新人教版高中英语必修第一册原创1：Listening and Speaking Reading and Thinking-Comprehending

UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLDListeningandSpeaking&ReadingandThinking—Comprehending1.Howdopeoplefromdifferentcountriescommunicatewitheachotherataninternationalconference?2.Doyouknowhowmanyworkinglanguagestheyareatthiskindofconference?DiscussionLead-in1.Matchthepictureswiththecountriesanddiscusswhichlanguagesarespoken.④②③⑥①⑤Twolanguageswiththemostnativespeakers:Chinese;Spanish.OfficiallanguageoftheUN:Arabic;Chinese;English;French;Russian;Spanish.PronunciationPayattention!ReadingandThinkingReadfastandfillintheblanks.writingformeddevelopmentFillintheblankswithproperwords.thousandsofyearsago:people_______onanimalbonesandshells.the_______Dynasty:awell-developedwritingsystemtheQinDynasty:thewritingsystembegantodevelopin_____directionnow:writtenChinese________China’spresentwithitspast.carvedShangoneconnectsThepassageismainlydevelopedin_____order.time1.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.2.InHandynasty,theChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopintheonedirection.3.PeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.4.TheChinesewritingsystemtodayisn’tasimportantasbefore.5.Itislongguthatconnectsthepastwiththepresent.FFFTrueorfalse?FastreadingTT1.Paragraphonemainlytellsusthat____.A.ChinaexperiencedmanyupsanddownsinitshistoryB.ChinaisnotedforitsancientcivilizationC.Chineseancientcivilizationhascontinuedallthewaythrough

intomoderntimesD.TheChinesewritingsystemcontributestoChinesecivilizationCarefulreadingD2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothe

passage?A.OriginallywrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.B.AncientChinesecarvedsymbolsonanimalbonesandshells.C.Thesymbolsdidn’tbecomeawell-developedwritingsystemuntil

theZhoudynastyD.ItwasbecauseofEmperorQinshihuangthattheChinesewriting

systembegantodevelopinonedirection.C3.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?A.①→②③→④⑤⑥B.①②→③④→⑤⑥C.①②→③④⑤→⑥D.①→②③④⑤→⑥A4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.ToshowhowtopracticeChinesecalligraphy.B.TointroducetheChinesewritingsystem.C.TohelpforeignerslearnaboutChineseculture.D.ToteachforeignershowtolearnChinese.BChineseancientcivilizationhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes.Therearemanyreasons____thishadbeenpossible,butoneofthemain________(factor)hasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.At_____beginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.AncientChinesepeoplecarvedsymbolsonanimalbonesandshells.BytheShangDynasty,thesesymbols___________(become)awell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,itdevelopedintodifferentformsasitwasatimewhentheChinesepeople___________(divide)geographically,_______(lead)tomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuang.Fromthenon,theChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinone________(direct).whyfacotorsthehadbecomeweredividedleadingdirectionConsolidation:

Thatwritingsystemwas_____greatimportanceinunitingChinesepeopleandculture.WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysa_______(great)roleinglobalaffairs.AnincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChinesecultureandhistorythroughthis_________(amaze)language.ofgreateramazingConsolidation:1.Readthetextagainandtrytotellitinyourownwords.2.Trytorecitethebrieftext(CONSOLIDATIONpart).3.FindmoreinformationaboutChinesewritingsystem.HomeworkThebestclassroomintheworldisatthefeetofanelderlyperson.世界上最好的课堂在老人的脚下.Havingachildfallasleepinyourarmsisoneofthemostpeacefulfeelingintheworld.让一个孩子在你的臂弯入睡,你会体会到世间最安宁的感觉.Beingkindismoreimportantthanbeingright.善良比真理更重要.Youshouldneversaynotoagiftfromachild.永远不要拒绝孩子