Module3TheQinTombandtheTerracottaWarriorsTheGreatWallKnowntotheChineseasthe“LongWallofTenThousandLi”，theformidabledefensivestructuresbuilttowardoffinvasionoftheCelestialEmpirebybarbariansiscalledtheGreatWallortheWallofChinabyEuropeans.TheprincipleoftheseextraordinaryfortificationsgoesbacktotheChunqiuperiod(722481BC)andtotheWarringStatesperiod(453221BC)．Theconstructionofcertainwallscanbeexplainedbyfeudalconflicts,suchasthatbuiltbytheWeiin408BCtodefendtheirkingdomagainsttheQin.Itsvestiges(残留部分),conservedinthecentreofChina,antedateby(先于)manyyearsthewallsbuiltbytheKingdomsofQin,ZhaoandYanagainstthenorthernbarbariansaround300BC.Beginningin220BC,QinShihuang,thefounderoftheEmpireoftheTenThousandGenerations,undertooktorestoreandlinkuptheseparatesectionsoftheGreatWallwhichhadbeenbuiltinthe3rdcenturyBC,orperhapsevenearlier,andwhichstretchedfromtheregionoftheOrdostoManchuria.Towardsthewest,hehadextendedthefortifications(防御工事；加强),thefirstcohesivedefensesystemofwhichsignificantvestigesstillremaininthevalleyoftheHuangheallthewaytoLanzhoushortlybeforetheaccessionoftheHanDynasty(206BC)．DuringtheirreigntheGreatWallwasextendedevenfurther,andundertheemperorWudi(14087BC)itspannedapproximately6,000kmbetweenDunhuanginthewestandtheBohaiSeaintheeast.ThedangerofincursionalongthenorthernChineseborderbythefederatedMongols,TurksandTunguzoftheEmpireoftheXiongnu,thefirstempireofthesteppes,madeadefensepolicymorenecessarythanever.AfterthedownfalloftheHanDynasty(AD220),theGreatWallentereditsmedievalphase.Constructionandmaintenanceworkswerehalted(停止)；Chinaatthattimeenjoyedsuchgreatmilitarypowerthattheneedforadefensepolicywasnolongerfelt.1．WhywastheGreatWallbuiltinancientdays?_________________________________________________________________2．Whichkingdombuilttheearliestwall?Andwhenwasitbuilt?_________________________________________________________________3．InwhichdynastydidtheGreatWallreachitslongestspan?_________________________________________________________________【答案】1.TowardoffinvasionoftheCelestialEmpirebybarbarians.2．TheWeiin408BC.3．TheHanDynasty.SectionⅠReading[Introduction&ReadingandVocabulary(1)]Ⅰ.词义搭配1．archaeologyA．akindofheavyearththatbecomeshardwhenitisdry2．warriorB．aholeintheground3．clayC．stick,makefast,withglue4．unifyD．thestudyofculturesofthepast,andofperiodsofhistorybyexaminingtheremainsofbuildings5．pitE．carve,cut,oretchintoamaterialorsurface6．glueF．asoldierorexperiencedfighter7．inscribeG．make(parts)intoone(whole)【答案】1.D2.F3.A4.G5.B6.C7.EⅡ.用下列短语的适当形式填空describe...as...；thinkof；inorderto；soasto；rob...of...；workon；everytime；beproudof1．Didyouever________________discussingtheseproblemshearttoheartwithyourparents?2．Thestudentshavebeen________________theircompositionforhours.3．She________herchildhood____________atimeofwonderanddiscovery.4．Hekepthimselfbusyworking________________stopthinkingabouther.5．Hegoesthroughthewholeperformanceofcheckingtheoilandwater____________hedrivesthecar.6．Thethieves________thepassengers________alltheirmoneyandjewels.【答案】1.thinkof2.workingon3.described；as4．soasto5.everytime6.robbed；ofⅠ.阅读P30课文内容，完成下面表格WhythewriterisatthesiteThewriterisan1.________studentfromLondon,England,andheisinnorthwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,36kilometreseastofXi'an.He'sworkingononeofthemostfamous...
