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Reading comprehension:

Task1. Skim the passage to match the topics with the paragraphs.

Para1. a. An example of success

Para2. b. What to do with five yuan

Para3. c. How to solve the problem

Para4. d. The problem with land

Para5. e. Who can solve the problem

Task2. Read the passage carefully and complete the following blanks.

Facts of the Yellow River:

1.6 billion tons of soil ＿＿＿ the River; A lot of soil, which ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ of the land, has been removed. It has caused ＿＿＿＿ . In some areas, this ＿＿＿＿ almost all the land, and has forced many local farmers ＿＿＿＿ .

Solutions to the improvement:

＿＿＿＿ with 5 yuan and help make soil ＿＿＿＿ , so that farmers can grow ＿＿ to ＿＿ . With the money they earn from their crops, farmers buy ＿＿＿ . This helps to develop local economies.

A NSWERS: flows into keeps the natural balance serious erosion has destroyed to move.

　　　Buy a tree stay on land crops make a living goods or services

Language points

1. What can you do with 5 yuan?

此处的with表示"用"的意思, 又如课文中的 With the money they earn from their crops, farmers buy goods or services.

"With+物"可以表示所使用的方式。

例：We see with our eyes and hear with our ears.

我们用眼睛看，用耳朵听。

拓展： do with / deal with 处理，对付

How do people plan to deal with pollution?

What do people plan to do with pollution?

deal 是不及物动词，后面加介词with才能接宾语，do 是及物动词，后面可以直接接宾语。所以在特殊疑问句中，do with与what连用，deal with与how连用。

2. appeal to sb. → "to be attractive to sb" 吸引某人，使某人喜欢

例：The cartoon especially appeals to young children.

　　卡通对小孩尤其又吸引力。

appeal to sb.（for sth.）／（to do） 呼吁，恳求

例：He appealed to me for help.他恳求我帮助他。

　　He appealed to the public to save energy.他呼吁公众节约能源。

3. to be exact = exactly speaking 确切地说

例：She is in her mid-thirties－thirty‐six to be exact.

她三十岁左右－确切地说是三十六岁。

拓展：to tell the truth 说实话

　　　to be honest 老实说

generally speaking = to be general 通常来说，一般来说