2024-2025学年河南省洛阳市理工学院附中高考押题卷（英语试题）试卷解析含解析

2024-2025学年河南省洛阳市理工学院附中高考押题卷（英语试题）试卷解析注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thesediagramsareespeciallyhelpfulwhenwehaveaconcreteproblem______athand.A．besolvedB．tosolveC．solvedD．beingsolved2．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare3．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished4．Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．as B．whatC．which D．that5．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must6．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit7．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive8．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure9．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled10．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．asthough11．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI12．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need13．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen14．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto15．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when16．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto17．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo18．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path19．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover20．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Theageofadulthoodisbydefinitionarbitrary.Ifeveryonematuredatthesame,fixedrate,itwouldn’tbeahumanprocess.Indeed,maturationhappensatvaryingspeedsacrossdifferentcategorieswithinthesameindividual,soI’dsayIwaseasilyoldenoughtovoteat16,butnobodyshouldhavegivenmeacreditcarduntilIwas32,andI’vegotthecountycourtjudgmenttoproveit.However,webroadlyagreethatthere’sadifferencebetweenachildandanadult,evenifwemightargueaboutthetransitionpoint.SothepoliticaltheoristDavidRunciman’sviewthatsix-year-oldsshouldbeallowedtovotegoesagainstanystandardargumentabouttheageofcivicresponsibility.Nobodywouldsaythatasix-year-oldcouldbeheldcriminallyresponsible,couldbesenttowar,couldbecapableofconsent,couldbegivenresponsibilityforanything.Soallowingthemthevote—alongwith,unavoidably,seven-year-oldswhoareevensillier,ifanything—isquiteanamusingproposal.Runciman’sargumentisthatthisistheonlywaytorebalancepoliticallife,whichiscurrentlytwistedinfavoroftheold,whodon’t(headded)everneedtodemonstratementalcapacity,evenlongafterthey’velostit.Thefirstpartofhiscaseisself-evident:pensionsareprotectedwhilechildren’scentersareclosed,conceptssuchassovereignty(最高权威)areprioritizedoverthefarmoreurgentbusinessofthefuture:climatechange.Nostalgia(怀念)forapasttheyoungwouldn’tevenrecognizeplaysacentralrole,whichiscompletelyunfair.Mostoftheargumentsagainstgivingsix-year-oldsavotearethatchildrenwouldendupvotingforsomethingdamagingandchaotic,ifsomeonemadeunrealisticpromisestothem,whichcouldneverberealized.Well,it’snotchildren’sfault.Havingsaidthat,childrendotendtowardstheprogressive,havinganaturalsenseofjustice(whichkicksinattheageofsixmonths,psychologistshaveshown,bycreatingscenesofgreatunfairnesstobabies,andmakingthemcry)andanunderdevelopedsenseofself-interest.Mykid,whenhewassix,madequiteaforcefulcaseagainstprivateproperty,onthebasisthat,sinceeverybodyneededahouse,theyshouldn’tcostmoney,becausenobodywouldwantanyoneelsenottohaveone.Also,foodshouldbefree.Itwasakindofpre-Marxcommunism,whereyoulimitthecoverageofthemarkettoonlythosethingsthatyouwouldn’tmindsomeoneelsenothaving.Onthatparticularday,whenwewereregisteredasvoters,mykidwasquitefartotheleftofme,butinthenormalrunofthings,we’reunited,whichbringsustothepointoftheproblem:childrenobeyyouonalmostnothing,buttheydoseemtobelieveinyourpoliticsuntilthey’readolescent.Sogivingkidsthevoteisreallyjustawayofgivingparentsextravotes.Andwhatcanstopushavingevenmorechildren,oncethere’ssomuchenfranchisement(选举权)initforus?Now,ifparentscouldbetrustedtousetheirinfluencewisely,andhammerintochildrenthepoliticsitwilltaketoassureabetterfuture,thenIwouldn’tnecessarilyhaveaproblemwiththat,apartfrom,obviously,thatcultureisalreadywildlytwistedtowardsparents,andIcanimagineafewnon-parentsboilingwithfierceanger.Butthat’snotworthtalkingaboutanyway,becauseparentscan’tbetrusted,otherwisewe’dallalreadyvoteGreen(绿党).Inshort:no,six-year-oldsshouldnotgetthevote;butwhilewe’rehere,ifanyvotescomeupinthenearfuture,whichwillhaveanimpactonthenextfivedecadesofBritishpoliticallife,alongsideEUmigrants,16-year-oldscertainlyshouldbeenfranchised.1、Theauthorreferstohisageofadulthoodtoprovethat___________.A．peoplematureatdifferentratesinvariousaspectsB．there’sacommonstandardfortheageofadulthoodC．acreditcardismoredifficulttogetthanthevoteD．certainrightsaregrantedatdifferentstagesoflife2、PeoplerejectDavidRunciman’sproposalbecause___________.A．theydon’tthinkachildcangrowintoadulthoodearlierB．theyareuncertainwhetherchildrencanassumeresponsibilityC．theybelievechildrenarefarfrommatureinmanywaysD．theyknowtheagetogetthevoteisnottobequestioned3、WhatisthebaseforDavidRunciman’sargument?A．Aculturalpreferencefortheold.B．Theimbalanceinpoliticallife.C．Inequalitiesofopportunity.D．Publicignoranceofchildren’sabilities.4、Theauthortalksabouthiskidtoindicatethat___________.A．childrenaregood-naturedandliketohelppeopleinneedB．childrenaresimple-mindedandcanfallforanadult’strickC．childrenareinnocentanddon’twanttobeinvolvedinpoliticsD．childrenareinfavorofajustsocietyandtendtobeidealistic5、Theauthorthinksallowingchildrenthevotemayleadto___________.A．twistedculture B．misuseofrightsC．parents’objections D．unusualmaturation6、Whatisthemainpointofthepassage?A．Allowingchildrenthevoteisnotaltogetherabsurd.B．Thereisadifferencebetweenadultsandchildren.C．Parentsshouldintroducepoliticstotheirchildren.D．Thedefinitionofadulthoodisquitecontroversial.22．（8分）Whatiserosion(腐蚀)?Erosionissimplywhensoilistransportedontheearth'ssurfacefromonelocationtoanotherbyanaturalcause.Thisiseasytoimagine.Pictureasandcastleonabeach.Thissandcastleisparticularlybeautiful,theworkofawholelong,hotsummerafternoon.Ithasthreetowers,withagreatwallrunningallaround.Smallsquarehousessitinanopenareainthecenter.FromthetallesttowerfliesaPop-sicle-wrapperflagfromasmalltwigflagpole.Itsbuildersitsback,proudlyadmiringherwork.Butitislate,andthetideiscomingin,bringingthewatercloser.Finally,thecastleishitwithagiantwave.Asitpullsout,thebuilderseesthereisnothingleftbutbitsofthetowersandasmallbrokentwig.Wherehasthesandgone?Notveryfar,really.It’smovingaroundthewaterthatwillwashbackandforthacrossthebeachallday.It’sspreadaroundthebeachnexttothecastle.However,tooureyes,ithasdisappeared.Thisisalsothewaywitherosion.Partsoftheearthseemtodisappearbuthavereallyjustbeenmovedaround.Acommonexampleofwaterchangingthelandscapeissinkholes.Sinkholesareformedwhenundergroundwaterwearsawaythedirtandrockthatsurroundsit.Eventually,theholeunderneaththegroundissobig,andtheearthaboveitsothinthatthesurfacecollapsesintothehole,takingwithitanythingunluckyenoughtobeonthesurfaceatthetime.Sinkholesoccurnaturallyandhavebeenaroundaverylongtime.Today,though,manysinkholesarecausedbytheactionofhumanbeings.Infact,today,humanbeingsareoneofthethingshelpingtospeeduperosionoftheearth.Scientistsbelievethatbypumpingwaterfromunderground,movingsanddunesandothernaturally-occurringanti-erosionmeasures,humanshaveallowederosionoftheearthtospeedupbyasmuchas40times.Thismeansthatbeachesaroundtheworldaredisappearing,moresinkholesareopeningup,andfarmlandisrapidlybecomingdesert.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofdescribingasandcastleinParagraph2?A．Toshowthedestructiveforceofnature.B．Torecallhishappychildhood.C．Tocatchthereader’sattention.D．Toexplainwhaterosionis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhepassage?A．Thehole.B．Theground.C．Theearth.D．Thesurface.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyouinfermayNOTbethecauseofsink-holes?A．Alotofhigh-riseshavebeenbuilt.B．Peoplepumpwaterfromunderground.C．Toomanymineshavebeenopenedup.D．Undergroundwatertakesawaydirtandrockaroundit.4、Basedonthepassage,whatismostlikelytobeoneresultoferosion?A．Desertificationwillspeedup.B．Sinkholeswillbeeverywhere.C．Manyplantspecieswilldisappear.D．Earthquakeswillhappenmoreoften.23．（8分）SensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知觉)comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(视觉).Butresearchthatshowsothersensescrossingoveriscomingoutallthetime,anditseemsthatevensoundandsmellsometimesformanunlikelypairing.WhenNewYorkresearchers,DanielWessonandDonaldWilson,triedtofindoutthetruthabouta“mysterious”areaofthebraincalledtheolfactorytubercle,theyhadtodealwiththisfact.Originally,theyonlyintendedtomeasurehowolfactorytuberclecellsinmicerespondedtosmell.Butduringtesting,Wessonnoticedthateverytimeheputhiscoffeecupdown,themousecellsjumpedinactivity.Infact,theolfactorytubercleiswell-placedtoreceivebothsmellandsoundinformationfromtheoutsideworld.Latertheyfoundthatamongseparatecells,mostrespondedtoasmellbutasignificantnumberwerealsoactivewhenasoundwasmade.Somecellsevenbehaveddifferentlywhensmellandsoundwerepresentedtogether,byincreasingordecreasingtheiractivity.Ofcourse,micearen’tpeople,soresearchteamhasbeencarryingoutfurtherexperiments.Theypulledtogetheragroupofpeopleandgavethemvariousdrinkstosmell.Participantswereaskedtosniffthedrinks,andthenmatchthemtoappropriatemusicalinstrumentsandproducethenotesatdifferentlevels.Theresultswereinteresting:pianowasregularlypairedwithfruityfragrances;strongsmellssoundedliketheinstrumentsthataremadeofmetal.Furtherresearchfoundthatlisteningtodifferentsoundscanchangeyourperceptions.Studyingtastethistime,theteamorderedsomespecialtoffee(太妃糖)andputtogether“soundscapes”correspondingtobitternessandsweetness.Participantstastedsimilarpiecesoftoffeewhilelisteningtoeachsoundscape,andfoundthetoffeemorebitterorsweeter,dependingonwhichsoundtracktheywerelisteningto.Studieslikethisarehelpingscientistscorrectlydescribeourunderstandingofthesenses,andhowthebraincombinesthemwithitsadvantage.Theconsequencesareworthconsidering.Couldweseemusiciansworktogetherwithchefstoproducesound-improvedfoodanddrink?Willyoubeorderingacoffeewithasoundtracktobringoutyourfavoritesmell?Cometothinkofit,thatcouldbeonethingyouhopecoffeeshopchainsdon’tgetroundto.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A．Alotofresearchfocusesonthesenses.B．Soundandvisionarerelativelyeasytostudy.C．Therecanbealinkbetweensoundandsmell.D．Evidenceaboutthewaysensesworkishardtoobtain.2、InWessonandWilson’sresearch,______.A．themicewereaffectedmoresignificantlybysoundB．theresultconfirmedwhattheresearchershadsuspectedC．themiceseemedtobeafraidofcertainsoundsorsmellsD．theconnectionbetweensoundandsmellwasfoundbychance3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Participantstookanactivepartintheexperiments.B．Thepurposeofthefurtherexperimentswastotallydifferent.C．Theresultfailedtosupportwhatwasfoundinpreviousexperiments.D．Experimentsshowedthatlinksbetweensoundandsmellwereconsistent.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectoftheresearch?A．Sheisexcitedaboutthecreativechances.B．Sheissurprisedattherecentdevelopments.C．Sheisconvincedthatthefindingswillbeusedsoon.D．Sheisworriedabouthowtheknowledgecanbeapplied.24．（8分）Whatmakesapersonagiverortaker?Theidea“givevs.take”takesshapeinallinteractions(互动)andrelationshipsofourlives.We’reeithergivingadvice,makingtimeforpeople,orwe’reonthereceivingend.Wekeepchangingbetweenthetwobasedondifferentsituationsonadailybasis,ifnotanhourlyone.AccordingtoAdamGrant,aprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania,mostpeoplearematchers.Theymakecarefulobservationsontakersandmakeitapointforthemtopaysomethingback.Theyhatetoseepeoplewhoactsogenerouslytowardsothersnotreceiveanyrewards.Actually,mostmatcherswilltryhardtopromoteandsupportgiverssothattheycangetthegoodtheydeserve.Isthereagenderfactor(性别因素)thatplaysapartinthis?AstudyledbyHannahRileyBowles,aprofessoratHarvardUniversity,focusedonthisquestion.Sheasked200seniormanagerstositdowninpairswhereonepersonwouldactasthebossandtheotherasanemployeetodiscusssalarypromotions.Male“employees”askedforanaveragesalaryof$146kwhilethefemalesaskedforonly$141k.Butwhydidtheynotbargainashardasthemen?Simplybecausetheyweremorelikelytobegivers.Asawoman,Idoenjoytheactofgivingupmytime,myknowledge,andmycareandmyattentiontoothers.Idon’texpectanythinginreturn,butIdotendtopullmyselfawaywhenIfeellikeI’mbeingtakenforgranted.IalsotendtogetupsetwhenIseealovedone’scontinuousactionsofkindnessgounnoticed.So,it’ssafetosayI’m50%giver,35%matcherand15%taker.Idoknowsomeone,however,whois99%giver.They’reconstantlydevotingtheirtime,sharingvaluableinsights(洞察力)andgoingoutoftheirwayforeveryonewhocrossestheirpath.Althoughthey’rechangedthelivesofmanypeople,theyrarelyseeanyofitreturned.Buttheuniverseisslowlyrepayingthem;they’renowextremelysuccessful,wellknownforwhattheydo.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．mostpeoplethinktheyaregiversB．peoplearenotalwaysgiversortakersC．anindividualisborntobeagiveroratakerD．fewdifferencesexistbetweengiversandtakers2、InAdamGrant’sopinion,mostpeople________.A．hatetakers B．prefergivingtotakingC．enjoyrelyingonthemselves D．balancegivingandtaking3、Hannah’sstudyfocusedon________.A．theroleofgivingandtakinginjobsB．thegenderdifferenceingivingandtakingC．theroleofmenandwomeninsocietyD．thesalarydifferencebetweenwomenandmen4、Theauthortendsto________.A．thinkactsofkindnessshouldbevaluedB．expectsomethinginreturnforgivingmostofthetimeC．takegivingforgrantedD．beacompletematcher5、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Givingistheshortestpathtosuccess.B．Sharingisthegreatesthumanquality.C．Nogooddeedgoesundone.D．Giversareworthrespecting.25．（10分）They’reinrestaurants,hotelsandhomesallovertheworld.Thesaltwateraquarium,withitscolourfish,bringapieceofthewildintoyourlivingroom.Butdoyoureallyknowwherethosesaltwaterfishcomefrom?Afull97percent,yes,almostallkindsofsaltwaterfishcan’tbebredincaptivity(人工养殖).Theymustinsteadbetakenfromtheocean.Andhowisthatdone?Mostofthetime,withsodiumcyanide,itisaharmfulchemicalcompoundthatmanyfishcollectorsinthePhilippines,SriLanka,andIndonesiausetocatchfish.Theymixitwithwateranduseitonthefish.Stunned,thefishcanthenbeeasilycaught.Whatdoescyanidedotothefish?Thereisascientificstudyoncyanide’seffects.Whenthereiscyanideinwater,fishlosetheirbalanceandhavedifficultybreathing.Somefishsimplydiethenandthere.Many,manymoredieonthewaytocaptivity.AlthoughcyanidefishinginthePhilippines,SirLanka,andIndonesiaisnotallowed,itsillhappenstoooften.AccordingtotheWorldwildlifeFund,upto90percentofthesaltwaterfishthatentertheUSeachyeararecaughtthisway.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityiscallingontheUSgovernmenttoavoidtheseimports.“Comparedtomanyenvironmentalproblemsnowfacingtheworld’soceans,thisisonethatcaneasilybesolved,”saidNicholasWhippsoftheCenter.“BecausetheUSissuchapowerfulmarketplayerinthisindustry,theresponsibilitytostopthispracticefallslargelyontheUnitedState’shoulders.”InthePhilippines,privateplanesbringincyanidetothefishermanandthentakeawaythelivefish.Livefishgivethefishermanabetterlifethandeadones,somoreandmorefishermenhaveturnedfromsupplyingthefish-for-foodtradetothefish-for-aquariumstrade.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityhopesthegovernmentwillusethelawtoturnawaycyanide-caughtfishandpersuadepeopletobuythoseonlyraisedincaptivity.1、Whatcanweleanaboutcyanidefishing?A．Itiswithinthelaw. B．Itisthemainreasonwhyfishdie.C．Itbringsdeathtomanyfish. D．Itcauseshealthproblemsforfishermen.2、Afishcollectorcaneasilycatchsaltwaterfishwhen________.A．theybecomesick B．theyareswimmingincyanide-filledwaterC．theyconsidercyanideasfood D．theygetoutofbreathwhiletryingtoescape3、Theunderlineword“this”inParagraph6refersto_________.A．importingfishfromforeigncountries B．usingprivateplanestocarryfishC．overfishingintheocean D．catchingfishwithcyanide4、WhatdoestheCenterwantAmericanstodo?A．Saynotocyanide-caughtfish. B．Keepcyanidefishing.C．Stayawayfromtheharmfulcyanide. D．Raisemorefishincaptivity.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Growingup,Ialwayshidmythumbs（拇指）inmyfistsbecauseoftheirunusualshape.1theydolookmorelikeabigtoe（脚趾）2athumb.Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs3anothername“toethumbs”.Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.Oneday,Iwas4asweetlittleoldladyandasI5herchangebacktoher,shesuddenlytookmyhandsandsaidinathickPolish6,“YouarePolish!Lookatthose7Polishthumbs!Theymatchmine!”Sheraisedherhandsand8herthumbstomethat9weatheredandwrinkled,lookedexactlylikemine!She10myhandsagainandsaid,“Be11ofthosethumbs!”I’llneverforgetthat30-second12withastrangerthatforever13myviewofapartofmeIoncewas14byandnowaccept.AsIwaseatingdinnerwithmySamueltonight,helookeddownatmyhand15onthetablenexttohisandsaid,“Mommy!Ourthumbs

16!”Ismiledandanswered,“Yes,theydo,buddy!ThosearestrongPolish

17youhave!Takeprideinthem!Maybesomedayyou’llhavealittleboyorgirlwhowillhavethesamethumbs!”I18mysonneverhideshisthumbslikeIdid.Ihopehe’llbeproudoftheir“unusualness”andthe

19behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)20partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!1、A．FortunatelyB．AdmittedlyC．NormallyD．Basically2、A．otherthanB．duetoC．insteadofD．alongwith3、A．earnedB．clonedC．foundD．deserved4、A．checkingoutB．waitingforC．talkingwithD．watchingover5、A．paidB．chargedC．donatedD．counted6、A．tuneB．voiceC．languageD．accent7、A．beautifulB．strangeC．longD．clumsy8、A．passedB．showedC．recommendedD．offered9、A．tillB．unlessC．althoughD．once10、A．raisedB．inspectedC．examinedD．held11、A．proudB．skepticalC．afraidD．sure12、A．appointmentB．bargainC．conversationD．deal13、A．supportedB．changedC．provedD．hurt14、A．amazedB．frightenedC．delightedD．embarrassed15、A．scratchingB．restingC．knockingD．drawing16、A．differB．suitC．fightD．match17、A．fistsB．thumbsC．toesD．hands18、A．guaranteeB．figureC．prayD．insist19、A．sceneB．lessonC．historyD．moment20、A．uniqueB．elegantC．authenticD．sensitive第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TheAmberRoomwasmadeofseveraltonsofamberTheamberwhich1．(select)hadabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoneyThedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedaysItwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels,2．tookthecountry'sbestartistsabouttenyears3．(make)TheAmberRoomwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickI4．,thenextKingofPrussiaFrederickWilliamI,towhomtheAmberRoombelonged,decidednottokeepitIn1716hegave5．toPetertheGreat6．return,theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiersSotheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzarswinterpalaceinStPetersburgLater,CatherineIIhadtheAmberRoom7．(move)toapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummersShetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoitIn1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewantedAlmostsixhundredcandleslittheroomanditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold8．(lucky),althoughtheAmberRoomwasconsi