山东 孙启禄

1 Recently,news that the“real body”of the Leshan Giant Buddha has been revealed has appeared on the Internet,causing neti⁃zens to have heated discussions.

2According to media reports,affected by the continuous high temperature and low pre⁃cipitation (降水),the water flows of the Dadu River,Qingyi River and Minjiang River in Leshan have decreased significantly,and the“real body”of the Leshan Giant Buddha at the intersection (交汇处)of the three rivers has also been exposed.Soon,the news aroused (激起；引起) the attention and heated discus⁃sions among netizens.

3In this regard,many local netizens said that the Leshan Giant Buddha was usually fully exposed,but only the toes were submerged in the huge flood two years ago.Some neti⁃zens joked,“I thought the Buddha was hidden underwater before,and what I saw before was a‘substitute(替代物)’for the Buddha?”

4Some netizens questioned whether the platform under the Buddha's feet is also part of the“real body”of the Buddha.

5Some Leshan local literature and history researchers believe that it is nonsense that the“real body”of the Buddha is completely exposed.This year,due to the drought,the water level dropped,which caused more of the rock mass under the water to expose,but this part obviously does not belong to the“real body”of the Buddha.

6Regarding the statement that the“real body”of the Buddha is fully exposed on the Internet,an official of the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot Management Committee also said that this statement was definitely wrong.Even when the huge flood came in 2020,it was only submerged to the toes,and the body of the Buddha was all exposed.How come the“real body”is now fully exposed?

7The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot Management Committee stated that at 12：00 on August 18,2022,the water level of the Leshan Giant Buddha platform was 1.69 meters lower than the normal water level for the same period in August last year,and 10.53 meters lower than the“8.18”flood water level in 2020.

一、阅读自测

1.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A.Where the Leshan Giant Buddha is located.

B.What caused the continuous high temperature.

C.What aroused heated discussions among netizens.

D.Why the“real body”of the Buddha has been exposed.

2.What does the underlined word“submerged”in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Prevented. B.Covered.

C.Raised. D.Spotted.

3.What can we learn about the Leshan Giant Buddha?

A.It is fully exposed all the time.

B.Its toes can hardly be seen by tourists.

C.It was flooded when there was heavy rain.

D.The Buddha tourists saw before was a substitute.

4.How much higher was the water level of the platform in 2020 than that in 2021?

A.1.69 meters. B.8.84 meters.

C.10.53 meters. D.12.22 meters.

二、语篇解码

本文是一篇新闻报道。受持续高温、降水偏少的影响，四川省乐山市的大渡河、青衣江和岷江水流量明显减少，位于三江交汇处的乐山大佛石像也全部露出，吸引不少游客前来游览。

三、语言学习

（一）语料荟萃

（二）语句分析

1.Recently,news that the“real body”of the Leshan Giant Buddha has been revealed has appeared on the Internet,causing netizens to have heated discussions.近日，乐山大佛显露全貌的新闻在网络上流传，这引发了网友的激烈讨论。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。news...has appeared on the Internet 是主句，that 引导的是同位语从句，说明news 的内容，causing...discussions 是V⁃ing形式短语作结果状语。

2.This year,due to the drought,the water level dropped,which caused more of the rock mass under the water to expose,but this part obviously does not belong to the“real body”of the Buddha.今年，由于干旱，水位下降，这导致更多的水下岩体暴露出来，但这部分显然不属于大佛像本身。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。due to the drought 是介词短语作原因状语，the water level dropped 是主句，which 引导的是非限制性定语从句，but 连接的是两个并列句。

四、语言运用

（一）例句仿写

1.中国成功把三位宇航员送往太空，这一消息曾震惊了整个世界。

The news __________shocked the whole world.

2.我深信诚实的重要性，诚实将有助于建设一个温暖和谐的社会。

I am convinced of the importance of honesty,__________.

（二）写作实践

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jenny 从网上看到有关乐山大佛的报道，发邮件向你询问相关信息，请你给她回一封邮件。内容包括：

1.感谢她对乐山大佛的关注；

2.乐山大佛的相关情况；

3.欢迎她到乐山来玩。注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jenny,

Yours,Li Hua