高中英语Unit5MeetingyourancestorsSectionⅢLearningaboutLanguage (1)

Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Section Ⅲ Learning about

Language & Using Language

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．－Any information about your son?

－No.If only I ____________(not say) those tough words to him.

2．The reference book I bought yesterday is ________ great significance to your history.

3．The escaped prisoner got ________(arrest) immediately he turned up at the railway station and was sent to prison again.

4．My interest in stamp collecting ________(date) from/back to my schooldays.

5．His father died，________(leave) him a lot of money.

6．________(skill) and confident，Donaldson should become one of the game's best players.

7．________ahead，we are full of hope and energy.

8．I'm really ________(feed) up with this weather why can't it be sunny for a change?

9．Unequal distribution of wealth may cause ________(divide) in society.

10．I thought his speech great and I ________(applaud) him for it along with the other audience.

【答案】 1.hadn't said 2.of 3.arrested 4.dating 5.leaving 6.Skillful 7.Looking 8.fed 9.division 10.applauded

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．这一习俗可以追溯到几百年前。

________________hundreds of years.

2．汤姆去游泳，却不幸被淹死了。

Tom went to swim，________________.

3．我又失败了。要是我有时间复习功课就好了。

I failed again.If only I ________________ my lessons.

4．为了吸引人们的注意力，他用一首歌开始了他的演讲。

With the purpose of ________________________，he began his speech with a song.

5．我们都厌倦了这些天的刮风天气。

We all ________________________ these windy days.

【答案】 1.The custom dates back to 2.only to be drowned to death 3.had had

time to review 4.arresting people's attention 5.are fed up with Ⅲ.阅读理解

A

The ancient Maya mastered the art of ceramic (制陶艺术) in a manner which virtually no other culture did.

The Vase of the Seven Gods, made in the area of Naranjo, an ancient city of the Maya civilization in the present-day Petén, Guatemala, shows the fine way May a handled clay.Like all art of Maya, this vase exhibits highly religious symbols.Furthermore, the artist's name is carved along the bottom of this piece in the form of a small white rabbit.

Ceramics also served as reminders of ancestors and gods.The Flour De Lis Vase is a fine example of this.The water lilies are not only symbols of new birth and life giving qualities, but a constant reminder of purity.On this vase, the water lilies are white, which is undoubtedly a sign of purity.The black background shows the sea, in which the lilies float.

Furthermore, ceramics served practical functions in the Maya culture.Vases, which are quite commonly seen today, were used primarily to hold liquid chocolate and cocoa.Bowls were used to hold various maize (玉米) products.Maize was seen as the imaginary body of the Maize God and the ancient Maya thought that as one ate the maize or the body of God from the bowl, they actually became God.Plates were merely used for any object.

Finally, Maya used depictions on ceramics to resurrect(使复活) family members and honor gods.Because they believe that they would come back to life with their names spoken or their figures drawn, the carvings and paintings on these ceramics played a vital role in Maya spirituality.

Clearly, ceramics served a key function in ancient Maya Society from dinner plates to acts of God.

【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了玛雅文化中的制陶艺术。

1. What do we know from the passage?

A. The art of ceramic of the ancient Maya was instructed by gods.

B．The Vase of the Seven Gods was made by the people of Guatemala.

C．The art of ceramic of the ancient Maya was the best in the world at that time.

D．Naranjo is a well-known city of Guatemala at present.

【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“The ancient Maya mastered the art of