TheEiffelTowerwasbuiltfortheInternationalExhibitionofParisin1889inhonorofthe100thanniversary(周年紀(jì)念)oftheFrenchRevolution.ThePrinceofWales,laterKingEdwardofEngland,openedthetower.Ofthe700worksinadesignpetition,GustavoEiffel'swaschosen.However,noteveryoneagreedwithItwastheworld'stallestbuildinguntil1930.Duringitslifetime,theEiffelTowerhasseenafewstrangescenes,includingbeingclimbedbyamountaineerin1954,beingparachuted(跳傘)offin1984bytwoEnglishmen,andbeingriddendownfromthefirstlevelbyajournalistonabicyclein1923.However,evenifitsbirthwasdifficult,itisnowpletelyacceptedandmustbelistedasoneofthesymbolsofParisitself.Thetowerhasthreeplatforms(平臺(tái)).ThetopplatformhasabarandtheofficeofGustavoEiffel.Fromitsplatforms—especiallythehighest—theviewofParisiswonderful.Itisgenerallyagreedthatonehourbeforesunset,theviewisatitsbest.TheEiffelToweratnightisoneofthegreatestsightsofParisandshouldn'tbemissed.Thegoldenlightsshowthebeautyofthesteelworkinawaythatcan'tbeseeninthedaylight.Section_ⅠIntroduction&Reading—Pre-readingeq\a\vs4\al([原文呈現(xiàn)])GreatEuropeanCitiesPARISParisisthecapitalandlargestcityofFrance,situated①ontheRiverSeine②.Itisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworldandisvisitedbymorethan③eightmilliontouristseveryyear.Themostpopular④placefortouristsistheEiffelTower⑤，thefamoussymbol⑥ofParis⑦.Oneoftheworld'slargestartgalleries⑧，theLouvre⑨，isalsolocated⑩inParis.Thecityisalsofamousfor?itsrestaurants,cafésandtheatres.Abouttwo-thirds?ofFrance'sartistsandwritersliveinParis.BARCELONA?BarcelonaisthesecondlargestcityofSpainandissituatedonthenortheastcoast,aboutfivehundredkilometreseastoftheSpanishcapital,Madrid.OneofBarcelona'smostfamouslandmarks?istheChurchoftheSagradaFamilia?，whichwasdesignedby?anarchitect?calledAntonioGaudi?.Gaudiworkedon?theproject?from1882untilhisdeathin1926.Thechurchhasn'tbeenfinishedyet！eq\a\vs4\al([讀文清障])①situated/'sIt?u?eItId/adj.坐落(某處)的；位于(某處)的(＝located)besituatedon/in/at位于……，坐落在……②Seine/seIn/塞納河(法國(guó))③morethan多于；超過④popularadj.受歡送的bepopularwith受……歡送⑤EiffelTower/?aIfl'ta??(r)/埃菲爾鐵塔⑥symbol/'sImbl/n.象征；符號(hào)⑦thefamoussymbolofParis作theEiffelTower的同位語。⑧gallery/'ɡ?l?ri/n.美術(shù)館；畫廊⑨Louvre/'lu?vr/盧浮宮⑩located/l??'keItId/adj.位于?befamousfor因……而知名?分?jǐn)?shù)表達(dá)法：分子用基數(shù)詞，分母用序數(shù)詞。分子大于1時(shí)，分母用復(fù)數(shù)。?Barcelona/?bɑ?sl'??n?/巴塞羅那?landmark/'l?nd?mɑ?k/n.標(biāo)志性建筑?SagradaFamilia/s?'ɡrɑ?d?f?'mi?li?/(西班牙)圣家大教堂?bedesignedby由……設(shè)計(jì)bedesignedfor專為……設(shè)計(jì)?architect/'ɑ?kI?tekt/n.建筑師?which...是which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句，修飾theChurchofthsSagradaFamilia，從句中過去分詞短語called...作后置定語，修飾anarchitect。?workon從事；致力于?project/'pr?d?ekt/n.方案；工程；工程歐洲的大城市巴黎巴黎是法國(guó)的首都，也是法國(guó)最大的城市，坐落在塞納河畔。它是世界上最漂亮的城市之一，每年有超過800萬名的游客前來參觀。最受游客歡送的旅游景點(diǎn)是埃菲爾鐵塔，它是巴黎著名的象征。世界上最大的藝術(shù)館之一——盧浮宮，也位于巴黎。這個(gè)城市也以餐館、咖啡館和劇院而著名。法國(guó)約三分之二的藝術(shù)家和作家居住在巴黎。巴塞羅那巴塞羅那是西班牙的其次大城市，位于東北海岸線上，距離首都馬德里東部約500公里。巴塞羅那最著名的標(biāo)志性建筑之一是圣家大教堂，由建筑師安東尼奧·高迪設(shè)計(jì)。高迪從1882年起從事這項(xiàng)工程直至1926年逝世。教堂至今還未完工！FLORENCEeq\o(○,\s\up1(21))FlorenceisanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseofeq\o(○,\s\up1(22))theRenaissanceeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))，agreatartisticmovementwhichbeganinthe1300sandlastedforthreehundredyearseq\o(○,\s\up1(24)).DuringtheRenaissance,someofthegreatestpaintersofalltimeeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))livedandworkedinFlorence.ManyofFlorence'smostbeautifulpaintingsandsculptureseq\o(○,\s\up1(26))wereproducedbygreatartistssuchaseq\o(○,\s\up1(27))LeonardodaVinciandMichelangelo.Florenceisvisitedeachyearbyaboutamilliontouristswhoetoseetheartgalleries,churchesandmuseumseq\o(○,\s\up1(28)).TheUffiziPalaceeq\o(○,\s\up1(29))isthemostfamousartgalleryinthecity.eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))Florence/'fl?rns/佛羅倫薩eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))becauseof由于；由于(后可接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞)eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))theRenaissance文藝復(fù)興eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))定語從句whichbecamefamous修飾anItaliancity；定語從句whichbegan...andlasted...修飾agreatartisticmovement。兩個(gè)which在從句中均作主語，不能省略。eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))ofalltime有史以來eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))sculpture/'sk?lpt??/n.雕刻；泥塑eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))suchas例如；諸如……之類eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))who引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾amilliontourists，在從句中作主語。eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))UffiziPalace/ju?'fItsi'p?lIs/烏菲齊美術(shù)館ATHENSeq\o(○,\s\up1(30))Athens,thecapitalofGreeceeq\o(○,\s\up1(31))，isknownaseq\o(○,\s\up1(32))thebirthplaceeq\o(○,\s\up1(33))ofwesterncivilisationeq\o(○,\s\up1(34)).Twothousandfourhundredyearsago,itwastheworld'smostpowerfulcity.BuildingssuchastheParthenoneq\o(○,\s\up1(35))ontheAcropoliseq\o(○,\s\up1(36))Hillwerebuiltduringthisperiod.Greece'sbestwriterslivedinancienteq\o(○,\s\up1(37))Athens.Theirworkeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))hasinfluencedeq\o(○,\s\up1(39))otherwriterseversinceeq\o(○,\s\up1(40)).eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))Athens/'?θnz/雅典eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))thecapitalofGreece作Athens的同位語。eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))beknownas＝(befamousas)作為……而知名/著名eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))birthplace/'b??θ?pleIs/n.發(fā)源地eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))civilisation/?sIv?laI'zeI?n/n.文明eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))Parthenon/'pɑ?θn?n/帕臺(tái)農(nóng)神廟eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))Acropolis/?'kr?p?lIs/雅典衛(wèi)城eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))ancient/'eIn?nt/adj.古代的eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))workn．(藝術(shù))作品常用復(fù)數(shù)works。eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))influencev．影響eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))eversince自從……始終(與完成時(shí)連用)佛羅倫薩佛羅倫薩是一座因文藝復(fù)興而著名的意大利城市，文藝復(fù)興這場(chǎng)宏大的藝術(shù)運(yùn)動(dòng)始于14世紀(jì)并且持續(xù)了300年。在文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期，歷史上一些最宏大的畫家在佛羅倫薩生活和工作。佛羅倫薩很多最美的畫作和雕像都出自像列奧納多·達(dá)·芬奇和米開朗琪羅這樣的藝術(shù)。佛羅倫薩每年大約有100萬旅游者來訪，他們都是來參觀藝術(shù)館、教堂和博物館的。其中，烏菲齊美術(shù)館是這個(gè)城市最著名的藝術(shù)長(zhǎng)廊。雅典雅典是希臘的首都，作為西方文明的發(fā)源地而著名于世。2400年前，它是世界上最強(qiáng)大的城市。一些諸如雅典衛(wèi)城山上的帕臺(tái)農(nóng)神廟之類的建筑都是在這一時(shí)期建筑的。希臘最優(yōu)秀的作家就生活在古雅典城。他們的作品影響了后世的作家。Pre-readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．a(chǎn)cross A．n.文明2．face B．n.象征；符號(hào)3．range C．prep.橫過；穿過4．symbol D．vt.面對(duì)；面對(duì)5．a(chǎn)rchitect E．n.山脈6．project F．n.建筑師7．sculpture G．n.發(fā)源地8．birthplace H．n.方案；工程；工程9．civilisation I．n.雕刻；泥塑10．a(chǎn)ncient J．a(chǎn)dj.古代的1～5____________6～10____________答案：1～5CDEBF6～10HIGAJLead-inDoyouknowthelandmarks'namesinthepictures?Whichcountrydoeseachofthembelongto?Trytofillintheform.LandmarksABCDNames①________②________③________④________CitiesParisAthensFlorenceBarcelonaCountries⑤________Greece⑥________⑦_(dá)_______答案：①TheEiffelTower②TheParthenon③TheUffiziPalace④TheSagradaFamilia⑤France⑥Italy⑦SpainWhile-readingFast-readingReadthetextquicklyandmatchthesentences.1．ParisA．isknownasthebirthplaceofwesterncivilisation.2．Barcelona B．isthecapitalandlargestcityinFrance.3．FlorenceC．isthesecondlargestcityofSpain.4．Athens D．isanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseoftheRenaissance.1～4____________答案：1～4BCDACareful-reading(Ⅰ)True(T)orFalse(F)．1．TheEiffelTowerT__3．BarcelonaF__F__T__6．TheUffiziPalace(Ⅱ)Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheelement(要素)tomakeParisfamous?A．TheEiffelB．TheLouvre.C．Itsrestaurants,cafésandtheatres.D．TheartistsandwriterslivinginParis.2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutBarcelona?A．ItisthelargestcityofSpain.B．ItisthecapitalcityofSpain.C．TheChurchoftheSagradaFamiliaisoneofthemostfamouslandmarksofthecity.D．TofinishtheChurchoftheSagradaFamiliatookthearchitect20years.3．FlorenceisfamousformanythingsEXCEPT________.A．theRenaissanceB．thelandscapeofthecityC．manygreatartistsandtheirworksD．someartgalleries,churchesandmuseums4．InwhichwaymentionedinthetextwasAthensdifferentfromtheotherthreecities?A．Itisthecapitalcityandthebirthplaceofthecivilisation.B．Twothousandfourhundredyearsago,itwastheworld'smostpowerfulcity.C．TherearemanyfamousbuildingsinAthens.D．ManywriterslivinginAthenshaveinfluencedotherwriterswiththeirwork.5．Howmanyofthefourcitiesmentionedinthetextarecapitalcities?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.答案：1～5DCBBBStudy-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．OneofBarcelona'smostfamouslandmarksistheChurchoftheSagradaFamilia,whichwasdesignedbyanarchitectcalledAntonioGaudi.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]巴塞羅那最著名的標(biāo)志性建筑之一是圣家大教堂，由建筑師安東尼奧·高迪設(shè)計(jì)。2．FlorenceisanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseoftheRenaissance,agreatartisticmovementwhichbeganinthe1300sandlastedforthreehundredyears.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]佛羅倫薩是一座因文藝復(fù)興而著名的意大利城市，文藝復(fù)興這場(chǎng)宏大的藝術(shù)運(yùn)動(dòng)始于14世紀(jì)并且持續(xù)了300年。Ⅰ.閱讀理解AMusicfestivalsinEuropeVisitingafestivalabroadcanbeagreatreasontotravelandawaytoexperiencedifferentcultures.Thesedaysthereissuchanumberofchoicesthatit'spossibletospendthewholesummerwatchinglivemusicinexcitingplaces.Ofcourse,it'salsoachancetomeetpeoplefromacrosstheworld.Melt!FestivalThisfestivaltakesplaceonthesiteofanopenairmuseumforindustrialmachinery.There'salsoalakewhichcanbeusedforswimmingwhenit'shot.Thisyear'sline-uphasover120differentbands(樂隊(duì)).Around90%ofthepeopleattendingthefestivalareGermansprovidingaperfectchancetopractisespeakingthelanguage.ExitFestivalSetonthebanksoftheDanubeinanoldfortress(城堡),thefestivalbeganasawaytoshowpeople'sdissatisfactionwiththegovernment.Thesedaysit'slesspolitical(政治的)butstillworriesaboutpeoplewhoarepoor,ill,old,etc.andtriestohelpthem.Thisyear'sfestivalwillhostmanyfamousbands.Fromelectronicmusicanddancemusictohardrock,thereissomethingforeveryonetoenjoy.BelladrumTartanHeartFestivalSetonaScottishestate(莊園)nearInverness,thisyearBelladrumwillweleartistsfromaroundtheworld.Themostenjoyablepartoftheweekendistheceilidh(traditionalScottishdanceandparty)whichisalwaysalivelyevent.Itdoesn'tevenmatterifyou'reabeginnerbecausethebandteachesyoueachdance.Open'erFestival,PolandHeldinanairfieldnearthenortherncityofGdansk,eachyearOpen'erhasaseriouslygoodselectionofbands.Thisyearisnoexception,withmanyfamousbandssettoplay.Notonlyarethereamazingartists,butbothPolandandthefestivalitselfalsoprovideveryexcellentvalueformoney.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了歐洲的四個(gè)音樂節(jié)。)1．WhatisspecialaboutMelt!Festival?A．ItprovidesGermanlessons.B．Itisheldbyalocalmuseum.C．Thebandsarefrom120countries.D．MostofthefestivalgoersareGermans.解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Melt!Festival,Germany局部中的“Around90%ofthepeopleattendingthefestivalareGerman〞可知答案。2．WhydidExitFestivalbegin?A．Forpoliticalreasons.B．Forpersonalreasons.C．Tohelpstopafight.D．Toofferhelptothepoor.解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由ExitFestival,Serbia局部中的“thefestivalbeganasawaytoshowpeople'sdissatisfactionwiththegovernment.Thesedaysit'slesspolitical(政治的)〞可知，該音樂節(jié)最初是為了抗議政府產(chǎn)生的。3．WhatmakesBelladrumTartanHeartFestivaldifferentfromtheothers?A．Itfallsinsummer.B．Itisalivemusicfestival.C．ItteachespeopleScottishdances.D．Itinvitesthemostfamousbands.解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由BelladrumTartanHeartFestival,Scotland局部中的“Themostenjoyablepartoftheweekendistheceilidh(traditionalScottishdanceandparty)〞和“thebandteachesyoueachdance〞可知，在該音樂節(jié)，人們可以學(xué)跳蘇格蘭舞蹈。BAsaboygrowingupinIndia,Ihadlongedtotravelabroad.IusedtolistentothestoriesmyfatherwouldtellmeabouthisstayinCanadaandtourstoEuropeinthe1970s,withgreatinterest.Mybigmomentfinallycameinthesummerof1998whenIwasabletoacpanymyparentstoEurope,wheremyfatherwastoattendameeting.WeplannedtotraveltoBelgium,NetherlandsandWestGermany.IhavevividmemorieseventodayofgoingtoMumbaiairportatnightallexcitedaboutfinallygoingabroad.IhadheardseveralgreatthingsaboutLufthansatillthenbutnowIfinallygottoexperiencethemfirsthand,duringtheflighttoFrankfurt.WeflewbusinessclassandeventodayIcanremembertheexcellentservicebytheLufthansacrew.Theflightwasreallysmoothandthoroughlyenjoyable,evenforsomeonelikeme,whoisotherwisescaredofflying.AfterspendingalmosttwoweeksinEurope,wetooktheLufthansaairportexpressfromDusseldorftoFrankfurtairport,forourreturnflight.Whatajourneythatwas!AllalongtheRhine(萊茵河),itwassimplyanunforgettableexperience.IwasinasombremoodontheflightbacktoMumbaiasitmarkedtheendofawonderfulvacation,buttheLufthansacrewmemberswereabletochangeitintoamostenjoyableexperienceyetagain,withthequalityoftheirservice.Beingthefirstairlinetotakemeoverseas,Lufthansawillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheart.Eventoday,IcontinuetoenjoyflightsonLufthansaandsimplycannotdreamofchoosinganyotherairline.Flying,ingeneral,forme,hasalwaysbeenanordeal(terribleandpainfulexperience).FlyingonLufthansa,however,issomethingIalwayshaveandalwayswilllookforwardto.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。作者給我們敘述了他第一次去歐洲的難忘旅行。)4．Whichcountrydoestheauthorliveinnow?A．India. B．Canada.C．Belgium. D．Germany.解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段第一句以及最終一段“Beingthefirstairlinetotakemeoverseas...〞可分析，作者生活的國(guó)度是在印度(India)。應(yīng)選A。5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor'striptoEuropein1998?A．Theauthortraveledwithoneofhisparents.B．Boththeirgoingandreturnarebyair.C．Theytraveledinspringthatyear.D．TheystayedinEuropefornearlytwomonths.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在與事實(shí)“和父母雙親一起去的〞不符；C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在與事實(shí)“他們是在夏季去的〞不符；D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在與事實(shí)“在歐洲待了兩個(gè)星期〞不符。B項(xiàng)與文章吻合，應(yīng)選B。6．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatLufthansais________.A．a(chǎn)cityinIndia B．a(chǎn)cityinEuropeC．a(chǎn)nairlinepany D．a(chǎn)travelagency解析：選C推理推斷題。通過后三段內(nèi)容不難看出，此為一家航空公司的名稱(德國(guó)漢莎航空公司)。應(yīng)選C。7．Theunderlinedword“sombre〞inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans“________〞．A．happy B．sadC．a(chǎn)ngry D．enjoyable解析：選B詞義猜想題。想到開心的旅行就要結(jié)束，其心情自然不好，應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。依據(jù)后半句“但德國(guó)漢莎航空公司卻以其高質(zhì)量的效勞使得‘我’這一返程旅行轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)椋骸癮mostenjoyableexperience〞也可推知。CIn1909,whenTatianawasjust11yearsold,herparentsandolderbrothertraveledtotheUnitedStates.Becausethefamilycouldnotaffordtobuyheraticket,shehadtoremaininRussia.Shehadlivedwithheruncleforalmostayearinasmallhousebeforethespecialletterarrivedfromherfather.“DearTatiana，〞hewrote.“Atlastwehaveearnedenoughmoneytopayforyourticket.AfteryoujoinusinNewYork,wewilltravelbytraintoaplacecalledSouthDakotawherewehaveboughtafarm.〞Aweeklater,Tatiana'suncleusedthemoneyherfatherhadsenttobuyheraticketfortheLouisaJane,asteamshipthatwasleavingforAmerica.Althoughshewaslonelyandmissedherfamily,TatianaquicklymadefriendswiththeotherchildrenontheLouisaJane.Together,theyinventedgamesthatcouldbeplayedontheship,andtheyranaroundthedecks(甲板)．Thenextday,asTatianawaswalkingalongthedeck,sheheardsomeofthepassengerstalkingabouttheStatueofLiberty(自由女神像).Thisconversationmadeherpuzzled(困惑的)becausesheknewthatlibertywasanidea.Noonecouldseeortouchit,sohowcouldyoumakeastatueofliberty?Whensheaskedherfriend'sfather.Mr.Dimitrivitch,heexplainedthatthestatuelookedlikeawoman,butitstoodforfreedom(自由).ThisexplanationjustmadeTatianamoreinterestedinthestatue.Onemorning,Tatianawokeuptothesoundofwildshouting.Sheranupstairsandfoundallthepassengerswerecrowdedontothedeck.TheshoutswerereallycriesofexcitementbecausetheLouisaJanehadfinallyreachedtheUnitedStates.WhenTatianarealizedthatshewouldsoonseeherfamilyagain,shejoinedinwithshoutsofherown.Mr.Dimitrivitchhadtoldherthatthestatuestoodforfreedom,andshefinallyunderstoodwhathemeant.語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章敘述了Tatiana離開俄羅斯移民前往開頭她的新生活的故事。8．WhydidTatianastayinRussia?A．Shelovedhermotherland.B．Sheneededtotakecareofheruncle.C．Herparentswantedhertomanagethefarm.D．Herparentsweretoopoortobuyheraticket.解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的“Becausethefamilycouldnotaffordtobuyheraticket,shehadtoremaininRussia.〞可知，Tatiana留在俄羅斯是由于她的父母買不起她的船票。9．WhathappenedtoTatianaonthesea?A．Shehadagoodtime.B．ShemissedherlifeinRussia.C．Shekilledtimebywatchingthesea.D．ShewaslookedafterbyMr.Dimitrivitch.解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Tatianaquicklymadefriends...andtheyranaroundthedecks(甲板)〞可知，Tatiana在船上度過了歡快的時(shí)間。10．HowdidTatianafeelwhenshesawthestatue?A．Proud. B．Excited.C．Puzzled. D．Surprised.解析：選B推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“Theshoutswerereallycriesofexcitement...shejoinedinwithshoutsofherown.〞可知，Tatiana在看到自由女神像后也參加到了人群興奮的呼喊聲中。11．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ThevalueoffreedomB．TheStatueofLibertyC．JourneytoanewlifeD．Tatiana'slifeinAmerica解析：選C標(biāo)題歸納題。依據(jù)文中Tatiana離開俄羅斯乘船到和父母團(tuán)聚的故事及最終一段中的“WhenTatianarealized...andshefinallyunderstoodwhathemeant.〞可知，Tatiana的海上旅程結(jié)束后，她的新生活就開頭了，故C項(xiàng)為最正確標(biāo)題。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五Birthorderplaysavitalroleinde