2024-2025学年高中英语Unit2SailingtheoceansSectionⅠReading讲义新人教版选修9

PAGEPAGE1Unit2Sailingtheoceans当今航海技术达到前所未有的水平，那么你知道古代一些有关航海方面的仪器吗？Sinan，theancientChinesecompassItwasinventedbyZhangHengintheHanDynasty.Itismadeupofabronzefoundation(青铜底盘)andmagneticspoon(磁勺)whichismadeofnaturalmagnet，positionedrightinthecenterofthefoundation.Thehandleofthespoonpointstothesouth，whiletheothersidepointstothenorth.WhentheSinanisinthestill，thehandleofthespoonpointstothesouthbecauseoftheinfluenceoftheterrestrialmagnetism(地磁)．AstrolabeIthas17starslistedaswellasamapoftheskyoverhead(for37degrees)andtheecliptic(黄道)．ThetimeofdayornightisontheoutsideedgewithnoonatthetopoftheAstrolabeandmidnightatthebottom.Itcomeswithacarryingchain，apouch，andabookonitsuse.Thereversesidehasasightformeasuringtheelevationsoftheheavenlybodies.SextantThesextantisanavigationalinstrumentformeasuringtheanglebetweenthehorizonandsomeobjectinthesky.Firstasailorlooksatthehorizonthroughaneyepiece.Attheseelightfromthesunorastarreflectedoffasmallmirrorontopoftheinstrument，ontoasecondmirrorandintotheeyepiece.Thenavigatorcanthenseetwoimages，thehorizonandthesunsidebyside.Hecanthenmeasuretheanglebetweenthemonascaleatthebottomoftheinstrument.Thescalegoesfrom0to120degrees.Anearlierinstrument，calledaquadrant，measuredinangleinthesamewaybutitcouldonlymeasureanglesfrom0to90degrees.NauticalchartNauticalchartsaremapsofthedepthoftheseaandthecurrentsoftheoceans.Theyprovidemodernsailorswithroutesthroughtheseas，ratherlikeroadsthroughthecountryside.Theinformationbegantobecollectedinthenineteenthcenturyandhascontinuedtobeupdatedeversince.ThesechartswerenotavailabletoCaptainBlighorZhengHe.两个诱思问题1．WhatisthetheoryoftheSinaninventedbyZhangHeng?2．WhyweretheNauticalchartsnotabletobeusedbyCaptainBlighorZhengHe?【答案】1．Theinfluenceoftheterrestrialmagnetism.2．Becausetheinformationbegantobecollectedinthenineteenthcentury.SectionⅠReading(WarmingUp,Pre­reading，Reading&Comprehending)Ⅰ.依据词性及英文释义写出单词的正确形式1．n．kindness；forgiveness2．n．activityofexploring3．adj.aboveone'shead4．adj.atseanotfarfromland5．adj.madeordonewithoutanyplan6．adj.difficulttouse7．n．actofmentioning；actoflookingatforinformation8．adj.lightandthatcanbe(easily)carriedormoved【答案】1.mercy2.exploration3.overhead4.offshore5.random6.awkward7.reference8.portableⅡ.短语填空maywell；atthemercyof；workout；becloseto；thenumberof；comparewith；inrelationto；ratherthan1．Iprefertowalktheretakeabus.2．Theboatwastherapidriver.3．Thisnovelbecomeaclassic.4．thosewhoaresuffering，wearebetteroff.5．Ibelievethatyoucanthisproblembyyourself.【答案】1.ratherthan2.atthemercyof3.maywell4.Comparedwith5.workoutⅠ.阅读P12－13课文内容，从三个选项中选择最佳答案1．Howmanytraditionalmethodsusedbyseamenarementionedinthepassage?A．Four. B．Five.C．Eight.2．Thepassagedoesn'ttelluswhetherskilledseamenusedtousethetojudgehispositionatsea.A．NorthStar B．sunC．moon3．Bystudyingthewinds，seamencould．A．judgethedirectionoftheshipB．knowhowfarawaytheywerefromtheirhomeC．tellthedistancetheyhaddiscovered4．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat．A．whyearlyseamenwantedtosailthesevenseasB．thereisusefulinformationinanencyclopediaC．earlysailorswentexploringtheseasusingtheirskillsandsimpleinstruments5．Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus．A．keepingalongitudeofthecoastlineisthefirstandmostusefulformofexplorationB．abouttheskillsandnavigationalaidsearlyseamenusedwhilesailingtheoceansC．thefindingoflatitudeandlongitudeisamusttoplotaship'spositiononamap【答案】1.A2.C3.A4.C5.BⅡ.阅读P12－13课文内容，完成下列表格UsingnatureTohelpKeepingalongsidethecoastlineThe1.usefulformofexploration.UsingcelestialbodiesNorthStar:AttheNorthPoleitisatits2.position；Attheequatoritisalongthehorizon.Sun：Thesailorscouldusetheheightofthesuntoworkouttheir3..Clouds：Aspecialcloudformationindicateslandcloseby.Usingnavigat­ionalinstru­mentstohelpUsing4.Seaweed：Sailorscould5.bythecolourandsmellofseaweed.Birds：Seamencouldfollowthebirdswhichreturntolandtofindland.UsingtheweatherFog:Seamenusedfogto6.thepositionofastreamorriver.Winds：Seamenusedwindsto7.theirsailing.UsingtheseaCertaintidesandcurrentscouldbeusedtocarryshipstotheirdestination.FindinglongitudeSailorsknewamethodof8.longitudeusingspeedandtime.FindinglatitudeTheBearingCircle:Thefirstinstrumenttomeasure9..TheAstrolabe：Itgavetheseamenthelocaltimeandallowedthemtofindtheirlatitudeatsea.TheQuadrant:Itmeasuredhowhigh10.were.TheSextant:Itprovedtobethemostaccurateandreliableoftheseearlynavigationalinstruments.【答案】1.firstandmost2.highest3.latitude4.wildlife5.tell6.identify7.direct8．calculating9.thesun'sposition10.starsⅢ.阅读P12－13课文内容，完成下面课文缩写Thisreadingexplainshowseamen1.(explore)theoceansandwhatkindofnavigationalinstrumentswereusedtosailors2.theseventeenthcentury3.theywerenavigatingtheopenseaswithoutseeingland.The4.(voyage)oftravellersbeforethe17thcenturyshowthattheywerenot5.themercyofthe