A.rundown water pipes
B.over crowdedness
C.lack of money
D.narrow roads
4.According to the text,the Sierra Club is most likely to be ________.
A.an environmental group
B.an information center
C.a travel service
D.a law firm
【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。每年有大量游客来到Yosemite国家公园参观,这给公园带来了很多压力。
长难句分析:When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club.(倒数第二段第三句)
译文:当公园工作人员开始拓宽道路的时候,他们被Sierra俱乐部强行阻止了。
词汇积累:maintain v.保持,维持 claim v.宣称 wear out用坏,破损
1.A 细节理解题。The mountains are a splendid sight when viewed from the valley floor.(第一段第二句)
译文:从山谷底部望去,群山是一道壮丽的风景。
解题思路:根据关键句可知,从山谷底部看,Yosemite的山脉看起来很壮丽。故选A。
2.C 细节理解题。Also,water,roads,and other service systems are part of the infrastructure(基础设施)that must be maintained.(第一段最后一句)
译文:此外,水、道路和其他服务系统是必须维护的基础设施的一部分。
解题思路:根据关键句及第二段第一句可知,在美国像Yosemite这样的国家公园很难满足游客的需求,因为它们的服务系统经常出问题。故选C。
3.B 细节理解题。Two or three times as many visitors come every year.That is too many visitors for the park to deal with.(第二段最后两句)
译文:每年有两到三倍的游客到这儿来。公园需要应付太多的游客了。
解题思路:根据关键句可知,Yosemite国家公园的主要问题是游客太多,过度拥挤。故选B。
4.A 推理判断题。A Sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite.That way less pressure will be put on the already crowded park.(最后一段)
译文:Sierra俱乐部的律师Julia Olson认为,基础设施需要搬离Yosemite国家公园。这样一来,拥挤的公园就不会有太大的压力了。