孩子们有关熊猫和其它濒危动物的相关知识。

They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals.

他们派人到学校，告诉孩子们拯救这些动物的重要性。

And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas.

中国政府也在努力帮助拯救熊猫。

Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas.

科学家们也在做研究，以便更好地了解熊猫的行为习惯。

We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas.

我们都希望未来能有更多的熊猫。

2c. Read the article again and write short answers to the questions.

2c.再读一遍文章，并写下问题的简短答案。

1. What is Lin Wei's job?

1. 林薇的工作是什么？

2. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast?

2. 熊猫宝宝早餐吃什么？

3. Why are pandas endangered?

3. 为什么熊猫会濒临灭绝？

4. What does the education program in Chengdu do?

4. 成都的教育项目是做什么的？

5. Why are scientists doing research?

5.科学家为什么要做研究？

2d. Complete the sentences using words from the passage.

2d.用短文中的单词完成句子。

2e.

2e.

What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?

你认为孩子们还能用什么方式来拯救大熊猫？

3a. Read the following words and phrases about whales.

3a.阅读下列有关鲸鱼的单词和短语。

Put them in the correct place in the chart.

将它们放在图表中的正确位置。

Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil

人类捕鲸是为了获取肉、脂肪和油

Eat small fish and other sea life

吃小鱼和其他海洋生物

Jump high out of the water

高高地跳出水面

Rules on whale protection

鲸鱼保护条例

Huge

巨大的

Water pollution

水污染

Live in the sea

住在海里

Some kinds have teeth

有些种类有牙齿

Learn more about whales

了解更多关于鲸鱼的信息

Stop putting rubbish into the sea

不要把垃圾扔进海里

Sing songs

唱歌

Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap

鲸鱼的部分被用来制作蜡烛和肥皂之类的东西

What do they look like?

它们看起来像什么？

Where do they live?

它们生活在哪里？

What do they eat?

它们吃什么？

What can they do?

它们能做什么？

Why do some of them have to be protected?

为什么它们中的一些必须受到保护？

How can we protect them?

我们如何保护它们？

3b. Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected.

3b.写关于鲸鱼以及为什么需要保护鲸鱼的一段话。

Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.

使用 3a 中的信息。然后做一张海报。

Self Check

自我检查

1 Complete the chart.

1 完成图表。

Adjectives

形容词

Comparatives

比较级

Superlatives

最高级

high

高的

dangerous

危险的

long

长的

popular

受欢迎的

Verbs

动词

Objects

宾语

1. reach

1. 到达

2. achieve

2. 实现

3. risk

3. 冒险

a. my life, my money, ...

a. 我的人生、我的钱，⋯⋯

b. the top of a mountain, the library, ...

b.山顶、图书馆，⋯⋯

c. my dream, success, ...

c.我的梦想、成功，⋯⋯

2 Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list.

2匹配动词和宾语。然后在每个列表中再添加一个宾语。

3 Circle the correct word and/or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.

3 圈出正确的单词，并/或者用每个括号中单词的正确形式填空。