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选择性必修一 Unit 3
A national park is not a playground.
It’s a sanctuary for nature and for humans
who will accept nature and nature’s own
terms. -- Michael Frame
国家公园不是游乐场,它是自然的避难所,也是那些愿意按照自然的方式接受自然的人的避难所。 —迈克尔福莱姆
Experience a national park
1 What kinds of parks have you been to? What were they like?
2 When you think of national parks, what comes to mind first?
●A Land of Mountains and Ice
●A Land of Adventure
●Man at Peace with Nature
●A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
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2 Skim the text. Match the subheadings with the paragraphs.
A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps
2 Skim the text. Match the subheadings with the paragraphs.
A Land of Mountains and Ice
Man at Peace with Nature
A Land of Adventure
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3 Read the text again and answer these questions.
1 How many hours a day does the sun shine in summer in Sarek?
2 What steps has the Swedish government taken to keep Sarek in its natural state?
3 How has life changed for the Sami? Why might so few Sami want to live in Sarek?
4 Why does the writer think the sweat and hard work is worth it?
5 Would you like to visit Sarek? Why or why not?
24 hours a day.
It was made a national park, no one besides the Sami can live there, and new
development is banned.
They no longer herd reindeer — they live modern lives in cities. They might not want
to live in Sarek because life there is quite hard.
It is a beautiful and wild place, and the writer is enjoying a great adventure.
I would love to visit there, because it looks wild and wonderful.
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Sight: Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below
... At the far side of the valley, an ancient Sami cottage is visible. Close by, there are
a few reindeer feeding on grass.
Touch: Since I must carry all of my food and supplies with me, my bag weighs about 30
kilograms. If today is anything like yesterday, it will