Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? 课文重难点讲解一、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 o f. . 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 firs t 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 ones 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二、重点句型1. It is -adj. + (for sb. ) to do sth.It is also very hard to take in air 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 we should never give up trying 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 time/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12个多小时的时间吃大约10公斤的竹子Section A1. about 9,600 ,000 square kilometers in size. 大小约9,6000,0000平方公里。【解析1】square adj. “平方米” , 用于数字后表面积。an area of 95 square meters 95平方米的面积 n , 正方形；广场Many old people like dancing on the square after supper.【解析2】in size = have /has an area of. （面积）大小2.1，025 meters deep 深1，025米【解析1】1,025 meters “深1,025米”【注】在英语中，表示事物的长、宽、高、深等时，主要有两种表达方式：结构1：“基数词 + 单位名词+ 形容词（long,wide,tall, deep等）”。如果数词超过1，单位名词要用复数形式。【注】单位词有： meter; foot; inch; kilogram 等 Yao Ming is over 2 meters tall. The river is 50 meters wide. “基数词+ 单位名词+ in + 名词（length; width; height; depth等） two meters long = two meters in length 2米长 three feet high = two feet in height. 3英尺高结构2： 长、宽、高、深还可用复合形容词表示 “数字+ 量词（单位）+形容词（long/ wide/ tall/ deep等）” . 各个词间用连字符连接，常作前置定语修饰名词。Jeremy Shu-How Lin is a 1.91-meter-tall- basketball player.【解析2】deep adj. 深的 take a deep breath.深深呼吸【拓展】 adj n deep depth long length high height wide width 3. Qomolangma is _ than any other mountain in the world.珠穆朗玛峰比世界上任何山都_.【解析】 “any other +可数名词的单数” 任何其他的【用法1】any other “其他任何一个” ,后接可数名词单数，指在同一范围内除了某人或某物以外的其他任何人或物通常用于比较级，多用于同一范围内相比较。 Shanghai is bigger than any other city in China.【用法2】 “any other +可数名词单数” 可与 “the other + 可数名词复”互换，也可用最高级形式表达。Lucy is more careful than any other student in her class. (any other + 可数名词单数）=Lucy is more careful than the other students in her class. (the other + 名词复数）= Lucy is the most careful student in her class.【2013山东烟台】China is larger than _ in Africa.A. the other countries B. any other C. any of the other countries D. any other country4. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US. （中国）人口比美国多对多。【解析1】a lot .得多；很多；非常【辨析】(1) a lot 很多，做副词短语，修饰动词，放在动词之后。相当于very much. It usually rains a lot at this time of year.( ) He knows _ about this event.A. a lot of B. lots of C. many D. a lot(2)a lot of = lots of + 复数名词 =many +复数名词=much+ 不可数名词( ) He drinks _. Hes got _ money but not _ friends. A. a lot; plenty of ; much B. much; a lot of ; many C. a lot; a lot of; many D. a lot of ; a lot; a lot of【解析2】 population 人口；人口数量population做主语且强度整体人口时，谓语动词一般用单数，The population is increasing faster and faster. 当主语时“人口的百分之几、几分之几”时，谓语动词常用复数形式。 Three quarters of the population are workers. 表示人口的多或少时, 用large或smallThe population of China is very large. 中国人口众多( ) The population of the town is much _ than that of your town. A. less B. fewer C. smaller 询问某国、某地有多少人口时, 用How large.?;How large is the population of your hometown? 你们家乡有多少人口? 提问有多少人口，常用“ what is the population of ?” What is the population of Canada? 加拿大的人口有多少? 表示 “某地有多少人口” 时，常用 “ has a population of ” 句型 India has a population of more than one billion.( )The experts think that Indias population may be than Chinas 2012.A. much; by B. more; in C. larger; by D. larger; on【2013湖北荆州3】The words population is growing _ and there is _ land and water for growing rice. A. more; less B. larger; fewer C. larger