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Unit 1 Cultural Relics：Reading【学习目标】：通过阅读和练习，提高英语的阅读能力，培养保护文化遗产的意识。【学习重点】：掌握重点的英语单词和短语，学习阅读技巧。. 根据课文内容选词填空 because， gift， palace，design，amber，secretly，history， on，time，remainsThe passage tells us the 1) _ of the Amber Room in the order of 2) _ so that we can clearly know what happened to it. It was given the name 3) _ almost seven thousand tons of 4) _ were used to make it. First it was built in Prussia, then Frederick William , the king of Prussia, sent it to Peter the Great as a 5) _ of friendship from Prussian people .And the Amber Room soon became part of the Czars winter 6) _ in St Petersburg. Later, Catherine had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers and she told her artists to add more details to its 7) _. In September 1941, the Nazi German army 8)_ stole the Amber Room and sent boxes of the Amber Room on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city 9)_ the Baltic Sea. After that what really happened to the Amber Room 10) _ a mystery. 阅读理解The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture (建筑). It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools.The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor (皇帝) Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the seventeenth century. It is in memory of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect (建筑师), Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The building now is kept in good condition. The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned (监禁) by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal now has attracted many visitors at home and abroad. The Taj Mahal was built for_ .A. Mumtaz B. Shah C. Either Mumtaz or Shah D. Both Mumtaz and Shah.Why do you think Shah Jehan was buried next to his wife?AHis own tomb hadnt been built.BHe hoped to be buried there.CKing and Queen should be buried together.DHe liked Mumtaz all his life. The passage mainly tells us_ .A. why the Taj Mahal was builtB. the love story between Shah and MumtazC.some information about the Taj MahalD. the Taj Mahalthe pride of Indians . From the passage we can learn that_ .A. the Taj Mahal looks more beautiful than before.B.the Taj Mahal doesnt exist now.C. the Taj Mahal has completely changed. D.the Taj Mahal has become a place of interest. 2
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