人教版高中英语选修八课件：Unit-5-Reading(共59页)

1、Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors ReadingDo you know about Zhoukou Dian? Where is it? What is famous for?It is on the Longgu Mountain, Fangshan District, Beijing. It is famous for Peking Man, a complete skull (头盖骨) of an ape-man(猿人) dating back 600,000 years.Pre-reading北京人头盖骨化石北京猿人复原图Zhoukoudian Caves 1

2、933年北京市房山县 周口店龙骨山山顶洞出土。 骨针长8.2厘米,孔径 0.31-0.33厘米。这是 中国已发现的时代最早的骨针之一,其针身保存完好,针孔处破裂,针尖锐利,表面有刮磨痕迹。针孔是用尖状器刮挖而成。骨 针Archaeologists study early people by examining the objects they used. Look at the pictures in the reading passage and think about what kind of life Peking Man lived? Did they suffer from cold

3、, starvation or disease? Make a tentative guess about what Peking Man may have done and used thousands of years ago. Compare their life with ours today. Then read the passage to see how accurate you were. What objects are used by the primitive people?12345678910Modern peoplePeking ManPlace for livin

4、gFurnitureEntertain-mentFoodClothingstone, wooden or brick housecavewooden, special for each roomTV, sport, films, hobbies, education, job, Internet family get togetherfruit, vegetables, meat and fish, etcnatural food, such as nuts and fruits.natural and man-made fibresskins, leavesnatural furniture

5、 made of stone orwood. 1. The main idea of the text is about the _ of our earliest people in the Zhoukoudian Caves. A. life and habits B. food and clothing C. homes and fishing D. farming and huntingReading A Choose the best answer. 2. Through the conversation, everything about our earliest people i

6、s mentioned EXCEPT _ . A. homesB. tools C. dress D. entertainment3. Our earliest people in the Zhoukoudian Caves kept themselves warm by _. A. working B. fighting C. making fires D. huntingD C 4. Evidence has showed that the earliest people in the Caves used _ to make clothes according to the conver

7、sation. A. leaves B. tree skins C. animal skins D. cotton5. From the conversation we can infer that the earliest people in the Caves were very _. A. busy and rich B. idle and lazy C. clever and hard working D. stupid and cruelC C Find the information about needle and necklace. ObjectWhat can be disc

8、overed from it?Needle1. They repaired or made _.2. No _ of making material has been found.3. _ have been found to _ and _ animals skins.Guess: So early people probably _ animal skins.clothesmethodsTools worecutcleanObjectWhat can be discovered from it?necklace1. They cared about their _.2. Some of t

9、he beads were made of _.Guess: So early people killed, _ and most probably ate animals3. Some of the bead were made of _.Guess: So early people _ and probably _ fish in the _ lake 4. Some of the beads were made of _.Guess: So early people may have _ to the sea or _ with people who had seashells.appe

10、aranceanimal bonescut upfish bonescaughtseashellstravelled atenearbytraded1. What animals were their most dangerous enemies? Tigers and bears were their most dangerous enemies.Answer the questions.2. How did they make clothes?Their clothes were made from animal _. They used _stone tools to_ the anim

11、als and _ their skin. Then smaller _ were used to clean the fat and meat from them. They had to _ an ample amount of salt inside the skin to make it _ enough. finally, they would have cut it and _the pieces together with _ made of animal bones.skinssharpenedscrapersrubcut upremovesoftsewnneedles3. W

12、hat can we learn about the necklace they wore?Some of the necklace beads were made of animal _ but some were made of _, which tell us that all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake. Perhaps there was _ between early people or they traveled to the seaside on their journeys.bo

13、nesshellstrade1 Read the passage and answer the questions. Comprehending 1. Why have the English students come to the Zhoukoudian caves? The students want to find out about how early people lived. There are no such sites in England while the Zhoukoudian caves provide an excellent example of a site w

14、here early people lived. 2. Where did early people live?3. How did early people keep warm? Early people lived in caves. They used fur from animals for clothes and had fires burning all winter.4. What did they use for doors?5. What did they eat? The archaeologist thinks they may have used animal skin

15、s.They ate animal meat, such as tigers and bears, and fish from the lake nearby. They also picked fruit when it was ripe.2 Write down three ways in which the life of early people differs from your own. Use the information from the reading passage to help you with each category. Homes: caves, perhaps

16、 with skins to keep out the coldTools: scrapers, axe-heads, bone needlesDress: animal skins, sewn together with needles and thread, necklacesTopic 1Topic 2 Topic 3 Read the conversation again and find out the three topics that the archaeologist talked about. Life in the caveWhat can we learn from a

17、needleWhat can we learn from a necklaceDo you think it is important for us to know about Zhoukoudian caves? Why?Zhoukoudian Caves were formally inscribed (记入) on the “World Heritage List” in December 1987 at the eleventh session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The inscriptionSummary of the Pekin

18、g Man Site on the World Heritage List confirms the exceptional and universal value of the cultural site, which requires protection for the benefit of all humanity. The site is therefore not only of China, but also of the world as a whole.1. You must be aware that its here that weve found evidence of

19、 some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world. 想必你们知道, 正是在这儿我们找到了居住 在世界这个部分最早人类的证据。 1) You must be aware that主句后接由 强调句和定语从句组成的宾语从句。 must是作为情态动词表示肯定推测, 译作“一定, 肯定”, 只用于肯定推测。 对现在或将来事实推测, 用 “must do”。Language pointsYou must be hungry after a long walk 走了很长的路, 你一定很饿。对正发生或进行的事进行推测, 用“mu

20、st be doing”。The light is on. He must be doing his homework now. 灯亮着, 他一定正在做作业。对过去的事进行推测, 用“must have done”。The ground is wet. It must have rained last night. 地是湿的, 昨晚一定下雨了。此时, 应注意反意疑问句的构成。如果句中有表示过去的时间状语, 反意疑问句用“didnt+主语”; 如果句中无表示过去的时间状语, 反义疑问句用 “havent/hasnt+主语”。He must have arrived here last night

21、, didnt he? 他一定昨晚就来这儿了, 不是吗?He must have arrived here, hasnt he?他一定来这儿了, 不是吗?2) aware adj意识到的, 知道的 通常用作表语 We should be aware that a lot of animals are becoming endangered我们必须清楚地认识到许多动物正濒临灭绝的危险。be aware of sth. 知道; 意识到Though most smokers are aware of the dangers of smoking, they wont given up. 3) its

22、 here that weve 是强调句, 其基本句式是It is (was)+被强调部分+that (who)+句子其他部分, 此结构强调的成分仅限于主语, 宾语和状语It was your mother whom I met in the street我在街上碰到的是你的母亲。 It was in the street that I met your mother. 我是在街上碰到你母亲的。It was she who had been wrong. 错的是她。It is what you do rather than what you say _ matters. 本题强调主语, 此时应

23、用that来引导。4) “Who lived in this part of the world”是定语从句修饰先行词 people。people在定语从句作主语, 故用关系代词who来引导定语从句。that2. Im sorry to interrupt you but how could they live here? 很抱歉打扰你, 我想问问他们是怎么在这里 生活的？1) 句型“Im sorry.but.”是口语中委婉的表达, “but”表示语义上的转折。- Are you free this weekend?- Im sorry, but l have lots of work to

24、do- 周末有空吗?- 对不起, 我有大量的事要做。2) interrupt vt. & vi. 打断; 中断别打扰他, 他还没完成呢。_, for he hasnt finished yet. 他的学习由于战争而中断。His studies _.打岔; 插嘴It is rude to interrupt.“Dont interrupt,” he said.Dont interrupt himwere interrupted by the war区别: interrupt 和disturbinterrupt v. 打扰, 打断, 阻碍。常有 “使停止(中断)”的意思。His speech wa

25、s constantly interrupted by applause. disturb v. 打扰, 妨碍。常指失去了正常的状态或导致困难产生。Bad dreams disturbed her sleep.3. We have found human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hill as well as tools and ornaments. 我们在山的比较高的洞穴里发现了动物和人类的骨头以及工具和装饰品。as well as 1) conj. as well as 可以用来连接两个相同的成分, 如名词, 形容词, 动

26、词, 介词, 通常不位于句首。意为“不但.而且”。2) prep. 相当于besides, in addition to，意为“除.之外”, 后面通常接名词或动词。As well as eating five course meals, they drank two bottles of wine.She sings as well as playing the piano. Helen as well as I is eager to see the performance. 4. So we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in th

27、ese caves, regardless of the cold 因此我们有理由认为他们不顾寒冷住在这些 洞穴里。1) regardless of 不管; 不顾He climbed the building, regardless of the danger不管有多危险, 他还是爬上了大厦。in spite ofWe will persevere regardless of past failures.尽管以前我们失败过, 但仍要坚持下去。2) assume vt. 假定; 设想 科学家们设想月球上没有动物。 _ that there are no animals on the moon.装

28、作 她装出一副吃惊的样子。 She _.担任, 承担 我来承担责任。 I _. The scientists assumeassumed a look of surpriseassumed the responsibilityassume后多跟名词, 宾语+ to be + n. / adj. , that 从句。assuming放在句首, 表一种猜测。e.g. Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do? 假如明天下雨, 我们该做什么呢？扩展: assumption n. make an assumption5. That would have

29、kept them warm, cooked the food and scared wild animals away as well. 他们用这火取暖、做饭, 还能用火吓跑野兽。 1) would 表示猜测, 译为“想必”、 “肯定会” 如果汽车当时翻到悬崖下, 他们早就丧命了。 _ if the car had gone over the cliff.They would have been killed2) keep them warm为keep+宾语+宾语补足语的结构意为 “使.处于某种状态(情况)”。用作宾语补足语常见的词有现在分词、过去分词、形容词、副词以及介词短语。He kep

30、t me waiting for half an hour.Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.6. We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which suggests that they might have kept the fire burning all winter. 我们一直在挖掘一层层的积灰, 几乎有六米厚, 这说明他们可能整个冬季都在烧火。 1) have been excavating 现在完成进行时, 意思是一直在挖, 表示过去发生的动作一直不

31、间断地进行到现在, 强调动作的继续。I have been looking for my lost book for three days, but I still havent found it我已经找了三天我丢的书, 但仍没找到。She has been sweeping the street all day. She is too tired. 她一整天都在扫大街, 她太累了。We have been waiting for you for two hours. We dont want to wait any longer. 我们已经等你两个小时了, 不想再等了。2) 句中 “ whi

32、ch” 用来引导非限制性定语从句, 先行词为其前的句子。3) suggest vt. to make evident indirectly; imply 意为“暗示, 意味, 表明” Her pale face suggests that she was ill. 她苍白的脸色表明她病了。 The handwriting of the letter suggests that the letter might be from a lady 从书信的字体上看, 写信人是一位女性。A silence that suggested disapproval.沉默暗示着反对。His face sugge

33、st she is happy now 从他脸上能看出他现在很幸福。His bad manners suggest a lack of family education他的无礼反映了他缺乏家教。但当suggest作“建议”讲时, 其用法为:suggest+doingI suggest her going home at once我建议她马上回家。suggest+(that) should doI suggested (that) she (should) go home at once我建议她要马上回家。4) might have doneA: Where was your sister? I

34、 didnt see her at the partyB: She might have gone swimming with some friendsA: 你姐姐上哪儿去了? 聚会时我没见到她。B: 她可能和朋友游泳去了。 7. sharpen vt. 使锋利,尖锐;使强烈 The knife needs sharpening. The tone of his letters has sharpened recently. sharp adj. 锋利的, 尖锐的; 急转的, 陡峭; 突然的, 急剧 a sharp turn 急转弯 a sharp increase 急剧增加8. cut up

35、 切碎工人将木头劈碎。_. 早期人类用石器切割动物。Early man _ animals.cup down 砍倒; 削减cut away 切掉; 剪掉; 跑开cut in 插嘴; 突然插入; 超车cut off 切断, 断绝cut through 刺穿; 抄近路通过The worker cut up the woodused stone tools to cut up9. Yes and so well preserved 还保存得如此完好。 这是省略的句子, 完整句应是: and it is so well preserved (it指necklace) preserve vt. 1) 保

36、存; 保护; 收藏e.g. You can meat or fish in salt. 你可以用盐来保存肉或鱼。2) 保持; 维持e.g. It is one of the duties of the police to public order. 警察的职责之一是维持公共秩序。相关短语:preserve sb./ sth. 保护某人/保存某物preserve sth. (for sth.) 保存/保留某物以preserve sb. (from sb./ sth.) 保护某人以免preservation n.10. Yes, indeed, as the botanical analyses

37、have been specifically showing us, all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake确实, 正如植物学分析具体显示给我们的那样, 附近所有的土地都曾是大型浅湖的一部分。 as引导的非限制性定语从句常译作“正如 那样”。 As the proverb goes, “The enemy in disguise is just like the wolf in sheeps clothing.” 正如谚语所说的那样, 伪装的敌人就像是披着 羊皮的狼。2) analysis n. (pl analysis) 分