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返回目录AustraliaUnit3返回目录单元话题链接TheSydneyOperaHouseTheSydneyOperaHouseisoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld.Itisconsideredtobeoneofthemostrecognizableimagesofthemodernworldalthoughthebuildinghasbeenopenforonlyabout40years.TheSydneyOperaHouseisasrepresentativeofAustraliaasthepyramidsareofEgypt.返回目录6,225squaremetersofglassand645kilometersofelectriccablewereusedtobuildtheOperaHouse.Itincludes1,000rooms.Itis185meterslongand120meterswide.Thebuilding'sroofsectionsweighabout15tons.Thereare1milliontilesontheroof.Itprovidesguidedtoursto200,000peopleeachyear.返回目录ButdoyouknowtheOperaHousewitharoofwasdesignedbyafamousDanisharchitect，Utzon？Inthelate1950stheAustralianGovernmentestablishedanappealfundtofinancetheconstructionoftheSydneyOperaHouse,andconductedacompetitionforitsdesignwaschosen.Utzonspentafewyearsreworkingthedesignanditwas1961beforehehadsolvedtheproblemofhowtobuildthedistinguishingfeature—thesailsoftheroof.返回目录Theventureexperiencedcostblowouts.In1966thesituationreachedcrisispointandUtzonresignedfromtheproject.Thebuildingwasfinallycompletedbyothersin1973.SydneyOperaHousewasopenedbyQueenElizabethon20thOctober1973.TheOperaHouseissituatedonBennelongPoint,whichreachesoutintotheharbour.TheskylineoftheSydneyHarbourBridge,thebluewateroftheharbourandtheSydneyOperaHouse,viewedfromaferryorfromtheair,isdramaticandunforgettable.返回目录PeriodⅠWarmingUpandReading返回目录课前教材预案目录Contents返回目录课前教材预案[基础自测]Ⅰ.重点单词1．____________adj.适当的；足够的→____________n．适当；足够→______________adv.适当地；足够地2．___________n．生态学；生态→______________adj.生态学的；生态的→________________adv.生态地→_____________n．生态学家adequateadequacyadequatelyecologyecologicalecologicallyecologist返回目录3．________________n．防卫；辩护→__________v.保护某人(某物)免受伤害；保卫某人(某物)→____________n.后卫→_______________adj.没有防卫的；不能保护自己的→_____________adj.防御用的；防御性的→______________adj.可保卫的；可防御的；可辩护的4．_______n．税；税款v．对……征税→__________n．征税；税款→___________adj.应纳税的，可纳税的→__________adj.累人的；烦人的；繁重的defence(defense)defenddefenderdefencelessdefensivedefensibletaxtaxationtaxabletaxing返回目录5．___________n．庆祝；庆典→_____________v.庆祝；祝贺→______________adj.著名的；驰名的6．________vt.忍受；容忍→____________________n.容忍；忍受；宽容→_____________adj.可容忍的，可忍受的→____________adj.容忍的；忍受的7．_________n．移民者；移民；候鸟→____________n.迁居；移民；迁徙→_____________adj.有迁徙习惯的celebrationcelebratecelebratedtoleratetoleration/tolerancetolerabletolerantmigrantmigrationmigratory返回目录8．_______________n．保留；预定→___________v.保留；订位→____________adj.预定的；保留的→______________adv.保留地9．_______vt.&vi.播种；传播→______________(过去分词)→_________n.播种者10．___________vi.通信；符合→_______________n.通信；符合；对应→_______________________________adj.对应的；相当的；符合的reservationreservereservedreservedlysowsown/sowedsowercorrespondcorrespondencecorrespondent/corresponding返回目录11．___________n．围地；围场→__________v.围绕12．_____________adj.不顾一切的；绝望的→_______________n.绝望；失望；神经过敏13．__________vt.&vi.收缩；(使)皱缩；缩短→__________(过去式)→___________________(过去分词)→_____________n.收缩，缩小14．_______________adj.不省人事的；未发觉的；无意识的→_________________adv.无意识地；不知不觉地→___________________n.无意识，失去意识→_____________adj.有意识的，意识清醒的enclosureenclosedesperatedesperationshrinkshrankshrunk/shrunkenshrinkageunconsciousunconsciouslyunconsciousnessconscious返回目录Ⅱ.重点短语1．associate________与……联系2．bemadeup______由……组成3．beresponsible_______对……负责4．correspond________与……通信5．owe…______把……归功于；欠withofforwithto返回目录Ⅲ.重点句型1．_________(驾车)250kmnorthwestwardsfromHobartalongtheA10highway__________________(你们会到达)thesouthernendofthemagnificentCradleMountainNationalParkandWorldHeritagearea.2．WhydoyouthinkthepopulationofAustraliaissosmall________(尽管)itissuchalargecountry?3．Intheearlydaystherewerenotnearly______manywomenmigrants______thereweremales,somanyofthemenremainedbachelors.Driveandyou'llarriveatwhenasas返回目录[课文理解]Ⅰ.课文大意理解1．What'sthemainpurposeofwritingthefirsttext?A．ToencouragetouriststovisitAustralia.B．ToencouragepeoplefromoverseastosettleinAustralia.C．TointroducetheuniquenessofAustralia.D．TogiveabriefintroductiontoAustralia.答案D返回目录2．WhichofthefollowingisprobablyoneofthereasonswhythepopulationofAustraliaissosmall?A．Inordertoprotecttheenviroment,thegovernmenthaslimitedthenumberofpopulation.B．MuchofthecenterofAustraliaisinhabitabledesert.C．AgricultureislessdevelopedinAustralia.D．IndustryislessdevelopedinAustralia.答案B返回目录3．Howmanykindsofdangerouscreaturesarementionedinthesecondtext?A．4.B．5.C．6.D．7.答案B返回目录4．Whichofthefollowingisprobablythemostpoisonousanimalintheworldaccordingtothesecondtext?A．Thebrownsnake.B．Thefunnelwebspider.C．Theboxjellyfish.D．Thesaltwatercrocodile.答案C返回目录Ⅱ.课文语法填空Australiaisinthe1.____________(small)continent—Oceania.Itisamainlydrycountrywithonlyafewcoastalarea2.__________(have)adequaterainfall.MostAustraliansliveinthesoutheasterncoastalarea.Thecentreofthecontinenthasfew3._______________(settle)．Australiais4._____populardestinationwithmanytouristscomingtoexperienceitsunique5.___________(ecologic).smallesthavingsettlementsaecology返回目录6.___________________Australianstatesareautonomous,ithasafederalgovernment7._______________(responsibility)formattersthataffectpeoplealloverthecountry.Thefederalparliamentis8.________