Module6OldandNewTheGreatWallofChina，oneofthegreatestwondersoftheworld，wasenlistedintheWorldHeritagebytheUNESCOin1987.Justlikeagiganticdragon，theGreatWallwindsupanddownacrossdeserts，grasslandsandmountains，stretchingabout6,700kilometersfromeasttowestofChina.Withahistoryofmorethan2,000years，somepartsoftheGreatWallarenowinruinsorevenentirelydisappeared.However，itisstilloneofthemostappealingattractionsaroundtheworld.NoonecantellforsurewhenthebuildingoftheGreatWallwasstarted，butitispopularlybelievedthatitoriginatedasamilitaryfortificationagainstintrusionbytribesonthebordersduringtheearlierZhouDynasty.LateintheSpringandAutumnPeriod，somestatesextendedthedefenceworktopreventtheattacksfromotherstates.ItwasnotuntiltheQinDynastythattheseparatewallswereconnectedtoformadefensivesystembyEmperorQinShiHuang.Aftertheemperorunifiedthecountryin214BC，heorderedtheconstructionofthewall.IttookabouttenyearstofinishandthewallstretchedfromGansuProvincetoJilinProvince.Thewallnotonlyservedasadefenceinthenorthbutalsosymbolizedthepoweroftheemperor.Furtherconstructionalsoexperiencedseveraldynasties.ThepresentGreatWallinBeijingismainlyfromtheMingDynasty.Today，theGreatWallhasbecomeamustseeforeveryvisitortoChina.Fewcanhelpsaying“Wow”whentheystandontopofabeacontowerandlookatthisgiantdragon.IthasbecomeanationalprideofChinesepeople.1.enlistvt.列入2.giganticadj.巨大的3.stretchv.伸展4.fortificationn.筑垒；防御工事5.intrusionn.侵袭，侵扰6.triben.部落7.beacontower烽火台Answerthefollowingquestions1.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?HistoryoftheGreatWall2.Whenweretheseparatewallsconnectedtoformadefensivesystem?IntheQinDynasty.3.WhyhastheGreatWallbecomeamustseeforeveryvisitortoChina?Becauseitisoneofthegreatestwondersoftheworld.PeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabularyⅠ.单词检测1.civiladj.民用的；国内的2.cliffn.悬崖；峭壁3.engineeringn.(土木)工程engineern.工程师4.gorgen.峡谷5.structuren.建筑物；结构6.datevi.始于(某一历史时期)7.accommodatevt.容纳(乘客等)accommodationn.住处8.constructionn.建造；建设；建筑constructvt.建设；建造9.generatevt.发(电)10.harnessvt.利用；将(自然力)变成动力11.historicaladj.历史的；有关历史的historyn.历史12.narrowadj.狭窄的narrowlyadv.狭窄地；勉强地13.poemn.诗；诗歌poetn.诗人14.submergevt.浸入水中；淹没15.globaladj.全球的16.removevt.迁移；搬迁Ⅱ.短语检测1.provide...for...为……提供……2.datefrom起源于3.knowabout了解；知道……的情况4.thinkof想起；想出5.holdback阻止；隐瞒；抑制6.cometrue(梦想等)变成现实7.equalto等同于8.put...into...把……放入……Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配段落大意1.PartⅠ(Para.1)A.ThebenefitsoftheThreeGorgesDam2.PartⅡ(Paras.2～3)B.MaoZedong’sdreamhascometrue3.PartⅢ(Paras.4～5)C.ThedisadvantagesoftheThreeGorgesDam答案1.B2.A3.CⅡ.课文判断正(T)误(F)1.TheThreeGorgesDamwillprovideenoughhydroelectricpowerforthewholecountry.(F)2.About800villageshavebeenflooded.(F)3.TheThreeGorgesDamwasbuilttocontrolfloodingandproduceelectricity.(T)4.Manyhistoricalrelicshavebeensubmergedwhenthedamwasbuilt.(T)5.Thedamwillgeneratealotofelectricity，causingmoreairpollution.(F)Ⅲ.课文阅读理解1.WhodreamedofharnessingthepoweroftheYangtzeRiver?A.SunYatsen.B.MaoZedong.C.DengXiaoping.D.Agreatdesigner.答案B2.Howmanytonsofcoalwasusedforheatingandgeneratingelectricityin1993?A.1.2billion.B.20billion.C.40billion.D.About800billion.答案A3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheThreeGorgesDam?A.Itisawallofstonetoholdbac...
