2014-2015高中英语 美国国家公园素材 新人教版必修4

美国国家公园VOICE ONE: Many Americans say it would not seem like summer without a visit to a national park. But conditions at some of the parks have caused President Bush to (2) announce plans for improvements. The president recently proposed spending almost five-thousand-million dollars over five years for structural repairs at the parks. Bridges, visitor centers and other buildings would be improved. So would systems for heating, (3) electricity and safety. Mister Bush also named Fran Mainella as the new National Park Service (4) director. She has been heading the state parks in Florida. VOICE TWO: The Bush Administration says the national parks need repairs to prevent harm to people, wildlife and natural areas. (5) Environmentalists had (6) criticized the (7) Administration for placing top importance on structural repairs. They say it is more important to improve air and water quality at the parks. The administration now has decided to move ahead with a proposal made by (8) former President Clinton. This plan is aimed at improving air quality by (9) reducing pollution in many of the parks. VOICE ONE: Administration support and (10) federal money are extremely important to the National Park Service. The service was created in Nineteen-Sixteen as part of the Department of the (11) Interior. Today the National Park Service operates three-hundred-eighty-four protected areas across the nation. These include large areas that offer many activities. They also include monuments, seashores, historical areas, battlefields, rivers and walking (12) trails. High gasoline prices have made car travel costly this summer. But officials say about two-hundred-eighty-five-million people will visit almost sixty major nationa...