1、Unit 1 Cultural relics【导语】 被称为“世界第八大奇迹”的俄罗斯国宝琥珀屋，二战中被德国人占为己有，后来便下落不明。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 d
2、esigned 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 Euro
3、pean art 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 am
4、ber shipped 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
5、it was 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 Tsarsko
6、ye Selo 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
7、Room.The 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【问题思考】阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。1In 1716 Frede
8、rick William sent the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.( )2Historians believe the Amber Room was destroyed by the bombings of 1944.( )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.( )答案：1.T 2.F 3.F.将单词与其正确释义配对1rare
9、A使吃惊；惊讶2valuable 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.G 10.C.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 v i.争论，辩论答案：1.s
10、tyle 2.worth 3.evidence 4.informal 5.debate.根据英语释义写出单词1_： to go down below the surface of water2_： to think that something may not be true3_： happening or existing before4_： to burst5_： a door，gate etc that you go through to enter a place答案：1.sink 2.doubt 3.former 4.explode 5.entrance.选用短语的适当形式完成句子i
11、n search of；in return；belong to；at war；less than；be designed for；serve as；agree with ；take apart；think highly of1Smile at others，and youre sure to get a smile _2The house _ my aunt，but she doesnt live here any more.3These classes _ both new and experienced music lovers.4During the Second World War G
12、ermany was _ with almost all the other countries in Europe.5After I graduate，I will return to my hometown and _ a good teacher.6Today more and more young men leave their homes for the cities _ jobs with higher pay.7We all _ him，because he helped us many times when we were in trouble.8We shall not se
13、ll our house if the price is _ 50 million.9The boy _ the toy car，but couldnt put it together again.10She was angry because most of us didnt _ her.答案：1.in return 2.belongs to 3.are designed for 4.at war 5.serve as 6.in search of 7.think highly of 8less than 9.took apart 10.agree with课文表层理解 .判断正(T)误(F
14、)1The first owner of the Amber Room was Frederick William .( )2It took the countrys best 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
15、 a palace outside St Petersburg.( )5Some of the Nazis secretly stole the Amber Room.( )6The 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?_答案：The Amber Room was made for the palace of Frederick of Prussia.2How did the Nazi Germans st
16、eal the Amber Room?_答案：They put 100， 000 pieces of the room inside twentyseven wooden boxes.And then they put the boxes on a train for K nigsberg，a German city.3Can you find the old Amber Room now？Why?_答案：No，I cant，because its missing now.4Why was a new Amber Room built?_答案：In order to celebrate the
17、 300th birthday of St Petersburg，the Russians and Germans built a new one，following old photos.根据课文内容完成下表(每空 1 词)In search of the amber roomTime EventsBefore 1716The Amber Room was built and it 1._ to Frederick William .In 1716Frederick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great and the Czar sen
18、t him a 2._ of his best soldiers in 3._LaterCatherine had the Amber Room 4._ to the palace outside St Petersburg and told her artists to 5._ more details to it.In 1770The Amber Room was 6._ according to Catherine s opinion.In September 1941The Russians 7._ some furniture and small art objects from t
19、he Amber Room before the Nazi Germans 8._ it.After that，the Amber Room was missing.By 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.moved 5.add pleted 7.removed 8.stole 9.forme
20、r/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 the strange history of the_，a cultural relic of two countries：_ and_答案：Amber Room Russia Germany2The main idea of each part.Part 1(Para 1)： _ of the Amber RoomPart 2(Paras 24): _ of the Amber RoomPart 3(Para 5): a n
21、ew Amber Room _答案：introduction the history was built.单项选择1The topic of the text suggests_Ano one knows where the Amber Room isB how the Amber Room was madeCwhy the Amber Room was madeDwhere the Amber Room is now答案：A2What was used to decorate the room?AGold. BSilver.CGold and jewels. DStone.答案：C3The
22、text is developed in the order of _Aspace BtimeCimportance Dlogic答案：B4Which of the following statements is WRONG about the Amber Room?AIt was stolen by German soldiers.B People found it at last.CThe Russians and Germans have built a new one.DThe new one is much like the old one.答案：B.领会句子所用的句型并译成汉语1I
23、t was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels，which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make._答案：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。2Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace，the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Roo
24、m._答案：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。3There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for K nigsberg，which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea._答案：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。4Nor do I think they should give it to any government._答案：我认为他们也不应该把它交给任何一个政府。如何写好班级辩
25、论报告一、辩论报告的文体、时态及结构1文体：班级辩论报告在文体上属于议论文，写作时要符合议论文的特点。要注意论点和论据之间的逻辑性以及不同论据之间的层次性。2时态：辩论报告在一般情况下应使用一般现在时。3结构：辩论报告在结构上一般分为四部分。第一部分要开门见山，点明辩论的主题以及参与者。第二部分列举正方观点及其理由。第三部分列举反方观点及其理由。第四部分得出结论或发表自己的见解、观点。二、典型句式1开篇常用句式。We had a heated discussion about.Opinions about.are divided/different.Opinions vary from per
26、son to person.Different people have different opinions/views/ideas.Every coin has two sides.2表达观点常用句式：(1)表示赞同的常用句式。Some/Others think/believe/argue that.Some are in favour of.Most of them support it.40% of the students are for it.Those who are in favour of.claim that.(2)表示反对的常用句式。Others are against.S
27、ome object to.Half of them hold a different view/opinion.Those who are opposed to.hold that.(3)表达自己观点的常用句式。In my opinion/view，/Personally ，.As/So far as Im concerned，.As for me， .From my personal angle alone.From my personal point of view.3列举理由的常用句式：Firstly.Secondly.Thirdly.For one thing.；for another.In the first place.Secondly.Last but not least.时下，家长给在校孩子送可口饭菜的现象屡见不鲜。对此，红星一中的老师组织了一次家长会，家长、老师、学生都有自己的看法。
