Module5ATripAlongtheThreeGorgesReading&VocabularyIntroductionWhatcanyouseefromthepicture?cliffrivergorgewoodIntroductionlakecliffvalleywoodclifflakewoodvalleycaveshoreslopeplaincaveshoreslopeplainFillintheblanks.1.A________isthelowgroundbetweenthesidesofmountains.2.A________isalargeareaofflatlowground.3.The________istheareawherethelandmeetstheseaoralake.4.A________isthesideofthemountain.5._______arethesteepsidesofmountainsattheedgeofariverorthesea.6.A________isthetopofamountain.7.A________isanareaofwatersurroundedbyland.8.A________isasmallforest.9.A________isalargeholeinaclifforamountain.10.A________isalargeareaofflathighground..plainshoreslopeCliffspeaklakewoodcaveplateauvalleyDothequizabouttheYangtze.TheThreeGorges(1)TheYangtzeRiveristhe_____riverintheworld.(a)longest(b)secondlongest(c)thirdlongest(2)ItflowsfromtheHimalayasinthewesttothePacificOceaninthe______.(a)south(b)north(c)east(3)Theworld’sbiggestdamwasopenedontheYangtzeRiverin________.(a)2001(b)2003(c)2005westeastthethemapoftheThreeGorgestheThreeGorgesDamFuling涪陵Fengdu丰都TheQutangGorge瞿塘峡WuShan巫山theDaningRiver大宁河theWuGorge巫峡theXiangRiver湘江theXilingGorge西陵峡Reading&VocabularyCompletethedefinitionsofthewordsinthebox.1A_________________istheplacewheresthisbeingbuilt.2To_________meanstobuyandsellthings.3.Ifyou_______somewhereyougotherequickly.4._________istheoppositeofnear.5.________arethingsyoucanbuyorsell.6.A__________isaveryoldstorywhichisprobablynottrue.7.Thesunrisesintheeastand______inthewest.8.A_______issomeonewhowritespoems.9.A__________issomeonewhoworkswithyou.10.__________isaplantwhichgrowsquicklyandisusedtomakefurniture.constructionsitetraderushDistantGoodslegendsetspoetcolleagueBambooMatchthewordswiththeirdefinition.1.aplacewhereboatsloadandunload2.asimpleboatmadeofpiecesofwoodtiedtogether3.aBuddhisttemple4.achangeofroute5.aflooronaboat6.marksorsignsusedinwriting7.touseortakeadvantageofdockraftpagodadetourdeckcharactersexploitcharactersdeckdockdetourexploitpagodaraftScanningFindouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.WhotookatripalongtheThreeGorges?2.Whereweretheyfrom?3.Wheredidtheystarttheirtrip?4.Whendidtheystarttheirtrip?PeterHesslerandhiscolleague.TheywerefromAmerica.ThetownofFuling.Onabeautifulafternoon.Skimming1.Peterandhisfriendwentdownstream_____.(a)toseethedam(b)toseetheThreegorges(c)togettoFuling2.HechoosetheJiangyouboatbecause_____.(a)itwascrowded(b)itdidn’tstopattemples(c)itdidn’tusuallycarryforeigners.3.Whentheystartedthetripitwas______.(a)sunny(b)cold(c)evening4.Whentheboatwentthroughthefirstgorge.Peterandhisfriend_____.(a)tooklotsofphotographs(b)spentmostofthetimeondeck(c)wereasleep5.Whentheyreachedthesiteofthedam_______cametolook.(a)everyone(b)noone(c)onlytheforeigners6.PeterwasimpressedbytheYangtzeRiver’ssenseof______.(a)power(b)history(c)dangerReadthetextcarefullyanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.PeterHesslerandhiscolleaguetookboatsbecausetheycouldstopatthetemples.2.Thewords“twomore”inthethirdparagraphrefertotheWuGorgeandtheXilingGorge.3.ThehomeofQuYuan,the3rdcenturyBCpoet,islocatedontheDaningRiver.FTF4.ThereweremanymoreforeignersinthetownofFulingbesidesPeterHessler.5.TheshipsliketheJiangyouboataremainlyforgoodsandpeoplewhotradealongtheriver.6.TheymissedthesceneryoftheQutangGorge.FTT瞿塘峡瞿塘峡是长江第一峡,长八公里,以雄著称,瞿塘峡是三峡中最短的一个峡巫峡三峡第二峡,全长42公里,巫峡以秀著称天下.巫山十二峰,是巫峡风光中的胜景,其中俏丽动人的神女峰最为迷人以险为特色,全长126公里。以宜昌市的西陵山得名,是三峡中最长的一个峡西陵峡Fillintheblanks.ATripAlongtheThreeGorgesTimePassengersMeansoftransportationWhattheysawandwhattheydidFromFulingtoFengduAlongtheQutangGorgeAlongtheWuGorgeComingoutoftheXilingGorgePeterandhiscolleague__________theboatatFuling.Thesunwasshiningbrightly______theysailed______________throughahillyregion.Asthesun_______they_________atFengdu.gotonasdownstreamsetdockedSummary:They________whentheywentthroughthefirstgorge,__________iscalledtheQutangGorge.Thegorge______________350feetastheriver__________throughthetwo-mile-highmountains.sleptWhichnarrowstorushesAtWushantheymadeadetour______theDaningRiver___________somesmallergorges.Thenextdaythey_________________theWuGorge.They__________theXiangRiver,homeofQuYuan.uptoseewentthroughpassedLanguagepoints:1.bank/beach/coast/seaside/shore都含有“(海)岸,边”之意bank“河岸,堤岸”,指河流两旁高出水面的地方Theoldmanusedtositontheriverbanktofish.beach“海(湖,河)滩,水滨”,指由于受潮水冲刷而形成的由细沙或卵石覆盖的平缓的斜坡。coast“海岸,海岸线”,是地理上的专业名词,指海洋与陆地的分界线,有清晰的边界概念。它不能用来指海岸或湖岸。seaside“海滨”,尤指度假胜地。ManyEnglishpeopleliketogototheseasidefortheirholidaysandlieonthebeachinthesun.shore“岸,滨”,含义广泛,可指含有围绕海洋,河流及湖泊旁边的陆地,含有与水相对的意味(inshore“近岸”,onshore“在岸上”,offshore“离岸”Theysawaboataboutamilefromtheshore.1.Thegirlgotherselfintoaserioussituation____shewaslikelytolosecontroloverthemotorbike.A.whereB.whichC.whileD.why女孩使自己陷入到很可能对摩托车失去控制的境地。Where引导的定语从句修饰先行词situation。2.Thisphotoofminewastaken___stoodthefamousEasternBrightPearlinShanghai.A.whichB.inwhichC.whereD.there这张照片是在上海东方明珠那儿拍的。Where引导地点状语从句。状语从句是一个倒装句。2.Alakeisanareaofwatersurroundedbyland.surround1)环绕,围绕Manyfieldssurroundourschool.2)(使)包围,围住Policesurroundedthehouse.WhenJimgotoffthetrain,hefoundh