Unit 4 Protecting Our Heritage Sites Extended reading 导学案-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第三册

Following the Silk Road 1. Read the magazine article and figure out the structure. Then match the main idea with each paragraph. The geography The overall introduction The trade exchange The significance The cultural exchange The history Para 1: _____________________ Para 2: _____________________ Para 3: _____________________ Para 4: _____________________ Para 5: _____________________ Para 6: _____________________ 2. Fill in the following blanks based on the article. ① The Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor of the Silk Road measures __________. ② Starting from Chang’an, present-day Xi’an, the Silk Road network continues westward until__________. ③ __________ played an important role in the Silk Road’s history. ④ Besides __________, many other items were contributed to the marketplace, such as china, tea, horses, wool, cotton and grapes. ⑤ “The activities” in line 41 refer to __________ and __________ exchange activities. 3. According to the article, answer the following questions. ① How do you think the journey of ancient people along the Silk Road could be? Use details (or background knowledge) from the article to support your opinion. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ② Why astronomy, Mogao Caves, and papermaking are mentioned in para 5? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Complete the summary of the article. The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes, (1)________extended from East Asia all the way to the Mediterranean. A key section of the Silk Road network is the Chang'an­Tianshan Corridor (2)________ through China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Silk Road began to develop in the 2nd century BCE when Zhang Qian, (3)________ by the emperor, travelled from Chang'an to Central Asia. The network remained in use u