1、总课时数52-53科目英语使用时间11.12主备人王嘎使用人课题名称Review of Module 6 Book 3 Dictation Read the text and complete the close test.The Three Gorges Dam“Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain”Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he “walls of stone to clouds and rain till a lake in the narrow gorges”. Now his dream has
2、 . The of the Yangtze River, which is the worlds third longest river, has been by the Three Gorges Dam. The Three Gorges Dam, which is the biggest in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been built and hydro-electric power the central region of China. The dam is nearly
3、 200 metres and 1.5 kilometres . It is the largest and dam in the world and has cost more than any other construction project in history.Sun Yat-sen, who was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first _the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. Three quarters of Chinas energy is by burning co
4、al. In 1993, China used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and . Unfortunately, burning coal serious air pollution and increases . The dam will generate electricity about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.The reservoir has 2 cities, 11 counties, 140 towns and more than
5、4,000 villages. More than a million people who lived in the region have moved from their homes. Now theyre _in different areas.The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas of China and the project has flooded some of Chinas most famous , the Qu Yuan Temple, the Han Watchtower and the Moy
6、a Cliff carvings. About 800 historical relics have been . Some of them are being and some are being put into museums. Read the text and answer the questions.1. The power of the Yangtze River, which is _, has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam.A. the worlds third longest river B. the worlds secon
7、d longest river C. the worlds fifth longest river D. the worlds sixth longest river2. The Three Gorged Dam, which is the biggest construction project in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been built _. A. to hold back clouds and control flooding B. to heat and genera
8、te electricity C. to control flooding and provide hydro- electric power D. to increases global warming and generate electricity3. The dam is nearly _ metres high and _ kilometres wide. A. 20, 1.5 B. 25, 2,5 C. 30, 3 D. 40, 3.5 4. The dam will generate electricity equal to about _ million tons of coa
9、l without causing so much air pollution.A. 30 B. 40 C. 50 D. 60 ReadingIn an interview with Xinhua, Li Yongan, general manager of China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development and Construction Corporation, said the Three Gorges dam would be put into use when the summer flood season begins, wh
10、en water levels in the Three Gorges Reservoir are expected to rise to 156 meters.Workers with the Three Gorges Project that is being built at the middle reaches of the Yangtze River are racing to raise dam heights at the southern bank of the river from the current 160 meters to 185 meters by May.In
11、the meantime, the workers are requested to accomplish two more main tasks this year, namely, to complete the two-way five-tier shiplock facility built on the northern bank of the Yangtze and to prepare for the planned installation of 12 more turbogenerators on the southern bank in 2007 and 2008, acc
12、ording to Li.Launched in 1993, the Three Gorges Project, including a 185-m-high dam and 26 generators on both banks of the Yangtze, is being built in three phases on the middle reaches of Chinas longest river, the Yangtze.Preparations and construction of the first phase were carried out between 1993
13、 and 1997. The Yangtze was dammed at the Three Gorges area for the first time on November 8, 1997. According to the plan, the completed Three Gorges Project, costing an estimated 180 billion yuan （approximately US$21.7 billion）, will have 26 generators with a combined generating capacity of 18.2 mil
14、lion kw. Most of the construction on the northern bank of the Yangtze has been completed so far, including the 14 turbo generators, which have been installed and put to work. According to Li, these turbo generators generated 49.09 billion kw/hour of electricity in 2005.The Three Gorges Project is expected to be completed in 2009, generating 84.7 billion kwh of electricity annually. （Xinhua News Agency January 10, 2006）