高中英语3Module6OldandNewBook3Module6Reading导学案

1、Book 3 Module 6 Reading 导学案Dujiangyan Irrigation（灌溉） SystemDujiangyan Irrigation System is honored as the Treasure of Sichuan, which still plays a crucial（重要的） role in draining off（把.排出去） floodwater, irrigating farms and providing water resources for more than 50 cities in the province.In China, Che

2、ngdu is always praised as the Tian Fu Zhi Guo, which means Natures Storehouse（宝库）. Over 2,200 years ago, the city was threatened by the frequent floods caused by flooding of the Minjiang River (a tributary（支流） of the). Li Bing, a local official of Sichuan Province at that time, together with his son

3、, decided to construct an irrigation system on the Minjiang River to prevent flooding. After a lengthy study and a lot of hard work by the local people, the great Dujiangyan IrrigationSystem was completed. Since then, the Chengdu Plain has been free of flooding and the people have been living peacef

4、ully and affluently（富裕地）.Map of Dujiangyan Scenic Area(风景区)The project consists of three important parts, namely（也就是） Yuzui, Feishayan and Baopingkou.Yuzui, like a big fish lying in the Minjiang River, is a watershed dividing the river into two parts: inner river and outside river. Feisha Yan is a s

5、pillway（泄洪道） that diverts（使转向） the sand and stones of the inner river into the outer river. Baoping Kou, like a neck of a bottle, is used to bring water into the inner river from Minjiang. At the same time, Baoping Kou controls the amount of the intake water due to its reasonable location. These thr

6、ee parts interact with each other perfectly to form an effective water conservancy（管理，保护） project. Dujiangyan is the oldest and only surviving no-dam irrigation system in the world, a wonder in the development of Chinese science, and a milestone in the worlds water harnessing and irrigation history.

7、 Dujiangyan Irrigation SystemInformation CardThe Grand CanalThe world-famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is an ancient project in the Eastern Plains. It is the earliest and longest man-made watercourse（河道） in the world. With an overall length of 1794 kilometers, the ancient Grand Canal started in B

8、eijing in the north and reached Hangzhou in the south. In the long history, the Grand Canal has made enormous（巨大的） contribution to the communication between North China and South China in both economy and culture. In the history, the Grand Canal was built part by part in different dynasties and has

9、undergone（经历） great constructions for three times. The first was launched（发起） by the King Fu Chai of Wu Kingdom（吴王夫差） (12thcentury BC- 473BC) with the purpose of defeating Qi Kingdom (859BC-221BC) and fighting for the hegemony. Started from Yangzhou and northeastwards, the Hangou Canal is the starti

10、ng reach(河段) of the Grand Canal with a length of 170 kilometers which introduced Yangtze River to Huai River. The second time was conducted by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty (581-619), who built 1700-kilometer-long between Hangzhou and Luoyang for stabilizing（使稳固） the society after the unification. The

11、 third time was done during Yuan Dynasty, which built several sections with 10 years to connect Beijing to Hangzhou directly in a shorten distance (about 900 kilometers was shortened).Still a major means of internal communication today, it has played an important role in ensuring the economic prospe

12、rity（繁荣） and stability of China over the ages. The Grand Canal not only represents the greatest masterpiece of hydraulic engineering（水利工程） in the history of mankind, but also is an outstanding example of human creativity. The Grand CanalInformation CardRead the passage The Three Gorges Dam on P53 an

13、d complete the mind map.TheThreeGorgesDamPart 3Para Main idea: On people: people who lived in the region have _.On historical sites & relics: some historical sites have been _ ; about 800 historical relics have been _;some have been _and put into museums. Part 2Para Main idea: Burning _ causes serious _ and in