Doyoulikeclimbingthemountains?Whichmountainisthehighestmountainthatyou’veeverclimbedbefore?Howhighisit?HowdidyoufeelWhenyoureachedthetopofthemountain?Lead-inUnit2IntegratingskillsGoinghighThepioneersofthethirdpolePre-ReadingDiscuss

1.Whatdoes“goinghigh”mean?

Inmyopinion,goinghighmeansclimbingthemountains.WhoarethepioneersofthethirdPole?WhyweretheSherpasregardedasidealcompanions?Whowasthefirsttoreachthetop?Skimming

Whatdoes"ThethirdPole”refertointhetext?Whydoesthewritercallitthethirdpole?

“ThethirdPole”referstoMountQomolangma.ThemountainwascalledthethirdPolebecauseexploringitisastoughandriskyjobasreachingtheNorthandSouthPoles.WhoarethepioneersofthethirdPole?Theyarepeoplefromallovertheworldwhohavereachedthesummitofthemountain.WhyweretheSherpasregardedasidealcompanions?

Sherpa’sstrength,skill,honestyanddedicationmadethemidealcompanions.Whowasthefirsttoreachthetop?TheNewZealanderEdmundHillaryandtheSharpaTenzingNorgay.listeningWhoarethepioneersofthethirdPole?WhyweretheSherpasregardedasidealcompanions?Whowasthefirsttoreachthetop?SkimmingSkimming：FindthemainideaforeachparagraphP1P2P3P4P5P6Bythemiddleof1920s,MountQ.remainedtobegreatestchallengeforhumanbeings.DifficultyandriskSherpasprovetobetheidealguideSomeearlyattemptsandthefirstsuccessfulattemptMountQomolangma,itremainsman’’sgreatchallengesuntilnow.China’sattemptstoreachthesummitCareful-readingPar.1ThecontinentsandtheoceanshadbeenmappedTheNorthandSouthPoleshadbeendiscoveredTheoriginsoftheworld’smajorrivershadbeendiscovered“ThethirdPole””MountQomolangmaGoingtoMountQomolangmawaslikegoingtothemoonPar.2Apartfromcold,thinairandlowoxygenlevelscancausemountainsicknessSomepeoplecannevergoabove4000meters5200TheDeathzoneWhatdoes"ThethirdPole”refertointhetext?Whydoesthewritercallitthethirdpole?WhyisitdifficulttoclimbMountQomolangma?WhyisitdifficulttoclimbMountQomolangma?Possiblybecauseofthegreatheight,thecoldthinair,lowoxygenandlevels.StrengthandskillarealsoneededTheTibetanshavelivedintheHimalayasforcenturiesandhaveadjustedtotheconditionsatsuchagreatheightPar.3SharpaLiveinTibet,northIndiaandNepal.Par.4OneforeignexpeditiontoclimbMountQomolangmaarrivedinTibetin1921.Theyhadnoideawhattheywereupagainst.“Englishair””oxygenIn1924twoBritishmenwerelost.Whentheiroxygenranout.AfterWorldWarII……FlownoverseveraltimesbyaircraftTheyreachedthetoponMay29,1953Weclimbedasateam,period.Par.5Climbthemountainoverdifferentslopes1.WhycantheTibetansliveateaseinsuchextremeconditions?2.WhatmighthavebeenthepossiblereasonsthatmadeBritishexpeditionsfailin1922andin1924?3.WhycouldEdmundHillaryandTenzingNorgaymakeittothesummitofMountQomolangma?1.TheycanliveateaseinsuchextremeconditionsbecausetheyhavelivedinHimalayasforcenturiesandhaveadjustedtotheconditionsatsuchaheight.2.TheywerenotpreparedtomanyunexpecteddifficultiesandtheywerenotveryfamiliarwithMountQomolangma.3.AfterWorldWarII,technologicaladvancesinclothingandequipmenthadbeenmadeandmorewasknownaboutthemountainitselfPar.6

In1960QuYinhua,GongbuandWangFuzhoureachdthesummitofMountQomolangma.Attheageof25,QuYinghuawastheyoungestevertohavereachedthesummit.Ontheirreturn,theywerepraisedasnationalheroes.1975,anotherChineseteamclimbedMountQomolangmafromitsnorthernsideReadfromParagraph6-71.TheChinese.(首次成功攀攀登)in1960.Theteammembers.(包括)Gongbu,WangFuzhouandQuYinhua2.Itwasdarkwhenthey.(到達頂峰).Thusthey(沒能夠拍到到照片)toproduceevidence.3.Ontheirreturn,they(被頌頌揚為為)asnationalheroes.OnMay27,1975,anotherteam.(到達達頂峰峰)ofMountQomolangmafromitsnorthernside.4.Overthepast40years,29otherChinesepeople(已經經攀登登)MountQomolangmaAnswertoEx.3