Module 1 Cultural Corner 課件-高中英語外研版選修八

CulturalCornerTheTravelsofMarcoPoloModule1DeepSouthHowmuchdoyouknowaboutMarcoPolo?handout高考題型改編：六

語法填空Turntopage13andcheckanswers快速上完8冊又緊跟高考考點的上法TheTravelsofMarcoPoloIn1271AD,MarcoPolosetoffwithhisfatheranduncleona25-yearjourneytoa1)___________(mystery)landthatmostpeopleinEurope2)______________(hear)of.Manyyearslater,abookabouthistravels3)____________(publish)whichmadehimfamous,butsomanypeopledoubtedthe4)___________(reliable)ofhisbook.5)___________,Chinesehistorianshavefoundsuchobscurenamesandfactsinthebook6)___________couldonlyhavebeenknowntosomeoneintimatewiththecountry.ManyofMarco’sstorieswereaboutChinaanditspeople.Hetoldstoriesaboutthetowns,citiesandpopulations7)___________greatdetail.HedescribedtheamazingthingshesawinChinasuchaspapermoneyandblackstonethatburned(coal).WithverylittlecontactbetweenChinaandtheWest,itisnotsurprising8)___________peopleinarichpowerfulplacelikeVenicecouldnotbelievehisstories,9)___________intheideaofhuge,richcitystates10)___________(inhabit)bymillionsofpeople.However,MarcoPolo’sbookisstillauniqueinsightforitsage.Most11)___________(important),itwasagreatinfluenceformanyfuture12)___________(travel).ChristopherColumbusleftbehindawell-worncopythatheread13)___________(inspire)himselfonhisownvoyagestoAmerica.Turntopage13andcheckanswersReadthepassageagainandfinish五`閱讀理解(handout)1.WhatcontributedtoMarcoPolo’spopularity?A.Hiswonderfultradingskills.B.Hisfamilymembers’company.C.HisfriendshipwithKublaKhan.D.Hissmartchoiceofafamouswriter.2.AsforthebookTheTravelsofMarcoPolo,wecaninferthat___________.A.peoplethenhadaconsensusaboutitB.allstorieswereaboutChinesepeopleC.someChinesehistoriansbelievedinitsreliabilityD.peoplethenbelieveditwasaboutalegendarytale3.Theauthorofthispassage_________.A.iscertainabouttheoriginofspaghettiandicecreamB.doubtstheChineseoriginofspaghettiandicecreamC.doubtsitsinfluenceonothertravelersD.thinkslittleofMarcoPolo’sbook4.Theword“intimate”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans_________inChinese.A.詳盡的B.親密的

C.個人隱私的D.溫馨的RustichellothebookabouthisjourneywaspublishedsomepeopledoubtedthereliabilityWhoarethey?

Andwhatistherelationshipbetweenthem?KublaKhanChristopherColumbusRustichellobefriendinspirewriteMarcoPoloUsefulexpressionssetoffonajourneyAwell-educatedmanheardofamysteriousanddistantland.AbefriendBAbeintimatewithBTellingreatdetailintheideaofsbinhabitsplace=spl.isinhabitedbysb8.benocomparisonwith9.leavebehind出發(fā)去旅行一個受過良好教育的人聽說（有一個）神秘而遙遠(yuǎn)的地方。A與B交朋友A與B關(guān)系密切以詳細(xì)的細(xì)節(jié)告知有...想法某人居住在某地沒有比較留下，遺留ImportantSentences1.WithverylittlecontactbetweenChinaandtheWest,itisnotsurprising(thatpeopleinarichpowerfulplacelikeVenicecouldnotbelievehisstories,norintheideaofhuge,richcitystatesinhabitedbymillionsofpeople.)因為中國與西方之間的聯(lián)系很少，也難怪那些住在像威尼斯這樣富足強(qiáng)大地方的人根本不相信他的經(jīng)歷，更無法想象數(shù)以百萬計的人居住在龐大富饒的城邦。2.AgeneralmythhasgrownuparoundMarcoPolothat(同位語從句)heintroducedsuchthingsasspaghettiandicecreamfromChinatotheWest.關(guān)于馬可.波羅最為大家熟知的一個傳說是他將意大利通心粉和冰激凌等東西從中國傳入西方。Sentences3.Columbusleftbehindawell-worncopythathereadasinspirationonhisownvoyagestoA