Olympic National Park

2023-11-13山东孙启禄

疯狂英语·新读写 2023年9期

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主题语境：国家公园篇幅：367词关键词：national park

1Olympic National Park is located in the western state of Washington.Originally established as a national monument in 1909 and redesigned (重新设计) 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 (半岛) 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 (美洲狮), and the rare Roosevelt elk （麋鹿）.Salmon (三文鱼)and trout (鳟鱼) 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.

➢ 语篇解码

奥林匹克国家公园位于华盛顿州的西北角，在华盛顿州的奥林匹克半岛上。公园内景色多变，生态系统多种多样，堪称美国西北最值得一游的国家公园。

➢ 语言学习

Ⅰ.语料荟萃

语篇单词重要短语establish v. 建立 preserve v. 保护；保存 magnificent adj. 宏伟的 explorer n. 探险者expedition n. 远征；探险 access v. 进入 populated adj. 有人口居住的 numerous adj. 大量的 connect v. 连接 introduce v. 介绍；引进 destructive adj. 破坏性的 increasingly adv. 不断增加地 control v. 控制 population n. 数量；人口 offer v. 提供special adj. 特别的；特殊的be located in 位于…… cover an area of 占地面积…… be surrounded by 被……包围search for 寻找 by way of 经过…… far from 离……远 cut down 砍伐 varieties of各种各样的…… as well as 还有；以及 on top of 在……的顶部 worth visiting 值得__________参观 square kilometers/meters 平方千米/米

Ⅱ.语句分析

1.The park covers an area of 1,442 square miles, much of which is surrounded by Olympic National Forest.公园占地1,442 平方英里，其中大部分被奥林匹克国家森林环绕。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。The park covers an area of...miles 是主句，much of which is surrounded by Olympic National Forest 是“代词/数词+介词+关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句。

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.尽管欧洲探险家在18世纪晚期曾访问过该半岛，但直到1885年，他们才首次进入内陆山区。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。Although 引导的是让步状语从句，主句使用了强调句型“it is/was...that...”，强调的是时间状语not until 1885。