首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Nearly 60 million visitors flock to the 384 national parks across America every year. And you won’t have to wander far from home
Nearly 60 million visitors flock to the 384 national parks across America every year. And you won’t have to wander far from home
admin
2017-01-15
23
问题
Nearly 60 million visitors flock to the 384 national parks across America every year. And you won’t have to wander far from home to enjoy one of these national treasures, with Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park nearby.
Located 56 miles from Houghton and Copper Harbor on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula or 22 miles from Grand Portage, Minnesota, the park remains a wilderness haven that can only be reached by tour boat. With the exception of the Rock Harbor Lodge, which offers both rooms with private baths and more modest accommodations in the form of small cottages, the 572, 000 acres that make up the 45-mile-long park are rough and untamed, threaded with hiking trails that lead to tents-only campsites. In other words, it’s wilderness the way it used to be. You’re likely to see a moose wading through mist-covered ponds at dawn in search of breakfast, gaze open-mouthed as bald eagles and osprey snag fish from Lake Superior, hear the sharp clap of a beaver slapping its tail on the water, or the lulling conversation of loons at sunset. If you’re especially lucky, you might even glimpse one of Isle Royale’s gray wolves, hunted nearly to extinction on the mainland. They’re very shy, however, so it’s more likely that you’ll only hear their eerie howl.
Plenty of hiking trails open the area to exploration. At the park’s information center, you can find out about ranger-led interpretative hikes and walks that explain the delicate history of the island. Kids especially love learning how to examine an animal’s droppings to figure out its most recent meal. The Stoll Trail, a four-mile loop, winds through spruce and birch trees and offers a tour of the island’s history, including prehistoric Indian copper mines. It leads to scenic Scoville Point—a perfect picnic spot surrounded on three sides by the sparkling waters of Lake Superior.
You can also rent a canoe at the Rock Island Marina and paddle down the shore to the Rock Harbor Lighthouse, an 1855 jewel, and the Edisen Fishery. Once a thriving business, the fishery today is manned by park service employees who use nets to demonstrate how lake trout, whitefish, and herring used to be caught from island waters. Their catch ends up on the dinner menu at the Rock Harbor Lodge.
You can explore farther afield on ranger-guided day cruises aboard the park’s MV Sandy, or hop on—and off—the Voyageur II on its daily circumnavigation of the island. Reservations are essential and can be made at the information center.
Another essential for any visit to Isle Royale is insect repellent. All those boreal bogs, beaver ponds and streams, generously replenished by heavy spring rains, create ideal conditions for breeding bugs. Mosquitoes and black flies—one ranger described them as "little but all teeth" — are at their worst in June and early July. As the weather warms up and the island dries out, horse flies and deer flies—the delta-winged B-1 bomber of the insect world—replace them. Come prepared to protect yourself: Usually a combination of head nets, bite-proof clothing and plenty of bug spray does the trick, which are available at the information center.
The park is open from mid-April through October; Rock Harbor Lodge is open from Memorial Day weekend until just after Labor Day.
What can we infer from the second paragraph?
选项
A、The park is totally uncivilized by humans.
B、We can drive personal boats to the park.
C、The wolves nearly die out in this park.
D、The number of wolves is smaller than that of mooses.
答案
D
解析
文章第二段第四句中的You’re likely与第五句中的you’re especially lucky形成对比,说明moose比wolves更容易见到,也就是说狼的数量要少于驼鹿,故[D]正确。本段第二句提到,除了岩港旅馆这个地方,其他地方并未开发,可知[A]错误;本段首句提及这个公园是原始的,只有游览船才能到达,可以看出是不允许私自驾船前往的,故[B]错误;本段倒数第二句提到,灰狼在陆地上已几近灭绝,而并非指在这个岛屿上,故排除[C]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/kAJK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Itisoftensaidthatpolitenesscostsnothing.Infact,itseemsthatalittlemorecourtesycould【C1】______businesses£5bil
Formanyyears,wehavebeenledtobelievethataperson’sintellectualintelligenceisthegreatestpredictorofsuccess.Soci
Mr.Smithhadanunusual______:hewasfirstanofficeclerk,thenasailor,andendedupasaschoolteacher.
IwishyoubreakaleginthecomingEnglishspeechcontestTheunderlinedpartmeans______.
Marywasinalatherwhensheheardthatshewouldbetransferredtoanotherdepartment.Theunderlinedpartmeans______.
Owingtotheglobalrecession,itbecomesmoreandmoredifficultformostcollegegraduatestofindajobrecently.However,so
Althoughhetriedtofocusonhomework,theboywas______byhisfavoritecartoon.
Whyarethebeescalled"AfricanizedHoneyBees"?
GlassContainerRecyclingGlassismostoftenusedforfoodandbeveragecontainers,/althoughaluminumandplasticmanufac
随机试题
痢疾的病因包括以下哪些方面
A.A期B.B期C.C期D.C2期E.D期大肠癌癌肿已穿透肠壁,肠系膜根部淋巴结肿大,在Dukes分期中属于
关于原发性肾小球疾病的病理特点,错误的是
A.有限的移植器官供体如何分配给需要者B.有些器官移植是在亲属间进行的C.用确认脑死亡病人的器官施行器官移植术D.器官移植者的人格完整有待完善E.器官移植的前景未达到全球的合作
A.绦虫病B.蛔虫病C.蛲虫病D.钩虫病E.姜片虫病使君子可用于治疗
执行程序的参与分配制度对适用条件作了规定。下列哪一选项不属于参与分配适用的条件?(卷三2011年真题试卷第46题)
招标人在工程量清单中提供的用于支付必然发生但暂时不能确定价格的材料、工程设备的单价以及专业工程的金额是()。
()可申请成为证券公司债券上市的登记、托管和结算的机构。
(2011年真题)关于录音节目母带(或母盘)的说法,正确的有()。
Lotteriesarearegressivetaxonthosewhocan’tdomath,runsthefamousoldsaying."Nonsense!"retortcritics."Foradolla
最新回复
(
0
)