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高中课文高中英语必修2

高中课文高中英语必修2

Unit1Culturalrelics1.InSearchoftheAmberRoomFrederickWilliamI，theKingofPrussia，couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistoryThisgiftwastheAmberRoom，whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeitTheamberwhichwasselectedhadabeautifulyellowbrowncolourlikehoneyThedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedaysItwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels．whichtookthecogntry’sbestartistsabouttenyearstomake.Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedforthepalaceoffredeickI.However,thenexlKingofPrussia．FrederickWilliamI．towhomtheamberroombelonged，decidednottokeepitIn1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat．Inreturn，theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiersSotheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzarswinterpalaceinStPetersburg.AboutfourmetreslongtheroomservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitorsLater,CatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.ShetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoitIn1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.A1mostsixhundredcandles1ittheroom，anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly，althoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersoftheworld,itisnowmissing.InSeptemberl941，theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace，theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallanobjectsfromtheAmberRoomHowever,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself．Inlessthantwodays100，000pieceswereputinsidetwentysevenwoodenboxesThereisnodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg，whichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSeaAfterthat，whathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.Recently，theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalaceBystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoom，theyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldoneIn2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity.2.Readthispassageandthinkaboutthedifferencebetweenafactandanopinion．AFACTORANOPINION?

Whatisafact?

isitsomethingthatpeoplebetieve?

No.AfactisanythingthatcanbeprovedForexample．itcanbe,provedthatChinahasmorepeoplethananyothercountryintheworldThisisafact..Thenwhatisanopinion?

AnopinioniswhatsomeonebelievesistruebuthasnotbeenprovedSoanopinionisnotgoodevidenceinatrial.Forexample,itisanopininonifyousayCatsarebetterpetsthandogs.Itmaybetrue，butitisdifficulttoproveSomepeoplemaynotagreewiththis.opinionbuttheyalsocannotprovethattheyareright.Inatria1l．aiudgemustdecldewhichcvewimessestobelieveandwhichnottobelieveThejudgedoasnotconsiderwhateacheyewitnesslookslikeorwherethatpersonlivesorworks.he/sheonlycaresaboutwhethertheeyewitnesshasgiventrueinformation，whichmustbefactsratherthanopinions.Thiskindofinformationiscalledevidence.Unit2TheOlympicGames1.Pausanias，whowasaGreekwriterabout2，000yearsago，hascomeoilamagicaljourneyonMarch18th，2007tofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGame.Heis1towinterviewingLiYan，avolunteerforthe2008OlympicGames.p:

MynameisPausaniasIlivedinwhatyoucall’AncientGreeceandIusedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeagoIvecometoyourtimetofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGamesbecauseIknowthatin2004theywereheldinmyhomelandMayIaskyousomequestionsaboutthemodemOlympics?

L:

Goodheavens!

Haveyoureallycomefromsolongago?

ButofcourseyoucarlaskanyquestionsyoulikeWhatwouldyouliketoknow?

p:

HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?

L:

Everyfouryears.TherearetwomainsetsofGames-theWinterandtheSummerOlympics,andbothareheldeveryfouryearsonaregularbasis.TheWinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerGames．OnlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitorsTheymaycomefromanywhereintheworld.P:

WinterGames?

Howcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinler?

Andwhataboutthehorses?

L：

Ohno!

Therearenorunningracesorhorsetidingevents.InsteadtherearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowadviceThatswhytheyrecalledtheWinterOlympics.ItsintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces，togetherwithswimmingsallingandalltheteamsports.p:

Isee.Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromallovertheworld.DoyoumeantheGreekworld?

OurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachotherjustforthehonourofwinning.Noothercountriescouldjoinin，norcouldslavesorwomen!

L:

NowadaysanycountrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenoughThereareover250spotsandeachonehasitsownstandardWomenarenotonlyallowed，butplayaveryimportantroleingymnastics,athletics,teamsportsand...P:

Pleasewaitaminute!

Allthoseevents，allthosecountriesandevenwomentakingpart!

Wherearealltheathleteshoused?

L:

ForeachOlympics，aspecialvillageisbuiltforthemt0livein，amainreceptionbuilding，severalstadiumsforcompetitions，andagymnasiumaswell.p:

Thatsoundsveryexpensive.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?

L:

Asamatteroffact，everycountrywantstheopportunity.ItsagreatresponsibilltybutalsoagreathonourtobechosenTheresasmuchcompetitionamongcountriestohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals．The2008OlympicswillbeheldinBeijing,ChinaDidyouknowthat?

p:

Ohyes!

Youmustbeveryproud.L:

Certainly．Andafterthatthe20190lympicswillbeheldinLondonTheyhavealreadystartedplanningforit.AnewvillagefortheathletesandallthestadiumswillbebuilttotheeastofLondon.Newmedalswillbedesignedofcourseand...p:

Didyousaymedals?

Soeventheolivewreathhasbeenreplaced!

Ohdear!

Doyoucompeteforprizemoneytoo?

L:

No，wedontItsstillallaboutbeingablet0rnnfaster,jumphigherandthrowfurther．ThatsthemottooftheOlympics，youknow一Swifter，HigherandStronger.p:

Well，that’sgoodnews.Howinteresting!

Thankyousomuchforyourtime.2.ThestoryoffAtlantaAtlantawasaGreekprincess.ShewasverybeautifulandcouldrunfasterthananymaninQreeceButshewasnotallowedtorunandwingloryforherselfintheOlympicGames.Shewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfatherthatshewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher．Herfathersaidthatshemustmarry，soAtlantamadeabargainwithhim.Shesaidtohim，Thesearemyrules.Whenamansayshewantstomarryme，1willrunagainsthim.Ifhecannotrunasfastasme，hewillbekilledNoonewillbepardonedManykingsandprinceswantedtomarryAtlanta,butwhentheyheardofherrolestheyknewitwashopelessSomanyofthemsadlywenthome，butothersstayedtoruntheraceTherewasamallcalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtlantasrules’Whyarethesemensofoolish?

hethought．Whywilltheyletthemselvesbekilledbecausetheycannotrunasfastasthisprincess?

However,whenhesawAflanmcomeoutofherhouset0run,Hippomeneschangedhismind1willmarryAtlantaordie!

hesaid.Theracestaaedandaithoughthemenranveryfast，Atlantaranfaster．AsHippomeneswatchedHethought．HowcanIfullasfastasAtlanla?

HewenttoasktheGreekGoddessofLoveforhelp.ShepromisedtohelphimandgavehimthreegoldenapplesShesaid，ThrowanappleinfrontofAtlantawhensheisrunningpast．Whenshestopstopickitup，youwillbeabletonlnpastherandwinHippomenestooktheapplesandwentt0theKing.Hesaid,1wanttomarryAtlantaTheKingwassadtoseeanothermalldie，butHippomenessaid，1willmaltyherordie!

Sotheracebegan.Unit3WhoamI?

Unit4Wildlifeprotection1.Daisyhadalwayslongedtohelpendangeredspeciesofwildlife.Onedayshewokeupandfoundaflyingcarpetbyherbed.wheredoyouwanttogo?

ltasked．Daisyrespondedimmediatelyrdliketoseesomeendangeredwildlife，shesaidPleasetakemetoadistantlandwhereIcanfindtheanimalthatgavefurtomakethissweater．AtoncethecarpetflewawldyandtookhertoTibetThereDaisysawanantelopesadItsaid．We’rebeingkilledfortheWoolbeneathourstomachs.Ourfurisbeingusedtomakesweatersforpeoplelikeyou.Asaresult，wearenowanendangeredspecies.AtthatDaisycried,I’msorryIdidn’tknowthat.IwonderwhatisbeingdonetohelpyouFlyingcarpet，pleaseshowmeaplacewheretheressomewildlifeprotection．TheflyingcarpettravelledsofastthatnextminutetheywereinZimbabwe.DaisyturnedaroundandfoundthatshewasbeingwatchedbyallelephantHaveyoucometotakemyphoto?

itaskedInreliefDaisyburstintolangter.Dontlaugh,saidtheelephant.Weusedtobeanendangeredspecies.Farmershunteduswithoutmercy.Theysaidwedestroyedtheirfarills，andmoneyfromtouristsonlywenttothelargetourcompanies.Sothegovernmentdecidedtohelp．Theyallowedtouriststohuntonlyacertainnumberofanimalsiftheypaidthefarmers.Nowthefarmersarehappyandournumbersareincreasing.Sogoodthingsarebeingdoneheretosavelocalwildlife.Daisysmiled.Thatsgoodnews.Itshowstheimportanceofwildlifeprotection，butIdliketohelpastheWWFsuggests.Thecarpetroseagainmadalmostatoncetheywereinathickrainforest.Amonkeywatchedthemasitrnbbeditself．Whatareyoudoing?

askedDaisyImprotectingmyselffrommosquitoes．itrepliedWhenIfindamillipedeinsect，lrubitovermybodyItcontainsapowerfuldrugwhichaffectsmosquitoes.YoushouldpaymoreattentiontOtherainforestwhereIliveandapprec