UNIT2 单元话题阅读二（Word练习）-【拓展阅读】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第四册（人教版2019）

(材料选自外研版新教材选择性必修第一册Unit 6) ◎ The Sky Railway [1]Sitting back in my seat, I can't quite believe that I'm about to① travel along the railway [2]that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”.The train has been racing along steadily② since it left Xining.All this time, the song “Sky Railway” has been playing inside my head.The words “railways like massive③ dragons are winding among the mountains” seem particularly vivid④ as I travel across the “roof of the world”. [1]Sitting back...为现在分词短语作伴随状语。 [2]that引导定语从句，修饰先行词railway。 I was one of the people[3]who came from all parts of China to work on this railway.[4]Taking years to complete, the Qinghai­Tibet Railway is a record of all of our efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges⑤.[5]How to protect the delicate⑥ ecosystem was among the top concerns⑦. [3]who引导定语从句，修饰先行词people。 [4]Taking years...为现在分词短语作伴随状语。 [5]“疑问词＋不定式”结构作主语。 The first landmark⑧ [6]to catch my eye⑨ is the splendid⑩ Qingshuihe Bridge, the world's longest bridge [7]built over permafrost⑪.Look! A group of Tibetan⑫ antelopes⑬ is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure⑭.Thirty­three passages⑮ have been built under the railway [8]to allow the animals to move safely and freely in their natural habitat.Wild animals such as these Tibetan antelopes have now been using these passages for years.They seem totally unaware⑯ that we are speeding past at over 100 kilometres an hour. [6]to catch my eye为动词不定式短语作后置定语，修饰landmark。 [7]built over...为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰bridge。 [8]to allow...为动词不定式短语作目的状语。 [9]To prevent damage to wetlands⑰ and grasslands⑱， 675 bridges with a total length of about 160 kilometres were built between Golmud and Lhasa.We even moved 140，000 square metres of wetland to a new area in order to protect its distinct⑲ ecosystem⑳. [9]To prevent damage...为动词不定式短语作目的状语。 The journey has been flying by21，and before I know it, we have reached Tanggula Station.[10]Located at over 5，000 metres above sea level, this is the highest railway station in the world.In locations such as this, [11]the thin air, changeable weather and high levels of UV radiation22 presented perhaps the greatest challenge for railway workers.[12]To make sure we stayed healthy, several oxygen­making stations were constructed23.We were also able to enjoy regular breaks in lower areas. [10]Located at...为过去分词短语作状语。 [11]the thin air, changeable weather and...为并列主语。 [12]To make sure...为动词不定式短语作目的状语。 [13]As we pass Cuona Lake, I feel a sense of pride and achievement.[14]Using thousands and thousands of24sandbags, we built a twenty­kilometre wall along the lake to protect it from25 construction waste.Cuona Lake is [15]so close to the railway that I want to reach out and touch its pale blue mirror­like26 surface.[16]Water birds playing in the lake，and cattle and sheep wandering27 the grasslands bring the scenery28 to life29. [13]As引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”。 [14]Using thousands...为现在分词短语作状语。 [15]so...that...引导结果状语从句。 [16]动词­ing形式的复合结构作主语。 The Qinghai­Tibet Plateau30 has been attracting people's admiration for centuries.Now, thanks to31 our efforts, passengers from all over the country have been enjoying these magical landscapes32.I am proud that we built our “impossible” railway, and did so with the care that the environment deserves33.It truly is an extraordinary34 “Sky Railway”. ◎ ①be about to 即将；刚要；正打算 ②steadily/'stedəli/adv.平稳地 ③massive/'mæsɪv/adj.巨大的 ④vivid/'vɪvɪd/adj.生动的；逼真的 ⑤overcome the challenges 克服挑战 ⑥delicate/'delɪkət/adj.脆弱的 ⑦among the top concerns 最关心的问题之一 ⑧landmark/'lændmɑːk/n.地标 ⑨catch one's eye 引起某人的注意 ⑩splendid/'splendɪd/adj.壮丽的 ⑪permafrost/'pɜːməfrɒst/n.永久冻土层 ⑫Tibetan/tɪ'bet(ə)n/adj.西藏的 ⑬antelope/'æntɪləʊp/n.羚羊 ⑭leisure/'leʒə(r)/n.空闲，闲暇 at one's leisure 空闲时 ⑮passage/'pæsɪdʒ/n.通道；走廊；通路 ⑯unaware/ˌʌnə'weə(r)/adj.不知道的，无意识的；未察觉到的 ⑰wetland/'wetlənd/n.湿地 ⑱grassland/'ɡrɑːslænd/n.草原 ⑲distinct/dɪ'stɪkt/adj.独特的；明显的 ⑳ecosystem/'iːkəʊsɪstəm/n.生态系统 fly by 飞逝 radiation/ˌreɪdi'eɪʃn/n.辐射 construct/kən'strʌkt/v.建造，修建 thousands and thousands of 成千上万的 protect...from...保护……免受…… mirror­like/mɪ'rɔːlaɪk/adj.如镜面般的 wander/'wɒndə(r)/v.徘徊 scenery/'siːnəri/n.风景，景色 bring...to life 使……更生动；使……苏醒过来 plateau/'plætəʊ/n.高原 thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为 landscape/'lændskeɪp/n.风景，景色；风景画，山水画 deserve/dɪ'zɜːv/v.应受，应得 extraordinary/ɪk'strɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri/adj.非凡的；特别的 ◎ 天　路 靠坐在火车的座位上，我仍然不敢相信，我将要沿着许多外国专家声称“不可能建成”的铁路开始一段旅程。火车从西宁出发，向前平稳行驶。一路上，我的脑海中不断回响起《天路》这首歌曲。当火车开过“世界屋脊”时，“一条条巨龙翻山越岭”的歌词变得更加生动鲜活起来。 修建青藏铁路的工人来自全国各地，而我就是其中之一。它历时数年建成，凝聚着我们攻克种种工程难题的全部心血。其中，如何保护脆弱的生态系统是需要我们高度重视的问题之一。 最先映入我眼帘的地标性建筑是壮观的清水河大桥，它是世界上最长的高原冻土铁路桥。看！一群藏羚羊正从桥下走过，有的则停下来悠闲地吃草。铁路桥下修建了三十三条野生动物通道，让动物得以在自然栖息地中安全自由地通行。就像现在的这群藏羚羊一样，野生动物们使用这些通道已有数年，它们似乎完全没有意识到我们正以每小时100多千米的速度呼啸而过。 为了避免破坏湿地和草原，我们在格尔木和拉萨之间建造了675座大桥，总长度约160千米。我们甚至将一块14万平方米的湿地迁往一个新的区域，以保护其独特的生态系统。 火车一路疾驰，还没等我反应过来，就已经到达了唐古拉车站。它位于海拔5000多米的地方，是世界上海拔最高的火车站。在这样的高海拔环境中，氧气稀薄，天气多变，还有强烈的紫外线辐射，这些恐怕是我们铁路工人面临的最大挑战。因此建造了多个制氧站以确保工人的身体健康，我们还会定期到低海拔地区休整。 火车经过措那湖时，一股自豪感和成就感在我心中油然而生。当年，沿着措那湖边，我们用成千上万个沙袋筑起了一道二十千米的保护墙，使它免受建筑废料的污染。现在，措那湖离火车这么近，我好想伸出手去摸一摸它那镜面似的浅蓝色湖面。在湖面上嬉戏的水鸟，在草原上游荡的牛羊，让这片风景充满勃勃生机。 几个世纪以来，青藏高原是无数人向往的地方。如今，由于我们的付出，来自全国各地的旅客都能亲眼观赏到这片神奇的土地。我们建成了一条“不可能建成”的铁路，并且给予当地环境充分的保护，我为此感到骄傲和自豪。青藏铁路真是一条了不起的“天路”。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$