高考英语高中英语第三册Unit2课件及练习reading

Unit2更多资源xiti123.taobao.comHowmanycontinentsarethereintheworld?Whatarethey?Howmanyoceansarethereintheworld?Whatarethey?TheArcticDoyouknowanythingaboutexploration?exploreexplorerexplorationHowmanykindsofexplorationsdoyouknow?spacepolardesertvoyageexplorationDoyouknowanythingaboutnavigation?navynavigatornavigationHowmanyfamousnavigatorsdoyouknowinhistory?ZhengHe,intheyearbetween1405and1433,sevenlargetreasurefleetssailedwestwardsonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.UnderthecommandofZhengHe,thefleetssetsailfromtheSouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantotheRedSea,andthentraveledfurthersouth,discoveringtheeasterncoastofAfrica.JamesCook1728-1779JamesCook(1728-1779)wasthegreatestBritishnavigator.In1768hewassenttothePacific.Onhisfamoussecondexpedition(1772-75)heexploredAntarctica.In1776heundertookhisthirdandfinalvoyageinwhichheexploredtheWestcoastofNorthAmericaandtriedtolocateapassagebetweentheAtlanticandPacificoceans.OnthisvoyagehediscoveredtheHawaiianIslands,andsailedupthecoastofNorthAmericathroughtheBeringStraitstotheArcticOcean.OnhisreturnhewaskilledbyHawaiianislanders.ChristopherColumbus1451-1506Italian-bornexplorerChristopherColumbusbrokewithtraditionin1492,sailingwestinanattempttofindashorterroutetoIndiaandChina.OnAugust3rd,1492,ColumbusdepartedfromPalosdelaFrontera,Spain,onthefirstofseveralvoyagestowhathelatercalledthe“NewWorld.”AbelJanszoonTasman1603–1659ThediscoveryofNewZealand---AbelJanszoonTasmanfromHolland1603–1659ThefirstEuropeantodiscoverNewZealandDoyouknowanyotherfamousnavigatorsinhistory?MarcoPolo(1254-1324),isprobablythemostfamousWesternertraveledontheSilkRoad.HisjourneythroughAsialasted24years.HetraveledthewholeofChinaandreturnedtotellthetale,whichbecamethegreatesttravelogue.MagellanMagellanwasbornabout1470inPortugal.HesetforthhisprojectforatriproundtheworldonAugust10,1519andwaskilledinApril1521inthePhilippines.Thevoyageprovedthattheearthisround.VascodaGama(1460-1524)Ofallthenavigatorswediscussedabove,whowastheearliestnavigatortosetsailacrosstheoceans?ZhengHe——1405Columbus——1492Magellan——1521daGama——1497Readthroughthetextwiththefollowingquestions:1.Whowere/wastheearliestexplorer/softheWesternOcean?A.MarcoPoloB.ChristopherColumbusC.EuropeanexplorersD.Bravemerchants2.ThroughtheSilkRoad,Chinagot______fromothercountries.A.spicesandglassesB.silkC.weaponsD.milk3.AnAfricankinggaverhinoceroshornstoChinainorderto_____.A.makemoneyB.stopthewarC.showhisfriendshipD.awardtheAmbassador4.Whichofthefollowingbecametheworld’stradingcenteroverafewcenturiesafterHanDynasty?A.CeylonB.IndiaC.SwahilikingdomsD.Egypt5.InDuHuan’sbookRecordofMyTravelsyoucanlearnabout___.A.MarcopoloB.manyforeigncountriesC.ChristopherColumbusD.waystomakesilkReadthetextcarefullywiththefollowingquestions:1.Thetextismainlyabout______.A.howtheSilkRoadwasformedB.howChinadevelopedtradingrelationswithArabiccountriesC.ZhengHe’sexpeditionsacrosstheIndianocean.D.thehistoryofChina’sopeningtotheoutsideworld2.ThesmallbronzestatureofalionfoundinShangamostprobablycamefrom______.A.ChinaB.RomeC.GreeceD.London3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Columbus’explorationwasstoppedforeconomicreasons.B.NoaccuratemapsofthecountriesaroundtheIndianOceanexistedbeforeZhenHe.C.IntheMingDynastyChinahadthemostpowerfulnavyintheworld.D.ThegiraffewasananimalthatcouldnotbefoundinChinaintheMingDynasty.4.Whodoes“TheChineseColumbus”referto?A．TheMingemperor．B．DuHuan．C．TheChineseambassador．D．ZhengHe．5.“Intheeast，Chinaprosperedunderanewdynasty”.Theunderlinedpartrefersto____.A．theHanDynastyB．theSongDynastyC．theQinDynastyD．theMingDynasty更多资源xiti123.taobao.comTrueorFalse1.TheEuropeanswerethefirstexplorerstotraveltoothercountries.2.AccuratemapsofthecountriesaroundtheIndianOceanweremadebeforethefifteenthcentury.3.Intheyearsbetween1405and1433,ZhengHesailedwestwardsonlyonvoyagesofexploration.4.ZhengHeinvitedAfricancountriestosendambassadorstoChina.Bravemerchantsbythebeginningofthe15thcentury.andtrade.