Module1Europe欧洲，尤其是古希腊，是西方文化的发源地。目前，选择去欧洲旅游的人越来越多，欧洲之所以吸引人是因为那片大陆有着独特的建筑和迷人的风景。Europeisknownallovertheworldastheplacewhichsawtheorigins(起源)ofwesternculture.TheseinterestingfactsaboutEuropewouldtellyoumanymoredetailsaboutthiscontinent.Here’salookatsomeinterestingfactsaboutEurope.Geographicallyspeaking,Europecoversabout10，160，000squarekilometers.TheArcticOceanliestothenorthofEuropewhiletheAtlanticOceanliesonthewesternside.Europeenjoysquitedifferentclimatesdependinguponeachregion.TheclimatemaybereallyfreezinginareasofScandinaviawhilecertaincountriesenjoyverywarmweather.Europehasaninterestingmixofcultures,whichisprobablybecauseoftheappearanceofmanyreligions(宗教).TherearemanycountriesinEuropethathaveofficialreligions.AninterestingfactisthatcertainSwissvillagesevenhavetheirreligionwrittenacrossatthesignsseenattheentrancetothesevillages.TherearemanyinterestingmusicalstylesinEurope.Theserangefromthetraditionalkindstomodernfolkorevenrockmusic.TherearealsolotsoffestivalsinEurope.Here,wecanseethecelebrationoftheOktoberfest,whichisheldinGermany,aswellasthecelebrationoftheCannesFilmFestival,whichisheldinFrance.Europeisconnectedwiththeoriginsofmanysportsthathavebecomepopularallovertheworld.Cricketoriginated(起源于)inthesouthernareaofEnglandandgolfwhichisyetanotherpopularsportoriginatedinScotland.Also,therearegamesliketennisandhandballthatareextremelypopularinEurope.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.acrossprep.横过；穿过2.facevt.面向；面对3.rangen.山脉4.symboln.象征；符号5.projectn．计划；项目；工程6.birthplacen.发源地7.ancientadj.古代的8.landmarkn.标志性建筑拓展词汇9.continentaladj.大陆的；大洲的→continentn.大洲10.situatedadj.坐落(某处)的；位于(某处)的→situatev．(位置)使位于，使处于……地位→situationn．形势，状况，位置11.locatedadj.位于→locatev．位于；确定……的位置→locationn．位置；所在地阅读词汇12.bootn．长统靴；皮靴13.galleryn.美术馆；画廊14.architectn.建筑师15.sculpturen.雕刻；泥塑16.civilisationn.文明重点短语1.off__the__coast在(离岸边不远的)海面上2.__be__covered__by被……覆盖着3.be__famous__for因……而著名4.be__known__as作为……而出名/闻名5.because__of因为；由于6.of__all__time有史以来重点句型1.方位句型：be/lie＋in/on/tothe＋方位名词＋of...：Italyis__in__the__south__of__Europe(在欧洲南部)onthecoastoftheMediterraneanSea.2.全部倒装：Between__France__and__Spain__is__another__mountain__range(法国和西班牙之间横亘着另外一条山脉)—thePyrenees.3.形容词短语作定语：ParisisthecapitalandlargestcityofFrance,situated__on(坐落在)theRiverSeine.4.“分数/百分数＋of＋主语”构成的短语在句中作主语时，谓语动词的单复数与of后面的名词或代词一致：AbouttwothirdsofFrance’sartistsandwriterslive__in__Paris(住在巴黎).5.eversince自从……以来：Theirworkhas__influenced__other__writers__ever__since(自那以来一直影响着其他作家).Readthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.1．ParisA．isknownasthebirthplaceofwesterncivilisation.2．BarcelonaB．isthecapitalandlargestcityofFrance.3．FlorenceC．isthesecondlargestcityofSpain.4．AthensD．isanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseoftheRenaissance.答案：1－4.BCDAReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．Whichofthefollowingcitiesisacapital?A．Venice.B．Barcelona.C．Florence.D．Athens.2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheelement(要素)tomakeParisfam...
