Unit 1 Period 4 Reading for Writing （配套教参Word）-【步步高】2025-2026学年高一英语必修第二册学习笔记（人教版·新教材）

Period 4　Reading for Writing

1．What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?

A．To learn more about the Silk Road.

B．To help promote China’s cultural heritage.

C．To raise funds to rebuild China’s Mogao Caves.

D．To start an international project to protect the Mogao Caves.

答案　B

2．What modern technology are the researchers and scientists using?

A．The Internet.

B．The computer.

C．3D printing.

D．First-class digital photography.

答案　D

3．Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?

A．They are very famous for their beauty.

B．They are where different cultures meet.

C．They were copied in the Getty Museum.

D．They are more international than before.

答案　B

4．What can be inferred from the researcher’s explanation?

A．It is useless to learn from other cultures.

B．We should be open to cultures at home and abroad.

C．It’s more important to know about our own culture.

D．It’s more important to follow the culture of other countries.

答案　B

5．Where is the text taken from?

A．A novel.

B．A newspaper.

C．A travel brochure.

D．A medical magazine.

答案　B

PROMOTING CULTURE THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGES

Lanzhou,9 August 2017.A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together to help increase knowledge and appreciation of1 China’s ancient cultural heritage2.They are recording and collecting digital images3 of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves，[1]which were a key stop4 along  the Silk Road throughout China’s ancient history.Nearly 500,000 high-quality digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.

[1]which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the Mogao Caves。

词块翻译：

1．增加对……的知识和鉴赏力

2．古代文化遗产

3．数字图像

4．一个重要的站点

The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point5 for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.[2]Today，the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road. Tourists from all over the world6 visit Dunhuang to see the caves，and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people to admire in America.

[2]本句中as...as...引导比较状语从句，意为“和……一样……”。when引导定语从句，修饰先行词the time。

5.交汇点

6．在世界各地

By sharing so many digital photos over the Internet，the group hopes to promote even wider interest around the world in China’s ancient history，culture，and traditions.They also hope to further educate people about7 the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics8 for future generations to understand and appreciate.[3]As one researcher who is working on9 the project explains，“[4]Appreciating one’s own cultural heritage is very important for10 understanding oneself.Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.”

[3]as引导非限制性定语从句，意为“正如，正像”，as在从句中作宾语；who引导定语从句，修饰先行词one researcher。

[4]这两句为排比句。句中appreciating one’s own cultural heritage 和appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries为动名词短语作主语。

7.教育某人某事

8．保护历史文物

9．从事于；致力于

10．对……非常重要

析篇章结构

答案　1.appreciation　2.point　3.international　4.promote　5.generations

comparison n．比较；相比(compare v．比较；与……相似；将……比作)

[教材原句P8]Words to show comparison and/or contrast用来表示比较和/或对照的词汇

[外研版]Data，examples and comparisons are then used to support the main ideas.然后，数据、示例和比较被用来支持主要思想。

·in/by comparison相比之下；比较起来 in comparison with/to与……相比 ·compare...to 把……比作…… compare...with/to 把……与……相比 compared with/to 和……比较起来

 

(1)In/By comparison，the experiment he conducted is better than the ones carried out by other students.

(2)Young people are often compared to the rising sun.