TheYangtzeRiverishometooneofthemostbeautifulnaturalscenesofChina—theThreeGorges.Butforgenerations,ChinesepeoplehavelongdreamedoftamingtheYangtzeRiverforpowergenerationandfloodcontrol.Theriver'sendlessfloodshavebroughtdestructionanddeathforcenturies—1milliondeathsinthe20thcenturyalone.Nowadays,alongtheYangtzeRiver,thethirdlongestriverintheworld,agreatconstructionproject,theThreeGorgesDamisinprogress.Oncepleted,itwillbethelargestandmostpowerfulhydro-electricprojectintheworld.Towering610feethighandstretching1.3mileswide，thedamwillcreateareservoirthatextendsnearly400milesupstreamthuschangingtheoriginallandscapeofthisregion.TheprojecthasbeenunderdiscussioninChinasincetheideaofthedamwasfirstputforwardin1919.TheThreeGorgesDamisbothamarvelofengineeringandthegreatestchallengeitsdesignershaveeverfaced.TheThreeGorgesDamhasbeenengineeredtostoreover5trilliongallonsofwaterandtowithstandanearthquakeof7.0ontheRichterscale(里氏級)．Inaddition,thegovernmentsaysthedamwillcontrolterrifyingfloodsandprovideelectricalpowertoChina'sgrowingcities.LikeChina'sGreatWall,itwillbeoneofthefewman-madestructuresthatcanbeseenfromspace.TheChinesegovernmentandthedam'sengineersthinkoftheprojectasasymbolofnationalpride.,[閱讀障礙詞]tamev．馴服adj.馴服的；平淡的destructionn．摧毀；破壞stretchv．伸展；延伸upstreamadj.逆流而上的adv.向上游；gallonn．加侖(容量單位)withstandv．經(jīng)受，承受；反抗Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．removeA．狹窄的2．globalB．有關(guān)歷史的；歷史的3．submergeC．發(fā)(電)4．narrowD．浸入水中；淹沒5．historicalE．全球的6．generateF．遷移；搬遷7．relicG．建造；建設(shè)；建筑8．constructionH．(機場的)集散站；候機廳；終點站9．a(chǎn)cmodateI．建筑物；結(jié)構(gòu)10．terminalJ．水庫11．structureK．民用的；國內(nèi)的12．reservoirL．容納(乘客等)13．civilM．(歷史的)遺跡；遺物答案：1～5FEDAB6～10CMGLH11～13IJKⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Herdreamtoenterthefamousuniversitycametrue.實現(xiàn)2．Thedamwasnotstrongenoughtoholdbackthefloodwaters.阻擋3．Nowthatyouputyourhandtothework,youshoulddoyourbesttofinishit.既然4．Shedreamedofbeingachef.夢想5．Ourpartnershipdatesfrom1960.追溯到6．Theartfestivalwilltakeplacenextweekandpreparationsfortheartfestivalarebeingmade.舉行7．Canyouprovideacmodationforthirtypeople？為……提供1．AppreciatethebeautifulscenesofThreeGorges.TheFirstGorge：TheSecondGorge：QutangGorgeWuGorgeTheThirdGorge：TheThreeGorgesDamXilingGorge2．Matchthefollowingpictureswiththeirnames.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)A．StonehengeB．PyramidsC．theLeaningTowerD．theTaiMahalE．theGreatWall答案：(1)～(5)EDCBAⅠ.Fast-reading1．Thepassageismainlyabout．A．a(chǎn)dreamcametrueB．theimportanceoftheThreeGorgesDamC．theeffectsoftheThreeGorgesDamD．theThreeGorgesDam,thebiggestconstructionprojectinChina答案：D2．Matchtheparagraphswiththesedescriptions.(1)Para.1A．Disadvantagesconnectedwithpeopleintheregion(2)Para.2B．Advantages(3)Para.3C．Lead-inbyapoem(4)Para.4D．Briefintroduction(5)Para.5E．Disadvantagesconnectedwiththehistoricalrelics答案：(1)～(5)CDBAEⅡ.Careful-readingReadthetextagainandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．Inparagraphone,MaoZedong'spoemisquoted(引用)to．A．showtheThreeGorgesareaisbeautifulB．proveMaoZedongwasagreatpoetC．introducethetopicofthepassageD．tellusMao'sdreamhasetrue2．TheThreeGorgesDamhasbeenbuilt.A．toholdbackcloudsandcontrolfloodingB．toheatandgenerateelectricityC．tocontrolfloodingandprovidehydro-electricpowerD．toincreaseglobalwarmingandgenerateelectricity3．WhichofthefollowingfamoushistoricalsitesisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．TheQuYuanTemple.B．TheHanWatchtower.C．TheGrandCanal.D．TheMoyaCliffcarving.4．Whatisthebenefitaftertheconstruction?A．Manycities,townsandvillageshavebeenflooded.B．Morethanonebillionpeopleintheregionhavemovedfromtheirhomes.C．TheThreeGorgesDamareahasbeeoneofthemostbeautifulareasofChina.D．Manyfamoushistoricalsiteshavebeenflooded.5．WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheconstructionoftheThreeGorgesDamaccordingtothepassage?A．Therewillbemoreadvantages.B．Itwillbringsomeproblems.C．Thedisadvantagesaremuchmorethanadvantages.D．Notmentionedatall.答案：1～5CCCCAⅢ.Study-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．TheThreeGorgesDam,whichisthebiggestconstructionprojectinChinasincethebuildingoftheGreatWallandtheGrandCanal,hasbeenbuilttocontrolfloodingandprovidehydro-electricpowerforthecentralregionofChina.[句式分析]...hichisthebiggestconstructionproject...是非限制性定語從句修飾先行詞TheThreeGorgesDam；動詞不定式tocontrolfloodingandprovidehydro-electricpowerforthecentralregionofChina在句中作目的狀語。[嘗試翻譯]三峽大壩是繼長城和大運河以來中國最大的建筑工程，它的修建是為了控制洪水泛濫并向華中地區(qū)提供電力。2．Thedamwillgenerateelectricityequaltoabout40milliontonsofcoalwithoutcausingsomuchairpollution.[句式分析]句中形容詞短語equaltoabout40milliontonsofcoal作定語修飾electricity，介詞短語withoutcausingsomuchairpollution在句中作伴隨狀語。[嘗試翻譯]大壩將要生產(chǎn)相當于燃燒4000萬噸煤所生產(chǎn)的電量，但卻不會造成那么嚴重的大氣污染。3．TheThreeGorgesareaisoneofthemostbeautifulareasofChinaandtheprojecthasfloodedsomeofChina'smostfamoushistoricalsites,includingtheQuYuanTemple,theHanWatchtowerandtheMoyaCliffcarvings.[句式分析]該句是由并列連詞and連接構(gòu)成的并列句，在第二分句中包含一個現(xiàn)在分詞短語includingtheQuYuanTemple,theHanWatchtowerandtheMoyaCliffcarvings在句中作狀語。[嘗試翻譯]三峽是中國風光最美麗的地區(qū)之一。由于大壩工程，一些最著名的歷史遺跡被水淹沒，包括屈原祠、漢望塔和摩崖石刻。[對應(yīng)學生課下能力提升(二十一)]閱讀理解AInthelast500yearsnothingaboutpeople—nottheirclothes,ideasorlanguages—haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.Chocolatedrinkwasfirstmadefromtheseedsofthecacao(可可)treebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamepopular.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantplaces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Aroundthe1600s,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarved(挨餓)whenthecropfailedduringtheyearsof1845－1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtogotoliveinAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400s.AccordingtoanArabicstory,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatkeepernamedLakdinoticedthathisgoatswereeatingredfruitsonacoffeetree.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake(徹底清醒的)”feelingthatonethirdoftheworld'spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.語篇解讀：本文介紹了巧克力和咖啡的發(fā)展歷史。1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingchangedmorethanothers?A．Clothes.B．Ideas.C．Languages.D．Foods.解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。文章第一句指出關(guān)于人們的衣服、觀念、語言都不及他們所食用的食物變化大。也就是說，食物的變化最大。2．Chocolatedrinkwasfirstinventedinwhilecoffeewasfirstinventedin．A．SouthAmerica;BrazilB．SouthAmerica;theOldWorldC．Spain;EthiopiaD．London;Peru解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。從文中第一段第二句可知巧克力最先是由南美印第安人所做，用排除法可排除C、D兩項。文中第二段又可證實咖啡是來自于“舊世界”的，故答案為B。3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisan“OldWorld”country?A．Peru.B．Brazil.C．AcertainAmericancountry.D．Ethiopia.解析：選D推理判斷題。文章第二段講咖啡原產(chǎn)于Ethiopia，該段開始提到OldWorld，故答案為D。4．Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatmillionsofpeopledrinkcoffee．A．inthemorningB．a(chǎn)tnoonC．intheafternoonD．intheevening解析：選A推理判斷題。喝咖啡可以提神，所以人們常在早晨喝它。這既考查常識，又考查對文末一句話的理解。B◆TheBigCakeShowestotheWestPointArenainExeter,England,March21－22.Hopefully,cakesofallsizeswillbeonsaleandonshow.AnimpressivelistoffamouspeoplesharingtheirgreatknowledgeandskillincludesMaryBerry,PaulHollywoodandGreggWallace.Tickets,from￡12,areavailableonline()．◆FromJanuary17toMarch8,RHSGardenWisleyinSurrey,Englandhassomespecialgueststobrightenthewinter:beautifulbutterflies.ButterfliesintheGlasshouseintroducesagroupofbutterfliesfromothercountriesfeedingonfruitandthejuice-richplantsoftheExoticZone.Ticketsforadultsare￡13.20,forchildrenare￡6.60.Forafamilywith2adultsand2children,theyshouldpay￡32.75intotal.Forgroupsofmorethan10adults,eachshouldpay￡10.80(rhs.org.uk/wisley)．◆Theweek-longLondonWineWeekstartsfromMay18.Buya￡5wristbandtoqualifyforapocket-sizedguidebookanddiscountedwinearoundthecapital.PartneringwithLondon'sbestbarsandrestaurants,wewillbeorganizingeventssuchasmasterclassesandmeet-the-makertime,plusofferingdiscountstowristbandwearers()．◆TheWorldShakespeareFestivalbeginsinApril,witheverythingfromforeignproductionsofShakespeareanplaysatShakespeare'sGlobetoShakespeareanplaysattheRoyalOperaHouse.PlayswillrununtiltheendoftheyearinLondon,Birmingham,NewcastleandGateshead.Andthere'saprogrammeofeventssuchasdirectortalksandfamilyworkshops,Pricesstartfrom￡60(.uk)．語篇解讀：本文介紹了幾個在英國舉行的盛會，它們的時間、地點等細節(jié)。5．WecaninferthatPaulHollywoodismostlikelytobe．A．a(chǎn)ticketdealerB．a(chǎn)professionalcookC．theeventorganizerD．thecakeshowhost解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第一段“cakesofallsizeswillbeonsaleandonshow.AnimpressivelistoffamouspeoplesharingtheirgreatknowledgeandskillincludesMaryBerry,PaulHollywood”可知這是一個蛋糕秀，很多蛋糕會展示出來，許多人會把自己對做蛋糕的知識和技術(shù)分享出來，說明這些人是專業(yè)廚師，故選B。6．Ifyouwanttobuywineatlowerprices,youshould．A．eatinthespecificrestaurantsB．pay￡5foradiscountcardC．buyawristbandfirstD．obtainaguidebook解析：選C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Buya￡5wristbandtoqualifyforapocket-sizedguidebookanddiscountedwinearoundthecapital.”可知如果你要買打折的便宜的酒，你就要先買一個手表帶，故選C。7．Whichofthefollowingactivitieslastsforthelongesttime?A．TheBigCakeShow.B．TheLondonWineWeek.C．ButterfliesintheGlasshouse.D．TheWorldShakespeareFestival.解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“...BigCakeShow...March21－22”持續(xù)2天；“January17toMarch8,RHSGardenWisleyinSurrey”持續(xù)50天左右；“Theweek-longLondonWineWeekstartsfromMay18”持續(xù)一周；“...WorldShakespeareFestivalbeginsinApril...Playswillrununtiltheendoftheyear”可知莎士比亞節(jié)從4月開始會持續(xù)到年底；持續(xù)時間最長，故選D。CIfyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon'thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife,onereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbeetoobusytosparethetimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.Startingandkeepingfriendshipsrequireseffortandmitment.Ourlivesletmanyofusbeesobusywithworkandotherthingsthatwedon'tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandtalkingwithourfriends,relativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhave.Makinganefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifequickly!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandareassuredofapleasantwele?Arethereanypeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouinthetimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?Ifyouhaven'tseenmostofthemlately,isitbecauseyouhavebeetoobusy?Haveyoulivedapart?Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonthatyouhaven'tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottentoobusy,takeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtime.pareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities(優(yōu)先考慮的事)inlife.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebeetoobusytohavetimeforfriends,whydoesthishappen?Areyouseekingmaterialjoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetodoover-mittedbecauseyouneversay“No”toanyone?Donyouinsistondoingthingsbyyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifso,why?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlife,makespaceinyourscheduleandinyourheartforthem.語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。作者指出了友誼需要付出努力和承擔義務(wù)，然后論證了如何贏得友誼的問題。8．Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses．A．howtobalancefriendshipsandworkB．howtospendoursparetimeC．whetherweshouldkeepfriendshipsD．whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinner解析：選A主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，作者分析了人們?nèi)鄙倥笥训脑虿⒔o出了建議，其中最重要的就是如何平衡友誼和工作的關(guān)系。9．Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tindicateagoodrelationship?A．Youhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintrouble.B．Youhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswith.C．Youfeeldepressedaboutothersinlife.D．Youhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeone.解析：選C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段可知A、B、D三項都是擁有良好人際關(guān)系的表現(xiàn)，只有C項不符合文意。10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delegated”inParagraph7probablymean?A．Appointed.B．Replaced.C．Declined.D．Handled.解析：選A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第七段中的“Doyouinsistondoingthingsbyyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers？”的前后分句的邏輯關(guān)系可知“bedelegatedtoothers”和“doingthingsbyyourself”相對應(yīng)，故delegate是“委任，指派(某人)去做”的意思。11．ThereasonswhyyouhavebeetoobusytohavetimeforfriendsmaybethefollowingEXCEPTthat．A．youspendtoomuchtimeseekingmaterialjoysinyourlifeB．youfeelitdifficulttokeepfriendshipsC．yousticktodoingeverythingallbyyourselfD．youneverrefusewhateverotherpeopleaskyoutodo解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。由第七段的內(nèi)容可知A、C、D三項都是太忙而顧不上友誼的原因。[課文對譯]TheThreeGorgesDam“Wallsofstonetoholdbackcloudsandrain”MaoZedongwroteapoeminwhichhedreamedof“wallsofstonetoholdbackcloudsandraintillasmoothlakerisesinthenarrowgorges”.Nowhisdreamhasetrue.ThepoweroftheYangtzeRiver,whichistheworld'sthirdlongestriver,hasbeenharnessedbytheThreeGorgesDam.TheThreeGorgesDam,whichisthebiggestconstructionprojectinChinasincethebuildingoftheGreatWallandtheGrandCanal,hasbeenbuilttocontrolfloodingandprovidehydro-electricpowerforthecentralregionofChina.Thedamisnearly200metreshighand1.5kilometreswide.Itisthelargesthydro-electricpowerstationanddaminthe