江蘇常州市武進(jìn)清英外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校 孫愛國(guó) 編譯

Do you like travelling? If yes,you’ll surely find that the shapes of thesurfaceof the Earth,on which we live,is not onlydiverse,but also colorful.Some placesattract countlesstourists every year for their natural scenery is sounique.So tourism is increasingly driving the development of localeconomy.Some countries and areas are heavilydependent ontourism,as tourism is a majorsourceof the income for those countries and areas.

你喜歡旅行嗎？如果喜歡，你肯定會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)我們生活的地球表面不僅形狀多樣，而且五彩繽紛。有些地方每年都會(huì)吸引無(wú)數(shù)游客，因?yàn)樗鼈兊淖匀伙L(fēng)光是如此獨(dú)特。因此，旅游業(yè)正日益推動(dòng)當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展。一些國(guó)家和地區(qū)嚴(yán)重依賴旅游業(yè)，因?yàn)槁糜螛I(yè)是這些國(guó)家和地區(qū)的主要收入來(lái)源。

In China,there are lots of beautifultourist attractions,of which some are well-known,and the others are not so famous,but beautiful as well.Panjin Red Beach is just one of them.

在中國(guó)，有許多美麗的旅游景點(diǎn)，其中一些很有名，其他的雖不是很有名，但也很美麗。盤錦紅海灘就是其中之一。

Panjin City,which is located in the south central part of Liaoning Province,in the center of the Liaohe RiverDelta,at the mouth of the Liaohe River.Panjin Red Beach is a famous national nature reserve,where 236speciesof birds such asred crowned craneslive.

盤錦市位于遼寧省中南部，地處遼河三角洲中心地帶，遼河入海口處。盤錦紅海灘是一處著名的國(guó)家級(jí)自然保護(hù)區(qū)，那里棲息著丹頂鶴等236 種鳥類。

Have you ever seen a beach without sand? The Panjin Red Beach is not sandy like most other beaches.Instead,the beach is often covered with salt water.This makes the ground soft and wet.

你見過(guò)沒有沙子的海灘嗎？盤錦紅海灘不像大多數(shù)其他海灘那樣是沙灘。相反，那里的海灘常常被鹽水覆蓋。這使得海灘地面柔軟、濕潤(rùn)。

A plant calledseepweedgrows on Panjin Red Beach.Most plants can not liveclose tothesaltysea.But seepweed is different.It grows best in salty places.

盤錦紅海灘上生長(zhǎng)著一種名為堿蓬草的植物。大多數(shù)植物不能生活在靠近咸海的地方。但是，堿蓬草則不同。它在鹽堿地生長(zhǎng)得最好。

Seepweed grows on beaches around the world.Most seepweed stays green all year round.Panjin’s seepweed is special,though.In Panjin,the seepweed turns a beautiful bright red colour everyfall.That is how Panjin Red Beach got its name.

堿蓬草生長(zhǎng)在世界各地的海灘上。大多數(shù)堿蓬草一年四季都保持綠色。不過(guò)，盤錦的堿蓬草很特別。在盤錦，堿蓬草每年秋天都會(huì)變成美麗的鮮紅色。盤錦紅海灘因此而得名。

Notes:

surfacen.表面

diverseadj.多樣的

attractv.吸引

countlessadj.不計(jì)其數(shù)的

uniqueadj.獨(dú)特的

economyn.經(jīng)濟(jì)

dependent on 依靠；依賴

sourcen.來(lái)源

tourist attraction 旅游景點(diǎn)

deltan.三角；三角洲

speciesn.種類

red crowned crane 丹頂鶴

seepweedn.堿蓬草

close to 靠近；緊挨

saltyadj.多鹽的

falln.秋季；秋天

I.Put the following into Chinese.

1.not only… but also…_______

2.every year___________________________________

3.dependent on___________________________

4.major source______________________________

5.tourist attraction_______________________

6.central part_____________________________________

7.soft and wet___________________________________________

8.close to__________________________________

9.stay green______________________________

10.all year round___________

II.Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks.

1._________ (Surely / Sure) you don’t think Mike was late for school?

2.This is the house in_________ (which / that) we once lived.

3.That man is not only a doctor,_________ (and / but) also a poet.

4.Those_________ (country / countries) are in Africa.

5.The theatre is located in the_________ (centre / central) of our town.

6.Nobody can live on_________ (with / without) air and water.

7.The path leading to the mountain was covered_________ (by / with) a thick layer of leaves.

8.That dish is too__________(salt / salty).I don’t like that dish.

9.These students are close__________(to / with) each other in age,as they are all in Grade 6.

10.Please_________ (stay / keep) quiet,children.

III.Choose the correct option,A,B or C.

( ) 1.Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is famous for its________.

A.trees B.natural scenery C.stones

( ) 2.Panjin Red Beach is close to the________.

A.lake B.river C.sea

( ) 3.Tourist spots attract travellers because they are________.

A.famous B.beautiful C.unique

( ) 4.Panjin Red Beach is red in________.

A.spring B.summer C.autumn

( ) 5.How is Panjin Red Beach different from most other beaches?

A.It’s not sandy.B.It’s not sunny.C.It is not near water.

(參考答案見本期第39 頁(yè))