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Section Ⅲ Reading for Writing, Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
Ⅰ.重点单词
▶基础单词
1.statue n.雕塑;雕像
2.tomb n.坟墓
3.comment n.议论;评论vi.& vt.发表意见;评论
▶拓展单词
1.sight n.景象;视野;视力→sighted adj.看得见的,有视力的→sightless adj.看不见的,失明的,盲的→sighting n.看见,发现
2.unearth vt.挖掘;发掘→earth n.地球;泥土,土壤vt.把(电器)接地→earthen adj.泥土(制)的,陶制的
Ⅱ.重点短语
1.more than超过,多于
2.be known as…以……著名
3.right away立刻;马上
4.hear from接到……的信
5.according to按照;根据……所说
6.feel like感到……,有……的感觉,想要……
7.so far到目前为止
8.think of考虑;想起;有……想法
9.be different from和……不同
10.in order to为了……
11.pay attention to注意
12.be interested in…对……感兴趣
13.work out制订出;计算出;锻炼身体
14.apart from除……之外;此外
15.be popular with受……的欢迎,很流行……
Ⅲ.重点句型
1.I’ve heard that it is an amazing sight, and I can’t wait to go.
我听说它(兵马俑)是一个令人惊叹的景点,我已经迫不及待了。
2.It’s amazing that there are more than 8,000 statues, and no one in modern times knew about them until the 1970s.
那里有8 000多座俑像,直到20世纪70年代才为人所知,想想这一切,真是非常神奇。
3.We’re taking the train, leaving the day before the October holiday begins.
我们打算坐火车,在十一假期开始的前一天出发。
4.However, no one in modern times knew about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974, when some farmers discovered the tomb while they were digging a well!
然而,直到1974年几位农民打井时(无意)发现了这座陵墓,现代人才知道了这座皇陵!
5.I’m so glad that we have rented a car.
我很高兴我们租了一辆车。
[整体理解]
Ⅰ.Scan the text and find out the main idea of the text.
The passage is mainly about a travel plan to Xi’an.
Ⅱ.Read the text and choose the best answers.
1.What does the writer do in China?
A.Attending school.
B.Travelling.
C.Planning.
D.Studying history.
2.When is the writer travelling?
A.During August. B.During May.
C.During June. D.During October.
3.When will the author and his father leave for Xi’an?
A.September 30. B.October 1.
C.October 2. D.October 3.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.There are more than 8,000 statues.
B.People in modern times knew nothing about them before the 1970s.
C.The author didn’t believe the story of the Terracotta.
D.The author is anxious to