Unit 18三峡旅游英语.pptVIP

III. Multiple choices: 1. In order to _____, the botanists and horticulturists enter Shennongjia Mountain. A. get seeds B. travel C. get information D. set up a lab 2. The shape of the dove tree’s leaf is _______. A. oval B. triangle C. round D. square 3. People regard the Chinese dove trees’ blooms as _______. A. bad luck B. fortune C. long life D. fortune, long life and good harvest. key 4. The doves were too tired to fly again from the trees. Finally, they changed into lots of _______. A. butterflies B. red flowers C. big tree D. white flowers 5. The Chinese dove tree is a relict of palaeotropical flora in the tertiary period as well as a famous plant for _______ in the world. A. curing B. researching C. ornamental D. tasting key Translation: 中 国 鸽 子 树 中国鸽子树，学名珙桐, 属稀有植物，仅产中国。自在中国发现珙桐以来，中外植物学家、园艺家不畏艰险，深入神农架山区求取种子。此树生长于海拔2000米左右的阔叶林或混合绿色落叶林中。树形高大，木材坚硬美丽，宜作精美器具用材。它在卧龙自然保护区居多，分布面积约7万公顷。树皮深灰色，枝向上生长，呈圆锥形。4、5月间开花，花纯白。叶片呈圆形，似白鸽栖息，可谓独特。多少年来，人们把珙桐开花当作吉祥平安，人寿年丰的象征。 有关鸽子树，有许多动人的传说。在汉代，家住兴山的王昭君很喜爱鸽子，她远嫁匈奴时，这群鸽子不愿同她分离，于是变成串串玉珠，藏在昭君身上，被带出塞外。天长日久，昭君日夜思念她的故乡，非常悲伤，于是写信让鸽子带着飞向家乡。这群鸽子越过99道河,翻过99座山，度过99个日夜，才飞回家乡，乡亲们热烈欢迎它们的归来。不幸的是，因山高路远，鸽子疲劳不堪，便落在树上再也飞不起来了，最后变成了许多白花。从此，每逢春夏之交，鸽子树就开花，向昭君故里的父老乡亲问好！ 中国鸽子树是第三纪古热带植物群的遗迹，也是世界著名的观赏植物。但是，由于过多地砍伐和移植，鸽子树的数量和分布正在缩小。如果不及时采取保护措施，稀有的树种将会灭迹！ back 神农架昭君故里 back Passage 3 “Living Fossils” Metasequoia and the Peach Blossom Fish The metasequoia is a famous rare plant. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the botanists discovered a huge tree in Modao Stream of Hubei Province. They thought it was the same plant as the specimen found in the fossils, which was identified as metasequoia by the geologists and the botanists. And the news was really stirring the botany fields in the world and the metasequoia has been called “Living Fossil” plant from then on. As a matter of fac