2017-2018学年高中英语译林版必修三教学案：Unit 3 Section 1

More than three hundred years ago, the Russian Czar Peter the Great built a new capital — St Petersburg on the Neva River (涅瓦河) in Russia.Peter the Great, like his country, was strong and proud. Many great and beautiful palaces were built during his lifetime.

St Petersburg has been the centre of many important events in history.In 1941, the Germans tried to destroy the city.It was under attack for 900 days, but the people of the city never gave in.The Germans burned many of the palaces as they left.St Petersburg was almost in ruins.

When the Nazis had gone, the people of St Petersburg began to rebuild the city.It was not easy.Painters and works had to be very careful to save the palaces and buildings without destroying their old beauty.Now after years of hard work, the old palaces have been made as wonderful as in the past.Today Peter the Great on his bronze horse can once again look out over the city he built.

St Petersburg is legendary for its White Nights：those long summer days when the sun barely dips below the horizon.Revels start in May, when the city finally succumbs to spring and the parks are filled with flowering trees.But even when the skies are grey and the ground is covered in snow, the rich culture of St Petersburg dazzles and delights.,

[阅读障碍词]

1．event n．事件；大事

2．destroy vt.破坏；毁坏；消灭 3．be under attack遭受攻击 4．give in屈服；让步

5．in ruins严重受损；破败不堪；成为废墟 6．beauty n．美；美人 7．bronze n．铜；青铜 8．look out over俯视 9．revel n．狂欢，欢宴

10．succumb v．屈服，屈从；被压垮；死

Please match the words with their proper meanings. 1．civilization A．兴建，创建 2．found B．逃跑，逃避 3．pour C．毁坏，摧毁 4．decorate D．装饰

5．disaster E．破坏，毁坏，废墟 6．destroy F．涌流，倒出 7．commercial G．灾难 8．ruin H．文明

9．flee I．商业的，贸易的 10．remains J．剩余物，遗迹 答案：1～5 HAFDG 6～10 CIEBJ

Are you familiar with these famous historic sites? Match the following pictures with their names.

A．the Summer Palace B．the Temple of Heaven C．the Royal Mausoleum of Ming

D．the Confucius Temple E．stonehenge

F．the Forbidden City G．the ruins of Yuanmingyuan H．the Taj Mahal I．pyramids 答案：1～5 FGIEH 6～9 ACDB

Ⅰ.Fast-reading

1．Look through the text and then finish the following question.

The passage is mainly about a cultural tour to sites_of_lost_civilizations． 2．Summarize the main idea of each diary. Diary 1 A．a visit to Pompeii city

Diary 2 B．the purpose and destination of the trip Diary 3 C．the discovery of the Loulan kingdom Diary 4 D．a lecture about Pompeii and the volcano Diary 5 E．general information about Loulan 答案：Diaries 1～5 BDAEC Ⅱ.Careful-reading

(Ⅰ)Choose the best answers according to the text. 1．Which is the order of the trip route?

a．Italy b．Pompeii c．Loulan A．a, b, c B．a, c, b C．b, a, c D．c, b, a

2．Loulan is called China's Pompeii in the desert because________． A．both of them once had great civilizations

B．both of them once had similar building structures C．they were both destroyed by volcano eruption D．they were both powerful in the ancient past

3．Which of the following is NOT true about Loulan? A．It was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road. B．It was destroyed by sandstorms gradually.

C．It was discovered by the European explorer Sven Hedin more than 100 years ago. D．It wasn't buried completely because of enormous trees. 4．What's the main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan? A．They were buried at the same time.

B．They were both wealthy cities 2，000 years ago. C．They were destroyed in the same way. D．They were discovered by explorers.

5．Walking in the ruins of Pompeii and Loulan, the writer felt ________． A．thankful B．pitiful C．proud D．respectful 答案：1～5 AADBB

(Ⅱ)Fill in each blank with no more than three words. Lost civilizations Lost 1.civilizations The time of existing Causes of being 2._destroyed 3.Remains Pompeii From the 8th century BC to AD 79 The volcano 4.eruptedand buried the city ·A stone with writing on it Loulan 2，000 years ago Many people believed it was 7.gradually covered over by sandstorms ·City walls, palaces, temples, workshops ·Several houses 5.with_wall paintings ·Several houses 5.with_wall paintings Founders A farmer discovered a stone with writing on it and was 6.preserved and studied by government In Italy and towers ·An ancient water system The 9.European_explorer Sven Hedin discovered the 10.ruins of the Loulan Kingdom On a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West Location

Ⅲ.Study-reading

Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text. 1．When I walked around the city, I saw streets just as they had been, with stepping stones along the road so you did not have to step in the mud on rainy days!

[句式分析]

[尝试翻译] 绕城散步时，我看到街道都仍像过去一样，沿街道铺了阶石，因此在多雨的日子里，你就踩不到泥浆了！

2．It turns out that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city，their bodies nearly completely broke down and disappeared, leaving empty spaces in the ash.

[句式分析] 本句是主从复合句，it是形式主语，真正的主语是由that引导的主语从句。该主语从句中包含一个由after引导的时间状语从句，此状语从句中还含有一个由who引导的定语从句，修饰先行词people。分词短语leaving ...in the ash充当结果状语。

[尝试翻译] 原来，火山灰覆盖了没能逃离城市的人，他们的身体几乎全部烧化消失了，只留下火山灰里的人形空当。

Ⅳ.Post-reading

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

I felt lucky to be picked to ① represent China to go on a cultural expedition to sites of lost ②civilizations.We visited Pompeii in Italy and Loulan in China.Pompeii was ③founded in the 8th century BC, then ④taken_over by the Romans in 89 BC.Later, Pompeii was destroyed by a ⑤volcano.It ⑥erupted and covered Pompeii with ash.Unfortunately, all the people were buried ⑦alive.⑧Differently,_Loulan disappeared under the sand.There were just a few ⑨ruins left.They