2022屆英語新情境訓練題（一）

英語新情境訓練題（一）

Dailyreading(1)

1.Readthepassageandfillinthemissingwords.

AfterIhad(1)Qitoverandoveragaininmymind,thebigday(2)

arrived:myfirstdayatseniorhigh!Iwokeupearlyandrushedoutofthedoorinmy

(3)etogettoknowmynewschool.

The(4)wasstillquietwhenIarrived,soIdecidedto(5)ea

bit.IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIhearda(6)

behindme."Newhere?"(7)Taround,Isawawhite-hairedman."Yes,"I

replied."I'm(8)wwhatlifeisgoingtobelikehere.”"Don'tworry,he

gavemean(9)smile."You'Hsoonfindout.”

Howtruethesewordswere!WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroom,

IwassurprisedtoseethesamemanIhadmet(10)e.

“Goodmorning,everyone.Beforewestart,pleasecometothefrontonebyone

and(11)yourselftotheclass.Tilgofirst.??”

“What?!”Itriedtoturnonmy(12)bbuttheenginejustwouldn'tstart.

“Ishouldsaymyname,ofcourse.Butwhatelse?WhatcouldIsaytomakeagood

first(13)?Somethingaboutmyinsectcollection,perhaps791was(14)o

mywordsinmyheadwhenthegirlnexttomegavemeanudge."It'syour

(15)!”

With(16)binmystomach,Ibreatheddeeply."Hi,I'mMengHao.^^

Everyonestartedlaughing.Ilookedatthemin(17)Q."Nicetoknowwe(18)

thesamename,“saidmynewteacher.Ihadbeentoo(19)topayattention

whenheintroducedhimself!AlthoughIwas(20)e,hiswordsmademealot

morerelaxed!,9

Whenwehadallintroducedourselves,MrMengsaid,"Welldone,everyone!I

knowthisisn't(21)formanyofyou.Butthisisjustthekindofthingyou

aregoingtofaceatseniorhigh.(22)Clikethismightsometimesputyou

underpressure.Butitall(23)onwhatyoudo.Keepcalmandbe(24)

p.Thatway,you911makethemostofyourtimeatseniorhigh.”

Peoplesay,"Wellbegun,halfdone."I(25)thiswasagoodbeginning

tomynewschoollife.

2.Whatisthetextabout?Isthereatopicsentenceoraconcludingsentence?

3.Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?Whatdoeshedescribeinthetext?

4.Howhastheauthor'sfeelingchangedfrombeginningtoend?

5.Whatwritingtechniqueshaveyoulearnedthat'susefulinyourextendedwriting(讀后續(xù)寫)?

6.Writeashortpassagedescribingabigdayorabigeventinyourlife.

Keys:

1.(1)pictured;(2)finally;(3)eagerness;(4)campus/school;(5)explore;(6)voice;(7)Turning;

(8)wondering;(9)assuring/encouraging;(10)earlier;(11)introduce;(12)brain;(13)

impression;(14)organizing;(15)turn;(16)butterflies;(17)panic/puzzles;(18)share/have;

(19)nervous;(20)embarrassed;(21)easy;(22)Challenges;(23)depends;(24)prepared;(25)

guess/think

2.Theauthor'sfirstdayatSeniorHigh./Yes.Firstsentenceofthefirstparagraphrevealsthe

theme-thefirstdayatSeniorHigh.Andlastparagraphconcludesaboutit:agoodbeginning.

3.Heusesalead-inparagraphandaconcludingparagraph.Hedescribeshisexperiencesand

feelingsinhisbigdayintimeorder.Heusesalotofvividdescriptionsaboutactions,feelings,

anddialogues,etc./Beforegoingtoschool;arrivingatschool;duringtheEnglishclass;After

theEnglishclass(theschoolcampus,newEnglishteacher,firstEnglishclass,theteacher's

encouragingwords,etc.)

4.Fromunsuretoconfident:eager(tofindoutwhatlifeisgoingtobelike);surprised(tosee

thathisEnglishteacherwasthemanhehadmetearlier;nervousanduncertain(aboutwhatto

saytointroducehimself);afraidandinpanic(whenlaughedat);embarrassedbutmore

relaxed(whentheteacherexplainedtheysharedthesamename);confident(abouthisnew

schoollifeaftertheEnglishclass).

5.(Answerscanbevaried.)

Dailyreading(2)

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Allyouneedtodoistowaitforittocometrue.

B.It'sjustontheotherside.

C.Remember,you'vegottogetpassedobstaclesinordertosucceed.

D.Successhasnoexcuse-youeithergetitoryoudon't.

E.Thekeyistofindawaytopreventitfromhappening.

F.Youjustdon'tstandthereandletitdotheworkforyou.

G.Itwilltripyouupeverytime.

Everybodywantssuccess.Somepeopleaimforit;othersjusttalkaboutit.Weallknowwhat

itlookslikewhensomeoneelsehasit.Oftenitjustseemslikesomethingtoofaroutofreach.The

truthtosuccessiscloserthanyouthink.]Onlyyouhavetowantitenough,andbe

willingenoughtogetit.

Fearisyourbiggestobstacle-fearoffailure,fearofthejudgmentofothers,fearofactually

succeeding.2Itwillcauseyoutomakedecisionsthatmayseem"right"atthetime,but

they'repreventingyoufromactuallygettingoverthatwall.

3Theminuteyoufindareasonnottotakeanothersteptowardssuccessisthe

momentyoustopbeingsuccessful.Inthesymphonyofsuccess,excusesarejustnoise.

Gototheothersideofobstacles.Everyonefaceschanges,differentonesatdifferenttimes.

Weallhandlethesamechallengesdifferently;weallhavedifferentresults.It*showyouhandle

eachoneandwhatyoudowiththeresultsthatcount.Anobstacleissomethingyoueitherfinda

wayaroundorallowittostopyou.4

Gototheothersideoffailures.Noteverythingworks;evenifitworksforotherpeople,the

samethingjustdoesn'tworkfbrus.Sowhat?Failurecaneitherbecomeanobstacleandanexcuse

ofitcanbecomeyourteacherinwhatnottodo.

Ittakeseffort,commitment,andfollow-through.Theycallitaladderofsuccessfora

reason...becauseyouneedtoclimbitinordertogetsomewhere.It'snotanescalator.5

Youhavetodotheworkyourself.Sometimesitwillbeeasy;othertimesyou'llbecarryinga

heavyloadonyourshoulders.Theladderremainsthesame.Successstillwaitsontheotherside.

It'sgoingtotakedeterminationandpersistenceonyourparttogetupandoverthatwall.

So,whichsidedoyouwanttobeon?

Keys:

1.B2.G3.D4.C5.F

Dailyreading(3)

Readthetextandsummarisewhateachparagraphismainlyabout.Howwouldyou

describethematersmentionedinthetext?

Mastersoftime

InthequietcourtyardsofXiSanSuo,behindthehighwallsoftheforbiddencity,

timeticksatitsownpace.Ifithadn*tbeenforathree-episodedocumentary,outsiders

wouldneverhaveknownthattheplainly-dressedpeopleworkingherearemastersof

theircraft,whohavespenttheirlivesrestoringpreciousantiques.Amongtheseisthe

clockrestorationmaster,WangJin.

Walkingthroughthesevencrimsongatestowardshisworkplace,WangJinstill

regardshimselfasanordinaryworkerinthePalaceMuseum,althoughnowhe'soften

stoppedbyaadmirerswantingtheirphototakenwithhim.Dayin,dayout,MrWang

andhisstudentsspendtheirtimerestoringclocksdatingbackhundredsofyears.But

forquitesometime,heandhisstudent,QiHaonanusedtobetheonlytwopeople

repairingtimepiecesinthePalaceMuseum.

Qingemperorswereveryfondofclocks.Therefore,inordertopleasethem,

foreignenvoyspresentedtheseemperorswiththemostintricateandsplendid

timepieces.Today,thePalaceMuseumhasoneofthemostsignificantcollectionsof

timepiecesintheworld,mainlyoriginatingfromEuropeandChina.Withobjects

rangingfromsmallpocketwatchestotheclocksoveronemeterinheight,eachof

theserequiresitsownuniquemethodofrestoration.Giventhecomplexityofthework

andthelackofnecessarymaterials,thismeansthateachexpertcanworkona

maximumoftwolargepiecesayear.But,throughtheirpainstakingefforts,MrWang

andhisstudentsdomorethanrepairtheclocks-theybringthembacktolife.

TheonlysoundtobreakthesilenceinWangJin'sworkshopisthechiming

melodyoftherepairedandpolishedclocks.ToWangJinitisthemostbeautifulmusic

intheworld.Now,aftereightmonthsofendlessadjustments,thetimehasfinally

comeforMrWangtowindupthegiganticclocksthatdatebacktothetimeof

EmperorQianlong.Theintricatelyfashionedobjectsthathavestoodstillforcenturies

instantlycomebacktolife:waterflows,boatssail,dogsbark,chickensflaptheir

wingsandawomanstartstospin.Itisatrulyawe-inspiringmoment.Itissuddenly

clearthatwhentheclockmasterssaythat"theseantiqueshavelives"，itisneitheran

exaggerationnorthemetaphor.

Butdespitethecombinedworkofseveralgenerationsofmasters,itseems

unlikelythattherestorationoftheclockswilleverbecomplete.Evenifeveryclock

inthePalaceMuseumwererestored,therewouldstillbeworktodo,because

restorationwouldprobablyneedtobeginagainontheclocksthatwererepairedlong

ago.Thisisaraceagainsttimethatcanneverbewon!Nevertheless,MrWang

remainsoptimisticaboutthefutureofthesetimepieces.Followinginthefootstepsof

hisownteacherallthoseyearsago,MrWanghasnowpassedonhisskillstothenew

members,whowilltakeonmanyofthefuturerepairs.What'smore,inspiredto

followinhisfather'sfootsteps,MrWang'ssonnowhasalsotakenuprepairing

antiqueclocks.Thisnewgenerationofartisanswillnotonlyhelppreservetraditional

skills;theinnovationtheybringtothecraftwillalsoensurethattheartofclock

repairingstandsthetestoftime.

Intoday'sfast-pacedworldthesayingthattimewaitsfornomanhasnever

seemedmoreapt.YetinsidehiddencourtyardsofXiSanSuo,thereissomething

timelessaboutthewayMrWangandhiscolleaguessedatelypiecetogetherthepast

withskillfulhandsandmodesthearts.Itisasiftheyhavebecomeonewiththeircraft

andwiththehistoryofthecountry.

Keys:

Para.1:BriefintroductionofWangJin:whoheisandwhereheworks.

Para.2:TheuniquenessofWangJinandhisstudent

Para.3:Thechallengesoftheirwork

Para.4:Oneexampleofhowtheybringtheclocksbacktolife

Para.5:Theoptimisticfutureoftheartofclockrepairing

Para.6:Asummaryoftheirgreatqualities

Thematersmentionedinthetextaredevoted/dedicated/committed,loyal,

self-contented,hard-working,patient,skillful,modest,innovative.

DailyReading⑷

■Readthecolumnoflettersfromthereaders.Thenwriteyourresponsetotheeditor.

Socialinsights:AfamilydinnerisanimportanttraditiontocelebrateSpringFestival.

Nowadays,somepeoplechoosetohavethedinnerinarestaurant,butnoteveryoneis

keenonthisidea.Whatdoourreadersthink?

DearEditor,

WehaveeatenoutfortheSpringFestivalfamilydinnerforthelastthreeyears,and

wehaveenjoyeditnolessthaneatingathome.Idon'tunderstandwhysomepeople

refusetoembracethechange.

Can'ttheyadmitthatthepreparationsforthedinnerarehardwork?Ireallydon't

thinkit'sworththeeffortofspendingsomuchtimepreparingforasinglemeal,and

thenanotherhourcleaningupthemessafterit'sover.Weworkallyear,sowhycan't

onedaybeaboutspendingtimewithfamilyandrelaxing?

Eatingoutisagoodchoiceandithasnothingtodowithlossoftraditions.Westill

havethedinnerwiththesamepeople,justinadifferentplace.Theoccasionismore

enjoyablewithoutallthattiringcooking,andthedishestastebetter!

Inmyopinion,whatorwhereweeatonSpringFestivalEvereallydoesn'tmatter.

Eatingoutmaychangetheformofthistradition,butthelovebetweenthefamily

memberssittingaroundthetabletogetherremainsthesame.

WangPeng,softwareengineer

DearEditor,

Forthisyear'sSpringFestivalfamilydinner,mysonhasbookedatableatthebest

restaurantintown,butI'mabitunhappyaboutit.Forme,itjustwon'tfeellike

SpringFestivalhavingthedinnerout.

WhenIwasalittleboy,thedinnerontheeveofSpringFestivalwaswhatIlooked

forwardtomost.Itwasnotonlyforthedeliciousfoodthatweseldomgottoeat,but

fortheopportunitytohaveourwholefamilygatheredtogether.Iwouldrunaround

thehouse,listeningtotheadultschattingabouttheiryear.Tdgetundermymother's

feetinthekitchen,watchinghermakedumplings.She'dputtokensinsome

dumplings:candiesforasweetlifeandpeanutsforalongandhealthyone.Inthe

evening,allofuswouldsitaroundthetable,enjoyingthefoodandbeingtogether

again.Wetoastedeachother,welaughed,andsimple,homemadedishestastedmore

deliciousthananythingcookedbyatopchef.

Ihopemychildrenandtheirchildrenwillstillvalueourmemoriesofpreparingthe

dinnertogether.Tome,theprocessisevenmoreimportantthanthedinneritself.

LiuYonghui,retiredteacher

Dailyreading(5)

Researchshowstheaveragepersononlyhasregularcommunicationwithbetweensevenand

fifteenpeople,andthatmostofourcommunicationisinfactwithfivetotenpeoplewhoare

closesttous.However,perhapsweareclosertotherestoftheworldthanwethink.t4SixDegrees

ofSeparation^^refertothetheorythatanypersononEarthcanbeconnectedtoanyotherperson

throughachainofnomorethanfiveotherpeople.

Theconceptwasfirsttalkedaboutaslongagoasinthe1920s.TheHungarianauthorFrigyes

KarinthypublishedabookcalledEverythingisDifferentis1929,inwhichheintroducedtheidea

offriendshipnetworksandhisideasinfluencedmanyofourearlyimpressionsofsocialnetworks.

Inthe1950s,anattemptwasmadebytwoscientiststoprovethetheorymathematically;but

aftertwentyyears,theystillhadnothadanysuccess.In1967,anAmericansociologistcalled

StanleyMilgramtriedusinganewmethodtotestthetheory,whichhecalledthe"small-world

problem”.HechosearandomsampleofpeopleinthemiddleofAmericaandaskedthemtosend

packagestoastrangerinthestageofMassachusetts.Thepeoplesendingthepackagesonlyknew

thename,jobandgenerallocationofthestranger.Milgramtoldthemtosendthepackagetoa

persontheyknewpersonallywhotheythoughtmightknowthetargetstranger.Oncetheparcel

hadbeenreceivedbythisperson,he/shewouldsendtheparcelontoacontactoftheirsuntilthe

parcelcouldbepersonallydeliveredtothecorrectperson.Amazingly,itonlytookbetweenfive

andsevenpeopletogettheparcelsdelivered,andoncereleased,theresultswerepublishedinthe

bimonthlymagazinePsychologyToday.Itwasthisresearchthatinspiredthephrase“SixDegrees

ofSeparation^^.

Inthepastfewdecades,thetheoryandthephrasehaveappearedagain.Itsnamewasusedas

thetitleofaplayandthenafilm.Then,morefilmsandTVprogrammesbasedontheconcept

weremadeandbroadcast.Forexample,theOscar-winningfilmBabelisbasedontheconceptof

“SixDegreesofSeparation,,.Thelivesofallthecharacterswerecloselyconnected,althoughthey

didnotknoweachotherandlivedthousandsofmilesapart.ThetelevisionseriesLostalso

exploredtheideaof“SixDegreesofSeparation”，asalmostallthecharactershadrandomlymet

eachother,orhadmetsomeonetheothercharactersknew,beforetheywereallinthesameplane

crash.Inthemid-1990s,twocollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesinventedagame.Theideaof

thegamewastolinkanyactortoKevinBacon,afamousAmericanactorandmusician,through

nomorethansixlinks.SoonthegamewasbeingplayedinuniversitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.

In2003,ColumbiaUniversitytriedtorecreateMilgram'sexperimentontheInternet.This

becameknownasthe“ColumbiaSmall-worldProject”.Theexperimentinvolved24,163email

chainswith18targetpeoplein13differentcountries.Theresultsconfirmedthattheaverage

numberoflinksinthechainwassix.

Mostrecently,anexperimentin2011attheUniversityofMilananalysedtherelationship

between721millionsocialmediausersandfoundthat92percentwereconnectedbyonlyfour

stages,orfivedegreesofseparation.

So,thinkaboutitforaminute:Howmightyoubeconnectedtothedriverofthebusyou

regularlytakeorthepersonwhodeliversyourparcels?

1.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Howcloselyconnectedarewe?

B.WhatisSixDegreesofSeparation?

C.Theimportanceofhumanconnections

D.Afamousexperimentthatmakesadifference

2.Explainthe“SixDegreesofSeparation^^theory.

(1)Whatdoesitmean?

(2)Whendidthetermfirstappear?

(3)Whathappenedinthe1950s?

(4)WhatdidStanleyMilgramdo?

(5)HowmanypeopledidittakefortheparceltoreachtherightpersoninMilgram's

experiment?

(6)Howdiditinfluencetheentertainmentindustry?

(7)Whatisthe""ColumbiaSmall-worldProject”?

(8)WhatwastheresultoftheUniversityofMilan'sresearch?

3.WhydidMilgramandColumbiaUniversitybothlabeltheirexperiments“Small-woHd”?

參考譯文:

研究表明，一般人只與7到15個人有定期的交流，而我們大部分的交流實際上是與5

到10個最親近的人進行的。然而，也許我們與世界其他地方的距離比我們想象的更近?！傲?/p>

度分離”指的是地球上任何一個人都可以通過不超過五個人的鏈條與另一個人聯(lián)系在一起。

早在20世紀20年代，這個概念就被首次提出。匈牙利作家FrigyesKarinthy在1929年

出版了一本名為《一切都不一樣》的書，他在書中介紹了友誼網(wǎng)絡的概念，他的觀點影響了

我們對社交網(wǎng)絡的許多早期印象。

20世紀50年代，兩位科學家試圖用數(shù)學方法證明這個理論;但是二十年過去了，他們

仍然沒有取得任何成功。1967年，美國社會學家斯坦利?米爾格拉姆(StanleyMilgram)嘗試用

一種新的方法來檢驗這個理論，他稱之為“小世界問題”。他在美國中部隨機抽取了一些人，

讓他們把包裹寄給一個站在馬薩諸塞州舞臺上的陌生人。送包裹的人只知道陌生人的名字、

工作和大致位置。米爾格拉姆讓他們把包裹寄給一個他們認識的人，他們認為這個人可能認

識目標陌生人。一旦這個人收到包裹，他/她就會把包裹寄給他/她的聯(lián)系人，直到包裹親自

送到正確的人手中。令人驚訝的是，一旦包裹被投遞出去，這些包裹只需要5到7個人就能

送達。研究結果就發(fā)表在雙月刊《今日心理學》上。正是這項研究激發(fā)了“六度分離”這個短

語的靈感。

在過去的幾十年里，這個理論和短語再次出現(xiàn)。它的名字曾被用作一部戲劇的名字，后

來又被用作一部電影的名字。后來，更多的電影和電視節(jié)目基于這個概念制作和播出。例如，

奧斯卡獲獎影片《通天塔》就是基于“六度分離”的概念。所有人物的生活都是緊密相連的，

盡管他們彼此不認識，而且生活在數(shù)千英里之外。電視劇《迷失》也探討了“六度分離”的概

念，因為幾乎所有的角色都是在同一架飛機失事之前偶遇的，或者是遇到了其他角色認識的

人。20世紀90年代中期，美國的兩名大學生發(fā)明了一種游戲。游戲的理念是通過不超過6

個鏈接將任何演員與美國著名演員兼音樂家凱文?貝肯(KevinBacon)聯(lián)系起來。很快，這項

比賽就開始在美國的大學里進行。

2003年，哥倫比亞大學試圖在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上重現(xiàn)米爾格拉姆的實驗。這就是著名的“哥倫比

亞小世界項目”。這項實驗涉及了來自13個不同國家的18個目標人群，共24163封電子郵

件。結果證實，鏈條上的平均鏈環(huán)數(shù)為6。

最近，米蘭大學在2011年進行了一項實驗，分析了7.21億社交媒體用戶之間的關系，

發(fā)現(xiàn)92%的用戶僅通過四個階段(即五個分離度)連接。

所以，花一分鐘想想：你和你經(jīng)常乘坐的公交車司機或送包裹的人有什么聯(lián)系？

Dailyreading(6)

1.Readthetextandfillintheblankswithaproperwordortheproperformofthe

wordgiveninbracket.

Theskyrailway

Sittingbackinmyseat,Ican*tquitebelievethatEmabouttotravelalongthe

railwaythatmanyforeignexpertsclaimedwas“impossible".Thetrainhasbeenracing

along(1)(steady)sinceitleftXining.Allthistime,thesong“SkyRailway"

hasbeenplayinginsidemyhead.Thewords"railwayslikemassivedragonsare

windingamongthemountains^^seemparticularlyvivid(2)Itravelacross

the“roofoftheworld”.

IwasoneofthepeoplewhocamefromallpartsofChinatowork(3)this

railway.Takingyears(4)(complete),theQinghai-TibetRailwayisa

recordofallofoureffortstoovercomethemostdifficultengineeringchallenges.

Howtoprotectthedelicateecosystem(5)amongthetopconcerns.

ThefirstlandmarktocatchmyeyeisthesplendidQingshuiheBridge,theworld's

(6)(long)bridgebuiltoverpermafrost.Look!AgroupofTibetanantelopes(7)

(move)underthebridge,withsome(8)(stop)toeatgrassattheirleisure.

Thirty-threepassageshavebeenbuiltundertherailwaytoallowtheanimalstomove

safelyandfreelyin(9)naturalhabitat.WildanimalssuchastheseTibetan

antelopeshavenowbeenusingthesepassagesforyears.Theyseemtotally(10)

(aware)thatwearespeedingpastatover100kilometersanhour.

Topreventdamage(11)wetlandsandgrasslands,675bridgeswitha

total(12)(long)ofabout160kilometerswerebuiltbetweenGolmudand

Lhasa.Weevenmoved140,000squaremetersofwetlandtoanewareainorderto

protect(13)distinctecosystem.

Thejourneyhasbeenflyingby,andbeforeIknow(14),wehave

reachedTanggulaStation.Locatedatover5,000metersabovesealevel,thisisthe(15)

(high)railwaystationintheworld.Inlocationssuchasthis,thethinair,(16)

(change)weatherandhighlevelsofUVradiationpresentedperhapsthe(17)

(great)challengeforrailwayworkers.Tomakesurewestayedhealthy,several

oxygen-makingstations(18)(construct).Wewerealsoabletoenjoy

regularbreaksin(19)(low)areas.

AswepassedCuonaLake,Ifeltasenseofprideand(20)(achieve).

Usingthousandsandthousandsofsandbags,webuiltatwenty-kilometerwallalong

thelaketoprotectitfromconstructionwaste.CuonaLakeissoclosetotherailwaythatI

wanttoreach(21)andtouchitspalebluemirror-likesurface.Waterbirds

playinginthelake,andcattleandsheepwanderingthegrasslandsbringthesceneryto

life.

TheQinghai-TibetPlateauhasbeenattractingpeople's(22)(admire)

forcenturies.Now,thankstoourefforts,passengersfromalloverthecountryhave

beenenjoyingthese(23)(magic)landscapes.Iamproudthatwebuiltour

“impossible”railwayanddidsowiththecarethattheenvironment(24)

(deserve).Ittrulyis(25)extraordinary“SkyRailway".

2.What'stheauthor'spuiposeinwritingthistext?

Keys:

1.(1)steadily;(2)as;(3)on;(4)tocomplete;(5)was;(6)longest;(7)ismoving;(8)stopping;

(9)their;(10)unaware;(11)to;(12)length;(13)its;(14)it;(15)highest;(16)changeable;(17)

greatest;(18)wereconstructed;(19)lower;(20)achievement;(21)out;(22)admiration;(23)

magical;(24)deserves;(25)an

2.Toexplainhowthe“impossible“railwaywasbuiltandpraisetheworker'seffortsinbuilding

it.

Dailyreading(7)

1.Fillintheblankswiththeoneofthewordsgivenintheboxoritsproperforms.

admire,although,ancient,attract,bottom,clever,complete,environment,first,harm,local,

maintain,produce,rain,sheet,significance,solve,trouble,value,vapour,wrap,therefore

Imaginemountains(1)insilverwater,shininginthespringsun.

Summerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice.Duringautumn,

thesesamemountainsaregold,andinwintertheyarecoveredin(2)of

whitefrost.ThesearethecoloursoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.

Theseterraceswerebuiltbythe(3)ZhuangandYaopeople,towhom

Guangxiishome.StartingintheYuanDynasty,workontheterracestookhundredsof

years,untilits(4)intheearlyQingDynasty.Reachingasfarastheeye

cansee,theseterracescovertallmountains,oftenfromthe(5)tothevery

top.

Sowhydidthesepeoplegotosomuch(6)toturntheentire

mountainsintoterraces?(7),therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandinthe

region.Buildingtheterraces(8)meantthattheycouldincreasetheareas

inwhichtheycouldgrowrice.Secondly,(9)theregionhasplentyofrain,

themountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theflatterracescatchtherainwater

andpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.

Butperhapswhatismost(10)isthewayinwhichpeoplehave

workedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.Theterracesare

(11)designed,withhundredsofwaterwaysthatconnectwitheachother.

Duringthe(12)season,itisalongthesewaterwaysthatrainwatermoves

downthemountainsandintotheterraces.Thesunheatsthewaterandturnsitinto

(13).Thisformscloudsfromwhichrainfallsdownontothemountain

terracesonceagain.Theseterracesalsoprovideaperfect(14)forbirds

andfish,someofwhichfeedoninsectsthatcan(15)thericecrops.

Althoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops,theseterracesstill

meanalottothelocalpeopleforwhomtraditionsholdmuch(16).This

knowledgeispasseddownthroughfamilies,whichmeansthatnewgenerations

continuetouse(17)methodsofagricultureto(18)theterraces.

Today,theLongjiRiceTerraces(19)thousandsofvisitorswhocometo

(20)thisgreatwondercreatedbypeopleandnatureworkingtogether.

2.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?

3.What'seachparagraphofthetextmainlyabout?

4.WhydoestheauthorsaytheLongjiRiceTerracesarecleverlydesigned?

5.Readthesummaryofthetextandunderlinefourfactualmistakes.

TheLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangethnicgroupalone.

Thoughtherearemanylarge,flatareasintheregion,theybuiltterracesonthe

mountainstohavemoreareastogrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,andcan

washawaytheshallowsoil.Therearehundredsofwaterways,alongwhichrainwater

movesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Today,localpeopleusemodern

methodstomaintaintheterraces,andtheyattractlotsofvisitorsfromalloverthe

country.

6.Ben,yourfriendfromLondonisvisitingChina.Heisresearchingoncasesofhow

peoplecleverlysolvedlocalproblemsworkingwithnature.Writehimaletter

introducingasuitableplacetohim.

Keys:

1.(1)wrapped;(2)sheets;(3)local;(4)completion;(5)bottom;(6)trouble;(7)Firstly;(8)

therefore;(9)although;(10)significant;(11)cleverly;(12)rainy;(13)vapour;(14)

environment;(15)harm;(16)value;(17)ancient;(18)maintain;(19)attract;(20)admire

2.ToexplainhowpeopleworkedinharmonywithnaturetocreatetheLongjiRiceTerraces.

3.Para.1:TheseasonalcoloursofLongjiRiceTerraces(LRT)

Para.2:BriefhistoryofLRT

Para.3:WhywereLRTbuiltoriginally?

Para.4:What'stheworkingprincipleofLRT

Para.5:HowareLRTtoday

4.Seeparagraph4fbrdetails.

5.TheLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhucmgethnicgroupalone.Though

therearemanylarge,flatareasintheregion,theybuiltterracesonthemountainsto

havemoreareastogrowrice.Theterrac