10.a Chinese ambassador 一个中国大使

11.*the East Roman Empire 东罗马帝国

12.develop into the world’s trading centre 发展成为世界贸易中心

13.lead to 促进，导致

14.be taken prisoner被抓

15.reach out 拓展，伸出

16.cultural relics文化遗迹

17.date from追溯到(没有被动语态)

18.a small bronze statue of a lion 一个小青铜狮雕像

19.the awareness of each other’s existence意识到彼此的存在

20.The time was ripe for a grand meeting. 正式往来的时机成熟了。

21.reach the height of power到达了繁盛时期

22.China prospered under a new dynasty. 中国的新朝代开始繁荣了。

23.treasure fleets 商船队

24.*sail westwards on voyages of exploration下西洋从事探险

25.under the command of …在……的领导之下

26.set sail (to / from / for) 起航

27.renew relations重新确立关系

28.send sb. a royal present送某人贵重礼物

29.send a message to sb. 送信

30.open embassies设立使馆

31.in return作为回报

32.a symbolic meaning 象征意义

33.The exchange for goods had a symbolic meaning far more important than the value of the goods themselves货物交流的象征意义比货物本身的价值要重要的多。

34.base A on B A以B为基础

1. Trade and curiosity, (好奇) have often formed the foundation for mankind’s greatest endeavor.

2. Marco Polo’s stories inspired Christopher Columbus and other European explorers to search for sea route to the distant, wealthy (富有的) Asian lands.

3. Silk from China found its way over land along the Silk Road to India, the middle east and Rome, in exchange for (来交换) spices and glass.

4. Ceylon, with its central position (中央位置), was the place where Chinese merchants met with Arab merchants and heard about the westernmost lands.

5. Gan Ying, a Chinese ambassador (大使) went to the east Roman Empire over land.

6. The contacts between China and Africa over the centuries had led to the awareness of each other’s existence, (存在).

7. Still no ____(精确的) maps of the countries around Indian Ocean ____(存在) before Zheng He.

8. By the beginning of 15th century the time was ____(成熟).

9.Under the ____(统帅) of Zheng He, the fleets set sail from the south China Sea across the Indian Ocean to the mouth of the Red Sea.

10. Zheng He ____(重建) relations with the kingdoms of the East African coast.

11. The fleets made several ____(远征) before the ____ (探险) was stopped.

Language Study

1. a large sum of money一大笔钱

2.*Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝

3. bring up 抚养;提出(议题);呕吐

4.*the most important Central Asian trade route 最重要的中亚贸易路线

5.with a population of 有。。。人口 (提问用What’s the population of….?)

Period 6 Integrating Skills

Step 1 Scanning

Title Going High: the Pioneers of the Third Pole

Para. 1 By the middle of 1920s, Mount Qomolangma remained to be greatest challenge for

human beings.

Para 2 Climbing Mount Qomolangma was dangerous and it seemed almost impossible because of its extreme conditions.

Para 3 Sherpas prove to be the ideal guide since the first attempt.

Para 4 Though several attempt failed in 1920s, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made their

first successful attempt to the summit in 1953.

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Para 5 After the first successful attempt to conquer Mount Qomolangma, it remains man’s great challenges until now.

Para 6 The Chinese successfully reached the summit of it in 1960.

Para 7 Over the past 40 years, other 29 Chinese reached the summit for scientific research or

sport..

Step 2 Read the text and answer the following questions.

1. Why do you think the writer call Mount Qomolangma the third pole?

First, the North Pole and the South Pole lie respectively in the southernmost and northernmost points of the world, while Mount Qomolangma stands the highest in the world. Second, like the North Pole and the South Pole, it is hard for people to conquer because of the extreme conditions.

2.Why can the Tibetans live at ease in such extreme conditions?

Because they have lived there for centuries and have adjusted to the condition.

3.What makes Sherpas the most reliable guides in every attempt to climb Mount Qomolangma?

Because they are strong, skillful, honest and dedicative.

4.What might have been the possible reasons that made British expeditions fail in 1922 and 1924?

They were not prepared for many unexpected difficulties and they were not very familiar with Mount Qomolangma.

5.Why could the two Newzealanders make it to the summit of Mount Qomolangma?

After World War 2, technological advances in clothing and equipment had been made and more was known about the mountain itself.

6.When did Chinese first reach the summit of Mount Qomolangma? Who were they?

On May 25 of 1960. Gongbu, Wang Fuzhou, and Qu Yinhua.

7.What evidence does the Chinese team have to prove that they really reached the summit of

Mount Qomolangma?

An iron container with the national flag and a portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong.

8.By now, how many Chinese have climbed Mount Qomolangma successfully, 29, 32 or more than that?

More than 32.

How to understand these sentences and phrases?

1.Going to Mount Qomolangma was like going to the moon.

Going to Mount Qomolangma was regarded as difficult as going to the moon.

2.The death Zone

People find it impossible to live in the area.

3.They had no idea what they were up against.

They didn’t know what conditions they were going to face.

4.English air

Oxygen brought by the British expeditons.

5.Like winning in the Olympic Games, climbing a mountain such as Mount Qomolangma is a great personal achievment.

Mountain climbing itself means exploring human possibilities and every success proves the conqueror’s courage, endeavor and ability.

Read from paragraph 3 to paragraph 5 and answer the following questions.

1. Why can the Tibetans live at ease in such extreme conditions?

Tibetans can live at ease in such extreme conditions because they have lived in Himalayas for centuries and have adjusted to the conditions at such a height.

2. What makes Sherpas the most reliable guide in every attempt to climb Mount Qomolangma?

Sherpas’ strength, skill, honesty and dedication have made them the most reliable guide.

3. What might have been the possible reasons that made British expeditions fail in 1922 and in 1924?

They were not prepared to many unexpected difficulties and they were not very familiar with Mount Qomolangma.

4. Why could Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay make it to the summit of Mount Qomolangma?

After World War Two, technological advances in clothing and equipment had been made and more was known about the mountain itself.

5. How do you understand the sentence “Like winning in the Olympic Games, climbing a mountain such as Mount Qomolangma is a great personal achievement”?

Mountain climbing itself means exploring human possibilities and every success proves the conqueror’s courage, endeavor and ability.

6. After the first successful climbing, why did so many people still want to climb Mount Qomolangma?

Different people represent different countries and different “number ones”.

Read from paragraph 6 to paragraph 7 and finish the following cloze.

The Chinese made their first successful attempt(首次成功攀登) in 1960. The team members _ included (包括) Gongbu, Wang Fuzhou and Qu Yinhua. It was dark when they reached the summit (到达顶峰). Thus they were unable to take photos (没能够拍到照片) to produce evidence. On their return, they were praised (被颂扬为) as national heroes. On May 27, 1975, another team arrived at the peak (到达顶峰) of Mount Qomolangma from its northern side. Over the past 40 years, 29 other Chinese people have climbed (已经攀登) Mount Qomolangma.

Step3 Language points

1.apart from __________________

Apart from Beijing,they have visited Tianjing,Nanjing,Jinan and Qingdao. __________________.

2.adjust to _________________

The foreignners have adjusted to life in Beijing. ___________________________.

3.act as __________________

In the drama,she act as a sleeping beauty. __________________________________.

4.rely on _________________

The success of the project relies on the efforts of all the engineers._________________________.

5.refer …to… =think of ..as… __________________

Wa all refer to Mr Qin as a good teacher . __________________________________________.

6.run out of _______________

They were out of breath as their strength ran out. _______________________________________.

7.be praised as =be honored as ________________________

The athletes who won medals in the Olympics are praised as national heroes.

____________________________________________________________.

1.reach the North and South Poles______________________

2 the origins of the world’s major rivers_____________________________________

3.在如此高的海拔高度_____________________ 4.不无风险 _____________________

5.除……之外 ______________________ 6.稀薄的空气 ____________________

7.引发高原反应 ____________________ 8.没有能力做某事 _________________

9.适应极端的环境 _____________________ 10.几天 _________________

11.在这么高的地方 _____________________ 12.充当向导 _______________________

13.诚实和奉献精神_______________________

14.使他们成为理想的伴侣___________________ 15.依靠 ____________________

16.面对，对抗 _____________________ 17.认为某人某物 …_________________

18.用尽 ___________________ 19.作出技术的进步___________________________ 20.做成功，达成 _____________make it to +地点 _____________________

21.成功作某事 ____________________

22.in attempts to climb the mountain over different slopes ______________________________

23.尝试做某事 _______________________24.照相 __________________

25.a portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong__________________ 26.返回_________________

27.被誉为民族英雄____________________________________

1.reach the North and South Poles到达南北极

2 the origins of the world’s major rivers世界上主要河流的源头

3.at such high altitudes 在如此高的海拔高度

4.be not without risk 不无风险 5.apart from除……之外 6.thin air稀薄的空气

7.cause mountain sickness引发高原反应 8.be unable to do 没有能力做某事

9.adjust to these extreme conditions适应极端的环境 10.a couple of days 几天

11.at such a great height 在这么高的地方

12act as guides充当向导 13.honesty and dedication诚实和奉献精神

14.make them ideal companions使他们成为理想的伴侣 15.rely on依靠

16.be up against面对，对抗 17.laugh at嘲笑

18.refer to sth/sb as 认为某人某物。。。 19.run out用尽

20.make technological advances in…作出技术的进步

21.make it做成功，达成 make it to +地点 到达某地 22.succeed in doing成功作某事

23.*in attempts to climb the mountain over different slopes尝试从不同的山坡登山

24.in one’s attempt to do 尝试做某事

25.take photos照相 26.a portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong毛主席头像

27.on one’s return返回 28.be praised as national heroes被誉为民族英雄

高三Unit2重点短语和句型及翻译练习

1.make (good ) use of (充分)利用 2.deal with 处理

3.meet with (偶然)遭遇;碰到;尝到 4.evluate… from… 从什么方面(观点)评价……

5.take possession of 获得;占有;作为……的代表 6. in the name of 以……的名义;作为……的

7.search for 寻找……;搜索;探求 8.long before 很久以前。 before long是不久以后之意

9.have contact with 与……联系;与……接触 10.in exchange for 与……交换

11.develop into 发展成为 12.lead to 导致;通向 13.be taken prisoner 作为囚犯被关押

14.date from 从……就开始有;追溯到 15.by the beginning of 到……(之)初

16.under the command of 在……的统帅下

17.in turn (for) 作为……的报酬;作为交换(回报;回答)

18.adjust to 附属于某人的;调整;调节;校准;(使)适应

19.be up against 对抗;对付;面临 20.fail to 力所不能;失败 21.succeed in 在……取得成功

22.apart from 别无;除……外(尚有) 23.run out 耗尽;用光

24.have something (nothing) to do with与……有(无)关

25.form the foundation for 为。。构成基础 26. find its way 找到。。的路

27. leave behind 留下 28.be similar to….与…相似 29.equipped with… “ 装备”

30.Inspire sb to do sth 鼓励某人做某事 31.be lost 迷失 32.Base on 以。。为基础

33.Refer to提到，有关的

Step Ⅴ Post Reading

Task one: Questions and Answers

T: Look at Post-Reading part and answer questions of exercise one and two.

Sa: Traveling stories and trade made people know about far-away civilizations. Marco Polo’s stories inspired Christopher Columbus and other European explorers to search for sea routes to the distant and wealthy Asian lands. People of Han Dynasty knew about Africa through the mouth of merchants.

Sb: They are east, west, westernmost, eastern and so on. Theses words are used to suggest that the topic of the passage is the communication between the west and the east.

Task two: Fill in the chart

T: Read the requirement of exercise 3 and 4 carefully and fill in the two charts.

Key to exercise 3:

Period Name Way of travel Goods

Han Dynasty Gang Ying Over land Rhinoceros horns

From Han Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty Ivory, Rhinoceros horns, spices, shells, animal skins, sugar

Tang Dynasty Du Huan Over land and by boat

Song Dynasty By sea A bronze statue of a lion

Ming Dynasty Zheng He By sea Zebras, giraffes, Ivory, Rhinoceros horns, shells

Key to exercise 4:

Goods Africa Africa and Asia

Zebras √

giraffes √

Ivory √

Rhinoceros horns √

shells √

Task three: Paraphrasing (Exercise 5)

T: Paraphrase the phrases and sentences from the text in English using your own words.

Sa: The Africans left the African land and came for a visit to China by sea.

Sb: In the Ming Dynasty both China and the eastern coast countries became very prosperous, and there came the great need for state-to-state contact.

Sc: The part of ocean where the Red Sea meets the Indian Ocean.

Sd: For a short period of time, China held the power of sea for she had large navy, experienced sailors and an excellent admiral—Zheng He.

Task four: discussion

T: Read the requirement of exercise 6 of Post reading, and discuss it with your partner. After that I will call some students to show your opinions.

Students discuss with their partner and come to a conclusion.

Sa: The symbolic meaning is that by trading they built friendly relations. The peaceful communication led to the mutual understanding of each other beyond the basic knowing of each other’s existence.

Sb: Before the USA and China renewed their diplomatic relationship in the late 1970s, China invited the American table tennis delegation to visit China for a friendship match. After the event, the USA expressed her willingness to establish diplomatic relationship with China. Later the event was called Ping-Pang diplomacy.

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