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1必修2Unit1CulturalrelicsReadingINSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOMFrederickWilliamⅠ，theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoom,_________wasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.Theamberwhichwasselectedhadabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels,whichtookthecountry'sbestartistsabouttenyears____________(make).Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickⅠ.However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliam,__________theamberroombelonged,decidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.__________(做为回报),theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecausepartoftheCzar'swinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmetreslong,theroomservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.Later,CatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburg___________shespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcandleslittheroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly,althoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthe_________(wonder)oftheworld,itisnowmissing.InSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatime______thetwocountrieswereatwar._________theNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.However,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.Thereisnodoubt______theboxeswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg,_______wasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,________happenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoom,theyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity.UsinglanguageAFACTORANOPINION?Whatisafact?Isitsomething___________peoplebelieve?No.Afactisanything________canbeproved.Forexample,itcan___________(prove)thatChinahasmorepeoplethananyothercountryintheworld.Thisisafact.2Thenwhatisanopinion?Anopinionis_________someonebelievesistruebuthasnotbeenproved.Soanopinionisnotgoodevidenceinatrial.Forexample,itisanopinionifyousay“Catsarebetterpetsthandogs”.Itmaybetrue,butitisdifficulttoprove.Somepeoplemaynotagreewiththisopinionbuttheyalsocannotprovethattheyareright.Inatrial,ajudgemustdecidewhicheyewitnesses______________(believe)andwhichnottobelieve.Thejudgedoesnotconsiderwhateacheyewitnesslookslikeorwherethatpersonlivesorworks.He/sheonlycaresabout____________theeyewitnesshasgiventrueinformation,whichmustbefactsratherthanopinions.Thiskindofinformationiscalledevidence.词汇检测1．文化的2．rare3．贵重的，有价值的4．survive5．insearchof6．使吃惊，惊讶令人吃惊的对…感到吃惊7．select8．design9．decorate被….装饰10.style11.artist12.belongto13.作为回报14.reception15.remove16.wooden17.毫无疑问18.mystery19.former20.值得的，相当于…价值的21.值得…22.local23.evidence24.explode25.entrance26.sink27.看重，器重28.informal29.debateUnit2TheOlympicGamesReadingANINTERVIEWPausanias,whowasaGreekwriterabout2,000yearsago,hascomeonamagicaljourneyonMarch18th2007tofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGames.HeisnowinterviewingLiYan,avolunteerforthe2008OlympicGames.P:MynameisPausanias.Ilivedin__________youcall“AncientGreece”andIusedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago.I’vecometoyourtimetofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGamesbecauseIknowthatin2004theywereheldinmyhomeland.MayIaskyousomequestionsaboutthemodernOlympics?L:Goodheavens!Haveyoureallycomefromsolongago?Butofcourseyoucanaskanyquestionsyoulike.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?P:HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?3L:_________fouryears.TherearetwomainsetsofGames-theWinterandSummerOlympics,andbothareheldeveryfouryearsona_________(定期的，有规律的)basis.TheWinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerGames.Onlyathletes_________havereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbe___________(admit)ascompetitors.Theymaycomefromanywhereintheworld.P:WinterGames?Howcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinter?Andwhataboutthehorses?L:Ohno!Therearenorunningracesorhorseridingevents.Insteadtherearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.That’s________they’recalledtheWinterOlympics.It’sintheSummerOlympics________youhavetherunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsports.P:Isee.Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromallovertheworld.DoyoumeantheGreekworld?OurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachotherjustforthehonourofwinning.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,_________couldslavesorwomen!L:Nowadaysanycountrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.Thereareover250sportsandeachonhasitsownstandard.Womenarenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantroleingymnastics,athletics,teamsportsand…P:Pleasewaitaminute!Allthoseevents,allthosecountriesandevenwomentakingpart!Wherearealltheathleteshoused?L:ForeachOlympics,aspecialvillageisbuiltforthemtolivein,amainreceptionbuilding,severalstadiumsforcompetitions,andagymnasiumaswell.P:Thatsoundsveryexpensive.Doesanyo