（重庆专用）高中英语 3-1 Warming Up Reading同步精品课件 新人教版必修1.pptVIP

Unit 3　Travel journal ;The Mekong River is a major river in Southeast Asia.From its source in Chinas Qinghai Province near the border with Tibet，the Mekong flows southeast to the South China Sea.The Mekong crosses Yunnan Province，China，and forms the border between Myanmar(Burma) and Laos and most of the border between Laos and Thailand.It then flows across Cambodia and southern Vietnam into a rich delta before emptying into the South China Sea.;The Mekong River goes by many names.It is known as Lancang Jiang in China，the Mae Nam Khong in Thailand，Myanmar and Laos，Tonle Sap(Great Waters)in Cambodia and Cuu Long(Nine Dragons)in Vietnam.It is also known as River of Stone，Dragon Running River，Mother River Khong，and Big Water. The Mekong is the longest river in Southeast Asia.The river provides food and water for 60 million people and disgorges1 475 billion cubic2 meters of water each year into the South China Sea.;The Mekong River Delta covers an area the size of France and Germany.More than 80 percent of the people that live in the Mekong River Delta rely on the river for agriculture or fishing.The Mekong River Delta is also home to more than 90 nationalities3.Their histories，cultures，customs and religious beliefs are so unique4 from one to another.;Ⅰ.佳句仿写 ... is also home to... Pandas.(中国是熊猫的故乡。) Ⅱ.Translate the sentence underlined in Paragraph 1 into Chinese. __________________________________________________________________;词海拾贝 1．disgorge /dIsg??d? v．流出 2．cubic/kju?bIk/ adj.立方的 3．nationality /n???n?l?ty/n. 民族 4．unique /ju?ni?k/ adj.独特的;Ⅰ.正误判断(根据课文内容判断正“T”误“F”) 1．Wang Kun persuaded his cousins，Dao Wei and Yu Hang，to join in their cycling.(　　) 2．Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey from where it begins to where it ends.(　　);3．The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres，where it is hard to breathe.(　　) 4．The source of the Mekong River is in Sichuan Province. 　(　　) 5．They found few maps about the Mekong River in the library.(　　)