2021屆高考英語二輪復習話題專項復習（十） 含解析

2021高考英語話題專項復習（十）

目錄內(nèi)容

Part1話題相關(guān)詞匯

Part2話題相關(guān)短語

Part3話題相關(guān)句式

Part4話題相關(guān)寫作

Part5話題相關(guān)閱讀

學生默寫版

一：相關(guān)詞匯

1.——_n.冒險；奇遇

2.—_n.娛樂

3.—_n.運動員

4.—_adj.健壯的；運動的

5.——_n.聽眾；觀眾

6.——_n.獎品；獎；vt.授予；給予

7.—_n.氣球

8.—_vt.取消

9.——_n.蠟燭

10._——vt.&vi.提供飲食及服務

11._—n.慶祝；慶祝會

12.__n.典禮；儀式；禮節(jié)

13._—一圣誕節(jié)

14._——n.冠軍

15._—n.錦標賽

16.v.&n.歡呼，喝彩

17.vi.比賽；競爭

18._________________n.音樂會

19_________________n.標準；準則

20._________________n.勇氣；膽略

21._________________vt.裝飾，修飾

22._________________n.裝飾品

23._________________vt.擊?。粦?zhàn)勝

24._________________n.導演

25_________________n.復活節(jié)

26._________________n.事件；大事

27._________________n.盛宴，宴會；（宗教的）節(jié)日

28._________________n.節(jié)日；慶?；顒?/p>

29._________________n.焰火；（pl.）煙火

30._________________rn.鞭炮

31._________________n.火焰；光輝

32._________________V.搜集；集合；聚集

33._________________n.（親友等的）聚會

34._________________.萬圣節(jié)前夕

35._________________n.邀請；請柬

36._________________n.燈籠；提燈

37._________________n.記號；標志；v.標志；做記號于……

38._________________n.群眾；民眾；大量；adj.民眾的；大規(guī)模的

39._________________vt.使相配，使成對；n.比賽，競賽；火柴

40._________________n.獎牌

41._________________adj.國家的；民族的；全國性的

42._________________vi.參加；參與

43._________________adj.完美的，極好的

44._________________n.許可；允許

相關(guān)短語

1)

1.發(fā)生，舉行

2.（節(jié)日）落在，適逢

3.農(nóng)歷

4.為了紀念；追念

5.歌頌

6.為了慶祝...

7.打扮成……

8.聚會

9.家庭團聚

10.賞月

11.團圓的象征

12.點燈籠

13.世界睡眠日（3月21H）

14.世界水日（3月22日）

15.紀念

16.為紀念，向……表示敬意

17.三天的假期

18.追溯到

19.遵守風俗

20.應該做某事

21.化裝打扮/裝扮成美猴王

22用彩色燈裝飾圣誕樹__________________________

23.去度假________________________

24.慶祝節(jié)日________________________

25.祝賀某人________________________

26.放煙花________________________

27.表演節(jié)目________________________

28.走親訪友________________________

29.給小孩壓歲錢________________________

30.開某人的玩笑________________________

31.對某人表示尊敬________________________

32.舉行龍舟賽________________________

33.吃粽子V

34.觀看升國旗V

35.和某人玩得開心________________________

(2)

1.__________________________出席儀式

2.__________________________在度假

3.__________________________慶祝周年紀念

4.___________________________1慶祝節(jié)日

5.__________________________平安夜

6.__________________________圣誕樹

7.__________________________追溯到

8.__________________________日夜，晝夜，整天

9.__________________________煙火表演

10.__________________________龍舟

11.__________________________穿上盛裝；打扮，裝飾

12.__________________________交換禮物

13.___________________________n節(jié)日、生日等)正當……；適逢……

14.__________________________家人團圓

15.__________________________為了紀念；向……表示敬意

16.__________________________為紀念……

17.___________________________t期望，期待，盼望

18.__________________________在特殊場合

19.__________________________某人的玩笑

20.__________________________南瓜燈

21.__________________________發(fā)生

22.開幕式

23.____________________________直到現(xiàn)在

中國節(jié)日

(1)春節(jié)

(2)端午節(jié)

⑶中秋節(jié)

(4)元旦

(5)國慶節(jié)

(6)五一勞動節(jié)

(7)教師節(jié)

(8)兒童節(jié)

(9)婦女節(jié)

(10)清明節(jié)

(11)重陽節(jié)

(12)元宵節(jié)

三：相關(guān)句式

1.

人們認為月亮是團圓、運氣和財富的象征。

2.

另外，在節(jié)日期間，我們不僅應當花時間和家人在一起，而且這些節(jié)日也提醒人

們平時要多陪伴家人。

3.

我個人認為，西方的節(jié)日是浪漫的和刺激的。

4.

就我而言，比起西方節(jié)日，我更加喜歡中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。

5

隨著母親節(jié)的臨近，我們決定舉辦一場家庭晚會來慶祝這個重要的日子。

6.

我們的班長王華給李老師獻上了準備好的花，同時一些女生為李老師唱歌。

7.

在新年的前夕，每個家庭的成員團聚在一起，吃團圓飯。

8._________________________________________________________________________

飯后他們看電視一直看到12點。

9._________________________________________________________________________

然而，大多數(shù)中國人不完全像外國人那樣慶祝這個節(jié)日。

10.________________________________________________________________________

國慶節(jié)快到了。

11.________________________________________________________________________

今年國慶節(jié)是星期一。

12.________________________________________________________________________

我們舉行舞會來慶祝新年。

四：相關(guān)寫作

.假定你是李華，你的班級決定組織同學們5月30日端午節(jié)(theDragonBoat

Festival)一起騎自行車去西湖觀看龍舟比賽。請你給外教Mr.Smith寫一封郵件，

邀請他上午8：00在學校門口集合，一同前往，感受中國的傳統(tǒng)文化。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

五：相關(guān)閱讀

A

TheruinsofahugeMayacityhavebeendiscoveredinGuatemalawiththehelp

oftheremotesensingtechniqueLiDAR,accordingtotheNationalGeographicon

Thursday.

ThisbreakthroughwaspossiblethankstoLiDARsensors,whichcansurvey

landscapesin3Dbybouncinglaserpulses（激光脈沖）offthegroundfromunmanned

airvehiclesandothers.LiDARisexceptionallyusefulfordetectingarcheological

sites,asitgetsthroughjunglesandotherfeaturesthatholdupexplorationonthe

ground.Thetechniquehasbeentheactivator（催化齊（j）ofmanydiscoveriesinrecent

years.Forinstance,majorfindsatAngkor,CambodiaandCaracol,Belizecanexplain

whatitdid.

ThislargelostcityenvelopssiteslikeTikal,Holmul,andWitzna——knownfor

theirtemplesandpyramids—butshowsthatthesefamousheritageareasarethetipof

theicebergofthislosturbannetwork.

HiddenunderthejunglesoftheMayaBiosphereReserve,morethan60,000

human-madefeatures一homes,canals,highways,someofwhichcanevenreachthe

modernizedstandard一havebeenidentifiedbyaninternationalcooperationof

researchersheadedbythePACUNAMFoundation,aMayaculturalandnatural

heritageorganization.Thosehaveexpertsrethinkingtheoutlinesandcomplexityof

theMayaempire.

Theseancientpeopleobviouslyestablishedtheseimaginativeculturesbasedon

theirknownrelics,butthenewresearchhasshownthatthescaleofthislostsocietyis

farbeyondwhatexpertshadimagined.Thefindingswillbeexploredinanhour-long

documentarycalled“LostTreasuresoftheMayaSnakeKings,“premiering（首映）

Tuesday,February6ontheNationalGeographicChannel.

“Thereareentirecitieswedidn'tknowaboutnowshowingupinthesurvey

data,“saidFranciscoBelli,oneoftheleadarcheologistsontheproject."Thereare

20,000squarekilometresmoretobeexploredandtherearegoingtobehundredsof

citiestherethatwedon'tknowabout,andwewillpushthefrontiers,headded.

l.HowdoestheauthorstresstheimportanceofLiDARsensors?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Bydoingresearches.

D.Bylistinganexception.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Those“inParagraph4referto?

A.ThejunglesoftheReserve.

B.Theman-madeprojectsoftheReserve.

C.TheoutlinesoftheMayaempire.

D.Theresearchesoftheorganization.

3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheMayaempire?

A.Enormousandcontroversial.

B.Imaginativeandaggressive.

C.Famousanddangerous.

D.Vastandadvanced.

4.Whatdoarcheologistshopetodonext?

A.TheyplantorestudythehistoryofMaya.

B.TheywillusetheLiDARsensorsasusual.

C.Theywillcontinuetoexploretheunknown.

D.Theyplantostudythedocumentarycarefully.

B

FrancehasthemostbeautifulcastlesthroughoutEurope.Herearesomeofthe

bestFrenchcastlestovisit.YouJ11surelywanttovisitoneofthemduringyour

travelsinFrance.Havealookandenjoy!

ChateaudeVersailles

TheChateaudeVersaillesisabout20kmssouthwestofParis.Whenthecastle

wasbuilt,Versailleswasasmallvillage.Today,however,itisafamousareain

Paris.Thecastlewasbuiltasasmallhuntinglodge（鄉(xiāng)間小屋）forLouis□inthe

1620s.Yearslater,hemadeitbigger.Later,Louis□alsomadeitlarger,makingitone

ofthelargestpalacesoftheworld.

ChateaudeChambord

TheChateaudeChambordisoneofthelargestcastlesaroundtheworld.ltsitsin

theLoireValley.BeingattheheartofEurope'slargestenclosedwooded

park,Chambord,itwasbuiltfbrKingFrancisItoserveasahuntinglodge.ltisone

oftheworld?smostwell-knowncastlesintheworldbecauseofitsFrench

Renaissance（文藝復興）building.

ChateaudeChenonceau

AsoneofthemostfamouscastlesintheLoireValley,thecastlewasbuiltduring

the11thcenturyontheRiverCher.ltwaspassedthroughmanyhands.Thecastlewas

notdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionbecauseitwastheonlybridgeacrossthe

riverformanymiles.

ChateaudeChantilly

ThishistoriccastlesitsinthetownofChantilly,France.Thisbeautifulcastleis

madeupoftwobuildings:thePetitChateaubuiltaround1560forAnnede

Montmorency,andtheGrandChateauwhichwasdestroyedduringtheFrench

Revolutionandrebuiltinthe1870s.Therearemanyinterestingpiecesof17thcentury

historyconcerningthecastle.Everytwoyearsafireworkscompetitionisheldinthe

castlegardens.

5.WhatdoweknowabouttheChateaudeVersailles?

A.Itsitsinasmallvillage.

B.Itservesasahuntingplace.

C.ItwasfirstbuiltforLouis□.

D.Itwasthelargestcastleinthe1620s.

6.WhatmakestheChateaudeChambordspecial?

A.Itslonghistory.

B.Itsbuildingstyle.

C.Itswealthyowner.

D.Itsimportantposition.

7.WhydidtheChateaudeChenonceaumanagetogetthroughtheFrench

Revolution?

A.ItwasfarfromParis.

B.IthidintheLoireValley.

C.Itplayedaveryimportantrole.

D.ItwasbuiltbyafamousFrenchking.

8.Whichcastlehasafireworksshoweverytwoyears?

A.TheChateaudeVersailles.

B.TheChateaudeChantilly.

C.TheChateaudeChambord.

D.TheChateaudeChenonceau.

C

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Clevelandfbrtheget-togetherthenextday.Iwastakingmy]atthewheel

whilemyhusbandandmylittledaughter2.Myson,fullofenergy,waswide

awakeinthebackseat.I3tostayawake,too,andIdidn,twantto4the

radio,soIaskedhimtotalktometohelpkeepme5."SuieMom,“hesaid/what

doyouwantto6?”ItoldhimI'dtalkaboutanythinghewantedtotalk

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sowetalkedaboutthe9betweenfrogsandtoads（蟾蛛）,and10—

basketballandsoccer.Hewasquite11whenwetalkedaboutMichaelJordan

andMichaelJacksonandhowtheygottobesofamous.Nowandthenhewould

12,butwe'dcontinuetotalkasIdrovedownthe13road.

Aboutanhourandahalflater,whenIfinally14,thebrightlightswoke

everyone,andthemagicofourdiscussion15.ButIknewIhadtakenthefirst

steptowardchangingabadlisteninghabitwithsomeoneIloveverymuch.

l.A.offerB.stepC.placeD.turn

2.A.leamedB.ateC.exercisedD.slept

3.A.failedB.neededC.refusedD.agreed

4.A.moveB.takeC.playD.touch

5.A.patientB.pleasedC.awakeD.strong

6.A.discussB.doC.proveD.say

7.A.toB.forC.withD.about

8.A.luckyB.fineC.simpleD.dangerous

9.A.studiesB.rulesC.differencesD.competitions

lO.A.tasksB.sportsC.shows□.programs

11.A.interestedB.surprisedC.angryD.sorry

12.A.stayB.stopC.watchD.leave

13.A.darkB.mainC.wideD.beautiful

14,A.passedB.followedC.finishedD.arrived

15.A.workedB.continuedC.disappearedD.changed

2021高考英語話題專項復習（十）教師版

一：相關(guān)詞匯

1.adventuren.冒險；奇遇

2.amusementn.娛樂

3.athleten.運動員

4.athleticadj.健壯的；運動的

5.audiencen.聽眾；觀眾

6.awardn.獎品；獎；vt.授予；給予

7.balloonn.氣球

8.cancelvt.取消

9.candlen.蠟燭

10.catervt.&vi.提供飲食及服務

11.celebrationn.慶祝；慶祝會

12.ceremonyn.典禮；儀式；禮節(jié)

13.Christmas圣誕節(jié)

14.championn.冠軍

15.championshipn.錦標賽

16.cheerv.&n.歡呼，喝彩

17.competevi.比賽；競爭

18.concertn.音樂會

19.criterionn.標準；準則

20.couragen.勇氣；膽略

21.decoratevt.裝飾，修飾

22.decorationn.裝飾品

23.defeatvt.擊??；戰(zhàn)勝

24.directorn.導演

25.Eastern.復活節(jié)

26.eventn.事件;大事

27.feastn.盛宴，宴會；（宗教的）節(jié)日

28.festivaln.節(jié)日；慶祝活動

29.fireworkn.焰火；（pl.）煙火

30.firecrackern.鞭炮

31.flamen.火焰；光輝

32.gather*搜集；集合；聚集

33.gettogethern.（親友等的）聚會

34.Halloween.萬圣節(jié)前夕

35.invitationn.邀請；請柬

36.lanternn.燈籠；提燈

37.markn.記號；標志；v.標志；做記號于...

38.massn.群眾；民眾；大量；adj.民眾的；大規(guī)模的

39.matchvt.使相配，使成對；n.比賽，競賽；火柴

40.medaln.獎牌

41.nationaladj.國家的；民族的；全國性的

42.participatevi.參力口；參與

43.perfectadj.完美的，極好的

44.permission；允許

二：相關(guān)短語

1）

1.takeplace發(fā)生，舉行

2.fallon（節(jié)日）落在，適逢

3.lunarcalendar農(nóng)歷

4.inmemoryof=inhonorof為了紀念；追念

5.inpraiseof歌頌

6.incelebrationof為了慶祝..

7.dressupas打’扮成..

8.gettogether聚會

9.familyreunion家庭團聚

10.enjoythefullmoon賞月

11.asymbolofreunion團圓的象征

12.lightthelantern點燈籠

13.WorldSleepDay世界睡眠日（3月21日）

14.WorldWaterDay世界水日（3月22日）

15.名己念inmemoryof

16.為紀念,向..表示敬意inhonourof

17.三天的假期athree-dayvacation

18.追溯至Udatebackto;datefrom

19.遵守風俗observethecustoms

20.應該做某事besupposedtodosth

21.化裝打扮/裝扮成美猴王dressup/dressupasMonkeyKing

22.用彩色燈裝飾圣誕樹decorateaChristmastreewithcolouredlights

23.去度假goonholiday/takeavacation

24.慶祝節(jié)日celebratethefestival

25.祝賀某人congratulate（sb）onsth

26.放煙花setofffireworks

27.表演節(jié)目putonperformances

28.走親訪友visitrelativesandfriends

29.給小孩壓歲錢givechildrenluckymoney

30.開某人的玩笑playajokeonsbmakefunofsb

31.對某人表示尊敬showrespectforsb

32.舉行龍舟賽holddragonboatraces

33.吃粽子eatzongzi

34.觀看升國旗watchthenationalflaggoup

35.和某人玩得開心havefunwithsb

(2)

1.attendaceremony出席儀式

2.beonholiday/vacation在度假

3.celebrateananniversary慶祝周年紀念

4.celebratethefestival慶祝節(jié)日

5.ChristmasEve平安夜

6.Christmastree圣誕樹

7.datebackt追溯到

8.dayandnigh日夜，晝夜，整天

9.displayoffirework煙火表演

lO.dragonboat龍舟

11.dressup穿上盛裝;打扮,裝飾

12.exchangegifts交換禮物

13.fallon/upon節(jié)日、生日等)正當..；適逢…

14.familyreunion家人團圓

15.inhonouro為了紀念；向...表示敬意

16.inmemoryof/inhonor為名己念...

17.lookforwardt期望，期待，盼望

18.onspecialoccasion在特殊場合

19.playajoke/jokesonsb./makefunof某人的玩笑

2O.pumpkinlamp南瓜燈

21.takeplace發(fā)生

22.theopeningceremony開幕式

23.uptonow直到現(xiàn)在

中國節(jié)日

(1)TheSpringFestival春節(jié)

(2)TheDragonBoatFestival端午節(jié)

⑶TheMid-autumnFestival中秋節(jié)

(4)NewYear'sDay元旦

(5)NationalDay國慶節(jié)

(6)InternationalLaborDay五一勞動節(jié)

(7)Teachers1Day教師節(jié)

(8)ChildrenJsDay兒童節(jié)

(9)Women'sDay婦女節(jié)

(10)Tomb-sweepingDay清明節(jié)

(11)TheDoubleNinthFestival重陽節(jié)

(12)TheLanternFestival元宵節(jié)

三：相關(guān)句式

1.It'sbelievedthatthemoonisasymbolofreunion,luckandfortune.

人們認為月亮是團圓、運氣和財富的象征。

2.Inaddition,notonlyshouldwespendsometimewithourfamilyduringfestivals

butitisthesefestivalsthatremindustohavemoretimewithourfamily.

另外，在節(jié)日期間，我們不僅應當花時間和家人在一起，而且這些節(jié)日也提醒人

們平時要多陪伴家人。

3.Personally,!thinkthewesternfestivalsareromanticandexciting.

我個人認為，西方的節(jié)日是浪漫的和刺激的。

4.Frommyperspective,IpreferthetraditionalChinesefestivalstowesternfestivals.

就我而言，比起西方節(jié)日，我更加喜歡中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。

5.WithMotherJsDayapproaching,wedecidedtoholdafamilypartytocelebratethe

importantday.

隨著母親節(jié)的臨近，我們決定舉辦一場家庭晚會來慶祝這個重要的日子。

6.WangHua,ourmonitor,presentedMsLiwiththepreparedflowerswhilesome

girlssangsongsforher.

我們的班長王華給李老師獻上了準備好的花，同時一些女生為李老師唱歌。

7.OntheeveoftheNewYear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgathertogetherandeatsa

familyreuniondinner.

在新年的前夕，每個家庭的成員團聚在一起，吃團圓飯。

8.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrikestwelve.

飯后他們看電視一直看到12點。

9.However,mostofChinesedon*tcelebrateitexactlyasforeignersdo.

然而，大多數(shù)中國人不完全像外國人那樣慶祝這個節(jié)日。

lO.NationalDayiscoming.國慶節(jié)快到了。

11.NationalDayfallsonMondaythisyear.今年國慶節(jié)是星期一。

12.WecelebratedtheNewYearwithadanceparty.我們舉行舞會來慶祝新年。

四：相關(guān)寫作

.假定你是李華，你的班級決定組織同學們5月30日端午節(jié)(theDragonBoat

Festival)一起騎自行車去西湖觀看龍舟比賽。請你給外教Mr.Smith寫一封郵件，

邀請他上午8：00在學校門口集合，一同前往，感受中國的傳統(tǒng)文化。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearMr.Smith,

Howiseverything?

OurclassisplanningtocycletheWestLaketowatchthedragonboatraceon

May30,whentheDragonBoatFestivaliscelebratednationwide.We?11gatheratour

schoolgateat8am.Vdliketoinviteyoutogowithusandexperiencethisunique

Chineseculture.

Thedragonboatrace,originallyheldinmemoryofthegreatpoetQuYuan,has

nowbecomeacommonpracticeanddevelopedintoasport.I'msureitwillbe

excitingandenjoyable.Yourpresencewillcertainlyaddtoourpleasure.Docomeand

havefun.

Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Yours,

LiHua

五：相關(guān)閱讀

A

TheruinsofahugeMayacityhavebeendiscoveredinGuatemalawiththehelp

oftheremotesensingtechniqueLiDAR,accordingtotheNationalGeographicon

Thursday.

ThisbreakthroughwaspossiblethankstoLiDARsensors,whichcansurvey

landscapesin3Dbybouncinglaserpulses（激光脈沖）offthegroundfromunmanned

airvehiclesandothers.LiDARisexceptionallyusefulfordetectingarcheological

sites,asitgetsthroughjunglesandotherfeaturesthatholdupexplorationonthe

ground.Thetechniquehasbeentheactivator（催化劑）ofmanydiscoveriesinrecent

years.Forinstance,majorfindsatAngkor,CambodiaandCaracol,Belizecanexplain

whatitdid.

ThislargelostcityenvelopssiteslikeTikal,Holmul,andWitzna—knownfor

theirtemplesandpyramids—butshowsthatthesefamousheritageareasarethetipof

theicebergofthislosturbannetwork.

HiddenunderthejunglesoftheMayaBiosphereReserve,morethan60,000

human-madefeatures-homes,canals,highways,someofwhichcanevenreachthe

modernizedstandard一havebeenidentifiedbyaninternationalcooperationof

researchersheadedbythePACUNAMFoundationsMayaculturalandnatural

heritageorganization.Thosehaveexpertsrethinkingtheoutlinesandcomplexityof

theMayaempire.

Theseancientpeopleobviouslyestablishedtheseimaginativeculturesbasedon

theirknownrelics,butthenewresearchhasshownthatthescaleofthislostsocietyis

farbeyondwhatexpertshadimagined.Thefindingswillbeexploredinanhour-long

documentarycalled“LostTreasuresoftheMayaSnakeKings,“premiering（首映）

Tuesday,February6ontheNationalGeographicChannel.

“Thereareentirecitieswedidn'tknowaboutnowshowingupinthesurvey

data,“saidFranciscoBelli,oneoftheleadarcheologistsontheproject/'Thereare

20,000squarekilometresmoretobeexploredandtherearegoingtobehundredsof

citiestherethatwedon'tknowabout,andwewillpushthefrontiers,"headded.

l.HowdoestheauthorstresstheimportanceofLiDARsensors?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Bydoingresearches.

D.Bylistinganexception.

2,Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Those"inParagraph4referto?

A.ThejunglesoftheReserve.

B.Theman-madeprojectsoftheReserve.

C.TheoutlinesoftheMayaempire.

D.Theresearchesoftheorganization.

3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheMayaempire?

A.Enormousandcontroversial.

B.Imaginativeandaggressive.

C.Famousanddangerous.

D.Vastandadvanced.

4.Whatdoarcheologistshopetodonext?

A.TheyplantorestudythehistoryofMaya.

B.TheywillusetheLiDARsensorsasusual.

C.Theywillcontinuetoexploretheunknown.

D.Theyplantostudythedocumentarycarefully.

B

FrancehasthemostbeautifulcastlesthroughoutEurope.Herearesomeofthe

bestFrenchcastlestovisit.YouJ11surelywanttovisitoneofthemduringyour

travelsinFrance.Havealookandenjoy!

ChateaudeVersailles

TheChateaudeVersaillesisabout20kmssouthwestofParis.Whenthecastle

wasbuilt,Versailleswasasmallvillage.Today,however,itisafamousareain

Paris.Thecastlewasbuiltasasmallhuntinglodge（鄉(xiāng)間小屋）forLouis□inthe

1620s.Yearslater,hemadeitbigger.Later,Louis□alsomadeitlarger,makingitone

ofthelargestpalacesoftheworld.

ChateaudeChambord

TheChateaudeChambordisoneofthelargestcastlesaroundtheworld.ltsitsin

theLoireValley.BeingattheheartofEurope*slargestenclosedwooded

park,Chambord,itwasbuiltfbrKingFrancisItoserveasahuntinglodge.ltisone

oftheworld?smostwell-knowncastlesintheworldbecauseofitsFrench

Renaissance（文藝復興）building.

ChateaudeChenonceau

AsoneofthemostfamouscastlesintheLoireValley,thecastlewasbuiltduring

the11thcenturyontheRiverCher.ltwaspassedthroughmanyhands.Thecastlewas

notdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionbecauseitwastheonlybridgeacrossthe

riverformanymiles.

ChateaudeChantilly

ThishistoriccastlesitsinthetownofChantilly,France.Thisbeautifulcastleis

madeupoftwobuildings:thePetitChateaubuiltaround1560forAnnede

Montmorency,andtheGrandChateauwhichwasdestroyedduringtheFrench

Revolutionandrebuiltinthe1870s.Therearemanyinterestingpiecesof17thcentury

historyconcerningthecastle.Everytwoyearsafireworkscompetitionisheldinthe

castlegardens.

5.WhatdoweknowabouttheChateaudeVersailles?

A.Itsitsinasmallvillage.

B.Itservesasahuntingplace.

C.ItwasfirstbuiltfbrLouis□.

D.Itwasthelargestcastleinthe1620s.

6.WhatmakestheChateaudeChambordspecial?

A.Itslonghistory.

B.Itsbuildingstyle.

C.Itswealthyowner.

D.Itsimportantposition.

7.WhydidtheChateaudeChenonceaumanagetogetthroughtheFrench

Revolution?

A.ItwasfarfromParis.

B.IthidintheLoireValley.

C.Itplayedaveryimportantrole.

D.ItwasbuiltbyafamousFrenchking.

8.Whichcastlehasafireworksshoweverytwoyears?

A.TheChateaudeVersailles.

B.TheChateaudeChantilly.

C.TheChateaudeChambord.

D.TheChateaudeChenonceau.

C

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