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Section 1 Reading and Thinking—Prereading
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SAREK NATIONAL PARK—EUROPE'S
HIDDEN NATURAL TREASURE
I wake up to the sound of the wind ① the ② of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I'm above ③, where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my watch④, I see that it is 7:30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain ⑤. Spreading out before me, branches of the ⑥ flow through the ⑦ below. I'm in the remote far north of Sweden in ⑧, a place with no roads or towns.
Sarek's mountains used to ⑨ sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice melted, leaving behind about 100 ⑩. Soon after, ⑪ began to arrive. Following the reindeer were the Sami people, who made this ⑫ their home. Getting here is quite difficult, so ⑬ the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.In 1909, Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural state⑭. Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park, no one else can live here, and all new development is ⑮ within park ⑯. At the far side of the valley, an ancient Sami ⑰ is ⑱. Close by, there are a few reindeer feeding on grass.
微|点|清|障
①buffet /ˈbʌfɪt/ vt. 连续猛击;打来打去
/ˈbʊfeɪ; ˈbʌfeɪ/ n. 自助餐
②cloth /klɒθ/ n. (一块)布;织物;布料
③the Arctic /ˈɑːktɪk/ Circle 北极圈
④Checking my watch 为现在分词短语作状语
⑤edge /edʒ/ n. 边;边缘;边线;刀刃
vt.&vi. (使)徐徐移动;给……加边
⑥the Rapa /ˈrɑːpɑː/ River 拉帕河
⑦valley /ˈvæli/ n. 谷;山谷;溪谷
⑧Sarek National Park 萨利克国家公园
⑨vast /vɑːst/ adj. 辽阔的;巨大的;庞大的
be covered by被……覆盖
⑩glacier /ˈɡlæsiə(r); NAmE ˈɡleɪʃər/ n. 冰川
leaving behind about 100 glaciers为现在分词短语作结果状语
⑪reindeer /ˈreɪndɪə(r)/ n. 驯鹿
⑫territory /ˈterətri; ˈterətɔːri/ n. 领土;版图;领域;地盘
⑬apart from除……之外
⑭keep the land in its natural state是“keep+宾语+宾补”结构,意思是“使……处于……状态”
⑮ban /bæn/ vt. 明令禁止;取缔 n. 禁令
⑯boundary /ˈbaʊndri/ n. 边界;界限;分界线
⑰cottage /ˈkɒtɪdʒ/ n. 小屋;(尤指)村舍;小别墅
⑱visible /ˈvɪzəbl/ adj. 看得见的;可见的
萨利克国家公园——欧洲隐藏的自然宝藏
我被风拍打帐篷的声音惊醒。即使阳光灿烂,也无法分辨是清晨还是夜晚。我在北极圈以北,在夏天那里太阳永不落山。我看了看表,现在