2016-03-16
作业一】
请阅读下列文本,并完成阅读笔记。(可以在纸上写笔记,然后拍照上传。参考笔记见一楼。)As early as the twelfth century A.D., the settlements of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico in the American Southwest were notable for their "great houses," massive stone buildings that contain hundreds of rooms and often stand three or four stories high. Archaeologists have been trying to determine how the buildings were used. While there is still no universally agreed upon explanation, there are three competing theories.
One theory holds that the Chaco structures were purely residential, with each housing hundreds of people. Supporters of this theory have interpreted Chaco great houses as earlier versions of the architecture seen in more recent Southwest societies. In particular, the Chaco houses appear strikingly similar to the large, well-known "apartment buildings" at Taos, New Mexico, in which many people have been living for centuries.
A second theory contends that the Chaco structures were used to store food supplies. One of the main crops of the Chaco people was grain maize, which could be stored for long periods of time without spoiling and could serve as a long-lasting supply of food. The supplies of maize had to be stored somewhere, and the size of the great houses would make them very suitable for the purpose.
A third theory proposes that houses were used as ceremonial centers. Close to one house, called Pueblo Alto, archaeologists identified an enormous mound formed by a pile of old material. Excavations of the mound revealed deposits containing a surprisingly large number of broken pots. This finding has been interpreted as evidence that people gathered at Pueblo Alto for special ceremonies. At the ceremonies, they ate festive meals and then discarded the pots in which the meals had been prepared or served. Such ceremonies have been documented for other Native American cultures.
【作业二】
请听以下听力内容,并完成听力笔记。(听力音频见底部,可以在纸上写笔记,然后拍照上传。听力文本和参考笔记见一楼。)
【作业三】
请分别用下列英文句型翻译中文句子。
一、一种说法认为 Chaco 建筑群只是纯粹的住宅。
1. One theory holds that A.
2. One speculation contends that A.
3. One explanation is that A.
二、大型建筑内部情况(使我们)严重怀疑很多人曾住在这里。
1. A cast serious doubt on the idea that B.
2. The idea that B (B是一个从句) is unsupported by A.
3. The theory that B (B是一个从句) is not believable because of A.
【作业四】
请写一篇英文作文,总结听力中的内容要点,说明听力是如何反驳阅读中的内容的。
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