Unit 7 W hat’s the highest mountain in the world? 一、重点短语

1. as big as 与…一样大 2. feel free to do sth. 随意地做某事 3. one of the oldest countries 最古老的国家之一

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 ... 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 每隔两年 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

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1. It is -\\~adj. + (fo r 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./on 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

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Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? 一、重点短语 1. on page 25 在第2 5 页 2. the back of the book 书的背面 3. hurry up 赶快;匆忙 4. in two weeks 在两周之内 5. go out to sea 出海

6. an island full of treasures 一个满是宝藏的岛屿

7. write about 写作关于……的内容 8. finish doing sth. 做完某事 9. wait for another ship 等待另一艘船到来 10. learn to do sth. 学会做某事

11. grow fruits and vegetables 种水果和蔬菜 12. a few weeks ago 几个星期前

13. the marks of another man’ s feet 另一个人的脚印 14. not long after that 不久之后 15. run towards sp. 跑向某地 16. use... to do sth. 用……来做某事

17. signs left behind by someone 某人留下的标记

18. read the newspaper 看报 19. science fiction 科幻小说 20. can’ t wait to do sth. 迫不及待地做某事 21. a good way to wake up 醒来的一个好办法

22. the number of people (is)人数 23. used to do sth. (过去)常常做某事 24. study abroad 在国外学习 25. make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 26. come to realize 开始意识到 27. ever since then 自从那时起 28. the southern states of America 美国的南部地区

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29. belong to 属于 30. be kind to each other 善待彼此 31. trust one another 互相信任 32. the beauty of nature 大自然的美 33. have been to sp. 去过某地/have gone to sp. 已去某地 34. do some research on sth. 对……做研究

35. hope to do sth. 希望做某事 36. see sb. do sth. 看到某人做某事 37. the first line in the song歌曲的第一行

38. enjoy success in享受…的成功 39. at the end of the day傍晚的时候 二、重点句型 1. Have you….. yet?

— Have you read Little Women yet? 你读过《小妇人》吗？ — Yes，I have. /N o , I haven’ t. 是的，我读过。/ 不，我没有。 2. Has... yet?

— Has Tina read Treasure Island yet? 蒂娜读过《金银岛》这本书吗？ — Yes, she has. She thinks it’s fantastic. 是的，她读过。她觉得它很棒。 3. Would you like ... ?

Would you like something to drink? 你要来点喝的吗？ 4. I heard (that)...

I heard you lost your key. 我听说你丢钥匙了。 5. . . . came to realize how much...

She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. 她开始意识到，事实上她是多么想念他们所有的人。

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