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PAGE/PAGE2人教版高中英語(yǔ)教材（必修2）第頁(yè)Unit1CulturalrelicsWarmingUp1.Doyouknowwhataculturalrelicis?2.Doesaculturalrelicalwayshavetoberareandvaluable?Isitenoughtohavesurvivedforalongtime?3.Areculturalrelicsonlyobjectslikevasesorcantheybebuildingstoo?Lookatthepicturesbelowanddiscusswhattheyareandwhethertheyareculturalrelicsornot.MingDynastyvaseTajMahalivorydragonboatMogaoMingDynastyvaseTajMahalivorydragonboatMogaoPre-reading1.Haveyoueverseenapieceofamber?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?2.Lookatthetitleandthepictureofthereadingpassageandpredictwhatitisabout.Thenskimitquicklyandseeifyouwereright.ReaINSEARCHOFTHEAMBERFrederickWilliamI,theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory.ThisgiftwastheAmberInfact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickI.However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamI,towhomtheamberroombelonged,decidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.Inreturn,theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzar'swinterpalaceinLater,CatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcandleslittheroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly,althoughtheAmberInSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.However,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg,whichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheRecently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberComprehending1.Jointhecorrectpartsofthesentencestogether.①FrederickIA.stoletheAmber②FrederickWilliamIB.sentatroopofhisbestsoldierstotheKingofPrussia.③PetertheGreatC.hadtheAmber④CatherineⅡD.haditmovedoutsideStPetersburg.⑤TheNaziarmyE.gaveittotheCzarasagift.⑥TheRussiansandGermansF.builtanewAmber2.Thefollowingfivequestionssummarizethemainideaofthefiveparagraphsinthepassage.Puttheparagraphnumbersintheboxes.Thenanswerthequestions.□HowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld?□HowwasanewAmberRoombuilt?□HowdidtheAmberRoomgetlost?□HowwastheAmberRoommade?□WhydidtheKongofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomto