1、2014-2015学年高中英语 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Reading quiz II练习 新人教版选修 8II. Task-based reading.Search for the Maya cultureThe mission1 of our team of archaeologists was to find new caves and study the artifacts2 we found in the few unspoiled rain forests in the world. (1)_ The packs weigh about 60 p
2、ounds and feel heavier and heavier as the day goes on. We take along a global positioning system (GPS) unit that receives signals from a satellite to tell us where we are.(2)_ The Maya were a group of people who had an advanced civilization that began about 3,000 years ago and faded away about 1,000
3、 years ago. Descendants3 of the Maya still live in Central America, and a few still speak the original Mayan language. (3)_ They took special offerings like pottery, tools, and food into the caves. They hoped that these gifts to the gods would harvest their crops and make their lives better. (4)_ Th
4、e chamber4 inside was bigger than a basketball stadium. The Maya hid beautiful pottery and stone tools inside. How they got into this huge cave is a mystery. The ancient Maya believed in the afterlife and that caves were a watery underworld. They conducted rituals5 in the caves and left behind many
5、objects like pottery vessels and stone knives. Some of the caves even have evidence of human sacrifice.(5)_ If the development destroys the forests, we will lose wonderful creatures. Also, many of the medicines we use now come from the rain forests. No one knows how many miracle cures are waiting to
6、 be discovered. Finally, if archeologists can help save the forests, we will have amazing Maya temples and caves to study in the future. Notes 1. mission n. 使命2. artifact n. 人工制品3. descendant n. 后代4. chamber n. 小室5. ritual n. 宗教仪式Task Complete the passage with the right sentences from the box below.
7、A. The jungle is full of beautiful birds and butterflies.B. Our team carries all of the equipment we need for exploration in our backpacks.C. We found one cave that had a drop of over 100 feet.D. Caves were sacred (神圣的) places for the ancient Maya.E. Part of our study is using satellites and radar to find cave entrances.F. Its important that the world preserves the rain forests for many reasons.G. Our team is trying to discover caves in the jungle that were used by the ancient Maya.
