unit3 Fascinating Parks 衡水体书写字帖-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

SAREK NATIONAL PARK-EUROPE'S HIDDEN NATURAL TREASURE A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleep I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent.Even though the sun is brightly shining,telting whether it is morning or night is impossible.I'm above the Arctic Circle,where in summer the sun never sets.Checking my watch,see that it is 7:30 a.m.I teave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge:Spreading out before me,branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley betow.I'm in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek Nationat Park,a place with no roads or towns. A tand of Mountains and Ice Sarek's mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice:Around 9,000 years ago,this ice melted,leaving behind about 100 gtaciers.Soon after, reindeer began to arrive.Fotlowing the reindeer were the Sami people, who made this territory their home.Getting here is quite difficult,so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.In 1909,Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the tand in its naturat state. Though the Sami are atlowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park,no one else can tive here,and all new development is banned within park boundaries.At the far side of the valtey,an ancient Sami cottage is visibte.Ctose by,there are a few reindeer feeding on grass. Man at Peace with Nature For hundreds of years,looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami.They used the reindeer's meat for food,their bones for tools,and 2 their skin for making clothes and tents.Since reindeer were alwaus on the move,the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them.Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern tife just like their neighbours.But every spring,a smalt number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the vatteys of Sarek,tiving in tents or old cottages and enjoying their traditions.I am not a Sami,but in Sarek I've adopted some of their habits.For example,this morning my breakfast is flat bread warmed over a fire,dried reindeer meat,and some sweet and sourberries that lfound arowing near mu tent. A tand of Adventure After breakfast,I pack my bag and set out again.Since 1 must carry all of my food and supplies with me,my bag weighs about 30 kitograms.If 3 today is anything like yesterday,it wilt be fult of sweat and hard work as t hike over this difficult tand to my destination on the other side of the valley.However,I cannot comptain:Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feet btessed to be alive.Here I am,alone under this broad sky,breathing the fresh air,and enjoying this great adventure.What could be better? THEME PARKS-FUN AND MORE THAN FUN Which theme park would you tike to visit?There are various kinds of- theme parks,with different parks for almost everything:food,cutture, science,cartoons,movies,history,and so on.Some parks are famous for 4 having the biggest or tongest rotter coasters,others for showing famous sights and sounds.Whichever and whatever you like,there is an incredible theme park that will appeat to you! The theme park you are probably most famitiar with is Disneytand,which can be found in several parts of the world.Disneyland will bring you into a magicat world and make your chitdhood dreams come true.Travelling through space,visiting a pirate ship,or meeting an adorable fairytale or cartoon character are alt possible at Disneyland.As you wander around the fantasy amusement park,you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or even on the street.Of course,Disneytand also has many exciting rides to amuse you,from enormous swinging ships to scary free-fall drops,If you want to have fun and more than fun,come to 5 Disneytand! Dollywood,in the beautiful Smoky Mountains in southeastern USA,is unique because it shows and celebrates America's traditionat southeastern cutture.Famous country music groups put on performances there alt year round,indoors and outdoors.Peopte come from att over America to see skitled workers make wood,gtass,and iron objects in the old-fashioned way.Visiting the candy shop and trying some of the same kind of candy that American southerners made 150 years ago is a rare experience.Riding on the only steam engine still working in the southeastern United States is a speciat treat.And for those who tike rides, Dollywood has a superb old wooden rotter coaster,Thunderhead.It is 6 world-famous for having the longest track in the smaltest space.Come to Dollywood to have fun tearning alt about America's historicat southeastern cutture! Chimetong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai,China,is one of the teading ocean-themed parks in the world.Here you can watk under the Whate Shark Aquarium-the world's targest-and see up to 20,000 fish,in addition to whale sharks.Watching the dolphin and sea tion shows is both educational and fun.Of course,you can atso see alt kinds of interesting animats,including polar bears.The park has more rides than you can imagine:join a water fight against pirates,get turned upside down by an exciting rolter coaster,or get wet in one of the water rides! Then at night,see the splendid Journey of Lights Parade and fireworks 7 disptay.Hungry?The park has ptenty of restaurants with tasty food for every appetite-you can even eat while watching the fish swim bu.If it is ocean entertainment that you are tooking for,come to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom! 8