Unit5-Meeting-your-ancestors-Reading

Unit5MeetingyourancestorsWhataretheydoing?excavatecollectidentifyandanalyzeWhatobjectsareusedbytheprimitivepeople?Whoarethey?PekingManPekingManSiteOneofthemostsignificantarchaeologicalfindsin20thcenturyZhoukoudianisarelicofprimitiveculture,48kilometerssouthwestofdowntownBeijing,whereLonggushan(dragonskeletonmountain)isstanding.Severaldecadesago,localfarmersminedlime-stone（石灰石）inZhoukoudian,cameuponsomebonefossils化石andcalledthem“theDragonBones”.Zhoukoudianbecameknownas“DragonBoneMountain”.Drugstorespurchasedthebonesasamedicalingredient材料.Thenewsaboutthe“magicbones”drewattentionofscientists.In1929theselime-stonecavesbecameworldfamouswiththediscoveryofaskull头骨andtwoteethdatingback200,000to500,000years.TheywerenamedPekingMan.ButthefossilswerelostduringWorldWarII.Manyoftheimplements工具usedbythoseearlyhumans,andbonesofanimalstheyhuntedareondisplayatamuseumnearthesiteofthediscovery.Withthesteadilyincreasednumberofvisitorsfromallovertheworld,ZhoukoudianhasbecomeascenicspotofBeijing.Doyouthinkitisimportantforustoknowaboutthem?Why?ZhoukoudianCaveswereformallyinscribed(记入)onthe“WorldHeritageList”世界文化遗产名录inDecember1987attheeleventhsession会议ofUNESCO联合国教科文组织WorldHeritageCommittee.SignificanceTheinscriptionofthePekingManSiteontheWorldHeritageListconfirmstheexceptional非凡的anduniversalvalueoftheculturalsite,whichrequiresprotectionforthebenefitofallhumanity.ThesiteisthereforenotonlyofChina,butalsooftheworldasawhole.ReadingTellthe3topicsthatthearchaeologisttalkedabout.SkimmingStage1Stage2Stage3LifeinthecaveWhatwecanlearnfromaneedleWhatwecanlearnfromanecklaceII.Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Wheredothecaveslie?A.Intheforest.B.Ontheseaside.C.Atthefootofthehill.D.Higherupthehill.2.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderabouthowearlypeoplemadeclothes?a.cleanthefatandmeatfromtheskinb.cutuptheanimalsc.rubsaltinsidetheskind.removetheskine.sewthepiecestogetherA.b-d-c-a-eB.b-d-a-c-eC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-a-c-d-e3.Whichofthefollowingshowsustheearliestpeopleandthemodernpeoplehavesomethingincommon?A.PeoplehunganimalskinstokeepoutthecoldB.PeoplenevergrewtheirowncropsC.PeopleusescienceD.Peoplecareabouttheirappearance4.Whatcanweinferfromthesentences---“Thisonelooksverylikeafishbone.Isitreasonable?---Yesindeed,asthebotanicalanalyseshaveshownus,allthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.Probablytherewerefishinit.”?A.Beinganarchaeologistneedsawiderangeofknowledge.B.Alakeisnotthesea.C.Peoplecanidentifythefishbythecolour.D.Afishbonecanbemadeintoanecklace.1.alternativen．somethingthatyoucanchoosetodooruseinsteadofsomethingelse替换物Therearesomealternativestoourplan.有几种方案可以代替我们的计划。Explanation2.Youmustbeawarethatit'sherethatwefoundevidenceofsomeoftheearliestpeoplewholivedinthispartoftheworld.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。Hehadnoalternativebuttogotherealone.他别无选择,只好一个人去那儿。a.Youmustbeawarethat…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“mustdo”。Youmustbehungryafteralongwalk．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“mustbedoing”。Thelightison.Hemustbedoinghishomeworknow．灯亮着,他一定正在做作业。对过去的事进行推测,用“musthavedone”。Thegroundiswet.Itmusthaverainedlastnight.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“didn’t+主语”;如果句中无表示过去的时间状语,反义疑问句用“haven’t/hasn’t+主语”。Hemusthavearrivedherelastnight,didn’the?他一定昨晚就来这儿了,不是吗?Hemusthavearrivedhere,hasn’the?他一定来这儿了,不是吗?b.awareadj．意识到的,知道的。通常用作表语。Weshouldbeawarethatalotofanimalsarebecomingendangered．我们必须清楚地认识到许多动物正濒临灭绝的危险。beawareofsth.知道；意识到Thoughmostsmokersareawareofthedangersofsmoking,theywon'tgivenup.c.it’sherethatwe…是强调句,其基本句式是Itis(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。ItwasyourmotherwhomImetinthestreet．我在街上碰到的是你的母亲。ItwasinthestreetthatImetyourmother.我是在街上碰到你母亲的。Itwasshewhohadbeenwrong.错的是她。Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay___matters.(2005天津高考)A.thatB.whatC.whichD.this本题强调主语,此时应用that来引导。d.“Wholivedinthispartoftheworld”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。3.Wehavebeenexcavatinghereformanyyearsand...[考点]havebeendoing是现在完成进行时，表示到现在为止一直在进行的动作，这个动作可能仍在进行，也可能停止了。[考例]CathyistakingnotesofthegrammaticalrulesinclassatSunshineschool,whereshe___Englishforayear.(湖南2007)A.studiesB.studiedC.isstudyingD.hasbeenstudying[点拨]根据句子提供的时态和时间状语forayear选D。此处用现在完成进行时表示一年以来她一直在学英语。4.I’msorrytointerruptyoubuthowcouldtheylivehere?很抱歉打扰你,我想问问他们是怎么在这里生活的？句型“I’msorry...but...”是口语中委婉的表达,“but”表示语义上的转折。—Areyoufreethisweekend?—I’msorry,butlhavelotsofworktodo．---周末有空吗?---对不起,我有大量的事要做。2)打岔;插嘴Itisrudetointerrupt.“Don’tinterrupt,”hesaid.1)阻断,中断Hisstudieswereinterruptedbythewar．Don’tinterrupthim,forhehasn’tfinishedyet.interruptv.打扰，打断，阻碍。常有“使……停止(中断)”的意思。Hisspeechwasconstantlyinterruptedbyapplause.disturbv.打扰,妨碍。常指失去了正常的状态或导致困难产生。Baddreamsdisturbedhersleep.区别:interrupt和disturb5.Wehavefoundhumanandanimalbonesinthosecaveshigherupthehillaswellastoolsandotherobjects.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其他物品。aswellas1)conj.aswellas可以用来连接两个相同的成分,如名词,形容词,动词,介词,通常不位于句首。意为“不但......而且”。2)prep.相当于besides,inadditionto，意为“除......之外”,后面通常接名词或动词。Aswellaseatingfivecoursemeals,theydranktwobottlesofwine.Shesingsaswellasplayingthepiano.Helenaswe