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必修2unit1INSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOM
FrederickWilliamⅠ，theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathis
greatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory.Thisgift
wastheAmberRoom,whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamber
wereusedtomakeit.Theamberwhichwasselectedhadabeautifulyellow-bro
wncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinth
osedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels,whichtookthecountry'sbestartistsabouttenyearstomake.
Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.Itwasdesignedforthepalace
ofFrederickⅠ.However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamⅠ,towhom
theamberroombelonged,decidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPeterthe
Great.Inreturn,theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberR
oombecausepartoftheCzar'swinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmetresl
ong,theroomservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.
Later,CatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersb
urgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.I
n1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcandles
littheroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly,althoughtheAm
berRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersoftheworld,itisnowmissing.
InSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatime
whenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerp
alace,theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfro
mtheAmberRoom.However,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.
Inlessthantwodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwooodenboxs
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.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg,which
wasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.
Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthes
ummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoom,theyhavema
dethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity.
AFACTORANOPINION?
Whatisafact?
Isitsomethingthatpeoplebelieve?
No.Afactisanythingtha
tcanbeproved.Forexample,itcanbeprovedthatChinahasmorepeoplethananyothercountryintheworld.Thisisafact.
Thenwhatisanopinion?
Anopinioniswhatsomeonebelievesistruebuthas
notbeenproved.Soanopinionisnotgoodevidenceinatrial.Forexample,itis
anopinionifyousay“Catsarebetterpetsthandogs”.Itmaybetrue,butitisdi
fficulttoprove.Somepeoplemaynotagreewiththisopinionbuttheyalsocannotprovethattheyareright.
Inatrial,ajudgemustdecidewhicheyewitnessestobelieveandwhichnotto
believe.Thejudgedoesnotconsiderwhateacheyewitnesslookslikeorwhereth
atpersonlivesorworks.He/sheonlycaresaboutwhethertheeyewitnesshasgive
ntrueinformation,whichmustbefactsratherthanopinions.Thiskindofinformationiscalledevidence.
Unit2ANINTERVIEW
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Pausanias,whowasaGreekwriterabout2,000yearsago,hascomeonam
agicaljourneyonMarch18th2007tofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGames.HeisnowinterviewingLiYan,avolunteerforthe2008OlympicGames.
P:
MynameisPausanias.Ilivedinwhatyoucall“AncientGreece”andIuse
dtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago.I’vecometoyourtimetofi
ndoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGamesbecauseIknowthatin2004theyw
ereheldinmyhomeland.MayIaskyousomequestionsaboutthemodernOlympics?
L:
Goodheavens!
Haveyoureallycomefromsolongago?
Butofcourseyoucanaskanyquestionsyoulike.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?
P:
HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?
L:
Everyfouryears.TherearetwomainsetsofGames-theWinterandSumm
erOlympics,andbothareheldeveryfouryearsonaregularbasis.TheWinterOl
ympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerGames.Onlyathleteswhoh
avereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitors.Theymaycomefromanywhereintheworld.
P:
WinterGames?
Howcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinter?
Andwhataboutthehorses?
L:
Ohno!
Therearenorunningracesorhorseridingevents.Insteadtherear
ecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.That’swhyth
ey’recalledtheWinterOlympics.It’sintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsports.
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P:
Isee.Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromallovertheworld.Do
youmeantheGreekworld?
OurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachother
justforthehonourofwinning.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesorwomen!
L:
Nowadaysanycountrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.Ther
eareover250sportsandeachonhasitsownstandard.Womenarenotonlyall
owed,butplayaveryimportantroleingymnastics,athletics,teamsportsand…
P:
Pleasewaitaminute!
Allthoseevents,allthosecountriesandevenwomentakingpart!
Wherearealltheathleteshoused?
L:
ForeachOlympics,aspecialvillageisbuiltforthemtolivein,amainreceptionbuilding,severalstadiumsforcompetitions,andagymnasiumaswell.
P:
Thatsoundsveryexpensive.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?
L:
Asamatteroffact,everycountrywantstheopportunity.It’sagreatrespon
sibilitybutalsoagreathonourtobechosen.There’sasmuchcompetitionamong
countriestohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.The2008OlympicswillbeheldinBeijing,China.Didyouknowthat?
P:
Ohyes!
Youmustbeveryproud.
L:
Certainly.Andafterthatthe2012OlympicswillbeheldinLondon.Theyha
vealreadystartedplanningforit.Anewvillagefortheathletesandallthestadiu
mswillbebuilttotheeastofLondon.Newmedalswillbedesignedofcourseand…
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P:
Didyousaymedals?
Soeventheolivewreathhasbeenreplaced!
Ohdear!
Doyoucompeteforprizemoneytoo?
L:
No,wedon’t.it’sstillallaboutbeingabletorunfaster,jumphigherandthr
owfurther.That’sthemottooftheOlympics,youknow-“Swifter,HigherandStronger.”
P:
Well,that’sgoodnews.Howinteresting!
Thankyousomuchforyourtime.
THESTORYOFATLANTA
AtlantawasaGreekprincess.Shewasverybeautifulandcouldrunfastertha
nanymaninGreece.Butshewasnotallowedtorunandwingloryforherselfin
theOlympicGames.Shewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfatherthatshewould
notmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher.Herfathersaidthatshemu
stmarry,soAtlantamadeabargainwithhim.Shesaidtohim,"Thesearemyrule
s.Whenamansayshewantstomarryme,Iwillrunagainsthim.Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,hewillbekilled.Noonewillbepardoned."
ManykingsandprinceswantedtomarryAtlanta,butwhentheyheardofrules
theyknewitwashopeless.Somanyofthemsadlywenthome,butothersstayed
toruntherace.TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenhe
heardofAtlanta'srules,"Whyarethesemensofoolish?
"hethought."Whywillthe
yletthemselvesbekilledbecausetheycannotrunasfastasthisprincess?
"How
ever,whenshesawAtlantacomeoutofherhousetorun,Hippomeneschangedhismind."IwillmarryAtlanta--ordie!
"hesaid.
Theracestartedandalthoughthemanranveryfast,Atlantaranfaster.AsHi
ppomeneswatchedhethought,"HowcanIrunasfastasAtlanta?
"Hewenttoas
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ktheGreekGodnessofLoveforhelp.Shepromisedtohelphimandgavehimth
reegoldenapples.Shesaid,"ThrowanappleinfrontofAtlantawhensheisrunni
ngpast.Whenshestopstopickitup,youwillbeabletorunpastherandwin."
HippomenestooktheapplesandwenttotheKing.Hesaid,"Iwanttomarry
Atlanta."TheKingwassadtoseeanothermandie,butHippomenessaid,"Iwillmarryher------ordie!
"Sotheracebegan
Unit3WHOAMI?
OvertimeIhavebeenchangedquitealot.Ibeganasacalculatingmachinei
nFrancein1642.AlthoughIwasyoungIcouldsimplifydifficultsums.Ideveloped
veryslowlyandittooknearlytwohundredyearsbeforeIwasbuiltasananalytic
almachinebyCharlesBabbage.AfterIwasprogrammedbyanoperatorwhouse
dcardswithholes,Icould“think”logicallyandproduceananswerquickerthanan
yperson.Atthattimeitwasconsideredatechnologicalrevolutionandthestartof
my“artificialintelligence”.In1936myrealfather,AlanTuring,wroteabookabout
howIcouldbemadetoworkasa“universalmachine”tosolveanydifficultmath
ematicalproblem.Fromthenon,Igrewrapidlybothinsizeandinbrainpower.By
the1949sIhadgrownaslargeasaroom,andIwonderedifIwouldgrowanyla
rger.However,thisrealityalsoworriedmydesigners.Astimewentby,aswasma
kesmaller.FirstasaPC（personalcomputer）andthenasalaptop,Ihavebeenusedinofficesandhomessincethe1970s.
Thesechangesonlybecamepossibleasmymemoryimproved.Firstitwasst
oredintubes,thenontransistorsandlateronverysmallchips.AsaresultItotall
ychangedmyshape.AsIhavegrownolderIhavealsogrownsmaller.Overtime
mymemoryhasdevelopedsomuchthat,likeanelephant,Ineverforgetanything
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Ihavebeentold!
AndmymemorybecamesolargethatevenIcouldn’tbelieveit!
ButIwasalwayssolonelystandingtherebymyself,untilinearly1960stheyga
vemeafamilyconnectedbyanetwork.Iwasabletosharemyknowledgewit
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