中国历史文化概况(英文版)Unit15ReformDevelopment.pptVIP

Unit 15 Reform Development CONTENTS TEACHING AIMS After studying this unit, you are required to: 1. Have a general idea of Reform and Development. 2. Understand the history of Chinese Reform and Development. 3. Master the difficult words and expressions. Text A Expo 2010 Shanghai China TEXT A Preview 中国2010年上海世界博览会（Expo 2010），是第41届世界博览会。于2010年5月1日至10月31日期间，在中国上海市举行。此次世博会也是由中国举办的首届世界博览会。上海世博会以“城市，让生活更美好”（Better City, Better Life）为主题，总投资达450亿人民币，创造了世界博览会史上最大规模记录。同时超越7000万的参观人数也创下了历届世博之最。 TEXT A Reading Comprehension Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage. 1. The Great Exhibition of Industries of All Nations was held in London in 1851. ( ) 2. China owes its successful bid for the World Exposition in 2009 to the international communitys support for and confidence in its reform and opening-up. ( ) 3. The prospect of future urban life, a subject of global interest, concerns only developped nations and their people. ( ) TEXT A Reading Comprehension TEXT A Notes 1. Expo 2010: Expo 2010, officially Expo 2010 Shanghai China was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in the city of Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo in the tradition of international fairsand expositions, the first since 1992. The theme of the exposition was Better City – Better Life and signifies Shanghais new status in the 21st century as the next great world city. The Expo emblem features the Chinese character 世 (world, Chinese shì) modified to represent three people together with the 2010 date. TEXT A Notes It had the largest number of countries participating and was the most expensive Expo in the history of the worlds fairs. The Shanghai World Expo was also the largest Worlds Fair site ever at 5.28 square km. By the end of the expo, over 73 million people had visited – a record attendance – and 250 countries and international organ