高中英语Unit5MeetingyourancestorsSectionⅠWarmingUp

Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Section Ⅰ Warming Up &amp；
Reading-Pre-reading
It has long been known the ancient Egyptian rulers, or pharaohs (法老), were buried with great ceremony and lavish (大量的) treasures that were to be used in the other world.
Unfortunately, until 1922 no remains of any of the pharaohs or their treasures had ever been found. In that year, however, an archaeologist named Howard Carter and his sponsor, Lord Carnavon, were at last successful. They found the tomb of King Tutankhamen, who was buried 3,200 years ago. King Tut's tomb was the first fully preserved burial site to be uncovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. The two men found the tomb to contain wonderful treasures. Gold figures and magnificent furniture decorated with gold were found in the myriad (许多) of secret rooms and tunnels within the pyramid.
The only disappointment for Howard Carter came when he found that King Tut's body was nothing but dust. Apparently a mistake had been made when the king's remains were mummified (使成木乃伊). Carter did, however, find 143pieces of jewelry within the mummy case, mostly made of gold and precious stones.
Actually, despite all the publicity about the remarkable finds in his tomb, Tutankhamen's reign (统治时期) as pharaoh was short and relatively uneventful (太平的). He died when he was just 18 years old.
Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading —Pre­reading
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A VISIT TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAN CAVES
Agroupofstudents(S) fromEnglandhascometotheZhoukoudiancaves foravisit. Anarchaeologist①(A) isshowingthemround②.
①archaeologist /ˌɑːkI'ɒlədʒIst/n.考古学家美
②show sb. round 带领某人参观
③archaeology /ˌɑːkI'ɒlədʒI/n.考古学
美
A：Welcome to the Zhoukoudian caves here in China. It is a great pleasure to meet you students from England, who are interested in archaeology③. You must be aware that④it's here that we found evidence⑤ of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world. We've been excavating⑥here for many years and ...
④be/become aware that ...意识到；认识到
⑤evidence n．证据；证明
⑥excavate /'ekskəveIt/vt.挖掘；发掘
S 3：What wild animals were there all that time ago?
A ：Well, we've been finding ○23 the bones of tigers and bears in the caves, and we think these were their most dangerous enemies. Now what do you think this tells us about the life of these early people ○24？(showspictureofasewingneedle )
S 2：Gosh! That's a needle. Goodness, does that mean they repaired things?
A ：What else do you think it might have been used for ○
25？ ○
25be used for ...被用来…… ○26at (the) most 至多；最
多 ○
27centimetre
/'sentI ˌmi ːt ə/n .厘米
美
○
28wonder vt .&vi .想知道；感到诧异 n ．惊奇；奇迹；奇观 ○
29entirely adv .完全地；
S4：Let me look at it. It's at most○
26 three centimetres○
27 long. Ah yes, it seems to be made of bone.
I wonder○
28 how they made the hole for the ...
S2：(interrupting) Do you mean that they made their own clothes? Where did they get the material?
A：They didn't have material like we have today. Can you guess what they used?
S1：Wow! Did they wear clothes made entirely○
29 of animal skins○
30？ How did they prepare them? I'm sure they were quite heavy to cut and sew together.,○
23have been finding 是现在完成进行时。

○
24 ... what do you think this tells us about ...？是复杂的特殊疑问句，其构成形式为：wh­/how＋do you think＋宾语从句。

do you think作插入语，其后宾语从句用陈述语序。

除think外，可用于此句式的动词还有believe, suppose, imagine, expect, guess等。

全部地
○
30过去分词短语made entirely of animal skins作后置定语，修饰clothes。

Please match the words with their proper meanings.
1．alternative A．to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly
speaking to them
2．starvation B．the quality of being correct or true 3．tentative C．something you can choose to do or use instead of something else 4．accuracy D．suffering or death caused by lack of food 5．interrupt E．to make something have a sharper edge or point
6．assume F．not definite or certain, and may be changed later
7．ample G．more than enough
8．sharpen H．to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof
9．analysis I．to recognize sb./sth. and be able to say who or what they are 10．identify J．the detailed study or examination of sth.
答案：1～5 CDFBA 6～10 HGEJI
Lead­in
Look at the following pictures and fill in the blanks.
1．Do you know about Zhoukoudian? What is it famous for?
Yes, it is famous for Peking_Man.
2．Guess: Where did they live? How did they keep warm?
What clothes did they wear?
They might live in_the_caves,_make_fires to keep warm and wear animal_skins_or_leaves.
Fast­reading
(Ⅰ)Read the conversation and match the three topics with what the archaeologist talked about.
1．Topic 1 A．What can we learn from a necklace?
2．Topic 2 B．Life in the cave.
3．Topic 3 C．What can we learn from a needle?
答案：1～3 BCA
(Ⅱ)What's the main idea of the text?
The main idea is about the_life_and_habits_of_our_earliest_people_in_the_Zhoukoudian_caves.
Careful­reading
(Ⅰ) True (T) or False (F)．
1．Early people used blankets to keep them warm.__F__
2．The archaeologists have found the bones of tigers and bears in the caves.__T__ 3．Early people used animal skins and fibers to make their clothes.__F__ 4．The early people didn't grow their own crops.__T__
(Ⅱ) Read the text and choose the best answers.
1．Where do the caves lie?
A．In the forest. B．On the seaside.
C．At the foot of the hill. D．Higher up the hill.
2．Which of the following is the correct order about how early people made clothes?
a．clean the fat and meat from the skin
b．cut up animals
c．rub salt onto the skin
d．remove the skin
e．sew the pieces together
A．b－d－c－a－e B．b－d－a－c－e
C．b－a－d－c－e D．b－a－c－d－e
3．Which of the following shows us the earliest people and the modern people have something in common?
A．People hung animal skins to keep out the cold.
B．People never grew their own crops.
C．People use science.
D．People care about their appearance.
4．Through the conversation, everything of the following about our earliest people is mentioned EXCEPT________.
A．homes B．tools
C．dress D．entertainment
5．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 hard­working
D．stupid and cruel
答案：1～5 DBDDC
Study­read ing
Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.
1．It is a great pleasure to meet you students from England, who are interested in archaeology.
[句式分析]
[尝试翻译] 很高兴见到你们这些来自英国并且对考古学感兴趣的学生。

2．You must be aware that it's here that we found evidence of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world.
[句式分析]
[尝试翻译] 你们想必都很清楚，正是在这个地方，我们找到了居住在世界上这个地区的最早人类的证据。

3．We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which suggests that they might have kept the fire burning all winter.
[句式分析]
[尝试翻译] 我们一直在挖掘一层层的积灰，几乎有六米厚。

这意味着他们可能整个冬天都在烧火。

Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
A new course on world heritage and its conservation offers a good opportunity for the young people to learn about the legacy (遗产) of humanity and gain a sense of responsibility to help protect the planet we live on.
According to a world heritage education programme jointly
launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and China's Ministry of
Education, the course will first be offered at several schools
in Beijing before being included as a mandatory course (必修课) for high school
students nationwide.
The new course covers photos, slide shows and documentaries on the magnificence of the world heritage sites. The class aims to tell children what world heritage is and why and how it should be protected. A total of 177 nations, including China, have signed the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Listed are 754 sites all over the world, of which 29 are in China — the third most after Spain and Italy. Currently, protection of the country's cultural and natural resources leaves much to be desired. Education is undoubtedly the best way to cultivate people's sense for protecting cultural and natural resources.
The introduction of such a programme in Chinese classrooms will certainly help our young people realize the significance of common heritage, learning about world heritage sites, the history and traditions of different cultures, ecology, and the importance of protecting biological and cultural diversity.
More importantly, it will help cultivate a sense of responsibility in the minds of young participants. This is critical in protecting these cultural and natural legacies, as well as our living environment and the limited resources for sustainable development.
A．The world heritage education programme was jointly launched by the United States and China's Ministry of Education.
B．The course will first be offered at all the schools in Beijing.
C．Protection of the country's cultural and natural resources has been perfect thanks to people's efforts.
D．China ranks high among the countries with 29 sites listed on the list.
解析：选D 细节理解题。

根据第三段的“Listed are 754 sites all over the world, of which 29 are in China —the third most after Spain and Italy.”可知D项正确。

2．What can you expect to learn at the class?
A．What world heritage is.
B．Why we should protect heritage.
C．How world heritage should be protected.
D．All of the above.
解析：选D 细节理解题。

根据第三段的“The class aims to tell children what world
heritage is and why and how it should be protected.”可知课堂设置的目的是告诉孩子们世界遗产是什么，为什么要保护遗产以及如何保护遗产，故选D项。

3．The underlined word “cultivate” in the third paragraph probably means “________”．
A．distributeB．exploit
C．develop D．improvise
解析：选C 词义猜测题。

根据下文这种课程能帮助孩子意识到保护遗产的重要性，故此处指的是教育无疑是最好的提升孩子遗产保护意识的最好的方式，故选C项。

4．What's the purpose of the passage?
A．To inform us of the reason for protecting the heritage.
B．To tell us the way to protect the heritage.
C．To tell us a new course.
D．To tell us heritage preservation starts with education.
解析：选D 写作意图题。

本文主要介绍了在教学中加入遗产保护的课程，写作的目的是告诉我们遗产保护从教育开始，故选D项。

B
If you and I met at a party，you would probably ask me what I do for a living, what town I live in —the kind of questions that would help you to build a picture of who I am.I might ask the same of you, but I probably wouldn't be listening.It's more likely I'd be looking at the label on your jeans，glancing at your shoes，and eyeing up your mobile phone.These are the things that really tell me who you are.In fact, I sincerely hope you would notice the same things about me.Well，that's the way it was a year ago.
I began to behave like this at a very early age. I remember the first day of junior school，standing alone in the playground, desperately wanting to make friends.
I headed straight for what seemed to be the most promising group of boys. They were talking to girls, trading football cards, eating green sweets — all the things I wanted to do. As I attempted to talk with them，one boy asked me, “Do you support Manchester United Football Club？” Another asked, “Are you into Michael Jackson？” I answered yes to them all, even though the truthful answer was no.
Things seemed to be going well until one of the boys caught sight of my trainers. I'd never thought too much about them before. They were just plain blue sports shoes that Mum had bought，for playing in the back garden. At once, the group laughed very loudly, “W here did you get those from? A charitable organization？”
Looking at the boys in bewilderment (疑惑), I noticed for the first time that they all had similar shapes on the sides of their trainers, like the ones on footballers' boots on television. It wasn't just their shoes: crocodiles, eagles and tigers sat on the breasts of their T­shirts, and every single boy seemed to have the same school bag, a blue plastic bag with a leaping puma in silver on the side.
I walked away quietly，depressed. From that day on, I was determined to be like them, if not more so.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。

作者介绍了他是如何开始追求品牌货的。

5．What was the author like one year ago?
A．He was very interested in figure paintings.
B．He was crazy about holding different parties.
C．He used to judge others by their appearances.
D．He had some difficulty communicating with others.
解析：选C 推理判断题。

由第一段的“I'd be looking at the label on your jeans，glancing at your shoes，and eyeing up your mobile phone.These are the things that really tell me who you are.”可知，一年前的作者喜欢以貌取人。

6．How did the author react when asked about his favorite football team?
A．He told a lie.
B．He kept silent.
C．He replied proudly.
D．He refused to answer.
解析：选A 细节理解题。

由第二段的“I answered yes to them all, even though the truthful answer was no.”可知，当作者被问到喜欢的球队和明星时，他撒了谎。

7．Why did the group suddenly burst out laughing?
A．Because they played a joke on the author.
B．Because they were attracted by the author.
C．Because they welcomed the author warmly.
D．Because they looked down upon the author.
解析：选D 推理判断题。

由第三、四段可知，作者穿的是一双普通的蓝色球鞋，而那些穿着名牌球鞋的男孩取笑他的鞋是从慈善机构得到的，由此推测这些男孩是因看不起他而大笑起来。

8．After the first day of junior school, the author began to________.
A．be addicted to television
B．concern himself with animals
C．follow famous football players
D．spend more money on branded goods
解析：选D 推理判断题。

由最后一段作者看到其他男孩所穿戴的服饰后感到十分沮丧，再结合第一段作者与他人交流时所关注的事物可知，从那时起，作者开始花大量的钱买品牌货。

C
Earlier this week, 23 robots from all over the world competed in Pomona, California, for a $2 million prize in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (挑战赛). Teams have been working on these robots for three years — their challenge was to make a robot that can help after an earthquake or other natural disasters. The rules are simple — each robot has one hour to score eight points for different tasks, which include driving a car, or opening a door.
Every team has people in a separate garage, sitting around big screens and controlling their own robots. Across the garage stands Carnegie Mellon's bright red robot, CHIMP. “It has arms and hands but it moves around on these tracks，” said Tony Stentz, team leader of team Tartan Rescue. “CHIMP can go from upright to all­fours in just a few seconds. Weighing in at 440 pounds, CHIMP seems certain to win in the competition，” he said.
During the early drive, CHIMP almost went into the barricade (障碍物). It was slow getting out of the car, but once it made it out, and opened the door, it dropped to the ground in the doorway. For all the other teams, a fall means that humans have to step in and get the robot back on its feet. But about five minutes later, CHIMP got back up without any help.
The team didn't get any points for that move, but recovering from a fall would come in pretty handy in a disaster area. And CHIMP still completed all the tasks in under an hour. “What a bang­up job！” Tony Stentz said as he received handshakes and high­fives from the crowd.
Though CHIMP was clearly the winner on the first day of the finals, it ran into lots of trouble on the second day and ended up coming in third place overall. Team KAIST, from South Korea, took the $2 million prize; Florida­based Team IHMC Robotics came in second and won$1 million. “After two days, hopefully we're all a step closer to making humans safer after disasters，” added Tony Stentz.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。

文章主要介绍了在美国举办的DARPA机器人挑战赛。

9．According to Paragraph 1, these robots________.
A．are worth $2 million in total
B．are from 23 different countries
C．are able to think for themselves
D．are expected to do several pieces of work
解析：选D 细节理解题。

由第一段中的“each robot has one hour to score eight points for different tasks”可知，D项说法正确。

10．During the competition, CHIMP________.
A．kept moving on all fours
B．fell down suddenly
C．scored eight points
D．beat Team KAIST
解析：选B 细节理解题。

由第三段中的“it dropped to the ground”可知，CHIMP 在下车时突然摔倒在地，故选B项。

11．The underl ined word “bang­up” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”．A．good B．easy
C．boring D．dangerous
解析：选 A 词义猜测题。

由该段中的“recovering from a fall”和“CHIMP still completed all the tasks in under an hour”及“handshakes and high­fives”可知，Tony Stentz是说CHIMP将任务完成得很棒，故选A项。

12．What Tony Stentz said in the last paragraph shows a feeling of________.
A．politeness B．loneliness
C．happiness D．sadness
解析：选 C 推理判断题。

由最后一段中Tony Stentz所说的“After two days, hopefully ...safer after disasters”可知，本次比赛意义深远。

这意味着我们在保障灾后重建时人们的生命安全方面又前进了一步，为此他感到很高兴，故选C项。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五
There are disadvantages and advantages to all parenting styles. There is no such thing as perfect parenting. The two main styles of parenting are tolerant (宽容的) and strict. __1__ Some of those advantages are evident (明显的) during childhood or adulthood.
One of the advantages of strict parents is that they push their children to high standards. This is especially true with regard to academics. __2__ As a result, the children tend to perform extremely well in their studies due to those expectations. Strict parents may even limit fun activities if their children do not succeed in
doing things.
__3__ This happens because they help their children learn important values such as discipline. The children learn that they must make certain choices or bear the consequences. This confidence can also lead to independent children and adults.
Children with strict parenting can learn selflessness. If a child's needs are always met in a family with tolerant parents, the child may be spoiled (被宠坏的) and selfish. Strict parents get their children to focus their attention more on the benefits of the family members and learn to share with others. __4__ __5__ This is ideal for all children, but especially for those who have behavioral problems. Strict parents tend to have hard­line policies regarding homework, school attendance and activities. That self­discipline lasts for a lifetime.
A．Strict parents demand the best grades from their children.
B．Both styles of parenting have their advantages and disadvantages.
C．While there are disadvantages, there are also advantages of strict parenting.
D．Another advantage of strict parents is that they help their children build confidence.
E．So children growing up in a family with strict parenting are more likely to be selfless.
F．One of the most beneficial things about strict parenting is that it often teaches discipline.
G．An important advantage of strict parenting is that parents set good examples to their children.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。

文章分析了父母的严格要求对孩子成长的好处。

1．选C 通读全文后可知，本选项用于点明文章的主题——父母的严格要求对孩子的成长有好处，故选C。

2．选A 本选项承接上一句中的academics，说明严格的父母要求孩子取得最好的学业成绩，同时也与下一句中的studies相关联，故选A。

3．选D 本段主要讲严格的父母会在管教中帮助孩子建立自信心，同时本段最后一句再次明确了本段的主旨，故选D。

4．选E 本选项与前一句构成逻辑上的因果关系，与本段的主旨句相照应，说明严格的父母会帮助孩子形成无私的品格，故选E。

5．选F 根据本段的内容可以概括出本段的主旨——严格的父母教会孩子自律，故选F。