江苏常州市武进清英外国语学校 孙爱国 编译

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.

你喜欢旅行吗？如果喜欢，你肯定会发现我们生活的地球表面不仅形状多样，而且五彩缤纷。有些地方每年都会吸引无数游客，因为它们的自然风光是如此独特。因此，旅游业正日益推动当地经济的发展。一些国家和地区严重依赖旅游业，因为旅游业是这些国家和地区的主要收入来源。

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.

在中国，有许多美丽的旅游景点，其中一些很有名，其他的虽不是很有名，但也很美丽。盘锦红海滩就是其中之一。

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.

盘锦市位于辽宁省中南部，地处辽河三角洲中心地带，辽河入海口处。盘锦红海滩是一处著名的国家级自然保护区，那里栖息着丹顶鹤等236 种鸟类。

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.

你见过没有沙子的海滩吗？盘锦红海滩不像大多数其他海滩那样是沙滩。相反，那里的海滩常常被盐水覆盖。这使得海滩地面柔软、湿润。

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

盘锦红海滩上生长着一种名为碱蓬草的植物。大多数植物不能生活在靠近咸海的地方。但是，碱蓬草则不同。它在盐碱地生长得最好。

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.

碱蓬草生长在世界各地的海滩上。大多数碱蓬草一年四季都保持绿色。不过，盘锦的碱蓬草很特别。在盘锦，碱蓬草每年秋天都会变成美丽的鲜红色。盘锦红海滩因此而得名。

Notes:

surfacen.表面

diverseadj.多样的

attractv.吸引

countlessadj.不计其数的

uniqueadj.独特的

economyn.经济

dependent on 依靠；依赖

sourcen.来源

tourist attraction 旅游景点

deltan.三角；三角洲

speciesn.种类

red crowned crane 丹顶鹤

seepweedn.碱蓬草

close to 靠近；紧挨

saltyadj.多盐的

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.

(参考答案见本期第39 页)