Module 6 Old and New
【美文阅读】
The Yangtze River is home to one of the most beautiful natural scenes of China-the Three Gorges.But for generations,Chinese people have long dreamed of taming(制服,使顺从) the Yangtze River for power generation and flood control.The river's endless floods have brought destruction and death for centuries-1 million deaths in the 20th century alone.
Nowadays,along the Yangtze River,the third longest river in the
world,a great construction project,the Three Gorges Dam is in progress.Once completed in 2016,it will be the largest and most powerful hydroelectric project in the world.Towering 610 feet high and stretching 1.3 miles wide,the dam will create a reservoir that extends nearly 400 miles upstream thus changing the original landscape of this region.
The project has been under discussion in China since the idea of the dam was first put forward in 1919.The Three Gorges Dam is both a marvel of engineering and the greatest challenge its designers have ever faced.The Three Gorges Dam has been engineered to store over 5 trillion gallons(加仑)of water and to withstand(经得起) an earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale(里氏级).In addition, the government says the dam will control terrifying floods and provide electrical power to China's growing cities.
Like China's Great Wall,it will be one of the few manmade structures that can be seen from space.The Chinese government and
【2015届高考英语一轮复习教案:Module 6《Old and New》(外研版必修三)】相关文章:
★ (全国通用)2014届高考英语一轮单元复习 限时强化训练十
★ (安徽专用)2014届高考英语一轮复习方案 作业手册(2)模块1 《Unit 2 Heroes》(含解析) 北师大版必修1
★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(四十二)选修7Module 6《The Worlds Cultural Heritage》(外研版)
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (64)
★ 四川省2016届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(31) Module1 Small Talk 外研版选修6
★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习书面表达限时测验:4(含解析)
★ 【北京专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习方案课时作业:必修2 Unit 1 Cultural relics
★ 天津市武清区杨村第四中学2016届高考英语一轮复习语法专题三《其他特殊句型》课件外研版
★ 【北师大版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导课时作业:Unit 8 B卷 Word版含解析
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21