福建省三明市第一中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高考話題復(fù)習(xí)話題六歷史與地理

話題六：歷史與地理17.ABraveMaid勇敢的女仆(Unit1Culturalrelics,Book2)AwoodenvasefromtheMingDynastyattheentranceofthereceptionhallamazedeveryone.Theartistsdesigneditinararestyleandselectedvaluablejewelstodecorateit.Peoplethoughthighlyofitsfancycolourofhoneyandthebeautifulpaintingsonit.Thevaseusedtobelongtoaformercastle.Butwhenthecountrywasatwar,theenemytroopsexplodedthecastle.Debatesonhowthevasesurvivedwentonandon.Inordertoremovepeople’sdoubt,ateamofnolessthan20peoplecarriedoutaninformalinvestigation.Theevidencestheyfoundshowedthatamaidtookthevaseapartandaskedasailortosinkitinalocalwell.Shenevergaveawaythesecretevenunderthecrueltrialoftheenemieswhowereinsearchoftreasures.Itisworthgivingthisbravemaidafortuneinreturn.接待大廳入口處的明朝木制花瓶使每個(gè)人都驚奇不已。藝術(shù)家以一種罕有的風(fēng)格設(shè)計(jì)它，并挑選了貴重的珠寶裝飾它。人們高度贊賞它那蜂蜜般的奇特顏色，還有上面繪制的繪畫(huà)。這個(gè)花瓶曾經(jīng)屬于一座從前的城堡，但在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間，敵人的軍隊(duì)炸毀了城堡，于是關(guān)于這個(gè)花瓶是如何幸存下來(lái)的爭(zhēng)論就一直在持續(xù)著。為了解開(kāi)人們的疑問(wèn)，一個(gè)由不少于20人的調(diào)查隊(duì)開(kāi)展了一次非正式的調(diào)查。他們找到的證據(jù)表明，有個(gè)女仆把花瓶拆開(kāi)，然后讓一名水手把它沉到當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋€(gè)水井里。她從來(lái)沒(méi)有泄露這個(gè)秘密，即使是在搜尋財(cái)寶的敵人殘酷的審訊下。這位女仆真是值得給予一大筆錢(qián)作為對(duì)她的回報(bào)。18.AJourneyacrossCanada橫穿加拿大的旅行(Unit5Canda–“TheTrueNorth”,Book3)Afteraquizlastautumn,KuangcrossedthecontinenteastwardtoTorontotovisithisschoolmate,thedistancemeasuringapproximately5,000kilometers, HistrainstartedfromVancouver,acitysurroundedbymountains.Afterconfirminghisbaggagewasaboardthetrain,Kuangsettleddowninhisseat.Havingagiftformunication,hestartedchattingwithanotherpassengerwithin5minutes.TheirtopicsincludedtheCanadiantraditions,thePrimeMinister,themixtureofraces,andtheterrifyingGreatFall.Afteranicebuffetatnoon,hewaspleasedtofindthatthescenerywasimpressive.Hesawbeautifulharboursinthedistance,wealthyurbanareasandmapleforestthatcoveredthousandsofacres.Heevenmanagedtocatchsightofaneagleflyingupwardoverbushes. KuangreachedTorontowhichliesslightlyneartheborderatamistydawn.Therewasfrostandthebroaddowntownstreetswereveryquiet.Thoughitwasearly,Kuangphonedhisschoolmateinaboothnearbyatonceratherthanwaitingforhimtoe.Theyhadagoodtimetogether. 去年秋天的一次考試后，光向東橫穿整個(gè)大陸，來(lái)到多倫多探望他的同學(xué)，這次旅行的距離測(cè)量起來(lái)大約有五千多公里。 他的火車(chē)從群山圍繞的溫哥華啟程。在證實(shí)了自己的行李都在火車(chē)上之后，光就在座位上安坐下來(lái)。因?yàn)樵谂c人交流方面有天賦，他在5分鐘內(nèi)就和另一個(gè)乘客聊起天來(lái)。他們的話題包括加拿大的傳統(tǒng)、加拿大的總理、種族的混合，還有讓人心驚膽戰(zhàn)的大瀑布。中午吃了一頓美味的自助餐后，他很高興發(fā)現(xiàn)外面的風(fēng)景非常讓人印象深刻。他看見(jiàn)了遠(yuǎn)處美麗的海港、富裕的市區(qū)，還有延綿幾千畝的楓樹(shù)林，他甚至還設(shè)法看見(jiàn)了一只在灌木叢上空翱翔的鷹。 光在一個(gè)薄霧籠罩的黎明到達(dá)稍稍接近邊境的多倫多，地上有霜，寬闊的市區(qū)街道很安靜。盡管還很早，光卻不愿等待，立刻就在附近亭給同學(xué)打了個(gè)。他們?cè)谝黄鸲冗^(guò)了美好的時(shí)光。19.SightseeingintheUnitedKingdom觀光聯(lián)合王國(guó)(Unit2TheUnitedKingdom,Book5)Afterthewedding,mycousinandhiswifewenttotheUnitedKingdomfornationwidesightseeing.HefaxedalettertomeinEnglishyesterday.Tomydelight,henolongermadeanytenseerror.AndhisdescriptionroughlyclarifiedmyquestionsabouttheUKitscurrency,itsadministration,theinstitutionwhichdividesitintofourprovinces,andthehistoricalconflictsandquarrelswhenSouthernIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK.Unwillingtoleaveoutanyattraction,mycousinarrangedhisenjoyablejourneycarefully.OneattractiveplacehevisitedwasacastleinthecountrysideofScotland,whichliesnearaport.Itusedtobetheheadquarters（請(qǐng)注意：音頻里面是headquarter，沒(méi)有加s，是不對(duì)的。）ofthemunismUnionbutbrokedownduringthewar.Findingnothingcouldtaketheplaceofthissplendidarchitecture,peopleacplishedrebuildingitin1952.Itwastotheircreditthatallfurnishedroomsareconsistentwithwhattheyusedtobe.Mycousinwasthrilledbyitscollectionsconsistingofstatuesplusroyaluniformsfoldedinglasstanks.Thoughtherewasnopossibilitytobuysomeoftheseexhibits,itwasconvenienttotakephotos,whichhesentmealongwithhisfax.我的表弟和他妻子在舉辦了婚禮后到聯(lián)合王國(guó)做全國(guó)旅游觀光去了。他昨天了一封英文信給我，讓我高興的是，他再也不犯時(shí)態(tài)錯(cuò)誤了，而且他的描述也粗略地向我闡明了關(guān)于英國(guó)的一些問(wèn)題——它的貨幣啦，行政管理啦，把它分成四個(gè)行政區(qū)的制度啦，還有在南愛(ài)爾蘭脫離聯(lián)合王國(guó)時(shí)發(fā)生的一些歷史上的沖突和爭(zhēng)拗。因?yàn)椴辉敢饴┑羧魏我粋€(gè)景點(diǎn)，我表弟仔細(xì)地安排了他愉快的旅程。他參觀的其中一個(gè)吸引人的地方是蘇格蘭鄉(xiāng)村的一個(gè)城堡。城堡靠近一座港口，曾經(jīng)是共產(chǎn)主義聯(lián)盟會(huì)的總部，但是在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中倒塌了。人們發(fā)現(xiàn)沒(méi)有任何東西可以取代這座輝煌的建筑，于是在1952年完成了重建。值得贊揚(yáng)的是，所有配備家具的房間都和它們過(guò)去一致的。由雕像加折疊在玻璃柜里的皇家制服組成的收藏品使我表弟震撼不已。盡管沒(méi)有可能購(gòu)買(mǎi)這些展覽品，拍照卻很方便，他在中一起發(fā)給了我。20.ImmigratetoAmerica移民美國(guó)(Unit1Alandofdiversity,Book8)AttractedbytheboominAmerica,mynephewteamedupwithaKoreantoillegallycrosstheBearingStraitintheArctictoAmerica.ToavoidtheCustoms’punishment,theyhidinasmallferrycalledtheNorthPoleSeagull,sittingbacktobackwithoutsleeping,showeringandshavingfor3days,andhadnochancetomourntheirlostluggagewhenlanding.Thehardshipofthiscrossingwasapparent.Atfirst,hemadealivingbymeansofraisingcattleandthenwashiredinaircraftindustries.HelivedinaCatholicdistrict.TakinginasmallpercentageofPakistaniimmigrants,themajorityoftheresidentswerefromItalyandDenmark,whoallkeptuptheircustomsandcultures.Differentblockshereweredistinctlymarkedoutandindicatedfromtheracialangle.Itwasunfairandneededreforming.Butwithnowhereelsetogo,mynephewlivedonandmanagedtomakealifeforhimself.Mynephew’sfortunecamewhenhebravelyhelpedaconductorbrakeareamtostopitfromslippingoutoftherails.ThemanwaselectedvicechairmanoftheSocialistPartylater.Itoccurredtomynephewthathecouldgraspthisopportunitytoaskforhishelp.ThemanwhowasthankfulhelpedhimapplytothecivilauthorityfortherighttoliveinAmericabyinsertinghisbravedeedintohisdocuments.Unlikeagreatmanyotherapplicants,hisapplicationwasapprovedbytheFederalJusticeMinistry.Beforelong,hestartedhisownbakeryandlivedabetterlife.因?yàn)槭艿矫绹?guó)繁榮的吸引，我的侄子與一名韓國(guó)人合作，從北極的白令海峽偷渡到美國(guó)。為了避開(kāi)海關(guān)的懲處，他們躲在一艘叫“北極海鷗”的渡輪里，背靠背坐著，整整3天沒(méi)有睡覺(jué)、洗澡和刮胡子，上岸的時(shí)候也沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)心痛他們丟失的行李，這次橫渡的艱辛是顯而易見(jiàn)的。起初，他借助飼養(yǎng)牲畜謀生，后來(lái)受雇于飛機(jī)制造工業(yè)。他住的地方是一個(gè)天主教區(qū)，除了包括一小部分（百分比）的巴基斯坦移民，大部分的居民都來(lái)自于意大利和丹麥，他們都保持著自己的風(fēng)俗和文化，使這里的街區(qū)都從種族的角度清楚地劃出界線，明確標(biāo)示。這很不公平，極需改革，但我的侄子沒(méi)別的地方可去，只好繼續(xù)居住下去，想法設(shè)法開(kāi)始新的生活。我侄子的好運(yùn)在他勇敢地幫助一名列車(chē)員剎停一列電車(chē)以防止其滑出軌道時(shí)到來(lái)了。那個(gè)人后來(lái)被選為社會(huì)黨的副主席，我侄子就想到應(yīng)該抓住機(jī)會(huì)請(qǐng)求他的幫助。這個(gè)人充滿感激，立即把我侄子的勇敢事跡插入到申請(qǐng)文件中，幫助我侄子向美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)政權(quán)當(dāng)局申請(qǐng)美國(guó)居住權(quán)。不像別的許多申請(qǐng)人，我侄子的申請(qǐng)很快被聯(lián)邦司法部批準(zhǔn)了。不久，他就開(kāi)了自己的面包店，過(guò)上了稍好一點(diǎn)的生活。21.ASlyMurder一宗狡猾的謀殺案(Unit5Meetingyourancestors,Book8)Whengivingalectureaboutthesignificanceofpunctuation,theacademicprofessorwasinterruptedandarrestedbythepoliceformurderinghiswife,areceptionistofakindergarten.Thepolicefoundsomephotoshedeletedfromtheirealbumshowingthattheyusedtohaveagaylife.But,fedupwithherwrinkledface,hemurderedherinsteadofdivorcinghertoavoidfortunedivision.Hecutupakindofseashellwithasharpenedknife,andhammereditintopowderonaskateboard,andmadeatmostonegram,whichwasenoughtoaccelerateone’spulseuntilheorshedies.Thiskindofpoisoncandatebackto10,000BCwhenpeoplerubbeditonspearstokillbeasts.Theprofessormixedthepoisonwithonion,watermelonandyogurtforhiswife.Howlingandscratchingherchest,shefeltdizzyanddiedsoon.Aftertentativeexamination,thepoliceassumedshediedofheartdisease.Butsystematicbotanicalanalysesshowedthat