1、2014-2015高中英语同步学案：Unit 1 Cultural relics（人教新课标必修2）Book TwoUnit 1cultural relicsThe First Period Warming upDo you know what a cultural relic is?Cultural relicIt is any object, building or item that was made something in the past. It may be many thousands of years old or it may be a few hundred.It may
2、 or may not valuableIt 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.The Second PeriodReadingBackground:The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the k
3、ing, 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 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.Pre-re
4、ading1. 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.Task 1:Fast Reading:1. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the
5、 Great?2. What did Peter the Great give in return?3. What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room?Task 2: Careful readingRead the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was _.A. Frederick IB. Frederick William IC. Pe
6、ter the GreatD. Catherine II2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because _.A. he wanted to marry Catherine II B. he was kindC. he needed better soldiersD. he wanted to make friends3. The Amber Room was stolen by _.A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in KonigsbergD. Peopl
7、e in St Petersburg4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in _. A. GermanyB. RussiaC. SwedenD. France5. The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _.A. they were at war B. the couldnt find a placeC. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it awayTask 3:Read quickly, match the
8、main idea with each paragraph. (3m.)How did the Amber Room become oneof the wonders of the world?How was a new Amber Room built?How did the Amber Room get lost?How was the Amber Room made?Why did the King ofPrussia give the Amber Room to the Czar ofRussia as a gift?Task 4Fill in the form:YearWhat ha
9、ppened to the Amber Room1716177019412003Description of the Amber RoomMaterial1._ColorYellow-brownDesignIn the 2. _ popular in those daysDecorationsGold and jewelsLengthAbout 3. _History of the Amber Room4. _ for the palace of Frederick I.Given to Peter the Great by Frederick William and became part
10、of the Czars 5. _.Moved to a palace outside St Petersburg by Catherine and 6. _ were added to it.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 b
11、irthday of their city.Post-readingThe characteristics of the passageThe Third PeriodLanguage points.晨背5分钟一、短语晨背1in search of寻找2belong to属于3in return作为报答；回报4at war处于交战状态5less than少于6take apart拆开7think highly of看重；器重8rather than而不是9serve as充当；担任10care about关心；在乎二、佳句理解1In a trial，a judge must decide wh
12、ich eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe.在审判中，一位法官必须断定哪些证人(的话)可以相信，哪些不可以相信。2Nor did I think they should give it to any government.我也认为他们不应该把它交给任何政府部门。二重点词或短语讲解：1.survivevt.幸免于；从中逃生；从(困境等)中挺过来；比活得长vi.幸存；活下来；继续存在考点聚焦：（1）survive sth.幸免于，熬过survive from从留存下来(3)survivorn幸存者；生还者(4)survivaln幸存；(
13、继续)生存；幸存者学以致用完成句子He is the only(幸存者)in the earthquake.Only hethe big earthquake.Few buildings in Beichuan County(幸免于地震)Few buildings in Beichuan County arethe big earthquake.Fortunately，she(她在这场交通事故中活了下来)2.remainvi.保持不变；剩下；继续存在；仍是；逗留Everyone remains silent/in silence.大家仍保持沉默。It remains to be seen wh
14、ether you are right.你是否正确，以后可见分晓。考点聚焦：remainadj./n./done仍然是remain in/at留在sth.remains to be done某事有待于被做remainingadj.剩下的remainsruinsn废墟温馨提示：remainingadj.剩余的，作前置定语；left表剩余之意时，作后置定语。remain和stay表示“保持某一状态”时可通用；但着重指在别人已离去或事情有变动以后，继续保留或保持原本状态用remain。学以致用：完成句子我在伦敦一直待到五月。 Iuntil May.虽然已进入四月，天气仍然还很冷。 The weath
15、erin April.3.doubtn&vt.怀疑；疑惑Idont doubt that Chinese diet is the healthiest in the world.我相信中国的饮食是世界上最健康的饮食。Do you doubt that I will win the prize?你怀疑我会得奖吗？I doubt whether /if he will keep his promise.我怀疑他是否会遵守诺言。no doubt不怀疑in doubt怀疑，未确定no doubt无疑地doubt if/whether怀疑是否温馨提示：doubt在肯定句中，其后多跟if/whether从
16、句；在否定、疑问句中，后跟that从句。doubt“怀疑不是”，表示不相信；suspect“怀疑是”，表示相信。学以致用：句型转换I doubt the truth of it.Ithe truth of it.I dont doubt that you are honest.Ithat you are honest.There is some doubt(about)whether John will come on time.Iwhether John will come on time.4.worthn价值；分量adj.有价值的；值得的This old book is worth 300
17、 dollars.这本旧书值300美元。考点聚焦：be worth doing值得做be worth sth.值It is worth(ones)while doing/to do值得(某人)做be worthy of sth./being done值(得做)be worthy to be done值得做温馨提示：be worth后面的ing形式不用被动结构。注意下列三个形容词的意义区别：worthlessadj.无价值的，没有用的costlessadj.无成本的；不需花钱的pricelessadj.无价的；贵重的；无法估价的学以致用：完成句子值得干的事就得干好。iswell.他的行为值得高度赞扬。His behavior.
