高一英语牛津模块4第三单元阅读Unit3 Reading Back to the Past

PyramidHangingGardensofBabylonRomeColosseumQinTerracottaWarriorsImperialPalaceYuanmingyuanTheGrateWallUnfortunately,someofthesewondersarenolongerexist.Thecivilizationshavebeenlost.Buttherestpartsofthemstillpreservethetreasuryofthepast.PompeiiLoulanTwoAncientCitiesTravelDiary--Fastreading（遗失的文明）Readthediaryentriesquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WherearePompeiiandLoulan?ItalyandChina.2.Whatisonemainsimilaritybetweenthetwocity?Bothofthembecamelostcivilizationsabout2,000yearsago.3.WhatdestroyedPompeiion24AugustAD79?Thevolcano.4.WhatwasLoulanburiedbeneath?Theremainsofbuildings,togetherwithalotoftreasures,includingcoins,paintedpots,materialsuchassilk,documentsandwallpaintings.Pompeii,anancientcityofItaly,aportnearNaplesandatthefootofMt.Vesuvius.ItusedtobethesecondprosperouscityofOldRoman.PompeiiinthepastThevolcanoofMt.VesuviusAfterthevolcano!!!Allthepeopleinthecitywereburiedalive!Pompeiitodayafterrebuilding.China’sPompeiiinthedesert--LoulanTheAncientCityofLoulanplayedaveryimportantroleontheSilkRoad.LoulaninthepastInAD220,itwasovertakenbytheXiongnuwhocutthecityofffromallcommunicationwithChang'anandwasgraduallycoveredbysandstorm.TimeEventinthe8thcenturyBCin89BCon24thAug.AD79in18602000yearsagofromAD200toAD400in1900Itwasfounded.ItwastakenoverbytheRomans.VolcanoVesuviuserupted.GiuseppeFiorelliwasmadedirectorofthePompeiidig.acommercialcity.Itwascoveredovergraduallybysandstorms.ItwasdiscoveredbyaSwedishexplorer,SvenHedinPompeiiLoulanCarefulreadingPleasereadthepassagecarefully.Toreadthetraveldiary,payattentiontothedates,placenames,facts,historicalinfo.,personalfeelings.Thenfindtheanswersofthefollowingquestions.1.WhendidAnnarrivetheancientcityofPompeii?2.WhathappenedtoPompeiion24AugustAD79?3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?5.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?1.WhendidAnnarrivetheancientcityofPompeii?On17,July.2.WhathappenedtoPompeiion24AugustAD79?Thevolcanonearthecityeruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontoPompeii.3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?Withthestones,peopledidnothavetostepinthemudinthestreetsonrainydays.4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.5.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?Shefeltthatitwasapity!DiscussionWhatcanwedotopreservecivilizations?Asastudent…Asatourist…Asanofficerofthegovernment…HomeworkWriteanarticleabout“Preservecivilizations”