Module6TheWorld'sCulturalHeritage天坛，世界文化遗产，是北京“天地日月”诸坛之首，是我国和世界上现存最大的古代祭祀性建筑群。TheTempleofHeavenTheTempleofHeavenissituatedinthesouthernpartofthecityofBeijing.Itwasbuiltin1420，coveringanareaof273hectares.ThetemplewastheplacewheretheemperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesworshipedheavenandprayedforgoodharvests.Itisregardedasoneofthegreatestarchitecturalstructuresintheworld.Someenvironmentalartistsandgardenersdescribethetempleasaplacewherepeoplecantalktoheaven.InBeijing，fourimperialtempleswerebuiltduringtheMingandQingDynasties.AtthesouthernendofthecityistheTempleofHeaven.Itisthemostimportantofthefour.TheotherthreearetheAltarofEarthinthenorth，theAltarofMooninthewest，andtheAltarofSunintheeastjustbehindtheBeijingFriendshipStore.Allofthemarestillstanding，buttheTempleofHeavenisthelargestgroupoftemplebuildingofitskindinChina，nearlyfourtimeslargerthantheForbiddenCity.Itwasdesignedinawaythatmakesyouclosetoheaven.Inmakingtheheavenlikestructures，thedesignersmadegooduseofthecolor，sound，andfiguresofthecircleandthesquare.Thecombinationofbuildingandgardenshelpstomakeitappearmysteriousandmagical.Thetemple'sarchitecturehastwothemes.Oneis“ontheearth”whiletheotheris“intheheaven”．Inimperialdays，theChinesepeoplebelievedthattheskywascircularandtheearthwassquare.Onthebasisofthistraditionalconcept，thecirclewaswidelyadoptedinthedesignofthetemple'smainbuilding.Itisinaccordancewithpeople'simaginationofheaven.[阅读障碍词]1．hectaren．公顷2．architecturaladj.建筑学的3．imperialadj.皇帝的4．accordancen.一致；和谐；给予[诱思导读]根据短文内容，回答下列问题1．WhatdidtheemperorsworshipandprayforintheTempleofHeaven?Heavenandgoodharvests.2．HowmanyimperialtempleswerebuiltduringtheMingandQingDynasties?Four.SectionⅠWarmingUp，Pre-reading&ReadingⅠ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.preserveA．n.遗迹；遗体()2.remainsB．n.存在()3.primitiveC．n.进化；演变()4.existenceD．n.请求；要求()5.evolutionE．n.毁灭性的大灾难()6.contributeF．v.保护；保存()7.recommendG．v.促成()8.preciousH．v.建议()9.catastropheI．adj.(人类或动植物)原始的，原生的()10.requestJ．adj.宝贵的；珍贵的；贵重的[答案]1－5FAIBC6－10GHJEDⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A．造成严重破坏B．促成；导致C．就……达成协议D．至关重要E．处于非常危险之中F．除……之外1．Nowthisworldheritagesiteisinseriousdanger.2．Pollutionhascausedseriousdamagetopeople'shealth.3．Apartfromprovidingwarmth，firecanalsobeusedforcookingfoodandforlight.4．Variousfactorscontributedtohisdownfall.5．Thismatterisofvitalimportancetous.6．Haveyouagreedontheplanofsummerholiday？[答案]1－6EAFBDCPart1TheAmazingCavesofZhoukoudianZhoukoudianisasmallvillageabout50kilometressouthwestofBeijing.Inthe1920s，archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistoric(史前的)humanbonestherewhichchangedChina'sknowledgeofitshistory①.TheycamefromanunknownspeciesofmanandwerethefirstevidenceofprimitivehumanlifeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theremainswere...threeteeth！第一部分惊人的周口店山顶洞周口店是位于北京西南约五十千米的一个小村庄。上世纪20年代考古学家在那里发现了史前人类的遗骨，这一发现改变了人们对中国历史的认识。那是一类未知人种的遗骨，是千万年前原始人生活在中国的第一证据。遗留物是……三颗牙齿！[助读讲解]①whichchangedChina'sknowledgeofitshistory是which引导的定语从句，代指上文提到的事情。In1929，acompleteskull(颅骨)wasalsodiscovered.Eventually，archaeologistsfoundalmost200...
