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1、必修2 Unit1 Cultural relicsReading 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, _ was given this name because several tons of amber were used
2、 to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown 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_(make).In fact , the room was no
3、t made to be a gift . It was designed for the palace of Frederick . However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William , _ the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. _(做为回报) , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because par
4、t of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors .Later, Catherine had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg _she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the roo
5、m was completed the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the _(wonder) of the world, it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time _
6、 the two countries were at war. _ the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself. In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden
7、boxes. There is no doubt _ the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, _ was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, _happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace. By studying old photos of
8、the former Amber Room, they have made the new one look like the old one. In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city. Using language A FACT OR AN OPINION?What is a fact? Is it something _ people believe? No. A fact is anything _can be pr
9、oved. For example, it can _(prove) that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? An opinion is _ someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats a
10、re better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses _(believe) and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness
11、 looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about _ the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence. 词汇检测101 文化的2 rare3 贵重的，有价值的4 survive5 in search of6 使吃惊，惊讶 令人吃惊的 对感到吃惊7 select8 design9 decorat
12、e 被.装饰10. style11. artist12. belong to13. 作为回报14. reception15. remove16. wooden17. 毫无疑问18. mystery19. former20. 值得的，相当于价值的21. 值得22. local23. evidence24. explode25. entrance26. sink27. 看重，器重28. informal29. debateUnit 2 The Olympic GamesReading AN INTERVIEWPausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000
13、 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in _you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time a
14、go. Ive come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?L: Good heavens! Have you really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like. What w
15、ould you like to know?P: How often do you hold your Games?L: _ four years. There are two main sets of Games-the Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a _(定期的，有规律的) basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes _ have reached the agreed standard for their event will be _(admit) as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winte
