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Unit7TheSeaCultureCorner必修三ZhengHeandHisSevenVoyagesBackgroundPartIZhengHe(about1371–1435)SimplifiedChinese:郑和Birthname:MaHe(马和)Alsoknownas:MaSanbao(马三宝)ZhengHewasaChinesemariner(海员,水手),explorer,diplomat(外交官)andfleetadmiral(舰队司令),whomadethevoyagestoSoutheastAsia,SouthAsia,andEastAfrica,collectivelyreferredtoasthetravelsof“EunuchSanbaototheWesternOcean”(三保太监下西洋)or“ZhengHetotheWesternOcean”,from1405to1433.ZhengHewasthesecondsonofaMuslim(穆斯林)familywhichalsohadfourdaughters,fromKunyang(昆阳),presentdayJinning(晋宁),justsouthofKunmingnearthesouthwestcornerofLakeTianinYunnan.Between1405and1433,theMinggovernmentsponsored(发起)aseriesofsevennaval(海军的)expeditions.ZhengHewasplacedastheadmiralincontrolofthehugefleetandarmedforcesthatundertooktheseexpeditions.ZhengHe’sships,asdepicted(描绘)inaChinesewoodblock(木版)print.OneofasetofmapsofZhengHe’smissions(郑和航海图),alsoknownastheMaoKunmaps,1628.Mingdynasty24pointcompassAgiraffebroughtfromSomalia(索马里)inthetwelfthyearofYongle(AD1415).MuseuminhonourofZhengHe,NanjingZhengHe’stombinNanjingStatuefromamodernmonumenttoZhengHeattheStadthuysMuseuminMalacca(马六甲海峡),Malaysia(马来西亚).PartIISkimmingChoosethecorrectanswers.1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_____.A.ZhengHe’sfirstvoyageB.ZhengHe’sseventhvoyageC.ZhengHe’sfleetD.ZhengHeandhisvoyagesD2.Itcanbeconcludedthat_______.A.thesailorsgotfoodfromthecropstheygrewontheshipsB.thesailorswerepleasedtofollowZhengHefromthebeginningC.thesailorshadseldomseenthunderstormbeforeD.ZhengHemightbethefirstpersonwhotravelledaroundtheworldC3.Allofthefollowingstatementsmaybetrueexcept________.A.ZhengHewas64yearsoldwhenhediedB.therewereatleast3peopleoneachshiponZhengHe’sfirstvoyageC.giraffesandzebraswererareanimalsinChinaatthattimeD.ZhengHe’sfleetconsistedofover300over-150-metre-longshipsDPartIIIScanningReadthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhatwasZhengHemostrememberedfor?HewasoneofChina’smostfamoussailors.Hesailedtofarawaycoutriesforexploration2.Whatwerethethingsfoundonhisships?ZhengHe’sshipscarriedgold,silver,silk,chinaandothertreasurestogiveasgiftstotherulersoftheneighbouringcountries.3.Whatwerethethingshebroughtback?ZhengHebroughtbackmanygiftsfromthecountrieshevisited,suchasmedicines,pearlsandstrangeanimals.Themostfamousofthesegiftswereagiraffeandazebra.4.Whathappenedafterhisdeath?Afterhisdeath,thestoriesofhistravelsmadehimoneofChina’smostfamoussailors.PartIVVocabularyFindthefollowingwordsinthetextandtrytoguesstheirmeanings.inadditionto,fleet,supply,sink,glory,sailor,mast,thunderstorm1.astormwiththunderandlightning_____________2.atalluprightpostonashiporboat_____________thunderstormmast3.mariner,seaman________4.besides_____________5.alargegroupofships__________6.anamountofsomething__________7.togodownunderthesurfaceofwater____________8.praiseandhonourthatsomeonegetsbecauseofsth.goodtheyhavedone___________sailorinadditiontofleetsupplysinkgloryinadditionto,fleet,supply,sink,glory,sailor,mast,thunderstormPartVLanguagepoints1.Inadditiontothesuppliesforthelongjourneys,theshipscarriedgold,silverchinaandothertreasurestogiveasgiftstotherulersoftheneighbouringcountries.除了漫长旅途所需的物品之外，船上还装有金银、丝绸、瓷器和其他宝物，作为送给邻国统治者的礼物。Inadditionto:besides,aswellas,apartfrom.除了……之外（还有）•除了设备公司还提供了培训课程。Inadditiontotheequipment,thecompanyalsoprovidesatrainingcourse.2.In28yearsoftravelling,hehadmanagedtosharethegloryofChinawithmanydifferentcountries.在长达28年的旅行中，他成功地与其他国家的人们分享了中国的荣耀。•managetodo:succeedindoingsthdifficult设法完成某事（结果已成功）•trytodo•尽力去做某事（不涉及成功）①他游到了河的对岸。Hemanagedtoswimacrosstheriver.②她尽力游过河。Shetriedtoswimacrosstheriver.Homework1.Rememberthenewwordsandexpressionsinthispart.2.TellthestoryaboutZhengHetoothers.