2020年高中英语 Unit 1 Cultural relics Section Ⅰ Warming

Unit1Culturalrelics[话题导读]现在越来越多的世界文化遗产被损毁，造成这一系列后果的原因有哪些呢？一起从本文中寻找答案吧！Everyyear,theWorldHeritageCommitteechoosesnaturalandculturalplacesaroundtheworldthathaveglobal(全球的)importance.TheynametheseplacesWorldHeritageSites.WhenaplacebecomesaWorldHeritageSite,itcanreceivemoneyfromtheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)tohelpprotectit.ButevenwhenaplaceisanofficialWorldHeritageSite,itcanstillbeatrisk.Everyyear,theWorldHeritageCommitteelooksatWorldHeritageSitesthatcouldbeindanger.Fromthese,theydecidewhichplacestheywillputontheirofficialListofWorldHeritageinDanger.TherearemanyreasonsaWorldHeritageSitebecomesendangered.Forexample,placescanbecomeendangeredthroughnaturalecological(生态的)damage.Overtime,windandwatercanbreakdownnaturalareas.Anotherrisktonaturalareasaroundtheworldisclimatechange(气候变化).Forexample,risingtemperaturesaffecttheSagarmathaNationalPark.IntheparkstandsMountEverest,theworld'stallestmountain.Beautifuliceglaciersonthetopofthemountainarenowmelting.Italsoaffectsthelocalplantsandanimals.MuchoftherisktoWorldHeritageSitescomesfromhumanacts.AbuMenaisanancientChristiancityinEgypt.Itisahistoricalsitemadeofmanyoldstonebuildings.AbuMenawaslistedasaWorldHeritageSitein1979．Recentfarmingprojectsintheareacausedundergroundwaterlevelstorise.Thismakesthegroundunstable(不稳定的).SomeofthebuildingsofAbuMenafell.TheEgyptiangovernmentputsandatthebaseofsomeofthebuildings.Butthesiteisstillindanger.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Prereading&Reading—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]INSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOMFrederickWilliamⅠ①，theKingofPrussia②，couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazing③history④.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoom，whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit⑤.Theamberwhichwasselected⑥hadabeautifulyellow­browncolourlikehoney⑦.Thedesign⑧oftheroomwasinthefancy⑨style⑩popularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecorated⑪withgoldandjewels⑫，whichtookthecountry'sbestartists⑬abouttenyearstomake⑭.Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.Itwasdesignedfor⑮thepalaceofFrederickⅠ.However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamⅠ，towhomtheamberroombelonged⑯，decidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.Inreturn⑰，theCzar⑱senthimatroop⑲ofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzar'swinterpalaceinStPetersburg⑳.Aboutfourmetreslong，theroomservedas○21asmallreception○22hallforimportantvisitors.Later,CatherineⅡ○23hadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted○24.Almostsixhundredcandleslit○25theroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly,althoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewonders○26oftheworld,itisnowmissing○27.InSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhen○28thetwocountrieswereatwar○29.BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereabletoremove○30somefurniture○31andsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.However,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthan○32twodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty­sevenwooden○33boxes.Thereisnodoubt○34thattheboxeswerethenputonatrainforKönigsberg○35，whichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea○36.Afterthat，whathappenedtotheAmberRoom○37reamins○38amystery○39.Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.Bystudyingoldphotosoftheformer○40AmberRoom,theyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity○41.[再记住]①FrederickWilliamⅠ/'fredrΙΙk'wΙljəmðə'fɜ：st/腓特烈·威廉一世(普鲁士国王)②Prussia/'prʌʃə/n．(史)普鲁士③amazing/ə'meΙzΙŋ/adj.令人吃惊的amaze/ə'meΙz/vt.使吃惊；惊讶④couldneverhavedone绝不可能做过(用于对过去情况的推测)；that引导宾语从句，作imagined的宾语。⑤which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰theAmberRoom；其中又包含一个because引导的原因状语从句。⑥select/sΙ'lekt/vt.挑选；选择⑦honey/'hʌnΙ/n．蜜；蜂蜜⑧design/dΙ'zaΙn/n．设计；图案；构思vt.设计；计划；构思⑨fancy/'fænsΙ/adj.奇特的；异样的vt.想象；设想；爱好⑩style/staΙl/n．风格；风度；类型inthefancystyle以奇特的风格⑪decorate/'dekəreΙt/v．装饰；装修decorate...with用……装饰/装修⑫jewel/'dʒuːəl/n.[C]珠宝；宝石jewelleryn.[U]珠宝(总称)⑬artist/'ɑːtΙst/n．艺术家⑭过去分词短语decoratedwith...作后置定语，修饰atreasure;which引导非限制性定语从句，对atreasure起补充说明的作用。⑮bedesignedfor为……而设计⑯belong/bΙ'lɒŋ/vi.属于；为……的一员belongto属于，无进行时态和被动语态。towhom...是towhom引导的非限制性定语从句。⑰inreturn作为报答；回报⑱Czar/zɑː/n．沙皇⑲troop/truːp/n．群；组；军队atroopof一群；一组⑳StPetersburg/sənt'piːtəzbɜːg/n．圣彼得堡○21serveas充当○22reception/rΙ'sepʃn/n．接待receptionhall接待厅○23CatherineⅡ/'kæθərΙnðə'sekənd/叶卡捷琳娜二世○24句中theway也可理解为as，表示“正如；按照”。○25litv．点亮；照亮(light的过去式)○26wondern.[C]奇迹；奇观；奇事○27missingadj.消失的；不见的○28when为关系副词，引导定语从句，修饰先行词atime，此处when相当于at/duringwhich。○29atwar处于交战状态○30remove/rΙ'muːv/vt.移动；搬开○31furnituren．家具(总称)，为不可数名词，可用apieceof/anarticleof(一件),much,little等修饰。○32lessthan少于○33wooden/'wʊdn/adj.木制的○34doubt/daʊt/n．怀疑；疑惑vt.怀疑；不信○35Königsberg/'kɜːnΙsbɜːg/n．哥尼斯堡○36theBalticSea/'bɔːltΙk'siː/波罗的海○37what引导主语从句并在从句中作主语。○38remainlink­v.保持；继续；依然其后常接名词或形容词作表语。○39mystery/'mΙstrΙ；US'mΙstərΙ/n．神秘；神秘的事物○40former/'fɔːmə/adj.以前的；从前的○41whenthey...是when引导的时间状语从句，不是定语从句。[再翻译]寻找琥珀屋普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。这件礼物就是琥珀屋，它之所以有这个名字，是因为建造它用了好几吨的琥珀。选出来的琥珀色彩漂亮，呈现蜂蜜一样的黄褐