内容正文:
Section Ⅳ Developing ideas, Presenting ideas & Reflection — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 识记本课时的重要语言点;
2. 阅读课文,理解课文内容,了解人类深海探索的历史、发现以及中国在深海探索方面取得的成就;
3. 阅读和理解马塞尔·普鲁斯特关于探索世界方式的名言,对探索世界的方式形成自己的理解。
词汇互译
1. drilling n. 钻探;勘探
2. vol n. (书的)卷,册
3. substance n. 物质
4. 失事的船;沉船 n. shipwreck
5. 考古学的;考古的 adj. archaeological
6. 此外;而且;不仅如此 adv. furthermore
7. 显要的;显著的;值得注意的 adj. notable
8. 毫米 n. millimetre
9. 向上 adv. upwards
10. 珊瑚 n. coral
11. 管眼鱼 n. barreleye
12. 海沟 n. trench
13. (使)整齐地堆起;摞起 v. stack
14. 船;舰 n. vessel
15. be equivalent to 等于;相当于
16. 保持……的纪录 hold a record of
17. ……够不到;超出……的能力 beyond the reach of
18. 启航 set sail
19. 打开;开发;展现;揭露;开放 open up
20. 也;跟……一样 as with
表格填空
Parts
Main ideas
Details
Part 1
(Para. 1)
Little land on Earth is left unexplored.
Three million 1. shipwrecks under waters represent that over centuries humankind has explored Earth furthest 2. corners . There is little land on our planet left unexplored.
Part 2 (Para. 2— Para. 4)
Exploration of the oceans leads to 3. discoveries in various scientific fields.
·Many 4. archaeological finds are made in shallow waters near the coast like the ancient Roman city of Neápolis.
·Amazing 5. biological discoveries are also being made. Extraordinary creatures in the deep ocean like bonewhite 6. coral and the barreleye have been found.
·7. Natural resources have also been found in the oceans like “fire ice”. The exploration is giving scientists a greater understanding of how the sea bed was formed, as well as helping identify areas for 8. deepsea drilling .
Part 3
(Para. 5)
Humankind is entering a new age of 9. oceanic discovery.
Through closer international scientific, economic and cultural cooperation, humans are working together to open up the planet's final 10. frontier .
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. According to Paragraph 1, what can we learn?
A. We have more detailed maps about the ocean.
B. Long ago, Europeans have the detailed maps of the ocean.
C. We haven't fully explored the ocean.
D. We are no