1、1Unit 1 Cultural relics话题诵读 日积月累导语 被称为“世界第八大奇迹”的国宝琥珀屋，二战中下落不明。多少觅宝者踏破铁鞋却一无所获。如今，琥珀屋终于完全逼真地重新建成了，而且比原来的更美。A brief history of the Amber RoomConstruction(建筑)of the Amber Room began in 1701.It was originally put at Charlottenburg Palace， home of Frederick ，the first King of Prussia.The room was designed
2、 by German sculptor(雕刻家)Andreas Schlter.Peter the Great loved the room on a visit，and in 1716 the King of Prussiathen Frederick William sent it to Peter the Great as a gift.The Amber Room was shipped to Russia in 18 large boxes and put in the winter palace in St Petersburg as a part of a European ar
3、t collection.It was first open in 1746 in the winter palace, where it was housed till 1755.In 1755，Czarina Elizabeth ordered the room be moved to the Catherine Palace in Pushkin.Italian designer Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli redesigned the room to fit into its new，larger space using extra amber shi
4、pped from Berlin.It seems hard to believe that boxes of several tons of amber could go missing，and many historians have tried to solve the mystery.The most basic theory is that the boxes were destroyed by the bombings(轰炸)of 1944.Others believe the amber is still in Kaliningrad，while some say it was
5、put onto a ship and can be found somewhere at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.One of the more extreme theories is that Stalin actually had a second Amber Room and the Germans stole a fake(赝品)The history of the new Amber Room，at least，is known for sure.The reconstruction began in 1979 at Tsarskoye Selo
6、and was completed 25 yearsand $11 millionlater.It is based largely on black and white photographs of the original Amber Room.By 2003 the great work of the Russian craftsmen had been mostly completed.Artists used close to ten tons of amber of different colours and types to recreate the Amber Room.The
7、 new room was dedicated(把献给)by Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder on the 300th birthday of the city of St Petersburg.词海拾贝1originally adv.起初；原来2redesign v重新设计；再设计3historian n历史学家4reconstruction n重建；再现5craftsman n工匠；技工2问题思考阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。1In 1716 Frederick William
8、 sent the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.(T)2Historians believe the Amber Room was destroyed by the bombings of 1944.(F)3As a matter of fact，there were two Amber Rooms.One was at the bottom of the Baltic Sea；the other was stolen by the Germans.(F)自主预习 步步提高词汇识记.将单词与其正确释义配对1rare A使吃惊；惊讶2valua
9、ble B设计；构思；图案3survive C移动；搬开4amaze D稀罕的；罕见的；珍贵的5select E装饰；装修6design F贵重的；有价值的7fancy G接待；招待会8decorate H幸免；幸存；生还9reception I挑选；选择10remove J奇特的；想象；设想答案：1.D 2.F 3.H 4.A 5.I 6.B 7.J 8.E 9.G10C.根据所给汉语提示写出单词1_ n风格；风度；类型2_ prep.值得的；相当于的价值n价值；作用 adj.值钱的3_ n根据；证据4_ adj.非正式的5_ n争论；辩论 vi.争论，辩论答案：1.style 2.wort
10、h 3.evidence 4.informal 5.debate.根据语境及汉语意思或首字母写出正确的单词1Since she became selfindependent，she has been_(生存)on income support.2It is_(令人吃惊的) that he survived the accident.3Even though the boy is good at acting，he has_(选择)to continue his study at school.4They wanted to_(设计) and make a machine that could
11、help them with their housework.5Do you_(想要)going to see a film this weekend?6In order to celebrate the New Year，they are d_the room now.7The son will take over the company once b_to his father.8There are so many spots on the clothes which are hard to r_9I have some d_whether they will arrive on time
12、 or not.310It is said that the book is well w_reading a second time.答案：1.surviving 2.amazing 3.selected 4.design5fancy 6.decorating 7.belonging 8.remove9doubt 10.worth.选用短语的适当形式完成句子in search of；belong to；in return；at war；less than；take apart；in fact；think highly of，agree with；do with1Its easy to_a c
13、omputer but difficult to get it together again.2The population of gold monkeys has dropped from about 2，000 to_500.3What did you_the money you found at the corner of the street?I handed it in to the police.4Mr Green walked through the streets_a place to live in.5You gave me so much help when I was i
14、n trouble that I want to do something for you_6I thought Little Tom was in his room，but_he was in the garden.7This book_me.I mean，it isnt Marys.8Though he is very stubborn，he sometimes_things I have said to him.9Those two countries have been_for a long time，and no one knows when peace will come.10Ch
15、arlie was_by the couple，because he had saved their son.答案：1.take apart 2.less than 3.do with 4.in search of5in return 6.in fact 7.belongs to 8.agrees with 9.at war 10.thought highly of语篇理解课文表层理解 .根据课文内容判断正(T)误(F)1The first owner of the Amber Room was Frederick William .( )2It took the countrys best
16、artists about twenty years to make the Amber Room.( )3Peter the Great sent Frederick William a troop of his best soldiers in return for the gift of the Amber Room.( )4Catherine made people move the Amber Room to a palace outside St Petersburg.( )5Some of the Nazis secretly stole the Amber Room.( )6T
17、he Amber Room was finally found.( )答案：1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T 6.F.读课文，回答问题1Which king was the Amber Room first made for?_2How did the Nazi Germans steal the Amber Room?_3Can you find the old Amber Room now？Why?4_4Why was a new Amber Room built?_答案：1.The Amber Room was made for the palace of Frederick of
18、 Prussia.2They put 100，000 pieces of the room inside twentyseven wooden boxes.And then they put the boxes on a train for Knigsberg ，a German city.3No，I cant，because its missing now.4In order to celebrate the 300th birthday of St Petersburg，the Russians and Germans built a new one，following old photo
19、s.根据课文内容完成下表(每空 1 词)In Search of the Amber RoomTime EventsBefore 1716 The Amber Room was built and it 1._ to Frederick William In 1716Frederick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great and the Czar sent him a 2._ of his best soldiers in 3._LaterCatherine had the Amber Room 4._ to the palace ou
20、tside St Petersburg and told her artists to 5._ more details to itTime EventsIn 1770 The Amber Room was 6._ according to Catherine s opinionIn September 1941The Russians 7._ some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room before the Nazi Germans 8._ it.After that，the Amber Room was missingB
21、y 2003A new Amber Room like the 9._ one had been built by the Russians and Germans to 10._ the 300th birthday of the city of St Petersburg答案：1.belonged 2.troop 3.return 4.moved5add pleted 7.removed 8.stole 9.former/old 10.celebrate课文深层理解.读课文，完成下列各题1What is the main idea of the passage?It tells us th
22、e strange history of the_，a cultural relic of two countries：_ and_2Match the main idea to every part.Para. 1 AThe history of the Amber Room.Paras. 2&3 BThe rebuilding of the Amber Room.Para. 4 CThe introduction of the Amber Room.Para. 5 DThe missing of the Amber Room.答案：1.Amber Room Russia Germany 2
23、.Para.1C Paras.2&3A Para.4D Para.5B5.仔细读课文，选择最佳选项1The topic of the text suggests_Ano one knows where the Amber Room isBhow the Amber Room was madeCwhy the Amber Room was madeDwhere the Amber Room is now2What was used to decorate the room?AGold. BSilver.CGold and jewels. DStone.3The text is developed
24、 in the order of _Aspace BtimeCimportance Dlogic4Which of the following statements is WRONG about the Amber Room?AIt was stolen by German soldiers.BPeople found it at last.CThe Russians and Germans have built a new one.DThe new one is much like the old one.答案：1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B.领会句子所用的句型并译成汉语1It was al
25、so a treasure decorated with gold and jewels，which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make._2Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace，the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room._3There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a
26、train for Knigsberg ，which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea._4Nor do I think they should give it to any government._答案：1.它也是一件装饰着金子和珠宝的珍品，一批国家最优秀的艺术家用了大约 10年时间才把它完成。2在纳粹分子到达夏宫之前，俄罗斯人能把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小件工艺饰品搬走。3毫无疑问，这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡，当时德国在波罗的海边的一座城市。4我认为他们也不应该把它交给任何一个政府。知识聚焦 讲练互动要点直击1surviv
27、e vi. & vt.幸免；幸存；生还(教材原句 P1)Is it enough to have survived for a long time?幸存很长一段时间就足够了吗？归纳拓展survive sth 在之后仍然生存6survive sb(by.)比某人活得长survive on 靠存活下来survival n生存；幸存survivor n生还者；残存物surviving adj.活着的；残存的(1)Curiously，the struggle to _ has greatly improved her health.奇怪的是，她拼命求生的抗争使得她的健康状况大有好转。(2)I dont
28、 know how I ever _ high school.我都不知道我是怎样熬过高中那段岁月的。(3)Hopes are fading for the _ of the missing climbers.失踪的登山者幸存的希望越来越渺茫。答案：(1)survive (2)survived (3)survival活学巧记The old man survived the mudslide，but nobody knew how he survived.Finally he survived his wife by ten years.老人在泥石流中幸免于难，但是无人知道他是如何幸存的。最后他比
29、他的妻子多活了10 年。即学即练用 survive 的相关知识填空。The little girl was the only _ who _ the strong earthquake.She told the reporter that she had to _ little food during the days when she was buried.I think her _ was a real wonder.答案：survivor survived survive on survival2in search of 寻找；搜寻(教材原句 P1)IN SEARCH OF THE AM
30、BER ROOM寻找琥珀屋归纳拓展search for 寻找，搜寻(后面接搜寻的对象，表示搜寻的动作)search out 把搜寻出来(表示搜寻的结果)search after 寻找；追求(1)We _ an experienced teacher.我们正在招聘一名有经验的老师。(2)I _ the dictionary I lost yesterday.我找到了我昨天丢的字典。(3)The police _ the area _ clues.警察在那一带查找线索。(4)All men_happiness.人人都在追求幸福。答案：(1)are in search of (2)searched
31、out(3)searched for (4)search after语境串记He searched the drawer in search of his friends telephone number while his friend was searching for his address，too.他在抽屉里找他朋友的电话号码，而他朋友也正在找他的地址。7即学即练(1)用适当的介词填空。We all went out in search _ the lost boy，but didnt find him.We drove round the town in the search _ a
32、 good hotel.Scientists are still searching _ a cure for the disease.The child searched the whole room _ his favourite toy.(2)一句多译。我的朋友杰克正在找房子。My friend Jack is now in search of a house.My friend Jack is now _ a house.My friend Jack is now _ a house.My friend Jack is now _ a house.答案：(1)of for for fo
33、r (2)in the/his search for making a search for searching for3amazing adj.令人吃惊的(教材原句 P1)Frederick William ，the King of Prussia，could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.普鲁士国王腓特烈威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄国人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人称奇的历史。归纳拓展(1)Its an _ experience
34、 for the students to listen to the lecture given by the astronaut Wang Yaping from space.对那些学生来说，听宇航员王亚平太空授课真是一次令人惊奇的经历。(2)Anyway，I _ the progress youve made.不管怎样，我对你所取得的进步感到吃惊。(3)“What are you doing？”she asked him _“你在干什么？”她吃惊地问他。(4)_，the face of the city keeps on changing every day.令我们大为惊异的是，这座城市的
35、面貌每天都在发生变化。答案：(1)amazing (2)am amazed at/by(3)in amazement (4)To our amazement语境串记I was amazed to see Bolt break the world record at an amazing speed of 9.58 seconds in the 100 metres race.When I told my classmate about it，he shouted in amazement.我很吃惊地看到博尔特在百米比赛中以令人惊讶的 9.58 秒打破了世界纪录，当我告诉8我同学这件事的时候，他
36、惊讶地喊了起来。即学即练(1)用 amaze 的适当形式填空。From his _ look，I knew he had not heard of that _ news.What _ us most was that Bolt could run in such an _ speed.She looked at me in _ when I called her name.(2)句型转换。It amazed me that he could keep calm in an emergency._，he could keep calm in an emergency.答案：(1)amazed
37、amazing amazed amazingamazement (2)To my amazement4design n设计；图案；构思(教材原句 P1)The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样。归纳拓展in design 在设计上by design 故意地(近义词：on purpose)design vt.设计；计划；构思be designed for 打算做用be designed to do 目的是design sb to be 打算让某人从事某职业 (
38、1)A new freeway between the two cities is being designed.这两座城市之间的一条新高速公路正在设计中。(2)The film is designed for the children.这部电影是专门为儿童拍摄的。(3)The experiment is designed to test the new drug.实验的目的是测试新药。语境串记I like the design of the suit，which was designed by a famous designer.She graduated from a school of
39、fashion design and the school is designed to attract talented people interested in fashion.我喜欢这套西装的设计，它是由一个著名的设计师设计的。她毕业于一所时装设计学院，该学院旨在吸引对时装感兴趣且有这方面天赋的人。即学即练用 design 的相关短语完成句子。(1)Did you do this _ or by accident?(2)This piece of land _ a garden for children.(3)The weekend party _bring the two old me
40、n together.答案：(1)by design (2)is designed for(3)was designed to5belong vi.属于；为的一员(教材原句 P2)However，the next King of Prussia，Frederick William ， to whom the Amber Room belonged，decided not to keep it.9然而，下一位普鲁士国王腓特烈威廉一世，这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不要它了。归纳拓展belong to 属于；是的一员belongings n( pl)所有物；财物(1)The time belonging
41、to the children should be returned to them by the teachers.The time _ the children should be returned to them by the teachers.老师应归还属于孩子们的课余时间。(2)The taxi driver often reminds passengers to take their _ when they leave the car.出租车司机常在乘客下车时提醒他们带好自己的物品。答案：(1)which belongs to (2)belongings名师点津 “belong t
42、o ”中的 to 是介词，该短语既不能用于被动语态，也不能用于进行时态。联想英语中不能用于进行时态和被动语态的动词：stay，keep，remain(依然；保持)等系动词。meet(遇到)，weigh(称重)，open(店铺开门营业)等动词。sell，wash，write，last 等动词后接 well 或 easily 时。即学即练(1)单句改错。Where does the file belong to?_(2)用所给词的正确形式填空。My sister _(belong) to the school computer club.The man is very glad because h
43、is icecream_(sell) very well.答案：(1)去掉介词 to (2)belongs sells6less than 少于；不超过(教材原句 P2)In less than two days，100，000 pieces were put inside twentyseven wooden boxes.在不到两天的时间里，10 万个部件被装进了 27 个木箱。易混辨析易混词 辨析less than 少于；不超过no less than 多达(强调多)，相当于 as much/many asnot less than 不少于；至少more than 多于；不仅仅；非常no
44、more than 仅仅(强调少)，相当于 onlynot more than 不多于；至多(1)It took me _ two hours to finish the work.完成那项工作花了我不到 2 小时的时间。(2)He is _ a worker.10他仅仅是一名工人。(3)There are _ 6，000 students in our school.我们学校的学生至少有 6 000 名。(4)It seems that he can not be _ fifty.他看起来不可能超过 50 岁。答案：(1)less than (2)no more than (3)not le
45、ss than(4)more than即学即练用 than 的相关短语完成句子。(1)If your father knows that you cheated in the exam，he will be _(非常)angry.(2)_(至少)500 people attended the meeting.(3)They finished _ (多达) half of the work in a short time.(4)I earned _ (少于) a pound a week when I started to work.(5)I have known him for _ (超过) 20 years.(6)_ (不超过) 10 guests came
