The Three Gorges Dam is nearly 200 metres 1 and 1. 5 kilometres 2 . It is the 3 hydro-electric power station and dam in the world and has 4 more than any other 5 project 6 .

    The dam will 7 electricity 8 to about 40 million tons of coal without 9 so much air pollution. Mao Zedong's dream 10 .

The reservoir has 11 2 cities,11 counties,140 towns and more than 4 ,000 villages. More than a million people have 12 from their homes and they’re 13 a happy new life in different areas.

   The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas of China and the project has flooded some of China's most famous 14 sites,some of which are being 15 and some are being put into museums.

課文理解

（  ）1. Who dreamed of harnessing the power of the Yangtze River?

   A. Sun Yat-sen. B. Mao Zedong.

   C. Deng Xiaoping. D. A great designer.

（  ）2. How many tons of coal was used for heating and generating electricity in 1993?

   A. 1. 2 billion. B. 20 billion.

   C. 40 billion. D. About 800 billion.

（  ）3. What problem does burning coal cause?

   A. Air pollution.

   B. Increasing global warming.

   C. Destroying the balance of nature.

   D. Both A and   B.

（  ）4. Which of the following famous historical sites is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph?

   A. The Qu Yuan Temple.

   B. The Han Watchtower.

   C. The Grand Canal.

   D. The Moya Cliff carvings,

書面表達(dá)

假設(shè)你是高一(5) 班的學(xué)生，上星期六全班學(xué)生 去故宮博物院參觀。到達(dá)后，你們有序并仔細(xì)地參觀。 有些文物已有幾百年的歷史了，它們很有紀(jì)念意義，而 且有極高的學(xué)術(shù)價(jià)值，對(duì)于弘揚(yáng)中華民族輝煌的歷史、 啟迪后人都有十分重要的意義。這些文物給你們留下 了極深的印象。你感慨古老的中華民族的智慧和勤 勞，感慨中國(guó)輝煌的歷史。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)上面的內(nèi)容，寫一 篇英文日記。

V.短文改錯(cuò)

Time flies as an arrow. I'm already in the second half of Senior Grade 3 before I realised it. It is only a little more than three months before I graduate middle school. At the present,I'm busy reviewing my lessons in order to take the college entrance examinations. I hope to go to Beijing University,that is one of the best university not only in China but also in the world. Fll try my best to turn my dream to reality. Most of my classmates are also studying very hard to realise our wishes. I do believe everyone will be able to enter into a very good university and college,

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填人空白處 的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

The sea has always interested man. From it he can get food,minerals and treasure. 1 But he could not go far beneath its surface.

2 However,he is not a fish. He must breathe air,so he can't stay under the water's surface for any length of time. To explore deep water,man faces even more dangers and problems.

A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases.

3 He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a hose and a mouthpiece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea. 4

When a diver is under great pressure,his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to the surface,the water pressure becomes less. If the diver rises too quickly,the gases in his blood form bubbles (氣泡). The diver is then suffering from the bends (潛 涵病) .The bends can cause a diver to double up in pain.5

   A. His body is under great pressure.

   B. Scientists are trying to find more about the sea.

   C. For thousands of years,he could sail on it.

   D. They can even kill him.

   E. He can wear a diving suit and have air pumped to him from above.

   F. The water pressure can cause a diver to breathe with difficulty.

   G. Man wants to explore deep into the sea.

15. The newly-built cafe,the walls of are paint-

ed light green,is really a peaceful place for us,especially after hard work.

   A. that   B. it   C. what   D. which

14. 一Is that the small town you often refer to?

—Right,just the one I used to work for

years.

   A. that   B. which

   C. where   D. what

13. What surprised me was not what he said but he said it.

   A. the way   B. in the way that

   C. in the way   D. the way which

12. The house we live is not large.

   A. which   B. in which

   C. on which   D. at which

11. Madam Curie, life had once been very

hard,was given two Nobel Prizes.

   A. of whom   B. for whom

   C. for whose   D. in whom