高中外研版 (2019)Unit 5 Into the unknown课文课件ppt

速读教材课文P50－51课文，完成下列任务

Ⅰ.阅读判断

判断下列句子提供的信息是正确，还是错误，还是没有提及：

1．William Gadoury studied ancient star charts at a very young age.(　　)

 A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.

2．The most amazing thing about Maya is the way that its complicated structures were built.(　　)

 A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.

3．The Maya calendar was accurate to within 30 seconds per week.(　　)

 A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.

4．The Maya people were living in small settlements.(　　)

A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.

5．There are many reasons why Maya civilisation disappeared.(　　)

A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.

[答案]　1－5　BABBA

Ⅱ.补全信息

选择正确选项填入空白处，补全所给句子提供的信息：

1．Through comparison，he found ________．

2．Although his theory has been dismissed by scholars，it shows ________．

3．________ is how they were built without the use of wheels，metal tools or even animal power.

4．But the greatest mystery of all is ________．

5．________ remains a mystery.

[答案]　1－5　ECDAB

Ⅲ.表格填空

细读教材P50－51课文，完成下列任务

Ⅰ.主旨匹配

1．Para.1 A．Natural causes contributes to the disappearance

 of Maya civilisation.

2．Para.2 B．The rise and fall of Maya civilisation leaves

 us reflecting on ourselves.

3．Para.3 C．An introduction of Ancient Maya civilisation.

4．Para.4 D．People are very interested in Ancient Maya

 civilisation.

5．Para.5 E．Ancient Maya civilisation began to

 decline mysteriously.

6．Para.6 F．Human causes reduced people's ability to deal

 with natural disasters.

[答案]　1－6　DCEFAB

Ⅱ.单项选择

1．What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To give a short introduction of William Gadoury.

B．To introduce the topic.

C．To show us that William Gadoury was wrong.

D．To introduce ancient star charts.

2．Why was the Maya calendar so accurate?

A．Because it is very complicated.

B．Because they took advantage of their understanding of mathematics and astronomy.

C．Because there are many characters in it.

D．Because they have a writing system.

3．What is the purpose of Europeans' arrival in Central America?

A．To save the Maya people.

B．To learn something from them.

C．To ask for wealth.

D．To destroy the Maya.

4．What probably caused Maya civilisation to disappear?

A．A natural disaster.

B．A deadly disease.

C．Conflicts between cities.

D．A combination of several different factors.

[答案]　1－4　BBCD

Ⅲ.概要写作微技能

概要写作微技能——变换句子的表达方式

A．阅读课文原句，注意改写句的表达方式的变换

1．Although his theory has been dismissed by scholars，it shows how powerful the secrets of Ancient Maya civilisation are among people.

→Despite being dismissed by scholars，his theory proves that Ancient Maya civilisation has a dramatic effect on people.

2．Maya civilisation has been surrounded by mystery since its rediscovery in the 19th century.

→Mystery has surrounded Maya civilisation since its rediscovery in the 19th century.

3．But the greatest mystery of all is what caused the Maya to abandon most of their great cities.

→But the greatest mystery of all is why the Maya abandoned most of their great cities.

B．变换下列句子的表达方式

1．Some research seems to indicate that the Maya people themselves may have played a part in their downfall.

→Some research seems to suggest that the Maya people may have been involved in their downfall．

2．Research also suggests that those natural disasters may have led to the decline of the Maya.

→Research also indicates that natural disasters may have resulted in the decline of the Maya.

3．Meanwhile，the rise and fall of this civilisation must also leave us thinking about our own past，present and future.

→Meantime，the rise and fall of this civilisation must also leave us considering our past，present and future.