10．YICHAN Hubei，July.31 （Xinhua）-The Three Gorges Dam has successful controlled the biggest flood crest（洪峰） on the Yangtze River this year，officials said on Tuesday．
The Three Gorges Reservoir reduced the discharges of flood-water to 44000 cubic metres per second on Tuesday morning from the previous 48000 cubic metres，to protect the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River．Meanwhile，the water level in the reservoir rose from 144.03 meters at midday to 145.19 meters at 7：00 p．m．on Tuesday．
"The．flood crest passed the Three Gorges Dam smoothly，"said Cao Guangjing，deputy general manager of the China Yangtze Three Gorges Project Corporation（CTGPC）．
Cao said it was the first time the dam had to control flood crest since construction of the world's largest dam was completed on May 20 last year．
The inflow was 50000 cubic metres per second on Tuesday，2500 cubic metres less than Monday's peak．
It was earlier predicted that inflow would top 56700 cubic metres pr second on Tuesday as more rain was forecast．However，the wind divided the rain clouds on Monday afternoon，said Cao．
Water levels on the middle and lower reaches of the river were on the rise，said Cheng Haiyun，general engineer of the Yangtze River Hydrological Bureau．
Hubei Province，where the Three Gorges Project is located，is at risk．The provincial government had given orders to watch over the levees（堤壩） round-the-clock．
The Three Gorges Reservoir is capable of holding 39.3 billion cubic metres of water，including 22.15 billion cubic metres extra in the flood season when it reaches its 175 metres．
Most of the flood-prone areas are located at the middle and lower reaches，in economically developed regions that are．home to 15 million people and contain 1.5 million hectares of farmland．Four major floods have occurred there in the 20th century，with the most recent in I 99 killing 1526 people．
36．The news mainly tells the public thatA．
A．Three Gorges Dam controls the biggest flood crest of the Yangtze River
B．the reason why the biggest flood crest on the Yangtze River takes place
C．Three Gorges Dam protects the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River
D．the biggest flood crest causes the great loss and destruction
37．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．The water level in the reservoir rose by 1.16 metres as result of the flood crest．
B．What delighted the public was that the flood crest passed Three Gorges Dam smoothly．
C：It was the first time the dam had to control flood crest since its completion．
D．The Three Gorges Reservoir is able to hold more than 50 billion cubic metres of water．
38．The underlined expression"round-the clock"（Paragraph 8）probably．meansA
A．a(chǎn)ll day and all night
B．in the day
C．from time to time
D．in the night．
39．The Three Gorges Reservoir reduced the discharge of floodwater becauseC．
A．water levels on the middle and lower reaches were on the rise
B．the water level in the reservoir rose quickly
C．this would protect the middle and lower reaches from flood
D．more farmland could be provided with water in dry seasons
40．In which kind of tone probably did the writer report the news？B
A．Disappointed B．Excited C．Anxious D．Astonished．
分析 本文報道了在宜昌湖北，三個三峽大壩已經(jīng)成功控制了揚子江的最大洪峰，造福了揚州人民，保護了中下游地區(qū)，預防了洪水．這是個值得慶賀的消息．
解答 36．A．主旨大意題．本文是一篇新聞報道．在新聞報道的閱讀理解中，導語位于新聞報道的首段，高度概括新聞事實，通過它點出新聞的主題．本文導語"YICHAN Hubei，July.31 （Xinhua）-The Three Gorges Dam has successful controlled the biggest flood crest（洪峰） on the Yangtze River this year，officials said on Tuesday"概括主要內容，告訴我們三峽大壩控制著揚子江最大的洪水．故選A．
37．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第九段"The Three Gorges Reservoir is capable of holding 39.3 billion cubic metres of water"可知，三峽水庫能夠容納393億立方米的水．D項描述錯誤．故選D．
38．A．詞義猜測題．"round-the clock"意為圓形時鐘．根據(jù)常識，圓形時鐘時針轉動一周為一天．原句"The provincial government had given orders to watch over the levees round-the-clock"寫到，省政府命令看守堤壩，則可推測，必定是整天看守．故選A．
39．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段"The Three Gorges Reservoir reduced the discharges of flood-water to 44000 cubic metres per second on Tuesday morning from the previous 48000 cubic metres，to protect the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River"可知，三峽大壩通過減少排放的水量以保護中下游地區(qū)．故選C．
40．B．推理預測題．通讀全文可知，本文報道的是皆大歡喜的消息，三峽大壩的建造福了揚州人民．可推測，此作者在報道這件事時和我們一樣，是興奮開心的．故選B．
點評 本文為新聞報道類閱讀．新聞報道類在英語閱讀理解中是一種特點十分鮮明的題材．因為文章往往呈現(xiàn)出"倒金字塔"的特征，此類題的英語閱讀理解技巧是重點看導語．導語位于新聞報道的首段，高度概括新聞事實，通過它點出新聞的主題，其次尋找關鍵詞，理解題意，做出解答．
