人教版高中英语必修二unit1-reading (1)

Unit1CulturalrelicsStep1Lead-inWhatisaculturalrelic?Aculturalrelicissomethingfamousthathassurvivedforalongtime.Itcantellthehistoryofthepasttime.Itisthesymbolofacountryanditsculture.MingDynastyvasechinaTajMahalThemostbeautifultombintheworldIvorydragonboatDragonBoatFestivalMogaoCavesArttreasureforBuddhismUnit1CulturalrelicsReadingHaveyoueverseenapieceofamber?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?AmberHaveyoueverseenanythingmadeofamber?Whatisamber?琥珀是史前松树脂的化石。琥珀是由千万年前植物所分泌出来的树脂,经过地壳变动而深埋地下,逐渐演化而成的一种天然化石。形成于4000万年至6000万年前,琥珀的主要成分是碳、氢、氧以及少量的硫,硬度2-3,比重1.05-1.10,熔点150C-180C,燃点250C-375C。琥珀是很“涩”的物质,没有两块琥珀是完全相同的。品种有金珀、虫珀、香珀、灵珀、石珀、花珀、水珀、明珀、蜡珀等,尤以含有完整昆虫或植物的琥珀为珍贵。Whatcharacteristicsdoestheamberhave?Ithasabeautifulyellow-browncolor.Itfeelsashardasstone.Iteasilymeltwhenheated.Onceitisheated,itcanbemadeintoanyshape.Canyouimaginewhataroommadeofamberlookslike?RawamberDoyouknowwhatpicturethisis?ApictureoftheAmberRoominStPetersburginRussiatheAmberRoomTheamberroomwasfirstbuiltin1709.Itissaidthattheamberroomisworth_______________________dollars.100-250million(1亿-2.5亿)Howmuchdoesitcost?InSearchoftheAmberRoomReadingReading----SkimmingReadandgetthemainidea.•Ittellsusthestrangehistoryofthe_____________,aculturalrelicoftwocountries:_________and_________.AmberRoomGermanyRussiaThefollowingfivequestionssummarizethemainideaoftheFiveparagraphsinthepassage.Puttheparagraphnumbersintheboxes.ThenAnswerthequestions.HowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld?HowdidtheAmberRoomgetlost?HowwasanewAmberroombuilt?HowwastheAmberRoommade?WhydidtheKingofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomtotheCzarofRussiaasagift?34512Readthetextquicklyagain,andtrytofindoutthemainideaforeachparagraph.Paragraph1:TheAmberRoomandits________Paragraph2-3:___________oftheAmberRoomParagraph4:_____________oftheAmberRoomParagraph5:________________oftheAmberRoomThehistorydesignThemissingTherebuildingReading--CarefulreadingPara1TheAmberRoomanditsdesignColorBirthplaceDesignMaterialTimeofbuildingit________yearsyellow-brownPrussiaInthe___________styleamber10fancy________(severaltons)Decorationsgoldand_______jewelsFrederickIFrederickWilliamIPetertheGreatCatherineIIA.sentatroopofhisbestsoldierstotheKingofPrussia.B.hadtheAmberRoommadeC.haditmovedoutsideStPetersburg.D.gaveittotheCzarasagiftJointhecorrectpartsofthesentencestogether.Para2-3ThehistoryoftheAmberRoom1716Givento______________byFrederickWilliamⅠandbecamepartoftheCzar’s____________.Asasmall______________forimportantvisitors.yearsPetertheGreatwinterpalacereceptionhall1770yearsCatherineⅡaddedmore________totheAmberroom.TheAmberRoomwascompletedtheway____________wanted.CatherineⅡdetails1941theNaziandRussiawere_________,andtheAmberRoomwasmissing.atwarPara4ThemissingoftheAmberRoomSome__________and_______________wereremovedfromtheAmberRoombytheRussiansinwartime,butsomeofthe_______stoletheroomitself.smallartobjectsNazisfurniture1941Para5Therebuildingoftheamberroom1.Itwasbuiltby____________________________.theRussiansandGermans2.Following____________oftheformerone,ithasbeenmadetolookmuchlike__________.oldphotostheoldone3.AnewAmberRoomwas___________forthepeopleofStPetersburgwhenthey___________the300thbirthdayoftheircity.ready/builtcelebratedFrederickⅠFrederickWilliamⅠPetertheGreatCzarCatherineⅡNaziStep4ConsolidationI.DrawacharttoshowtheremoveoftheAmberRoom.PrussiaRussiathewinterpalaceinStPetersburgthesummerpalaceinStPetersburgKonigsbergGermancityontheBalticSea?Crackinghardpoints1.FrederickWilliamⅠ,theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchastrangehistory.普鲁士国王威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人的最伟大的礼物会有这样一段离奇的历史。2.Later,CatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtothepalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.后来叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到了圣·彼得堡郊外她避暑的宫殿中。3.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.这正是两国交战时期。4.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg.毫无疑问，这些箱子后来被装上火车运住哥尼斯保。Ⅱ.Finishthefollowingpassageaccordingtothetext.Infact,theAmberRoomwasmadenottobea____,butwas________forthe_______ofFrederickI.In_____FrederickWilliamⅠgavetheAmberRoomto_____________asagift.In1770,CatherineⅡhadcompletedthe______totheAmberroom.In1941,TheNaziGermanarmy______theAmberRoom.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoom_______amystery.In2003,The_________oftheAmberRoomwascompletedanditlookedmuchliketheoldone,___________theoldphotos.designedpalace1716PetertheGreataddingstoleremainsrebuildingfollowinggiftStep7Homework1.Readthetextafterclass.2.SupposeyouareLiHua.YouareaskedtowriteanessayforanEnglishnewspapertogivesomeusefuladviceonhowtoprotectourculturalrelics.(100words)Thankyou!