2017年冲刺高考CRI英语听力素材练习（word）：Dunhuang Fights against Desertification
<p> <span word="Dunhuang">Dunhuang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mogao">Mogao</span> <span word="Grottoes">Grottoes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thousand">Thousand</span> <span word="Buddha">Buddha</span> <span word="Caves">Caves</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="desertification">desertification</span>.</p><p> <span word="CRI">CRI</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="Natalie">Natalie</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Dunhuang">Dunhuang</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="oasis">oasis</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="Dunhuang">Dunhuang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="archaeological">archaeological</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="oasis">oasis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Loulan">Loulan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1500 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zhanying">Zhanying</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="forestry">forestry</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Historically">Historically</span> <span word="Dunhuang">Dunhuang</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pastureland">pastureland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shuluo">Shuluo</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dunhuang">Dunhuang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="desertificaion">desertificaion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="enforcing">enforcing</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>: <span word="forbidding">forbidding</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="farming">farming</span>, <span word="forbidding">forbidding</span> <span word="inward">inward</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forbidding">forbidding</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="wells">wells</span>.</p>
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