六級(jí)閱讀精練:人間天堂—巴西
2021-12-09點(diǎn)擊量:187
BrazilNocountryignitesthewesternimaginationasBrazildoes.forhundredsofyearsithassymbolizedaprimordial,tropicalparadise.fromthemadpassionofcarnivaltothevastnessofthedarkamazon,Brazilisacountryofmythicalproportions.RoughlythesizeoftheUSA(excludingAlaska),Brazilisahugecountryencompassingnearlyhalfofsouthamerica,andborderingonmostofthecontinent’sothernations—EcuadorandChilearetheexceptions.after40yearsofinternalmigrationandpopulationgrowth,Brazilisalsoanurbancountry;fouroutofeveryfiveBraziliansliveinacity.SaoPaulo,withmorethan17millioninhabitants,istheworld’ssecondmostpopulouscity.Brazil’spopulationisclusteredalongtheAtlanticcoast,andmuchofthecountry,includingthemassiveamazonbasin,remainsscarcelypopulatedandhardtoaccess.Formost,theBrazilianjourneybeginsinRiodeJaneiro.oneoftheworld’sgreatcities,Riohasdevelopedahighlyadvancedcultureofpleasure.itrevolvesaroundthefamousbeachesofCopacabana,andisfueledbythemusicofsamba5andtheathleticismofsoccer.thishedonismreachesitsclimaxeveryFebruaryormarch,duringthecarnival—fivedaysofrevelry,unrivaledbyanyotherpartyontheglobe.RiodeJaneirostateisblessedwithsomeofthecountry’sbestbeaches.inland,thecoastalmountainsriserapidlyfromlush,green,tropicalforest,culminatinginspectacularpeaks.themountainsarepunctuatedbynationalparkswhereyoucanenjoyBrazil’sbesthikingandclimbing.Theamazonjunglesaretheworld’slargesttropicalrainforest,fedbytheworld’slargestriver,andhometotherichestandmostdiverseecosystemonearth—anaturelover’sultimatefantasy!thoughthreatenedbyrapiddeforestation,therainforeststilloffersyearsofexplorationfortheadventuroustraveler.whereveryougoinBrazil,you’llseeBraziliansattheirbeachesplaying.thebeachisthenationalpassion.fortunately,withover8,000kmofcoastline,thereareanincrediblenumberofsuperbbeaches,soyoushouldhavelittleproblemfindingyourowntropicalhideaway.Brazilmaynotbetheparadiseonearththatmanytravelersonceimagined,butitisalandofoftenunimaginablebeauty.therearestillstretchesofunexploredrainforest,islandswithpristinetropicalbeaches,andendlessrivers.andtherearethepeoplethemselves,whodelightthevisitorwiththeirenergy,fantasyandjoy.閱讀題目Ⅰ.fillintheblankswithproperprepositions:1.hiswordsbordered_______rudeness.2.thefemininetalkrevolvedmostly_______clothes,bargainsandsmallscandals.3.heisblessed_______goodhealth.4.thesciencefairculminated_______theawardingofprizes.5.hedelightedtheaudience_______hisperformance.Ⅱ.answerthequestioninyourownwords:WhyisRiodeJaneirosoattractivetotravelers?參考答案Ⅰ.1.on2.around3.with4.in5.withⅡ.Becauseithasdevelopedahighlyadvancedcultureofpleasure,withbeautifulbeaches,samba,soccer,annualcarnivalsandnationalparks.參考譯文人間天堂———巴西世界上沒(méi)有哪一個(gè)國(guó)家能像巴西那樣激發(fā)整個(gè)西方世界的想象力。數(shù)百年來(lái),巴西象征著原始的熱帶天堂。從狂歡節(jié)上人們狂放的激情到深色亞馬遜河浩瀚的領(lǐng)域,巴西是一個(gè)神話般的國(guó)度。巴西疆土寬廣,約占南美洲一半的面積,與美國(guó)的面積(不包括阿拉斯加)大致相同。除厄瓜多爾和智利之外,巴西與南美其他國(guó)家皆有接壤。通過(guò)40年國(guó)內(nèi)人口的遷徙和增長(zhǎng),巴西現(xiàn)在已發(fā)展成為一個(gè)城市化國(guó)家。每5個(gè)巴西人中就有4個(gè)生活在城市里。巴西的圣保羅市有一千七百多萬(wàn)居民,是世界上人口密度第二大的城市。巴西的人口集中在大西洋沿岸,而這個(gè)國(guó)家的大部分國(guó)土上仍然人煙稀少,難以接近,其中就包括浩瀚的亞馬遜河流域。對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō),巴西之旅應(yīng)從里約熱內(nèi)盧開(kāi)始。作為一個(gè)世界性的大城市,里約熱內(nèi)盧已孕育出高度發(fā)達(dá)的享樂(lè)文化。這種文化以科帕卡巴那的著名海灘為中心,并伴以桑巴舞的音樂(lè)和巴西足球。這一享樂(lè)在每年的2月或3月狂歡節(jié)的時(shí)候達(dá)到高潮,連續(xù)五天盡情歡樂(lè),世界上任何一次聚會(huì)與之相比都會(huì)黯然失色。里約熱內(nèi)盧州擁有巴西一些最好的海灘。而在陸地上,海岸邊的高山在茂盛、翠綠的熱帶森林中驟然而起,形成了一排排壯觀的山峰。高山之間點(diǎn)綴著一些國(guó)家公園,在這些公園里你可以享受到巴西最好的徒步旅行和爬山。亞馬遜叢林是世界上最大的熱帶雨林,這些叢林受到世界最大河流的滋養(yǎng),具有地球上最為豐富和最多樣化的生態(tài)系統(tǒng),整個(gè)就是大自然熱愛(ài)者想象中的天堂!盡管森林受到快速退化的威脅,但是這些熱帶雨林仍然能為喜歡冒險(xiǎn)的旅行者提供長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的探險(xiǎn)機(jī)會(huì)。無(wú)論你在巴西哪個(gè)地方,你都會(huì)看到在海灘上嬉戲的巴西人的身影。海灘是整個(gè)巴西民族的至愛(ài)。幸運(yùn)的是,在巴西八千多公里的海岸線上,漂亮海灘的數(shù)目之多令人難以想象,因此,要找到一個(gè)你自己的熱帶棲身之處并不是什么難事。巴西可能并不是許多旅行者想象中的那個(gè)地球上的天堂,但巴西卻具有令人難以想象的美景。這里仍有大片未經(jīng)勘探的雨林、擁有原始熱帶海灘的島嶼以及無(wú)數(shù)條河流。還有巴西人民,他們的活力、想象力和歡樂(lè)給參觀者帶來(lái)了無(wú)盡的快樂(lè)。本文由培訓(xùn)無(wú)憂網(wǎng)新東方教育專屬課程顧問(wèn)整理發(fā)布,更多大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)考試培訓(xùn)課程信息歡迎關(guān)注培訓(xùn)無(wú)憂網(wǎng)...