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2. Do you know what a cultural relic is? Cultural relic is any object, building or item that was made in the past. It may be many thousands of years old or it may be a few hundred years old. It may or may not be valuable. Warming up

3. It tells us something of the way people lived at the time it was made. This may be because of its method of manufacture or how the item was used.

4. Ming Dynasty vase Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.

5. The Taj Mahal (In India)

6. ivory dragon boat

7. Mogao Caves (In China)

8. The Pyramids in Egypt

9. The Sydney Opera (in Australia)

10. Cooperative learning 1. Do you know these famous places? If you know, what do you know about them? 2. Which one do you like to visit? Why? 3. What makes a city great and famous? (a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there)

11. 1. Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it? 2. Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right. Pre-reading

12. Amber

13. amber beautiful rare/precious C a n y o u i m a g i n e a h o u s e m a d e o f a m b e r ?

14. In Search of the Amber Room (Prussia)

15. The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine Ⅱ had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically. Background

16. Reading Task 1: Fast –reading Read the passage quickly and answer the questions. 1. What does the text tell us about amber? 2. How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room? We don’t know.

17. 3. What else were used to make the room besides amber? 4. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great? gold and jewels. In 1716. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I firstly.

18. 5. What did Peter the Great give in return? 6. What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room? 7. When and how was the Amber Room supposed to have been lost? a troop of his best soldiers. She asked her artists to add more details to it. In September 1941, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself.

19. 1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was ___. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II B Task 2: Careful reading Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.

20. 2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because _____. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II B. he was kind C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends D

21. 3. The Amber Room was stolen by ___. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg 4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France B A

22. C 5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A. they were at war B. the couldn’t find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away

23. Paragraph 1. How was the Amber Room made? Paragraph 2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph

24. Paragraph 3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? Paragraph 4. How did the Amber Room get lost? Paragraph 5. How was a new Amber Room built?

25. Task 4 Fill in the form: YearWhat happened to the Amber Room 1716 1770 In 1716, Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great, as a gift of friendship from Prussian to the Russian people. In 1770, the Amber Room was completed the way Catherine Ⅱ wanted it.

26. 1941 2003 In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was missing. In the spring of 2003, a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace, and it was 300 years old.

27. Description of the Amber Room Material1._____ ColorYellow-brown DesignIn the 2. ______ popular in those days DecorationsGold and jewels LengthAbout 3. ______ Amber fancy style 4 metres

28. History of the Amber Room 4. ________ for the palace of Frederick I. Given to Peter the Great by Frederick William Ⅰ and became part of the Czar ’ s 5. ___________. Moved to a palace outside St Petersburg by Catherine Ⅱ and 6. ____________ were added to it. Designed winter palace more details

29. Some furniture and 7. _______________ were removed from the Amber Room by the Russians in wartime, but some of the Nazis stole 8. _______________. A new Amber Room was 9. ___________ for the people of St Petersburg when they 10. ___________ the 300th birthday of their city. celebrated small art objects the room itself ready / built

30. Read the text again and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room. 2. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I. T F

31. 3. The Amber Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis. 4. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace. T F

32. Post-reading The characteristics of the passage This passage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly know what happened to it. Besides the passage uses the Past Tense.

33. Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text. Listening Discussion What should we do to protect our cultural relics?

34. Explanation 1. rare: 稀罕的, 稀有的 a rare disease 罕见的病 rarely adv. Rarely do I trust others. 2. valuable 贵重的, 有价值的 Gold is valuable because it is a scarce metal.

35. value n. 价值 be of great value= be very valuable of+ 抽象 n. = adj. be of use=be useful/be of help=be helpful/be of interest=be interesting 句型转换 (of + 抽象 n. = adj.) 1) The meeting is important. The meeting is _________________ ． 2) The cultural relics are very valuable. The cultural relics are ________________ ． of importance of great value

36. 3. survive vt. &vi. 幸存 Fortunately he survived the traffic accident. Camels can survive for many days with no water. survivor (n.) 幸存者 survival (n.) 幸存 The helicopter picked up all the ________. They prayed for the _______ of the sailors survivors survival

37. 4. 情态动词 +have done ( 对过去发生的事 实的推测 ) 若要表示对过去的情况进行肯定的推测， 用 must have done. 。 can’t/couldn’t have done; must have done Can/could not/never have done 可用于对过 的情况进行否定的推测。

38. He paid for a seat when he _____ have entered free. (could /would / must / need) I _______ have been more than six years old when the accident happened. (shouldn’t / couldn’t / mustn’t / needn’t) could couldn’t

39. 5. gift 礼物 ; 天赋 He has got lots of birthday gifts. He is a man of gifts. 他多才多艺。 The boy has a gift for music. gifted (adj.) 有天赋的

40. 6. amazing 令人惊喜的 an amazing achievement/discovery 惊人的成就 / 发现 amazed adj. 吃惊的, 惊奇的 I was amazed at his stupidity.

41. Visitors were _____ at the _____ soaring drive of our shipbuilders. A. amazed; amazing B. amazed; amazed C. amazing; amazing D. amazing; amazed

42. amazement n. 惊奇 to one’s amazement 使某人大为惊奇 的是 To my amazement, he was able to recite the poem. in amazement ( in surprise ) 惊奇地

43. 7. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. [ 考点 ] which 引导非限制性定语从句。 [ 考例 1] The road conditions there turned out to be very good, ______ was more than we could expect. (2008 全国卷 II) A. it B. what C. which D. that

44. [ 点拨 ] which 引导非限制性定语从句， 指代前面整个句子的内容 ; that 一般不 引导非限制性定语从句 ; it, what 都不 能引导定语从句。

45. [ 考例 2] The Science Museum, ______ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions. ( 江苏 2008) A. which B. what C. that D. where [ 点拨 ] which 代指 the Science Museum ， 在从句中作宾语； where 也可引导非限 制性定语从句，但它在从句中作状语。

46. 8. design (v. / n.) (1) They ________ the building carefully. (2) The experiment ____________ test the new drug. ( 打算将 … 用作 …) (3) I like the ______ of the new school. (4) Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities ________ (design) for them. designed is designed to design

47. 总结： be designed to do 目的是 be designed for 打算做 … 用

48. 9. fancy adj. 奇特的；异样的 vt. 想象，设想；喜欢 (1) fancy clothes 新奇服装 (2) Fancy meeting you here! 想不到在这儿见到你了 ! (3) I don’t fancy walking in the snow. 我不喜欢在雨中行走。 have a fancy for… 爱好, 爱上, 入迷 fancy sb. doing sth. 想象某人做某事

49. 10. in… style in the style of 以 …… 的风格 She bought a painting in the style of Picasso.

50. 11. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best artists about ten years to make. [ 点拨 ] 本句是一个主从复合句。 逗号前 为主句，其中 “decorated with gold and jewels” 为过去分词短语作 treasure 的后置 定语；逗号后为 which 引导的非限制性定 语从句，修饰先行词 treasure 。 take sb. some time 表示 “ 花了某人一些时间 ” 。这个 结构也可改写为句型： it takes sb. some time to do sth. 。

51. 如： The job was very difficult, which took the workers ten months to do. 这项工作十分困难，它花费了工人们十个 月的时间。 It took me quite a long time to understand the meaning of the painting. 我花了相当长的时间才理解了那幅画的意 义。

52. 12. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William Ⅰ, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. [ 考点 ] 介词 + 关系代词引导的非限制性定 语从句。 [ 考例 1] He was educated at the local high school, ______ he went on to Beijing University. ( 江苏 2007) A. after whichB. after that C. in which D. in that

53. [ 点拨 ] 根据句子意思可知从句的动作发 生在主句之后，所以用介词 after, which 指代的是前面的整个句子。 [ 考例 2] Last week ， only two people came to look at the house ， ______ wanted to buy it. ( 安徽 2007) A ． none of them B ． both of them C ． none of whom D ． neither of whom

54. [ 点拨 ] 根据句子意思可知定语从句的 先行词是 only two people, 这样就可 以确定应选 neither 或 both, 根据句子 结构可知后面句子作定语从句，故选 D 。

55. belong to 属于 … ，是 …… 的成员，（不 用被动式，不用进行时， to 为介词，后加 名词，代词作宾语） In fact, I don’t know which dictionary belongs to me. I used to belong to a youth club. China is a country belonging to the Third World.

56. 13. in return 回报, 作为报酬 What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的 种种帮助呢 ? I gave him some books in return for his assistance. in turn 轮流地, 依次 ; 反过来 by turns 轮流地, 时而 … 时而 … in return for 作为对 … 的报答

57. 类似词组： in turn 依次，轮流 in need 在贫穷中的，缺衣少食的 in secret 秘密的 in peace 平平安安的 in particular 尤其是，特别是 in general 大体上 in trouble 处于不幸，麻烦中

58. 14. 区别： state, country, nation, 三个词都 表示 “ 国家 ”: state 则重于政权, country 则重 于疆土, 而 nation 则重于民族 Our ________ is larger than Japan. Our Chinese ______ is playing an important role in the world now. Anyone who gives out the _____ secret will be punished seriously. country nation state

59. 15. troop n. （尤指移动中的人，动物之） 群，团 troops 军队，士兵 in troops 成群 a troop of deer 一群鹿 troops of visitors 一群一群的访问者 vi 成群移动，成群结队地走 The students trooped into their room.

60. 16. serve as 用 / 当作 =act/work as That cup will serve as a sugar bowl. serve vt. Vi. 服务, 供职 serve under the king serve sb. 为某人服务 I have served this company for 2 years.

61. 17. add----to 把 ---- 添加到 add up 合计，把 ---- 加起来 add to 增加，增添 add up to 合计是，总起来就意味着 Add up 3,4and 5, and you will get 12. I didn’t want to add to my mother’s misery. She added some salt to the soup. These figures add up to 270.

62. 18. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. [ 点拨 ] the way 后接定语从句时，有三种 形式： 1 ）省略关系代词； 2 ）用关系代词 that 连接； 3 ）用 in which 连接。另外，本句中 the way 前省略了 in 。

63. 如： She was pleased with the way （ that / in which ） he had accepted her criticism. 她对他接受批评的态度很满意。 We admired him for the way (that / in which) he faces his difficulties. 我们欣赏他面对困难的方式。

64. 19. light: v. 照亮, 点亮 n. 光, 光源, 灯 adj. 颜色浅的轻的明亮的, light 的过去式和过去分词同形, 既可以用 lighted 又可以用 lit 。但是作定语修饰名 词时, 应使用 lighted 。 E.g.: a lighted match / light / candle She took the lighted candle into the dark room and immediately the room was lighted/ lit.

65. 20. consider (1). 将 --- 视为，认为，以为（不可用进行式） consider -----(to be/as)----- I consider him (to be ) my best friend. He considers himself intelligent. We consider it impolite to talk while eating. (2). 考虑 consider sth /doing We considered his suggestion. He is considering studying abroad.

66. 21. 介词 + 名词 ( 表状态 ) at war/work/home/table on show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watch in trouble/danger/battle/doubt under repair/discussion/construction

67. 22. remove (1).Please remove your bag from the seat so that I can sit down. 请把你的包从座位上拿走那样我就可以坐下 。 remove… from… 把 …… 从某处移开 (2).The doctor tried to remove the patient's fear. 那医生尽力地消除病人的恐惧。 (3).Please remove your shoes before coming in. 进屋前请脱鞋。

68. remove & move 共性：两者均可用作动 词，表示 “ 移动 ” 。 remove 侧重于 “ 拿开，取走 ” move 表示 “ 移动，搬动 ” ，侧重于指改变 位置。 Who has moved my book? 谁动我的书了？ Don't move, or I'll shoot. 不许动 ! 否则我就开枪了。

69. 23. There’s no doubt that… 毫无疑问 …… There’s no need to do / for sth / sb There’s no possibility that… (It’s) no wonder (that)… 难怪 … doubt 也可作及物动词， “ 怀疑，不信 ”, (1) doubt sth. I doubt the truth of it. 我怀疑它的真实性。 (2) 在肯定句中常接 whether / if 从句，在 否定句和疑问句中常接 that 从句

70. Do you doubt ____ she will succeed? I doubt _________ he will keep his word. I have no doubt ____ he will win the game. that if/whether that

71. [ 考例 ] Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ______ a cure for AIDS will be found. ( 广东 2005) A. which B. that C. what D. whether [ 点拨 ] There is no doubt that... 为固 定用法，意为 “ 毫无疑问 ……” 。

72. 24. remain (1) vi. 留下, 遗留 I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. (2) link-verb. 后接 n. /adj. / 介词短语 / 表位置的 adv. My friend became a boss, but I remained a teacher. The death of the old man remained unknown. The problem remains to be discussed.

73. Nothing remains but to send the invitation out. ( 只要 … 就行了 ) It only remains for me to sign the paper that you gave me. ( 某人所要做的只是某 事 ) He bought a new book with the _________ ( 剩下的 ) 40 yuan. =He bought a new book with the 40 yuan ___. ( 剩下的 ) remaining left

74. [ 考例 1] Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health ______ poor. ( 上海 2002 春 ) A. proves B. remains C. maintains D. continues [ 点拨 ] remain 意为 “ 仍然是 ” ，后接形容 词作表语。 prove 证明； maintain 维持； continue 继续。

75. [ 考例 2] It was already past midnight and only three young men ______ in the tea house. ( 安徽 2006) A. left B. remained C. delayed D. deserted [ 点拨 ] remain 意为 “ 停留 ; 逗留 ” 。 delay 耽搁； desert 遗弃。

76. 25. former ( 反义： latter 后者的 ) adj. 以前的, 从前的 Her former husband 她的前夫 n. 前者 Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.

77. 26. worth, worthy, worth-while 都为 adj. 意为 “ 值得 ” worth: be worth + n. 当名词为金钱 时, 表示 “…… 值得 ……” be worth doing sth. “…… 某事值得被做 ” The question is not worth discussing again and again.

78. worthy: be worthy of +n./being done 当名词为抽象名词时表示 “… 值得 ……” be worthy to be done “ 某事值得被做 ” The question is not worthy to be discussed again and again. The question is not worthy of being discussed again and again.

79. worth-while: “ 值得做某事 ”: It is worth while doing sth. It is worth while to do sth. (worth 后可插入 sb’s)

80. 典型例题 It is not ____ to discuss the question again and again. A. worth B. worthy C. worth-while D. worth while 答案 C 和 D. 由 worth 的用法可知，此 句只适合词组 be worth-while to do sth. 。因此选 C 和 D 。

81. I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字 母或汉语提示, 写出该单词的正确形式。 1. The gloves were _______ ( 设计 ) for extremely cold climates. 2. I wouldn’t tell lies to you; that’s not my _______ ( 风格 ). 3. The woman was delighted at the recovery of her stolen _______ ( 珠宝 ). 4. There is no _______ ( 怀疑 ) that we will be successful. designed style jewels doubt

82. 5. _________ ( 接收效果 ) of TV programs is unsatisfactory here. 6. I don’t f_______ walking in the rain. 7. The a_______ showed me his paintings. 8. He is very f_______ with everyone; he never joins in a laugh. 9. No bees, no h_______; no work, no money. 10. T_______ were sent to protect the Oil Ministry against surprise attack. Reception fancy artist formal honey Troops

83. II. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. It was _______ (amaze) that he knew nothing about the event. 2. That shop has a fine _______ (select) of cakes. 3. Our _______ (wood) sofa seems not very comfortable. 4. We haven’t told our friends about our _______(remove) to London. 5. His dream of becoming an _______ (art) has come true. amazing selection wooden removal artist

84. 6. Two leaders _______ (secret) flew to that country to solve the problem. 7. It is ________(doubt) whether he can carry on his tasks as president for the next five years. 8. Why is it that he _______(rare) mentions his childhood? rarely secretly doubtful

85. III. 翻译 1. 不到十分钟的时间他就完成了作业。 (less than) 2. 你和我属于不同的班级。 (belong to) 3. 我送给他一份礼物以回报他对我的帮 助。 (in return for) He finished his homework in less than ten minutes. You and I belong to different classes. I sent him a present in return for his help.

86. 4. 这个国家与邻国已打了两年仗了。 (at war) 5. 毫无疑问他会来帮助你的。 (there is no doubt) The country has been at war with its neighbor for two years. There is no doubt that he will come to help you.

87. 6. 这所房子真的值得买。 (worth) 7. 商务信函应该用正式文体。 (in...style) The business letter should be written in a formal style. The house is really worth buying.

88. 1. Remember the useful words and Expressions. 2. Prepare for the next period. Homework

89. 1Finish the exercise1 on page 3 2Finish the exercise2 on page 3 (1) select(2) rare (3) reception (4) amaze (5) less than(6) wooden (7) in search of(8) survive(9) remove (10) artist(11) former(12) at war

90. Answers to Ex.2 dynasties, style, amazing, jewels, designed, decorated, fancy, rare, doubt, worth