Readtheexplanationandspeakouttheworditexplains.anobject,traditionorsystemfromthepastwhichcontinuestoexisttheworkofbuildingormakingsomething,especiallybuildings,bridges,etc.ashapeorpatterncutintowoodorstoneortheskillofdoingthiscarvingconstructionn.雕刻品n.建筑，建设relicn.遗迹，遗物tocausesomethingtoexist;toproduceenergyinaparticularformaplacewheresomethingis,was,orwillbebuilt,orwheresomethinghappened,ishappening,orwillhappensitegeneraten.场所，遗址vt.发(电)harnessvt.利用，将(自然力)变成动力tocontrolsomething,usuallyinordertouseitspowerhavingasmalldistancefromonesidetotheother,especiallyincomparisonwiththelengthconnectedwiththestudyorrepresentationofthingsfromthepasthistoricalnarrowvt.埋葬adj.狭窄的poemn.诗，诗歌apieceofwritinginwhichthewordsarearrangedinseparatelines,oftenendinginrhyme,andarechosenfortheirsoundandfortheimagesandideastheysuggestrelatingtothewholeworldtogobelowthesurfaceoftheseaorariverorlakesubmergeglobalvt.浸入水中，淹没n.羽毛watchtowern.望台atowerbuiltespeciallyaroundtheedgesofprisonsandarmycamps,thetopofwhichprovidesagoodpositionfromwhichtoseeanyonewhoiscomingclosetotakesomethingorsomeoneawayfromsomewhere,oroffsomethingremovevt.迁移，搬迁ToknowmoreabouttheThreeGorgesDam,let’scometothepassage!1.Carvingsaremadebyanimals.()2.Constructionisanotherwordforbuilding.()Checkthemeaningsofthesewordsbeforeyoureadpassage.Carvingsaresomethingmadebycuttingawaymaterialfromwoodorstone.3.Relicsarethingsthatweremadeinthelast100years.()4.Siteisanotherwordforlocation.()5.AtempleisaplaceofgreatimportancetoBuddhists.()Relicsareobjectsortraditionsthathavesurvivedfromthepast.Togetgeneralideas1Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.adreamcometrueB.theimportanceoftheThreeGorgesDamC.theeffectsoftheThreeGorgesDamD.theThreeGorgesDam,thebiggestconstructionprojectinChina2Inparagraphone,MaoZedong’spoemisquoted(引用)to_______.A.showtheThreeGorgesareaisbeautifulB.proveMaoZedongwasagreatpoetC.introducethetopicofthepassageD.tellusMao’sdreamhascometrueTogetdetailedinformationTrueorFalse1.MaoZedongoncedreamedthattherewouldbeagreatdamtoharnessthepoweroftheYangtzeRiver.()2.TheThreeGorgesDamwillprovideenoughhydro-electricpowerforthewholecountry.()3.Thedamwillgeneratealotofelectricitycausingmuchlessairpollution.()4.Alargenumberofhistroricalrelicshavebeendamagedbecauseofthedam.()ReadingcomprehensionⅠReadingcomprehensionⅡ1.ThepoweroftheYangtzeRiver,whichis_____,hasbeenharnessedbytheThreeGorgesDam.A.theworld’sthirdlongestriverB.theworld’ssecondlongestriverC.theworld’sfifthlongestriverD.theworld’ssixthlongestriverMakechoices2.TheThreeGorgesDamhasbeenbuilt_____.A.toholdbackcloudsandcontrolfloodingB.toheatandgenerateelectricityC.tocontrolfloodingandprovidehydro-electricpowerD.toincreaseglobalwarmingandgenerateelectricity3.Thedamisnearly_____metreshighand_____kilometreswide.A.200,1.5B.250,2.5C.300,3D.400,3.54.Thedamwillgenerateelectricityequaltoabout____milliontonsofcoalwithoutcausingsomuchairpollution.A.30B.40C.50D.60ReadingcomprehensionⅢ1.WhofirstsuggestedtheideaofadamacrosstheYangtzeRiver?SunYat-sen.2.HowmuchofChina'senergyisproducedbyburninggoal?Threequarters.3.Howmanyvillageshavebeenfloodedbecauseofthereservior?Aboutfourthousand.MaoZedongwroteapoem_______hedreamedof“wallsofstoneto_________cloudsandraintillasmoothlakerisesinthenarrowgorges”.Nowhisdreamhas_________.TheThreeGorgesDam,_____ist...
