The-worlds-longest-river配套文本及练习

Theworld’slongestriver配套文本及练习Martin:Ourgeographyteachergaveusthisassignmentontheworld'slongestriverbutI'mnotsurewhatwearesupposedtodo.马丁:我们地理老师给我们布置了这个关于世界上最长的河的作业，但是我还不确定去做什么呢。Peter:It'shardtosay.Maybeweshouldjusttalkaboutwhatisspecialaboutit.彼得:这很难说。或许我们可以只写一些关于它的特别的东西。Martin:Firstofall,itistheNilethatistheworld'slongestriver,isn'tit?马丁:首先，尼罗河是世界上最长的河，对吗？Peter:Yes,thentheAmazon,thentheYangtze.彼得:是的，然后是亚马逊河，再然后就是长江。Martin:Well,howlongisitactually?马丁:啊，它具体有多长？Peter:Itis6,650kilometreslong.彼得:它有6,650公里长。Martin:Wow,thatislong!Wheredoesitgo?马丁:哇，好长啊！它流向哪里？Peter:Thisisinteresting.Itflowsfromsouthtonorth.彼得:这很有趣。从南流到北。Martin:Don'tmostriversgotheoppositeway,fromnorthtosouth?马丁:不是多数的河流都是向相反的方向，从北向南流吗？Peter:Exactly,sothatissomethingspecialthatwecaninclude.彼得:确实是，所以那就是我们要写的特别之处了。Martin:LetmecheckthisatlastoseewhatitsaysabouttheNile.马丁:让我查查地图集看看上面有关尼罗河是怎么说的。Peter:Howmanycountriesdoesitflowthrough?彼得:它流经多少国家？Martin:Um,one,two,three...Itlookslikeninedifferentcountries.马丁:嗯，一、二、三……好象有九个国家。Peter:Iguessthatissomethingspecialwecanwriteabout.彼得:我想这也是我们要写的特别之处。Martin:Whatelse?Hmm,itusedtofloodeveryyear.马丁:还有呢？嗯，它过去每年都发洪水。Peter:Thatissomethingthatisdefinitelyspecial.Whathappened?彼得:那一定也是个特别之处。是怎么回事呢？Martin:Well,everyyearinthelatesummerthewateroftheNileroseandfloodedthefarmlandaroundit.马丁:啊，每年夏末，尼罗河的水会上涨并且淹没周围的农田。Peter:Thatmusthavebeenawfulforthefarmers.彼得:对于农夫来说那一定很可怕。Martin:Actuallyitwasn't,becausethefloodingbroughtrichsoilfromthesouthandleftitonthefarmland.马丁:事实上并不如此，因为洪水会把肥沃的土壤从南部带来并遗留在农田上。Peter:Thatissomethingelsetowriteabout.彼得:这也是要写的东西。Martin:AndtherichsoilonthebanksoftheNileattractedpeoplewhowereamongthefirsttofarmandtouseaplow.马丁:而且尼罗河畔的肥沃土壤吸引来了很多人，而最早进行农耕以及用犁来耕田的人中就有这些人。Peter:Thisiseasy.ThereissomuchthatisspecialabouttheNile.彼得:这很容易。尼罗河有太多的特别之处了。Martin:OK,hereisonelastimportantfact.In1970AswanHighDamwasbuilt.Itis111metreshighand3,830metreswide.ThewateritholdsbackcreatedLakeNasserwhichis460kilometreslong.马丁:好的，最后一项重要事实。阿斯旺水坝建于1970年。它有111米高，3,830米宽。被阻的水流形成了460公里长的纳塞尔湖。Peter:SonowtheNiledoesn'tfloodeveryyearbecauseoftheAswanDam.Plusthedamproducesalotofvaluableelectricity.Sothatisgood,don'tyouthink?彼得:所以由于有了阿斯旺水坝，尼罗河每年都不发洪水了。另外水坝生产大量有价值的电能。因此这是件好事，你不觉得吗？Martin:I'mnotsosure.Nowallofthefarmsthatreceivedallthatgoodrichsoilfromtheannualfloodingdon'tanymoresotheyhavetousechemicalfertilizersfortheircrops.马丁:我不肯定。这些农田如今不再因洪水而得到肥沃的土壤了，所以他们不得不用化学肥料来耕种。Peter:Idon'tknowifthatissomethingspecialorsomethingnotgood.彼得:我不知道那是属于特别之处还是属于不好的事情。Martin:Iseewhatyoumean.Wewillhavetodecideifweshouldincludethat.Fornow,let'skeepworking.马丁:我明白你的意思。我们得决定要不要写它。现在，让我们来继续工作吧。Peter:OK.彼得:好的。

情景剧练习HowlongistheNile?a)6560km.b)6650km.c)5660km.WhatismostunusualabouttheNileriver?a)Itflowsfromsouthtonorth.b)Itflowsthroughninecountries.c)Itisthelongestriverintheworld.WhatusedtobeanannualoccurrenceontheNileriver?a)Itdriedup.b)Itfloodedoveritsbanks.c)Itdamagedthefarmslocatedbesideit.WhatisonebadresultofthebuildingoftheAswanHighDam?a)Itproducesalotofelectricity.b)Itstopped