高中英语Unit3tSectionⅠReadingⅠWelcometotheunitReading教案含解析牛津译林版必修3.docxVIP

- - PAGE # - Un it 3 Back to the past 古罗马帝国不仅仅在政治上强大，版图上辽阔，在哲学、文学、建筑等方面它所创造的 古罗马文化，也是全人类巨大的精神财富和世界古典文化中的瑰宝。然而，你知道它是怎样 瓦解的吗？ Scientific assumption : the real cause of the Roman Empire collapsing Climate cha nge could have bee n resp on sible for bringing dow n the Roma n Empire ， scie ntists believe. Researchers studied ancient tree growth rings to show links between climate change and major events in human history such as migrations ， plagues and the rise and fall of empires. They discovered that periods of warm ， wet weather coincided with periods of prosperity ， while droughts or varying conditions occurred at times of political upheaval such as the demise of the Roma n Empire. To match the environmental record with the historical one ，researchers looked at more than 7 ， 200 tree fossils from the past 2 ， 500 years. The study ， published in the journal Science， said : The rise and fall of past civilizations have been associated with environmental change， mainly due to effects on water supply and agricultural productivity ， human health and civil conflict. Wet and warm summers occurred duri ng periods of Roma n and Medieval prosperity. In creased climate variability from AD 250 to 600 coin cided with the demise of the Western Roman Empire and the turmoil of the Migration Period. ［阅读障碍词］ 1. assumpti on 假设，假定 2. collapse 崩溃，瓦解 3. migrati on 迁移，移居 4. coin cided with 与 相一: 5. prosperity 繁荣，昌盛 6. fossil 化石 ［诱思导读］ 根据短文内容，回答下列问题 Whats the real cause of the RomanEmpire collapsing according to scientists? Climate cha nge. Why is the rise and fall of empires associated with environmental change? Because it affects water supply and Because it affects water supply and agricultural productivity ,human health and civil con flict. Section I Reading( I ) (Welcome to the unit Reading) 新生词retniR ■=w m sitia I .匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思 ( )1 .civilizatio n A. vt.兴建，创建 ( )2.fou nd B. vt.vi .逃避，逃跑；迅速离开 ( )3.pour C. vt.毁坏，摧毁 ( )4.decorate D. vt.装饰，装潢 ( )5.disaster E. n.废墟；毁坏vt.破坏，毁灭 ( )6.dest