历史地理类专题导读专题 六 │ 专题导读 历史地理类文章一般涉及某个国家、地区、河流、山脉、海洋、城镇等的地理位置以及与之相关的社会生活、社会风情、政治经济、人文历史、自然资源、文化习俗、文化遗产等方面的情况，相当一部分文章还附有图表供理解或参考。专题 六 │ 专题导读 文章选材来源于英语国家的主要名胜或历史事件，历史年代；命题以细节题为主，有一定主观推断题；涉及一定的地理常识或历史知识。阅读史地类阅读文章时，要重点弄清楚各个地名、人名之间的相互关系和各个国家、地区或城镇之间的地理方位。如果文章或试题有附图或附表，一定要把附图或附表看懂、看明白。附图或附表的存在就是帮助我们更好地读懂和理解文章，辅助我们做好有关试题。真题再现专题 六 │ 真题再现 [2010· 重庆改编 ] Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands ， Ecuador ， watching the sun move quietly into the sea ， you shouldn’t forget that Charles Darwin (1809—1882) arrived here in 1835.He stayed on the islands for five weeks ， observing various animals.This finally inspired ( 启发 ) his famous work ， On the Origin of Species.You can certainly follow Darwin’s footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.专题 六 │ 真题再现 The islands are certainly a paradise( 天堂 ) for wildlife ， as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control.Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago ， each day is as impressive as it could be.专题 六 │ 真题再现 The most well known animal of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise( 巨型陆龟 ) ， which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz ，the second largest island in the archipelago( 群岛 ) ． Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.专题 六 │ 真题再现 Despite strict control over activities and ti...
