古希腊人对西方文明的影响无人可及

MarathonOlympicflagAthenatheGreekgoddess

Whichcountryorcitycanyouthinkofwhenseeingthepictures?(Athens,thecapitalcityofGreece)Haveyoueverbeenthere?ThendoyouknowwhatthegreatestsymbolofAthensis?TheAcropolisnowFastreadingGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartA.1WhenwastheAcropolisbuilt?Inthe5thcenturyBC.2WhatwastheAcropolismadeof?

Itwasmadeofmarble.3WhogavetheAcropolisitsWorldHeritagelisting?

UNESCO.Carefulreading

Let’sreadthepassageasecondtimeandcompletePartsC1andC2onpage20.

C11.Inphilosophy,science,mathematics,art,architecture,theatre,politicsandsport.2.OnthehillcalledtheSacredRockinthecentreofthecity.Itwasbuilttheresothatitwasconvenientforeveryonetogetto.Alsobecauseitwasonthehill,theAcropoliscouldbeseenfromeverypartofthecity.3.Theyhavebeendamagedpartlybynaturalthingslikeearthquakes.Andpartlybyman.4.Thelastmajordestructionoccurredwiththetheftofmanyofthebestsculpturesin1801,whenanEnglishmanstartedtotakethemtoLondon.5.Itsaimistoundertakethecomplete,professionalrestorationoftheAcropolis.6.Becausetheybelievethatthepreventionofdamagefromignoranceandfrompeoplenotcaringaboutprotectingthemonumentisveryimportant.7.Moreimportanthistoricbuildingswouldbedamaged.C2CausesDetailsActionsChemicalacidrainfromairpollutionBiologicalplantrootsandbirddroppingsNaturalearthquakesMechanicalbadreconstructionHumandeliberatedamagewalkingaroundtheAcropolisstealingstonesasteadycleaningprogrammeasteadycleaningprogrammetobefixedtobefixededucationalworkeducationalworkaskforreturnHowmanypartsisthetextmadeupof?Part1:

ThebriefintroductiontotheGreekcivilization.Part2:TheconstructionoftheAcropolis.

Part3:ThedamageoftheAcropolis.Part4:

Therestorationofthegovernment.Part5:

TherestorationofthecommitteeestablishedbytheGreekgovernment.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5-7)ListentothetapeandtrytocompletePartDandPartE.Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.WhichofthefollowingswasnotaGreekinvention?A.TheWesternalphabet.B.Romanalphabet.C.Architecture.D.Marathon.2.WhywastheAcropolisbuiltonthehillcalledtheSacredRockinthecentreofthecity?A.ToassociateancientGreekcivilizationwiththecapitalcityofAthens.B.ItwasconstructedatahighaltitudeabovethecityinhonourofAthens.C.BecausetherearethreemaintemplestoAthens.D.Becauseitwasconvenientforeveryonetogettoandcouldbeseenfromeverypartofthecity.3.InwhichyeardidtheAcropolisreceiveaWorldHeritagelistingfromUNESO?A.1835 B.1975 C.1987 D.2023D1d2a3j4c5b6f7e8i9h10gE(1)Athens(2)Athena(3)people(4)plant(5)government(6)undertake(7)ignorance(8)conservation(9)monument(10)sculptures

AnswersLanguagepoints1.NoonehashadagreaterimpactonWesterncivilizationthantheancientGreeks.(page18,lines1-3)古希腊人对西方文明旳影响无人可及。impactnoun[Cusuallysingular;U]影响，冲击

Thebadpublictransportationserviceourdailylives.hasagreatimpacton

impactverb对发生影响tohaveaninfluenceonsomething:

Fallingexportrateshaveimpacted(on)thecountry'seconomyquiteconsiderably.2.Theywereresponsibleformanyadvancesinphilosophy,science,mathematics,art,architecture,theatre,politicsandsport.古希腊人在哲学、科学、数学、艺术、建筑、戏剧、政治学和体育方面取得了诸多进展。(page18,lines3-6)responsible1)responsible(BLAME)

adjective有责任旳，应负责任旳beresponsibleforsth/doingsth:tobethepersonwhocausedsomethingtohappen,especiallysomethingbad:

Whoisresponsibleforthisterriblemess?Lastmonth'sbadweatherwasresponsibleforthecropfailure.2)responsible(DUTY)

adjectiveberesponsibleforsb/sth/doingsth:tohavecontrolandauthorityoversomethingorsomeoneandthedutyoftakingcareofitorthem:

Paulisdirectlyresponsiblefortheefficientrunningoftheoffice.3)responsible(GOODJUDGMENT)

adjective可信赖旳，（人）负责任旳havinggoodjudgmentandtheabilitytoactcorrectlyandmakedecisionsonyourown:

ahardworkingandresponsibleemployee

Advancen,vThisinventionisagreatadvanceformankind.Informationtenchnologyhas

advanced

greatlysincethe1960s.Chinaisworkingtoadvancetheworldpeace.3.TheWesternorRomanalphabetisaGreekinvention,asisthemarathon,whichisalongdistanceracenamedforaGreekmessenger

whoranfromMarathontoAthenstoreportavictoryatthebattleofMarathonin490BC.

西方字母表或罗马字母表是希腊人旳发明。马拉松比赛也是，这种长跑是为纪念一位希腊信使而命名旳。公元前490前，这名信使从马拉松一直跑到雅典，报告了马拉松战役大捷。as(usufollowedbybeordo+subject一般后接be或do+主语)也一样She’sunusuallytall,He’sadoctor,beforeshehadchildren.asarebothherparents.aswashiswifeShe'llsoonbeastallashermother.

Ican'trunasfastasyou.

skinassoftasababy's

It'snotasgoodasitusedtobe.as(COMPARISON)adverb约如…，像…usedincomparisonstorefertothedegreeofsomething:Sheworksasawaitress.

Itcouldbeusedasevidenceagainsthim.

Thenewscameasquiteashocktous.

Imeantitasajoke.as(FORTHISPURPOSE)

preposition担任……，作为；犹如……usedtodescribethepurposeorqualityofsomeoneorsomething:as(BECAUSE)

conjunction因为……,因为

Asitwasgettinglate,Idecidedtobookintoahotel.

Youcangofirstasyou'retheoldest.as(WHILE)

conjunction当……时候；一面……一面while;duringthetimethat:IsawhimasIwascomingintothebuilding.

Hegetsmoreattractiveashegetsolder.as(ALTHOUGH)

conjunction虽然，尽管although:Angryashewas,hecouldn'thelpsmiling.1.(2023天津)TheBeatles,_____manyofyouareoldenoughtoremember,camefromLiverpool.A.what

B.that

C.how

D.as高考链接2.(2023广东)JennywasverysadoverthelossofthephotosshehadshotatCanada,

____thiswasa

memorysheespeciallytreasured.A.as

B.if

C.when

D.where3.(2023浙江)_______isourbeliefthatimprovementsinhealthcarewillleadtoastronger,moreprosperouseconomy.

A.As

B.ThatC.ThisD.It4.(2023江苏)Theownerofthecinemaneededtomakealotofimprovementsandemploymorepeopletokeepitrunning,______meantspendingtensofthousandsofpounds.A.whoB.thatC.asD.which5.(2023陕西)Hisplanwassuchagoodone______weallagreedtoacceptit.A.asB.thatC.soD.afterwhichHowever,throughouthistory,fewancientmonumentshavecompletelyavoideddamage.但历史上几乎没有哪座古代纪念建筑能完好无损。(page18,lines45-47)throughout

preposition,adverb

ineverypart,orduringthewholeperiodoftime:遍及于,到处;整个……期间,从头到尾Peoplethroughoutthecountryareoutofwork.

全国各地都有人失业这个学校已经被从里到外粉刷了一遍Theschoolhasbeenrepaintedthroughout.In1458,theTurksdefeatedtheGreeksandseizedcontrolofAthens.1458年土耳其人打败了希腊人并夺取了雅典。control

n.控制,支配She'sgotnocontroloverthatchild—it'sterrible.Hewantsthegovernmenttoimposestrictcontrolsondogownership.Thedictatortook/seizedcontrolofthecountryin1933.Hefelthewaslosingcontrolofevents.In1816,thesesculpturesweretransferredtotheBritishmuseum.Theyarestillondisplaythereunderthetitleof‘ElianMarble’,andthishascausedsomefrictionbetweenGreeceandBritainastheGreekgovernmenthasnevergivenupaskingforthereturnofthesemarblestatues.

1823年，这些雕塑又被转移到大英博物馆。如今它们依然在那里展出，冠名为“埃尔金大理石雕塑”。这造成了希腊和英国之间旳摩擦，因为希腊政府一直要求英国偿还这些大理石雕像。(page19,lines65-73)transfer(MOVE)

verb-rr-

Weweretransferredfromonebusintoanother.Theaimistotransferpower/control/responsibilitytothenewgovernment.运送,转送,迁移;(使)(某人)换乘，改乘Someveryhigh-profileBritishplayershavetransferredtoclubsabroad.

Shetransferredthehousetoherdaughterbeforeshedied.(使)(某人)转校／转学让渡（权利、财产等）Inagesturetohelppreservehistory,