阅读理解三则

2008-04-10姜红伟

中学英语之友·中 2008年3期

姜红伟

(A)

The Three Gorges Dam

三峡大坝

The Three Gorges Dam is not only the largest dam but also the largest engineering project(工程项目) on the earth. It aims to control the floods brought by the Yangtze River, and to produce power(电力) of 181,200 megawatts(兆瓦) for Eastern and Central China. It will form a huge, deep water lake, and make it possible for 10,000-ton oceaning-going ships to go straight from Shanghai to Chongqing, one of the worlds largest inland ports(港口).

The dam will be about 6,860 feet wide and 611 feet high, at a place called Sandouping near Yichang when it finishes in 2009.

It is clear that such a great project will do much good. However, some scientists dont agree. They say that it will affect the ecological(生态的) environment of the Yangtze River, and the river bed will become worse because of the sand from upstream (上游) and also there may be earthquakes in the Three Gorges area when the dam begins to hold water.

1. What is the purpose(目的) of building the dam? ____.

A. To prevent(阻止) floods

B. To produce electricity(电)

C. To improve the sailing conditions(航运条件)

D. A, B and C

2. The dam lies(位于) ____.

A. near Chongqing B. in Yichang

C. near Chengdu D. in Sangdouping

3. Some scientists dont fear(害怕) that ____.

A. the Yangtze River may be too crowded

B. the ecological balance will be destroyed(毁坏)

C. the river bed will become sand bed

D. there will be earthquakes

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ____.

A. Chongqing will become one of the largest inland ports

B. China will be able to depend on the Yangtze River for electricity

C. The dam will tame(驯服) the flood

D. The dam will bring serious pollution

5. Which of the following isnt mentioned in the passage? ____.

A. Some low places will become a lake in the dam area

B. The river in the dam area will become wider

C. Some species(物种) may disappear there

D. Giant(巨大的) ocean-going ships cant reach Chongqing until now

(B)

An Interesting Game

一个有趣的游戏

This is a game for two players. All you need are four pieces of squared paper and a pencil. Each player has two pieces of paper. On each piece of paper labels twelve squares along the top, A to L, and twelve squares down the side, 1 to 12. These pieces of paper represent the ocean.

On one of their pieces of paper, both players mark out six ships each on their grid(栅格), for example, one battleship, two destroyers (驱逐舰) and three submarines(潜艇). Five squares can be used for a battleship, three squares for a destroyer and two squares for a submarine. The fleet(舰队) can be arranged anywhere on the ocean—just make sure your opponent(对手) cant see where your ships are!

The second piece of paper is used as a spare grid to record a plays shots. One player starts the game by firing the first shot(saying, for example, I am firing at H8), naming a square that might be occupied by a ship of his opponents fleet. He then marks down the shot(射击) he has made on his spare piece of paper so that he doesnt aim at that square again and waste a shot.

The other player then has to tell him whether he has made a hit(击中) and crosses off (划去) the square if a hit has been made. He does not need to tell his opponent which of his ships has been damaged. Then the second player has a turn to fire his gun in the same way. The game continues with each player taking it in turns to have a shot.

A ship is sunk when each square of the ship has been hit by the other player. The winner is the first player to sink the whole of his opponents fleet.

根据短文内容回答下列问题:

1. How many players does the game need?

2. What kind of paper do you need?

3. What are the letters and numbers for?

4. What ships do you have in your fleet?

5. What skills do you need to play the game successfully?

(C)

Gemini

双子座

(May 21 to June 21)

你是冬季之星座，在元月的夜空里最明亮；你聪明机智、反应灵敏，但你的一个缺点将使你最终一事无成，你想知道是什么吗？

You look like the twins in the night sky. You are usually bright and have a quick mind. Do you believe the old saying? It says, “Two heads are better than one.” They enjoy making use of their clever head at work or play, and most have a creative1 head or an interest in the arts. But they also have a strong wish to do more than one thing at a time. This means that they will do nothing well.

Quality: Positive (阳性)

Ruler: Mercury (水星)

Thplicity: Mutable (变通型)

Quadruplicity: Air (风相)

Gemini loves books, magazines and anything thats good reading. Pencil-boxes, school bags and other modern things such as telephones, fax machines2, printers3 and scanners4 are also their favorites. Tickets, gloves5, rings and anything clever or that comes in sets of twos6 will be great for a Gemini.

Notes:

1. creative adj.有创造力的

2. fax machines传真机

3. printers打印机 4. scanners扫描仪

5. gloves n. 手套

6. in sets of twos 两套

1. A Gemini is usually ____.

A. bright but lazy

B. bright and has a quick mind

C. clever and strong

D. fat and lazy

2. A Gemini likes to ____.