1、Module 6The Three Gorges Dam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 今日得宽馀子在川上曰：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 水调歌头游泳毛泽东“walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”瞿塘峡瞿塘峡The First GorgeQutang Gorge 巫峡巫峡The Second GorgeWu Gorge 西
2、陵峡西陵峡The Third GorgeXi Ling Gorgedream(v.)energygenerateharnesshistoricalnarrowpoempowerpower stationsubmergesuggestconstructionFastreadingScan the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea.Para.1 Athe advantages of the Three Gorges Dam Para.2 Bwhat happened to the people therePara.3 Cwhat
3、 happened to the historical sites therePara.4 Dthe dream of Mao ZedongPara.5 Ethe Three Gorges Dam The advantages of building the dam:1.It can control flooding in the central region of China.2.It can provide hydro-electric power for the central region of China.3.It can generate electricity without i
4、ncreasing global warming or causing so much air pollution like burning coal.The disadvantages of building the dam:1.It has flooded 2 cities,11 counties,140 towns,more than 4,000 villages 2.More than a million people have moved from their homes3.About 800 historical relics were submerged.The Qu Yuan
5、TempleThe Han WatchtowerMoya cliff carvingsCarefulreading1Why is the Three Gorges Dam constructed?ATo harness the Yangtze River.BTo control flooding and provide power for the central region of China.CTo reduce the air pollution caused by burning coal.DTo realize Mao Zedongs dream.2Who came up with t
6、he idea of constructing a dam?AMao Zedong.BSun Yatsen.CThe government.DSome experts.3What is the benefit after the construction?AMany cities，towns and villages have been flooded.BMore than one billion people in the region have moved from their homes.CThe Three Gorges Dam area has become one of the m
7、ost beautiful areas of China.DMany famous historical sites have been flooded.4What can we learn from the passage?AMore than a billion people have moved from their homes.BThe dam makes sure that the Yangtze River wont cause floods.CChinas electricity is mainly generated by burning coal.True OR False1
8、.The poem by Mao zedong is to attract the readers interest.2.The Three Gorges Dam has been built to control the drought and generate electricity.3.The dam generates electricity without causing air pollution.4.The reservoir has flooded many peoples homes and 80 historical relics.5.Some of the flooded relics are being rebuilt and some are being put into museums.TfloodingT about 800 removedFFF
