新视野1

孙翠萍

目录

  • 1 Introduction
    • 1.1 Introduction
  • 2 Unit 1
    • 2.1 Lead-in and Pre-reading Activities
    • 2.2 Text-reading
    • 2.3 Exercises
    • 2.4 Text B
  • 3 Unit 2
    • 3.1 Lead-in
    • 3.2 Pre-reading Activities
    • 3.3 Text-reading
    • 3.4 Exercises
    • 3.5 Text B
    • 3.6 quiz
  • 4 Unit 3
    • 4.1 Lead-in
    • 4.2 Pre-reading Activities
    • 4.3 Text-reading
    • 4.4 Exercises
    • 4.5 Text B
  • 5 Unit 4
    • 5.1 Lead-in
    • 5.2 Pre-reading Activities
    • 5.3 Text-reading
    • 5.4 Exercises
    • 5.5 Text B
    • 5.6 Quiz
  • 6 Unit 5
    • 6.1 Lead-in
    • 6.2 Pre-reading Activities
    • 6.3 Text-reading
    • 6.4 Exercises
    • 6.5 Text B
  • 7 Unit 6
    • 7.1 Lead-in
    • 7.2 Pre-reading Activities
    • 7.3 Text-reading
    • 7.4 Exercises
    • 7.5 Text B
    • 7.6 Quiz
  • 8 Unit 7
    • 8.1 Guidelines for learning
    • 8.2 important words and expressions
    • 8.3 Test yourself
  • 9 Unit 8
    • 9.1 Guidelines for learning
    • 9.2 important words and expressions
    • 9.3 Test yourself
  • 10 Revision
Exercises


Ex.9 

作为通过中国游历亚洲的首批欧洲人之一，马可波罗可能是中国人最熟知的外国商人和航海家。从1927年到1295年，他和他的家人游历广泛，遍及欧洲和亚洲，期间，他的中国留居了17年。他的著作《马可波罗游记》描述了他游历亚洲的旅程，让欧洲人首次全面领略了包括中国，印度和日本在内的远东地区的情况，从他的文字叙述中，西方人第一次了解到瓷器，煤炭，火药，印刷术，纸币以及丝绸。在15世纪末和16世纪欧洲发现与征服的大航海时代，马可波罗所记录的大量新的地理信息得到了广泛使用。在他去世后的这几个世纪里，马可波罗获得了他有生之年未曾获得的赞誉，马可波罗的故事鼓舞了其他无数的探险者去踏上征程，发现世界。

Ex.10

Zheng He was the most famous maritime explorer in Chinese history. In 1405 AD,the ruler of the Ming Dynasty sent Zheng He on a voyage to the Western Seas in order to strengthen border defense and develop trade by sea. In the following 28 years, Zheng He led his fleet, made seven voyages to theWestern Seas with over 100,000 crew members in total, and visited more than 30 countries and regions. The fleet traveled far into South Asia and West Asia, and made all the way to the continent of Africa. Zheng He’s voyage to the Western Seas were a great feat in the world’s navigation history.It showed Zheng He’s outstanding navigation and organization talents;meanwhile, it exhibited the national strength and prestige of the MingDynasty and strengthened the relationships between the Ming Dynasty and the overseas countries.