金太阳教育固学案高一必修二英语电子版.docx
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Ⅰ，theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory、ThisgiftwastheAmberRoom,whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit、Theamberwhichwasselectedhadabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoney、Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays、Itwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels,whichtookthecountrysbestartistsabouttenyearstomake、Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift、ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickⅠ、However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamⅠ,towhomtheamberroombelonged,decidednottokeepit、In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat、Inreturn,theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers、SotheAmberRoombecausepartoftheCzarswinterpalaceinStPetersburg、Aboutfourmetreslong,theroomservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors、Later,CatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers、Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit、In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted、Almostsixhundredcandleslittheroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold、Sadly,althoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersoftheworld,itisnowmissing、InSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg、Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar、BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom、However,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself、Inlessthantwodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwooodenboxs、ThereisnodoubtthattheboxswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg,whichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea、Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery、Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace、BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoom,theyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone、In2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity、AFACTORANOPINION?
Whatisafact?
Isitsomethingthatpeoplebelieve?
No、Afactisanythingthatcanbeproved、Forexample,itcanbeprovedthatChinahasmorepeoplethananyothercountryintheworld、Thisisafact、Thenwhatisanopinion?
Anopinioniswhatsomeonebelievesistruebuthasnotbeenproved、Soanopinionisnotgoodevidenceinatrial、Forexample,itisanopinionifyousay“Catsarebetterpetsthandogs”、Itmaybetrue,butitisdifficulttoprove、Somepeoplemaynotagreewiththisopinionbuttheyalsocannotprovethattheyareright、Inatrial,ajudgemustdecidewhicheyewitnessestobelieveandwhichnottobelieve、Thejudgedoesnotconsiderwhateacheyewitnesslookslikeorwherethatpersonlivesorworks、He/sheonlycaresaboutwhethertheeyewitnesshasgiventrueinformation,whichmustbefactsratherthanopinions、Thiskindofinformationiscalledevidence、Unit2ANINTERVIEWPausanias,whowasaGreekwriterabout2,000yearsago,hascomeonamagicaljourneyonMarch18thxxtofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGames、HeisnowinterviewingLiYan,avolunteerforthexxOlympicGames、P:
MynameisPausanias、Ilivedinwhatyoucall“AncientGreece”andIusedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago、I’vecometoyourtimetofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGamesbecauseIknowthatin2004theywereheldinmyhomeland、MayIaskyousomequestionsaboutthemodernOlympics?
L:
Goodheavens!
Haveyoureallycomefromsolongago?
Butofcourseyoucanaskanyquestionsyoulike、Whatwouldyouliketoknow?
P:
HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?
L:
Everyfouryears、TherearetwomainsetsofGames-theWinterandSummerOlympics,andbothareheldeveryfouryearsonaregularbasis、TheWinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerGames、Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitors、Theymaycomefromanywhereintheworld、P:
WinterGames?
Howcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinter?
Andwhataboutthehorses?
L:
Ohno!
Therearenorunningracesorhorseridingevents、Insteadtherearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice、That’swhythey’recalledtheWinterOlympics、It’sintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsports、P:
Isee、Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromallovertheworld、DoyoumeantheGreekworld?
OurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachotherjustforthehonourofwinning、Noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesorwomen!
L:
Nowadaysanycountrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough、Thereareover250sportsandeachonhasitsownstandard、Womenarenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantroleingymnastics,athletics,teamsportsand…P:
Pleasewaitaminute!
Allthoseevents,allthosecountriesandevenwomentakingpart!
Wherearealltheathleteshoused?
L:
ForeachOlympics,aspecialvillageisbuiltforthemtolivein,amainreceptionbuilding,severalstadiumsforcompetitions,andagymnasiumaswell、P:
Thatsoundsveryexpensive、DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?
L:
Asamatteroffact,everycountrywantstheopportunity、It’sagreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathonourtobechosen、There’sasmuchcompetitionamongcountriestohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals、ThexxOlympicswillbeheldinBeijing,China、Didyouknowthat?
P:
Ohyes!
Youmustbeveryproud、L:
Certainly、AndafterthatthexxOlympicswillbeheldinLondon、Theyhavealreadystartedplanningforit、AnewvillagefortheathletesandallthestadiumswillbebuilttotheeastofLondon、Newmedalswillbedesignedofcourseand…P:
Didyousaymedals?
Soeventheolivewreathhasbeenreplaced!
Ohdear!
Doyoucompeteforprizemoneytoo?
L:
No,wedon’t、it’sstillallaboutbeingabletorunfaster,jumphigherandthrowfurther、That’sthemottooftheOlympics,youknow-“Swifter,HigherandStronger、”P:
Well,that’sgoodnews、Howinteresting!
Thankyousomuchforyourtime、THESTORYOFATLANTAAtlantawasaGreekprincess、ShewasverybeautifulandcouldrunfasterthananymaninGreece、ButshewasnotallowedtorunandwingloryforherselfintheOlympicGames、Shewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfatherthatshewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher、Herfathersaidthatshemustmarry,soAtlantamadeabargainwithhim、Shesaidtohim,"Thesearemyrules、Whenamansayshewantstomarryme,Iwillrunagainsthim、Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,hewillbekilled、Noonewillbepardoned、"ManykingsandprinceswantedtomarryAtlanta,butwhentheyheardofrulestheyknewitwashopeless、Somanyofthemsadlywenthome,butothersstayedtoruntherace、TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtlantasrules,"Whyarethesemensofoolish?
"hethought、"Whywilltheyletthemselvesbekilledbecausetheycannotrunasfastasthisprincess?
"However,whenshesawAtlantacomeoutofherhousetorun,Hippomeneschangedhismind、"IwillmarryAtlanta--ordie!
"hesaid、Theracestartedandalthoughthemanranveryfast,Atlantaranfaster、AsHippomeneswatchedhethought,"HowcanIrunasfastasAtlanta?
"HewenttoasktheGreekGodnessofLoveforhelp、Shepromisedtohelphimandgavehimthreegoldenapples、Shesaid,"ThrowanappleinfrontofAtlantawhensheisrunningpast、Whenshestopstopickitup,youwillbeabletorunastherandwin、"HippomenestooktheapplesandwenttotheKing、Hesaid,"IwanttomarryAtlanta、"TheKingwassadtoseeanothermandie,butHippomenessaid,"Iwillmarryher------ordie!
"Sotheracebegan、Unit3WHOAMI?
OvertimeIhavebeenchangedquitealot、IbeganasacalculatingmachineinFrancein16
42、AlthoughIwasyoungIcouldsimplifydifficultsums、IdevelopedveryslowlyandittooknearlytwohundredyearsbeforeIwasbuiltasananalyticalmachinebyCharlesBabbage、AfterIwasprogrammedbyanoperatorwhousedcardswithholes,Icould“think”logicallyandproduceananswerquickerthananyperson、Atthattimeitwasconsideredatechnologicalrevolutionandthestartofmy“artificialintelligence”、In1936myrealfather,AlanTuring,wroteabookabouthowIcouldbemadetoworkasa“universalmachine”tosolveanydifficultmathematicalproblem、Fromthenon,Igrewrapidlybothinsizeandinbrainpower、Bythe1949sIhadgrownaslargeasaroom,andIwonderedifIwouldgrowanylarger、However,thisrealityalsoworriedmydesigners、Astimewentby,aswasmakesmaller、FirstasaPC（personalcomputer）
andthenasalaptop,Ihavebeenusedinofficesandhomessincethe1970s、Thesechangesonlybecamepossibleasmymemoryimproved、Firstitwasstoredintubes,thenontransistorsandlateronverysmallchips、AsaresultItotallychangedmyshape、AsIhavegrownolderIhavealsogrownsmaller、Overtimemymemoryhasdevelopedsomuchthat,likeanelephant,IneverforgetanythingIhavebeentold!
AndmymemorybecamesolargethatevenIcouldn’tbelieveit!
ButIwasalwayssolonelystandingtherebymyself,untilinearly1960stheygavemeafamilyconnectedbyanetwork、IwasabletosharemyknowledgewithothersthroughtheWorldWideWeb、Sincethe1970smanynewapplicationshavebeenfoundformy、Ihavebecomeveryimportantincommunication,financeandtrade、Ihavealsobeenputintorobotsandusedtomakemobilephonesaswellashelpwithmedicaloperations、Ihaveevenbeenputintospacerockets
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