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1、必修2 unit1 自动保存的必修2 unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOMFrederick William ，the King of Prussia , 1._ (绝对想不到) that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an 2._（令人吃惊的） history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it .

2、The amber which was 3._ （select）had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . The 4._（设计）of the room was in the 5._（奇特的风格） popular in those days . It was also a treasure 6._（装饰） with gold and 7._（珠宝） , which took the countrys best 8._（艺术家）about ten years to make .In fact , the room was not made t

3、o be a gift . It was designed for the palace of Frederick . However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William , 9. _ the amber room 10._（belong）, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. 11._（作为回报）, the Czar sent him a 12._（军队） of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room becaus

4、e part of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room 13._（用作）a small 14._（招待、接待） hall for important visitors .Later,Catherine had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to 15._(增加更多细节).In 1770 the room w

5、as completed the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. 16._(悲伤的是)，although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . 17._（这是个的是时间）the

6、two countries were 18._（处于交战状态） . Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to 19._ （移动、搬开）some furniture and small art objects 20. _the Amber Room . However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself . In 21._(少于) two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty

7、-seven 22._（木制的） boxs . 23._ （还无疑问）the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a 24._（mysterious ）.Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace .

8、 By studying old photos of the 25._（之前的）Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one .In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city . A FACT OR AN OPINION?What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is

9、anything that can 26._（prove）. For example, 27._(已被证明) that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? 28. An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence 29._（在审判中）. For example, it is an

10、 opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not 30. _（赞成） this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses 31._（believe）and which not 32._ （believe）. The judge does n

11、ot consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only 33._（关心、在意）whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called 34. _（证据）. Unit 2AN INTERVIEWPausanias, who was a 1._(希腊的)writer abo

12、ut 2,000 years ago, has come on a 2._(magic) journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a 3._(志愿者) for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in what you call “4._(古希腊)” and I 5._（过去常常） write about the Olympic Games a l

13、ong time ago. Ive come to your time to 6._ （找出）about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my 7._（家乡）. May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?L: Good heavens! Have you really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like

14、. What would you like to know?P: How often do you hold your Games?L: 8._(每四年). There are 9._(最主要的两套) Games-the Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a 10._（常规依据）. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only 11._（运动员） who have reached the a

15、greed standard for their event will 12._(admit)competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses?L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. 13._ （相反）there are 14._(比赛) like skiing and ice

16、 skating which need snow and ice. Thats why theyre called the Winter Olympics. Its in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek worl

17、d? Our Greek cities used to compete 15._each other just 16._(为了的荣誉)winning. 17. No other countries could join in, nor could_ （奴隶）or women!L: Nowadays any country can 18._（参加） if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each on has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, bu

18、t 19._(扮演重要角色) in _（体育馆）, athletics, team sports and P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes 20._（house）?L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several 21._（体育场） fo

19、r competitions, and a gymnasium 22._（也）. P: That sounds very expensive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?L: 23._（事实上）, every country wants the opportunity. Its a great 24._(责任) but also a great honour 25._(choose). Theres as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win O

20、lympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China. Did you know that?P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built 26

21、._（东部） London. New medals will be designed of course and P: Did you say medals? So even the 27._(橄榄花环) has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?L: No, we dont. its still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further. Thats the 28._(格言、座右铭)of the Olympics, yo

22、u know-“29._”P: Well, thats good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time. THE STORY OF ATLANTAAtlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she 30._（不被允许）run and 31._（为赢取荣誉） herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she

23、 said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta 32._(和商议、讨价还价) him. She said to him,These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be kill

24、ed. No one will be pardoned.Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of rules they knew it was 33._（没有希望的）. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlantas rules,Why are these me

25、n so 34._（fool)? he thought. Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess? However, when she saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind.I will marry Atlanta-or die! he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atla

26、nta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, How can I run as fast as Atlanta? He went to ask the Greek Godness of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When she stops to pick it up, you w

27、ill be able to run past her and win.Hippomenes took the apples and went to the King. He said, I want to marry Atlanta . The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, I will marry her-or die! So the race began. Unit 3WHO AM I?1._(一直以来) I have been changed quite a lot. I began as a 2._

28、（calculate） machine in France in 1642. Although I was young I could 3._(simple) difficult 4._(加法). I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I was 5._（program） by an 6._(operate） who used cards with holes, I cou

29、ld “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person. 7._（在那时）it was considered a 8._(技术革命) and the start of my 9.“_（人工智能）”. In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a 10.“_（universe） machine” to 11._(解决) any difficult mathematical problem. 12._（从那时起）, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. By the 1949s