您正在看的高中三年级是:Crossing Limits。 >　　1.The Europeans were the first EXPlorers to travel to other countries. ( )

　　2. Accurate maps of the countries around the Indian Ocean were made before the fifteenth

　　century. ( )

　　3.In the years between 1405 and 1433 , Zheng He sailed westwards only on voyages of

　　eXPloration. ( )

　　4 Zheng He invited African countries to send ambassadors to China. ( )

　　Read the first paragraph carefully and answer the following questions.

　　Students read quickly and try to find information to answer the questions.

　　Questions:

　　1. What formed the foundation of mankind’s interest in eXPloration?

　　Trade and curiosity formed the foundation of mankind’s interest in eXPloration.

　　2. What was Columbus’s purpose of searching for the wealthy Asian lands?

　　His purpose of searching was to seek treasure.

　　3. Which ocean does the world “western ocean” refer to?

　　It referred to part of the Pacific Ocean west of Brunei and part of the Indian Ocean along the coast.

　　4. Guess who eXPlored the Western Ocean before Columbus.

　　Many people eXPlored the Western Ocean, among whom Zheng He was the most famous.

　　Para2-5

　　1.In the Han Dynasty, who traveled over land to the East Roman Empire?

　　In the Han Dynasty, Gang Ying traveled over land to the East Roman Empire.

　　2. Between the Han and early the Tang Dynasty, Which part of Africa developed into the world trade centre?

　　Between the Han and the early Tang Dynasty, Swahili kingdoms and the islands off the African coast developed into the world trade centre.

　　3. During the Tang Dynasty which traveler wrote Record of My Travels?

　　During the Tang Dynasty Du Huan wrote Record of My Travels.

　　4. Before the Song Dynasty which means of transport did Chinese travelers mainly use?

　　Before the Song Dynasty Chinese travelers mainly traveled over land.

　　5. In the eleventh century, who made several voyages to the court of the Song Dynasty?

　　In the eleventh century, the Africans made several voyages to the court of the Song Dynasty.

　　Period 4 Reading (二)

　　Language points

　　1.reach/ reach out/ reach for

　　Please reach me that book.

　　Not a single word reached my ears.

　　He reached out his hand for the knife , but it was too far away.

　　We must reach out to those in need.

　　Jim reached for a gun but he was stopped.

　　2.puzzle

　　What puzzles me is why they didn't show up.

　　• He looked a little puzzled.

　　• We finally puzzled out the meaning of the poem

　　• Her decision was a puzzle to him

　　• I'm in a puzzle as to how to cope with the new situations.

　　3.search /search for /search --- for/ in search of

　　The police searched the prisoner to see if he had a gun.

　　I searched shop after shop for my sister’sbirthday present.

　　The parents searched for their lost boy here and there , but they didn’t find him.

　　I will make a search for your book.

　　I looked everywhere in search of my glasses.

　　4. long before /before long(= soon )

　　There was a lively market long before.

　　Before long you will understand what I said is good for you.

　　I had waited him long before he came.

　　It won’t be long before you see him again.

　　It was long before they escaped from the cruel prison.

　　5.find one’s way

　　feel /make / fight /push one’s way

　　I hope you can find the way home.

　　She couldn’t find the way out of the building.

　　The soldiers fought their way through thefierce enemies.

　　6.exchange exchange---for in