新人教版高中英语必修第一册课件1：单元话题导入

TravellingAroundUnit2Venicewasbuiltonmorethan100islandsandhasabout150canals.Thebest­knownofthese,theGrandCanal,functionsasthe“mainstreet”inthepartofthecitymostpopularwithvisitors.Thecanalwindsthrougheachofthesixdistrictsthatcomprise②thishistoriccitycenterbeforereachingVeniceLagoon(湖)．Oneofthesedistricts,SanMarco,ishometomanyofVenice'smainattractions,includingSt.Mark'sBasilica.Thisspectacular③churchhasfivemainarchesandsomeextraordinary④onion­shapeddomes(洋葱形圆顶).Itisdecoratedwithpricelesstreasures,manyofwhichwerestolenfromothercountrieswhenmedievalVenicewasaleadingseapower.St.Mark'sBasilicastandsatoneendofSt.Mark'sSquare.Napoleoncalledthesquarethe“finestdrawingroominEurope.”Touristshavebeengoingthereforcenturiestovisititscelebratedcaféandgetatasteofthepartyatmosphere.ThebesttimetovisitVeniceisduringtheclearspringdaysofMarchandApril.FromJunetoAugust,thecityishot,sticky,andcrowdedwithtourists.Autumnisquitepleasant,butwintersarecold.FloodsarecommoninNovemberandDecember,presentingVenetianswithoneoftheirmostdifficultandongoingproblems.Itiswell­knownthatVenicefacesanuncertainfuture.Thecityissinkingintothesea,itshistoricbuildingsarefallingtopieces,andthefamouslagoonisbadlypolluted.Unlesssolutionsarefoundsoonforthesecomplexproblems,the“QueenoftheAdriatic，”

asVeniceissometimescalled,willnotbeabletositonherwaterythroneforverymuchlonger.1．delicateadj.别致的2.comprisev.构成3.spectacularadj.雄伟的4.extraordinaryadj.壮观的

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