Olympic National Park

山東 孫啟祿

主題語境：國家公園 篇幅：367詞 關(guān)鍵詞：national park

1Olympic National Park is located in the western state of Washington.Originally established as a national monument in 1909 and redesigned (重 新 設(shè) 計(jì)) as a national park in 1938, it preserves the Olympic Mountains and their magnificent forests and wildlife.It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1981.The park covers an area of1,442square miles,much of which is surrounded by Olympic National Forest.

2The Olympic Peninsula (半島) has seen travelers from many countries throughout history, including Mexico, Spain, France, Russia and England.Although European explorers had visited the peninsula in the late18th century,it was not until1885that the first expedition into the mountainous interior was made.They were searching for the Northwest Passage.The sea route connects the northern Atlantic and Pacific Ocean by way of the Arctic Ocean.

3When early settlers reached the Olympic Peninsula, they built homes on the coast.This area was easier to access, and had good land for farming.However, life on the Olympic Peninsula was difficult.People lived far from large cities and resources.They cut down trees to build cabins.They also hunted and fished for food.Later, people started making expeditions into the center of the peninsula.They explored its forests and mountains.These areas never became very populated, however.

4Wildlife in Olympic National Park includes numerous varieties of birds, as well as deer, black bears, cougars (美洲獅), and the rare Roosevelt elk （麋鹿）.Salmon (三文魚)and trout (鱒魚) swim in the rivers.Mountain goats, introduced in small numbers in the 1920s, numbered more than 1,000 a few decades later; they became increasingly destructive of area vegetation, and efforts began in the 1980s to control their population.Offshore,whales can be seen moving north in early spring and south in the fall.

5Olympic National Park has meadows and lakes.It has glacier-fed rivers and mountain peaks that rise more than 2,300 meters.The Elwha Valley is in the central part of the park, which is the Olympic Peninsula's largest watershed.The Hoh River, which is on the west side of the park, is formed from melted glacial ice on top of Mount Olympus.There are also many other areas that are worth visiting and each area offers you something special.Why not come and see it?

Reading Check

1.What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A.The function of the park.

B.The surroundings of the park.

C.The reason to redesign the park.

D.The general introduction of the park.

2.Why did the early settlers live a hard life?

A.They had to hunt and fish for food.

B.They had to live in wooden cabins.

C.The land was not suitable for farming.

D.They lived in remote areas and lacked resources.

3.What can we infer from paragraph 4?

A.The park has a very good ecosystem.

B.Whales can be seen in the ocean all year round.

B.The ecosystem has been destroyed by mountain goats.

D.Cougars were introduced to control the number of mountain goats.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A.To explain the history of the park.

B.To introduce the ecosystem of the park.

C.To show the beautiful scenery of the park.

D.To arouse people's interest in visiting the park.

? 語篇解碼

奧林匹克國家公園位于華盛頓州的西北角，在華盛頓州的奧林匹克半島上。公園內(nèi)景色多變，生態(tài)系統(tǒng)多種多樣，堪稱美國西北最值得一游的國家公園。

? 語言學(xué)習(xí)

Ⅰ.語料薈萃

語篇單詞重要短語establish v. 建立 preserve v. 保護(hù)；保存 magnificent adj. 宏偉的 explorer n. 探險(xiǎn)者expedition n. 遠(yuǎn)征；探險(xiǎn) access v. 進(jìn)入 populated adj. 有人口居住的 numerous adj. 大量的 connect v. 連接 introduce v. 介紹；引進(jìn) destructive adj. 破壞性的 increasingly adv. 不斷增加地 control v. 控制 population n. 數(shù)量；人口 offer v. 提供special adj. 特別的；特殊的be located in 位于…… cover an area of 占地面積…… be surrounded by 被……包圍search for 尋找 by way of 經(jīng)過…… far from 離……遠(yuǎn) cut down 砍伐 varieties of各種各樣的…… as well as 還有；以及 on top of 在……的頂部 worth visiting 值得__________參觀 square kilometers/meters 平方千米/米

Ⅱ.語句分析

1.The park covers an area of 1,442 square miles, much of which is surrounded by Olympic National Forest.公園占地1,442 平方英里，其中大部分被奧林匹克國家森林環(huán)繞。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。The park covers an area of...miles 是主句，much of which is surrounded by Olympic National Forest 是“代詞/數(shù)詞+介詞+關(guān)系代詞”引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句。

2.Although European explorers had visited the peninsula in the late 18th century, it was not until 1885 that the first expedition into the mountainous interior was made.盡管歐洲探險(xiǎn)家在18世紀(jì)晚期曾訪問過該半島，但直到1885年，他們才首次進(jìn)入內(nèi)陸山區(qū)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。Although 引導(dǎo)的是讓步狀語從句，主句使用了強(qiáng)調(diào)句型“it is/was...that...”，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是時(shí)間狀語not until 1885。

? 語言運(yùn)用

Ⅰ.例句仿寫

1.應(yīng)一些音樂愛好者的要求，他出版了許多書，其中一本是關(guān)于英語歌曲的。

At the request of some music lovers, he has published a lot of books,________________________________.

2.直到經(jīng)歷了許多苦難，他才明白了友誼的重要性。

_________________________________that he realized the importance of friendship.

Ⅱ.寫作實(shí)踐

某英文網(wǎng)站的Tourist Destinations 欄目正在舉行征文活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)用英語寫一篇短文介紹一個(gè)主題公園并投稿。

1.公園的概況；

2.公園的特色。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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