《2025年情景导学高中英语选择性必修第四册外研版》

Ⅱ. 重点短语
1. (be) intrigued by 被……所吸引
2. correspond to 与……相对应/相符
3. apply… to … 把……应用到……中
4. on top of 除……之外(还)
5. all the more 多得多
6. at sth's peak 如日中天,处于全盛时期
7. deal with 应付,处理
8. fall into ruin(因无人照料而)衰落,败落
9. leave … doing sth 使……保持……状态

答案： 1. by 2. to 3. to 4. of 5. more 6. at 7. with 8. ruin 9. leave

Ⅲ. 重点句型
1. What is most extraordinary about these complex structures is how they were built without the use of wheels, metal tools or even animal power. 这些复杂建筑最不同寻常之处在于,在没有使用机轮、金属工具甚至畜力的情况下,它们是如何建造的。
2. On top of all this was an achievement unique in the Americas at that time: a true writing system. 除此之外,还有一项当时美洲独有的成就：一个真正的文字系统。
3. It was a writing system so complicated that, so far, no one has been able to interpret it completely. 这种文字系统很复杂,以至于到目前为止没有人可以将其完全解读。
4. Some recent studies have found that there were far fewer tropical cyclones than usual between 700 AD and 1000 AD. 最近一些研究发现,公元700年到公元1000年之间,热带气旋的数量远远少于往常。

答案： 1. What is most extraordinary; how they were built 2. On top of; was 3. so; that 4. far fewer; than

Ⅳ. 课文导读
15 - year - old Canadian William Gadoury found that the locations of the 117 known Maya cities correspond to the positions of the stars.
1. Based(base)on this, he believed he had spotted an unknown Maya city buried deep in the jungle. Maya civilisation made many achievements. The Maya built 2. impressive(impress)palaces and temples, including their representative step pyramids. 3. What is most extraordinary is how these complex structures were built without the use of wheels, metal tools or even animal power. The Maya also 4. applied(apply)their quite amazing understanding of mathematics and astronomy to the Maya calendar, 5. which was accurate to within 30 seconds per year. Besides, there was an achievement unique in the Americas at that time: a true writing system. The fact that Maya society was 6. technologically(technological)primitive makes its achievements even more incredible and mysterious. By 700 AD, Maya civilisation was at 7. its(it)peak, but then it began to mysteriously decline. Why did its once - great cities fall 8. into ruin? The Maya people had turned wetlands into fields for growing grains and had dug huge canal systems, which may cause the Maya people to unknowingly reduce their ability 9. to deal(deal)with natural disasters. Besides, the droughts would have led to food 10. shortages(short), conflicts and, finally, the downfall of the cities. Whatever the reasons, Maya civilisation largely disappeared within the deep jungle, leaving various mysteries for later people to solve.

答案： 1. Based 2. impressive 3. What 4. applied 5. which 6. technologically 7. its 8. into 9. to deal 10. shortages