SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Prereading1．HowmanywaysmentionedinthepassagetogettoRegensburg?2．Whatdoes“theHistorischeWurstküche”referto?Pleasereadthepassageandtrytofindtheanswer.Doyouknow?★RegensburgisonlyonehourfromNuremberg(纽伦堡，德国城市),andanhourandahalffromMunich.Itofferstraditionaltravelbyroadandrail,butifyoufancyachange,whynotrentacanoe(独木舟)ortakeatripinahotairballoon?★Regensburgisoneofthebestpreservedmedieval(中世纪的)townsinEurope,withlandmarksdatingback2,000years!Itisdescribedasan“architecturalthemepark.”★RegensburgwasthefirstcapitalofBavaria.★Regensburghasoveradozenmuseums,forexample,Europe'smostimportantgolfmuseum.★DoyouwanttotrysometraditionalBavarianfood?TheHistorischeWurstküchedatesbacktothe12thcentury.Itdoesn'tgetmuchmoretraditionalthanthat!★Regensburgisauniversitycitywithalongculturalhistory,sowhetheryou'reinterestedinmusicandtheatre,ordanceclubs,itwillhavesomethingtosuityourpreferences.★Talkingofdancing,haveyouevertriedsquaredanceortango?Youcandancefreelyhereandenjoyyourself.WelcometotheunitMatchthenameswiththebuildings.A．theParthenonB．SydneyOperaHouseC．theGreatWallD．EiffelTower答案：1.D2.C3.B4.AFastreadingScanthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．WhichofthefollowingwasaGreekinvention?A．Thewesternalphabet.B．Thecompass.C．Architecture.D．Marathon.2．InwhichyeardidtheAcropolisreceiveaWorldHeritagelistingfromUNESCO?A．1835.B．1975.C．1987.D．2004.3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A．Marathon,aformofsports,originatesinGreece.B．TheAcropolisisthegreatestsymbolofAthens,whichsymbolizesancientGreekcivilization.C．TheAcropoliswasdifferentfromotherancientmonumentswhenitcametoitsdestruction.D．Someoftheconstructionthatwascarriedoutbefore1935wasnotverysuccessful.答案：1.D2.C3.CCarefulreadingReadthetextagainandfillintheform.TheAcropolisnowTopicDetailsThegreat(1)________ancientGreekshadTheymademanyadvancesinvariousfieldsandtheycreatedthemarathon(2)________aGreeksoldier.ThegreatestsymbolofAthensWe(3)________ancientGreekcivilizationwiththecapitalcityofAthens,whosegreatestsymbolistheAcropolisbuiltinthe5thcenturyBC.The(4)________ofdamagedonetotheAcropolis•naturalforceslikeearthquakes•warscausedbyman,people'sstealingthestones,(5)________ofsculpturesanddeliberatedamage•travellers•traffic•chemicalslikesmogand(6)________ThemeasurestobetakentorepairitTheGreekgovernment(7)________acommitteein1975toundertakeacompleterepairofit.Thecommitteehasdecidedto(8)________poorrepairworkandremovestatuesfromtheopenairand(9)________theminaprotectedmuseumand(10)________thepublictoprotectit.答案：(1)influence(2)inhonourof(3)associate(4)causes(5)theft(6)acidrain(7)appointed(8)mend(9)store(10)educateSummaryTheAcropotisnowTheancientGreekshadagreaterinfluenceonWestern1.________.Inparticular,we2.________ancientGreekcivilizationwiththecapitalcityofAthens,thegreatest3.________ofwhichistheAcropolis.Justastheotherancient4.________，theAcropolisdidn'tavoid5.________.Ithasbeendamagedpartlyby6.________forceslikeearthquakes,butthegreatestdamageofallhasbeencausedby7.________.Inordertohelppreservehistory,theGreekgovernment8.________aspecialcommitteetoundertakea9.________repairoftheAcropolis,butthebestwaytoprotecttheAcropolisisto10.________damage.答案：1.civilization2.associate3.symbol4.monuments5.damage6.natural7.man8.appointed9．complete10.preventDiscussionDoyouthinkitisagoodideatorebuildhistoricsitesthathavebeendamagedordestroyed?Whyorwhynot?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案：Inmypointofview,itisareallygoodideatorebuildhistoricsitesthathavebeendamagedordestroyed.Historicsitesreflectthehistoryandcultureofaparticularperiod,whichhelpspeoplerememberwhathashappenedbeforesothattheywillnotforgetthepast.Besides,rebuildinghistoricsitesmaypromotelocaltourism.Inturn,thismayimprovethelocalenvironmentandpreserveitsnaturalbeauty.Inconclusion,Istronglyrecommendhistoricsitesberebuilt.
