2022届高三英语一轮复习外研版（2019）必修一 U6 At one with nature阅读理解复习学案.docVIP

2022届高三英语一轮复习——2019版新外研社高中英语必修一 Unit 6 At one with nature 阅读理解复习学案 简介： 本材料为2022届高三英语一轮复习——2019版新外研社高中英语必Unit 6 At one with nature阅读理解复习学案；分三个部分：课文原文阅读理解练习；根据课文原文改编（缩写）的语法填空练习题及详解答案。 Longji Rice Terraces Imagine mountains wrapped in silver water, shining in the spring sun. Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice. During autumn, these same mountains are gold, and in winter they are covered in sheets of white frost. These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces. These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people, to whom Guangxi is home. Starting in the Yuan Dynasty, work on the terraces took hundreds of years, until its completion in the early Qing Dynasty. Reaching as far as the eye can see, these terraces cover tall mountains, often from the bottom to the very top. So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces? Firstly, there are few large, flat areas of land in the region. Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice. Secondly, although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow. The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away. But perhaps what is most significant is the way in which people have worked in? harmony with nature to make these terraces and grow rice. The terraces are cleverly designed, with hundreds of waterways that connect with each other. During the rainy season, it is along these waterways that rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces. The sun heats the water and turns it into vapour.This forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the mountain terraces once again. These terraces also provide a perfect environment for birds and fish, some of which feed on insects that can harm the rice crops. Although modern technology could help produce more crops, these terraces still mean a lot to the people for whom traditions hold much valu