Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?

第一课时 （Section A 1a—2d）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据汉语提示及句意填写单词。

1. Our school is 1，000 ________ （平方） meters in size.

2. The river is so ________ （深的） that nobody is allowed to swim in it.

3. Our classroom is 10 meters long and 8 meters ________ （宽）.

4. It is a small town with a（n） ________ （人口） of about 60，000.

5. Jenny wants to learn more about ________ （古代的） buildings of China.

Ⅱ 用方框中所给词（组）的适当形式填空。

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1. The Great Wall is a（n） ________________ man-made object.

2. ________________， he knows little about the history of the old village.

3. Many animals are in danger. We should do something ________________ them.

4. If you have any questions， please ________________ to ask me.

5. Guilin is famous for its green hills and clear water. Every year a lot of ________________ go there.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

阅读理解。

Jiuzhaigou Valley is home to 108 lakes in different sizes and shapes. Here are some of the most famous lakes.

Long Lake

Among all these lakes， Long Lake is the longest and widest one. It is in the shape of “S” and has amazing blue water and green color on the lake. The altitude （海拔） of Long Lake is the highest. Tourists have to pay more attention to their health condition.

Five-Color Pond

As the smallest lake in Jiuzhaigou， Five-Color Pond is very clean and clear. Just like its name， you can see different colors in the water. The colors change with the season， the weather and the time of day.

Five-Flower Lake

With yellow and green trees all around it， the blue lake reflects （反射） more mixed colors when you see it in different places. October is the best time to visit it， since the forest then is turning into different colors.

Mirror Lake

The lake is just like a mirror. It reflects all the view （风景） of the mountain and the blue sky on the lake. The best time to visit is before 9：00 and after 17：00 on a sunny day.

（ ）1. What makes Five-Color Pond special？

A. Its high altitude. B. Its ever-changing colors.

C. Its mirror-like view. D. Its unusual shape of “S”.

（ ）2. Which is the best season to visit Five-Flower Lake？

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.

（ ）3. What is the largest lake in Jiuzhaigou Valley？

A. Long Lake. B. Five-Color Pond. C. Five-Flower Lake. D. Mirror Lake.

（ ）4. To enjoy the best view of Mirror Lake， you’d better arrive there ____ .

A. in the early morning B. after the sun goes up

C. between 9：00 am and 5：00 pm D. before 9：00 am or after 5：00 pm

第二课时 （Section A 3a—3c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1. Work hard and I’m sure you can s________ in finishing the report today.

2. I don’t like hanging out in dangerous weather c________.

3. Remember， if you want to get some a________， you must work very hard.

4. It snowed heavily yesterday and now the road is covered with t________ snow.

5. As far as I know， their tour i________ a visit to the Disneyland.

Ⅱ 课文精编巧练。

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 1.________ （high） and is the most famous. It is 8，848.86 meters high and so is very

2.________ （danger） to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather 3.________ （condition） and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take 4.________ air as you get near the top.

The first people to reach the top 5.________ （be） Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29， 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960， while the first woman 6.________ （success） was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.

7.________ do so many climbers risk their lives？ One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge 8.________ （they） in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying 9.________ （achieve） our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger 10.________ the forces of nature.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 完形填空。

The BBC’s documentary （纪录片） Planet Earth took us on an amazing 1 from the rainforest to the sea. It showed the beauty of our planet. A show called Our Planet was doing even more than that. We were really 2 at the diversity （多样性） of life on the earth. It called on us to 3 the earth before it was too late.

Our Planet came out on April 5th， 2019. It shows some problems that we should take 4 . It also shows that the numbers of many 5 animals are growing with the help of the scientists. All this reminds us that as long as we work together， it will never be too late to save our planet.