高中英语Unit1TheCulturalRelicsReading新人教必修2高中

1高一英语同步练习必修2Unit1TheCulturalRelics第2课时Reading基础练习阅读理解TheGreatPyramidTheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItislocatedonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.Infact,allthepyramidsalongtheNileareonthewestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.ThisiswhytheirdeadwereburiedonthewestbankoftheNile.It’sveryhardtorealizejusthowbigtheGreatPyramidis.Therewereover2,300,000blocksofsolidstone.Thesehugestoneblocksweighanaverageoftwoandahalftoneseach,asmuchasasmallcar.Someevenweighfifteentones.Withoutmachinery,theancientEgyptianscutandmovedandliftedeachofthesestones.ManyoftheblockscamefromtheeastbankoftheNile,andtheyweretakenacrosstheriverinboats.Ittookmorethan100,000slavestwentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.TheGreatPyramidisover450feethightoday,anditwasoncehigher.Eachofthesidesofthepyramidis755feetlong.ThebodyofKhufuwasinagreatstonecoffinandmanytreasureswereburiedwithhim.1.Answerthefollowingquestions1).WhyareallthepyramidsinEgyptalongNilebuiltonthewestbank?______________________________________2).HowlongdidittakeEgyptianstobuildtheGreatPyramid?____________________________________2.TellTorFtothefollowingsentences1).TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltforaqueencalledKhufu.2).TheGreatPyramidliesinthecityofCairo.3).Alltheblocksforthepyramidsweremovedbytrucks.24).ManytreasureswereburiedwiththebodyofKhufu.一.课文摘要填空Thepassagetellsusthe1)_____oftheAmberRoomintheorderof2)____sothatwecanclearlyknowwhathappenedtoit.Itwasgiventhename3)______almostseventhousandtonsof4)___wereusedtomakeit.FirstitwasbuiltinPrussia,thenFrederickWilliamⅠ,thekingofPrussia,sentittoPetertheGreatasa5)___offriendshipfromPrussianpeople.AndtheAmberRoomsoonbecamepartoftheCzar’swinter6)______inStPetersburg.Later,CatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummersandshetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoits7)___.InSeptember1941,theNaziGermanarmy8)_____stoletheAmberRoomandsentboxesoftheAmberRoomonatrainforKonigsberg,whichwasatthattimeaGermancity9)_____theBalticSea.AfterthatwhatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoom10)______amystery.二.汉译英.1.中国是一个发展中国家，它是属于第三世界的。.Chinaisadevelopingcountry_________________.2.我在考虑再次去那里。I___________________thereagain.3.小孩子总喜欢把玩具拆散.Thechildrenalways______________________________.4.你会高度评价那些总帮助别人的人吗?Doyou_______________thosewhoalwayshelpothers?5.一旦被加热,琥珀可以制成各种形状.Once___________,theambercan________________anyshape.6.当时中日双方正在打仗,因此交通变得极其困难.Atthattime,ChinaandJapan____________sotravelingwasextremely3difficult.三.单项选择1.Youwillfindthismapofgreat__inhelpingyoutogetaroundLondonA.priceB.costC.valueD.useful2.Nowthatheisoutofwork,Jerry_____goingbacktothecountryside,buthehasn'tdecidedyet.A.hadconsideredB.hasbeenconsideringC.consideredD.isgoingtoconsider3.--ThewomanbiologiststudiedanimalsinAfricaformanyyears.--Oh.dear!She_____alotoftroubles.A.maygothroughB.musthavegonethroughC.cangothroughD.shouldhavegonethrough4.Themansaidhewouldbuyastampwiththe_____A.remained29centsB.remaining29centsC.29centsremainedD.29centstoremain5.Thiswillserve____anexample.A./BasC.withD.by6.IhopethatmyteacherwillsuggestagoodwaytohavemywrittenEnglish____soon.A.improvedB.improvingC.toimproveD.improve7.___yourscoresandseehowmanypointsyouget.A.AdduptoB.AddtoC.AddupD.Addsup8.Idon’tlike_____hespeakstomeA.thewayB.thewayinthatC.thewaywhichD.thewayofwhich9.Jacymovedintoanewhouse.Andshebought_______.4A.afurnitureB.somefurnituresC.somepiecesoffurnitureD.severalfurnitures10.Bettynevertellslies.Sheis_____A.honorB.honeyC.hostD.honest.阅读理解TheTajMahal(泰姬陵)isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture(建筑).ItisatAgrainnorthernIndia.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor(皇帝)ShahJehan,whoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.Itisinmemoryofhisfavoritewife,ArjumandBanuBagam,knownasMumtazMahal,whodiedin1631.Thebuilding,whichwascompletedbetween1632and1638,wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect(建筑师),UstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuilding,withgardensandgatewaystructures,wascompletedin1643.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuild.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuilding,butinblackinsteadofwhite,tolieontheothersideoftheriver.Butbeforeitcouldbebuilt,ShahJehanwasimprisoned(监禁)byhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.TheTajMahalnowhasattractedmanyvisitorsathomeandabroad1.TheTajMahalwasbuiltfor____.A.MumtazB.ShahC.EitherMumtazorShahD.BothMumtazandShah2.Thepassagemainlytellsus____.A.whytheTajMahalwasbuiltB.thelovestorybetweenShah5andMumtazC.someinformationabouttheTajMahalD.theTajMahal—theprideofIndians3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat____.A.theTajMahallooksmorebeautifulthanbefore.B.theTajMahaldoesn'texistnow.C.theTajMahalhascompletelychanged.D.theTajMahalhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.6第2课时Reading基础练习一、答案略二、FFFT一、课文摘要1)history2)time3)because4)amber5)gift6)palace7)design8)secretly9)on10)remains二、汉译英1.belongingtotheThirdWorld/whichbelongstotheThirdWorld.2.amconsideringgoing3.liketakingapartthetoys4.think