北师大高一英语必修ModuleUnitCultureCorner.ppt

北北师大高一英大高一英语必修必修ModuleUnitCultureCornerUnit 8 AdventureCulture CornerThe Silk RoadPart IBack groundThe Silk Road was first conceived during the Zhou and Qin dynasties.From 138-139B.C.A 10,000-li silver ribbon,starting at Chang an(Xian today),the ancient capital of China,and ending at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea,links up fields,deserts,grasslands,and mountains.This is the Silk Road famed in world history,the first thoroughfare that links up China with the West.Zhang Qian,outstanding Western Han diplomat and traveler,first“blazed a trail in the West,and the Silk Road was formally inaugurated as Chinas“national road linking up the east and west.Holding a tasseled staff and“driving enormous herds of sheep and cattle and bringing quantities of golden coins and rolls of silk,Zhang Qian set out with a retune of 100 and 300in two trips from Changan and reached Loulan(around Roujiang today),Yuli,Quick(Kula today),Shula(Kashi today),Yutan(Hotan today)and Wunsun(the Ill River valley today),as well as Dayuan,Kanju,kand Dayuezhi,now in Xinjiang and the Amu-Darya River valley in Central Asia.Part IISkimmingChoose the correct answers.1.The passage mainly talks about _.A.The name of the Silk RoadB.The Silk Road todayC.The importance of the Silk RoadD.The history of the Silk Road答案：D 主旨大意题。注意文章的小标题与文章整体的关系。D 2.All of the following statements are true EXCEPT _.A.the Silk Road covered a huge distance B.linking East and West C.B.Romans bought silk from China through the Silk Road D.Buddhist has a huge influence on Greek art culture E.the Silk Road remains an very important crossroad in the world todayC答案：C。细节考察题。根据第三局部第三、四句得知：“Buddhist from India entered China along the Silk Road and had a huge influence on Chinese culture,是印度而不是希腊艺术风格给佛像带来了巨大的影响。其它选项都来自文章中提供的信息，句子虽有变化，但内容都是正确的。3.What can you infer from the passageThe Silk Road is not as important as before.Marco Polo was deeply impressed by the Silk Road.People no longer buy silk through the Silk Road nowadays.Xuan Zang might be the first monk who traveled through the Silk Road.B答案：B。判断推理题。根据文章最后一段推断丝绸之路至今仍然是一条国际贸易要道，因此A和C是错误的。从文章第三段“Marco Polo left detailed records of their journeys推断出马可波罗对丝绸之路印象深刻；而玄奘是否是第一个踏上丝绸之路的僧侣文章中并未提及。Part IIIScanningRead the text carefully and answer the following questions.1.Is the Xinjiang region the Silk Road2.When and how did the Silk Road get its name3.Name one way in which the Silk Road had a huge impact on Chinese culture4.Does the Silk Road still exist today1.Is the Xinjiang region the Silk RoadNo,Xinjiang is the area associated most closely with the Silk Road but the Silk Road stretched from Xian to Europe.2.When and how did the Silk Road get its nameThe Silk Road got its name in the 19th century when a German geographer identified it as the route through which the Romans obtained their silk from China.3.Name one way in which the Silk Road had a huge impact on Chinese cultureBuddhism from India entered China along the Silk Road and made a huge impact on Chinese culture.4.Does the Silk Road still exist todayToday,the Xinjiang Autonomous Region remains an international crossroad where traders from surrounding countries and tourists from all over the world regularly meet.Part IVVocabularyFind the words in the text and match them with their meanings.scriptures,associate,identify,surrounding,regularly,precious.1.scriptures 2.associate2.3.identify 4.surrounding3.5.regularly 6.precious(Para.4 line3)books(Para.1 line6)link(Para.2 line3)find(Para.5 line3)nearby(Para.5 line4)often(Para.5 line5)valuableDiscussion:Why is the Silk Road so importantin Chinese cultureHomework教学资料整理仅供参考，