【学习笔记】懂你英语 核心课 Level 6 Unit 2 Part 2（V）阅读 The Lost City of Incas 失落的印加城
Machu Picchu is one of the world's most impressive historical sites.
It was built around 1450 by the Incas, who ruled most of South America at that time.
They called themselves children of the Sun, the powerful god they worshipped as the source of light and life.
Located in the Andes Mountains of Peru, at 8,000 feet above sea level, the"City of the Incas" was mysteriously abandoned just 100 years after its construction.
This was when the Spanish were beginning their conquest of the Inca Empire, in the 1530's.
There is no evidence that the Spanish invaders ever attacked or even reached the mountaintop city, so many believe that the city's inhabitants deserted the site because of a small pox epidemic.【跟读】
The city was almost forgotten until 1911 when it was discovered by an American historian, Hiram Bingham, after he heard rumors of its existence. 这座城市几乎被遗忘了，直到1911年，美国历史学家海勒姆·宾厄姆听说了它存在的谣言后才发现它。
Bingham was led to the site by local farmers and was amazed by what he saw, which seemed like an unbelievable dream. 宾厄姆被当地农民带到了那里，他对自己看到的景象感到惊讶，这似乎是一个难以置信的梦。
He wondered if anyone would believe what he had found.
Though the surrounding jungle had overgrown the site, what remained was impressive. 【跟读】
The city had been built on a remote and nearly inaccessible mountaintop, often shrouded in clouds.
Forty rows of farming terraces hugged the steep mountainside, each over 10 feet high and linked together by over 3000 stone steps.
Among the city were what appeared to be neighborhoods of homes and exquisite stone buildings that are thought to be temples.
Even today, the mystery remains as to the purpose of these temples, how the city was used and what its citizens did. 【填空】
Despite its remote location, Machu Picchu has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
Every year, thousands of people travel to Peru to admire its magnificent stonework and breath taking design.
What they see is a wonderful harmony between the city and the landscape around it that is captivating.
【题型】Multiple Choice
【选择】-How does the author describe the relationship between the city and the landscape around it? -harmonious.
【选择】-What led to the discovery of the city? -An American historian heard rumors of its existence.
【选择】 Breathtaking means about the same thing as... magnificent.
【选择】To admire something means... to look at it with respect.
【选择】The purpose of this article is probablyto encourage tourists to visit the site.
【选择】Why did the city's inhabitants leave the city? -it may have been because of an epidemic.
【选择】If something is remote it is far away.
【选择】As a piece of writing this article succeeds inexpressing the author's fascination with the site.
【选择】How did the American historian find the site?
【选择】He was led to the site by local farmers.
【选择】If something is inaccessible, it is difficult to reach.
【选择】Exquisite means about the same thing asextremely beautiful.
【题型】Please tap the first correct sentence to appear:
【1】What was the purpose of the temples? -Even today, the mystery remains as to the purpose of these temples, how the city was used and what its citizens did.
【2】When was the city build? -It was built around 1450 by the Incas, who ruled most of South America at that time.
【3】What do the Incas call themselves? -They called themselves children of the Sun, the powerful god they worshipped as the source of light and life.
【4】 Who conquer the Incar Empire? -This was when the Spanish were beginning their conquest of the Inca Empire, in the 1530's.
【题型】Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. He wondered if anyone would believe what he had found.
2. An American historian discovered the city after he heard rumors of its existence.
3. This article succeeds in expressing the author's fascination with the site.
4. Machu Picchu has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
5. Though the surrounding jungle had overgrown the site, what remained was impressive.
6. The American historian was led to the site by local farmers.
7. Even today, the mystery remains as to the purpose of these temples, how the city was used and what its citizens did.
8. Every year, thousands of people travel to Peru to admire its magnificent stonework and breath taking design.
9. The author of the article sees a wonderful harmony between the city and the landscape around it.