选修8Unit5Reading

Unit5Meetingyourancestors,Warmingup,Trytoidentifytheseobjects(P37).Discusswhattheymayhavebeenmadeofandexplaintheiruse.Thinkofthealternativeswewouldusetoday?,Lead-in,clay(粘土)lamp,Chinesechimes(编钟),clay/pottery(陶器),tolightthehouse,electriclight,metal,possiblybronzeorbrass(黄铜),toprovidemusic,xylophone(木琴),stone/jadeaxe,stone/jade,tochop(砍)wood,chainsaw（链锯）,deathmask,gold,tocoverthefaceofthepharaoh（暴君）afterhisdeath,none,Reading,AvisittotheZhoukoudiancaves,Whatisit?,Whoarethey?,Task1:Whichofthefollowingshowsustheearliestpeopleandthemodernpeoplehavesomethingincommon?,PeoplehunganimalskinstokeepoutthecoldB.PeoplenevergrewtheirowncropsC.PeopleusescienceD.Peoplecareabouttheirappearance,Skimming,Task2:Tellthe3topicsthatthearchaeologisttalkedabout.,Lifeinthecave,Whatwecanlearnfromaneedle,Whatwecanlearnfromanecklace,Readthetextagainandgetthemainideaofthedialogueandthenwritedownthethreewaysinwhichthelifeofearlypeoplediffersfrommodernones.,Scanning,Caves,perhapswithskinstokeepoutthecold,Scrapers(铲土机),axe-heads(斧头),boneneedles,Animalskinssewntogetherwithneedlesandthread,necklaces,scare,burning,Carefulreading,I.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.,Layers,skins,bone,clothes,trade,seaside,II.Answerthefollowingquestionsafteracarefulreading.,1.WhyhavetheEnglishstudentscometotheZhoukoudiancaves?2.Wheredidearlypeoplelive?3.Howdidtheykeepwarm?4.Whatdidtheyusefordoors?5.Whatdidtheyeat?6.Whatanimalsweretheirmostdangerousenemies?7.Howdidtheymakeclothes?8.Whatcanwelearnfromthenecklacetheywore?9.Whatdidtheearliestpeopleusefirefor?10.Whatsthemainideaofthetext?,1.WhyhavetheEnglishstudentscometotheZhoukoudiancaves?Thestudentswanttofindoutabouthowearlypeoplelived.TherearenosuchsitesinEnglandwhiletheZhoukoudiancavesprovideanexcellentexampleofasitewhereearlypeoplelived.,Answerthefollowingquestionsafteracarefulreading.,3.Howdidtheykeepwarm?Theyconstructedthefiresinthecenterofthecavestokeepthemwarm.Theymighthavekeptfiresburningallwinter.Theyhunganimalskinsatthecavemouthtokeepoutthecold.,2.Wheredidearlypeoplelive?Earlypeoplelivedincaves.,4.Whatdidtheyusefordoors?Thearchaeologistthinkstheymayhaveusedanimalskins.,5.Whatdidtheyeat?Theyateanimalmeat,suchastigersandbears,andfishfromthelakenearby.Theyalsopickedfruitwhenitwasripe.,6.Whatanimalsweretheirmostdangerousenemies?Tigersandbearsweretheirmostdangerousenemies.,Theirclothesweremadefromanimalskins.Theyusedsharpenedstonetoolstocutuptheanimalsandremovetheirskin.Thensmallerscraperswereusedtocleanthefatandmeatfromthem.Theyhadtorubanampleamountofsaltinsidetheskintomakeitsoftenough.Finally,theywouldhavecutitandsewnthepiecestogetherwithneedlesmadeofanimalbones.,7.Howdidtheymakeclothes?,Someofthenecklacebeadsweremadeofanimalbonesbutsomeweremadeofshells,whichtellusthatallthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.Perhapstherewastradebetweenearlypeopleortheytraveledtotheseasideontheirjourneys.,8.Whatcanwelearnfromthenecklacetheywore?,9.Whatdidtheearliestpeopleusefirefor?Theyusedfiretokeepthemwarm,cookthefoodandscaretheanimals.10.Whatsthemainideaofthetext?AbriefintroductionofthelifeandhabitsoftheearliestpeopleinZhoukoudian.,III.Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.,1.Wheredothecaveslie?A.Intheforest.B.Ontheseaside.C.Atthefootofthehill.D.Higherupthehill.,2.Whatistherightorderofearlypeoplemakingclothes?a.removingtheskinb.rubbingsaltontotheskinc.removingthefatandmeatfromtheskind.cuttingupanimalse.cuttingtheskinandsewingthepiecestogetherA.a-c-d-b-eB.d-a-c-b-eC.a-c-b-e-dD.d-c-b-a-e,3.ThefollowingthingswereusedbyearlypeopletomakeclothesEXCEPT_.A.sharpenersB.needlesC.saltD.knives,4.Whichofthefollowingshowsustheearliestpeopleandthemodernpeoplehavesomethingincommon?A.PeoplehunganimalskinstokeepoutthecoldB.PeoplenevergrewtheirowncropsC.PeopleusescienceD.Peoplecareabouttheirappearance,5.Whatcanweinferfromthesentences-“Thisonelooksverylikeafishbone.Isitreasonable?-Yesindeed,asthebotanicalanalyseshaveshownus,allthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.Probablytherewerefishinit.”?A.Beinganarchaeologistneedsawiderangeofknowledge.B.Alakeisnotthesea.C.Peoplecanidentifythefishbythecolour.D.Afishbonecanbemadeintoanecklace.,Stone,woodenorbrickhouse.,Cave,Veryaccurate,ComparemodernpeopleandPekingman,andfinishthefollowingform.,Wooden,specialforeachroom,fireplace,Accurate,TV,sport,films,hobbies,education,job,Mealstogether,Inaccurate,Fruit,vegetables,meatandfish,etc.,Meat,fish,berriesandfruitinseason,Accurate,Naturalandman-madefibres.,skins,leaves,Accurate,Readthetextandfillintheblanks.AnarchaeologistisshowingagroupofstudentsfromEnglandaround_,wheresomeofthe_peoplelived.,theZhoukoudiancaves,earliest,Postreading,Firstthearchaeologistdescribeshowearlypeoplelivedinthecaves.Theymade_tokeepthemwarm,cookthefoodand_wildbeastsawayaswell.Theymighthavekeptthefireburningallwinterandhung_atthecavemouthtokeepoutthecoldduringthefreezingwinter._weretheirmostdangerousenemies.,fires,scare,animalskins,Tigersandbears,Thenthearchaeologistshowsthestudentsapictureofasewingneedle.Theneedlewhichseemstobemadeof_isatmostthreecentimetreslong.Earlypeoplecouldcutanimalskinsandsewthepiecestogethertomaketheirown_.,bone,clothes,Lastofallthearchaeologistshowsthemaprimitive_.Itismadeofanimalbonesand_.Atthattimeearlypeoplecaredabouttheir_andperhapstherewas_betweenearlypeoplesortheytravelledtotheseasideontheirjourneys.,necklace,shells/seashells,appearance,trade,Doyouthinkitisimportantforustoknowaboutthem?Why?ZhoukoudianCaveswereformallyinscribed(记入)onthe“WorldHeritageList”inDecember1987attheeleventhsessionofUNESCOWorldHeritageCommittee.Theinscription,Discussion,oftheP