您正在看的高中三年级是:Crossing Limits。 es and every success proves the conqueror’s courage, endeavor and ability.

　　Read from paragraph 3 to paragraph 5 and answer the following questions.

　　1. Why can the Tibetans live at ease in such extreme conditions?

　　Tibetans can live at ease in such extreme conditions because they have lived in Himalayas for centuries and have adjusted to the conditions at such a height.

　　2. What makes Sherpas the most reliable guide in every attempt to climb Mount Qomolangma?

　　Sherpas’ strength, skill, honesty and dedication have made them the most reliable guide.

　　3. What might have been the possible reasons that made British eXPeditions fail in 1922 and in 1924?

　　They were not prepared to many uneXPected difficulties and they were not very familiar with Mount Qomolangma.

　　4. Why could Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay make it to the summit of Mount Qomolangma?

　　After World War Two, technological advances in clothing and equipment had been made and more was known about the mountain itself.

　　5. How do you understand the sentence “Like winning in the Olympic Games, climbing a mountain such as Mount Qomolangma is a great personal achievement”?

　　Mountain climbing itself means eXPloring human possibilities and every success proves the conqueror’s courage, endeavor and ability.

　　6. After the first successful climbing, why did so many people still want to climb Mount Qomolangma?

　　Different people represent different countries and different “number ones”.

　　Read from paragraph 6 to paragraph 7 and finish the following cloze.

　　The Chinese made their first successful attempt(首次成功攀登) in 1960. The team members _ included (包括) Gongbu, Wang Fuzhou and Qu Yinhua. It was dark when they reached the summit (到达顶峰). Thus they were unable to take photos (没能够拍到照片) to produce evidence. On their return, they were praised (被颂扬为) as national heroes. On May 27, 1975, another team arrived at the peak (到达顶峰) of Mount Qomolangma from its northern side. Over the past 40 years, 29 other Chinese people have climbed (已经攀登) Mount Qomolangma.

　　Step3 Language points

　　1.apart from __________________

　　Apart from Beijing,they have visited Tianjing,Nanjing,Jinan and Qingdao. __________________.

　　2.adjust to _________________

　　The foreignners have adjusted to life in Beijing. ___________________________.

　　3.act as __________________

　　In the drama,she act as a sleeping beauty. __________________________________.

　　4.rely on _________________

　　The success of the project relies on the efforts of all the engineers._________________________.

　　5.refer …to… =think of ..as… __________________

　　Wa all refer to Mr Qin as a good teacher . __________________________________________.

　　6.run out of _______________

　　They were out of breath as their strength ran out. _______________________________________.

　　7.be praised as =be honored as ________________________

　　The athletes who won medals in the Olympics are praised as national heroes.

　　____________________________________________________________.

　　1.reach the North and South Poles______________________

　　2 the origins of the world’s major rivers_____________________________________

　　3.在如此高的海拔高度_____________________ 4.不无风险 _____________________

　　5.除……之外 ______________________ 6.稀薄的空气 ____________________

　　7.引发高原反应 ____________________ 8.没有能力做某事 _________________

　　9.适应极端的环境 _____________________ 10.几天 _________________

　　11.在这么高的地方 _____________________ 12.充当向导 _______________________

　　13.诚实和奉献精神_______________________

　　14.使他们成为理想的伴侣___________________ 15.依靠 ____________________

　　16.面对，对抗 _____________________ 17.认为某人某物 …_________________

　　18.用尽 ___________________ 19.作出技术的进步___________________________ 20.做成功，达成 _____________make it to +地点 __________