FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS

Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.

Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.

A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a document was signed, and the work began in 1960.

The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.

When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great success. Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.

The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO, which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a solution.

I. 框架宏观建构： 整体理解
1. The text mainly tells us ________.

A．a committee was needed

B．a big challenge can sometimes lead to a great solution

C．the project of a new dam was successfful

D．the proposal leads to protests

2. Match the main idea with each paragraph.

A. How to balance progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. B. A committee was established to limit damage. C. The proposal leads to protests. D. The project brought governments and environmentalists together. E. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. F. The project was completed and successful.

Para.1 ________        
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Para.5 ________        
Para.6 ________
II. 文本微观剖析：细节探究
Read the text carefully and then answer the question.
3. Why did the Egyptian government want to build a new dam?
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4. Why did the Egyptian people protest (抗议) the government’s decision?
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5. What were taken down piece by piece?
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6. What is the most important to rebuild the cultural relics?
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Our school established a ________ (委员会) to organize student affairs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

They often _____________ (捐赠) food and clothing to the poor. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

They watched their son at a distance until he ____________ (消失)into the station. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

Our research ________ (试图) to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

Before the day ends, try to do some ______ (值得做的) things. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

Every time you ___________ (捐赠) clothes, books or toys to a charity shop, you are helping others. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

We need to take active measures to ______ (防止，阻挡) COVID-19 from spreading any further. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

They are still __________(调查) the accident. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

Her departure is a big ________ (损失) to the school. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

As a salesman, he understood the importance of ________ (建立) a close relationship with customers. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

他试图越狱，但没有找到能帮他的人。(attempt)
He ________, but he couldn’t find anybody to help him.

我们必须尽最大努力防止这些历史遗迹消失。
We must do our best to ________.

当我遇到不熟悉的英语单词，我常会向字典寻求帮助。
When I come across the English words I am unfamiliar with, I often________ ________ the dictionary for help.

我们很遗憾地发现我们所有的建议都被拒绝了。
We were sorry to find out that all our__________had __________ __________.

课文填空

In the course of economic development, there comes a time     1     the old must give way to the new.     2     (keep) balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a great challenge. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted     3     (build) a dam. However, the project led     4     protests, because the water from the dam would likely damage a number of cultural relics. So the government turned to the UN for help. A committee     5     (establish) to deal with the challenge and the experts investigated the issue, conducted tests and made a     6     (propose) to save the cultural relics.

    7     (final), the work began in1960. The temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece and then moved and put back together again in a new place. Over the next 20 years,     8     (thousand) of engineers and workers rescued countless cultural relics. In 1980, the project ended,     9     was considered a great success. It shows that if a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a     10     (solve).