大學英語六級閱讀練習：巴西

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Brazil

No country ignites the Western imagination as Brazildoes. For hundreds of years it has symbolized aprimordial, tropical paradise. From the mad passionof Carnival2 to the vastness of the dark Amazon3 ,Brazil is a country of mythical proportions.

Roughly the size of the US ( excluding Alaska) ,Brazil is a huge country encompassing nearly half ofSouth America , and bordering on most of the continent’s other nations — Ecuador and Chileare the exceptions. After 40 years of internal migration and population growth, Brazil is alsoan urban country; four out of every five Brazilians live in a city. Sao Paulo, with more than 17million inhabitants, is the world’s second most populous city. Brazil’s population is clusteredalong the Atlantic coast, and much of the country, including the massive Amazon Basin,remains scarcely populated and hard to access.

For most, the Brazilian journey begins in Rio de Janeiro4. One of the world’s great cities, Riohas developed a highly advanced culture of pleasure. It revolves around the famous beaches ofCopacabana, and is fueled by the music of samba 5 and the athleticism of soccer. Thishedonism reaches its climax every February or March, during the Carnival — five days ofrevelry, unrivaled by any other party on the globe. Rio de Janeiro state is blessed with some ofthe country’s best beaches. Inland, the coastal mountains rise rapidly from lush, green,tropical forest, culminating in spectacular peaks. The mountains are punctuated by nationalparks where you can enjoy Brazil’s best hiking and climbing.

The Amazon jungles are the world’s largest tropical rainforest, fed by the world’s largest river,and home to the richest and most diverse ecosystem on earth — a nature lover’s ultimatefantasy! Though threatened by rapid deforestation, the rainforest still offers years ofexploration for the adventurous traveler.

Wherever you go in Brazil, you’ll see Brazilians at their beaches playing. The beach is thenational passion. Fortunately, with over 8, 000 km of coastline, there are an incrediblenumber of superb beaches, so you should have little problem finding your own tropicalhideaway.

Brazil may not be the paradise on Earth that many travelers once imagined, but it is a land ofoften unimaginable beauty. There are still stretches of unexplored rainforest, islands withpristine tropical beaches, and endless rivers. And there are the people themselves, whodelight the visitor with their energy, fantasy and joy.

閱讀自測

Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions:

1. His words bordered_______ rudeness.

2. The feminine talk revolved mostly_______ clothes, bargains and small scandals.

3. He is blessed_______ good health.

4. The science fair culminated _______ the awarding of prizes.

5. He delighted the audience_______ his performance.

Ⅱ. Answer the question in your own words :

Why is Rio de Janeiro so attractive to travelers?

參考答案：

Ⅰ. 1. on 2 . around 3. with 4. in 5 . with

Ⅱ. Because it has developed a highly advancedculture of pleasure , with beautiful beaches, samba ,soccer, annual carnivals and national parks.

參考譯文：

巴西

沒有哪個國家能像巴西這樣點燃西方人的想象力。數(shù)百年來，它一直象征著一個原始的熱帶天堂。從狂歡節(jié)2 的瘋狂激情到亞馬遜河3 的浩瀚黑暗，巴西是一個充滿神話色彩的國家。

巴西幅員遼闊，面積約相當于美國（不包括阿拉斯加），幾乎占了南美洲的一半，與南美洲的大多數(shù)國家接壤，厄瓜多爾和智利是例外。經(jīng)過 40 年的國內(nèi)移民和人口增長，巴西也是一個城市國家；每五個巴西人中就有四個生活在城市。圣保羅擁有 1700 多萬居民，是世界上人口第二多的城市。巴西的人口主要集中在大西洋沿岸，包括亞馬遜流域在內(nèi)的大部分地區(qū)仍然人煙稀少，交通不便。

對大多數(shù)人來說，巴西之旅始于里約熱內(nèi)盧4 。作為世界上最偉大的城市之一，里約熱內(nèi)盧發(fā)展出了高度發(fā)達的享樂文化。這種文化圍繞著科帕卡巴納（Copacabana）著名的海灘，并由桑巴音樂5 和足球運動所推動。這種享樂主義在每年 2 月或 3 月的狂歡節(jié)期間達到高潮--為期五天的狂歡是全球任何其他派對都無法比擬的。里約熱內(nèi)盧州擁有全國最好的海灘。在內(nèi)陸地區(qū)，沿海山脈從郁郁蔥蔥的熱帶森林中迅速升起，最終形成壯觀的山峰。山間有許多國家公園，您可以在那里享受巴西最好的徒步旅行和登山樂趣。

亞馬遜叢林是世界上最大的熱帶雨林，由世界上最大的河流提供水源，擁有地球上最豐富、最多樣的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，是自然愛好者的終極夢幻之地！雖然受到快速砍伐森林的威脅，但熱帶雨林仍然為喜歡冒險的游客提供了多年的探索機會。

在巴西，無論您走到哪里，都會看到巴西人在海灘上玩耍。海灘是巴西人的熱情所在。幸運的是，巴西的海岸線長達 8000 多公里，擁有數(shù)量驚人的一流海灘，因此您幾乎不難找到屬于自己的熱帶世外桃源。

巴西也許并不是許多旅行者曾經(jīng)想象的人間天堂，但它卻是一片美麗得往往難以想象的土地。這里仍有綿延不斷的未開發(fā)雨林、擁有純凈熱帶海灘的島嶼和一望無際的河流。這里的人們用他們的活力、幻想和歡樂感染著游客。

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