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It's universally recognized today that modern AlUla is still verdant (青翠的) and bountiful㉒, producing 90,000 tons of dates each year. But none of it would be possible without water. In the desolation㉓ of the desert, it's millennia㉔ of skillful water management that has made AlUla a place of plenty, capable of supporting communities.
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searing adj. 灼热的
emerge v. 出现
nurture v. 养育;滋长
④cradle v. 是……的发源地
⑤oasis n. 绿洲
⑥habitable adj. 适合居住的
⑦haven n. 避难所; 安全的地方
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⑧aquifer n. 含水层
⑨water table 地下水位
⑩nomadic adj. 游牧的
⑪gazelle n. 羚羊
⑫spring n. 泉,泉水
⑬be blessed with 有幸享有
⑭successive adj. 连续的, 接连的
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⑮temporarily adv. 暂时地
⑯volume n. 总量;体积
⑰tap into 利用;开发
⑱extensive adj. 广泛的
⑲large strips of 大块的
⑳immense adj. 巨大的
㉑collective adj. 共同的
㉒bountiful adj. 丰富的; 充裕的
㉓desolation n. 废墟;荒芜
㉔millennium n. 一千年
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than
challenging
to emerge
communities
when
becoming
a
was blessed
it
universally
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1.harsh adj. A.of a machine or system that is clever and complicated
2.infertile adj. B.to gather together somewhere in large numbers
3.thrive v. C.of land that is not able to produce good crops
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4.flock v. D.to provide enough of what sb./sth. needs in order to live or exist
5.sustain v. E.of weather or living conditions that is/are very difficult and unpleasant to live in
6.sophisticated adj. F.to become successful, strong or healthy
答案:1~5.ECFBD 6.A
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Have you ever experienced any minority culture? Please describe one.
One possible version:
I am keen on the costumes of the ethnic minorities, so I visited an exhibition of ethnic costumes, where various ethnic costumes would be on display, each of them featuring the characteristics of a nationality. While admiring the costumes, I had a better understanding of the customs, culture as well as the history of different nationalities living in our country.
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AlUla: Mastering the Desert's Water
Adapted from National Geographic 202307
Humans can survive longer without food than without water, significantly longer. It's one of the eq \a\vs4\al(harsh) realities that makes the dry deserts of Saudi Arabia (沙特阿拉伯) such a challenging place to live. Then there's the searing① heat in a landscape that offers little shade, and the often eq \a\vs4\al(infertile) sands in which plants struggle to grow. It seems an unlikely place for farms, cities, and civilizations to emerge②.
But that's what happened in the AlUla valley between the foothills of Saudi Arabia's Hijaz Mountains. Because even in the desert, there are places where water can be found to nurture③ life and allow plants, animals, and humans to eq \a\vs4\al(thrive) . The AlUla valley cradles④ an oasis⑤, an island of habitable⑥ land amid Saudi Arabia's vast seas of sand, a haven⑦ that can support communities.
The story of AlUla begins millions of years ago when a wetter climate carved a huge water catchment (汇水) of great valleys that fed the wadi (干谷) that runs through the region. Much of the water flows through underground systems, becoming trapped and stored as an aquifer⑧. Topped up by distant rains, the aquifer raised the water table⑨ close to the surface to create a wetland in which plants could grow, and to this rare source of food and drink eq \a\vs4\al(flocked) animals and, ultimately,
humans. AlUla's earliest inhabitants lived a nomadic⑩ hunter-gatherer lifestyle, perhaps shading beneath trees, and hunting gazelle⑪ while drinking from natural springs⑫ and pooled water at the surface. But AlUla was blessed with⑬ more than water: it also had fertile soils. This enabled later successive⑭ peoples to settle and develop irrigated agriculture, growing crops ranging from palm dates (椰枣) and citrus (柑橘) fruits to wheat and barley (大麦), creating the oasis.
In order to eq \a\vs4\al(sustain) an oasis, humans must find, manage, and use the available water wisely. While water bubbling up from natural springs and seasonal rains might temporarily⑮ fill wadis, to make the most of it, people needed to take control of the water. One of the earliest ways was to dig wells. The wells stored vast volumes⑯ of water for long periods, supporting AlUla's people and agriculture.
Another eq \a\vs4\al(sophisticated) water-management system emerged: qanats (坎儿井). These gently sloping underground channels tapped into⑰ the water table at a high point, such as at the base of a mountain, and used gravity with a carefully calculated slope to carry the water so that the channel surfaced close to an agricultural plain. AlUla's extensive⑱ network of qanats made it possible to farm large strips of⑲ land. Such major engineering projects, involving immense⑳ collective㉑ effort, suggest that improving water supplies was a priority.
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