Section Warmup & Lesson 1Prereading,Asailed directly from Europe to India Bled seven expeditions to what the Chinese called “the Western Ocean” (Indian Ocean) Cled to general European awareness of the American continents Dsailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488 1_2._3._4._ 答案：1.C2.A3.B4.D,Step Two：Fast reading Scan the text and choose the best answers. 1Who were the first Europeans to reach America? AColumbus and his sailors BMagellan and his sailors CThe Vikings DZheng He and his sailors 答案：C,2Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? AThe Vikings were a group of people whose ancestors came from Scandinavia. BThe Vikings controlled the seas and coasts of Western Europe between the 8th and 10th centuries AD. CIn 982 AD，there were about 10,000 Vikings living in Iceland. DThe Vikings chose to live in many places in Northern Europe by around 900 AD. 答案：B,3Which is RIGHT according to the order of time? aEric the Red persuaded people to go with him to the Greenland. bEric the Red found the Greenland. cEric the Red was forced to leave Iceland. dEric the Red returned to Iceland. AdcabBdacb Ccbda Dcdba 答案：C,4.Why did Biarni set sail? ATo find Canada BTo find Erics party CTo find Leif DTo find the Newfoundland 答案：B,5Which of the following is the best general idea? AEric and his sailors found Greenland，Canada and America. BEric found Greenland，and Leif and Biarni found Canada and Newfoundland. CHow Eric found Greenland，and then Leif found Canada and Newfoundland. DHow Greenland，Canada and Newfoundland were found. 答案：C,Step Three：Careful reading Read the text carefully and do the following T or F exercises. 1The vikings were the first Europeans to reach America.() 2In 982 AD there were about 1000 vikings living in Iceland.() 3Eric reached England and discovered that people could live in the place where he landed.() 4A man called Biarni set sail from Iceland in search of Erics party.() 5Leif followed Biarnis directions and sailed to what is believed to be the coast of presentday Canada.() 答案：1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T,尝试翻译_ 答案：根据冰岛和挪威古老的传说，埃里克雷德因犯了谋杀罪而惹上麻烦，被迫离开冰岛。,尝试翻译_ 答案：比阿尼希望与他的父亲在一起，此时他父亲正与埃里克在一起，但是他被吹得偏离了方向，不知不觉到了一片陌生的陆地，从那里他最后到了格陵兰岛。,谢谢观看！,