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Learningaims231Tocultivateyourreadingskills:skimmingandscanningTounderstandthepassagecorrectlyandgetthemainideaofeachpartToappreciatetheachievementsofourgreatcountry.Doyouknowthebiggestdamintheworld?Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutit?Thinkover:你能說出下面單詞的意思嗎？historicalnarrowdateglobalgenerateremoveharnesssubmergeconstructionaccommodateFast-reading

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Tocontrolfloodingandprovidehydro-electricpowerforthecentralregionofChina.200metershighand1.5kilometerswidecostmorethananyotherconstructionprojectinhistoryThebiggestconstructionprojectinChinaThelargesthydro-electricpowerstationanddamintheworldThehighestcostconstructionprojectinhistoryPost-readingTheThreeGorgesDamhasbeenbuiltto________floodingand_______hydro-electricpower.Thedam,nearly200metershighand1.5kilometerswide,isthe_______hydro-electricpowerstationanddamintheworld.Itwillgenerateelectricity______about40milliontonsofcoal_______causingsomuch___________.Thereservoirhas________2cities,11counties,140townsandmorethan4,000villages.Overamillionpeople__________fromtheirhomes.TheprojecthasfloodedsomeofChina’smostfamous_________sites.

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