Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?Chinaisoneoftheoldestcountries.It’sover________yearsold.Infact,it’soneofthefourancientcountriesintheworld.5,000AsChinese,howmuchdoyouknowaboutourmotherland?Chinahasthelargestpopulationontheearth.Therearesomanytouristsvisiting______________.theGreatWallthebiggestcountryinAsiaWealsohavesomefamousrivers.TheYangtzeRiveristhelongestinAsia.Qomolangmaisthehighestmoutainintheworld.What’sthis?It’sdesert.What’sitsname?Saharadesert.What’sthis?It’salake.What’sitsname?TheCaspianSeaGuide:Feelfreetoaskmeanythingontoday’sGreatWalltour.Tourist1:Howlongisthewall?Guide:Ah,themostpopularquestion!Ifwe’reonlytalkingaboutthepartsfromtheMingDynasty,it’sabout8,850kilometerslong.Thismakesitthelongestwallintheworld.Tourist2:Wow,that’samazing!Whydidtheancientemperorsbuildthewall?Guide:Themainreasonwastoprotecttheirpartofthecountry.Asyoucansee,it’squitetallandwide.AsfarasIknow,therearenoman-madeobjectsasbigasthis.Tourist3:IsBadalingpartoftheMingGreatWall?Guide:Yes,it’sthemostfamouspart.1.随便2.长城3.最流行4.谈论5.真了不起feelfreetheGreatWallthemostpopulartalkaboutthat’samazing6.古代皇帝7.主要原因8.正如你所看到的9.就我所知10.最著名的的部分ancientemperorsthemainreasonasyoucanseeasfarasIknowthemostfamouspartWhichplacesofinterestdoyoulikebest?Selfcheck1.Ourfamilyhasboughtacarsowecantravel_____thanbefore.A.mosteasilyB.lesseasilyC.easilyD.moreeasily2.Myfathertoldmeastorylastnight.Itis____oneI’veeverheard.A.thefunniestB.funniestC.funnierD.thefunnierDA3.The_____friendsyouhave,the____youwillbe.A.more,happyB.many,happyC.more,happierD.many,happier4.Whenheheardacryforhelp,heranoutas_______ashecould.A.hardlyB.quicklyC.finallyD.slowlyCB5.ThisplaceisnotbigenoughforLucy’sbirthdayparty.Weshouldfinda_____one.A.bigB.smallC.biggerD.smaller6.IstudyEnglishas____asmybrother.A.hardB.harderC.hardestCAElephant—is350cmtall—weighs5,000kilos—eats150kilosoffoodadayPanda—is150cmtall(standingontwolegs)—weighs100kilos—eats10kilosoffoodadayExamplesentences:Thiselephantweighsmanytimesmorethanthispanda.(200cmtaller/shorter,weighmuchmore/less,eatmuchmore/less,eatmanytimesmore)A:Ababypandacannotsee.B:Anadultpandaweighsmanytimesmorethanababypanda.DoyouknowthattheGiantPandaisthemostendangeredanimalsintheworld?thereareonlyabout1,600left.Oneofthemostendangeredanimals.TheGiantPanda大熊猫最奇特的一点是新生儿在出生时相当的不成熟,体重仅是它母亲体重的0.1%,平均为145克左右,约为成年的千分之一。照顾孩子是一项非常艰巨的任务,通常历时18个月,有时长达两年,直到她的下一个孩子出生。1researchn.研究Thedoctorisdoingsomeresearchonmedicine.2awakeadj.醒着Areyouawakeorsleepy?3…theyrunoverwithexcitementandsomeofthemevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfallover…它们兴奋地跑过去,其中一些甚至撞上自己的伙伴面跌倒。runover跑上前去Sheranovertosayhello,butIhaven’trememberher.4walkinto撞上Becausehewasthinkingabouthisbadgrades,whenhewaswalkinghewalkedstraightintoatree.5fallover摔倒Manytreesfelloverafterthestorms.falloversth被某物绊倒Tomfelloverthedogandbrokehisfrontteeth.6illnessn.疾病Hecan’tgotoschoolbecauseofillness.7orso大约Hewillreturninaweekorso.8Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2000pandaslivingintheremainingforests.科学家们说,如今生活在现存森林里的熊猫不足2000只。thegirlssingingunderthetree.9remainingadj.遗留的remainv.Hedependsonhisfather’sremainingmoneyonly.10artworkn.插图Theartworkforthisbookisdonebyafamousartist.11wildadj.野生的Therearewildflowersalloverthehill.12governmentn.政府Thegovernmentwillgiveawaymoneytothemountainarea.1.WhatisLinWei’sjob?2.Whatdothebabypandaseatforbreakfast?3.Whatdoadultpandaseat?Apandakeeper.Milk.Bamboos.4.Whyarepandasendangered?5.Whatisonewayofsavingpandas?Lessforestforpandastolive.Teachingchildren.Completethesentencesusingwordsandphrasesfromthepassage.1.Thepanda_______attheChengduResearchBaseareawakeveryearlyinthemorningto_______breakfastforthebabypandas.keepersprepare2.Adultpandasdonothavebabiesvery____,andsomeofthebabiesonlyliveforashorttimebecauseof_______.oftenillnesses2d4.AspecialprograminChengduteaches_______aboutwhypandasare__________andhowtosavethem.endangered5.The__________________isalsohelpingtosavethepandas.It’s_______________moretreestomakemorehomesforthepandas.Chinesegovernmentnecessarytoplant3.Anotherreasonforfewerandfewerpandasisbecausepeoplearecuttingdown____sopandashavefewerplacestolive.treeschildrenprepareforbeawakerunoverfallovertakecareofplaywithone’sownbespecialtosb.everytwoyearsdiefromillnessspendtimedoingsth.cutdownaneducationprogramendangeredanimalsthewaytointhefuture