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1、Unit 3Travel journal游记游记The Mekong River湄公河在我国境内被称为湄公河在我国境内被称为“澜沧江澜沧江”，它是，它是东南亚最重要的一条国际河流。东南亚最重要的一条国际河流。The Mekong River is a major river in southeastern Asia.It is also the longest river in the area.From its source in Chinas Qinghai Province near the border with Tibet，the Mekong flows generally sou
2、theast to the South China Sea.It crosses Yunnan Province，China，and forms the border between Burma and Laos and most of the border between Laos and Thailand.It then flows across Cambodia and southern Vietnam into a rich delta before emptying into the South China Sea.The Mekong River，known as the Lanc
3、ang River in China，is the heart and soul of mainland Southeast Asia.Over 60 million people depend on the river for food，water，transport and many other aspects of their daily lives.Mekong supplies people with about 80% of their protein (蛋白质蛋白质) needs.The Mekong basin is one of the richest areas of bi
4、odiversity (生物多样性生物多样性) in the world.There could be possibly as many as 1,700 species of fish in it.Fishing is a very important part of the economic activities in the area and an important source of protein in the local diet.Its said that some 120 fish species are traded but most of the fishery is b
5、ased on 1020 species.In the upper Mekong，the northern part of the river down to the BurmaThaiLaos border，the river is relatively clear and fast.But in the lower Mekong area the river is turbid，especially during the rainy season.No other river is home to so many species of very large fish.But the num
6、ber of some of them is going down because of dams and overfishing.Find the right words in the passage which match the following explanations.1_：n.one part of a situation，idea，plan etc.that has many parts (in Para.2)2_：adj.(of liquid) full of mud，dirt，etc.so that you cannot see through it (in Para.4)答案：答案：1.aspect2.turbid同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全
