ReadingCheckthemeaningofthesewords.carvingsconstructionrelicsitetempleNowdecideifthesentencesaretrueorfalse.1.Carvingsaremadebyanimals.2.Constructionisanotherwordforbuilding.3.Relicsarethingsthatweremadeinthelast100years.4.Siteisanotherwordforlocation.5.AtempleisaplaceofgreatimportancetoBuddhists.“Wallsofstonetoholdbackcloudsandraintillasmoothlakerisesinthenarrowgorges.”更立西江石壁,截断巫山云雨,高峡出平湖。MaoZedongwroteapoem------毛泽东《水调歌头·游泳》Page5“更立西江石壁,截断巫山云雨,高峡出平湖”出自当代文学家毛泽东的古诗作品《水调歌头·游泳》之中,其古诗全文如下:才饮长沙水,又食武昌鱼。万里长江横渡,极目楚天舒。不管风吹浪打,胜似闲庭信步,今日得宽余。子在川上曰:逝者如斯夫!风樯动,龟蛇静,起宏图。一桥飞架南北,天堑变通途。更立西江石壁,截断巫山云雨,高峡出平湖。神女应无恙,当惊世界殊。Page6【注释】①更立西江石壁,截断巫山云雨,高峡出平湖。神女应无恙,当惊世界殊:将来还打算在鄂西川东长江三峡一带建立巨型水坝(“西江石壁”)蓄水发电,水坝上游原来高峡间狭窄汹涌的江面将变为平静的大湖。到那时,巫山的雨水也都得流入这个“平湖”里来。巫山上的神女当然会健在如故,她看到这种意外的景象,该惊叹世界真是大变样了。巫山,在四川省巫山县东南。巫山形成的峡谷巫峡和上游的瞿塘峡、下游的西陵峡合称三峡。”巫山云雨“,传楚宋玉《高唐赋·序》说,楚怀王在游云梦泽的高唐时曾梦与巫山神女遇,神女自称“旦为朝云,暮为行雨”,这里只是借用这个故事中的字面和人物Checkthemeaningofthesewords.dream(v)energygenerateharnesshistoricalnarrowpoempowerpowerstationsubmergesuggestNowanswerthequestionsbeforereadingthepassage.1.MaoZedongwroteapoeminwhichhedreamedof“wallsofstone…”DidMaoZedongactuallyseethewallsofstone?No,hedidn’t.2.ThepoweroftheYangtzeRiverhasbeenharnessedbytheThreeGorgesDam.Doesthismeanthatthepowercanbeusedornot?Itmeansthepowercanbeused.3.SunYat-senfirstsuggestedtheideain1919.DidSunYat-senthinkoftheideahimselforhearitfromsomeonealse?Hethoughtofithimself.4.About800historicalrelicshavebeensubmerged.Isitpossibletoseetherelicsnowthattheyhavebeensubmerged?No,itisn’t.Doyouknowwhatthethreegorgesare?Doyouknowwhatthethreegorgesare?QutangGorgeisfamousforitshighcliffs.WuGorgeisknownforitsbeautifulscenery.XilingGorgeisadangerousgorge,andithasmanyancientrelics.Matchparagraphswithideas.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdvantagesoftheDamDisadvantagesoftheDamBriefintroductiontotheDamWhat’sthedreamofMaoZedong?Wallsofstonetoholdbackcloudsandraintillasmoothlakerisesinthenarrowgorges.Hashisdreamcometrue?Yes,ithas.DetailedunderstandingofPara.1AimSizeExpenseConclusionDetailedunderstandingofPara.2tocontrolfloodingandprovidehydro-electricpowerforthecentralregionofchinaThedamisnearly200metreshighand1.5kilometreswide.Ithascostmorethananyotherconstructionprojectinhistory.Itisthelargesthydro-electricpowerStationanddamintheworld.•Whatkindoffuelwasusedtoproduceenergyinthepast?ThreequartersofChina’senergyisproducedbyburningcoal.DetailedunderstandingofPara.3•WhathashappenedtothehistoricalrelicsneartheThreeGorges?•Howarethepeopleandthehistoricalrelicsgettingonnow?Detailedunderstandingofpara.4&5TheprojecthasfloodedsomeofChina’smostfamoushistoricalsites,includingtheQuYuanTemple…They’relivingahappynewlifeindifferentareas.Someofthemarebeingremovedandsomearebeingputintomuseums.Trueorfalse1.MaoZedongoncedreamedthattherewouldbeagreatdamtoharnessthepoweroftheYangtzeRiver.2.About800villageshavebeenflooded.3.TheThreeGorgesDamwasbuilttocontrolfloodingandproduceelectricity.4.Thedamwillgeneratealotofelectricitycausingmoreairpollution.1.起源于2.既然3.梦想4.阻止5.(梦想等)变成现实6.等与7.过着幸福的生活8.有意义;有道理9.结束;终止datefromnowthatdreamofholdbackcometruebeequaltoliveahappylifemakesenseendupTheQuYuanTempleTheQuYuanTempleTheMoyacliffcarvingsModule6OldandNew基础落实Ⅰ.高频单词思忆1.Themilitaryand(民用的)authoritiesareworkingtogethertoquell(镇压)theunrest.2.The(结构)ofthebrainisverycomplex.3.Thechurch(始于)fromthe13thcentury.4.Biggerandbiggerhighwayshavebeenbuiltto(容纳)morecars.civilstructuredatesaccommodate5.Whenwegottothehotel,itwasstillunder____________(建造).6.Theflowingwaterisusedtodriveturbines,which(产生)electricity.7.Manyofthenovelswereadtodayare(历史的)ones.8.Burningcoalhasledto(全球的)warming.9.Thereareplanstowidenthe(最狭窄的)sectionsoftheroad.10.Ourofficehas(搬迁)toShanghaifromBeijing.constructiongenerateshistoricalglobalnarrowestremoved