胡金瑩

新疆是中國冰雪自然資源最豐富的地區(qū)之一，備受滑雪愛好者的青睞，被譽為滑雪愛好者的天堂。

Xinjiang，?one?of?the?regions?with?the?richest?natural?ice?and?snow?resources?in?China，?benefits?from?the?earliest?snowfall?of?the?year，?the?longest?snow?season?and?snow?of?premium?quality.?The?region?is?therefore?expected?to?see?a?growing?number?of?consumers?in?the?future?seeking?out?a?high quality?skiing?experience.

With?a?mountain?range?stretching?hundreds?of?kilometers，?Tianshan?Mountains?and?Altai?Mountains?are?home?to?fresh?powder?snow，?which?is?suitable?for?snow?sports?and?only?occurs?in?inland?regions?with?a?high?altitude.?Snow?resorts?such?as?the?international?snow?resort?in?Hemu?Village?of?Altai?Prefecture?and?the?international?ski?resort?in?Koktokay?Township?have?always?served?as?a?paradise?for?ski?enthusiasts.

Besides，?the?experience?of?skiing?in?Xinjiang?is?a?kind?of?pure?enjoyment.?There?;are?no?strong?winds?in?many?of?the?big?snow?resorts?and?those?who?ski?during?sunny?days?will?not?feel?cold?at?all.?“Surrounded?by?magnificent?scenery，?I?feel?like?I?m?in?a?paradise，”?said?Meng?Yi，?a?ski?coach?from?Harbin，?northeast?China?s?Heilongjiang?Province，?who?fell?in?love?with?skiing?in?Xinjiang?when?he?first?came?to?ski?here?four?years?ago.

Moreover，?with?the?adoption?of?artificial?snowmaking，?the?snow?season?in?Koktokay?is?able?to?last?for?over?eight?months?from?the?beginning?of?October?until?the?end?of?June?in?the?following?year，?which?puts?it?first?in?the?ranking?of?International?Ski?Federation?ski?resorts?in?Asia?and?top?10?worldwide.

Xinjiang?s?snow?and?ice?resources?are?also?found?in?the?Ili?River?valley，?the?Sayram?Lake?and?Nanshan?scenic?spot?of?Urumqi.?Both?the?Sayram?Lake?and?Ili?Kazak?Autonomous?Prefecture?are?expecting?the?opening?of?new?snow?resorts?soon.?Xinjiang?now?ranks?second?only?to?Heilongjiang?Province?in?northeast?China?in?terms?of?the?scale?of?snow?resorts.

To?develop?the?local?winter?sports?industry，?Xinjiang?has?worked?to?push?forward?winter?sports?among?the?public.?Altai?Prefecture?and?Urumqi?County?have?opened?winter?sports?courses?in?schools.?Meanwhile，?ice?rinks?have?now?appeared?in?many?cities.

1. What can we know about Xinjiang from the text？

A. It is rich in natural resources.

B. It possesses the most ski resorts.

C. It snows a bit earlier every year.

D. It attracts a number of adventurers.

2. What enables Koktokay to rank first in Asia as a ski resort？

A. Abundant snowfall.

B. Artificial snowmaking.

C. Extraordinary scenic spots.

D. People s enthusiasm for skiing.

3. How does Xinjiang promote winter sports？

A. By building ice rinks in every city.

B. By setting up large amusement parks.

C. By opening winter sports courses in schools.

D. By holding various matches on skiing.

4. Where is the text probably taken from？

A. A travel brochure. B. A popular magazine.

C. A geography textbook. D. An official document.

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

With a mountain range stretching hundreds of kilometers， Tianshan Mountains and Altai Mountains are home to fresh powder snow， which is suitable for snow sports and only occurs in inland regions with a high altitude. 天山和阿爾泰山脈綿延數(shù)百公里，是新鮮粉雪的所在地，這種雪適合進行雪地運動，并且只出現(xiàn)在內(nèi)陸高海拔地區(qū)。

【點石成金】本句中，With a mountain range stretching hundreds of kilometers構(gòu)成with的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，a mountain range和stretching之間構(gòu)成邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系;which is suitable for snow sports and only occurs in inland regions with a high altitude為which引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾先行詞fresh powder snow。

Ⅱ. Text？鄄centered chunks

benefit from 受益于……

seek out a high quality skiing experience 尋找高質(zhì)量的滑雪體驗

be home to 是……的所在地

serve as a paradise for ski enthusiasts 滑雪愛好者的天堂

fall in love with 愛上……

in terms of 就……而言