This city has a population of more than 1,000,000.這個(gè)城市人口超過(guò)一百萬(wàn)。

③ The population of + 地名 is + 數(shù)詞。某地有……人口。

  The rural population of the county is 400,000. 這個(gè)縣的農(nóng)村人口為40萬(wàn)。

④數(shù)詞+ percent of the population are ... 。百分之…的人口是…。如：

Eighty percent of the population here are farmers.

百分之八十的人口是農(nóng)民。

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u 這個(gè)村子有5000人, 大多數(shù)人為漁民。

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The village has a population of 5000, most of whom are fishermen.
v 中國(guó)人口眾多，有十三多億人口。

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China has a large population of 1,300,000,000.

u 某地 + has a long history of ... years. 某地有…年的歷史。

   The old tower has a long history of 2000 years. 古塔有兩千年的歷史

v 某地 + is a ... place/ country with... history. 某地是具有…年歷史的地方/國(guó)家。

Egypt is an Arabian country with a long history.

埃及是一個(gè)具有悠久歷史的阿拉伯國(guó)家。

w某地 + date back to / date from... 從…時(shí)就有的, 回溯到…, 遠(yuǎn)在…年代。

The old town dates back to the late seventeenth century.

這座古城建于十七世紀(jì)后期。

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u 中國(guó)有五千年的悠久歷史文明古國(guó)。

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   China is a civilized country with a long history of 5000 years.

v 倫敦始建于公元43年。___________________________________________

London dates back to 43. A. D.

五、自然特點(diǎn)

(一)常用句型：

①某地 + be covered with + ....某地為……所覆蓋。

   This area is covered with glrassland. 這個(gè)地區(qū)為草原所覆蓋。

②某地 + be made up of /consists of…某地由…組成。如：

  Sichuan Province is made up of a basin and some mountainous areas.

  四川省是由一個(gè)盆地和山區(qū)組成。

 (二)常用詞語(yǔ)：continent大陸, mainland大陸，mountain山脈, plain 平原，grassland草原, desert沙漠，forest 森林，valley山谷地，island 島，ocean大洋，peak山頂, 巔，slope山坡，hill小山，rock 巖石，bank河岸，stream小溪，source源頭，spring泉水，canal運(yùn)河，lake 湖泊，pond池塘，basin盆地，coast 海岸，gulf 海灣，beach 海灘，shore海灘，tide潮，wave 浪，shore海岸，strait 海峽，waterfall瀑布。

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u這個(gè)島的三分之一都是森林。_____________________________________

  One-third of the island is covered with forest.

v 海南省由海南島和附近的小島及廣闊的海域組成。

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Hainan Province consists of Hainan Island and neighbouring isles as well as wide sea areas.

六、資源特色

(一)常用的句型有：

① 某地 + be rich in某地含有豐富的…，盛產(chǎn)…。

② 某地 + be wealthy in某地富于…。

③ 某地 + produces sth. 某地出產(chǎn)…。

④ 某地 + be famous/well-known for 某地因…而聞名。

⑤ The main agricultural products are...主要農(nóng)產(chǎn)品是…。

⑥產(chǎn)品 +stands in the world’s forefront. 某產(chǎn)品位居世界前列。

(二)常用詞語(yǔ)：① natural resources自然資源, mineral 礦物，礦石 ② apple蘋(píng)果，pear梨，peach桃，grape葡萄, banana香蕉，watermelon西瓜，orange橙, 桔子，mango芒果，cherry櫻桃，peanut花生，date棗, sugarcane甘蔗 ③ zebra斑馬，antelope 羚羊，deer鹿，giraffe長(zhǎng)頸鹿，camel駱駝，elephant象，panda 熊貓，lion 獅，tiger虎，squirrel松鼠，bear熊，monkey猴子，kangaroo 袋鼠，koala考拉，whale鯨，dolphin 海豚 ④coal煤, oil石油, gas煤氣, gold黃金, silver銀, copper銅，iron鐵, steel鋼。⑤wheat小麥, corn玉米, grain谷物, rice稻米, potato馬鈴薯。

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u 靈臺(tái)縣主要農(nóng)產(chǎn)品是小麥、玉米、豆類(lèi)和馬鈴薯。

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The main agricultural products in Lingtai county are wheat, corn, bean and potato.

v 新疆有豐富的自然資源，以葡萄而聞名。_____________________________

Xingjiang is rich is natural resources. It’s famous for grapes.

七、風(fēng)景名勝

(一)列舉“風(fēng)景名勝”：

①There are many places of interest, such as... 有許多名勝，比如…。

There are quite a lot of places of interest in Xi’an, such as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses，the old City Wall and so on. 西安有許多名勝，比如兵馬俑、古城墻等。

②某地 +has many places of interest, among which is...某地有許多名勝，其中就有…。

   Beijing has many places of interest, among whith is the Forbidden City.

   北京有許多名勝，其中就有紫禁城。

(二)表述地區(qū)的特色：

①某地 + is famous / well-known for...。某地因…而聞名。

Hangzhou is famous/well-known for its beautiful West Lake.

杭州以它美麗的西湖而著名。

②某地 + is famous /well-known as ...。某地作為…而聞名。

  北京作為中國(guó)的首都而聞名。

  Beijing is famous as the capital of China.

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根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容寫(xiě)一篇100詞左右的說(shuō)明文，標(biāo)題為“Australia”。

1. 澳大利亞位于太平洋的西側(cè)，是大洋洲(Oceania)最大的國(guó)家，面積760萬(wàn)平方公里。

2. 人口稀少，只有1,000多萬(wàn)，多數(shù)集中在東部沿海地區(qū)。

3. 首都堪培拉（Canberra）風(fēng)景秀麗。

4. 悉尼(Sydney)是澳大利亞最大城市。有許多名勝，其中悉尼歌劇院(Opera House)聞名于世。2000年奧運(yùn)會(huì)就是在悉尼舉行的。

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請(qǐng)同學(xué)們寫(xiě)一篇短文介紹港口城市青島，內(nèi)容要求如下：

1、位于山東省東部。

2、以藍(lán)色的大海，美麗的海濱而聞名，是避暑勝地。

3、每年夏天來(lái)自全國(guó)各地成千上萬(wàn)的人們到這里沿海漫步、游泳、購(gòu)物、觀賞秀麗景色。

4、近年來(lái)城市發(fā)生巨大變化，對(duì)發(fā)展我國(guó)對(duì)外貿(mào)易起重要作用，成為國(guó)際港口城市。

答案：

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u China lies in the east of Asia and on the western coast of the Pacific Ocean.

v The beautiful town is located along the shore of the lake.

w The village lies among the mountains.

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u Our school covers an area of 120 mu.

v This county is 78 kilometres long from west to east and 40 kilometres wide from north to south.

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u The village has a population of 5000, most of whom are fishermen.
v China has a large population of 1,300,000,000.

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u China is a civilized country with a long history of 5000 years.

v London dates back to 43. A. D.

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u One-third of the island is covered with forest.

v Hainan Province consists of Hainan Island and neighbouring isles as well as wide sea areas.

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u The main agricultural products in Lingtai county are wheat, corn, bean and potato.

v Xingjiang is rich is natural resources. It’s famous for grapes.

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Australia

   Australia, the largest country in Oceania, lies on the west coast of the Pacific. It covers an area of 7.6 million square kilometers.  It has a small population of over 10 million. Most of its population live in the east of the country by the sea. Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a beautiful city. Sydney is the biggest city in Australia, which has many places of interest. The Opera House is well known all over the world. The 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney.

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The city of Qingdao is in the east of Shangdong Province. It is famous for the blue sea and beautiful beaches. It is a wonderful place for summer holidays. Tens of thousands of people from all parts of the country visit Qingdao every summer. They walk along the beach, go swimming or do some shopping. They can see fine view of the city.

Great changes have taken place in Qingdao in the recent years. It has played an important part in the development of the foreign trade of our country. It has become an international port city