It is obvious that such a grand project will do a great deal of good. The most important is flood control. By building a dam instead of new coal plants to meet its growing demand for electricity. China will give off much less poisonous gases into the air.

However, some scientists don’t agree to the project. They say that Chongqing and dozens of other cities along the river will put much waste into the reservoir(水库) ,which can do harm to people, fish, and other living things that depend on the river. Sedimentation(沉积) ,the damage of a breach(决口) are problems, too.

The Three Gorges Dam could be considered, when it is finished in 2009,a new eighth wonder of the world as to size alone.

1. Which is not the purpose to build such a huge dam?

A. To make electricity.　　　　　　　　    B. To prevent floods.

C. To improve navigation. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To make it a wonder.

2. Where does the dam lie?

A. Near Chongqing.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　    B. Near Yichang.

C. In Chongqing.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. In Wuhan.

3. Some scientists fear that when the dam is built,__________.

A. the balance of nature may be proved

B. large ships will destroy the dam

C. the Yangtzi River may be too crowded

D. the river might be polluted

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT right?

A. China will depend on the Yangtzi River, the third largest river in the world, for electricity.

B. Some scientist have considered the effects on the environment after the dam is set up.

C. It will take many years to build the dam because people want to see whether it will be safe and strong enough.

D. Chongqing will become the largest seaport in the world when the dam is finished.

The Three Gorges Dam(三峡大坝) ，the largest dam in the world, is also the largest engineering project on the surface of the earth. It aims to make the mother of all floods, the Yangtze River, into a tame river, make electricity and power much of eastern and central China with his 18 200 megawatts(兆瓦) electricity. It will create a huge, deep water lake, and make it possible for 10 000 ton ocean going ships to sail 1 500 miles inland from the Pacific to the city of Chongqing with its 15 million people, making it the world’s largest seaport. Construction has already started. The dam will be about 6 860 feet wide and 611 feet high, at a spot called Sandouping near Yichang.

It is obvious that such a grand project will do a great deal of good. The most important is flood control. By building a dam instead of new coal plants to meet its growing demand for electricity. China will give off much less poisonous gases into the air.

However, some scientists don’t agree to the project. They say that Chongqing and dozens of other cities along the river will put much waste into the reservoir(水库) ,which can do harm to people, fish, and other living things that depend on the river. Sedimentation(沉积) ,the damage of a breach(决口) are problems, too.

The Three Gorges Dam could be considered, when it is finished in 2009,a new eighth wonder of the world as to size alone.

1. Which is not the purpose to build such a huge dam?

A. To make electricity.　　　　　　　　    B. To prevent floods.

C. To improve navigation. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To make it a wonder.

2. Where does the dam lie?

A. Near Chongqing.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　    B. Near Yichang.

C. In Chongqing.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. In Wuhan.

3. Some scientists fear that when the dam is built,__________.

A. the balance of nature may be proved

B. large ships will destroy the dam

C. the Yangtzi River may be too crowded

D. the river might be polluted

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT right?

A. China will depend on the Yangtzi River, the third largest river in the world, for electricity.

B. Some scientist have considered the effects on the environment after the dam is set up.

C. It will take many years to build the dam because people want to see whether it will be safe and strong enough.

D. Chongqing will become the largest seaport in the world when the dam is finished.

　　The Three Gorges Dam（三峡大坝）， the largest dam in the world， is also the largest engineering project on the face of the earth．It aims to make the mother of all floods， the Yangtze River， into a tame river， make electricity and power much of eastern and central China with its 18，200 megawatts（兆瓦） electricity．It will create a huge， deep water lake， and make it possible for 100，000 ton ocean-going ships to sail 1，500 miles inland from the Pacific to the city of Chongqing with its 15 million people， making it the world's largest seaport．

　　Construction has already started．The dam will be about 6，860 feet wide and 611 feet high， at a spot called Sandouping near Yichang．It is obvious that such a grand project will do a great deal of good．Most important is flood control．By building a dam instead of new coal plants to meet its growing demand for electricity，China will give off much less poisonous gases into the air．

　　However，some scientists don't agree to the project．They say that Chongqing and dozens of other cities along the river will put much waste into the reservoir（水库）， which can do harm to people，fish and other living things that depend on the river．Sedimentation （深积） and the damage of a breach （决口） are problems， too．The Three Gorges Dam could be considered，when it is finished in 2009， a new eighth wonder of the world as to size alone．

1．Which is not the purpose to build such a huge dam？

A．To make electricity．

B．To prevent floods．

C．To improve navigation（航运）．

D．To make it a wonder．

2．Where does the dam lie？

A．Near Chongqing．

B．Near Yichang．

C．In Chongqing．

D．In Wuhan．

3．What's the population of Chongqing？

A．1，500，000．

B．150，000，000．

C．15，000，000．

D．1，500．

4．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT right？

A．China will depend on the Yangtze River，the third largest river in the world，for electricity．

B．Some scientists have considered the effects on the environment before the dam is set up．

C．It'll take many years to build this dam because people want to see whether it will be safe and strong enough．

D．Chongqing will become the largest seaport in the world when the dam is finished．

三峡水利工程乃是目前世界上最大的在建水利工程，备受国内外关注。假若你是New York Times的记者，想向美国人民介绍一下这项宏伟工程的简要情况，内容要点如下：

    1．三峡大坝位于中国湖北，预计全部工程2010年竣工。

    2．这一大坝将具有防洪及发电功能。

    3．长江每年的同一时期总是洪水泛滥，毁坏庄稼、房屋，甚至使人丧命。

    4．由于建坝，这个湖水面将上升100多米，且需移民数百万，三峡地区的许多名胜将被淹没。

（字数100左右，三峡大坝：Three Gorges Dam）