《Old and New》Pre-reading(外研版必修3)经典教案.ppt

《Old and New》Pre-reading(外研版必修3)经典教案.ppt

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1.Couldyoutellussomehistoricalsites?Whichonehaveyouvisited?2.IsitdangerouswhenwaterrosetothemaximumlevelatChina‘sThreeGorgesDam?

Waterrosetothemaximum(最高的)levelatChinasThreeGorgesDam,drivingelectricityoutputtofullcapacity(生产量)attheworldslargesthydropowerplantforthefirsttimesinceitbeganoperating.Thedamisa$23billionprojectontheupperreachesofChina‘slongestriver,theYangtzeRiver.Itwasbuilttoendcenturiesoffloodsandtoprovideenergytofuelthecountry’seconomicgrowth.

Constructionofthe410-mile-long(660-kilometer-long)reservoirbeganin1993anditbeganstoringwaterin2003.Itswaterlevelhititspeakheightof175metersat9amonTuesday,accordingtoprojectoperator,theChinaThreeGorgesProjectCorp.Thepreviousrecordwas172.8meters(567feet)setin2008,theyearwhenthegeneratorsbeganoperating.

CompanychairmanCaoGuangjingcalledita“historicmilestone”.Hesaidannualpowergenerationwouldreach84.7billionkilowatthours,whichwouldenabletheprojecttorealizeitsfunctionofpowergenerationtothefull.Toreachthatlevel,damofficialshadbegunholdingbackwaterinSeptember.Thewaterlevelwillbekeptatthecurrentheightforabouttwomonthsandthenbeallowedtodrop.Inthefuture,thewaterlevelwillbekeptbetween145meters(476feet)and175meters(574feet),dependingonfloodcontrolneeds.

Butthatcouldcarryrisks.Lastyear,aChinesemagazineCaijingmentionedagovernmentreportthatwarnedthatrisingwaterlevelswereincreasinglandsliderisksasthesoilaroundthedambecamemoreunsettled.ButexpertYanEchuan,partofanexpertteamhiredbythegovernmenttoassess(评估)geologicalrisksoftheproject,saidhedidn‘tbelievethatkeepingthewateratthemaximumlevelcausedanincreaseddangersincewaterlevelshadbeenashighas172meters(564feet)

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