新教材高中英语Unit5Intotheunknown理解课文精研读学案外研版选择性

Unit5Intotheunknown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．WilliamGadourystudiedancientstarchartsataveryyoungage.()A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Notmentioned.2．ThemostamazingthingaboutMayaisthewaythatitscomplicatedstructureswerebuilt.()A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Notmentioned.3．TheMayacalendarwasaccuratetowithin30secondsperweek.()A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Notmentioned.4．TheMayapeoplewerelivinginsmallsettlements.()A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Notmentioned.5．TherearemanyreasonswhyMayacivilisationdisappeared.()A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Notmentioned.[答案]1－5BABBAⅡ.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：A．whatcausedtheMayatoabandonmostoftheirgreatcitiesB．WhyMayacivilisationcollapsedC．howpowerfulthesecretsofAncientMayacivilisationareamongpeopleD．WhatismostextraordinaryaboutthesecomplexstructuresE．thatthelocationsofthe117knownMayacitiescorrespondtothepositionsofthestars1．Throughcomparison，hefound________．2．Althoughhistheoryhasbeendismissedbyscholars，itshows________．3．________ishowtheywerebuiltwithouttheuseofwheels，metaltoolsorevenanimalpower.4．Butthegreatestmysteryofallis________．5．________remainsamystery.[答案]1－5ECDABⅢ.表格填空MAYACIVILISATIONTimeAround1.1800BCto2.1100AD.LocationFrom3.Mexicointo4.CentralAmerica.PossiblereasonsforcollapsehumancausesTheyhadturned5.wetlandsinto6.fields.Theyhaddug7.hugecanalsystems.Theirpopulation8.expanded.naturalcauses9.Fewertropicalcyclonesledtoaseriesofdroughts，eachlastingfor10.acoupleofyears.细读教材P50－51课文，完成下列任务Ⅰ.主旨匹配1．Para.1 ofMayacivilisation.2． B．TheriseandfallofMayacivilisationleaves usreflectingonourselves.3．Para.3 C．AnintroductionofAncientMaya4． D．PeopleareveryinterestedinAncientMaya civilisation.5． E．AncientMayacivilisationbeganto declinemysteriously.6．Para.6 withnaturaldisasters.[答案]1－6DCEFABⅡ.单项选择1．WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?A．TogiveashortintroductionofWilliamGadoury.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．ToshowusthatWilliamGadourywaswrong.D．Tointroduceancientstarcharts.2．WhywastheMayacalendarsoaccurate?A．Becauseitisverycomplicated.B．Becausetheytookadvantageoftheirunderstandingofmathematicsandastronomy.C．Becausetherearemanycharactersinit.D．Becausetheyhaveawritingsystem.3．WhatisthepurposeofEuropeans'arrivalinCentralAmerica?A．TosavetheMayapeople.B．Tolearnsomethingfromthem.C．Toaskforwealth.D．TodestroytheMaya.4．WhatprobablycausedMayacivilisationtodisappear?A．Anaturaldisaster.B．Adeadlydisease.C．Conflictsbetweencities.D．Acombinationofseveraldifferentfactors.[答案]1－4BBCDⅢ.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．Althoughhistheoryhasbeendismissedbyscholars，itshowshowpowerfulthesecretsofAncientMayacivilisationareamongpeople.→Despitebeingdismissedbyscholars，histheoryprovesthatAncientMayacivilisationhasadramaticeffectonpeople.2．Mayacivilisationhasbeensurroundedbymysterysinceitsrediscoveryinthe19thcentury.→MysteryhassurroundedMayacivilisationsinceitsrediscoveryinthe19thcentury.3．ButthegreatestmysteryofalliswhatcausedtheMayatoabandonmostoftheirgreatcities.→ButthegreatestmysteryofalliswhytheMayaabandonedmostoftheirgreatcities.B．变换下列句子的表达方式1．SomeresearchseemstoindicatethattheMayapeoplethemselvesmayhaveplayedapartintheirdownfall.→SomeresearchseemstosuggestthattheMayapeoplemayhavebeeninvolvedintheirdownfall．2．ResearchalsosuggeststhatthosenaturaldisastersmayhaveledtothedeclineoftheMaya.→ResearchalsoindicatesthatnaturaldisastersmayhaveresultedinthedeclineoftheMaya.3．Meanwhile，theriseand