Drought causes Spanish village to appear again西班牙一小镇因干旱重现人间

1 In 1992， residents of Aceredo， a small village on the border of Spain and Portugal， watched as the Limia River rose， overflowing its banks and covering the town. This was no typical disaster， though. The area needed a new reservoir， and Aceredo was sacrificed to make way for it. Now， the town is reappearing after 30 years underwater.

2 During a typical dry season， a few rooftops may stick out as water levels sink. However， the reservoir rarely becomes low enough to reveal this much. Now， after months of historic drought in the region， nearly the entire village is on dry ground. The reservoir is at only 15 percent of its capacity （容量）.

3 But despite the circumstances that led to this re⁃emergence， tourists are pouring in to explore the village—and theres a lot to see. Roads， paths， and areas of previous farmland are visible， as are former homes and businesses. The stone structures remain， although most of the roofs have collapsed， and the wooden doors and windows are rotten.

4 Back in the early 1990s， Aceredo and four other villages in the Galicia region of Spain were flooded to make way for a reservoir. At the time， Aceredo alone held 70 houses and 120 citizens， all of whom were forced to evacuate in the days leading up to the reservoirs construction. But they did not go without a fight. There were complaints， protests， and even a 10⁃day hunger strike led by angry citizens.

5 Francisco Villalonga， who witnessed the flooding first⁃hand， says of the sudden burst of tourism， “I can see this might be interesting for visitors from elsewhere， but for those of us whose roots are there， it is hard to see it like this. Seeing the houses where they were born and raised has made people very nostalgic （怀旧） for the past.”

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一、阅读自测

1. What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us？

A. Why a new reservoir was needed 30 years ago.

B. Why Aceredo was flooded 30 years ago.

C. Why the reservoir is at only 15 percent of its capacity.

D. Why Aceredo is reappearing after 30 years underwater.

2. What do we know about the village？

A. It has become a tourist attraction. B. It has a few rooftops above water.

C. Its houses are the same as before. D. It is hard to see its previous roads and paths.

3. What does the underlined word “evacuate” in paragraph 4 most probably mean？

A. Remain. B. Move. C. Work. D. Struggle.

4. What can we infer about Francisco Villalonga？

A. He has come to explore the village.

B. He was involved in building the reservoir.

C. He was born and brought up in the village.

D. He is against tourists visiting the village.

二、语篇解码

本文的主题语境为“人与自然”，属于“灾难防范”的范畴。文章为一篇说明文。由于干旱，西班牙的一座水库蓄水量仅剩15%，这使得30年前淹没在水底的小镇阿赛雷多再度现世，意外吸引大批游客。文章结构如下：

三、语言学习

（一）语料荟萃

（二）语句分析

1. At the time， Aceredo alone held 70 houses and 120 citizens， all of whom were forced to evacuate in the days leading up to the reservoirs construction. 当时，仅阿赛雷多一地就拥有70栋房屋和120名公民，在水库建设之前的几天里，所有人都被迫撤离。

【点石成金】Aceredo alone held 70 houses and 120 citizens是主句，all of whom...是“代词+介词+关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句。

2. I can see this might be interesting for visitors from elsewhere， but for those of us whose roots are there， it is hard to see it like this. 我可以理解，这对其他地方的游客来说可能很有趣，但是对于我们这些扎根于此的人来说，看到这样的景象很令人难过。

【点石成金】I can see...和it is hard to see it like this是由but连接的并列句，this might be interesting for visitors from elsewhere是宾语从句，whose roots are there是whose引导的定语从句。

四、语言运用

（一）例句仿写

1. 这个博物馆包括10个展馆，其中一个就是中国馆。

The museum consists of ten showrooms， ________________________.

2. 我们参观了桂林，桂林的美丽无法用语言描述。

We paid a visit to Guilin， _________________________.

（二）写作实践

假定你是李华，你班交换生John的家乡遭受台风袭击，洪水摧毁了他们的家园。请你给他写一封信，内容包括：

1. 表示安慰和关心;

2. 提供帮助。

注意：

1.词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John，

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua