人教版選修八reading

Unit5Meeting

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ancestorsReading選修八Whatarethey?Terracottawarriorsandhorses(兵馬俑)Inscriptionsonbonesortortoiseshells(甲骨文)Doyouknowabout

ZhoukouDian?Whereisit?Whatisfamousfor?ItisontheLongguMountain,FangshanDistrict,Beijing.ItisfamousforPekingMan,acompleteskull(頭蓋骨)ofanape-man(猿人)datingback600,000years.Pre-reading北京人頭蓋骨化石北京猿人復(fù)原圖

1933年北京市房山縣周口店龍骨山山頂洞出土。骨針長8.2厘米,孔徑

0.31-0.33厘米。這是中國已發(fā)現(xiàn)的時代最早的骨針之一,其針身保存完好,針孔處破裂,針尖銳利,表面有刮磨痕跡。針孔是用尖狀器刮挖而成。骨針1.Themainideaofthetextisaboutthe_____ofourearliestpeopleintheZhoukoudianCaves.A.lifeandhabitsB.foodandclothingC.homesandfishingD.farmingandhuntingReading

AFastreadingChoosethebestanswer.2.Throughtheconversation,everythingaboutourearliestpeopleismentionedEXCEPT_____.A.homes

B.toolsC.dressD.entertainment3.OurearliestpeopleintheZhoukoudianCaveskeptthemselveswarmby____.A.workingB.fightingC.makingfiresD.huntingD

C4.EvidencehasshowedthattheearliestpeopleintheCavesused_____tomakeclothesaccordingtotheconversation.A.leavesB.treeskinsC.animalskinsD.cotton5.FromtheconversationwecaninferthattheearliestpeopleintheCaveswerevery_____.A.busyandrichB.idleandlazyC.cleverandhardworkingD.stupidandcruelC

C1.Whatanimalsweretheirmostdangerousenemies?

Tigersandbearsweretheirmostdangerousenemies.Answerthequestions.2.Howdidtheymakeclothes?Theirclothesweremadefromanimal_____.Theyused__________stonetoolsto______theanimalsand_______theirskin.Thensmaller________wereusedtocleanthefatandmeatfromthem.Theyhadto____anampleamountofsaltinsidetheskintomakeit____enough.finally,theywouldhavecutitand______thepiecestogetherwith_______madeofanimalbones.skinssharpenedscrapersrubcut

upremovesoftsewnneedles3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenecklacetheywore?Someofthenecklacebeadsweremadeofanimal______butsomeweremadeof______,whichtellusthatallthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.Perhapstherewas_____betweenearlypeopleortheytraveledtotheseasideontheirjourneys.bonesshellstrade1Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Comprehending

1.WhyhavetheEnglishstudentscometotheZhoukoudiancaves?

Thestudentswanttofindoutabouthowearlypeoplelived.TherearenosuchsitesinEnglandwhiletheZhoukoudiancavesprovideanexcellentexampleofasitewhereearlypeoplelived.

2.Wheredidearlypeoplelive?3.Howdidearlypeoplekeepwarm?

Earlypeoplelivedincaves.

Theyusedfurfromanimalsforclothesandhadfiresburningallwinter.4.Whatdidtheyusefordoors?5.Whatdidtheyeat?

Thearchaeologistthinkstheymayhaveusedanimalskins.Theyateanimalmeat,suchastigersandbears,andfishfromthelakenearby.Theyalsopickedfruitwhenitwasripe.4.Whatdidtheyusefordoors?5.Whatdidtheyeat?

Thearchaeologistthinkstheymayhaveusedanimalskins.Theyateanimalmeat,suchastigersandbears,andfishfromthelakenearby.Theyalsopickedfruitwhenitwasripe.2Writedownthreewaysinwhichthelifeofearlypeoplediffersfromyourown.Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetohelpyouwitheachcategory.

Homes:

caves,perhapswithskinstokeepoutthecoldTools:

scrapers,axe-heads,boneneedlesDress:animalskins,sewntogetherwithneedlesandthread,necklacesTopic1Topic2Topic3

Readtheconversationagainandfindoutthethreetopicsthatthearchaeologisttalkedabout.LifeinthecaveWhatcanwelearnfr