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（堤坝） 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．all 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 本文报道了在宜昌湖北，三个三峡大坝已经成功控制了扬子江的最大洪峰，造福了扬州人民，保护了中下游地区，预防了洪水．这是个值得庆贺的消息．
解答 36．A．主旨大意题．本文是一篇新闻报道．在新闻报道的阅读理解中，导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实，通过它点出新闻的主题．本文导语"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"概括主要内容，告诉我们三峡大坝控制着扬子江最大的洪水．故选A．
37．D．细节理解题．根据文章第九段"The Three Gorges Reservoir is capable of holding 39.3 billion cubic metres of water"可知，三峡水库能够容纳393亿立方米的水．D项描述错误．故选D．
38．A．词义猜测题．"round-the clock"意为圆形时钟．根据常识，圆形时钟时针转动一周为一天．原句"The provincial government had given orders to watch over the levees round-the-clock"写到，省政府命令看守堤坝，则可推测，必定是整天看守．故选A．
39．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"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，三峡大坝通过减少排放的水量以保护中下游地区．故选C．
40．B．推理预测题．通读全文可知，本文报道的是皆大欢喜的消息，三峡大坝的建造福了扬州人民．可推测，此作者在报道这件事时和我们一样，是兴奋开心的．故选B．
点评 本文为新闻报道类阅读．新闻报道类在英语阅读理解中是一种特点十分鲜明的题材．因为文章往往呈现出"倒金字塔"的特征，此类题的英语阅读理解技巧是重点看导语．导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实，通过它点出新闻的主题，其次寻找关键词，理解题意，做出解答．
