3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的
e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 这是西南航空公司吗？ 4. include v. 包含；包括
e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 她爱好游泳和园艺。 5. condition n. 条件；状况
e.g. The piano was in good condition. 这台钢琴状况良好。 6. take in 吸入；容纳
e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸氧气。 7. succeed v. 实现目标；成功
e.g. If you try hard you’ll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。 常用短语：succeed in doing sth.
e.g. Police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最终成功破解了这个疑案。
8. challenge v. & n. 挑战；考验
e.g. The job doesn’t really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。
The new government’s first challenge is the economy. 新政府面临的第一个挑战是经济问题。 9. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等）
e.g. In the face of difficulties, he’s completely unafraid. 他在困难面前毫不胆怯。 10. force n. 力；力量
e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force. 窃贼用暴力抢了老人的钱。
Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.
What do you know about Qomolangma ?
Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？ Step 4 Reading
自读文章，在书中划出重点、疑点后，翻译下列短语。先独立完成，后小组商议。 1.最危险的山峰
2.世界上最危险的运动之一 3.登山（名词短语）/（动词短语） 4.来自世界各地的登山者 5.横亘于中国的西南边界 6.在所有的山峰中 7.厚厚的云层 8.更为严重的困难
9.寒冷的天气状况和强劲的暴风雪 10.首次到达珠穆朗玛峰顶的人
Answers: 1.the most dangerous mountain 2. one of the world’s most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains
4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern part of China 6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties
9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma
3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 facts and dangers According to the passage, fill in the blanks.
One of the most ___________ sports in the world is mountain _________, and one of the most _________ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _______ attract _________ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most ________ parts of the world. The Himalayas _______ along the ____________ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the
_________ and most _________. It’s _____________ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _______ the top of the mountain. Even more serious ___________ include the freezing ___________ conditions and the _______ storms. The first _________ to reach the top of Qomolangma – Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary – did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber __________ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the
first __________ did it too.
Answers: dangerous, climbing, popular, risk, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, woman
Read the article again, and answer the following questions. 1. What a mountain is Himalayas?
It’s one of the most popular places for mountain climbing. 2. Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?
Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. 3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma? In 1960.
3b. Read the article again and complete the chart. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 List tour dangers for List three achievements climbers. thick clouds List tour comparisons 1953—Tenzing Norgay and Most dangerous sport Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top snow can fall very hard freezing weather conditions heavy storms
The first Chinese team reached the top in 1960. People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The first woman to succeed Never give up trying to achieve our was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. dream. Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature. 3c Answer the questions using information in the article. 1. Where are the Himalayas? In the southwestern part of China.
2. How high is Qomolangma? 8,844.43 meters high.
3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. 4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. Step 5 Language points
1. One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, … “one of + the + 形容词的最高级 + 复数名词”，意为“最……之一”。如： Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school. 王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。
2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容词有important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行说明。此句型可以转换成To do sth. is + adj.。 e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很困难。 It’s very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。 3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
difficulty 既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词。作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概念，即：各式各样的 “困难，难题，难事”，如： He’s having financial difficulties. 他正手头拮据。
作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难，幸苦”，如：
She had great difficulty in understanding him. 她很难理解他说的话。
4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
give up 意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。
注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可以放在 give 和 up 之间，也可以放在 up 之后；如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只能放在 give 和 up 之间。如：