高中英语Module 5 The First Americans学案外研版必修九

Module 5 The First Americans

I. Phrases

1． 踏上，进入

2． 用武力夺走…… 3． 把……称作

4． 赶走， 驱赶

5． 和平相处

6． 不必说，不用说

7． 使某人皈依基督教

8． 和某人进行贸易

9． 迫使某人做某事 10． 和某人签署条约

11． 坚持做某事 12． 依次；轮流；反过来

13． 与某人讲和 14． 以……骁勇善战而著名

15． 死于饥饿

16． 承担更多的工作

17． 赞同某事

18． 舰队

19． 由……组成

20． 寻找经济成功 21． 特别；尤其

22． 由于粗暴地对待 23． 和……相反

24． 导致 25． 试图阻止更多的中国移民

26． 在他八十岁生日的时候 27． 和某人相识

28． 用……装载

29． 开发未开发的资源

30． 取得迅速的进步

II. Sentences 1． 哥伦布是第一个踏上北美大陆的欧洲人。

2． 北美洲最初的居民现在被称作北美土著人。

3． 不必说，美洲当地人对此非常反感。这招致了西班牙人充满敌意和残酷地对待。

4． 这个联盟是在十六世纪末期形成的。当时各个部落共有七千人。

5． 喜好和平的Navajos与美国政府签订了条约，但政府还是坚持让他们从自己的土地上迁走。

6． 这次旅程被称作“长途行走”，旅途中有两千Navajos饿死。

7． 仅在1868年，经过可怕的四年后，他们才被允许返回家园。

8． 保留地多为贫瘠的土地.

9． 另一方面,西班牙人希望跟土著居民和平相处,但又想让他们皈依基督教.

10.郑和有可能是到过美洲的第一个外国人,时间约在1421年至1423年间.

11.因为我认识很多印第安人并能流利地讲他们的语言,我被派去做翻译.

12.中国移民可能成为目标因为人们逐渐认为移民正在占有城市中很多工作.

III．Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Use

each expression once only and make proper changes if

necessary.

consist of, set foot on, lead to, in particular,

needless to say, in return, make peace with,

be contrary to, insist on, be acquainted with

1., I left him, determined never to _________________that soil again.

2. A reward will be offered for information _____________ the arrest of the

bank robbers.

3. ______________________, learning without thinking is useless.

4. She needs your help. It’s a good opportunity to __________________

her.

5.The United Nations ____________________ 191 nations.

6. Among all the merchandise, I was interested in the cotton piece

_______________.

7. She ______doing the experiment in the lab although she got the flu.

8. He was always ready to help others, and _________________ he was

liked by everyone.

9. Mary and I have _______________ each other for a long time.

10. What you have done __________________ the doctor’s orders.

IV．Reading

It’s been said that a man dies simply because he doesn’t know how to

live longer. Well ,thank goodness for progress. People are living longer

these days .Today ‘ people can expect to live to 78.

What affects life expectancy? Better food supply, better medical care,

better hygiene(卫生)or others ? It’s totally unclear to scientists how

they all add up. But what we do know is that studies are finding

genetics（遗传学）don’t tell the whole story when it comes to which

diseases will likely kill us.

“ There’s a saying that genetics load the gun ,but it’s the environment

that pulls the trigger ( 扳机)”Dr. David Fein “You can have the gene

for a certain disease ,but it doesn’t mean you’re going to get it.”

Take care : Your lifestyle choices are very important .While there is

no way to finally refuse death that isn’t an excuse to pay no attention to

your health .There are many “secrets” to result in an improved quality

of life.

First, start with your attitude . Your way of thinking can improve how long you actually live. In 2002, researches found that optimistic

people decreased their risk of early death by 50 percent compared with

those who were more pessimistic.

Besides , there are also more traditional practices that you can take ,

such as stopping smoking, having a balanced diet and keeping a

healthy weight. And having a pet can add years to your life. as well.

To many people , quality of life equally as important as life span. It is

a good thing that many of the factors that can improve your longevity

( 寿命) can also improve your quality of life. After all, who really

wants to live forever when they can have a life that ended perfectly?

1 What is the main idea of the passage? ( Please answer within 10

words)___________________________________________________

2 Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following

one:

There are many ways to make your life happy and healthy.

________________________________________________________

3 Find the word from the passage that has the opposite meaning of

“optimistic”. __________________________________________

4 Do you like to keep a pet? Why? ( please answer within 30

words)______________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 List three ways to improve your longevity according to the

passage .________________________________________________