高中英语选修八：Unit 5 Workbook

5. I always knew that she was fed up with being a receptionist.
6. The audience applauded the performance of the skillful skateboarding athletes for a couple of minutes.
3. What caused the terracotta warriors to lose their colour? The change in temperature and the sunlight when the warriors were excavated made them lose their colours.
7. The expert said the use of tobacco dated back to 1000BC.
2. How does the terraotta army show the power of Emperor Qin Shihuang?
Each terracotta warrior was a copy of a real soldier in Qin’s ary. It must have needed a tremendous amount of organization to produce the number, the size of the statues and all this shows the Emperor’s power.
Cause:
Colour faded
1
Chemical protection
Cause:
Growth of 40 kinds of mould
2new treatments being developed
Using words and expressions
Answer key for exercise 1 on page 79
Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors
Listening Page 78 Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Terracotta warriors
How to preserve the Terracotta Warriors?
Listen to the tape and write down the main idea of their dialogue.
3. Harry’s pulse raced when he saw the huge beast and immediately he accelerated his car out of the jungle.
4. The first few photos in my family album were taken when I was in kindergarten.
Answer key for exercise 3 on page 79
1. I love to mix my yoghurt with strawberries, melon and other fruit to make it taste more delicious.
2. Scientists did not recognize the significance of radioactivity until Madam Curie used it to develop X-rays.
Suggested answers to Exercise 3:
Terracotta Warriors
Age: 2,200+years old Material: clay
Number: 8,000
Features
Individual faces
1.96 metres tall
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Problems Solutions
Suggested answers to Exercise 2:
1. What is the first problem? Why is it easier to solve? The first problem is how to protect the colours originally painted on the terraotta warriors. This problem is easier to solve because the scientists have discovered a new chemical protection which will keep the colours shining brightly.
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Answer key for exercise 2 on page 79
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The main idea of the dialogue: The main idea is that there are two problems that archaeologists are trying to solve in order to preserve terracotta warriors. One is how to protect the colours and the other is how to protect the statues against moulds.
4. Why is it not easy to solve the problem of forty kinds of mould?
The forty kinds of mould are difficult to treat because they all need different kinds of treatment.