Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world？
2015-05-30刘素庚
链接一：英语对话和短文
（一） 对话
A=Jim B=Li Xiang
A： Excuse me， where are you from？
B： Im from Nantong， a city near the Yangtze River. My hometown is near mountains with pleasant climate.
A： Can you tell something about it？
B： Sure， the mountains are the most beautiful places in my hometown in spring. There are all kinds of flowers， grass and plants attracting many types of animals. People can breathe fresh air to relax themselves. Some people lose themselves in the beautiful field.
A： What about summer？
B： In summer， there are lots of big forests. They are good places to enjoy cool air. Every afternoon， a water park is open to tourists， it is a paradise for children to play. Children can swim， play hide-and-seek， catch fish or collect shells...
A： Chinese food is so delicious， can you tell me something special in your hometown？
B： My hometown has a lot of special fruit and vegetables， the bamboo shoots， watermelon， strawberries， oranges， grapes and some seafood. If you come here， after eating them， you wont forget them.
A： Is it easy to shop in your hometown？
B： It is also a good place for shopping， different shopping malls， supermarkets， shops are everywhere， and you can buy what you want.
A： Im very glad to visit your hometown some day.
B： The people in our hometown are very friendly and warm-hearted. Welcome to our home.
New words：
1. paradise n. 天堂
2. hide-and-seek 捉迷藏
3. bamboo shoots 竹笋
（二）短文
A Visit to Guilin
刘素庚
After two hours flight， we arrived in Guilin. I felt very excited， and everyone says Guilin has the best mountains and water， I wondered to see how special the scenery is.
My parents and I went to Guilin scenic area — the elephant trunk hill， what a beautiful elephant trunk hill！ I cant believe my eyes. Nature is really amazing！ Green elephant trunk hill looks like a huge elephants nose. It puts into the clear water. We lost ourselves in the beautiful mountain and water！
The second day we came to the Lijiang River. The Lijiang River is clear. The scenery on both sides is different， the water is like a beautiful and lovely picture. Under the direction of the guide， we see many things like pictures. After visiting the Lijiang River， I understand why there are so many poems to write about its beautiful scenery.
Guilins landscape is very famous， and its cave is also very strange. The last day we went to see the cave. I came to the hole. I cant wait to rush to his stones， how beautiful they look！ They are in thousands of ways. They surprised us a lot！
Guilin tour ended， I was very tired， but I was so happy. When I went to bed， I fell asleep soon. I had a dream. In the dream， Im still climbing the mountain in Guilin， visiting the Lijiang River by boat...I hope to visit Guilin with my parents again.
New words：
1.flight n. 飞行；班机
2.scenery n. 风景；景色
3.scenic area 景区
4.trunk n. 树干；躯干；象鼻
5. amazing adj. 令人惊异的
6. lose oneself in... 沉浸于……
7. guide n. 指南；向导
8. poems n. 诗歌，诗集
9. landscape n. 风景，景色
10. cave n. 洞穴
链接二：神奇的地理奇观
1.土耳其：巴姆凯莉
它在土耳其语里的意思是“棉花城堡”，我们能够一目了然地看清楚它名字的来由。如梦似幻，就像是天然棉花铺就的白色城堡。
2.南极洲：埃利伯斯火山的冰塔
埃利伯斯火山海拔为4 167米，边缘两侧分布着几百座冰塔，乍看像是巨人脸上新长出不久的须茬。这座火山恐怕是南极洲上唯一一块冰火交融的地方了，既翻腾着火的热焰，又充满冰的严酷。冰塔有20米高，时常吞云吐雾，弥漫在南极上空，像是随时会喷发。有些蒸汽还没出塔就被冻住了，使得塔身膨胀得越来越大。
3.美国、新墨西哥：帐篷式山峰
帐篷式山峰是一种林状喀斯特景观。石林喀斯特是在地壳运动、构造裂隙、生物作用和土壤侵蚀作用配合下，碳酸盐岩被地表水和地下水溶蚀形成的各种石柱组合体，石柱表面溶蚀形态丰富，石柱形态多样、造型奇特、组合复杂，石柱拟人似物，形态万千，赋予丰富的人文和美学信息。石林喀斯特发育演化过程经历了漫长的地质历史、复杂的古地理变迁、被玄武岩覆盖烘烤、湖盆沉积物埋藏，地壳抬升等共同影响。我们只能惊叹于大自然的鬼斧神工。正所谓造化钟神秀，面对如此震撼壮美的自然奇迹，我们除了去赞叹，还能做什么呢？
4.阿根廷：月亮谷
伊斯奇瓜拉斯托和塔兰穆帕亚自然公园地处阿根廷中部的沙漠地带，其中湖泊和沼泽中有大量的植物化石，一部分已经成为煤层，其他化石则完好地保留了植物原本的形状、脉络和纹理，在其他地区这种保存形式并不多见。在沉积物中最常见的是火山岩灰层，伊斯奇瓜拉斯托土地干燥，表面崎岖不平，人们称之为“月亮谷”。
5.巴西：魔井
魔井不是井，是巴西马托格罗索国家公园中的一个塌陷湖。湖水清澈，能够十分清楚地看到湖底的石头以及古老的树干，当太阳透过缝隙投射到湖面时，湖面上会显现出一片美得动人心魄的蓝。
6.玻利维亚：乌尤尼盐沼
它被称为“天空之镜”。每年冬季，它被雨水注满，形成一个浅湖；而每年夏季，湖水则干涸，留下一层以盐为主的矿物硬壳，中部达6米厚。人们可以驾车驶越湖面。静止不动的浅浅水面，加上稀薄的空气，会让游人突然感觉前方路无尽头。尽管地处偏僻，天空之境还是吸引了无数游客前往，他们通常就住在当地一家盐湖旅馆。在这儿，一旦你举起相机就会再也舍不得移开镜头，恨不得捕捉下全部美景。尤其是在雨后，湖面像镜子一样，反射着好似不是地球上的，美丽得令人窒息的天空景色，这也就是传说中的“天空之境”。
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