1、英语必修 2(人教版) Unit 1 Cultural relicsCultural relics第一学时 Reading and ComprehensionThe historical background to the Amber RoomIn 1701，the King of Prussia Frederick decided to have a curiosity：a room with walls covered with amber.The work was started soon， and in 1713，the project was almost finished when
2、，after the death of Frederick，his heir(继承人)the King Frederick William ordered to stop the work immediately.In 1717 the King Frederick William gave the whole prepared parts of the Amber Room to the Russian Emperor Peter as a gift.In 1743，the Russian Empress Elizabeth let an Italian designer place the
3、 amber cover in one of the rooms of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg.The Amber Room was first open in 1746 in the Winter Palace，where it was housed till 1755.That year it was moved to the summer palace of the Russian Emperors at Tsarskoe Syolo(普施克诺)The Amber Room was finished in the 70s of the 18t
4、h century and in that shape it existed almost 200 years.Task 1仔细阅读课文“In Search of the Amber Room”，根据课文内容选出最佳答案。1The Amber Room was made for _ACatherine BFrederick CPeter the Great Dthe Prussian people答案：B2The King of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because _Ahe wanted to marry Catherine B he w
5、as kindChe needed better soldiersDhe wanted to make friends答案：D3The Amber Room was stolen by _ARussian soldiersB German soldiersCpeople in KnigsbergDpeople in St Petersburg答案：B4The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _Athey were at warB they couldnt find a placeCthe German soldiers arrived to
6、o soonDno train could take it away答案：C5In 1941，the city of Knigsberg was in _AGermany BRussiaCSweden DFrance答案：ATask 2仔细阅读课文“In search of the Amber Room”，完成下列表格。In search of the Amber RoomIt was made of several tons of amber with a beautiful yellowbrown colour and was 1.decorated with gold and jewel
7、.Time EventsBefore 1716The Amber Room 2.belonged to Frederick William .In 1716Frederick William gave it to Peter the Great.3.In_return，the Czar sent him a 4.troop of his best soldiers.Peter the Great made the room part of his winter palace and a small 5.reception hall for important visitors.Beforean
8、d in 1770Catherine had the room moved to a palace and told her artists to add more 6.details to it.In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.InSeptember1941After the Russians 7.removed some furniture and small 8.art_objects from the Amber Room，some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself
9、.(续上表)Recently A new Amber Room was built by the Russians and 9.Germans by studying old photos of the former one.In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they 10.celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.Task 3根据短文“In Search of the Amber Room”，在下面空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。Nobody could ha
10、ve imagined that the Amber Room，one of the wonders of the world，has such an 1.amazing (amaze) history.Actually，the Amber Room was designed 2.for the palace of Frederick .The room 3.was_made (make) of several tons of amber，which easily melts when heated.4.But the next King of Prussia decided to give
11、it to the Russian people as 5.a gift of friendship.In return, the Czar sent a troop of his best soldiers to the Prussian.So the Amber Room became part of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg.It served as a small 6.reception (receive) hall for important visitors.Later, Catherine had it moved to a
12、 palace 7.where she spent her summers.Before the Nazis got to the summer palace，the Russians were only able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room.Some of the Nazis 8.secretly (secret) stole the room.After that，9.what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.Recently，
13、the two countries have built a new Amber Room by studying old photos of the former 10.one .一、请将课文“In Search of the Amber Room”翻译成汉语，然后对照助读译文自主勘误助读译文：寻找琥珀屋普鲁士国王威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。这件礼物就是琥珀屋，它之所以有这个名字，是因为造这间房子用了好几吨的琥珀。选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽，呈现蜂蜜一样的黄褐色。琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样。它也是用金银珠宝装饰起来的珍品，一批国家最优秀的艺
14、术家用了大约十年的时间才把它完成。事实上，这个琥珀屋并不是作为礼物来建造的。它是为腓特烈一世的宫殿而设计(制作)的。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。在 1716 年，他把琥珀屋送给了彼得大帝。作为回赠，沙皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。这样，琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡冬宫的一部分。这间琥珀屋长约 4 米，被用作接待重要来宾的小型会客室。后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到圣彼得堡郊外她避暑的宫殿中。她叫她的工匠在原来设计的基础上增添了更多精细的装饰。1770 年，这间琥珀屋按照她的要求完成了。将近 600 支蜡烛照亮了这个房间，里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样
15、闪闪发光。可悲的是，尽管琥珀屋被认为是世界上的一大奇迹之一，现在它却消失了。1941 年 9 月，纳粹德国的军队逼近圣彼得堡。这时正值两国交战的时期。在纳粹分子到达夏宫之前，俄罗斯人只能把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小件艺术饰品搬走。可是琥珀屋本身却被一些纳粹分子偷偷地运走了。在不到两天的时间里，10 万个部件装进了 27 个木箱。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个城市。从那以后，琥珀屋的去处便成了一个谜。近来，俄罗斯人和德国人已经在夏宫建起了一个新的琥珀屋。通过研究琥珀屋原来的照片，他们建造的新琥珀屋样子和旧的看起来非常像。2003 年圣彼得堡人民就用它来庆祝该
16、市建成 300 周年。,二、课文精选段落背诵(请注意关联词的使用 )In Search of the Amber RoomFrederick William ，the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it.The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellowbrown colour like honey.The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make.
