三、选词填空
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空,每个单词或短语限用一次。
| flood, collect, north, power, focus on, thousand, wise, farm, finally, in the face of |
In ancient times, there was a flood in China. The flood was so (1)
, and it destroyed lots of houses, making people homeless. (2)
the rising water, people were very afraid but did not know what to do. Some people tried to stop the (3)
using walls made of stones and woods but nothing could get in its way.
Later, a hero named Dayu stood out. He found it was (4)
to guide the water. Unlike others, he did not (5)
any stones or woods to make walls. He and his team members (6)
digging man-made rivers. (7)
, they made the floodwater go into the man-made rivers. It ran into the sea, from (8)
to south. People were all amazed at Dayu’s great work, which saved (9)
of people. Since then, rivers showed their gentle faces. People could use them for (10)
and washing and live happily along them again.
Dayu’s story tells us: courage, wisdom and teamwork can overcome any difficulty.