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【导语】被称为“世界第八大奇迹”的俄罗斯国宝琥珀屋，二战中被德国人占为己有，后来便下落不明。多少觅宝者踏破铁鞋却一无所获。如今，琥珀屋终于完全逼真地重新建成了，而且比原来的更美。
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ally
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2．redesig

v．重新设计；再设计
3．historia

．历史学家
4．reco
structio

．重建；再现
5．craftsma

．工匠；技工
【问题思考】
阅读短文，判断正T误F。
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1716FrederickWilliamⅠse
ttheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreatasa
gift
2．Historia
sbelievetheAmberRoomwasdestroyedbythebombi
gsof1944
3．Asamatteroffact，thereweretwoAmberRoomsO
ewasatthebottomofthe
BalticSea；theotherwasstole
bytheGerma
s
答案：1T2F3F
Ⅰ将单词与其正确释义配对
1．rare
A．使吃惊；惊讶
2．valuable
B．设计；构思；图案
3．survive
C．移动；搬开
4．amaze
D．稀罕的；r