人教版必修二 Unit1 Cultural relics --Reading 1

Unit1CulturalrelicsReadingamberamberbeautifulrarevaluablepreciousWhathappenedtotheAmberRoom?InsearchoftheAmberRoomLookingfor!寻找！Thefollowingfivequestionssummarizethemainideaofthefiveparagraphsinthepassage.Putthenumbersintheboxesafterlistening.2HowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld?WhydidtheKingofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomtotheCzarofRussiaasagift?5341FrederickWilliamI,thekingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoom,whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.TheAmberRoomwhichwasselectedhadabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels,whichtookthecountry’sbestartistsabouttenyearstomake.Para.1:ColorDesignMadeupof(matiarals)TimeofbuildingitPara.1:anintroductionoftheAmberRoominthefancystylepopularinthosedaysamber(severaltons)goldjewels10yearsforthecountry’sbestartists.Yellow-brownInfact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickI.However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamI,towhomtheamberroombelonged,decidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.Inreturn,theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzar’swinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmetreslong,theroomseverdasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.Para.2：Para.2：AgifttoPetertheGreatQ1:Infact,whatwastheamberroomfirstdesignedfor?Key:ItwasfirstdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickI.Q2:WhathappenedtotheAmberRoomin1716?FrederickWilliamI(thekingofPrussia)gavetoPetertheGreat(theCzar)asagiftoffriendshipbecamepartof1.hiswinterPalaceinStPetersburg2.asmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.asarewardforsomethingLater,CatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcandleslittheroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly,althoughttheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersoftheworld,itisnowmissing.Para.3:Para.3:MoredetailswereaddedtotheAmberRoomWho(person)What(event)DetailsCatherineII1.ShehadtheAmberRoommovedtothepalaceoutsideofStPetersburg.2.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoitsdesign.Themirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold600candleslittheroomInSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.Beforethenaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.However,someofthenazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.Thereisnodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainforkonigsberg,whichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.Para.4Para.4Time:Event:In1941Russia(theRussians)NaziGermany(theNazis)atwarwereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectstheNazisarrivedsecretlystoletheAmberRoomsentittoKonigsbergtheAmberRoomwasmissingtotakesomethingawaythemissingoftheAmberRoomRecently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoom,theyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity.Para.5：Para.5：AnewAmberRoomFillintheblanks:Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuilt______AmberRoomatthesummerpalace.Bystudyingoldphotosof______AmberRoom.Theyhavemadethenewone______theoldone.Inthespringof2003,itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgto______the300thbirthdayoftheircity.anewtheformercelebratelooklikeJointhecorrectpartsofthesentencestogether.FrederickIFrederickWilliamIPetertheGreatCatherineIITheNaziarmyTheRussiansandGermansA.stoletheAmberRoomB.sentatroopofhisbestsoldierstotheKingofPrussia.C.hadtheAmberRoommadeD.haditmovedoutsideStPetersburg.E.gaveittotheCzarasagiftF.builtanewAmberRoomafterstudyingpicturesoftheoldoneRetelling:INSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOMAmberRoom,thebestandbiggestworkofamberartevermade,wasfirstbuiltfor_______________FrederickI.In1716,FrederickWilliamIgaveittoPetertheGreat_______________offriendship.__________,hesenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzar’s__________inStPetersburg.Theroomservedasasmall__________forimportantvisitorsLater,CatherineIItoldherartiststo_____moredetails_____itsdesign.Unfortunately,inSeptember,1941,whenRussiaandNaziGermanywere_________,theAmberRoomwassecretly_____bytheNazis.In________twodays100,000piecesoftheroomwereputinsidetwenty-seven____boxes.____________________thattheboxeswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg.Afterthat,theAmberRoom__________.Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomwhichwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersbrugtocelebratethe300thbirthdayoftheircityinthespringof2003.thepalaceofasagiftwinterpalacereceptionhalladdtoatwarstolenThereiswasmissingInreturnnodoubtwoodenlessthanDiscussthefollowingquestioningroupsoffour.DiscussionIsitworthrebuildinglostculturalrelicssuchastheAmberRoom?Giveyourreasons.1.Writedowntheusefulwordsandexpressionsthatyoudon’tunders