高一英语学案：典题精讲Backtothepast.docx

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

典题精讲

经典例题

ANATIONWIDEBESTSELLER

ItslikelythateverythingyoulearnedaboutAmericasancienthistoryiswrong。

Thenewbook，1491,completelychangesourunderstandingoftheAmericasbeforethearrivalofColumbusin1492。

DIDYOUKNOW?

WhenColumbuslandedtherewereprobablymorepeopleintheAmericasthantherewereinEurope。

ThepeoplesofNorthAmericahadsuchhealthylife-stylesthataslateasthe19thcenturytheycontinuedtobethetallestpeopleonearth.

FactshaveshownthattheAmericaswerepopulatedaslongas33000yearsago。

4000yearsagoMesoamericanfarmersdevelopedcorninafeat(技艺）ofgeneticengineeringthatstillisn’tcompletelyunderstood。

COMMENTSON1491

“InthetraditionofJaredDiamondJohnMePhee,atotallynewviewofprecolonianAmerica。

—RichardRhodes

“AttractivelywrittenandreallyabsorbingCharlesC.Mannhasproducedabookthat’spartdetectivestory，partepic（史诗)andparttragedy（不幸）。Hehastakenonavasttopic：thousandsofyears,twohugecontinents，andcultures.”

—CharlesMatthews,SanJeseMercaryNews

“Powerfulandchallenging.”

—AlanTaylor,

“Apleasuretoreadaswellasawonderfuleducation.”

-HowardZinn

56。Onthewhole，1491isabookmainlyaboutAmerica’s_________。

A。life-styles B。population

C.history D.agriculture

57.WhichofthefollowingasNOTTRUEaboutthecommentsonthebook1491？

A。Itisinterestingandinstructive.

B.Itisattractiveandculturallyrelated.

C.Itischallengingandrevolutionary。

D。Itishumorousandpersuasive.

58。Fromthispassage,wecanlearn__________。

A。peoplesettledintheAmericasalittleearlierthan1492

B.NorthAmericanswerethetallestinthe18thcenturyintheworld

C。Mesoamencanfarmersknewgeneticengineering5000yearsago

D.thepopulationintheAmericaswassmallerthanthatinEuropein1492

思路解析：56.C短文一开头就说“人们所学的美国古代史可能是错误的”,接着提到了《1491年》这本书,说是这本书完全改变了我们对1292年以前的美国的了解。

57.D短文共引用了四个人对《1491年》的评价,其中A项是HowardZinn