Unit3SeaExplorationReadingandThinking課件高中英語人教版選擇性

UNIT3SEAEXPLORATIONPart1Reading

Lead-inDoyouknowanyotherpeopleexploredtheseainthepast?Lead-inChristopherColumbusItalian1492discoveredanewworldFerdinandMagellanPortuguese1519thefirstvoyagearoundtheworld.Skimming:ReadforthetypeofthetextAnarrativeessay(記敘文)

isastorywithabeginning,middle,andend.Adescriptiveessay（描寫文）describesasubjectandlistsinterestingdetails.Anexpositoryessay（說明文）isfactual(事實的),givinginformationonasubject.Anargumentativeessay（議論文）aimstoconvincethereader.Fourmajortexttypes:narration,description,exposition,andargumentation.What'sthethemeofthetextabout?A．Lookingaheadtotheexplorationofthesea.B．Describingtradeandcuriosity'sinfluenceonthesea.C．Analysingthecausesofhumanexplorationofthesea.D．Introducingtheachievementsandfutureofhumanexplorationofthesea.√Skimming:ReadforthemainideaofthetextA.Chinahasalsojoinedwithothercountriesonotherimportantprojects.B.Tradeandcuriosityarethebasisofmankind'sgreatestachievements.C.IntheMingDynasty,ZhengHe'sseavoyagesbuiltrelationswithothercountries.D.Inancienttimes,traveleasttowestwasontheSilkRoad.E.Chinawillcontinuetoexploretheseaandenhancerelationshipswithothercountries.F.The21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoadhasencouragedcooperationandstrengthenedthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Scanning:ReadforthemainideaofeachparagraphReadforthemainideaofeachparagraphPara1:

Tradeandcuriosityarethebasisofmankind'sgreatestachievements.Para2:Inancienttimes,traveleasttowestwasontheSilkRoad.ReadforthemainideaofeachparagraphPara3:ZhengHe’sseavoyagesbuiltrelationswithothercountries.ReadforthemainideaofeachparagraphPara4:The21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoadhasencouragedcooperationandstrengthenedthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.ReadforthemainideaofeachparagraphPara5:Chinaisalsojoiningwithothercountriesonotherimportantprojects.Para6:Chinawillcontinuetoexploretheseaandenhancerelationshipswithothercountries.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Scanning:ReadforthemainideaofeachparagraphA.Chinahasalsojoinedwithothercountriesonotherimportantprojects.B.Tradeandcuriosityarethebasisofmankind'sgreatestachievements.C.IntheMingDynasty,ZhengHe'sseavoyagesbuiltrelationswithothercountries.D.Inancienttimes,traveleasttowestwasontheSilkRoad.E.Chinawillcontinuetoexploretheseaandenhancerelationshipswithothercountries.F.The21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoadhas4.encouragedcooperationandstrengthenedthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Carefulreading:

Understandthedetails1．Whydidmerchantsandexplorerstrytoexploretheseasacrosstheworld?A．Becausetheylikedtodoit.B．Becausetheywereforcedtodoit.C．Becausetheyneededtocompletetheworldmap.D．BecausetheywereinspiredbyMarcoPolo.2．WhatisthepurposeoftheBeltandRoadInitiative?

A．Tosatisfypeople'scuriosityanddesire.B．Toinvestbillionsinsystemsandservices.C．TorevisittheancientsearoutestravelledbyZhengHe.D．Topromotetradeandcooperationandenhancerelationships.√√3．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsZhengHe?A．Critical. B．Supportive.C．Indifferent. D．Doubtful.4．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．Columbus'explorationwasstoppedforeconomicreasons.B．NoaccuratemapsofthecountriesaroundtheIndianOceanexistedbeforeZhengHe.C．Chinawillhavemoreexpeditionsacrosstheseafarintothefuture.D．ThegiraffewasananimalthatcouldnotbefoundinChinaintheMingDynasty.√√Carefulreading:UnderstandthedetailsSummary:FillintheblanksTradeandcuriosityhaveoftenformedthefoundationofmankind’sgreatest1.____________(achieve).Inancienttimes,silkfromChinafound2.

(it)wayalongwhatbecameknown

theSilkRoad.AtradingrouteacrosstheseawasextendedalongthecoastsoftheIndianOcean,centredaroundCeylon(nowSriLanka).Here,merchantsfromChinaandmanyotherplacesmet4____________(negotiate)tradedeals.Between1405and1433,sevenlargefleets,underthecommandofZhengHe,sailedwestonvoyagesoftrade5.

exploration.Toreachoutacrossthesea6.________(remain)astrongdesiretoday.TheBeltandRoadInitiativehasbeenproposed,7.___________(encourage)cooperationandstrengtheningthebondsbetweenChinaandtheworld,Tradinghasgrown8._______(great)inChina,andthereisstill9.____urgentneedtostudyotherimportantprojects,10.

willdriveChinatoreachoutacrosstheseafarintothefuture.achievementsastonegotiateandremainsencouraginggreatlyan