外研版必修三Reading and Cultural CornerWord文档格式.docx
- 文档编号:15764553
- 上传时间:2022-11-15
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:8
- 大小:111.58KB
外研版必修三Reading and Cultural CornerWord文档格式.docx
《外研版必修三Reading and Cultural CornerWord文档格式.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《外研版必修三Reading and Cultural CornerWord文档格式.docx(8页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
ParisisthecapitalandlargestcityofFrance,situatedontheRiverSeine.Itisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworldandisvisitedbymorethaneightmilliontouristseveryyear.ThemostpopularplacefortouristsistheEiffelTower,thefamoussymbolofParis.Oneoftheworld'
slargestartgalleries,theLouvre,isalsolocatedinParis.Thecityisalsofamousforitsrestaurants,café
sandtheatres.Abouttwo-thirdsofFrance'
sartistsandwritersliveinParis.
BARCELONA
BarcelonaisthesecondlargestcityofSpainandissituatedonthenortheastcoast,aboutfivehundredkilometreseastoftheSpanishcapital,Madrid.OneofBarcelona'
smostfamouslandmarksistheChurchoftheSagradaFamilia,whichwasdesignedbyanarchitectcalledAntonioGaudi.Gaudiworkedontheprojectfrom1882untilhisdeathin1926.Thechurchhasn'
tbeenfinishedyet!
FLORENCE
FlorenceisanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseoftheRenaissance,agreatartisticmovementwhichbeganinthe1300sandlastedforthreehundredyears.DuringtheRenaissance,someofthegreatestpaintersofalltimelivedandworkedinFlorence.ManyofFlorence'
smostbeautifulpaintingsandsculptureswereproducedbygreatartistssuchasLeonardodaVinciandMichelangelo.Florenceisvisitedeachyearbyaboutamilliontouristswhocometoseetheartgalleries,churchesandmuseums.TheUffiziPalaceisthemostfamousartgalleryinthecity.
ATHENS
Athens,thecapitalofGreece,isknownasthebirthplaceofwesterncivilisation.Twothousandfourhundredyearsago,itwastheworld'
smostpowerfulcity.BuildingssuchastheParthenonontheAcropolisHillwerebuiltduringthisperiod.Greece'
sbestwriterslivedinancientAthens.Theirworkshasinfluencedotherwriterseversince.
CulturalCorner
TheEuropeanUnion
WhatIstheEuropeanUnion?
TheEuropeanUnionisanorganisationofEuropeancountries.Thecountriesareindependentandaregovernedindifferentways.IntheUnitedKingdom,forexample,theheadofstateisakingorqueen.InFrance,ontheotherhand,theheadofstateisapresident.ButeachofthemsendsrepresentativestotheEuropeanParliament,whichhassomecontroloverwhathappensineachofthemembercountries.
HowDidItStart?
TheideaoftheEuropeanUnionbeganinthe1950s.ThefirstmemberswereFrance,Germany,Belgium,Luxembourg,theNetherlandsandItaly.Littlebylittle,thenumberincreasedduringthesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury.Bytheyear2000,therewere15membercountries.ThenewcountrieswereAustria,Denmark,Finland,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,Spain,SwedenandtheUnitedKingdom.
HowManyCountriesBelongtoItNow?
In2004,theEuropeanUnionincreasedto25members.TheCzechRepublic,Estonia,Hungary,Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,theSlovakRepublicandSlovenia,plustheMediterraneanislandsofCyprusandMaltaallbecamemembers.TheexpandedEuropeanUnionhasapopulationofmorethanhalfabillionpeople,twiceasbigasthepopulationoftheUnitedStates.
Module2
Reading
TheHumanDevelopmentReport
Intheyear2000,147worldleadersagreedtoworktogethertoreducepovertyby2015orearlier.FromthisagreementcametheHumanDevelopmentReport.
OneofthemostimportantsectionsofthisreportisTheHumanDevelopmentIndex.Thisexaminestheachievementsof175countries.Theindexmeasuresacountry'
sachievementsinthreeways:
lifeexpectancy(howlongpeopleusuallylive),educationandincome.Theindexhassomesurprises.Norwayisatthetopofthelist,whiletheUSisatnumber7.Theothertopfivecountriesare:
Iceland
(2),Sweden(3),Australia(4),theNetherlands(5).TheUKisinthethirteenthposition,whileChinaisinthemiddleofthelist.ThebottomtencountriesareallAfricancountries,withSierraLeone(inWestAfrica)atthebottomofthelist.
Thereportdescribeseightdevelopmentgoals.Themostimportantgoalsareto:
∙reducepovertyandhunger;
∙makesurethatallchildrenhaveeducationuptotheageof11;
∙fightAIDSandotherdiseases;
∙improvetheenvironmentofpoorpeople,e.g.makesuretheyhavesafedrinkingwater;
∙encouragedevelopedcountriestogivemorehelptoothercountries.
The2003HumanDevelopmentReportgivesexamplesofsuccessfuldevelopment.Forexample,innineyears(1953–1962),Chinaincreasedlifeexpectancyby13years.InthelasttenyearsinChina,150millionpeoplemovedoutofpoverty.However,thechallengesarestillgreat.Everyday799millionpeopleindevelopingcountriesarehungry.OverhalfoftheseareinSouthAsiaorAfrica.Althoughmorethan80%ofchildrenindevelopingcountriesgotoprimaryschool,about115millionchildrenarenotbeingeducated.Morethan1billionpeopleindevelopingcountriesdonotdrink
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 外研版必修三Reading and Cultural Corner 外研版 必修 Reading
![提示](https://static.bdocx.com/images/bang_tan.gif)