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A: How high is Qomolangma? B: It’s 8,844 meters high. Qomolangma is ________ than any other mountain in the world. The Sahara is ___________ desert in the world. The Caspian Sea is _________ of all the salt lakes. The Nile is __________ river in the world. Summery How to express large numbers hundred, thousand,million talk about geography and nature Qomolangma is 8.844.43 meters high. It is higher than any other mountain in the world. Can you read these numbers? 6,300 5,000 5,465 300 __The Yangtze River is about _____ kilometers long and the Yellow River is ________ kilometers long. __ China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US. __ China is over _____ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even ___ years old. __ China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia. A a Chinese : Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? B an American : Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country. 知识拓展 2. thick adj. 1 厚的;粗的 How thick is the board? 这块木板有多厚? 2 浓的,浓厚的; 粘稠的;混浊的 It is dangerous to drive in a thick fog. 在浓雾天驾车很危险。 3. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. 山顶上浓云覆盖，而且雪可能下的很大。更严重的困难是冰冻天气和强烈的暴风雪。 3. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? 1 lives是life的复数形式，意为“生命”。 Many people lost their lives in the accident. 在那次事故中很多人丧了命。 2 risk one’s life 冒着生命危险 他正在冒着生命危险打网球。 He risked his life playing tennis. 4. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. 1 动词不定式在作主语时，常用it作形式主语，而往往将动词不定式放在谓语或表语之后。 Ⅰ.Choose the best answer. 1. My brother is ___ more outgoing than me. A. many B. little C. much 2. October 12th was one of ______ days in 2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched 发射 successfully. A. exciting B. more exciting C. the most exciting 3. Which city is ______, Beijing, Shanghai or Fuzhou A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the most bea