1、Unit 1 Cultural relics Period 1 Warming Up & Reading課后閱讀訓練i閱讀理解APeter the Great （1672-1725） wanted his city to be unique （獨特的）in Russia. So he filled it with canals like thoseof Venice, baroque（巴洛克式的）palaces and British townhouses. Nowthe city has celebratedits 300th anniversary（周 年紀念）.Naming th

2、e city was a difficult matter. At first, Peter the Great called the new Russiancity San kt Pieter Burkh. But, he soo n chan ged this to St Petersburg. When World WarIbroke outin 1914, it was ren amed Petrograd. On the death of Lenin in 1924, it became Lenin grad. After the fall of the SovietUnion in

3、 1991, it returned to St Petersburg. From the start,St Petersburgwas a very modern, international city. It first became the Russian capital in 1712 and, withthis in mind, Peter hired a great deal of intern ati onal tale nt to build and develop it.The most obvious effect of this arrival of foreigners

4、was in the design of the city s streets,parks, palaces and gover nment buildi ngs.Although bombed to n ear destruct ionby Adolf Hitler sforces in the 1940s, the city was rebuilt, stone by stone. What you see around you in the end of Catherine the Great s rule in 1796 when, after nearly a century, Pe

5、ter s city was one ofthe fin est in the world.Peter the Great s city was, and now remains a meeting point for the cultures of Russia and Europe, whether youare one of the 49 percent of its population who, in 1991, voted（投票）to remain its revoluti onary n ame, Lenin grad,or the 51 perce nt who opted f

6、or St Petersburg. To every one, it remains Peter, an architectural（ 建筑學的）stone ofrace and beauty.【語篇概述】本文介紹了圣彼得堡的歷史。1. In the passage the author wants to_.A. say St Petersburg is more famous tha n other cities in RussiaB. in troduce the great history of St PetersburgC. describe the buildi ng styles

7、of St Petersburg卜“土斗3豐甲士.：苜盹Nr罷-2 -D. make more people in terested in St Petersburg【解析】選 B 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，作者的目的主要是想介紹圣彼得堡的歷史，這個偉大的城市-3 -歷經百年榮辱滄桑，迎來了三百周年華誕。2. St Petersburg is a great city which_ .A. is mixed with various stylesB. was completely destroyed in the 1940sC. used to be very attractive（吸引人的）

8、D. is more importa nt tha n any other city in Russia【解析】選 A。細節理解題。根據文章第一段和第四段可知答案是3. Which of the following names of the city has the Iongest history? stories. The saucer in eludes an observati on areaand eat ing place. The restaura nt slowly tur nsA。A. Sankt Pieter Burkh.B. St Petersburg.C. Petrogr

9、ad.D. Leningrad.【解析】選 B。細節理解題。根據文章第二段可知，St Petersburg這個名字用的時間最長。4. The un derl inedphraseopted for ” probably means “A. were aga instB. choseC. rebuiltD. moved away from【解析】 選 B。詞義猜測題。根據畫線部分的上下文意義推斷optedfor ”選項意為“反對”。Ano ther man-made won der of the US was built long before the n ati on was establis

10、hed. About900 years ago, the Ancestral Puebloan people built villages high in the walls of canyons（峽谷）in Colorado, where 600 cliff dwellings are now part of the Mesa Verde National Park.Visitors can sta nd at the top and look into the dwell ings almost hidde n in ope nings of the-4 -to provide visit

11、ors with a 360 degree view of Seattle.The Space Needle was not very costly, and was desig ned and completed in about a year andopened on the first day of the World s Fair.Today, the Space Needle is the most popular place for visitors to Seattle. And it rema insthe intern ati on ally known symbol of

12、the city.【語篇概述】美國有很多著名的奇觀和建筑，而人造奇觀反映了美國人的智慧和創造精神，本文主要介紹了美國的兩大人造景觀。5. What can be talked about before the text?A. America n geography.B. Touri ng in the USA.C. Other US artificial wo nders.D. World n atural won ders.【解析】選 G 推理判斷題。根據第一段第一句An other manmade won der of the USwas built lo ng beforethe nat

13、ion was established.”可推斷這篇文章之前應該是討論了美國其他的人造奇觀。6. The underlined word “dwellings ” is closest in meaning to “_” .A. housesB. peopleC. canyonsD. steps【解析】選 A。詞義猜測題。根據上下文內容可推斷，該詞意為“住處，住所”。7. The buildi ngs in the rock stay almost un cha nged because_ .A. the weather there is severeB. they were well bui

14、ltC. people look after them wellrock walls. The Puebloan people cut small steps into the rock,which connectedbuildingscontaining hunThe rock walls have protected the buildings from severe weatherin the area;therefore, theyrema in mostly un cha nged in the hun dreds of years since they werebuilt.Our

15、final man-madewonder is in the northwestern city of Seattle,Washington. The Space Needlewas built as the central structure for the 1962 Worlds Fair.Theto look like afly ing saucer,a vehicle that was popular in scie nee fiction space travel-5 -D. the rock walls protect them【解析】選 D。細節理解題。根據第三段內容可知，這些古

16、老的建筑幾乎沒有改變，主要原因是巖石墻護著它們。8. What is the best title of the text?A. Cultural RelicsB. Artificial Won ders in the USC. Symbols of CitiesD. Natural Places in the US【解析】選 B。主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了美國的兩大人造奇觀因此，B 項做標題最具概括性。-6 -CBuy Nothi ng Day Did you realize that every sin gle thi ng you buy affects our en vir onmen

17、t?And just think about the number of people in the world and the number of things they re buyingeach day! It s unbelievable.The developed countries take up only 20%of the earth yet we use up over 80%of the planet s naturalresources. This has led to a very unfair wealth distribution（財富分布 ）.We are all

18、con sumers, so we re all a part of the problem!But as long as we care eno ugh, we can cha ngethings to keep our waste to the minimum（最少量）.So what should we do?On Buy Nothing Day you have to do just one thing: buy nothing!I don t know about you, butwhen I think about it, I probably do buy things I wo

19、n t end up using, like a dress that lookednice in the store but back home looks completely differe nt!All the little things build up, so just ask yourself a few questi ons: Do you really n eedthe product and how much are you likely to use it? Have you looked into finding the best price for it? I alw

20、ays shoparound for a good bargain, and I m so glad for what I do. Sometimes it stoo easy to buy an expensive item, only to find a cheaper version（ 版本）which is exactly the same later on!You can find lots more tips and information by visiting the Buy Nothing Day website. Anddon t forget to check out a

21、nd dow nl oad the posters to advertise the day!The Buy Nothing Day Santa parade（游行）willdefinitelycatch the public s eye a month beforethe big Christmas eve nt!【語篇概述】不消費日不是因為沒錢、沒時間，也不是因為無處可消費，而是旨在喚起公眾關注環境保護 和減少消費。9. Why are people advised to buy no thi ng on Buy Nothi ng Day?A. To save mon ey.B. To p

22、rotect the environment.C. To build up a healthier lifestyle.D. To save time to do other thin gs.【解析】 選 B。細節理解題。根據第一段首句Did you realize that every single thing you buy affects【解析】選 B。主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了美國的兩大人造奇觀因此，B 項做標題最具概括性。-7 -our environment? 可知，人們在不消費日不買東西是為了保護環境，故選 B。-8 -10. What does the author think

23、 of many things she bought?A. Unn ecessary.B. Too expe nsive.C. Out of date.D. Of poor quality.【解析】 選 A。推理判斷題。根據第三段中的I don t know about you, but when I think about it, Iprobably do buy things I won t end up using. 可知，作者覺得自己之前買的很多東西都是沒有 必要的,故選 Ao11. What does the text tell us?A. When is Buy Nothi ng

24、Day.B. Who started Buy Nothing Day.C. How to barga in on Buy Nothi ng Day.D. Where to find the information about Buy Nothing Day.【解析】 選 Do細節理解題。根據第五段首句You can find lots more tips and in formation by visit ingthe Buy Nothing Day website. 可知，通過文章我們可以知道在哪兒找到不消費日的信息，故選 D。n.閱讀填句根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能夠填入空白處的最

25、佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Interruptionsare one of the worst things to deal with while you re tryingto get work done.,there are several ways to handle things.Let s take a look atthem now.2_.Tell the person you re sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and thenask if the two of you can talk at a

26、 different time.When people try to interruptyou, have set hours planned and let them know to come back duringthat t ime or that you ll find them then. 3 .It can help to eliminate（ 了肖除）future interruptions.When you n eed to talk to some one, don t do it in your own office.4_, it s much easierto excuse yourself to get back to your work tha n if you try to get some one out of your spaceeven after expla ining how busy you are.If you have a door to your office, make good use of it. 5_ f some one kno cks and it s notan important matter, excuse yourself and let the person kn