Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?
Section A
1. about 9,600 ,000 square kilometers in size. 大小约9,600,000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
⑵ n , 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 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
deep → 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.
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.
(2)a lot of = lots of + 复数名词 =many +复数名词=much+ 不可数名词
【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
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..
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.
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)
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
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
【辨析】tour/ trip/ travel/ journey
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。 【记】 观光游玩用tour ,长途陆路用journey, 短途短期用trip,travel 用法最普遍,特别用于指"游记"
8. How long is the wall? 长城有多长?【解析】how long 多长;多久