Module1EuropeEuropeisknownallovertheworldastheplacewhichsawtheoriginsofWesternculture.TheseinterestingfactsaboutEuropewouldtellyoumanymoredetailsaboutthiscontinent.Here’salookatsomeinterestingfactsaboutEurope.Geographicallyspeaking，Europecoversabout10,160,000squarekilometers.TheArcticOceanliestothenorthofEuropewhiletheAtlanticOceanliesonthewesternside.TheMediterraneanSealiestothesouthandtheCaucasusMountainsandtheBlackSealieonthesoutheasternsideofEurope.Europeenjoysquitedifferentclimatesdependinguponeachregion.TheclimatemaybereallyfreezinginareasofScandinaviawhilecertaincountriesenjoyverywarmweather.Europehasaninterestingmixofcultures，whichisprobablybecauseoftheappearanceofmanyreligions.OnecanfindabalanceofChristianityandIslamhere.TherearemanycountriesinEuropethathaveofficialreligions.AninterestingfactisthatcertainSwissvillagesevenhavetheirreligionwrittenacrossatthesignsseenattheentrancetothesevillages.TherearemanyinterestingmusicalstylesinEurope.Theserangefromthetraditionalkindstomodernfolkorevenrockmusic.TherearealsolotsoffestivalsinEurope.Here，wecanseethecelebrationoftheOktoberfestbeerfestival，whichisheldinGermany，aswellasthecelebrationoftheCannesFilmFestival，whichisheldinFrance.TheVaticanCityisconsideredtobethesmallestindependentstateinEurope.ThiscityhasgreatculturalimportancewithsomeofthemostfamousartworksbyartistssuchasBotticelliandMichelangelo.Europeisconnectedwiththeoriginsofmanysportsthathavebecomepopularallovertheworld.CricketoriginatedinthesouthernareaofEnglandandgolfwhichisyetanotherpopularsportoriginatedinScotland.Also，therearegamesliketennisandhandballthatareextremelypopularinEurope.1.originn.起源；发端2.theCaucasusMountains高加索山脉3.religionn.宗教4.officialadj.官方的5.celebrationn.庆祝；庆典6.extremelyadv.极其；非常Answerthefollowingquestions1.Whydoesthewriterwritethetext?TointroduceEuropetous.2.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?TointroducethegeographypositionofEurope.PeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabularyⅠ.单词检测1.acrossprep.横过；穿过2.continentaladj.大陆的；大洲的3.facevt.面向；面对4.rangen.山脉5.situatedadj.坐落(某处)的；位于(某处)的6.symboln.象征；符号7.locatedadj.位于locatevt.使……坐落于，位于8.architectn.建筑师architecturen.建筑9.civilisation/civilizationn.文明10.ancientadj.古代的modernadj.当代的，最新的(反义词)Ⅱ.短语检测1.offthecoast在(离开海岸的)海面上2.onthecoastof在……海岸上3.looklike看起来像4.becoveredwith/by被……覆盖5.besituated/locatedin/on坐落于……6.befamousfor因……而著名7.becauseof由于；因为8.beknownas作为……而出名/闻名Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配信息1.ParisA.isknownasthebirthplaceofwesterncivilisation.2.BarcelonaB.isthecapitalandlargestcityofFrance.3.FlorenceC.isthesecondlargestcityofSpain.4.AthensD.isanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseoftheRenaissance.答案1.B2.C3.D4.AⅡ.课文阅读理解1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.BarcelonaisthesecondlargestcityofSpain.B.Madridisaboutfivehundredkilometerseastofthecity，Barcelona.C.Gaudiworkedontheprojectfrom1882untilhisdeathin1926.D.Barcelonaislocatedonthenortheastcoast.答案B2.AboutRenaissance，whichisTRUE?A.Itbeganinthe1300s.B.Itlastedforfourhundredyears.C.AllthegreatestpaintersofalltimelivedandworkedinFlorence.D.FlorenceisthemostfamouscityinItaly.答案A3.WhatisAthensfamousfor?A.Thecapitalcity.B.Muchcivilisation.C.Thebirthplaceofwesterncivilisation.D.Themorepowerfulcitynow.答...
