【中学教材全解】2015届（新鲁教版）九年级英语（全一册）：Unit 11 What’s the highest mountain in the world教材听力原文及录音mp3（2份）

UNIT 11　　 Section A 1b Listen and complete the sentences. Teacher：Yesterday, we learned some important geographical facts. I hope you all still remember them. I’m going to test you now by asking a few questions. First, what’s the highest mountain in the world? Boy 2：Qomolangma! It’s higher than any other mountain in the world. Teacher：That’s right. And who can tell me what the Sahara is? Girl 1：The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. Teacher：Very good. And which is the deepest salt lake in the world? Girl 2：The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes. Teacher：You’re all so smart! Now, for the last question, which is the longest river in the world? Boy 1：I know! The Nile is the longest river in the world. Boy 2：And the Amazon is the second longest river in the world. Teacher：It seems that you know the answers to all my questions. Good job! 2a Listen and number the facts [1-4] in the order you hear them. Mike：Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States. Boy：Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy to meet you. Mike：Can you tell me a bit more about China? Girl：Sure! Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? It’s over 5,000 years old. Mike：Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country—in fact, the United States is one of the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even 300 years old. Boy：And China has the biggest population, too. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the United States. Mike：But China is about the same size as the US, right? Girl：Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia. We also have some famous rivers. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It’s about 6,300 kilometers long. Mike：Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the Yellow River was longer. Boy：No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long. But both rivers are very important to China. 2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box. Mike：Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States. Boy：Welcome to ou