Unit2ReadingRevisionClozetest1.Tradeand

(好奇)haveoftenformedthefoundationformankind’sgreatestendeavor.2.MarcoPolo’sstoriesinspiredChristopherColumbusandotherEuropeanexplorerstosearchforsearoutetothedistant,

(富有的)Asianlands.curiositywealthy3.SilkfromChinafounditswayoverlandalongtheSilkRoadtoIndia,theMiddleEastandRome,

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(來交換)spicesandglass.4.Ceylon,withits

(中央位置),wastheplacewhereChinesemerchantsmetwithArabmerchantsandheardaboutthewesternmostlands.inexchangefor

centralposition5.GanYing,aChinese

(大使)wenttotheeastRomanEmpireoverland.6.ThecontactsbetweenChinaandAfricaoverthecenturieshadledtotheawarenessofeachother’s

(存在).ambassadorexistence7.Stillno

(精確的)mapsofthecountriesaroundIndianOcean

(存在)beforeZhengHe.8.Bythebeginningof15thcenturythetimewas

(成熟).accurateexistedripe9.Underthe

(統(tǒng)帥)ofZhengHe,thefleetssetsailfromthesouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea.10.ZhengHe

(重建)relationswiththekingdomsoftheEastAmandrenewed11.Thefleetsmadeseveral

(遠征)beforethe

(探險)wasstopped.expeditionsexplorationSilkRoadTheSilkRoad,whichisregardedasthegreatest(東西貿(mào)貿(mào)易通道道),wasfirsttraveledbyZhangQianwhenhewassentonadiplomaticmissiontothe(西方地地區(qū))intheHanDynasty(206BC-220AD).East-WesttraderouteWesternRegionsTheSilkRoadwasnotonlyfor.(貨貨物)butalsoforthetransmissionof(知識和和觀點)betweeneastandwest.goodsknowledgeandideasLead-inTrueorFalse1.ZhengHewasagreatexploreroftheMingDynasty.HisexpeditiontotheIndianOceanwas87yearslaterthanColumbus’sexplorationtotheAtlanticOcean.F2.ZhengHe’spurposeofexpeditionwastomaketradeandshowfriendshiptootherlandswhileColumbuswastoseektreasure.T3.MarcoPolo’straveledfromItalytoChinaandtheystayedintheMingcourtforalongtime.Afterthat,theywrotestoriesabouttheirtravelsintheFarEast.EuropeansweresoinspiredbyMarcoPolo'saccountsthattheybegansearchingforsearoutestoChina,Japan,andtheEastIndies.FReadingReadthefirstparagraphandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatformedthefoundationofmankind’sinterestinexploration?Tradeandcuriosityformedthefoundationofmankind’sinterestinexploration.2.WhatwasColumbus’’spurposeofsearchingforthewealthyAsianlands?Hispurposeofsearchingwastoseektreasure.3.Whichoceandoestheworld“westernocean”referto?ItreferredtopartofthePacificOceanwestofBruneiandpartoftheIndianOceanalongthecoast.4.GuesswhoexploredtheWesternOceanbeforeColumbus.ManypeopleexploredtheWesternOcean,amongwhomZhengHewasthemostfamous.1.IntheHanDynasty,whotraveledoverlandtotheEastRomanEmpire?IntheHanDynasty,GangYingtraveledoverlandtotheEastRomanEmpire.Readparagraph2-5andanswerthefollowingquestions.2.BetweentheHanandearlytheTangDynasty,WhichpartofAfricadevelopedintotheworldtradecentre?BetweentheHanandtheearlyTangDynasty,SwahilikingdomsandtheislandsofftheAfricancoastdevelopedintotheworldtradecentre.3.DuringtheTangDynastywhichtravelerwroteRecordofMyTravels?DuringtheTangDynastyDuHuanwroteRecordofMyTravels.4.BeforetheSongDynastywhichmeansoftransportdidChinesetravelersmainlyuse?BeforetheSongDynastyChinesetravelersmainlytraveledoverland.5.Intheeleventhcentury,whomadeseveralvoyagestothecourtoftheSongDynasty?Intheeleventhcentury,theAfricansmadeseveralvoyagestothecourtoftheSongDynasty.SchemachartTitleReachingOutAcrosstheOceanThesissentence

ManygreatexplorersmadeexpeditionsacrosstheIndianOceanlongbeforeColumbus,amongwhomZhengHewasthemostprominent.Mainidea(beforeZhengHe)P2ChinahadcontactswithcountriesalongtheIndianOceanfromtheearlytime,andduringancienttimeexplorershadbeguntocontactwitheachother.Mainidea(beforeZhengHe)P3BetweentheHanandtheearlyTangDynasty,SwahilikingdomsandtheislandsofftheAfricancoastdevelopedintotheworldtradecentreandattractedmerchantsfromtheworld.Mainidea(beforeZhengHe)P4P5DuringtheTangDynasty,DuHuan,whotraveledtomanylands,wrotethebookRecordofMyTravels.Intheeleventhcentury,theAfricansmadeseveralvoyagestothecourtoftheSongDynasty.Mainidea(afterZhengHe)P6P7Bythebeginningofthefifteenthcenturythetimewasripeforagrandmeeting.Intheyearsbetween1405and1433,underthecommandofZhengHe,sevenlargetreasurefleetssailedwestwardsonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.Mainidea(afterZhengHe)P8P9ZhengHerenewedrelationswiththekingdomsoftheEastAfricancoast.Thefleetmadeseveralexpeditionsbeforetheexplorationwasstopped.1.Topeopleofearlycivilizations,theworldmapwasagreatpuzzle.puzzle除了用作作名詞外外，還可可用作動動詞，表表示“（（使）迷迷惑，（（使）為為難”，，后面接接名詞或或代詞。。此外注注意：puzzling令令人迷惑惑的；puzzled迷惑的的；puzzleover苦苦思思考。如如：Explanation2.SilkfromChinafounditswayoverlandalongtheSilkRoadtoIndia,theMiddleEastandRome,inexchangeforspicesandglass,whichwasnotknowntoChina.Thequestionpuzzledallthestudents.ItpuzzlesmethatsheisrunningforPresident.HeisgivingherFrenchlessonsinexchangeforherteachinghimEnglish.Wouldyougivemeyourpeninexchangeformybook?inexchangefor表示“以以……交交換”，，后常接接名詞或或代詞，，構成介介詞短語語在句中中作狀語語。如：：3.Inreturn,theMingcourtsentgold,spices,silk,andvariousotherpresents.inreturn是介詞短短語，意意為“作作為回報報，作為為報答””，在句句中常用用作狀語語，也可可以與介介詞for連用用。如：：Mr.Liugavemeadictionaryinreturn.Igavehersomerosesinreturnforherkindness.Post-readingExercise3PeriodNameWayoftravelGoodsHanDynastyGangYingOverlandRhinoceroshornsPeriodNameWayoftravelGoodsFromHanDynastytotheearlyTangDynastyIvory,Rhinoceroshorns,spices,shells,animalskins,sugarPeriodNameWayoftravelGoodsTangDynastyDuHuanOverlandandbyboatSongDynastyByseaAbronzestatueofalionPeriodNameWayoftravelGoodsMingDynastyZhengHeByseaZebras,giraffes,Ivory,Rhinoceroshorns,shellsExercise4GoodsAfricaAfricaandAsiaZebrasgiraffesIvoryRhinoceroshornsshells√√√√√Exercise5TheAfricanswerereachingouttoChina