吉林省龙井高级中学 初征 moduel 2 unit 1 reading课件.pptVIP

Forbidden City (紫禁城/故宫) The Imperial Palace It is located at the center of the city of Beijing. It served as the royal palace(皇家宫殿), where 24 emperors(皇帝) lived in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Now, it becomes a palace museum many people visit every year. They are near the capital city of Egypt ---Cairo(开罗）. They were the tombs of the Egyptian kings and queens. They are the symbol of Egypt and its culture. Taj Mahal（泰姬陵）[ta:dЗ] [mзha:l ] It is located in India. It is the grave a king built for his wife. It showed the deep love of the king and queen. All these cultural relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost or ruined in history, such as Yuan Ming Yuan, The Great Wall and The Pyramids. What can cause them lost or ruined? 1. Maybe they were destroyed by natural disasters (wind and rain). 2.Maybe they were even stolen by invaders during wars.  Into the text 1. ______________ had the Amber Room made. A. Fredrick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II 2. At first, the Amber Room was made _____________________. A. as a gift to Peter the Great B. as the Palace for Frederick I C. as a gift to Frederick William I D. as the Palace for Frederick William I 3. __________ added more details to the design of the Amber Room in the 1700s. A. Prussian artists B. Prussian soldiers C. Russian artists D. Russian soldiers 4. The Russians were able to remove some furniture and small are objects from the Amber Room. The underlined word means _______________. A. move B. bring back C. take something back D. take away 5. Which of the following sentences is not true according to the text? A. The Amber Room was in the Winter Palace when Peter the Great was the king. B. During World War II, the Nazi Army stole the Amber Room from Russia. C. Now a new Amber Room has been built at the win