外研版高中英语必修3 Module6 Reading课文阅读训练

Module 6 Reading and Vocabulary
Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡
Xiling Gorge 西陵峡
Wu Gorge 巫峡
The largest hydroelectric dam
Learning aims
1. Master the important words, phrases and sentences in the passage.
It makes more than a million people _m_o_v_e_ from their homes.
It has _su_b__m_e_r_g_e_d_ about 800 historical relics.
the Qu Yuan Temple
The Han Watchtower
Please translate(翻译) the following similar sentence into Chinese. Pay attention to(注意) the attributive clause in it. (定语从句)
The Three Gorges Dam, which is the biggest construction project in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been built to control flooding and provide hydroelectric power for the central region of China.
The power of the Yangtze River has been_h_a_r_n__e_ss_e_dby the

课后阅读作业二十三Module 6Period 3Ⅰ. 阅读理解AAs is known to us all, baths and bathing have long beenconsidered of medical importance to man. In Greece thereare the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3, 000years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths,as many 3, 000 persons could bathe at the same time.Treating disease by taking a bath has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s had also become popular in the United Stat es.For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common.In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed! ” In one American city, for example, a personwas only allowed to take a bath every thirty days! That was a law!Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bath once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health.【语篇概述】文章讲述了洗澡的起源, 以前的人们并不喜欢洗澡, 而后来医生说洗澡有利于健康时, 洗澡很快开始流行起来, 直到现在成为了全世界人们的习惯。

Discuss
the advantages of the Three Gorges Dam
the disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam
►cleaner and
cheaper energy
The Three Gorges Dam
Learning goals
1. To read the text and get some information of the Three Gorges Dam.
2. To learn to summarize(总结) the main idea oprovide hydroelectric power for the central region of China.
3.What is the size of the Three Gorges Dam ?
It is 200 metres high and 1.5 kilometres wide.
4. A large number of historical relics have been dsuabmmaegregded because of the dam.
Summary: Fill in the blanks
Mao Zedong wrote a poemin__w_h_i_c_h_ he dreamed of “there being a dam to _h_o__ld__b_a_c_k the water in the Yangtze River.Now his dream has _c_o_m__e_t_ru__e. The Three Gorges Dam, w__h_ic_h_ is the biggest construction project in China s_i_n_c_e the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been completed now. The dam is nearly 200 metres _w_i_d_e and 1.5 kilometres _h_ig_h_.

课后阅读作业二十四Module 6Period 4Ⅰ. 完形填空In history, a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He spent a long time a day outdoors workingwith cows. The work was dirty, tiring and not very well paid.People in the western states had to1cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern2. But someone had to3the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad. This was the job of a cowboy. Sometimes the4was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as5as six months to move the cattle. The6was long but the cattle were driven7as not to lose8. Then they could be sold at a good price.Most cowboys were young, 9men. A good horse10their job of moving cattle much easier. A good cowboy11cows and knew how to control them. At night, he12to the cows to keep them calm.In the late 1800s, America was changing from a nation of farm to one of13and cities. The cowboy seemed14compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs.Today, the15of cowboys has16greatly. One change is the use of trucks. The job is not so hard17it used to be. And cowboys are better18now. They are19to be married. Some of them arefarmers or teachers or truck drivers. Some work for big companies. 20 at night and on weekends, they become cowboys. These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat, keeping the beef price low.【语篇概述】本文介绍了cowboy的历史变迁。