Vocabulary &

Reading

周村实验中学 王红燕周村实验中学 王红燕

How much do you know about

Beijing Man and Zhoukoudian?

How much do you know about

Beijing Man and Zhoukoudian?

1927 年周口店挖掘现场

北京人头盖骨古溶洞

1.They came from an unknown species of man.2.They also made tools from bones and sharpened stones.3.They have never been found.4.They have recommended that the site be closed and repaired. 5. They have suggested that the general public be encouraged to help with the problem.6. They can help by contributing to the cost of maintaining the caves.7. They are a precious part of our cultural heritage. listen 1 2

Explain what the word they refers to

in these sentences.

1. They came from an unknown species

of man. the bones

2. They also made tools from bones and

sharpened stones.

the prehistoric men

3 .They have never been found.

4. They have recommended that the site

be closed and repaired.

5. They have suggested that the general

public be encouraged to help with the

problem.

most of the fossils

UNESCO

the Chinese Academy of Science

6. They can help by contributing to

the cost of maintaining the caves.ordinary people

the caves

7. They are a precious part of our

cultural heritage.

Read Part 1 of the passage quickly and

find:

1. the first thing was found at

Zhoukoudian some prehistoric human bones

almost 200 items

2. the number of items that were

eventually found

3. the number of places where Beijing

Man lived

four sites

fewer than 5%

4. the percentage of people who lived

to the age of 50

5. the reason why work on the site

stoppedJapan invaded China

in December 1987

6. when the site became a world

heritage site

1. two natural causes of the destruction

of the caves

Read Part 2 of the passage quickly and

find:

rain and exposure to the air

nearby cement factories

2. the origin of pollution that is affecting

the caves

3. two demands from UNESCO

the site should be closed and repaired

the government and the general

public

4. two possible groups of people who can

help to repair the caves

1. Ashes were found alongside the fossils

which showed they used fire for

cooking food and also for light, warmth

and protection from wild beasts.

朗读课文 , 划出文章的长难句。

2. Parts of the cave have been badly

affected by rain and exposure to the

air.

3. Pollution from nearby cement factories

has also contributed to the problem.

4. They have recommended that the site

be closed and repaired.

They have suggested that the general

public be encouraged to help with the

problem.

A professor at the Academy has

proposed that a fund be established to

raise money.

We have requested that the government

get involved, but we also need assistance

from ordinary people.

5. They are a precious part of our cultural

heritage---it is of vital importance that

we do something.

1. exposure n. expose v.

1) 暴露；显露；露出 exposure 除有“暴露”之意外，还

可引申为“（在电视、报纸上的）亮相；被报道”，常用作不可数名词。

语言点细解

He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of

white teeth.

他突然一笑，露出一口雪白的牙齿。 It’s harmful to expose your skin to

the sun.

把皮肤暴露在阳光下是有害的。

The paint came off as the result of expos

ure to the rain.

油漆因受雨淋而剥落。Her new movie has a lot of exposure in t

he media.

她的新片媒体有很多报道。

2) 意为“揭露；揭穿” , 常用作不可数名词

She was exposed as a liar.

她说谎的面目被揭穿了。 The newspaper’s exposure of their

crimes led to their arrest.

报上揭露了他们的罪行 , 这些人因 而被捕。

3) 作为照相用语， expose 意为“暴光”；exposure 意为“底片；胶片”，是可数名词。

A reel of film was exposed.

一卷胶片暴光了。 How many exposures have you made?

你照了几张像 ?

2. contribute 是一个用法比较多的词：1) 意为“捐助；捐献”，常用结构为

“ contribute (sth.) (to / towards st

h.)”.

Do you wish to contribute ？ 你想捐助吗？ Would you like to contribute to our

collection?

你愿意给我们的募捐捐款吗？

2) 意为“增加；有助于”，常用结构为“ contribute to sth.”

A proper amount of exercise contribu

tes to good health.

适度的运动有益健康。3) 意为“促成；导致”，常用结构为

“ contribute to sth.”

Does smoking contribute to lung

cancer?

吸烟会导致肺癌吗？4) 意为“投稿”，常用结构为 She has contributed several poems

to literary magazines.

她给文学杂志投了几首诗。

He contributes regularly to the newsp

aper.

他定期给这家报社投稿。5) 意为“贡献出” The Sung dynasty contributed three

great inventions to world civilization.

宋朝为世界文明贡献出了三大发明。

3. recommend 常用作及物动词 , 用法如下

1) 意为“推荐；介绍”，常用结构为 “ recommend sb. sth.” 或“ recomm

end sb. / sth. (to sb.)( for sth.)” 。 Can you recommend me a good dictio

nary?

你能给我推荐一本好词典吗？

You can recommend some books to the

students.

你可以向学生推荐一些书。 I recommend these drugs for your cough.

我推荐你用这些药治你的咳嗽。2) 意为“建议；劝告” He recommended a long holiday.

他建议来个长假。