Unit 7What’s the highest mountain

in the world?Section B (3a-Self Check)

A “national treasure” is something that is important to a country’s history or culture.

Do you know “national treasures”?

bronze rat and rabbit heads

a man-shaped bronze lamp of Eastern Han Dynasty (25 A.D.-220 A.D.)

A yellow satin robe for the emperor from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

Jadeite Cabbage with Insects

Tibetan antelope

The State-Transmission Jade Seal from the Qin Dynasty-

Think of three more of China’s “national treasures”. Write one fact about each.

panda The panda is only found in China.1. ______________________________2. ______________________________3. ______________________________

What do you know about pandas?

The giant panda is known as the national treasure of China.大熊猫被称为中国的“国宝”。

2a2a Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you.

big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect

Do you know Chengdu Research Base?

What does this institution work on?

Reading Tips

阅读时，可根据阅读任务的不同，综合运用略读 (skimming) 与扫读 (scanning) 。提高快速阅读水平。

Skimming and scanning

Skimming and scanning are two fast reading skills to help to browse text and extract the key points.

The skills require practice, but once you have got the hang of them you’ll find you can get through a substantial amount of reading in quite a short time.

These reading methods make it easier for you to grasp large amounts of material, especially when you're previewing. They are also useful when you don't need to know every word.

略读 (skimming) 只看文章标题、下标题以及每个部分或者段落第一行，关注文章中反复出现的关键词。 略读时，要用充足的时间读懂段落的第一句和第二句，因为第一句往往是该段的主题句 (topic sentence) ，而第二句往往是对前句的延伸 (extension)或进一步的解释 (explanation) 。

通过略读把握文章大意

运用扫读 (scanning) 迅速浏览从第三句开始的后面部分 , 搜寻作者对开头两句的支持句(supporting sentences), 并同时注意文章中间是否有转折词 (transition), 因为这些词常常会把文章的思路逆转或加入其它重要的信息。当读到段落的最后一句时 , 我们又要使用略读 , 这时必须再次放慢速度 (slow down your pace) 直到完全消化作者对段落的小结 (conclusion), 因为该小结有可能与主题句截然相反或引导读者进入下一个段落。

通过扫读寻找特定信息或特定词组

a general idea

certain information

titles and headings

the first and last sentences of paragraphs

the first and last paragraphs

pictures and charts

Scan the text forkey words and phrases, dates, etc.

Do not need toread the whole text.

Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 20, 200, 2,000.

2b

10 — Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily.

200 — About 200 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.

2000 — Scientists say there are fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.

12 — Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.

1.What is Lin Wei’s job?

2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?

3. What do adult pandas eat?

Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.

He is a panda keeper.

Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.

Adult pandas eat bamboo.

2c

4. Why are pandas endangered?

5. What is one way of saving pandas?

Pandas are endangered because humans started cutting down bamboo forests, causing pandas to have fewer places to live (in) and less food to eat.

One way is to plant more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in.

仔细阅读 2b ，完成下面的框架图。

Pandas

Baby pandas

Amount of food

Only _____________

Babies often die from ___________________

10 _____________a day

one every two years

illnesses.

kilos of bamboo

Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.

1. The panda __________ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _________ breakfast for the baby pandas.

2. Adult pandas do not have babies very __________, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of __________.

keepers

prepare

oftenillnesses

2d

仔细阅读 2b ，完成下面的框架图。

Pandas

Number of pandas

Ways to protect pandas

2,000 _____________

200 _______________

Teach _______. Tell them about the ___________ of saving pandas.

The Chinese government ______________________________. There’ll be ___________ to live in.

in the remaining forests

in zoos or research centers

childrenimportance

is also planting more bamboo trees more forests

for pandas

3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _______________ so pandas have fewer places to live.4. A special program in Chengdu teaches __________ about why pandas are ________________ and how to save them.5. The _________ is also helping to save the pandas. It is _________ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.

(bamboo) forests

childrenendangered (animals)

government

planting

What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?

2e

Do not bother the pandas and let them live peacefully in the wild.

Volunteer to do some work helping to protect the pandas.

To do some advertisement about protecting the pandas.

Discuss what people can do to protect

the endangered animal you choose.

• base n. 基地 , 总部 Our company's base is in Taipei, but we hav

e branches all over the island.

我们公司的总部在台北 , 但是全岛都有分公司。

The explorers set up a base at the foot of the mountain.

探险者们在山脚下建立了基地。

They are huge animals.They live in the sea.They can sing songs.They can jump high out of water.They are very clever and also very friendly.What are they?

Can you guess what the animal is?

3a3a Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.

Read the words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.

3a

What do they look like?Where do they live?What do they eat?What can they do?

Huge Some kinds have teeth

In the sea

Small fish and other sea life

Jump high out of the waterSing songs

Why do some of them have to be protected?

How can we protect them?

1. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil2.Water pollution

3.Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap

1. Rules on whale protection2. Learn more about whales3. Stop putting rubbish into the sea4. Sing songs (to make people more aware of the importance of protecting whales)

The whales are in danger now.

What should we do to protect them?

Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.

3b

Whales are… They live in…They eat… They can…One interesting fact is … Another interesting fact is …Some kinds of whales are in danger because…We should protect whales from …I think people should/shouldn’t …

Sample writing: Whales are huge animals. They live in the sea and eat small fish and other sea life. One interesting fact is whales can jump high out of water. Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them for meat, fat, and oil, and use whale parts to make candles and soap.

Whales are also in danger from water pollution. We should protect whales by making rules on whale protection and by not putting rubbish into the sea. I think people should learn more about whales.

英语中， awake 常用于 be, stay, keep, lie 之后，作表语；但也可与 shake 等动词搭配，表示“某人摇醒他人”等：

1. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.

你得把她给摇醒。You would have to shake her awake.

Practise

注意： awake 不用于名词之前，因此用作定语时要后置。

她是最后一个醒着的人。She was the last person awake.

他是当时唯一醒着的男孩。He was the only one boy awake at that

time.

Practise

另外， awake 不与 very 搭配使用，表示“完全醒来；十分清醒”用 fully awake ， wide awake 。如：等我们到达我的住所时，他已经完全清醒过来了。He was wide awake by the time we reached my flat.她站起身，但还没有完全清醒。She rose, still not quite fully awake.

1) 10 kilos of bamboo 意为“ 10 公斤竹子”，该结构是不可数名词量的表达法，其结构为“数词 + 单位名词 +of+ 名词”。单位名词可以是单数，也可以是复数。2) spend … (in) doing sth. 意为 “花费……做某事”。They spent two years (in) building this bridge. 造这座桥花了他们两年时间。

2. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo.

Self Check

11 Complete the chart.

Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives

high

dangerous

long

popular

higher highest

more dangerous most dangerous

longer longest

more popular most popular

22 Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list.

Verbs Objects

1. reach a. my life, my money, …

2. achieve b. the top of a mountain, the library, …

3. risk c. my dream, success, …

a. my life, my money, my family

b. the top of a mountain, the library, the theater

c. my dream, success, good results

33 Circle the correct word and/or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.

1. An elephant weighs (few /many) times more than a dog.2. An adult panda can eat (much / a little) more than a cat.3. Canada is a (little / lot) less __________ (crowded) than China.4. A tiger is (much / a little) ___________(strong) than a man.

crowded

stronger

I. 根据提示，填写单词。1. I know you’re really ______ ( 醒着的 ), y

ou’re just having a joke with me.2. We should try our best to ______ ( 保护 ) endangered animals. 3. Most of the giant pandas live in the ___________ ( 西南部的 ) hills of China.4. Nancy’s new house is about 150 s______

meters. 5. The _________ ( 剩余的 ) twenty patients

were transferred to another hospital.

awake

protect

southwesternquare

remaining

6. The news caused great e_________ ( 激动 ) among her friends.

7. A h ____ ( 巨大的 ) fire was blazing in th

e fireplace.

8. We should try our best to protect the

___________ ( 濒危的 ) animals.

9. She pretended to _________ ( 跌倒 ).

10. We stayed for an hour ______ ( 大约 ).

xcitement

uge

endangered

fall over

or so

II. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Look! Tom is staying in bed ______

(wake).

2. The number of pandas is _____ (two)

as many as before.

3. Lions spend at least 8 hours _______

(sleep) during the daytime.

awake

twice

sleeping

III. 翻译下列句子。1. 他太高兴了，不小心撞到了老师身

上跌倒了。

2.我们应该花些时间做个详细的计划去保护濒危动物。

He was so excited that he walked into his teacher and fell over.

We should spend some time making a detailed plan to protect the endangered animals.

Do the other exercises in this part.