1、Unit 1 Cultural relics,Section Warming Up & ReadingPre-reading,Step 4,Step 3,Step 2,Step 1,Step 5,1Do you know something about one of the cultural relics the Taj Mahal?2How long and how many people did it take to build the Taj Mahal? Please read the following passage to get the answer.,The Taj Mahal
2、 is one of the greatest masterpieces of architecture (建筑) in the world. It was Emperor Shah Jahan who ordered the building of the Taj Mahal in honor of his beloved wife. The Taj Mahal, one of the greatest monuments (纪念碑) of India, has been listed among the eight wonders of the world. This monument w
3、as built in the name of love. It is also considered to be one of the eight most splendid historical structures of the world. This white marble (大理石) structure was the Mughal emperor Shah Jahans gift for his dead wife. He loved his wife so much that he ordered the best,artisans(工匠) to create a design
4、 as there has never been, and something that cannot be copied. Having refused hundreds of designs he finally accepted this one. He is said to have personally monitored the construction of this building.,The structure of the Taj Mahal combines (融合) ingredients (要素) of Persian, Indian, Islamic and Tur
5、kish styles of architecture. It took twentytwo years to complete this architectural wonder. Twenty thousand people worked on this great project, which cost the Mughal emperor thirtytwo million rupees (卢比) In 1983, this great monument was announced by UNESCO to be one among the UNESCO World Heritage
6、Sites. About two to four million tourists see this structure every year.,1Do you know what a cultural relic is? 参考答案：A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past
7、.,2Can you say any cultural relics in the world? Please match cultural relics with the following pictures.,E,F,A,G,H,D,C,B,AStonehengeBThe Mona LisaCThe Amber RoomDThe Statue of LibertyEThe Great WallFMing Dynasty vaseGThe Pyramids in EgyptHThe ruins of Yuan Ming Yuan,3What do you think of the follo
8、wing amber? Can you imagine a house made of amber? 参考答案：Beautiful; rare/precious.,Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1The Amber Room was one of the greatest wonders of the world, but it is now missing because _. Amost precious pieces of the Amber Room could be taken
9、apart, packed and moved away Bthe Amber Room was very small so that German soldiers could move it away easily Cit was destroyed by Peter the Great Dthere was a mystery in it 答案：A,2The new Amber Room looks much like the old one because _. Athe Russians and Germans are good at building the Amber Room
10、B600 candles light the room, and its mirrors and pictures shine like gold Cthey found the site of the Amber Room Dit was rebuilt with the help of the old photos of the former Amber Room 答案：D,3What did the Czar give the King of Prussia in return? ASome money and jewels. BSome horses of great worth. C
11、A winter palace. DA troop of his best soldiers. 答案：D,4In 1941, the city of Knigsberg belonged to _. AGermanyBRussia CSweden DFrance 答案：A5Where was the Amber Room when it was stolen? AIn St Petersburg. BOn the Baltic Sea. COutside St Petersburg. DIn Knigsberg. 答案：C,1Read the text and try to get the m
12、ain idea about the text. It tells us the strange history of , a cultural relic of two countries: and .,the Amber Room,Germany,Russia,2Read the text and then match the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1AHow did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? Paragraph 2 BHow was a new Amb
13、er Room built?Paragraph 3 CHow did the Amber Room get lost?Paragraph 4 DHow was the Amber Room made?Paragraph 5 EWhy did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? 答案：Paragraph 1：DParagraph 2：EParagraph 3：A Paragraph 4：CParagraph 5：B,3Read the text and then answer the f
14、ollowing questions. What did these four people do to the Amber Room? Find out the clue of the story and then fill in the blanks.,E,B,F,A,C,D,Ait remains a mystery.Bgave it to the Czar as a giftCstole the Amber RoomDhad it moved outside St PetersburgEhad the Amber Room madeFsent a troop of his best s
15、oldiers to the King of Prussia,Fill in the blanks according to the text. The Amber Room 1. to the seven wonders of the world.It was originally designed for the palace of Frederick .It took the countrys best artists about ten years to finish it.Everyone thought 2. of its style and design.Several tons
16、 of amber as well as gold and jewels were used to make it, so no wonder it is 3. a lot of money.But later, the next king decided to give it as a gift to the Russian people, who gave Prussia a troop of their best soldiers in 4. .Unfortunately, during the Second World War, the Nazi,belongs,highly,wort
17、h,return,Germany was also at 5. with Russia.In 1941, Germany invaded (入侵) Russia by surprise, and the Russians had no time to 6. anything from the Amber Room except some small objects.When the Nazis saw the Amber Room, there was no 7. that they liked it so much that they 8. it apart and put it on a
18、train to Germany.Since then, the whole world has been in 9. of the Amber Room.No one knows what happened to it and whether it still 10. now.Maybe it will remain a mystery forever.,war,remove,doubt,took,search,survives,Is it worth rebuilding Yuan Ming Yuan?_,参考答案：The answers can vary, but there are several factors to consider：the cost；whether an object or building can be faithfully reproduced；whether it helps people better understand the reasons why such a building was destroyed.,
