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Book 2

Unit 1

Cultural Relics Words and Expressions

Handout I. 阅读词汇

The Amber Room (

), which was built in 1709, was an important cultural relic (

) in Russia. It is recognized as the 8th

greatest wonder in the world! It was made by the country’s best artists (

) and decorated with gold and jewels (

). Most amazingly, it was mainly made of several tons (

) of amber. Later, it served as a reception (

) for the important visitors. However, when Russia was at war with Germany in 1941, the Amber Room was taken apart (

) and secretly removed (

) to other countries. No evidence (

) shows where it is now, but it is said that it has sunk (

) into a lake in Austria

(奥地利). What has happened to the Amber Room since 1941 remains a mystery (

). II. 词形变化

Part I

按要求填词

culture

n. - _______________ adj.

value

n. - __________________ adj. amaze

vt. - ______________ adj. 令人惊奇的

- _______________ adj. 惊奇

art

艺术

- ______________ 艺术家

wood

n. - ______________ adj. sink

v. - _______________ 过去式

- _____________ 过去分词

survive

vt. - ______________ 幸存者

- _________________ n. 存活

latter - __________________ (反义词)

formal - _______________ (反义词) Part II

语法填空

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The Great Wall, _1_____________ has a history of more than 2000 years, covers _2___________ length of 8851.8 km. It is not only a symbol of China, but also an __3__________________ (amaze) relic of the world. It was first built to protect our country from the outer enemies. It _4_________________ (survive) many great wars since the Qin Dynasty. Now, it serves _5____________ the most important touring spot (观光点) in China. As an eyewitness, the Great Wall has seen the entire development of China: from one of the _6______________ (strong) countries, to one that prevented itself from the outside; from a single-national country _7_____________ a multinational

(多民族) one; from a country that _8____________________ (conquer), to one that begins to rise; from a country that suffered _9________________ wars, to one that advocates (倡导) peace. Like a history textbook, the Great Wall tells us how China, a country with a history of 5000 years, slowly but steadily (稳定) develops.

__10_____________ is no doubt that the Great Wall is going to survive another 2000 years and more, with our careful protection and concern. III. 写作词汇

长城是原七大奇迹之一。但由于旧七大奇迹中许多遗址已经消失，所以2007年7月7日晚，在葡萄牙首都里斯本揭晓了新七大奇迹。长城是唯一蝉联了七大奇迹之一的世界文化遗址。下面是关于新七大奇迹(New Seven Wonders)的介绍，请使用本单元的词汇完成。

1. The Great Wall, which ________________ _______________ (属于) China, is one of the most important cultural relics on earth. It was built in the Qin _________________ (朝) and has _______________ (从

…存活) many wars. It was built in _______________ ___________________ (少于) 10 years,

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without the help any machines, which was a wonder! How it was built so quickly _________________ ____________ _______________ (仍是个谜) to human beings. 2. The Petra

(佩特拉古城), which ________________ _________ (属于) Jordan (约旦), was a city carved (雕刻) in a rock. With a length of 40 meters and a height of 20 meters, it displays different natural colors: rose red, light blue and purple. It used to ________________ ___________ (充当) a rest place for travelers from Arab, but was abandoned (遗弃) in 106. 3. The Christ Redeemer

(基督像), which _________________ __________ (属于) Brazil, has a height of 38 meters. It was __________________ (设计) by two Brazilian artists and took 5 years to complete. It faces Ria de Janeiro (里约热内卢), a famous city in Brazil. When seen from the sky, it looks like a big white cross. 4. Machu Picchu (马丘比丘遗址), which ______________ ____________ (属于) Peru (秘鲁), was built in Cuzco at the altitude of over 2000 meters. It was built in 1440, and was discovered in 1532 when Peru and Spain were ____________ ______________ (交战). In it there are many temples and ______________ (当地) people show great respect for it. 5. Chichen Itza (奇琴伊查库库尔坎金字塔), which _______________ _____________ (属于) Mexico, covers an area of about 3000 m . In its east, west, south and north, there are

separately (分别) 91 stairs, on the top of which sits a temple, where people took part in some religious (宗教的) activities. It ______________ _________________ _______________ _________ (被看重) by scientists for its historic value. 6. The Roman Colosseum (古罗马斗兽场), which ______________ ________

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(属于) Italy, has an _________________ _________________ (惊人的历史). It was built in AD82 by Kings of Roma at that time. People ______________ (搬) thousands of tons of stone from a city nearby to build the Colosseum. A famous movie Gladiator (角斗士) was in memory of this spot. 7. The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵), which ________________ ________________ (属于) Thailand, is considered the best touring spot in Asia. ______________ ____________ ______________ (作为对…的回报) her love, the king built the Taj Mahal for her wife after her death. It was built mainly by pour white marble (大理石), and was ________________ _______________ (以…装饰) gold and jewels. It was ____________________ (设计) in such a __________ _____________ (独特的风格) that every tourist admires it. It is ________________ ________________ ________________ (很值得参观) when you travel to Thailand.

IV. 翻译

使用“There is no doubt that”句型，利用本单元单词翻译以下句子。

1. 毫无疑问，文物属于国家。

2. 毫无疑问，泰姬陵很值得参观。

3. 毫无疑问，长城经历过很多战火的洗礼。

4. 毫无疑问，这间工厂在午夜爆炸。

5. 毫无疑问，Titanic沉于海底。

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