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课时检测训练19选择性必修第一册
UNIT 3 FASCINATING PARKS
,对应答案P459
L,阅读理解
it.El Capitan is actually 1.000 feet higher than
the face of Half Dome.El Capitan gained
(2o22·包头二模)Yosemite National Park
interest with the free solo climb of Alex
has long been a place of inspiration for artists,
Honnold in June of 2017,and the Academy
climbers,and nature lovers.
Award winning documentary film,Free Solo.
Yosemite Falls
He became the first person to climb El Capitan
Repeatedly popping into view over treetops
without ropes,and completely unaided.
and around corners as you drive through the
Tunnel View
valley,the falls look different from every angle,
The most classic view of Yosemite Valley is
and it's impossible to take your eyes off.You
from Tunnel View.This vista,which will feel
don't have to hike or even get out of your car to
very familiar to most visitors,stretches out to
appreciate this waterfall,but the most complete
El Capitan on the left,Bridalveil Fall on the
view of the falls is from the start of the
right,Half Dome in the distance,and also takes
Yosemite Falls hike,along the route on the left
in the lush valley at the base of the huge granite
side of the river.You can walk right to the base
walls.The best time to appreciate this scene is
of the falls with minimal effort and feel the mist
in the afternoon,when the walls are bathed in
sweeping over you.
sunlight.
Half Dome
1.Which one would you prefer to go to if you want
Half Dome is one of Yosemite's most
to experience the mist sweeping over you?
famous sites and particularly well-known in the
A.Yosemite Falls.
B.Half Dome.
climbing world for being one of the first "big
C.El Capitan.
D.Tunnel View.
climbs".This granite icon looks much different
2.What do Half Dome and El Capitan have in
depending on the angle you are viewing it from.
common?
Looking up at the sheer rock face from the
A.Both of them are at the same height.
valley,the enormity of the wall is obvious,and
B.Both of them are popular among climbers.
you can appreciat