1、Module 6 Old and New三峡大坝位于中国湖北省宜昌市境内,是当今世界最大的水力发电工程。三峡大坝的修建,引发了上至政府高官下至普通百姓、甚至国外人士的广泛关注,对三峡的利弊也有各种各样的评价。那具体有哪些利弊呢?Module 6 Old and NewThe construction(建造)of the ThreeGorges Dam began in late 1994 and didntcomplete until July 4,2012.While it servesmany useful purposes for China and the world,it has b
2、eensome harmful consequences(后果)The Pros of the Three Gorges DamFirst,it provides as much energy as 18 nuclear powerplants do through harnessing the energy of running water.Andall the energy it produces is renewable without destroying ourenvironment in the process.Module 6 Old and NewSecond,the site
3、 of the Three Gorges Dam has been attracting visitors from all over the world since its construction began.In turn,this new tourism market has greatly promoted the economic development in the region.Third,the Yangtze River has been known to flood,and when it does,tens of thousands of people lose the
4、ir lives and homes.The construction of the Three Gorges Dam was originally meant to prevent this flooding from happening,and it has.Module 6 Old and NewFourth,it helps ships to travel along the river,since thedam is placed right in the middle of the Yangtze River.Inaddition,it ensures that the entir
5、e river receives enough waterduring dry seasons and remains travelable at all times.The Cons of the Three Gorges DamFirst,the Three Gorges Dam has a bad effect on wildlife(野生生物)The number of fish and plants that have been living inthe Yangtze River for thousands of years is beginning to becomeModule
6、 6 Old and Newsmaller.Second,the construction of the Three Gorges Damforced over one million people that lived near the damsconstruction site to move to a new place.Third,tons of rocksand sand are being pulled into the Yangtze River,causing bigchanges in its natural appearance.This pollution has bee
7、naffecting the water quality for the animals and surroundingvillages that rely on this water supply.Module 6 Old and NewSection Introduction&Reading and VocabularyComprehendingModule 6 Old and New栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New重点单词写作词汇1._ vi.始于(某一历史时期)2._ n 诗;诗歌 3._ adj.全球的 datepoe
8、mglobal栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New拓展词汇4._ vt.容纳(乘客等)accommodation n住宿 5._ n建造;建设;建筑construct vt.建造;建设6._ adj.历史的;有关历史的history n历史historic adj.有历史意义的 7._ adj.狭窄的narrowly adv.狭窄地;勉强地8._ vt.迁移;搬迁removal n移动;搬迁;调动;除去 accommodateconstructionhistoricalnarrowremove栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关
9、 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New阅读词汇9.bulletin n _ 10.canal n._ 11.civil adj._ 12.cliff n._ 13.dam n._ 14.engineering n._ 小型报刊;短新闻;报告运河民用的;国内的悬崖;峭壁坝;堤;水闸(土木)工程栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New15.gorge n._ 16.reservoir n._17.structure n._18.terminal n _ 19.carving n._20.relic n._ 21.site
10、 n._ 22.generate vt._ 23.harness vt._ 24.submerge vt._ 25.watchtower n._峡谷水库建筑物;结构(机场的)集散站;终点站;候机厅(尤指木头、象牙等的)雕刻(品)(常作复数)(历史的)遗迹;遗物场所;遗址发(电)利用;将(自然力)变成动力浸入水中;淹没望台栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New重点短语1._ 起源于 2._阻止3._ 梦想 4._(梦想等)变成现实 date fromhold backdream ofcome true栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松
11、闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New重点句型1.It takes sb.some time/money to do sth.花费某人时间/金钱做某事:_(它花费了 6 年时间建成)and cost US$20 billion.2.It is possible(for sb.)to do sth.某人有可能做某事:_(有可能看到)the relics now that they have been submerged?It took six years to buildIs it possible to see栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解M
12、odule 6 Old and New3.the序数词形容词最高级意为“第几”:The power of the Yangtze River,which _(世界上的第三长河),has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam.4.比较级表示最高级:比较级any other单数名词意为“比更”:It is the largest hydro-electric power station and dam in the world and has cost _(超过任何其他的建筑工程)in history.is the worlds third longest
13、rivermore than any other construction project栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New Skim the text and match the main idea of each paragraph.1Para.1 ASome details about the Three Gorges Dam.2Para.2 BThe dam flooded a large area and many peoplehad to remove.3Para.3 CMao Zedongs dream has co
14、me truetheThree Gorges Dam has been built.4Para.4 DThe reason why Sun Yat-sen suggested the ideaof a dam.5Para.5 EThe project flooded many famous historical sites.答案:15.CADBE栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and NewRead the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.1Why
15、 is the Three Gorges Dam constructed?ATo harness the Yangtze River.BTo control flooding and provide power for the central regionof China.CTo reduce the air pollution caused by burning coal.DTo realize Mao Zedongs dream.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New2Which of the following is TRUE
16、about the Three GorgesDam?AIt is walls of stone to hold back clouds.BIt is the third largest dam in the world.CIt is nearly 200 metres high and 15 kilometers wide.DIt has cost more than any other construction project inhistory.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New3What is the benefit aft
17、er the construction?AMany cities,towns and villages have been flooded.BMore than one billion people in the region have moved fromtheir homes.CThe Three Gorges area has become one of the most beautifulareas of China.DMany famous historical sites have been flooded.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6
18、 Old and New4What does the writer think of the construction of the ThreeGorges Dam according to the passage?AThere will be more advantages.BIt will bring some problems.CThe disadvantages are much more than advantages.DNot mentioned at all.答案:14.BDCA栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New A
19、nalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1The Three Gorges Dam,which is the biggest constructionproject in China since the building of the Great Wall and theGrand Canal,has been built to control flooding and providehydroelectric power for the central region of China.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关
20、自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New 翻译 修建三峡大坝是自修筑长城和开凿大运河以来中国最大的建筑工程,它控制了长江的洪灾并为我国中部地区提供电力。栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New2The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 milliontons of coal without causing so much air pollution.翻译 大坝将要生产相当于燃烧 4 000 万吨煤所生产的电量,但却不会造成那么严重的大气污染。栏目导引教材助读解
21、疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New3The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas ofChina and the project has flooded some of Chinas most famoushistorical sites,including the Qu Yuan Temple,the HanWatchtower and the Moya Cliff carvings.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and Ne
22、w 翻译 三峡是中国风光最美丽的地区之一。由于大坝工程,一些著名的历史遗迹被水淹没,包括屈原祠、汉望塔和摩崖石刻。栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and Newgorgedn.峡谷damdmn.坝;堤;水闸hold back 阻止dream of 做梦;梦见;向往rise vi.上升,升起过去式为 rose,过去分词为 risen,是不及物动词。narrownradj.狭窄的栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and Newcome true(梦想等)变成现实。本短语不用于被动语态。harnes
23、shnIsvt.利用;将(自然力)变成动力constructionknstrknn.建造;建设;建筑under construction 在建设中hydro-electrichaIdrIlektrIk adj.水力发电的栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and Newregion n地区any other 任何其他的in history 历史上suggest v建议suggest 作“建议”讲,后接宾语从句时,从句须用虚拟语气,即谓语用“(should)动词原形”,should 可以省略。generatedenreItvt.发(电)global
24、lbladj.全球的栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and Newreservoirrezvwn.水库live a(n).life 过着的生活historicalhIstrIkladj.历史的;有关历史的historic adj.有历史意义的sitesaItn.场所;遗址watchtowerwttan.望台cliffklIfn.悬崖;峭壁栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and NewcarvingkvIn.(尤指木头、象牙等的)雕刻(品)relicrelIkn.(常作复数)(历史的)遗迹;遗
25、物submergesbmdvt.浸入水中;淹没removerImuvvt.迁移;搬迁栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and NewThe Three Gorges Dam“Walls of stone to hold backclouds and rain”Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of“walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lakerises in the narrow gorges”Now his d
26、ream has come true.The power of the Yangtze River,which is the worlds thirdlongest river,has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and Newin which he dreamed of.是 in which 引导的定语从句,which指代 a poem。which is the worlds third longest river 是 which 引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰
27、 the Yangtze River,which 作从句的主语。The Three Gorges Dam,which is the biggest constructionproject in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal,has been built to control flooding and provide hydro-electric power for the central regionof China.The dam is nearly 200 metres high and 1.5
28、 kilometres wide.It is the largest hydro-electric power station and dam in the world and has cost more than any other construction project in history.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New动词不定式短语 to control 作目的状语。Sun Yatsen,who was the leader of the 1911 Revolution,first suggested the ide
29、a of a dam across the Yangtze River in1919.Three quarters of Chinas energy is produced by burningcoal.In 1993,China used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating andgenerating electricity.Unfortunately,burning coal causesserious air pollution and increases globalwarming.The damwill generate electricity
30、equal to about 40 million tons of coalwithout causing so much air pollution.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and Newwho was the leader of.是 who 引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰 Sun Yat-sen,who 在从句中作主语。equal to about 40 million tons of coal 是形容词短语作后置定语,修饰 electricity。可转换成定语从句 which is equal to about40 million
31、 tons of coal。The reservoir has flooded 2 cities,11 counties,140 townsand more than 4,000 villages.More than a million people wholived in the region have moved from their homes.Now theyreliving a happy new life in different areas.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and Newwho lived in the regi
32、on 是定语从句,修饰 more than a millionpeople,who 在从句中作主语。The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas ofChina and the project has flooded some of Chinas mostfamous historical sites,including the Qu Yuan Temple,theHan Watchtower and the Moya Cliffcarvings.About 800historical relics have been sub
33、merged.Some of them arebeing removed and some are being put into museums.栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New including the Qu Yuan Temple the Qu Yuan Templeincludedare being removed 和 are being put into 都是现在进行时的被动语态。栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New三峡大坝“更立西江石壁,截断巫山云雨”毛泽
34、东曾写过一首词,在这首词里,他想象了“更立西江石壁,截断巫山云雨,高峡出平湖”的壮丽景观。如今,他的理想变成了现实。三峡大坝制服了世界第三长河长江的激流。修建三峡大坝是自修筑长城和开凿大运河以来中国最大的建筑工程,它控制了长江的洪灾并为我国中部地区提供电力。大坝将近 200 米高,1 500 米宽。它是世界上最大的水力发电站和大坝,造价超过历史上的其他任何一项工程。栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New早在 1919 年,领导了辛亥革命的孙逸仙(中山)先生就首次提出了要横跨长江修筑大坝的设想。中国四分之三的能量是通过燃煤获得的。199
35、3 年,中国烧掉了 12 亿吨煤用于供热和发电。不幸的是,燃煤导致了严重的大气污染,加剧了全球变暖。大坝将要生产相当于燃烧 4 000 万吨煤所生产的电量,但却不会造成那么严重的大气污染。水库淹没了 2 个城市、11 个县、140 个镇和 4 000 多个村庄。生活在这一地区的 100 多万人已经从他们的家园搬走了。现在,他们在不同的地区过着幸福的新生活。栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New三峡是中国风光最美丽的地区之一。由于大坝工程,一些著名的历史遗迹被水淹没,包括屈原祠、汉望塔和摩崖石刻。大约 800 处历史遗迹已被淹没。有些被搬迁,有些正被搬进博物馆。栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New栏目导引教材助读解疑清障知能演练轻松闯关 自学导引语篇理解Module 6 Old and New本部分内容讲解结束 按ESC键退出全屏播放