1、Unit 3 Back to the past 每课一练 2（牛津版必修 3）Welcome to the unitI 翻译下列词组：1. 来自古代文明的人们 _ 2. 建造许多华丽的建筑_3. 消失在夜色中 _ 4. 仍然不得而知_5. 保护文化遗产 _ 6. 提出一些建议 _II. 知识窗：For centuries, they were the tallest structures on the planet. The Pyramids of Giza, built over 4,000 years ago, still stand atop (在顶上) an otherwise (另外
2、的) flat, sandy landscape. One of the SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, the pyramids defy (挑起；激起) 21st-century humans to explain their greatest secrets. How could a civilization that lacked bulldozers (推土机), forklifts, and trucks build such massive (结实的) structures? Why would anyone have spent the time and
3、 energy to attempt such a task? What treasures were placed inside these monuments (纪念塔)?Three pyramids were built at Giza, and many smaller pyramids were constructed around the Nile Valley. The tallest of the Great Pyramids reaches nearly 500 feet into the sky and spans (跨越) an area greater than 13
4、acres. The Great Sphinx (狮身人面像) was sculpted nearby to stand watch over the pyramids. It stands 65 feet tall and consists of a human head atop the body ofa lion.I. 1. people from ancient civilizations 2. build many magnificent structures3. diappear into the night 4. remain to be known / seen5. prote
5、ct cultural heritage 6. have (或 put forward) some suggestionsBuilt in 30 years, the Pyramid at Giza was the tallest building in the world until the beginning of the 20th century. It remains as the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.Accompanying the Pyramids of Giza is, the Sphinx, a gigantic figure of a lion with the head of a pharaoh.
