thick clouds 1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top Most dangerous sport snow can fall very hard

freezing weather

conditions

heavy storms The first Chinese team reached the top in 1960.

The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.

Never give up trying to achieve our dream.

Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature.

3c Answer the questions using information in the article.

1. In the southwestern part of China.

2. 8,844.43 meters high.

3. Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.

4. 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：

2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.

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 "