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必修一课文挖空练习Unit6l.Understanding ideasLongji Rice Terraces()()Imagine mountainswarp insilver water,shine in the springsun.Summer seesthe mountainsturnbright greenwith growingrice.During autumn,these samemountains aregold,and inwinter they()()cover insheets ofwhite frost.These arethe colourof theLongjiRiceTerraces.()These terracesbuild bythe localZhuang andYao people,to whomGuangxi ishome.Starting intheYuan Dynasty,work onthe terracestook hundredsof years,until itspletion inthe earlyQing Dynasty.目之所及)Reaching____________________________________________L these terraces covertall(从顶部至最顶端).mountains,often fromU(竭尽所能做某事)So whydid thesepeople turnthe entiremountains intoterraces Firstly,there()are fewlarge,flat areasof landintheregion.build the terraces thereforemeant that they couldincrease(大量的)the areasin whichthey couldgrow rice.Secondly,although theregion hasrain,the mountains(汲取雨水)(防止土壤被冲刷掉).are steepand thesoil isshallow.The flatterraces and(最重要的是)()But perhapsis theway inwhich peoplehave workedin harmonywith naturemake(与相these terracesand growrice.The terracesare cleverlydesigned,with hundredsof waterways that连接)eachother.During therainy season,it isalong thesewaterwaysthatrainwater movesdown the mountains andinto the terraces.The sunheats thewater andturns itvapour.This formsclouds fromwhich rainfalls downontothemountainterraces onceagain.These terracesalso providea perfectenvironment birdsand fish,some offeed oninsects thatcan harmthe ricecrops.Although moderntechnology couldhelp producemore crops,theseterracesstill meana lottothe()people forwhom traditionshold muchvalue.This knowledgepass downthrough families,which means(新一代人)that continueto useancient methodsof agricultureto maintaintheterraces.Today,the LongjiRiceTerraces attractthousands ofvisitors eto admirethis greatwonder createdby peopleand natureworkingtogether.A Loveof Gardening“If youlook the right way,you cansee thatthe wholeworld isgarden.These wordse fromthe()author ofthe bookThe Secret Garden,first publishin
1911.At thattime,only thevery richin Britainhadgardens.Very soonafter this,homes withgardens beganto bebuilt.This is(擅长园艺),started theBritish loveof gardening!Today,millions ofBrits liketo saythattheyhave()()with aroundhalf thepopulation spendtheir freetime garden.For manypeople inthe UK,their gardenis theirown privateworld.Each spring,children plant()sunflowers andwait tosee whichone istall.Expert gardenersknow justtherightcorner forroses,and(参与竞赛).(再喜欢others spendhours tryingto growperfect vegetablesto Andwhile manyBrits不过)spending theirSunday cuttingthe grass,some arehappy justto situnder thebranches ofthe treesandenjoy thebeauty ofthe worldaround them.(寻找)But incities,limited spacehas ledto peoplenew solutions.Those withoutoutside spacecan()rent smallpieces of land onwhich togrow things.Today,there areover4,000people inLondon waitforsuch piecesofland.One recentidea hasbeen toturn rooftopsand wallsinto privategardens.These(改善空气质量).gardens havehelped makethe citiesgreener andAswell asbeing goodfor theenvironment,gardening isalso goodfor thesoul.What otherfreetime(对感至惬意自在)activity allowsyou toU natureand createmore beautifulliving thingsAnd ifyoure(怀疑)about this,take amoment to(思考)this linefrom TheSecretGarden:Where youtend arose...A thistlecannot grow.”。