张明工作室八年级下册unit7sectiona课文重难点讲解
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
课文重难点讲解
Section A
1.about 9,600 ,000 square kilometers in size.
大小约9,6000,0000平方公里。
【解析1】square ⑴adj. “平方米” , 用于数字后表面积。
an area of 95 square meters 95平方米的面积
⑵n , 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
dee p →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 country
4.It’s 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 _____. He’s 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
①population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.
②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.
③表示人口的\"多\"或\"少\"时, 用"large"或"small"
The 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
④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 India’s population may be than C hina’s2012.
A. much; by
B. more; in
C. larger; by
D. larger; on
【2013湖北荆州3】The word’s population is growing ____ and there is _____ land and water for growing rice.
A. more; less
B. larger; fewer
C. larger; less
D. more; fewer
【湖南衡阳1】—_____ the population of China?
—It’s about 1.3 billion.
A. What’s
B. How many is
C. How much is
5. It has a much longer history than the US. （中国）比美国历史长得多。
【解析】much ……得多（修饰比较级）
类似的词还有：even “更......”, a lot “很多；......得多” a little “比......一点”
My classroom is a little bigger than yours.
【2013湖北黄石】I am good at math, but his English is ____ than mine.
A. much better
B. more better
C. very better
D. pretty better
6. The US is not even years old. 美国的历史甚至不到____ 年。
【解析】even 甚至(用在比较级前，表示程度）
【2012山东济宁】In the talent show, I performed well and Ann did even ____.
A. well B .better C. more D. worse
7. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
针对今天的长城之旅，大家可以自由提问我任何问题。
【解析】tour n 旅行→tourist n 旅游者→touristy adj. 游客很多的.
tour guide 导游
My brother wants to be a __________(tourist) guide.
①The Stone Forest is an exciting sight. But it is too__________.(tour)
②Beijing is a __________(tourist) city.
③The Great Wall is very famous in the world . So it is _______(tour).
travel v旅行→traveller n旅游者→travelling adj.旅行的
travel to …到……旅行travel all over the world. 周游世界
（）Mr. Brown ____ by train for about a week.
A. has traveled
B. travels
C. travel
D. is traviling
词语用法
travel 一般指长途旅行，到国外或远方旅行。travel 还可作动词tour “旅行，周游，观光” .一般团队都是tour
trip 一般指短距离旅行，直达目的地的旅行
journey 有时并不指真正意义的“旅行”，而只是表示走过一段距离。
travel 用法最普遍，特别用于指“游记”
( ) Jim went on a guided five-day _____ of Beijing this summer.
A. travel
B. journey
C. trip
D. tour
8. How long is the wall? 长城有多长？
【解析】how long 多长；多久
⑴对长度提问
—How long is the table?
—About 1.2 meters.
⑵对时间提问，常用for或since引导的时间状语来回答。
—How long does it take you to do your homework in the evening?
—For two hours.
【2013上海2】38. —_______ have you been in the sports club?
—Since the first month I came to the school.
A. How old
B. How long
C. How much
D. How soon
【2013湖北孝感3】—______ have you been married?
—For twenty years
A. How far
B. how often
C. how long
D. how soon
【2013上海3】38. —_______ have you been in the sports club?
—Since the first month I came to the school.
A. How old
B. How long
C. How much
D. How soon
9. Wow，that’s amazing! 哇，真令人吃惊！
【解析】amazing adj. 惊人的，令人吃惊的
【2011昭通】I was very surprised when the alien went into a souvenir shop.
A. excited
B. amazing
C. relaxing
D. amazed
【2013青岛3】42. It is ______ that Mr. Guo sailed across the world by himself ______ within about 130 days
A. terrified, successful
B. scary, successfully
C. amazing, successfully
D. convincing, successful
【2011广东2】40. —Have you ever seen the movie called Los Angles 2011?
—Yes, but I think it’s ______. I fell asleep when I saw it.
A. exciting
B. boring
C. bored
D. excited
10.The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
主要的原因是保卫自己的国家。
【解析】protect v “保护”We should protect children.
Protect sb./ sth from 保护某人/ 某物使其不受……
Protect your eyes from the sun. 不要让阳光伤害你的眼睛。
11. As you can see , it’s quite tall and wide.
正如你所看到的，长城非常高，也非常宽广。
【解析】as ① conj.像……一样，正如（用来引导状语从句）
I was surprised as he opened the door.
② prep. 作为
I get job as a teacher.
【2011本溪5】Mrs. Black doesn’t agree to keep a cat ___ a pet because she hates cats.
A. for
B. on
C. as
D. with
【2011山东聊城4】31. We’ll have dinner at Qianxilong Restaurant, which is famous ____ its food.
A. of
B. to
C. for
D. as
12. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.
据我所知，没有任何一个人造物有长城这么长。
【解析】as far as I know据我所知
as far as “就......来说，至于......” , 引导状语从句，强调范围或程度，常与动词know, see,等连用，可放在句首或句中。
【记】as far as I can remember 据我所记得的
as far as I can see 依我所见
【2011山东潍坊】The magazine was started by Becky, ____ I know.
A. as far as
B. as well as
C. as soon as
D. as much as
13. One of the word’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing,…
登山是世界上最危险的运动之一。
【解析】one of + the adj. 最高级+ 可数名词复数
【2011曲靖中考】A good book may be one of your best __________(friend).【2011曲靖中考】Qujing is one of ____ cities in Yunnan , and has attracted many
people living and working here.
A. the largest
B. the large
C. larger
D. largest
（重庆市2012）－What do you think of the film you saw yesterday?
－Oh! It ’s one of ______ films I ’ve ever seen.
A. interesting
B. more interesting
C. most interesting
D. the most interesting
14. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. 喜马拉雅山在中国西北部。
【解析】southwestern 西南方向的
15. Of all the mountains , Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. 在所有的山峰中， 珠穆朗玛峰最高，最有名。
【解析】famous = well – know adj . 著名的， 有名的 (1) be famous for 因……而著名 （某人因某种知识、技能或特征而出名） China is famous for the Great Wall and Pandas (2) be famous as 作为…….而出名 （某人以某种身份而出名）
Lu Xun was famous as a writer.
( )① Einstein was famous ____ a great scientist.
A. for
B. as
C. like
D. because
( )② Suzhou is famous ____ a beautiful city in our country.
A. to
B. for
C. as
D. of
16.Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. （比这） 更严重的困难包括冰冻的天气条件和强烈的暴风雨。
【解析1】include 包括；包含
include v 包括 → including prep 包括
（放在被包括的对象之前）
①I have many pen pals ____________(include) Lucy.
（ ）②All the people must take part in the activities, _____ the monitors and the
teachers.
A. include
B. including
C. included
D. to include
【2012贵州遵义】Many people will go to the concert, __________(include)
teachers, students and parents.
【兰州】 Ten people _____________(包含) a baby, were hurt in the crash.
【解析2】freezing adj. 冻冰的；结冰的
freeze v Today it is freezing cold.
I don ’t like frozen food.
【解析3】condition 条件；状况
out of condition 不健康，身体不好；
in good condition 情况良好；完好
17.It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
并且越接近顶部呼吸越困难。
【解析】take in 吸入； 吞入（体内）
freezing adj. 冻冰的，结冰的 frozen adj. 冻结的，被冰覆盖的
take after（外貌）相像take away 拿开take down 写下，记下
take in吸收，吸纳take off 起飞；脱下take it easy 别紧张
take to 喜欢，开始从事take pictures照相take care of 照顾，照料【2012江苏常州】—Why have you got so much water here?
—For the trail walkers. After they finish the tough hike,
they need to ____ lots of water.
A. keep off
B. give out
C. take in
D. put up
18. The first Chinese team did so in 1960 , while the first woman to succeed was
Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. 1960年第一支中国登山队登上了顶峰，1975年日本的田部井淳子成为第一个成功登上顶峰的女子。
【解析1】while conj. 然而(连接并列句）
He is a worker while I am a doctor.
conj . 当......的时候，（引导时间状语从句）
While I was doing my homework ,my mother came in .
【解析2】succeed v成功，达到→success n成功
→success ful adj.成功的
→success fully adv成功地
◆succeed in doing sth 成功地做某事
①If at first you don’t ____________(success) . try, try again.
( )②She works very hard ,so she will ____ in ____ the exam.
A. successful; pass
B. success ;passing
C. succeed; passing
D. successful; passing
【2013湖北随州】The art museum _____________(成功）in displaying the new paintings.
19.Why do so many climbers risk their lives?
为什么这么多登山者愿意冒生命危险？
【解析】risk one’s life to do sth 某人舍命做某事
There is a risk of sth/ doing sth 有（做）某事的危险
take risks 冒险
【2012 江苏无锡】It will be a dangerous trip. Are you want to take the ___________(风险）.
20.One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves
in the face of difficulties.
最主要的原因之一是因为人们在面临困难的时候想挑战自我。
【解析1】challenge v/n 挑战
face a challenge 面临挑战
challenge sb. to sth向某人挑战He challenged me to a race.他向我挑战赛跑。challenge sb. to do sth 向某人挑战……
【解析2】in the face of 面对（问题、困难等）
They showed courage in the face of danger. 面对危险他们表现出了勇气。
21.The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
这些登山者的精神告诉我们，我们应该从不放弃实现自己的梦想。
【解析】achieve v 获得；达到；实现→ achievement n 完成；成绩
achieve one’s dream = one’s dream comes true实现某人的梦想
词条是否接宾语用法
achieve 是主语一般为“人”
come true 否主语一般是“梦想；理想”
①
②______________(实现) your dream through great effort is really cool.
22. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of
nature.它还告诉我们，人类有时候比自然的力量更强大。
【解析1】human n 人；人类No human could live like this .没有人能这样生活。【解析2】force ① n 力量；
the forces of ……….的力量The force of human is great.
② V. 迫使；强迫
force sb. to do sth 强迫某人做某事
Nobody can force me to do something.
【解析3】nature 不可数名词“自然界；大自然”→natural adj. 自然地in nature 在自然界中