外研版高中英语选择性必修第四册Unit5 Section Ⅰ Understanding ideas课件.ppt

研究也表明，那些自然灾害可能导致了玛雅文明的衰落。最近一些研究发现，公元700年到公元1000年之间，热带气旋的数量远远少于往常。这可能导致了一系列旱灾，每一次旱灾都持续若干年，其中就包括公元900年的一场“百年不遇的旱灾”。许多科学家认为，这些旱灾是玛雅文明在不同地方以不同速度衰落的主要原因。这些旱灾会导致食物短缺、冲突发生，最终导致城市的衰败。无论原因如何，玛雅文明几乎消失在了丛林深处。曾经恢宏的城市沦为废墟，留下各种谜团等待后人解开。同时，玛雅文明的崛起与衰落必定也让我们思考自己的过去、现在与将来。1．Whatsthemainideaofthetext?A．ThediscoveryofWilliamGadoury.B．TheimpressiveachievementofMaya.C．ThesecretsofMayacivilisation.D．DroughtsledtothecollapseofMaya.√2．Readthetextquicklyandfillintheblanks.Readthetextcarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswer.1．WhatistheauthorspurposeinstartingthetextwiththestoryaboutWilliamGadoury?A．TointroduceMayacivilisation.B．Toamusethereaders.C．ToemphasisetheimportanceofMayacivilisation.D．ToinformusthelocationoftheMayacity.√2．Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?A．TheMayamadetheirachievementswiththemoderntechnology.B．EuropeansdefeatedMayapeopleandthecivilisationdeclined.C．TheMayacitieshaddisappearedbeforetheearly16thcentury.D．Mayacivilisationwasatitspeakby700BC．√3．WhatistheessentialreasonofthedownfallofMayacities?A．Conflicts.B．Foodshortages.C．Droughts.D．Tropicalcyclones.√4．Whatcantweknowfromthetext?A．Mayacivilisationmadeadifferencetoourmodernsociety.B．BothhumancausesandnaturalcausesledtoMayacivilisationdisappearing.C．PeoplestillcantsolvethemysteryofMayacivilisation.D．By700BC，theMayacivilisationwasatitspeak.√细读课文并找出使用形容词形象生动地表述古玛雅文明辉煌的句子1．___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2．______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3．___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4．________________________________________________________________