Unit 5 Into the unknown
速读教材 P50-51 课文,完成下列任务
Ⅰ.阅读判断
判断下列句子提供的信息是正确,还是错误,还是没有提及
1.William Gadoury studied ancient star charts at a very young age.
A.Right. B.Wrong. C.Not mentioned.
2.The most amazing thing about Maya is the way that its complicated structures
were built.
A.Right. B.Wrong. C.Not mentioned.
3.Maya was accurate to within 30 seconds per week.
A.Right. B.Wrong. C.Not mentioned.
4.Maya people were living in small settlements.
A.Right. B.Wrong. C.Not mentioned.
5.There are many reasons why Maya civilisation disappeared.
A.Right. B.Wrong. C.Not mentioned.
[答案] 1—5 BABBA
Ⅱ.补全信息
选择正确选项填入空白处,补全所给句子提供的信息
A.what caused the Maya to abandon most of their great cities
B.Why Maya civilisation collapsed
C.how powerful the secrets of Ancient Maya civilisation are among people
D.What is most extraordinary about these complex structures
E.that the locations of the 117 known Maya cities correspond to the positions
of the stars
1.Through comparison,he found .
2.Although his theory has been dismissed by scholars,it shows .
3. is how they were built without the use of wheels,metal tools or even
animal power.
4.But the greatest mystery of all is .
5. remains a mystery.
[答案] 1—5 ECDAB
Ⅲ.表格填空
MAYA CIVILISATION
Time around 1.1800 BC to 2.1100 AD
Location from 3.Mexico into 4.Central America.
Possible reasons
for collapse
human causes
They turned 5.wetlands into 6.fields.
They dug 7.huge canal systems.
Their population 8.expanded.
natural causes
9.Fewer tropical cyclones led to a series of
droughts,each lasting for 10.a couple of
years.
细读教材 P50-51 课文,完成下列任务
Ⅰ.主旨匹配
1.Para.1 A.Natural causes contributes to the
disappearance of Maya civilisation.
2.Para.2 B.The rise and fall of Maya civilisation
leaves us reflecting on ourselves.
3.Para.3 C.An introduction of Ancient Maya
civilisation.
4.Para.4 D.People are very interested in Ancient
Maya civilisation.
5.Para.5 E.Ancient Maya civilisation began to
decline mysteriously.
6.Para.6 F.Human causes reduced people's ability to
deal with natural disaster.
[答案] 1—6 DCEFAB
Ⅱ.单项选择
1.What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?
A.To give a short introduction of William Gadoury.
B.To introduce the topic.
C.To show us that William Gadoury was wrong.
D.To introduce ancient star charts.
2.Why was Maya calendar so accurate?
A.Because it is very complicated.
B . Because they took advantage of their understanding of mathematics and
astronomy.
C.Because there are many characters in it.
D.Because they have a writing system.
3.What is the purpose of Europeans' arrival in Central America?
A.To save Maya people.
B.To learn something from them.
C.To ask for wealth.
D.To destroy Maya.
4.What probably caused Maya civilisation to disappear?
A.A natural disaster.
B.A deadly disease.
C.Conflicts between cities.
D.A combination of several different factors.
[答案] 1-4 BBCD
Ⅲ.概要写作微技能
概要写作微技能——变换表达方式
A.阅读课文原句,注意改写句的表达方式的变换
1.Although his theory has been dismissed by scholars,it shows how powerful the
secrets of Ancient Maya civilisation are among people.
→Despite being dismissed by scholars,his theory proves that Ancient Maya
civilisation has a dramatic effect on people.
2.Maya civilisation has been surrounded by mystery since its rediscovery in the
19th century.
→Mystery has surrounded Maya civilisation since its rediscovery in the 19th
century.
3.But the greatest mystery of all is what caused the Maya to abandon most of
their great cities.
→But the greatest mystery of all is why the Maya abandoned most of their great
cities.
B.变换下列句子的表达方式
1.Some research seems to indicate that the Maya people themselves may have played
a part in their downfall.
→Some research seems to suggest that the Maya people may have been involved in
their downfall.
2.Research also suggests that those natural disasters may have led to the decline
of the Maya.
→Research indicates that natural disasters may have resulted in the decline of
the Maya.
3.Meanwhile,the rise and fall of this civilisation must also leave us thinking
about our own past,present and future.
→Meantime,the rise and fall of this civilisation must also leave us considering
our past,present and future.