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Whatarethey?Terracottawarriorsandhorses(兵马俑)Inscriptionsonbonesortortoiseshells(甲骨文)AclaylampfromGreeceAmusicalinstrument(Chinesechimes)Astone/jadeaxeAfaceofanEgyptianPharaoh(deathmask)Whatisarchaeology?Theseobjectsabovearefindsof_____________.archaeologyArchaeologyistheancientcivilizationsbyscientificanalysisofphysicalremainsfoundintheground.Butunlikehistoryitoftenhastodealwithcivilizationsthathavenowrittenrecords.Whatjobshouldanarchaeologistdo?excavateidentifyandanalyzecollectWhat’sthejoblike?ItisspecificsignificantsystematicaccurateThankstoarchaeology/archaeologists,we’reabletofollowthedreamofmeetingourancestors.PekingmanHowmuchdoyouknowaboutZhoukoudianCaves?ItisontheLongguMountain,FangshanDistrict,Beijing.ItisfamousforPekingMan,acompleteskull(头盖骨)ofanape-man(猿人)datingback600,000years..1.WhatkindoflifedidPekingManlive?2.Didtheysufferfromcold,starvationordisease?3.WhatmayPekingManhavedoneandusedthousandsofyearsago?AVisitToTheZhoukoudianCavesSkimmingReadingComprehensionI1.Thetextisaboutthevisittothe_____.A.ShandingCavesB.SanxingduiTombsC.ZhoukoudianCavesD.MawangduiTombs2.Thegroupofstudentscomefrom_____.A.GermanyB.theUSAC.FranceD.EnglandTopic1Topic2Topic3lifeinthecaveWhatcanwelearnfromaneedleWhatcanwelearnfromanecklace1)Findoutthethreetopicsthatthearchaeologisttalkedabout.ScanningLearningtips:Payattentiontothepictures2)Readthetextagainandwritedownthethreewaysinwhichthelifeofearlypeoplediffersfrommodernones.Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetohelpyouwitheachcategory.Caves,perhapswith______tokeepoutthecoldScrapers,axe-heads,bone______________skinssewntogetherwithneedlesand_________,necklacesHomesToolsDressskinsneedlesAnimalthreadTopic1：Lifeinthecave(beginning-line23)Careful-reading1.WheredidPekingManlive?Theylivedincaveshigherupthehill.2.Howdidtheykeepwarmduringthefreezingwinter?Theyusedfireplacesinthecenterofthecave.Theymighthavehunganimalskinsatthecavemouth.3.Whatwideanimalswerethere?Thereweretigersandbears.Theseweretheirmostdangerousenemies.whatelsedidtheyusefirefor?Topic2:needle(line24-line36)Gothroughthedialogueonpage38Task1：DescribetheneedleforusTask2：Howdidtheymakeclothesfromanimalskin?payattentiontotheconnectivewords,suchasfirst,second,then,after,finallyItisatmostthreecentimeterslongandmadeofbone.Thereisaholeinit.Task2：Howdidtheymakeclothesfromanimalskin?Itseemsthattheyusedthe________________to______animalsandremovetheirskin.Then____________wereprobablyusedto_______thefatandmeatfromtheskinAfterthattheywould___anampleamountofsaltontotheskintomakeit___Finallycutitand___thepiecestogether.Quiteadifficultand____task.sharpenedstonetoolscutupsmallerscrapersremoverubsoftsewmessyWhat’sthenecklacemadeof?Somebeadsweremadeofanimal_______butsomeweremadeof______.bonesshellsWhywasthearchaeologistsurethatsomebeadsweremadeoffishbones?Asthebotanicalanalyseshaveshownus,thereusedtobealargeshallowlake.Topic3:necklaceseashellsanimalbonesfishbonesTheytraveledtotheseasideontheirjourneys.Whatwasthestudent’spuzzle?Howdidthoseseashellsgettheresinceitwasmilesfromthesea?Reason1:__________________________________.Reason2:__________________________________.Therewastradebetweenearlypeople根据课文AVisittotheZhoukoudianCaves完成下列短文。AgroupofstudentsfromEnglandhavecometotheZhoukoudianCaveforavisit.archaeologistisshowingthemaround.Thearchaeologists(excavate)hereformanyyears.Afterfindinghumanandanimalbones___thosecaveshigherupthehillaswellastoolsandornaments，theythinkreasonabletoassumetheylivedinthesecaves，regardlessofthecold.Theydiscoveredfireplacesinthecenterofthecaves____theyconstructedfires.Someevidencesuggeststhatourancestors_______indeedwearclothes(make)fromanimalskins.Thearchaeologistalsoshowsthestudentsaprimitivenecklace(preserve)quitewell.Indeed，asthebotanicalanalysishasbeen(special)showingus，allthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.Perhapstherewastradebetweenearlypeoplestheytraveledtotheseasideontheirjourneys.AnhavebeenexcavatinginitwheredidmadepreservedspeciallyorPost-reading1)Gooverthetext.2)Preview“thepresentperfectcontinuoustense”onyourEnglishWeekly.Homework