UNIT5 单元话题阅读一（Word练习）-【拓展阅读】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版2019）

材料选自外研版新教材必修第一册 Unit 6 ◎ Longji Rice Terraces① Imagine mountains wrapped② in silver water, shining in the spring sun.Summer sees③ 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 frost④.These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces. These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people, ①to whom Guangxi is home.Starting in the Yuan Dynasty⑤， work on the terraces took hundreds of years, until its completion⑥ in the early Qing Dynasty.②Reaching as far as the eye can see, these terraces cover tall mountains, often from the bottom to the very top. ①本句为“介词＋关系代词”引导的定语从句，修饰先行词the local Zhuang and Yao people。 ②Reaching as far as the eye can see为现在分词短语作状语。 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 region⑦.③Building the terraces therefore⑧ meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice. Secondly, although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep⑨ and the soil⑩ is shallow⑪.The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent⑫ the soil from being washed away⑬. ③Building the terraces为动名词短语作主语；that引导宾语从句；in which引导定语从句，修饰先行词the areas。 ④But perhaps what is most significant⑭ is the way in which people have worked in harmony⑮ with nature to make these terraces and grow rice. The terraces are cleverly designed⑯， with hundreds of waterways⑰ that connect with each other.During the rainy season, ⑤it 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 again⑱.⑥These terraces also provide a perfect environment for birds and fish, some of which feed on⑲ insects that can harm⑳ the rice crops21. ④what引导主语从句；in which引导定语从句，修饰先行词the way。 ⑤本句为强调句。 ⑥some of which引导定语从句，先行词为birds and fish；that引导定语从句，先行词为insects，that在从句中作主语。 ⑦Although modern technology could help produce more crops, these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions22 hold much value. ⑧This knowledge is passed down23 through families, which means that new generations24 continue to use ancient methods of agriculture25 to maintain the terraces. Today, the Longji Rice Terraces attract26 thousands of visitors who come to admire27 this great wonder created by people and nature working together. ⑦Although引导让步状语从句；for whom引导定语从句，修饰先行词the local people。 ⑧which引导非限制性定语从句修饰前面的整个主句；that引导宾语从句。 ◎ ①terrace/'terəs/ n.梯田 ②wrap /ræp/ v.包，裹 ③see /siː/ v.见证 ④frost /frɒst/ n.霜 ⑤dynasty /'dɪnəsti/n.朝代 ⑥completion /kəm'pliːʃ〈ə〉n/ n.完成，结束 ⑦region /'riːdʒ(ə)n/n.地区，区域 ⑧therefore /'ðeəfɔː(r)/ adv.因此，由此 ⑨steep /stiːp/ adj.陡的，陡峭的 ⑩soil /sɔɪl/ n.土壤 ⑪shallow/'ʃæləʊ/adj.浅的 ⑫prevent /prɪ'vent/v.阻挡，防止 prevent sb/sth from doing sth阻止某人/某物做某事 ⑬wash away 冲走 ⑭significant /sɪɡ'nɪfɪkənt/ adj.重要的，影响深远的 ⑮harmony /'hɑːməni/n.融洽相处，和谐 in harmony with与……协调，与……一致 ⑯design /dɪ'zaɪn/ v.设计 ⑰waterway /'wɔːtəweɪ/n.水路，航道 ⑱once again 再一次 ⑲feed on以……为食 ⑳harm/hɑːm/v./n.伤害，损害 crop /krɒp/ n.庄稼，作物 tradition/trə'dɪʃ〈ə〉n/ n.传统 pass down传下来 generation /ˌdʒenə'reɪʃ〈ə〉n/n.一代(人) agriculture /'æɡrɪˌkʌltʃə/n.农业 attract/ə'trækt/ v.吸引，引起……的兴趣 admire /əd'maɪə/ v.钦佩，赞美，羡慕 ◎ 龙脊梯田 想象一下：春日，群山被银白色的水田包裹，在阳光下闪闪发光；盛夏，佳禾吐绿，将群山染成一片青翠；秋收，满山金黄；而隆冬，它们又披上了冰霜做成的雪白毛毯。这就是绚丽多彩的龙脊梯田。 龙脊梯田的建造者是广西当地的壮族和瑶族居民。梯田从元朝开始修建，历经数百年，至清朝初期完工。目之所及，梯田包裹着巍峨的高山，往往从山脚一直盘绕到山顶。 为什么当地人要如此大费周章，将整片山地变成梯田呢？首先，这里缺乏大面积的平原，建造梯田意味着他们能够扩大水稻的种植面积。其次，尽管该地区多雨，但山地坡度大、土层浅薄，水平的梯田能够储存雨水，防止土壤流失。 但也许最令人惊叹的还是人与自然和谐相处建造梯田并种植水稻的方式。这些梯田设计巧妙，其间有几百条相互连通的水渠。在雨季，雨水会沿着这些水渠从山上流下进入梯田。水分经太阳蒸发成为水蒸气，水蒸气形成云，而雨水又从云中再次落到山上的梯田里。这些梯田也为鸟类和鱼类提供了绝佳的栖息地，而一部分鸟和鱼又以危害水稻的昆虫为食。 尽管现代科技有助于提高农作物的产量，但对珍视传统的当地人来说，这些梯田依然具有重要的意义。这种认识通过家族代代相传，后代子孙一直沿用古老的农耕方式维持着梯田的运作。今天，成千上万的游客慕名而来，欣赏这由人与自然共同创造的壮丽奇观。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$