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Section Ⅱ
“Reading and Thinking”的课文习读环节
目 录
课文阅读理解
课文写法借鉴
课时跟踪检测
美文阅读润心
课文阅读理解
泛读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)理清文脉结构
protests
the UN
committee
document
piece by piece
success
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(二)把握主旨大意
1．What's the main idea of the text
A．A needed committee.
B．A proposal leads to protests.
C．Big challenges lead to solutions.
D．A successful project of a new dam.
2．Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A．How to balance progress and the
protection of cultural sites can be a
big challenge.
Para.2 B．A committee was established to
limit damage.
Para.3 C．The proposal leads to protests.
Para.4 D．The project brought governments
and environmentalists together.
Para.5 E．The spirit of the Aswan Dam
project is still alive today.
Para.6 F．The project was completed and
successful.
答案：Paras.1～6 ACBDFE
精读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)阅读理解
1．Why did the Egyptian government want to build a new dam in the 1950s
A．To improve the economy.
B．To improve transportation.
C．To build a tourist attraction.
D．To benefit the area.
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2．Why did the building of the dam lead to protests
A．Because it would damage the fields.
B．Because it would cost a lot of money.
C．Because it would damage the cultural relics.
D．Because it would damage natural environment.
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3．How did the government save the cultural relics
A．By stopping the project.
B．By moving them to a safe place.
C．By repairing cultural relics.
D．By calling for donation.
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4．What can we know from the fourth paragraph
A．Doing is better than saying.
B．Many hands make light work.
C．There is no royal way to success.
D．Experience is the mother of wisdom.
[Tip]
用俗语或俚语概括主旨法
英语中有许多短小精悍的俗语或俚语能形象地反映段落或全文的主旨大意，牢记一些常用的俗语或俚语有助于轻松概括出段落或全文的主旨。如第4题各选项都是俚语。Doing is better than saying.意为“行动胜过语言。”Many hands make light work.意为“众人拾柴火焰高。”There is no royal way to success.意为“成功无坦途。”Experience is the mother of wisdom.意为“经验是智慧之母。”通读第四段可判断答案。
(二)阅读表达
1．Why did the government ask the UN for help
Because water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt's cultural heritage.
2．What words can you think of to describe the working process of the project
It was really hard, complicated and amazing.
3．Why does the author use exact numbers instead of expressions like “a lot of”？
Because these numbers can make the information of the article more realistic, much richer and more convincing.
4. A lot of money was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it is worthwhile Why or why not
Yes. It's worthwhile, because it helps and allows the Egyptian people to enmic benefits and protect cultural relics at the same time.
5．Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project
Because this project is about part of human culture. Cultural heritage belongs to the whole humankind and we should have the sense of “A Community of Shared Future for Mankind”．
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本文是一篇记叙事件发展过程的叙事文本。作者按照时间顺序记述了问题的产生和解决过程：问题提出(第一段)——问题分析(第二段)——问题的解决过程(第三、四段)——问题解决的结果(第五段)——意义与启示(第六段)。阅读本文时可根据第二段至第五段中的“In the 1950s, in 1959, in 1960, In 1961, Over the next 20 years, in 1980”这些时间线索词和相应的事件，在脑海中绘制“时间轴线”图，从而快速理解问题的解决过程。用时间线索将问题的产生、解决过程及结果清晰地展现出来，既能帮助学生厘清文章的脉络，又有助于学生了解文化遗产保护的意义，进而思考在生活中如何付诸行动。
课文写法借鉴
(一)赏用词之妙
1．There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future.
赏析：句中使用了动词短语give way to，意为“让位于或更替为”。该短语的使用既揭示了新旧事物不断更替发展的客观规律和必然性，还为引出下文话题提供了理论依据。
2．Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt's cultural heritage.
赏析：likely用作副词，说明了建设大坝会对当地许多寺庙和文化遗产造成损坏的可能性。likely用作副词的情况不多，但此处使用简洁，准确恰当。
3．Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.
赏析：句中使用了动词donate，意为“捐赠”，说明了世界上众多国家拯救埃及的文化遗产的无私奉献精神和道义担当，以及他们的命运共同体意识。
提能训练/完成句子
①I believe old farming methods should ____________improved modern ones.
我认为旧的耕作方式应给改良了的现代化的耕作方式让路。
②Many charities ________________the remote areas to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities.
许多慈善机构给偏远地区捐款购买计算机设备和互联网设施。
give way to
donate money to
③We will__________________.
我们可能晚些时候会见到他。
likely see him later
(二)赏句式之高
1．Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved.
赏析：本句是连动式结构。该结构中的几个动词表示动作是先后或同时发生。本句中“investigated, conducted, made”这三个动作是先后发生的，表明了专家们为保护文化遗产所做的不懈努力。
2．Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.
赏析：本句是由“not only ... but also ...”连接的两个分句，并且not only位于句首，所在分句使用了部分倒装语序。该句式的使用既丰富了文章的语言表达，又总结并严谨地表达了阿斯旺大坝工程中的国际合作精神。
提能训练
①(完成句子)I ____________(争吵) with Tom, _____________(走开) and _________(爬) to the high place.
②(句式升级)We can not only finish the job on time, but we will also do it best.(用倒装句升级)
→______________________________________________________
_______
quarrelled
walked away
climbed
Not only can we finish the job on time, but we will also do it
best.
(三)赏标题之靓
一个好的标题应该简洁明了、有吸引力、能够概括文章的主要内容。本文标题FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS使用了“from ...to ...”把课文的两个关键信息词连接起来，既能反映文章的主要内容——提出问题和解决问题，又能体现文章的行文结构，使文章脉络清晰，还能设置悬念，引起读者的阅读兴趣。
(四)赏文笔之美
In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple.Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.
赏析：本段中使用了较多的数字，形象直观地说明了当时人们为拯救阿斯旺大坝地区的文化遗产所付出的艰辛和巨大努力。用列数字的方法进行说明，既能准确客观地反映事实情况，又有较强的说服力。
阅读下面语段，体会数字在文中的作用：
Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide, cut across houses, roads, and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins. Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.
赏析：上面语段中的数字使事件描述得更加直观、具体、形象，使读者更加体会到这次灾难的破坏力之大，一幅惨不忍睹的画面跃然纸上。
美文阅读润心
穿越千年，丝绸之路如同一条神秘而耀眼的金色飘带，串联起东西方文明的璀璨明珠。在这条古老的商路上，丝绸、瓷器与香料交织成一幅绚丽的画卷。商队们踏着驼铃声，跨越沙海雪山，探寻着未知的宝藏。而今，我们虽已无需跋涉万里，但那段传奇般的旅程，依然让人心驰神往，仿佛在每一缕轻风中，都能听到那遥远的驼铃声。
The starting point of the corridor and the entire Silk Road network is Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), in Shaanxi Province of north-west China. It was famous as the capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Further west on the Silk Road, the geography gradually changes from wild deserts to high, snow-capped mountains to vast grasslands as the routes pass through the splendid Tianshan Mountains and emerge in the rolling valleys of Central Asia. Although the Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor ends here, the network continues westwards until it reaches the Mediterranean.
[阅读理解]
1．What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about
A．The Silk Road's geography.
B．The Silk Road's history.
C．The Silk Road's overall introduction.
D．The Silk Road's trade and cultural exchanges.
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2．Where are the starting point and destination of the Silk Road
A．Chang'an→Xi'an.
B．Xi'an→Chang'an.
C．Chang'an→Tianshan.
D．Xi'an→the Mediterranean.
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3．Who is recorded in history when it comes to the Silk Road
A．Zheng He.
B．The Roman Empire.
C．Li Guang.
D．Zhang Qian.
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[素养积累]
1．由文积词汇
vast adj. 巨大的；广大的
extend v. 延伸
extensive adj. 广阔的
corridor n. 走廊
stretch v. 伸展
snow-capped adj. 顶部被雪覆盖的
emerge v. 出现
assign v. 委派；派遣
ambassador n. 大使
journey v. 旅行
2．据文悟句式
①句是主从复合句，which引导的是定语从句，其中含有现在分词短语作状语。
②句中Assigned ...是过去分词短语作状语，表示原因；seeking ...是现在分词短语作状语，表示伴随。
课时跟踪检测
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Born in the coldest city in the world, Yakutsk in Siberia, Alex developed an interest in photography (摄影) from a very young age when he would spend hours developing film in the darkness of his bathroom.When he was old enough to travel, he packed his bag, hit the road and has visited more than 84 countries since he began his journey.
He began travelling around the world as a travel photographer, mainly taking photos of nature.After a few years he became more interested in people.He said, “While travelling the world, I realized that people were the most interesting part of my travel experience.I was most attracted by people living in far places, where the traditional lifestyle and ancient culture remained untouched by the outside world.I felt that life there had a close connection to the tradition of people.”
Since then, he has begun a project called The World in Faces.He has travelled deep into Siberia and China, to places unknown by the outside world where the population of the locals are down to their last few hundred.He wants to tell their stories before it's too late.Alex feels that a lot of cultures are vanishing and wants to record them.“I believe that without cultural diversity (多样性) our world will become faceless.Many of the world traditions that have been present for thousands of years have disappeared.” This project is also important to him because he wants to share the idea that we are all on the same side — we are all humans.
Alex will continue to record these very unique people.For him, it is a job of love and necessity.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。摄影爱好者Alex游历84个国家，通过摄影记录下了那些与世隔绝的民族和他们的正在消失的文化。
1．Why did Alex start the long journey
A．To make a film.
B．To take photos of people.
C．To follow his hobby of photography.
D．To know of different people and cultures.
解析：推理判断题。文章首句中提到Alex小时候就对摄影感兴趣，结合下文他在旅途中用照片记录所见所闻可知，他游历各国是为了追随自己的摄影爱好。
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2．What was Alex most interested in during his travelling
A．The wonderful natural views.
B．The peaceful life of the locals.
C．The right life attitudes of the locals.
D．The well-protected culture of the locals.
解析：细节理解题。分析第二段内容，尤其是“I was most attracted by people living in far places ... had a close connection to the tradition of people.”可知，Alex发现了很多偏远地区的人们的生活与他们的文化传统紧密相连，他被在全球化背景下保存如此完好的文化传统深深吸引。
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3．What does the underlined word “vanishing” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Dying out. B．Settling down.
C．Giving in. D．Falling behind.
解析：词义猜测题。结合画线词后的“wants to record them”和下文“I believe that without cultural diversity (多样性) our world will become faceless.”可知，Alex认为很多文化正在消失，为了保护文化的多样性，他选择通过旅行拍照的方式把这些文化记录下来。vanish意为“消失”。
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4．What can be the best title for the text
A．Importance of cultural diversity
B．Disappearing cultures recorded in photos
C．Small population groups around the world
D．Travelling and photographing around the world
解析：标题归纳题。分析全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了Alex游历各国，通过摄影记录下了那些正在消失的民族和文化，希望借此保护文化的多样性。选项B完整、准确地概括了本文的主旨。
B
The Liangzhu ruins in Hangzhou, pointing to an established Chinese civilisation 5,000 years ago，have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Every Chinese child is taught at school that the country's civilization is 5,000 years old, but proving this beyond doubt has been a problem.
Now, a jade artifact (玉器) named “King of Cong”， found in the Liangzhu city ruins near Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has provided an answer. According to radiocarbon dating (放射性碳定年法), the 6.5kg object is 5,300 years old. It is one of the largest objects among all Cong from Liangzhu. The piece has now won greater global recognition.
However, the site has far more than just things made of jade. The main area, spread over 14.3 square kilometers in the Yuhang area of Hangzhou, includes not only a city's ruins but 11 dams and several cemeteries (墓地), all about 5,000 years old. Archaeological facts show that people lived in Liangzhu for about a thousand years.
“The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu (about 3300－2300 BCE) reveal an early regional state with a unified belief system based on rice cultivation in Late Neolithic China (中国新石器时代晚期)，” the UNESCO World Heritage Committee said. “These ruins are an outstanding example of early urban civilization expressed in earthen monuments, urban planning, a water conservation system and a social hierarchy (等级制度) expressed in differentiated burials (差异化埋葬) in cemeteries within the ruins.”
According to studies led by Liu Bin, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the inner part of the ancient city ruins covers 2.8 square kilometers, about five times the area of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the outer city spreads across 6.3 square kilometers. Liu said it was the biggest city ruins site of its time to be found in China, and was also one of the largest cities of its day in the world.
语篇解读： 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了能够有力证明五千年中华文明的杭州良渚遗址。它已经被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录。
5． can prove that China has a civilization of 5,000 years old.
A．The king named Cong
B．The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu
C．The UNESCO World Heritage Committee
D．The historical site at Hangzhou
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解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“The Liangzhu ruins in Hangzhou, pointing to an established Chinese civilisation 5,000 years ago, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.”可知，良渚的考古遗址可以证明中国有五千年的文明。
6．What do we know about the ancient Liangzhu city
A．A different system of value in the region.
B．The beginning of civilisation.
C．The biggest city ruins all over the world.
D．The whole area-9.1 square kilometers.
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解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“the inner part of the ancient city ruins covers 2.8 square kilometers, about five times the area of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the outer city spreads across 6.3 square kilometers”可知，良渚古城整个区域的面积是9.1平方千米。
7．Why is the Forbidden City mentioned in the last paragraph
A．To focus on the great achievements.
B．To inform us of the importance about architecture.
C．To stress the large scale of ancient Liangzhu city.
D．To present advanced technology and outstanding civilisation.
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解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“the inner part ... in Beijing”可知，作者在最后一段提到紫禁城是为了强调良渚古城的规模。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Sites of cultural heritage often carry a large degree of value. Famous World Heritage Sites like the Pyramids of Giza or the Forbidden City in Beijing are truly impressive. 8 And they also show what the human mind and human culture are capable of.
However, cultural relics are more than just valuable in art — they tell a story of human history. Everything that makes up our society (our values, our language, our traditions, our way of life, etc.) comes from our ancestors. 9 This is extremely valuable because it provides us with a way to understand different cultures round the world and how they join each other. It offers chances for us to learn from the past and develop a better future.
10 Some relics were stolen from museums in Bagdad and the Iraq War caused great damage to parts of the ancient city of Babylon. These acts are hugely harmful to the international society. 11
So it is important to set an international rule to be followed during a war in order to greatly reduce the harms to cultural relics. 12 In order to better protect cultural relics, the law must be used in all situations even though in certain cases, a war can be won more easily by attacking common people.
A．They are worth protecting.
B．They are beautiful pieces of art.
C．Recently there have been many terrible acts.
D．Cultural heritage is important for many reasons.
E．Cultural relics are the only means we have of connecting with our past.
F．The harms do not only influence our present-day society, but all of our future.
G．This is the case, for example, with the laws about attacking common people in a war.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了文化遗迹的意义及遭受破坏的现状，并呼吁制定法律来保护文化遗迹。
8．选B 上文提到了两个著名的文化遗产，结合下文中的“also”可知，空处与下文都是讲述两处世界文化遗产的意义，B项符合语境。
9．选E 根据本段首句“However, cultural relics ... history.”可知，本段主要讲述文化遗迹的意义，结合最后一句“It offers chances ... future.”可知，E项符合语境。
10．选C 由下文可知，C项符合语境，空后是对“糟糕行为”的例证。
11．选F 由上文可知，这些行为对国际社会造成巨大的伤害，分析选项，F项符合语境，F项中的“The harms”与上文“harmful”呼应。
12．选G 根据下文可知，G项符合语境，与下文呼应，其中的“the laws”与下文“the law”相呼应。Section Ⅱ “Reading and Thinking”的课文习读环节
泛读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)理清文脉结构
(二)把握主旨大意
1．What's the main idea of the text？( )
A．A needed committee.
B．A proposal leads to protests.
C．Big challenges lead to solutions.
D．A successful project of a new dam.
2．Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A．How to balance progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
Para.2 B．A committee was established to limit damage.
Para.3 C．The proposal leads to protests.
Para.4 D．The project brought
governments and
environmentalists together.
Para.5 E．The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.
Para.6 F．The project was completed and
successful.
精读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)阅读理解
1．Why did the Egyptian government want to build a new dam in the 1950s？( )
A．To improve the economy.
B．To improve transportation.
C．To build a tourist attraction.
D．To benefit the area.
2．Why did the building of the dam lead to protests？( )
A．Because it would damage the fields.
B．Because it would cost a lot of money.
C．Because it would damage the cultural relics.
D．Because it would damage natural environment.
3．How did the government save the cultural relics？( )
A．By stopping the project.
B．By moving them to a safe place.
C．By repairing cultural relics.
D．By calling for donation.
4．What can we know from the fourth paragraph？( )
A．Doing is better than saying.
B．Many hands make light work.
C．There is no royal way to success.
D．Experience is the mother of wisdom.
[Tip]
用俗语或俚语概括主旨法
英语中有许多短小精悍的俗语或俚语能形象地反映段落或全文的主旨大意，牢记一些常用的俗语或俚语有助于轻松概括出段落或全文的主旨。如第4题各选项都是俚语。Doing is better than saying.意为“行动胜过语言。”Many hands make light work.意为“众人拾柴火焰高。”There is no royal way to success.意为“成功无坦途。”Experience is the mother of wisdom.意为“经验是智慧之母。”通读第四段可判断答案。
(二)阅读表达
1．Why did the government ask the UN for help
2．What words can you think of to describe the working process of the project
3．Why does the author use exact numbers instead of expressions like “a lot of”？
4. A lot of money was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it is worthwhile Why or why not
5．Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project
|阅|读|技|能|提|升| 抓住时间线索，厘清文章脉络
本文是一篇记叙事件发展过程的叙事文本。作者按照时间顺序记述了问题的产生和解决过程：问题提出(第一段)——问题分析(第二段)——问题的解决过程(第三、四段)——问题解决的结果(第五段)——意义与启示(第六段)。阅读本文时可根据第二段至第五段中的“In the 1950s, in 1959, in 1960, In 1961, Over the next 20 years, in 1980”这些时间线索词和相应的事件，在脑海中绘制“时间轴线”图，从而快速理解问题的解决过程。用时间线索将问题的产生、解决过程及结果清晰地展现出来，既能帮助学生厘清文章的脉络，又有助于学生了解文化遗产保护的意义，进而思考在生活中如何付诸行动。
(一)赏用词之妙
1．There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future.
赏析：句中使用了动词短语give way to，意为“让位于或更替为”。该短语的使用既揭示了新旧事物不断更替发展的客观规律和必然性，还为引出下文话题提供了理论依据。
2．Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt's cultural heritage.
赏析：likely用作副词，说明了建设大坝会对当地许多寺庙和文化遗产造成损坏的可能性。likely用作副词的情况不多，但此处使用简洁，准确恰当。
3．Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.
赏析：句中使用了动词donate，意为“捐赠”，说明了世界上众多国家拯救埃及的文化遗产的无私奉献精神和道义担当，以及他们的命运共同体意识。
①I believe old farming methods should ______________________ improved modern ones.
我认为旧的耕作方式应给改良了的现代化的耕作方式让路。
②Many charities ____________________ the remote areas to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities.
许多慈善机构给偏远地区捐款购买计算机设备和互联网设施。
③We will __________________________.
我们可能晚些时候会见到他。
(二)赏句式之高
1．Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved.
赏析：本句是连动式结构。该结构中的几个动词表示动作是先后或同时发生。本句中“investigated, conducted, made”这三个动作是先后发生的，表明了专家们为保护文化遗产所做的不懈努力。
2．Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.
赏析：本句是由“not only ... but also ...”连接的两个分句，并且not only位于句首，所在分句使用了部分倒装语序。该句式的使用既丰富了文章的语言表达，又总结并严谨地表达了阿斯旺大坝工程中的国际合作精神。
①(完成句子)I ______________ (争吵) with Tom, ______________ (走开) and __________ (爬) to the high place.
②(句式升级)We can not only finish the job on time, but we will also do it best.(用倒装句升级)
→ ________________________________________________________________________
(三)赏标题之靓
一个好的标题应该简洁明了、有吸引力、能够概括文章的主要内容。本文标题FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS使用了“from ...to ...”把课文的两个关键信息词连接起来，既能反映文章的主要内容——提出问题和解决问题，又能体现文章的行文结构，使文章脉络清晰，还能设置悬念，引起读者的阅读兴趣。
(四)赏文笔之美
In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple.Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.
赏析：本段中使用了较多的数字，形象直观地说明了当时人们为拯救阿斯旺大坝地区的文化遗产所付出的艰辛和巨大努力。用列数字的方法进行说明，既能准确客观地反映事实情况，又有较强的说服力。
Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide, cut across houses, roads, and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins. Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured.
赏析：上面语段中的数字使事件描述得更加直观、具体、形象，使读者更加体会到这次灾难的破坏力之大，一幅惨不忍睹的画面跃然纸上。
穿越千年，丝绸之路如同一条神秘而耀眼的金色飘带，串联起东西方文明的璀璨明珠。在这条古老的商路上，丝绸、瓷器与香料交织成一幅绚丽的画卷。商队们踏着驼铃声，跨越沙海雪山，探寻着未知的宝藏。而今，我们虽已无需跋涉万里，但那段传奇般的旅程，依然让人心驰神往，仿佛在每一缕轻风中，都能听到那遥远的驼铃声。
Covering vast distances and an astonishing variety of landscapes, the Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes that extended from East Asia all the way to the Mediterranean. A key section of the extensive Silk Road network is the Chang'an Tianshan Corridor, which stretches over a distance of around 5，000 kilometres through China， Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan， covering a total of 8,700 kilometres of trade routes.
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The starting point of the corridor and the entire Silk Road network is Chang'an (present day Xi'an), in Shaanxi Province of north west China. It was famous as the capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Further west on the Silk Road, the geography gradually changes from wild deserts to high, snow capped mountains to vast grasslands as the routes pass through the splendid Tianshan Mountains and emerge in the rolling valleys of Central Asia. Although the Chang'an Tianshan Corridor ends here, the network continues westwards until it reaches the Mediterranean.
The Silk Road began to develop in the 2nd century BCE. Assigned by the emperor, the ambassador Zhang Qian journeyed from Chang'an to Central Asia， seeking to build bridges
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between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. Following Zhang's efforts, trade routes took shape and relationships were strengthened between the major powers of the time, with the routes network reaching as far as the Roman Empire. The network expanded gradually, playing an important role in world history between the 6th and 14th centuries, and remained in use until the 16th century.
[阅读理解]
1．What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about？( )
A．The Silk Road's geography.
B．The Silk Road's history.
C．The Silk Road's overall introduction.
D．The Silk Road's trade and cultural exchanges.
2．Where are the starting point and destination of the Silk Road？( )
A．Chang'an→Xi'an.
B．Xi'an→Chang'an.
C．Chang'an→Tianshan.
D．Xi'an→the Mediterranean.
3．Who is recorded in history when it comes to the Silk Road？( )
A．Zheng He.
B．The Roman Empire.
C．Li Guang.
D．Zhang Qian.
[素养积累]
1．由文积词汇
vast adj. 巨大的；广大的
extend v. 延伸
extensive adj. 广阔的
corridor n. 走廊
stretch v. 伸展
snow capped adj. 顶部被雪覆盖的
emerge v. 出现
assign v. 委派；派遣
ambassador n. 大使
journey v. 旅行
2．据文悟句式
①句是主从复合句，which引导的是定语从句，其中含有现在分词短语作状语。
②句中Assigned ...是过去分词短语作状语，表示原因；seeking ...是现在分词短语作状语，表示伴随。
Section Ⅱ
课文阅读理解
泛读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)①protests ②the UN ③committee ④document
⑤piece by piece ⑥success
(二)1.C 2.Paras.1～6 ACBDFE
精读课文，完成以下学习任务
(一)1～4 DCBB
(二)1.Because water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt's cultural heritage.
2．It was really hard, complicated and amazing.
3．Because these numbers can make the information of the article more realistic, much richer and more convincing.
4．Yes. It's worthwhile, because it helps and allows the Egyptian people to enmic benefits and protect cultural relics at the same time.
5．Because this project is about part of human culture. Cultural heritage belongs to the whole humankind and we should have the sense of “A Community of Shared Future for Mankind”．
课文写法借鉴
(一)①give way to ②donate money to ③likely see him later
(二)①quarrelled; walked away; climbed ②Not only can we finish the job on time, but we will also do it best.
美文阅读润心
1～3 CDD
1UNIT 1 课时检测(二) “Reading and Thinking”的课文习读环节
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Born in the coldest city in the world, Yakutsk in Siberia, Alex developed an interest in photography (摄影) from a very young age when he would spend hours developing film in the darkness of his bathroom.When he was old enough to travel, he packed his bag, hit the road and has visited more than 84 countries since he began his journey.
He began travelling around the world as a travel photographer, mainly taking photos of nature.After a few years he became more interested in people.He said, “While travelling the world, I realized that people were the most interesting part of my travel experience.I was most attracted by people living in far places, where the traditional lifestyle and ancient culture remained untouched by the outside world.I felt that life there had a close connection to the tradition of people.”
Since then, he has begun a project called The World in Faces.He has travelled deep into Siberia and China, to places unknown by the outside world where the population of the locals are down to their last few hundred.He wants to tell their stories before it's too late.Alex feels that a lot of cultures are vanishing and wants to record them.“I believe that without cultural diversity (多样性) our world will become faceless.Many of the world traditions that have been present for thousands of years have disappeared.” This project is also important to him because he wants to share the idea that we are all on the same side — we are all humans.
Alex will continue to record these very unique people.For him, it is a job of love and necessity.
1．Why did Alex start the long journey
A．To make a film.
B．To take photos of people.
C．To follow his hobby of photography.
D．To know of different people and cultures.
2．What was Alex most interested in during his travelling
A．The wonderful natural views.
B．The peaceful life of the locals.
C．The right life attitudes of the locals.
D．The well protected culture of the locals.
3．What does the underlined word “vanishing” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Dying out. B．Settling down.
C．Giving in. D．Falling behind.
4．What can be the best title for the text
A．Importance of cultural diversity
B．Disappearing cultures recorded in photos
C．Small population groups around the world
D．Travelling and photographing around the world
B
The Liangzhu ruins in Hangzhou, pointing to an established Chinese civilisation 5,000 years ago，have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Every Chinese child is taught at school that the country's civilization is 5,000 years old, but proving this beyond doubt has been a problem.
Now, a jade artifact (玉器) named “King of Cong”， found in the Liangzhu city ruins near Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has provided an answer. According to radiocarbon dating (放射性碳定年法), the 6.5kg object is 5,300 years old. It is one of the largest objects among all Cong from Liangzhu. The piece has now won greater global recognition.
However, the site has far more than just things made of jade. The main area, spread over 14.3 square kilometers in the Yuhang area of Hangzhou, includes not only a city's ruins but 11 dams and several cemeteries (墓地), all about 5,000 years old. Archaeological facts show that people lived in Liangzhu for about a thousand years.
“The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu (about 3300－2300 BCE) reveal an early regional state with a unified belief system based on rice cultivation in Late Neolithic China (中国新石器时代晚期)，” the UNESCO World Heritage Committee said. “These ruins are an outstanding example of early urban civilization expressed in earthen monuments, urban planning, a water conservation system and a social hierarchy (等级制度) expressed in differentiated burials (差异化埋葬) in cemeteries within the ruins.”
According to studies led by Liu Bin, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the inner part of the ancient city ruins covers 2.8 square kilometers, about five times the area of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the outer city spreads across 6.3 square kilometers. Liu said it was the biggest city ruins site of its time to be found in China, and was also one of the largest cities of its day in the world.
5．__________ can prove that China has a civilization of 5,000 years old.
A．The king named Cong
B．The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu
C．The UNESCO World Heritage Committee
D．The historical site at Hangzhou
6．What do we know about the ancient Liangzhu city
A．A different system of value in the region.
B．The beginning of civilisation.
C．The biggest city ruins all over the world.
D．The whole area 9.1 square kilometers.
7．Why is the Forbidden City mentioned in the last paragraph
A．To focus on the great achievements.
B．To inform us of the importance about architecture.
C．To stress the large scale of ancient Liangzhu city.
D．To present advanced technology and outstanding civilisation.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Sites of cultural heritage often carry a large degree of value. Famous World Heritage Sites like the Pyramids of Giza or the Forbidden City in Beijing are truly impressive. __8__ And they also show what the human mind and human culture are capable of.
However, cultural relics are more than just valuable in art — they tell a story of human history. Everything that makes up our society (our values, our language, our traditions, our way of life, etc.) comes from our ancestors. __9__ This is extremely valuable because it provides us with a way to understand different cultures round the world and how they join each other. It offers chances for us to learn from the past and develop a better future.
__10__ Some relics were stolen from museums in Bagdad and the Iraq War caused great damage to parts of the ancient city of Babylon. These acts are hugely harmful to the international society. __11__
So it is important to set an international rule to be followed during a war in order to greatly reduce the harms to cultural relics. __12__ In order to better protect cultural relics, the law must be used in all situations even though in certain cases, a war can be won more easily by attacking common people.
A．They are worth protecting.
B．They are beautiful pieces of art.
C．Recently there have been many terrible acts.
D．Cultural heritage is important for many reasons.
E．Cultural relics are the only means we have of connecting with our past.
F．The harms do not only influence our present day society, but all of our future.
G．This is the case, for example, with the laws about attacking common people in a war.
UNIT 1 课时检测(二)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
[A]语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。摄影爱好者Alex游历84个国家，通过摄影记录下了那些与世隔绝的民族和他们的正在消失的文化。
1．选C 推理判断题。文章首句中提到Alex小时候就对摄影感兴趣，结合下文他在旅途中用照片记录所见所闻可知，他游历各国是为了追随自己的摄影爱好。
2．选D 细节理解题。分析第二段内容，尤其是“I was most attracted by people living in far places ... had a close connection to the tradition of people.”可知，Alex发现了很多偏远地区的人们的生活与他们的文化传统紧密相连，他被在全球化背景下保存如此完好的文化传统深深吸引。
3．选A 词义猜测题。结合画线词后的“wants to record them”和下文“I believe that without cultural diversity (多样性) our world will become faceless.”可知，Alex认为很多文化正在消失，为了保护文化的多样性，他选择通过旅行拍照的方式把这些文化记录下来。vanish意为“消失”。
4．选B 标题归纳题。分析全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了Alex游历各国，通过摄影记录下了那些正在消失的民族和文化，希望借此保护文化的多样性。选项B完整、准确地概括了本文的主旨。
[B]
语篇解读： 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了能够有力证明五千年中华文明的杭州良渚遗址。它已经被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录。
5．选B 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“The Liangzhu ruins in Hangzhou, pointing to an established Chinese civilisation 5,000 years ago, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.”可知，良渚的考古遗址可以证明中国有五千年的文明。
6．选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“the inner part of the ancient city ruins covers 2.8 square kilometers, about five times the area of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the outer city spreads across 6.3 square kilometers”可知，良渚古城整个区域的面积是9.1平方千米。
7．选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“the inner part ... in Beijing”可知，作者在最后一段提到紫禁城是为了强调良渚古城的规模。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了文化遗迹的意义及遭受破坏的现状，并呼吁制定法律来保护文化遗迹。
8．选B 上文提到了两个著名的文化遗产，结合下文中的“also”可知，空处与下文都是讲述两处世界文化遗产的意义，B项符合语境。
9．选E 根据本段首句“However, cultural relics ... history.”可知，本段主要讲述文化遗迹的意义，结合最后一句“It offers chances ... future.”可知，E项符合语境。
10．选C 由下文可知，C项符合语境，空后是对“糟糕行为”的例证。
11．选F 由上文可知，这些行为对国际社会造成巨大的伤害，分析选项，F项符合语境，F项中的“The harms”与上文“harmful”呼应。
12．选G 根据下文可知，G项符合语境，与下文呼应，其中的“the laws”与下文“the law”相呼应。
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