人教版高中英语选修八unit5------Meeting-your-ancestors.docx

unit5 Meeting your ancestorsⅠ.阅读理解AAn exhibition of models, 3­D images and videos has brought the Old Summer Palace, known as Yuanmingyuan, back to life, giving a fascinating insight into the life of China’s royal families. Sun Yuanqing reports.More than a century after it was looted (掠夺) and burned down, Yuanmingyuan has been restored to its former glory in a unique way.Exhibition Glory of the Yuanmingyuan, arouses the history and culture of Yuanmingyuan through models, 3­D images and videos. It is currently on display at the Chinese Culture Center in Moscow in celebration of the China­Russia Tourism Year.“It is a breakthrough in the history of Yuanmingyuan，” says Chen Yanying, co­curator (联合馆长) of the exhibition. “It is not meant to condemn the countries that took part in the turmoil (骚动), instead, it is going to send a positive voice, to let more people learn about and come to visit Yuanmingyuan.”Yuanmingyuan’s cultural relics, artworks and architecture that were looted or destroyed in the late 1800s and early 1900s, have now been brought to life on the touch panels. A miniature model of Haiyantang, the largest European garden in Yuanmingyuan, also made its debut (登场), along with replicas (复制品) of the 12 bronze zodiac animal heads that decorate its fountain.One of the highlights of the event is the various interactive (交互式) programs that allow visitors to not only appreciate, but also take part in the creation process of art, says Chen.“For people who know little about Yuanmingyuan, pictures alone can’t do it，” says Chen. “That’s why we need to develop experience centers to help people in other countries relate to Yuanmingyuan.”In the experience center of royal architecture design, visitors can try to build architecture models, discovering how Chinese architecture takes shape without using nails and glue.In the miniature Banmuyuan Garden, the place where the royal family watched opera, there are handmade embroidered (绣花的) costumes and puppets (木偶), which visitors can try on and pose for photographs with. In the imperial schoolroom, where the princes of the royal family used to study, visitors can learn Chinese calligraphy.语篇解读：本文是一篇阐明文。

重要简介在莫斯科中国文化中心进行的圆明园模型、三维图像和视频展1．In what way is Yuanmingyuan exhibited in Moscow?A．By models, 3­D images and videos.B．Only by models.C．By models and 3­D images.D．By models and videos.解析：选A　细节理解题从第一段的“An exhibition of models, 3­D images and videos has brought the Old Summer Palace”可看出答案2．For what purpose did we hold the exhibition about Yuanmingyuan in Moscow?A．To develop better relationship with Russia.B．To make more people learn something about Yuanmingyuan.C．To show Chinese technology to the world.D．To exhibit Chinese culture to the world.解析：选B　细节理解题。

根据第四段的“instead, it is going to send a positive voice, to let more people learn about and come to visit Yuanmingyuan”可知目的是想让更多的人理解圆明园3．What is one of the most wonderful parts of the exhibition?A．Visitors can listen to the introductions.B．Visitors can touch replicas.C．Visitors can perform by themselves.D．Visitors can enjoy and participate in the creation process of art.解析：选D　细节理解题从第六段的“One of the highlights of the event is ... allow visitors to not only appreciate, but also take part in the creation process of art”可知答案。

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the last paragraph? A．The princes of the royal family played in the imperial schoolroom.B．Banmuyuan is the place where the royal family watched opera.C．Visitors can try on handmade embroidered costumes to take photos.D．Visitors can learn Chinese handwriting.解析：选A　推理判断题从最后一段的“In the imperial schoolroom, where the princes of the royal family used to study”可知A项是不对的的BThe Eiffel Tower is one of Europe’s most famous buildings. It stands in the Champ de Mars, a park near the River Seine in Paris. It is 300 meters tall and was built by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Universal Exposition in 1889, or “expos” as we now call them, and these “expos” are places where people can see new inventions, new kinds of art, and new kinds of food.Because the tower was such a tall building, Eiffel wanted to make it easy for people to get to the top. He wanted to use an elevator, which was a very new invention at the time. Eiffel asked Elisha Otis to design an elevator to the first and second platforms of the building. Unfortunately, the French government did not like the first design that Otis showed them, and they would not let him put the elevator in. By early 1889, the first visitors had to climb hundreds of stairs to get on the first and second platforms of the tower.The Eiffel Tower cost over a million US dollars — a lot of money at that time. People who invested in the building were worried that they would not get their money back. However, in the first year they got much more than their money back. Thousands of tickets were sold to people who wanted to go up and look at the view fro。