人教版英语8年级(下册)Unit 7 课文答案翻译Qomolangma — the Mos..

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Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?
2d: Role-play the conversation.
Guide: Feel free to ask me anything on today's Great Wall tour.
Tourist 1: How long is the wall?
Guide: Ah, the most popular question! If we're only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, it's about 8,850 kilometers long. This makes it the longest wall in the world.
Tourist 2: Wow, that s amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall?
Guide: The main reason was to protect China. As you can see, it's quite tall and wide. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.
Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall?
Guide: Yes, it's the most famous part.

3a: Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?
One of the world's most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 metres high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.

2b: Scan the article to find out what the numbers mean
It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas' breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!
"They're so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they're my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They're very special to me."
Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one.
Pandas do not have many babies; maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China than there are now. But then humans started to cut down the forests, and there was less bamboo for the pandas. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.
An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas. The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now.