2017-2018学年人教版 必修二 unit 1 cultural relics- Reading

CulturalrelicsTheprotectionofculturalrelicsQuestion:Whatisaculturalrelic?Culturalrelic•Aculturalrelicisanyobject,buildingoritemthatwasmadesometimeinthepast.Itmaybethousandsofyearsoldoritmaybeafewhundred;•Aculturalrelicmayormaynotbevaluable;•Ittellsussomethingofthewaypeoplelivedatthetimeitwasmade.Thismaybebecauseofitsmethodofmanufactureorhowtheitemwasused.Lookatthepicturesbelowanddiscusswhethertheyareculturalrelicsornot.MingDynastyvaseTajMahalivorydragonboatMogaoCavesYuanmingyuaninChinaEiffelTowerinFranceColosseuminGreeceSydneyOperaTheLeaningTowerofPisainItalythePyramidsinEgyptYangliuqingFolkPaintingTheBronzeofRabbit'sHeadOldTownofLijiangDiscussionWhatmakesthemvaluableandfamous?alonghistory;structure;importanteventsthattookplacethere…Whyisaculturalrelicimportant?SymbolsoftheircountriesAconcreteannotation(注释)oftheirculturesHaveamemorablesignificanceBringinmoneyfromtourism…Haveyoueverseenapieceofamber?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?Amberisahardyellowishbrownclearsubstance.Itisoftenusedforjewelsanddecorativeobjects.What’sthis?TheAmberRoomCreatedinthe18thcentury,itdisappearedduringWorldWarII,andwasrecreatedin2003.Beforeitwaslost,theAmberRoomwassometimesdubbedthe“theEighthWonderoftheWorld”duetoitssingularbeauty.theAmberRoom著名的“琥珀屋”始建于1709年，当时的普鲁士国王为了效仿法国皇帝路易十四的奢华生活，命令普鲁士最有名的建筑师兴建“琥珀屋”，“琥珀屋”面积约55平方米，共有12块护壁镶板和12个柱脚，全都由当时比黄金还贵12倍的琥珀制成，总重至少达6吨，“琥珀屋”同时还饰以钻石、宝石和银箔，可以随意拼装成各种形状，建成后光彩夺目、富丽堂皇，被誉为“世界第八奇迹”。theAmberRoom1716年普鲁士国王FrederickWilliamⅠ将琥珀屋作为礼物送给俄罗斯彼得大帝（PetertheGreat），1941年，纳粹德军攻入圣彼得堡，将王宫中的“琥珀屋”拆卸了下来，装满27个箱子运回了德国柯尼斯堡。二战结束后，“琥珀屋”从此下落不明，从世人眼中神秘失踪了。直到圣彼得堡300年纪念的时候，才由俄国巧匠重新复原出了当时的面貌。这一复原工程历时25年，耗资1100万美元。IstheAmberRoomaculturalrelic?SkimmingforgeneralideaThepassageismainlydevelopedintheorderof_____.A.placeB.peopleC.time1.Choosethebestanswer.HowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld?HowwasanewAmberRoombuilt?HowdidtheAmberRoomgetlost?HowwastheAmberRoommade?WhydidtheKingofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomtotheCzarofRussiaasagift?Para3Para5Para4Para1Para22.Matchthemainideasandtheparagraphs.Scanningforspecificinformation1)HowlongdidittakePrussianartiststofinishtheAmberRoom?A.5years.B.8years.C.10years.D.12years.2)WhydidFrederickWilliamIgivetheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreat?A.Tostopthewarbetweenthetwocountries.B.TogetthebestRussiansoldiers.C.TogetthelandofRussia.D.TogetweaponsfromPetertheGreat.3.Choosethebestanswer.3)WhoaddedmoredetailstotheAmberRoom?A.CatherineII.B.PetertheGreat.C.FrederickWilliamI.D.FrederickIII.4)WhathappenedtotheAmberRoomduringWorldWarII?A.ItwassavedbythebraveRussians.B.ItwasburnedbytheGermanNazis.C.PiecesoftheRoomwereburiedinaplaceinGerman.D.PiecesoftheRoomweresenttoKönigsbergbytrain.1FrederickI2FrederickWilliamI3PetertheGreat4CatherineII5TheNaziarmy6TheRussiansandGermansAstoletheAmberRoom.BsentatroopofhisbestsoldierstotheKingofPrussia.ChadtheAmberRoommade.DhaditmovedoutsideStPetersburg.EgaveittotheCzarasagift.FbuiltanewAmberRoomafterstudyingpicturesoftheoldone.4.Readthepassageandjointhecorrectpartsofthesentencestogether.1)TheAmberRoomwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickⅠ.2)FrederickWilliamⅠgavetheAmberRoomtoCatherineⅡ.3)PetertheGreatreceivedimportantvisitorsintheAmberRoom.4)TheAmberRoomwashiddenbytheRussianswhenRussiaandGermanywereatwar.5)AnewAmberRoomwasbuiltinStPetersburg.PetertheGreatnotMainideasSupportingdetailsTheAmberRoomItwasmadeofseveraltonsof1._____________.Itscolorwas2.______________.Itwasatreasuredecoratedwith3.__________________.ItsstoriesbeforeWWⅡTheAmberRoomwasgiventoPetertheGreatby4.____________.ItbecamepartoftheCzar’s5.______________inStPetersburg.ItwasmovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgbyCatherineⅡandmore6.____________wereaddedtoit.amberyellow-browngoldandjewelsFrederickWilliamⅠwinterpalacedetails6.Completethechartbelow.WhathappenedtotheAmberRoomduringWWⅡSomefurnitureandsmallartobjectswere7.____________theroombytheRussians.100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenboxesandtransportedtoKönigsbergby8.__________.TheAmberRoomwas9.____________.RecentstoryAnewAmberRoomwasbuiltbytheRussiansandGermanstocelebrate10._________________ofStPetersburg.removedfromtrainlostthe300thbirthdayTheclueofthestoryPetertheGreatCatherineIIFrederickIFrederickWilliamINaziTheAmberRoom,thebestandbiggestworkofamberartthatever______________(make),wasfirstbuiltforthepalaceofFrederickI.In1716,FrederickWilliamIgaveittoPetertheGreat______agiftand__________hegotsomeoftheCzar’sbestsoldiers.______theAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzar’swinterpalaceinSt.Petersburgand__________asmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.Later,CatherineIItoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.Unfortunately,inSeptember,1941,WhenRussiaandNaziGermany___________,theAmberRoomwassecretly_________theNazis.100,000piecesoftheroomwereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.Thereis_____________theboxeswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg.Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoom_______wasreadyforthepeopleofSt.Petersburgtocelebratethe__________(300)birthdayoftheircityin2003.hasbeenmadeasinreturnSoservedaswereatwarstolenbynodoubtthat300thwhichFillintheblankstofinishtheSummaryofthetextandt