2020-2021学年高中英语 课时作业1 Unit 1 Cultural relics（含解析）新人教版必修2.doc

1、课时作业1.Fastreading1Match the following paragraphs with their main ideas.Para.1 AThe history of the Amber RoomParas.2&3 BThe rebuilding of the Amber RoomPara.4 CThe introduction of the Amber RoomPara.5 DThe missing of the Amber Room2What does the text tell us? Please fill in the blank.The text tells t

2、he history of the _ made of tons of _， how it was made, why it came to _ and became one of the _ in the world and how it _.答案1CADB2Amber Room; amber; Russia; wonders; got lost.CarefulreadingRead the text careful and choose the best answer.1According to Para.1, the Amber Room was the following EXCEPT

3、 _.Aa gift from the King of Prussia to the Russian peopleBmade of several tons of amber, whose colour is yellowbrown and beautifulCdesigned in a fancy style which is popular all the timeDa treasure with gold and jewels, taking Prussias best artists about ten years to make2The Amber Room was first de

4、signed to be _.Aa giftBthe palace of Frederick William Ca palace of Frederick Dpart of the Czars winter palace3Which of the following is CORRECT?AFrederick sent the Amber Room to Peter the Great.BFrederick William sent the Amber Room to Peter the Great in return for the troop given by the Czar.CThe

5、Amber Room was used as a hall to receive the important guests.DThe Amber Room was used as the Czars celebrating hall.4From Para.3, we know that _.ACatherine still used it as a reception hallBCatherine had her artists rebuild the room (in) the way she wantedCwith candles lighting the room, the room s

6、hone like goldDeven though the Amber Room was one of the wonders of the world, it is not found now5In 1941, what happened to the Amber Room?AThe Russians moved the Amber Room out of the summer palace.BWhen the Nazis arrived, the Russians were trying to remove some furniture and small art objects fro

7、m the Room.CThe Amber Room was stolen by some of the Russian soldiers.DThe Amber Room itself was stolen, taken apart and sent to a city on the Baltic Sea.答案1C2.C3.C4.D5.D.SummaryFrederick William ， the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his _1_ (great) gift to the Russian people would h

8、ave such an _2_ (amaze) history. Actually, the Amber Room was designed _3_ the palace of Frederick . The room _4_ (make) of several tons of amber. But the next King of Prussia decided to give it to the Russian people as a gift of friendship. _5_ return, the Czar sent a troop of his best _6_ (soldier

9、) to the Prussia. So the Amber Room became part of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg. It served as a small _7_ (receive) hall for important visitors. Later, Catherine had it _8_ (move) to a palace where she spent her summers. Before the Nazis got to the summer palace, the Russians were able t

10、o remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. Some of the Nazis secretly _9_ (steal) the room itself. After that, _10_ happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery. Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room by studying old photos of the former one.答案1greates

11、t2.amazing3.for4.was made5.In6soldiers7.reception8.moved9.stole10.what阅读理解AThe Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didnt exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor calle

12、d Shah Jahan His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtaz Mahal: its shortened form Taj Mahal means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1631 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne(王位). He decided

13、out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.He summoned the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was completed. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj

14、 Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 metres square and 67 metres high. Towers rise from each of the four corners. The Taj itself stands another 61 metres. It is an eightsided building made of white marble.The emperor planned to b

15、uild a similar tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. However, his son put him into prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across the river at the tomb of his beloved wife.1What is the passa

16、ge mainly about?ATwo similar tombs.BThe story of the Taj Mahal.CA bright and beautiful woman.D. The death of Emperor Shah Jahan.2What does the underlined word “summoned” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?ADebated. B. Gathered.CRemembered. DRemoved.3What can we know about the emperors own tomb?AIt is eigh

17、tsided.BIt is 61 metres high.C. It is blackcoloured.DIt is next to the Taj Mahal.4What happened to the emperor?AHe died soon after Taj Mahal died.BHe was beloved by his people.CHe was killed by his son.DHe died after 1649.答案与解析本文主要介绍了世界上最宏伟的建筑之一泰姬陵的历史。泰姬陵是为祭奠一位王妃阿姬曼芭奴修建的陵墓，是由王妃之夫，莫卧儿王朝的沙贾汗皇帝为纪念爱妻而修建

18、的。1B主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了泰姬陵的历史背景故事。文章讲述了莫卧儿王朝的沙贾汗皇帝与王妃阿姬曼芭奴的爱情故事，王妃阿姬曼芭奴逝世后，沙贾汗皇帝为纪念爱妻而修建了泰姬陵，故选B。2B词义猜测题。根据后句内容可知，国王召集最好的艺术家和建筑家设计泰姬陵，故选B。3C细节理解题。根据文中“The emperor planned to build a similar tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge.”可知，皇帝计划在河的另一端用黑色大理石为自己

19、修建一座相似的陵墓，和泰姬陵以银桥相连，故选C。4D推理判断题。根据文章“In the year 1631 this beloved wife of the emperor died.”和“It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal.”可知，王妃是1631年逝世，建造泰姬陵花了超过18年，根据这些信息可以推算皇帝是在1649年之后逝世的，故选D。BA group of scientists in the Netherlands recently us

20、ed hightech methods to examine a secret hidden inside an ancient Chinese statue (雕像). It was sent to the Drents Museum in the northeastern Netherlands as part of an exhibit. But while working on the statue, researchers took the chance to study the body of a Buddhist monk (佛僧) inside it.The statue wa

21、s shipped to a medical center for CT scans, which are tests that produce Xray pictures. Scientists used the technology to find out the statues hidden secrets. The body of the monk was sitting on top of a roll of cloth marked with Chinese characters(字). The cloth shows that the monk was named Liu Qua

22、n and lived around the year 1100.“On the outside, it looked like a large statue of Buddha，” said Vincent van Vilsteren from the Drents Museum. “What flabbergasted me was that, on the inside, it was the mummy (干尸) of a Buddhist monk. Later we learned that for the first 200 years, the mummy was probab

23、ly placed in a Buddhist temple. Only in the 14th century did they do all the work to move it into a nice statue.”Researchers at the Drents Museum still have a lot of questions about the mummy. It is believed to be the only Chinese Buddhist mummy that has been studied outside Asia. Scientists hope th

24、at DNA testing on the mummy will help them learn more about it. Further research may dig up more information about the monk in the months to come.5What is special about the statue?ASomething unusual is in it.BIt is a modern Chinese statue.CIt is made of different kinds of material.DStrange character

25、s can be seen on its surface.6Research showed that the monk _.Adied of a terrible diseaseBlived around the 12th centuryCsat on an ancient Chinese bookDwas burned right after his death7The underlined word “flabbergasted” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”Adisturbed BsatisfiedCsurprised Dsaved答案与解析本文是一

26、篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一尊内藏高僧干尸的古佛像。5A细节理解题。由第一段中的researchers took the chance to study the body of a Buddhist monk (佛僧) inside it 可知，这尊雕像内藏一位佛僧的干尸，这正是其特别之处，故选A。6B细节理解题。由第二段中的the monk.lived around the year 1100 可知，B项说法正确。7C词义猜测题。由该段中的On the outside, it looked like a large statue of Buddha 和 on the inside, it was the mummy (干尸) of a Buddhist monk 可知，这让 Vincent van Vilsteren 十分惊讶，故选C。