StepintoItalyItaly—aromantic①country!Landofart,history,greatfood,warmpeople,wonderfulcitiesandcharming②oldmuseums!Now,comeon!Let'sstepintoItalyandenjoyitsunique③scenery.First,let'sgotoFlorence,whichhasromanticsunsetsovertheriverArnoandmanygoodrestaurants.Youcaneventakeacarriageridethroughthenarrowstreetsofthecity.Moreover,you'dbetternotmisstheUffiziPalace,whichholdsmanymasterpieces④,includingtheMichelangelo'sfamousHolyFamily.ThenwecometoRome,capitalofItaly.It'salsoacityofancientcivilization⑤.TheColosseumisthemostfamousinRome.Itwasbuiltasastageforgladiator⑥andanimalfights.ItwillremindyouofthepowerfulRomanEmpireforatime.Last,weareinVenice,acityofsea.InVenice,amustseeattraction⑦isthe2milelongGrandCanal.Thebestwaytoenjoyitsscenic⑧beautyistotakeaboat.Alongit,youcanseesomeancienthistoricpalacesandmuseums,forexample,theNaturalHistoryMuseum.IfyoutakeaboatridedowntheGrandCanal,thenyoureachSt.Mark'sSquare,whichistheheartofVenice.Itofferssomanymuseumsthatyoucouldspendyourwholedayinthisareaalone.ThebesttimeinVeniceisatnight.Veniceoffersagreatmanyoutdoorcafes,soyoucanorderadrinkandenjoythebeautifulsceneundertheclearandbrightmoon.[多积词汇]①romanticadj.浪漫主义的;浪漫的②charmingadj.迷人的;有魅力的③uniqueadj.唯一的;独一无二的;独特的④masterpiecen.杰作;名作⑤civilizationn.文明;文化;文明社会⑥gladiatorn.斗剑士,格斗士⑦attractionn.有吸引力的事物;吸引⑧scenicadj.风景优美的;戏剧性的;背景的GreatEuropeanCitiesPARISParisisthecapitalandlargestcityofFrance,situated①ontheRiverSeine②.Itisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworldandisvisitedbymorethan③eightmilliontouristseveryyear.①situated/'sɪtʃuˌeɪtɪd/adj.坐落(某处)的;位于(某处)的(=located)besituatedon/in/at位于……,坐落在……②Seine/seɪn/塞纳河(法国)③morethan多于;超过[原文呈现][读文清障]SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—Prereading④popularadj.受欢迎的bepopularwith受……欢迎⑤EiffelTower/ˌaɪfəl'taʊə(r)/埃菲尔铁塔⑥symbol/'sɪmbl/n.象征;符号⑦thefamoussymbolofParis作theEiffelTower的同位语。⑧gallery/'ɡæləri/n.美术馆;画廊⑨Louvre/'luːvrə/卢浮宫⑩located/ləʊ'keɪtɪd/adj.位于⑪befamousfor因……而出名⑫分数表达法:分子用基数词,分母用序数词。分子大于1时,分母用复数。[原文呈现][读文清障]Themostpopular④placefortouristsistheEiffelTower⑤,thefamoussymbol⑥ofParis⑦.Oneoftheworld'slargestartgalleries⑧,theLouvre⑨,isalsolocated⑩inParis.Thecityisalsofamousfor⑪itsrestaurants,cafésandtheatres.Abouttwothirds⑫ofFrance'sartistsandwritersliveinParis.⑬Barcelona/ˌbɑːsəl'əʊnə/巴塞罗那⑭landmark/'lændˌmɑːk/n.标志性建筑⑮SagradaFamilia/sæ'ɡrɑːdʌfə'miːliə/(西班牙)圣家大教堂[原文呈现][读文清障]BARCELONA⑬BarcelonaisthesecondlargestcityofSpainandissituatedonthenortheastcoast,aboutfivehundredkilometreseastoftheSpanishcapital,Madrid.OneofBarcelona'smostfamouslandmarks⑭istheChurchoftheSagradaFamilia⑮,⑯bedesignedby由……设计bedesignedfor专为……设计⑰architect/'ɑːkɪˌtekt/n.建筑师⑱which...是which引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰theChurchoftheSagradaFamilia,从句中过去分词短语called...作后置定语,修饰anarchitect。⑲workon从事;致力于⑳project/'prɒdʒekt/n.计划;项目;工程[原文呈现][读文清障]whichwasdesignedby⑯anarchitect⑰calledAntonioGaudi⑱.Gaudiworkedon⑲theproject⑳from1882untilhisdeathin1926.Thechurchhasn'tbeenfinishedyet!欧洲的大城市巴黎巴黎是法国的首都,也是法国最大的城市,坐落在塞纳河畔。它是世界上最美丽的城市之一,每年有超过800万名的游客前来参观。最受游客欢迎的旅游景点是埃菲尔铁塔,它是巴黎著名的象征。世界上最大的艺术馆之一——卢浮宫,也位于巴黎。这个城市也以餐馆、咖啡馆和剧院而闻名。法国约三分之二的艺术家和作家居住在巴黎。巴塞罗那巴塞罗那是西班牙的第二大城市,位于东北海岸线上,距离首都马德里东部约500公里。巴塞罗那最著名的标志性建筑之一是圣家大教堂,由建筑师安东尼奥·高迪设计。高迪从1882年起从事这项工程直至1926年逝世。教堂至今还未完工!○21Florence/'flɒrəns/佛罗伦萨○22becauseof因为;由于(后可接名词、代词或动名词)○23theRenaissance文艺复兴○24定语从句whichbecamefamous修饰anItaliancity;定语从句whichbegan...andlasted...修饰agreatartisticmovement。两个which在从句中均作主语,不能省略。○25ofalltime有史以来[原文呈现][读文清障]FLORENCE○21FlorenceisanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseof○22theRenaissance○23,agreatartisticmovementwhichbeganinthe1300sandlastedforthreehundredyears○24.DuringtheRenaissance,someofthegreatestpaintersofalltime○25livedandworkedinFlorence.○26sculpture/'skʌlptʃə/n.雕刻;泥塑○27suchas例如;诸如……之类○28who引导定语从句,修饰amilliontourists,在从句中作主语。○29UffiziPalace/juː'fɪtsi'pælɪs/乌菲齐美术馆[原文呈现][读文清障]ManyofFlorence'smostbeautifulpaintingsandsculptures○26wereproducedbygreatartistssuchas○27LeonardodaVinciandMichelangelo.Florenceisvisitedeachyearbyaboutamilliontouristswhocometoseetheartgalleries,churchesandmuseums○28.TheUffiziPalace○29isthemostfamousartgalleryinthecity.○30Athens/'æθənz/雅典○31thecapitalofGreece作Athens的同位语。○32beknownas=(befamousas)作为……而出名/闻名○33birthplace/'bɜːθˌpleɪs/n.发源地○34civilisation/ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/n.文明[原文呈现][读文清障]ATHENS○30Athens,thecapitalofGreece○31,isknownas○32thebirthplace○33ofwesterncivilisation○34.Twothousandfourhundredyearsago,itwastheworld'smostpowerfulcity.○35Parthenon/'pɑːθənən/帕台农神庙○36Acropolis/ə'krɒpəlɪs/雅典卫城○37ancient/'eɪnʃənt/adj.古代的○38workn.(艺术)作品常用复数works。○39influencev.影响○40eversince自从……一直(与完成时连用)[原文呈现][读文清障]BuildingssuchastheParthenon○35ontheAcropolis○36Hillwerebuiltduringthisperiod.Greece'sbestwriterslivedinancient○37Athens.Theirwork○38hasinfluenced○39otherwriterseversince○40.佛罗伦萨佛罗伦萨是一座因文艺复兴而闻名的意大利城市,文艺复兴这场伟大的艺术运动始于14世纪并且持续了300年。在文艺复兴时期,历史上一些最伟大的画家在佛罗伦萨生活和工作。佛罗伦萨许多最美的画作和雕像都出自像列奥纳多·达·芬奇和米开朗琪罗这样的艺术大师。佛罗伦萨每年大约有100万旅游者来访,他们都是来参观艺术馆、教堂和博物馆的。其中,乌菲齐美术馆是这个城市最著名的艺术长廊。雅典雅典是希腊的首都,作为西方文明的发源地而闻名于世。2400年前,它是世界上最强大的城市。一些诸如雅典卫城山上的帕台农神庙之类的建筑都是在这一时期建造的。希腊最优秀的作家就生活在古雅典城。他们的作品影响了后世的作家。1.projectA.发源地2.sculptureB.雕刻;泥塑3.birthplaceC.计划;项目;工程