Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A
1. about 9,600 ,000 square kilometers in size. 【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 【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.
―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
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. 【解析】 ―any other +可数名词的单数‖ 任何其他的
【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.
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(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\或\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 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 China’s 2012.
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
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【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‖
【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
【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‖
( ) 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？
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