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Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading — Pre­reading
1．Do you know something about one of the cultural relics — the Taj Mahal?
2．How long and how many people did it take to build the Taj Mahal?
Please read the following passage to get the answer.
The Taj Mahal is one of the greatest masterpieces of architecture (建筑) in the world. It was Emperor Shah Jahan who ordered the building of the Taj Mahal in honour of his beloved wife. The Taj Mahal, one of the greatest monuments (纪念碑) of India, has been listed among the eight wonders of the world. This monument was built in the name of love. It is also considered to be one of the eight most splendid historical structures of the world. This white marble (大理石) structure was the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's gift for his dead wife. He loved his wife so much that he ordered the best artisans (工匠) to create a design as there has never been, and something that cannot be copied. Having refused hundreds of designs he finally accepted this one. He is said to have personally monitored the construction of this building.
The structure of the Taj Mahal combines (融合) ingredients (要素) of Persian, Indian, Islamic and Turkish styles of architecture. It took twenty­two years to complete this architectural wonder. Twenty thousand people worked on this great project, which cost the Mughal emperor thirty­two million rupees (卢比)．
In 1983, this great monument was announced by UNESCO to be one among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. About two to four million tourists see this structure every year.
Warming Up
1．Do you know what a cultural relic is?
A_cultural_relic_is_something_that_has_survived_for_a_long_time,_often_a_part_of_something_old_that_has_remained_when_the_rest_of_itrelic_has_been_destroyed;_it_tells_people_about_the_past.
2．Can you say any cultural relics in the world? Please match cultural relics with the following pictures.
A．Stonehenge
B．The Mona Lisa
C．The Amber Room
D．The Statue of Liberty
E．The Great Wall
F．The Ming Dynasty vase
G．The Pyramids in Egypt
H．The ruins of Yuanmingyuan
答案：(1)E　(2)F　(3)A　(4)G　(5)H　(6)D　(7)C　(8)B
3．What do you think of the following amber? Can you imagine a house made of amber?
Beautiful.
Rare/Precious.
Fast Reading
Scan the text and then choose the best answer accor­ding to the text.
1．The Amber Room was one of the greatest wonders of the world, but it is now missing because ________.
A．most precious pieces of the Amber Room could be taken apart, packed and moved away
B．the Amber Room was very small so that German soldiers could move it away easily
C．it was destroyed by Peter the Great
D．there was a mystery in it
2．The new Amber Room looks much like the old one because ________.
A．the Russians and Germans are good at building the Amber Room
B．600 candles light the room, and its mirrors and pictures shine like gold
C．they found the site of the Amber Room
D．it was rebuilt with the help of the old photos of the former Amber Room
3．What did the Czar give the King of Prussia in return?
A．Some money and jewels.
B．Some horses of great worth.
C．A winter palace.
D．A troop of his best soldiers.
4．In 1941, the city of Königsberg belonged to ________.
A．Germany          B．Russia
C．Sweden    D．France
5．Where was the Amber Room when it was stolen?
A．In St Petersburg.    B．On the Baltic Sea.
C．Outside St Petersburg.    D．In Königsberg.
答案：1～5　ADDAC
Careful Reading
1．Read the text and try to get the main idea of the text.
It tells us the strange history of the_Amber_Room,_a cultural relic of two countries, Germany and Russia.
2．Read the text and then match the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1   A．How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? 
Paragraph 2   B．How was a new Amber Room built?
Paragraph 3    C．How did the Amber Room get lost?
Paragraph 4   D．How was the Amber Room made?
Paragraph 5    E．Why did the King of  Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of
Russia as a gift?
答案：Paragraph 1：D　Paragraph 2：E　Paragraph 3：A  Paragraph 4：C　Paragraph 5：B
3．Read the text and then answer the following questions.
What did these four people do to the Amber Room? Find out the clue of the story and then fill in the blanks.
A．it remains a mystery
B．gave it to the Czar as a gift
C．stole the Amber Room
D．had it moved outside St Petersburg
E．had the Amber Room made
F．sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia
答案：E　B　F　D　C　A
Summary
Fill in the blanks according to the text.

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