课时讲练通2017_2018学年高中英语Module1EuropePeriod1IntroductionReadingandVocabulary课堂10分钟达标外研版必修3.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 2Module 1 Europe Period 1 Introduction Reading and Vocabulary课堂10分钟达标　　Nearly all the visitors to the southeast France pay a visit to Monaco. Lying near the French-Italian border, Monaco is not a part of France, but a separate principality(公国)—though it is surrounded by its great neighbors. Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. The French and Italians, however, soon came to protect it one after another until 1861, when it became its own master again. Facing the blue Mediterranean, Monaco is mainly made up of