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1、成才之路成才之路 英语英语路漫漫其修远兮路漫漫其修远兮 吾将上下而求索吾将上下而求索人教版人教版 必修必修2(通用本通用本) Cultural relicsUnit 1话话 题题 导导 入入被称为“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。Construction (建筑) of the Amber Room began in 1701. It was originally put at Charlottenburg Palace, home of Frederick ，
2、 the first King of Prussia. The room was designed 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 Isent it to Peter the Great as a gift.The Amber Room was shipped to Russia in 18 large boxes and put in the win
3、ter palace in St Petersburg as a part of a European art collection. It was first open in 1746 in the winter palace, where it was housed till 1755. In 1755, Gzarina Elizabeth ordered the room be moved to the Catherine Palace in Pushkin. Italian designer Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli redesigned the r
4、oom to fit into its new, larger space using extra amber shipped from Berlin.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 art collection. It was first open in 1746 in the winter palace, where it was housed till 1755. In 1
5、755, Gzarina 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 shipped from Berlin.The history of the new Amber Room, at least, is known for sure. The reconst
6、ruction began in 1979 at Tsarskoye 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(工匠) has been mostly completed. Artists used close to ten tons of amber of different c
7、olors and types to recreate the Amber Room. The new room was dediacated (把献给) by Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder on the 300th birthday of the city of St Petersburg.Read the passage and tell the following statements true (T) or false (F)1In 1716 Frederick William I 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.T2.F3.F
