Cultural relics Reading comprehension(M2 U1)

M2U1Doyouknowwhataculturalrelicis?Pleaselookatthefollowingpictures---theGreatWallTerraCottaWarriorstheOldSummerPalaceTempleofHeavenMingDynastyvaseTheTajMahal(InIndia)ivorydragonboatMogaoCaves(InChina)ThePyramidsinEgyptTheSydneyOpera(inAustralia)Aculturalrelicissomethingthatcanrepresentcultures,whichhassurvivedforalongtimetotellthehistory,anditisveryrareandvaluable.Culturalrelicscanbecraftworks,buildings,books,paintingsmusic,andsoon.1.Haveyoueverseenapieceofamber?2.Lookatthetitleandthepictureofthereadingpassageandpredictwhatitisabout.Thenskimitquicklyandseeifyouwereright.Pre-readingInSearchoftheAmberRoomTheAmberRoomwasmadeofalmostseventhousandtonsofamber.ItwasbuiltinPrussia.Then,theking,FrederickWilliamI,sentittoPetertheGreatasagiftoffriend-ship.Anditsoonbecamepartofthewinterpalace.Later,CatherineⅡhadherartistsaddmoredetailstoitsdesign.InSeptember,1941theNaziGermanarmysecretlystoletheAmberRoomandthenitdisappearedmystically.BackgroundReadthetextandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.IttooksomebestartistsabouttenyearstomaketheoldAmberRoom.2.TheAmberRoomservedasareceptionhallfortheguestsofFrederickI.TFReading3.TheAmberRoomwastakenapart,putinsidesomewoodenboxesandtakenawaybytheNazis.4.ThenewAmberRoomwasbuiltatthewinterpalace.TFQ1:WhatistheAmberRoommadeof?ambergoldjewels.Q2:IstheAmberRoomnewly-built?Task1:Listentothetextagainandtrytoanswerthetwoquestions.Para1:anintroductionoftheAmberRoomColourDesignHowlongwasitbuilt?Thebestandbiggestworkofamberartevermade.(有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品）Yellow-brownOfthefancystylepopularinthosedays10yearsforateamofthecountry’sbestartists.Para.2.AgifttoPetertheGreatWhatwastheamberroomfirstmadefor?Itwasfirstmadeforthepalace(寝宫)ofFrederickI.Q2:WhathappenedtotheAmberRoomin1716?FrederickWilliamI(thekingofPrussia)1.his_____________inStPetersburg2.asmall__________forimportantvisitors.asagiftoffriendshipgavetoinreturntoservedas(theCzar)Senthim________hisbestsoldiersPetertheGreatatroopofwinterpalacereceptionhallPara.3：ThechangesoftheAmberRoomQuestions:WhohadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburg?A.FrederickWilliamIB.Catherine׀׀C.PetertheGreatD.FrederickIPara.4：themissingoftheAmberRoomTime:Event:1941Russia(theRussians)NaziGermany(theNazis)atwarstole.theNazisarrivedsentittoKonigsberg.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoomwas.wereonlyabletoremove.furnitureandsmallartobjectstheAmberRoomamysteryPara.5：AnewAmberRoomQs:1.WhohavebuiltanewAmberRoom?2.HowoldisStPetersburgnow?TheRussiansandGermans.morethan300yearsoldnow.1.ThekingofPrussiawhogavetheAmberRoomasagifttoRussiawas___.A.FrederickIB.FrederickWilliamIC.PetertheGreatD.CatherineIIBCarefulreading—Detailedinformation2.ThekingofPrussiagavetheAmberRoomtoRussiabecause_____.A.hewantedtomarryCatherineII.B.hewaskind.C.heneededbettersoldiersD.hewantedtomakefriendsD3.TheAmberRoomwasstolenby___.A.RussiansoldiersB.GermansoldiersC.PeopleinKonigsbergD.PeopleinStPetersburg4.In1941,thecityofKonigsbergwasin___.A.GermanyB.RussiaC.SwedenD.FranceBAC5.TheRussiansdidn’thidetheAmberRoombecause______.A.theywereatwarB.thecouldn’tfindaplaceC.theGermansoldiersarrivedtoosoonD.notraincouldtakeitawayParagraph1.anintroductionoftheAmberRoomParagraph2.AgifttoPetertheGreatMainideaofeachparagraph(Ex2P2)Paragraph3.ThechangesoftheAmberRoomwhichbecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld.Paragraph4.themissingoftheAmberRoomParagraph5.AnewAmberRoomwasrebuilt.DescriptionoftheAmberRoomMaterial1._____ColorYellow-brownDesignInthe2.______popularinthosedaysDecorationsGoldandjewelsLengthAbout3.______Amberfancystyle4metresHistoryoftheAmberRoom4.________forthepalaceofFrederickI.GiventoPetertheGreatbyFrederickWilliamⅠandbecamepartoftheCzar’s5.___________.MovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgbyCatherineⅡand6.____________wereaddedtoit.DesignedwinterpalacemoredetailsSomefurnitureand7._______________wereremovedfromtheAmberRoombytheRussiansinwartime,butsomeoftheNazisstole8._______________.AnewAmberRoomwas9.___________forthepeopleofStPetersburgwhenthey10.___________the300thbirthdayoftheircity.celebratedsmallartobjectstheroomitselfready/built1.Timespent:A____ofartistsspent___yearsmakingit.2.Material:7,000tonsof______wereusedformakingit,with____and______.3.Purpose:Itwasmade___tobeagift,___forthePalaceofFrederickI.teamtenambergoldjewelsnotbutRevisionTheAmberRoom4.Results:Itwas_________toRussiapeople.AfterFrederickWilliamIsucceededhisfatherand______thekingofPrussia;soonitbecamepartoftheCzar’swinterpalace;itwasoneofthegreat_______oftheworld;in1941,wonderssent/givenbecameitwas_____bytheNazis.NowanewAmberRoom____________inRussiaandit______________theoldone,________theoldphotos.stolenhasbeenbuiltlooksmuchlikefollowingPost-readingThecharacteristicsofthepassageThispassagetellsthehistoryoftheAmberRoomintheorderoftimesothatwecanclearlyknowwhathappenedtoit.BesidesthepassageusesthePastTense.Whatshouldyoudotoprotectculturalrelics?Chooseaproperwordorphrasefromthisunittocompleteeachsentence.Changetheformifnecessary.Themeaningofthewordorphrasehasbeengiventohelpyou.1.Theamberwhichwas________（tochoosecarefully)hadabeau