Unit3Readingandthinking课件-高中英语人教版2019选择性

UNIT3SEAEXPLORATIONREACHINGOUTACROSSTHESEAZhengHewasa

Chineseadmiral(海军上将)andexplorerwhomadesevenvoyagestotheWesternSea.ThefirstvoyagestartedinYonglethreeyears(1405),andthelastvoyageendedinXuandeeightyears(1433),totalingseventimes.

ZhengHe’svoyagesareoneoftheworldnavigationfeats(航海壮举)inhistory.Doyouknowanystoriesaboutseavoyages?FerdinandMagellanisaPortuguese

navigator(航海家)

andexplorerwhomadethefirstvoyagearoundtheworldin1519.HesailedaroundSouthAmerica,discoveringtheStraitofMagellan,andacrossthePacific.斐迪南·麦哲伦（西班牙航海家）麦哲伦海峡ChristopherColumbuswasanItalianexplorerwhosejourneyskickedoffcenturiesofexplorationandexploitationontheAmericancontinents.Hediscoveredanewworldin1492.Toidentifyessaytypes.Tosummerizethemainideaofeachparagraph.Toassessthesignificanceofseaexploration.PredictionLookatthetitle,andthepicturebelow,discussthequestions1.Whatdoes“reachingoutacrossthesea”mean?2.Whatdoyouthinkthistextabout?3.Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutthetopic?Readforthemainideaofeachparagraph.1．Matchthefollowingparagraphswiththeirmainideas.Para.1

Para.2Para.3 Para.4

Para.5 Para.6 Para.7A．ThefutureofChinatoreachoutacrossthesea.B.Themeaningoftradeandcuriosity.C.TheancientSilkRoad.D.TheMingDynasty'srelationswithsomeregions.E.Theancientsearoutesrevisited.F.TheaimoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.G.OtherChineseimportantprojects.2．What'sthethemeofthetextabout?A．Lookingaheadtotheexplorationofthesea.B．Describingtradeandcuriosity'sinfluenceonthesea.C．Analysingthecausesofhumanexplorationofthesea.D．Introducingtheachievementsandfutureofhumanexplorationofthesea.Readforgenre.Therearefourmajortypesofessay:narrative,descriptive,expository说明文,andargumentative议论文.

[ɪkˈspɒzɪtərɪ]①Narrative:astorywithabeginning+middle+end.②Descriptive:asubject+interestingdetails③Expository:asubject+factualinformation④Argumentative

:anidea+toconvincethereaderIntroductiontothetopic:

ReachingoutacrosstheseaPara.1Para.2~3Inthepast123456Para.4~6AtpresentPara.7Inthefuture7

ReachingoutAcrosstheSea[1]Tradeandcuriosityhaveoftenformedthefoundationofmankind’sgreatestachievements.Tocompletethegreatmapoftheworldwasastrongpassionforthepeopleofearlycivilisations.MarcoPolo’stales

inspiredEuropeanexplorersto

searchforsearoutesfromwesttoeast.However,merchantsandexplorersfromtheEastsetsailfromeasttowestmanyyearsbeforeColumbusfirstdid.伸出形成...的基础为了完成世界地图对……的强烈热情inspiresbtodosth激励sb做sth寻找从西到东从...航行到...1．Whydidmerchantsandexplorerstrytoexploretheseasacrosstheworld?A．Theylikedtodoit.B．Theywereforcedtodoit.C．Theyneededtocompletetheworldmap.D．TheywereinspiredbyMarcoPolo.[2]Inancienttimes,silkfromChinafounditswayoverlandtoIndia,theMiddleEast,andRome,alongwhat

becameknownas

theSilkRoad.AtradingrouteacrosstheseawasalsoextendedalongthecoastsoftheIndianOcean,centredaroundCeylon(nowSriLanka).Here,merchantsfromChinaandmanyotherplacesmettonegotiatetradedeals,whichalsoledto

moreawarenessofeachother'scultures.Overthecenturies,furthertradingallowedmoreexplorationoftheregionstothewestofChina,asrecordedinDuHuan'sRecordofMyTravelsintheeighthcentury.在古代findone'swayto...找到去...的路作为...而著名丝绸之路几世纪以来(be)centeredaround以...为中心谈判贸易协议leadtomoreawarenessof促成对……的更多了解近一步的贸易印度洋海岸[2]Inancienttimes,silkfromChinafounditswayoverlandtoIndia,theMiddleEast,andRome,alongwhatbecameknownas

theSilkRoad.AtradingrouteacrosstheseawasalsoextendedalongthecoastsoftheIndianOcean,centredaroundCeylon(nowSriLanka).Here,merchantsfromChinaandmanyotherplacesmettonegotiatetradedeals,whichalsoledtomoreawarenessofeachother'scultures.Overthecenturies,furthertradingallowedmoreexplorationoftheregionstothewestofChina,asrecordedinDuHuan'sRecordofMyTravelsintheeighthcentury.TheoriginoftheSilkRoad1.WhatdidpeopledoinCeylon?Merchantsmettonegotiatetradedeals.2.Whatotherbenefitcanbegotfromnegotiatingtradedeals?Moreawarenessofeachother’scultures.3.WhichplacewasnotalongtheSilkRoad?A.SriLanka. B.India.C.TheMiddleEast. D.Rome[3]Later,theMingDynastyfurtherdevelopedrelationswiththeseregions.Between1405and1433,sevenlargefleets

sailedwestonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.Thesefleetswereasighttobeholdandwereinaleagueoftheirownatthattime.UnderthecommandofZhengHe，theysetsailfromtheSouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea,andthentotheeastcoastofAfrica.Africanroyalfamiliessentgiftssuchasgiraffesasgesturesoffriendship

inreturnforgold，silk，andspices.AlthoughChinawithdrewfromfurtherexpeditionsafter1433,theselandandsearoutesremainedactivechannelsbetweenotherculturesforcenturies.发展与……的关系向西航行壮观的景象独领风骚在...的指挥下从...航行以示友好作为对...的回报撤回；撤退依旧是活跃的航道2．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsZhengHe?A．Critical.

B．Supportive.C．Indifferent.

D．Doubtful.[3]Later,theMingDynastyfurtherdevelopedrelationswiththeseregions.Between1405and1433,sevenlargefleetssailedwestonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.Thesefleetswereasighttobeholdandwereinaleagueoftheirownatthattime.UnderthecommandofZhengHe，theysetsailfromtheSouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea,andthentotheeastcoastofAfrica.Africanroyalfamiliessentgiftssuchasgiraffesasgesturesoffriendshipinreturnforgold，silk，andspices.AlthoughChinawithdrew

fromfurtherexpeditionsafter1433,theselandandsearoutesremainedactivechannelsbetweenotherculturesforcenturies.1.AfricanroyalfamiliessentgiftssuchasgiraffestoChinainorderto________．A.makemoney

B.stopthewarC.showtheirfriendship D.awardtheambassador(大使使者)2.WhatisthepurposeoftheseaexplorationduringtheMingDynasty?3.IsZhengHe’svoyagessuccessfulandmeaningful?Why?[4]Toreachoutacrossthesearemainsastrongdesiretoday.TheancientsearoutestravelledbyZhengHearebeingrevisitedwiththe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad，whichispartof

theBeltandRoadInitiative.[5]TheaimofthisinitiativeistoencouragecooperationandtradeacrossthehistoricSilkRoadareas,andstrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaand

therestoftheworld.Tradinghasgrowngreatlyinrecentyears,andwillcontinuetodosoinyearstocome.Chinahasinvestedbillionsinsystemsandservicesalongtheseroutes,whichwillhelptogreatlydevelopthewholeareaforthebenefitoffuturetradeandculturalexchange.跨越海洋一带一路倡议鼓励合作和贸易加强...和...之间的联系世界其他各地继续做...在未来几年为了...的利益文化交换3．WhydidChinastarttheBeltandRoadInitiative?A．Tosellteatothewesterncountries.B．Tomakebusinesswithneighbourcountries.C．TospreadChineseculturetoothercountries.D．TostrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandothercountries.[6]Chinahasalsojoineditsfriendsacrosstheseaonotherimportantprojects.AlthoughtheancientsearoutesofZhengHehavebeentravelledmanytimes,therearestillmanyotherplaceslefttoexplore.Inrecentyears，ChinahasjoinedothernationsonseveralexpeditionstoexploretheArctic.Fromascientificpointofview,thereisanurgentneedtostudytheArcticinordertounderstandclimatechangeanditseffects.WhatisthereasonforChinaexploringtheArcticinthescientificaspect?A.To

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routes.从科学的角度讲迫切需要做某事了解它的就变化和影响大洋彼岸的朋友[7]Hundersofyearson,andwiththelatesttechnologyinhand,theneedtotradeandthedesiretoenhancerelationshipswilldriveChinato

reachout

acrosstheseafarintothefuture.WhywillChinacontinuetoreachouttheseafarintothefuture?数百年后促进关系divesbtodosth推动sb做sthHowisthepassagedeveloped?

Thepassageisdevelopedbytimeorder.

comprehensionReadthefollowingsentencesanddecideiftheyaretrue(T)orFalse(F).TheEuropeanswerethefirstexplorerstotraveltoothercountries.()Intheyearsbetween1405and1433,ZhengHesailedwestwardsonlyonvoyagesofexploration.()TheAfricancountriessentgold,silkandspicestoChinaasgesturesoffriendship.()The21stcenturyMaritimeSilkRoadispartoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.()ChinahasjoinedothernationstostudytheAntarcticinordertounderstandclimatechangeanditseffects.()FFFTFTradeandcuriosityhaveoftenformedthe1.foundation(found)ofmankind’sgreatestachievements.Tocompletethegreatmapoftheworldwasastrongpassionforthepeopleofearlycivilisations.MarcoPolo’stalesinspiredEuropeanexplorers2.tosearch(search)forsearoutesfromwesttoeast.However，merchants