Unit7What'sthehighestmountainintheworld?SectionB1a~2bcm(=centimeter)

厘米weigh

v.

重量是……；稱……

的重量birth

n.出生；誕生atbirth

出生時upto到達（某數(shù)量、程度等）；至多有；不多于adultadj.成年的；成人的n.成人；成年動物bamboo

n.

竹子endangered

adj.

瀕危的research

n.&v.

研究；調(diào)查keeper

n.飼養(yǎng)員；保管人awake

adj.

醒著excitementn.

激動；興奮walkinto

走路時撞著fallover絆倒

illness

n.

疾??；病

remaining

adj.

遺留的；剩余的orso大約artwork

n.

圖片；插圖wildadj.野生的

government

n.

政府；內(nèi)閣NEXTweighv.重量是……；稱……的重量Themeatweighsfivepounds.這肉重五磅。Doyouoftenweighyourself?你經(jīng)常稱體重嗎?【拓展】(1)名詞weight意為“重量”，overweight意為“超重”。(2)對重量提問，特殊疑問詞用Howmuch…?或者Howmuchdo/does…weigh?以及Howheavyis…?BACKbirthn.

出生；誕生givebirthto生產(chǎn)……BACKadultadj.成年的；成人的n.

成人；成年動物作形容詞時，沒有比較級，作名詞是可數(shù)名詞。Heisadultinbehavior.從行為上看,他已成熟了。educationforadults

=theadulteducation成人教育BACKkeepern.

飼養(yǎng)員；保管人是由動詞keep后加-er構(gòu)成的。【拓展】keep作及物動詞，表示“飼養(yǎng)；喂養(yǎng)”，此外還可表示“保存；保留；保守（秘密）；記（日記）”等多種意思。Theykeeppigsandcattleonthefarm.他們在農(nóng)場飼養(yǎng)豬和牛。Youcankeepthebook.Idon’tneeditnow.這書你留著吧。我現(xiàn)在不需要它。BACKawakeadj.醒著常作表語。Ididn’tfallasleep,I’mawake.我沒有睡著，醒著的。BACKgovernmentn.政府；內(nèi)閣集合名詞，強調(diào)整體時作單數(shù)看，強調(diào)成員時作復數(shù)看。Thegovernmentis/arethinkingaboutmakinglawstosaveendangeredanimals.政府正在考慮制定法律來保護瀕危動物。BACK1aComparefactsaboutthesetwoanimals.Usethelanguageintheboxtohelpyoumakesentences.Elephant—is350cmtall—weighs5,000kilos—eats150kilosoffoodadayPanda

—is150cmtall(standingontwolegs)—weighs100kilos—eats10kilosoffoodadayExamplesentences:Thiselephantweighsmanytimesmorethanthispanda.(200cmtaller/shorter,weighmuchmore/less,eatmuchmore/less,eatmanytimesmore)Mysentences:Thiselephantis200cmtallerthanthispanda.Thispandaeatsmuchlessthanthiselephant.1bListenandcheck(√)thenumbersyouhear.___100___16___20___50___120___0.1___0.2___150√√√√√1cListenagainandcompletethesentences.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout___to___kilos.

2.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout___cmlong.

0.10.2153.Ababypandaisnotblack.Itis____andithasno_____.4.Apandacanliveupto___to___years.pinkteeth20301dTaketurnstellingyourclassmatesaboutpandas.A:Ababypandacannotsee.B:Anadultpandaweighsmanytimesmorethanababypanda.C:Ababyispink.D:Anadultpandaisabout150cmlong.2aTalkaboutpandasinyourclass.Usethesewordstohelpyou.big,bamboo,zoo,popular,cute,blackandwhite,Sichuan,famous,endangered,beautiful,forest,protect2bScanthearticletofindoutwhatthesenumbersmean:10,12,200,2000.10:

Adultpandaseatabout10kilosofbamboooneday.12:

Adultpandasspendmorethan12hourseatingoneday.200:

About200pandasliveinzoosorresearchcentersinChinaandothercountries.2000:

Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2000pandaslivingintheremainingforest.Thiselephantweighsmanytimesmorethanthispanda.這只大象比這只熊貓重許多倍。(1)manytimes意為“許多倍”。time作“次；倍”講時，是可數(shù)名詞。如:severaltimes幾次；thefirsttime第一次。（2）常見倍數(shù)的表達法：Ais+倍數(shù)+比較級+than+B“A比B……多少倍”，Ais+倍數(shù)+as+adj.+asB“A是B的多少倍……”。因此本句還可改寫成：Thiselephantismanytimesheavierthanthispanda.AsiaisthreetimeslargerthanEurope.亞洲面積比歐洲大三倍。=AsiaisfourtimesaslargeasEurope.亞洲是歐洲的四倍大。(3)morethan表“多于；超出”，用于數(shù)字前，同義詞為over；反義詞為lessthan“少于”。BACKLinWeiandtheotherpandakeepersarepreparingthemilkforthebabypandas’breakfast.林偉和其他的大熊貓飼養(yǎng)員正在為大熊貓幼崽的早餐準備牛奶。prepare的主要用法如下：（1）preparesth.(for...)“（為……而）準備某物”（表直接的動賓關(guān)系，準備的東西是直接能吃或能用的）OurEnglishteacherwaspreparingthelessonswhenIcameintotheoffice.當我走進辦公室時，我們的英語老師正在備課。（2）prepareforsth.“為某事而做準備；準備應對/應付某事”（表間接的動賓關(guān)系，為之做準備，并非準備其本身）Thestudentsarebusypreparingforthefinalexam.學生們正忙于為期末考試做準備。（

（3）preparesb.sth.=preparesth.forsb.給/為某人準備某物Shepreparedusanicebreakfast.=Shepreparedanicebreakfastforus.她為我們準備了一頓美味的早餐。（4）preparetodosth.準備做某事Justaswewerepreparingtoleave,thephonerang.正當我們準備離開時，電話響了?！璼otherewillbemoreforestsforpandastolivein.……所以會有更多的森林供大熊貓生活。

therewillbe為therebe句型的一般將來時，意為“將會有……”。Therebe結(jié)構(gòu)的一般將來時還可以表示為：Thereisgoingtobe...。be不能改為其任何動詞。

Thereisgoingtobeameetingtomorrow.=Therewillbeameetingtomorrow.明天將會開會。Thiselephantweighsmanytimesmorethanthispanda.這只大象比這只熊貓重許多倍。⑴manytimes意為“許多倍”。time作“次；倍”講時，是可數(shù)名詞。如：severaltimes幾次；thefirsttime第一次。⑵常見倍數(shù)的表達法：Ais+倍數(shù)+比較級+than+B“A比B……多少倍”，Ais+倍數(shù)+as+