2018_2019学年高中英语module6theworld'sculturalheritagesectionⅰ 13页

Module6TheWorld'sCulturalHeritagen　　Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．preserve　　　　　　　A．请求；要求2．agreementB．估计；估算3．investC．宝贵的；珍贵的；贵重的4．remainsD．促成5．existenceE．暴露；显露6．relationF．意识；认识；感悟能力7．sharpenG．建议；提议8．contributeH．帮助，援助9．exposureI．保护；保存10．awarenessJ．协议11．proposeK．投资12．assistanceL．遗迹；遗体13．preciousM．存在14．estimateN．亲属；亲戚15．requestO．使变锋利答案：1～5　IJKLM　6～10　NODEF　11～15　GHCBAⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Nowthisworldheritagesiteisinseriousdanger.处于极度的危险中2．Pollutionhascausedseriousdamagetopeople'shealth.对……造成严重的损害3．Apartfromprovidingwarmth,firecanalsobeusedforcookingfoodandforlight.除……之外4．Variousfactorscontributedtohisdownfall.促成，导致5．Thismatterisofvitalimportancetous.至关重要6．Haveyouagreedontheplanofsummerholiday？就……达成一致意见1．MatchtheChineseCulturalHeritageswiththefollowingpictures.A．TheLongmenGrottoesB．TerracottaWarriorsandHorsesnC．TheGreatWallD．TheSummerPalaceE．ThePotalaPalaceF．BeijingImperialPalace答案：①～⑥　EFDBAC2．AstouriststotheBeijingManSite,whatshouldwedotoprotectthishumanheritage?First,_we_can_take_part_in_helping_remove_the_weeds_around_them._Second,_we_shouldn't_throw_away_any_waste_here_and_there_in_order_to_keep_the_site_clean._I_think,_most_importantly,_we_should_donate_some_money_and_let_experts_protect_it_efficiently.Ⅰ.FastreadingLookthroughthetwopartsofthepassagetofindoutwhichofthefollowingtopicsarementioned?a．whenandwherethecavesofZhoukoudianwasdiscoveredb．thepopulationoftouristsc．thediscovereditemsinthecavesd．theimportanceofthediscoveriese．therulesofvisitingthesitef．thepresentconditionsofthesite答案：a,c,d,fⅡ.CarefulreadingChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothepassage.1．What'stheimportanceofthediscoveryoftheremainsofBeijingMan?A．Ithelpsustogettoknowourhistory.nB．ItmadeZhoukoudianlistedasaworldheritagesite.C．ItchangedChina'sknowledgeofitshistory.D．WecanhaveadeepunderstandingofJapaneseinvasionofChinathroughit.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBeijingMan?A．About15%livedtotheageof50.B．Theyusedbronzetools.C．Theylivedonfarminginsteadofhunting.D．Theyusedfiretocookandprotectthemselvesfromwildbeasts.3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．ZhoukoudianisnowoutofdangerB．UNESCOhasn'ttakenanyactiontoprotectZhoukoudianC．itiseasytorepairZhoukoudianD．weneedtheeffortsfrommanyaspectstoprotectZhoukoudian答案：1～3　CDDⅢ.StudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthepassage.1.Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilswhichshowedtheyusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectionfromwildbeasts.[尝试翻译]　跟化石一起被发现的灰烬表明他们用火来做饭、照明、取暖和抵御野兽。2．Anysitewhichisseriouslydamagedorwhichisnotproperlyprotectedisanendangeredheritage,andUNESCOisveryquicktodosomethingaboutsituationslikethis.n[尝试翻译]　任何遭到严重破坏或保护不当的遗产都是濒危遗产，联合国教科文组织会及时采取针对此类情况的措施。　　　　　　　　　　　[对应学生课下能力提升(二十一)]阅读理解AAnancientEgyptianmummythoughttobethatofPharaohRamsesⅠhasreturnedhomeaftermorethan140yearsinNorthAmericanmuseums.ThebodywascarriedofftheplaneinCairoinaboxcoveredwithEgypt'sflag.TheMichaelCarlosMuseumgaveitbackaftertestsshoweditwasprobablythatofthemanwhoruled3,000yearsago.TheUSmuseumacquireditthreeyearsagofromaCanadianmuseum,whichinturnisthoughttohaveboughtitfromEgyptiangraverobbersin1860.ThemummywaswelcomedbackhomewithsongsandmilitarybandmusicduringaceremonyatthenationalmuseuminCairo.ZahiHawass,headofEgypt'sSupremeCouncilofAntiquities(文物最高委员会),traveledfromtheUSwiththebodyandsaiditwouldbemovednextyeartotheLuxorMuseuminsouthernEgypt.“Wearenot100%surethatthemummyisthatofRamsesⅠ.”saidMrHawass.“Butweare100%surethatitisofaking.”Atlanta'sMichaelCarlosMuseumacquiredthemummyin1999,butofferedtoreturnitafterhitechscanning(扫描)equipmentindicateditwaslikelytobethatofRamsesⅠ.ThemuseumwebsitesaidithadbeenacquiredfromtheNiagaraFallsMuseum.ItisthoughtaCanadiancollectorboughtthemummyfortheNiagaraFallsMuseumnaround1860fromanEgyptianfamilywhichhadstumbledon(偶然发现)atombfilledwithroyalmummiesatasitenearLuxor.MrHawasspraisedthehandoveras“agreatcivilizedgesture”.AndheappealedtootherworldmuseumstoreturnEgypt'santiquities,particularlytheRosettaStoneintheBritishMuseumandtheBustofNefertitiintheBerlinMuseum.1．Justbeforethehandover,Ramsesmummywaskeptin________.A．theLuxorMuseumB．theMichaelCarlosMuseumC．theNiagaraFallsMuseumD．aCanadianmuseum解析：选B　细节理解题。从第二段的第一句“TheMichaelCarlosMuseumgaveitbackaftertestsshoweditwasprobablythatofthemanwhoruled3,000yearsago.”可知答案为B。2．Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?a．Themummyreturnedhome.b．ThemummywaskeptintheNiagaraFallsMuseum.c．Egyptiangraverobbersoldthemummy.d．ACanadiancollectorboughtthemummy.e．ThemummywaskeptintheMichaelCarlosMuseum.A．cdeba　　　　　　　　B．cbedaC．adcbeD．cdbea解析：选D　细节理解题。通读全文可得出事件的来龙去脉和先后次序，因此答案选D。3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．AlltheEgypt'santiquitieshavereturnedhomeafterthehandover.B．NiagaraFallsMuseumisanAmericanmuseum.C．BuyingthemummyfromtheEgyptianfamilywasacivilizedgesture.D．RamsesMummyhadbeenkeptinCanadaformorethanacentury.解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第四段“Atlanta'sMichaelCarlosMuseumacquiredthemummyin1999.”和“aCanadiancollectorboughtthemummyfortheNiagaraFallsMuseumaround1860fromanEgyptianfamily”可推断答案为D。4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThehistoryofRamsesmummyB．ThehandoverceremonyofRamsesmummyfromCanadanC．ThereturningofRamsesmummytoitshomelandEgyptD．ThehistoryoftheroyalfamilyofRamses解析：选C　标题归纳题。第一段的第一句是说埃及珍贵文物Ramses木乃伊重返埃及，全文主要是围绕这一主题进行阐述的。所以答案选C。BYosemiteisanationalparkinCalifornia.Itisverybeautifulandbig.Theparkincludesmorethan760,000acresintheCaliforniaMountains.Mostoftheparkiswilderness.ThepartofYosemitethateveryonelikesisYosemiteValley.Itisatinyvalleythatis7mileslongandlessthan1milewide.Ithastallrockwallsandstreamsthatsplashdowninwaterfalls.Morethantwomillionvisitorscometothevalleyeachyear.Oneranger(护林人)saysthenumberofvisitorsismorethanthelandcanhandle.Thevalleyhas4,500campingspots.Ithasahotelthatcanhold4,000families.Thisisstillnotenoughtohandleallofthevisitors.Thevalleyhasgrownsobigthatithasalotoftrafficandcrime.Aworkersaystheparkistryingtokeepthebeautyoftheparkandleteveryonevisit.Someareashavebeenfencedofffrompeopleandplantedwithseedstotrytokeepthembeautiful.AformerworkerthinksYosemiteshouldgetmoremoneytotakebettercareofthepark.Hewouldalsoliketoteachpeoplewhattheparkserviceistryingtodo.SomepeoplearetryingtosaveYosemiteValley.Aplanhasbeenmadetogetridofsomebuildings.Therewillbefewercarsallowedinsidethepark.Morebuseswillhelpgetpeoplearound.5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.YosemiteisanationalparklocatedintheCaliforniadesert.B．Somepeoplethinktherearetoomanyvisitorsforthepark.C．Thevalleyhas4,500parkingspotsandsomehotels.D．MostofYosemiteparkisfulloftrafficandcrime.解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话“Onerangersaysthenumberofvisitorsismorethanthelandcanhandle.”可知游客的人数已超过了土地的承受能力。6．Partsoftheparkaresurroundedwithafencesothat________.A．somevisitorscanstaytherealonenB．theycanbeusedforcampingC．visitorscanhaveapicnicthereD．theycanbecomenicer解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“Someareashavebeenfencedofffrompeopleandplantedwithseedstotrytokeepthembeautiful.”可知公园的部分地区围上栅栏是为了让公园变得更美丽。7．Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．YosemiteisabeautifulnationalparkB．YosemiteisfacedwithsomeproblemsC．YosemiteisdisappearingD．Yosemiteattractsagreatmanyvisitorseachyear解析：选B　主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，随着游人日益增多，美国加州的Yosemite国家公园正面临一些问题。针对这些问题，文章提出了一些建议。故选B。8．Accordingtothepassage,whatmeasureshouldbetakentosavethepark?A．Raisingmoneytoemployformerskilledworkers.B．Banningcarsenteringit.C．Reducingthenumberofvisitors.D．Removingsomeofthebuildings.解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，除去一些建筑物可能是拯救这座公园的一个方法。故选D。CHeritageisourlegacy(遗产)fromthepast,whatwelivewithtoday,andwhatwepassontofuturegenerations.Ourculturalandnaturalheritagearebothirreplaceable(不可取代的)sourcesoflifeandinspiration.PlacesasuniqueanddiverseasthePyramidsofEgypt,theGreatBarrierReefinAustraliaandtheGreatWallofChinamakeupourworld'sheritage.TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)seekstoencouragetheidentification,protectionandpreservationofculturalandnaturalheritagearoundtheworldconsideredtobeofoutstandingvaluetohumanity.ThisisembodiedinaninternationaltreatycalledtheConventionConcerningthenProtectionoftheWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritage,adoptedbyUNESCOin1972.HowdoesaplacebecomeaWorldHeritageSite?Ittakesalotofpeopletodecide.1)IfacountrywantsoneofitsplacestobeontheWorldHeritageList,ithastoaskUNESCO.Theplacemustbeimportantandspecial.UNESCOputtheGreatWallonthelistin1987because,itsaid,itwasagreatpartofChinesecultureandbeautifullymadetogowiththeland.Whenacountryasks,itmustalsomakeaplanfortakingcareoftheplace.2)TheWorldHeritageCommitteeofUNESCOtalksaboutdifferentplacesanddecideswhethertoputthemonthelist.ThecommitteemeetseveryJune.Manyexpertshelpthecommitteetodecide.3)Afteranewplacegoesonthelist,UNESCOgivesmoneytohelpkeepitlookinggood.Ifaplaceisinseriousdanger,itmaybeputontheListofWorldHeritageSitesinDanger.UNESCOgivesspecialcareandhelptothoseplaces.4)CountrieshavetogiveUNESCOregularreportsaboutplacesonthelist.IfUNESCOthinksacountryisn'ttakinggoodenoughcareofaplace,thesitewillbetakenoffthelist.语篇解读：文章主要介绍了什么是世界遗产，如何申请世界遗产，并呼吁人们保护世界遗产。9．WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1?A．Totelluswhatisheritage.B．Tostresstheimportanceofheritage.C．Toexplaintheaimsofprotectingheritage.D．Tointroducesomeplacesofinterestintheworld.解析：选A　段落大意题。本段主要解释了什么是遗产及其大体分类，并列举了几个世界遗产的例子，所以A项正确。10．Aboutculturalandnaturalheritagearoundtheworld,UNESCOencouragesallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．identification　　　　　B．applicationC．protectionD．conservation解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，联合国教科文组织鼓励、认定和保护世界遗产，并没有提到利用世界遗产，所以选B项。11．IfaplacesuccessfullybecomesaWorldHeritageSite,thecountry________.A．canaskUNESCOformoremoneyandhelpnB．shouldcontinuetotakespecialcareofitC．won'ttaketroubleofcaringforitD．willtrytoputitontheListofWorldHeritageSitesinDanger解析：选B　细节理解题。由短文的最后一段可知，申遗成功后，要对世界遗产继续加以保护，如果保护不善，该遗产可能会被从名录上除名。12．ThepurposeofputtingaplaceontheWorldHeritageListis________.A．toattractmoretouristsfromothercountriesB．togetmoremoneyandhelpfromothercountriesC．tohaveittakenbettercareofD．tomakeitknowntoothercountries解析：选C　推理判断题。通过联合国对一个国家的要求可推知，认定世界遗产的目的是使其得到更好的保护。Part1TheAmazingCavesofZhoukoudianZhoukoudianisasmallvillageabout50kilometressouthwestofBeijing.Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherewhichchangedChina'sknowledgeofitshistory.TheycamefromanunknownspeciesofmanandwerethefirstevidenceofprimitivehumanlifeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theremainswere...threeteeth!In1929,acompleteskullwasalsodiscovered.Eventually,archaeologistsfoundalmost200items,includingsixskullsandmorethan150teeth.Thesediscoveriesprovedtheexistenceofahumanspecieswholivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.FoursiteswhereBeijingManandhisrelationslivedwerediscoveredonthenorthernfaceofDragonBoneHill(Longgushan).Theylivedinthelimestonecavesinthearea.However,thelifespanofBeijingManwasshort.About70%ofthepeopleprobablydiedbeforetheageof14.Fewerthan5%livedtotheageof50.Evenso,theywerequitesophisticated.Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilswhichshowedtheyusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectionfromwildbeasts.Thisistheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworld.Theyalsomadetoolsofbonesandsharpenedstones.Unfortunately,whenJapaninvadedChinanin1937,excavationsattheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossilsdisappeared,includingaBeijingManskull.Theyhaveneverbeenfound.AfterthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasestablishedin1949,theworkstartedagainandZhoukoudianbecameanimportanttouristattraction.ZhoukoudianwaslistedasaworldheritagesiteinDecember1987.IthasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsohasprovidedamazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolution.Part2BeijingManHeritageSiteinDangerTheZhoukoudianBeijingManSiteisoneofthemostimportantworldheritagesitesinChina.Sincethediscoverywasmadeinthe1920s,Zhoukoudianhasbecomeanimportantplaceforarchaeologistsfromallovertheworld.AtthesiteinthesouthwestsuburbofBeijing,thereis,forexample,theearliestevidenceoftheuseoffirebyhumans.Ithasalsobeenprovedthatpeoplelivedtherecontinuouslybetween500,000and10,000yearsago.Today,however,Zhoukoudianisinseriousdanger.Partsofthecavehavebeenbadlyaffectedbyrainandexposuretotheair.Someareasarealmostcompletelycoveredinweeds,causingseriousdamage.Pollutionfromnearbycementfactorieshasalsocontributedtotheproblem.Thesiteisextremelyexpensivetomaintainanditwillcostbetweenthreeandfivemillionyuantorepairit.Atthemoment,visitorsarenotallowedtovisitthecaves.ZhoukoudianisontheWorldCulturalHeritageList,organisedbyUNESCO,theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization.Thelistisconstantlychecked.Anysitewhichisseriouslydamagedorwhichisnotproperlyprotectedisanendangeredheritage,andUNESCOisveryquicktodosomethingaboutsituationslikethis.Theyhaverecommendedthatthesitebeclosedandrepaired.Ifnothingisdonetorepairit,itcouldberemovedfromthelist.ThisisaveryseriousmatterandtheChineseAcademyofSciencesistryingtoraisepublicawarenessaboutit.Theyhavesuggestedthatthegeneralpublicbeencouragedtohelpwiththeproblem.AprofessorattheAcademyhasproposedthatafundbeestablishedtoraisemoney.DrZhuMingoftheAcademysaid,“Wehaverequestedthatthegovernmentgetinvolved,butwealsoneedassistancefromordinarypeople.Theycanhelpbyncontributingtothecostofrepairingthecaves.Theyareapreciouspartofourculturalheritage—itisofvitalimportancethatwedosomething.Ifnot,itwillbeacatastrophe.”第一部分惊人的周口店山顶洞周口店是位于北京西南约五十千米的一个小村庄。上世纪20年代考古学家在那里发现了史前人类的遗骨，这一发现改变了人们对中国历史的认识。那是一类未知人种的遗骨，是千万年前原始人生活在中国的第一证据。遗留物是……三颗牙齿！1929年，一个完整的头盖骨也被发掘出来。后来，考古学家逐渐发现了约两百件遗物，包括六个头盖骨和150多颗牙齿。这些发现证明：在大约二十到七十万年前就有人类生活在该地区。人们在龙骨山的北坡发现了北京人及其近亲居住过的四处遗址。他们生活在该地区的石灰岩洞中。然而，北京人的寿命很短，约70%的北京人可能都活不到14岁。活到50岁的人不到5%。尽管如此，北京人进化程度已经很高。跟化石一起被发现的灰烬表明他们用火来做饭、照明、取暖和抵御野兽。这是世界上使用火种的最早证据。他们还使用骨头和尖石做成工具。不幸的是，1937年日本侵华时，北京人遗址的挖掘工作被迫中断，大多数化石不翼而飞，其中包括一个北京人头盖骨，它们至今下落不明。1949年中华人民共和国成立之后，挖掘工作重新开始，周口店成了重要的旅游景区。1987年12月，周口店被列入世界遗产。它不仅为我们提供了史前亚洲社会的重要信息，而且为我们提供了(人类)进化历程惊人的证据。第二部分面临危险的北京人遗址周口店北京人遗址是中国最重要的世界遗产之一。自从上世纪20年代被发现以来，周口店对于全世界考古学家来说已经成了一个重要的地方。比如说，在北京西南郊区的遗址处，有着人类使用火种的最早证据。它还证明了一万到五十万年前，那里一直有人类生存。然而，今日的周口店却面临着巨大的危险。部分山洞因受到雨水的侵蚀和空气接触，损坏严重。有些地方杂草丛生，破败不堪。附近水泥厂产生的污染对此也难逃其咎。维护遗址需要高额的费用，修复费用在三百万到五百万元之间。目前，已经禁止游客参观这些山洞。周口店已被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产的名单。名单上的各处遗产需经常接受检查。任何遭到严重破坏或保护不利的遗产都是濒危遗产，联合国教科文组织会及时采取针对此类情况的措施。该组织提议关闭这个遗址并进行维修。若不进行修复，这个遗址就有可能被除名。n形势相当严峻，中国科学院正在努力唤醒国民的(保护)意识。他们建议鼓励公众来帮助解决这一问题。中科院的一位教授提议设立基金会来募集资金。来自中科院的朱明博士说：“我们已经要求政府参与，但我们同样需要普通大众的协助。他们可以通过捐款的方式做出贡献。它们是我们文化遗产中极其宝贵的部分——因此我们采取行动就显得尤其重要。否则就会造成灾难性的后果。”