外教社2023新世纪英专本科生系列（修订版）：英语阅读 第1册 Unit 4 PPT课件.pptx

英语阅读 1Unit 4“十二五”普通高等教育本科国家级规划材料主主 编编：赵文书赵文书 王守仁王守仁本册主编：赵文书本册主编：赵文书 康文凯康文凯 王守仁王守仁新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材（修订版）English Reading总主编 戴炜栋ObjectivesPre-readingSection BSection ASection CQuestions for Reflection and WritingObjectives Read Greek stories of the creation of the world;Read an article about mythology to get to know the types of myths;Practice making use of context clues to get the meaning of new words;Enlarge your vocabulary on the topics of myth;Improve your reading speed and broaden your horizons by reading selected passages concerning myths.Pre-readingPlease give your opinions on the following topics.1.What is a myth?Do you know any myth that explains the beginning of the universe,the creation of human beings,or the origin of different kinds of plant or animal life?2.Many idiomatic expressions come from mythology.Name a Chinese idiom that originates from a myth and tell that story in English.3.In English,there are many words or expressions originating from the Greek or Roman mythology or stories from the Bible.Do you know the source and meaning of“Trojan horse”,“Pandoras box”,or“Noahs ark”?Do you know the stories behind these three expressions?Section AReading SkillWord PretestText IReading ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingGlossaryCloze1.The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were considered divine.A.inseparable B.non-human C.god-like2.Some people believe that the spirit is immortal.A.cycling endlessly B.living forever C.visible temporarily3.AIDS and cancer are maladies that afflict humanity.A.affect in a harmful way B.affiliate very closely C.infect seriouslyFor each italicized word,choose the best meaning below.Section AReading SkillWord PretestText IReading ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingGlossaryCloze4.The children were a great consolation to him when his wife died.A.comfort B.inspiration C.condolence5.It only took me an hour to pick up the rudiments of skiing.A.components B.basics C.ingredients6.Unhappy with her lot in life,she moved to the city to start over.A.destiny B.a piece of land C.a group of peopleSection AReading SkillWord PretestText IReading ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingGlossaryCloze7.In Chinese culture,filial piety is the virtue of a child to his or her parents or ancestors.A.unconditional fear B.absolute awe C.deep respect8.A criminal record will doom your chances of becoming a politician.A.make something bad certain to happen B.make somebody lose all hope C.make something or somebody extinctSection AReading SkillWord PretestText IReading ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingGlossaryClozeText Summary:According to Greek mythology,the universe began with chaos,and then Gaia appeared and gave birth to Uranus.Gaia and Uranus got married and they had 12 children called the Titans.The youngest Titan,Cronus,overthrew his father and became the ruler.Cronus married his sister Rhea and gave birth to Zeus.Zeus and his brothers and sisters,called the Olympians,overthrew the rule of their father and other Titans.This is the story of the creation of gods.Human beings were created and destroyed by the gods several times.In the Golden Age,human beings were created by Cronus.Then the Silver Age started with rule of Zeus,with men created out of mud by Prometheus.When people wouldnt honor the gods,Zeus destroyed men of the Silver Age and created men of the Bronze Age.Section AReading SkillWord PretestText IReading ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingGlossaryClozeWhen men of the Bronze Age became too evil,Zeus destroyed them with a great flood.After the flood,human beings,re-created by Deucalion and Pyrrha out of stones,entered the Heroic Age.When most of the men of Heroic Age died in big wars,Zeus created the people of the Iron Age which lasts until now.And this is the five stages of human history.Section AReading SkillWord PretestText IReading ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingGlossaryCloze1.In Greek mythology,the universe began with Chaos,a yawning nothingness.Out of the void emerged Gaia(the Earth)and other divine beings.Gaia gave birth to Uranus(the Sky),who then fertilized her.The Greek Stories of Creation 2.From that union the first Titans were born,six males and six females.After Cronus was born,Gaia and Uranus decreed no more Titans were to be born.Section AReading SkillWord PretestText IReading ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingGlossaryCloze3.Cronus overthrew his father and became the ruler.Because Cronus had betrayed his father,he feared that his offspring would do the same.So each time his sister-wife Rhea gave birth,Cronus snatched up the child and ate it.Rhea hated this and tricked him by hiding one child,Zeus,and wrapping a stone in a babys blanket so that Cronus ate the stone instead of the baby.4.When Zeus was grown,he fed his father a drugged drink,which caused Cronus to vomit,throwing up Rheas other children.Zeus then challenged Cronus to war for the kingship.At last Zeus and his siblings,the Olympians,were victorious,and the Titans were held in imprisonment.5.Mankind was the creation of the immortal gods.In。