ReferenceforTeachingⅠ、异域风情1.SydneyOperaHouseTheSydneyOperaHouseisoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld.Itisconsideredtobeoneofthemostrecognizableimagesofthemodernworldalthoughthebuildinghasbeenopenforonlyabout30years.TheSydneyOperaHouseisasrepresentativeofAustraliaasthepyramidsareofEgypt.6225squaremetersofglassand645kilometersofelectriccablewereusedtobuildtheOperaHouse.Itincludes1000rooms.Itis185meterslongand120meterswide.Thebuilding’sroofsectionsweighabout15tons.Thereare1milliontilesontheroof.Itprovidesguidedtoursto200000peopleeachyear.ButdoyouknowtheOperaHousewitharoofwasdesignedbyafamousDanisharchitect,Utzon?Inthelate1950stheAustralianGovernmentestablishedanappealfundtofinancetheconstructionoftheSydneyOperaHouse,andconductedacompetitionforitsdesignwaschosen.Utzonspentafewyearsreworkingthedesignanditwas1961beforehehadsolvedtheproblemofhowtobuildthedistinguishingfeature—thesailsoftheroof.Theventureexperiencedcostblowouts.In1966thesituationreachedcrisispointandUtzonresignedfromtheproject.Thebuildingwasfinallycompetedbyothersin1973.SydneyOperaHousewasopenedbyQueenElizabethon20thOctober1973.TheOperaHousereachesoutintotheharbour.Seenfromtheairoraferry,theskylineoftheSydneyOperaHose,thebluewateroftheharbourandtheSydneyHarbourBridge,isbeautiful.2.RedSquareRedSquare—thatfamiliarbrickedexpanse(宽阔的区域)intheheartofMoscowislocatedjustoutsidetheKremlin(克里姆林宫),alongit’seasternwall.RedSquare’shistorystretchesbacktothedaysofCzarist(俄国帝制的)Russia.Inthelate15thcentury,peoplecametothissquare,calledmarketsquare,tobuyfood,livestock(家畜)，orotherwares(器皿).Bythelate16thcentury,itwasrenamedTrinitySquare,andservedasthemainentrancetotheKremlin.Itwasn’tuntil1650thatitreceivedthenameKrasnayaPloschad,krasnayameaningbothbeautifulandred.TheRedSquareoftodayismorethan500000squarefeetofopenland.Aplacewherepeoplegathertocelebrateofficialstateevents,tobephotographedinfrontoffavoritesites,orjusttodrinkinthehistoricsplendor(光彩).AtthenorthendofthesquareistheHistoricalMuseum,thelargestmuseumofRussianhistoryintheworld.St.Basil’sCathedralisattheSouthernendofRedSquare.3.TheLouvre(卢浮宫)Fromtheearliesttimes,manhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld’sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvreinParis,France.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.用心爱心专心1TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort(要塞).In1190,itwastheking’scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithasamoat(护城河)tokeepouthisenemies.Overtheyears,thenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350,thecastlewasnolongerneededasafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeace,newtreasureswerebroughtin.Duringdaysofwar,manytreasureswerestolen,andthebuildingsweredamaged.WhenFrancisIbecameKingofFrancein1515,hebroughtinartistsfrommanycountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardodaVinci(达·芬奇)fromItaly.DaVinci’s“Monalisa”isthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793,theLouvrebecameapublicmuseum,justasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasureshavebeensavedforeveryonetoenjoy.Ⅱ、知识归纳(一)“It+be+adj.+…”句型结构当It用作“be+adj.”结构的形式主语时，其真正主语有以下几种不同类型:(1)It+be+adj.+todosth.e.g.ItiseasytopickupBBCEnglishprogrammes.收听BBC英语节目是很容易的。注：①此句型中的adj.有时可换为...
