Period Four Listening and Talking，Reading for Writing，Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
Ⅰ.Judge whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the passage in Page8.
1．The Mogao Caves were a key stop along the Silk Road throughout China’s ancient history.(T)
2．It is over 25 years since the international project started.(F)
3．The Mogao Caves are not as important as before.(F)
4．The Getty Museum is in America.(T)
5．The group hopes to promote wider interest in China’s ancient history，culture and traditions by taking photos of the Mogao Caves.(F)
Ⅱ.Choose the best answer.
1．The researchers and scientists are trying to .
A．increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage
B．dig out China’s ancient cultural heritage
C．protect China’s antiques
D．hold a meeting about how to protect China’s ancient cultural heritage
答案 A
2．What have been finished since the international project started?
A．Nearly 500,000 antique coins have been found.
B．Nearly 500,000 photographs have been produced.
C．Nearly 500,000 mummies(木乃伊) have been dug out.
D．Nearly 500,000 ancient tombs have been protected.
答案 B
3．What is the purpose of this passage?
A．To tell people how to protect the cultural heritage.
B．To show that ancient China is great.
C．To promote culture through digital images.
D．To inform people of the importance of the cultural heritage.
答案 C
Ⅰ.重点单词
1．sheet n．一张(纸)；床单；被单
2．mirror n．镜子
3．roof n．顶部；屋顶
4．dragon n．龙
5．digital adj.数码的；数字显示的
6．cave n．山洞；洞穴
7．throughout prep.各处；遍及；自始至终
8. opinion n．意见；想法；看法
9．contrast n．对比；对照 vt.对比；对照
10．forever adv.永远；长久地
11．professional adj.专业的；职业的 n．专业人员→profession n．专业；职业；行业
12．forgive v．原谅；宽恕；对不起；请原谅→forgiveness n．宽恕；原谅
13．image n．形象；印象→imagine v．想像→imaginary adj.想像的
14．quality n．质量；品质；素质；特征 adj.优质的；高质量的→quantity n．数量
15．tradition n．传统；传统的信仰或风俗→traditional adj.传统的
16．further adv.更远；进一步→far(原级)→furthest/farthest (最高级)①
17．historic adj.历史上著名(或重要)的；有史时期的→history n．历史
18．quote vt.引用→quotation n．引文；引言
19．comparison n．比较；相比→compare v．比较
20．identify vt.确认；认出；找到→identity n．身份；本身②
掌握规律 巧记单词
①比较级和最高级的不规则变化：many/much→more→most；good/well→better→best；little→less→least；bad/ill→worse→worst
②identity n．身份；本身＋fy→identify vt.确认；认出 如：beautify使美化；simplify 使简化；classify将……分类
Ⅱ.核心短语
1．all over the world在世界各地
2．beg your pardon对不起；请再说一遍
3．tell .from.辨别……和……
4．raise money募捐
5．end with以……结束
6．come up with提出
7．be familiar with对……熟悉
8．speed up加速
9. take care of照顾
10．fall into ruins变成废墟
Ⅲ.经典句式
1．It is said that.据说……
It is said that it’s a mirror that can tell right from wrong！据说这是一面可以分辨是非的镜子！
2．动名词作主语
Appreciating one’s own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself.
欣赏自己国家的文化遗产对于了解自己的国家很重要。
3．make＋宾语＋宾补(名词充当)
This makes it an important cultural heritage site not just for China，but for all people around the world.
这使得它不仅是中国的重要文化遗产，也是全世界人民的重要文化遗产。
4．be＋adj.＋to do sth.
Every part of the Great Wall is easy to find and see.
长城的每一部分都很容易找到、看到。
重点词汇
forgive v．原谅；宽恕；对不起；请原谅
※forgive sb. sth. 原谅某人某事
forgive one’s doing sth. 原谅某人做了某事
forgive sb. for (doing) sth. 原谅某人做了某事
※forgiveness n．宽恕，原谅
(1)Please forgive me if I have left any of your questions unanswered.
如果你的问题我有任何没回答的，请原谅。
(2)Forgive my interrupting but I really don’t agree with that.
请原谅我打岔，不过我确实不同意那一点。
(3)I shall never forgive myself(I) for failing to help you when you were in danger.我永远不会原谅自己在你处于危险时没有帮助你。
(4)I hope，after today，I can have your forgiveness (forgive).希望今天之后，我能得到你的原谅。
Nearly 500，000 highquality digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.自1994年国际项目启动以来，已经制作了近50万张高质量数码照片。
quality n．质量；品质；素质；特征 adj.优质的；高质量的
of high quality优质的；素质好的
in quality在质量上
(1)This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people.这就是我怎样参与慈善工作，以提高残疾人的生活质量。
(2)This plastic is inferior in quality to glass.
这种塑料的质量比玻璃差。
(3)Our candidate is a man of quality，of status，of caliber.
我们的候选人是个素质好、有身份和有能力的人。
What do you think of the researcher’s opinion in the last paragraph？你认为研究者在最后一段的观点如何？
opinion n．意见；想法；看法
ask sb. for opinion征求某人的意见
have a high/low/good/poor opinion of sb. /sth. 对某人/某事评价高/低/好/坏
in one’s opinion(＝in the opinion of sb. )在某人看来
(1)When they asked him for his opinion，he declared strongly against the policy.
他们向他征求意见时，他声明强烈反对这项政策。
(2)In my opinion，some measures which are able to control the rate of increasing cars can be taken.依我看来，应该采取一些措施控制汽车增长的速度。
[句型转换]
(3)Personally，most people learn best by doing，not by sitting in the classroom and reading about it.
→In my opinion，most people learn best by doing，not by sitting in the classroom and reading about it.
comparison n．比较；相比
※in/by comparison相比之下；比较起来
in comparison with与……相比
※compare v．比较；对比；比喻
compare.to把……比作；喻为
compare (.) with 与……相比
compared with/to和……比起来
(1)The comparison of her life to a sea voyage simplifies her ric