Part B  Grizzly Population Increasing at Yellowstone

 

Vocabulary Preparation:

 

grizzlybear the brown bear of northwest North America, nowconsidered a subspecies大灰熊

brew/ bru: / v. to be likely tohappen soon 酝酿；（不愉快的事）即将发生

endanger / In5deIndVE / v. to put someone orsomething in danger of being hurt, damaged, or destroyed 危及；危害

hail / heIl/ v. to greetor acclaim enthusiastically 喝彩；欢呼

roam / rEJm/ v. towander over or through 来回走动；漫步

dwindle / 5dwIndl/ v. tobecome gradually less until little remains 逐渐减少

backcountry / 5bAk7kQntrI / n. a sparsely inhabitedrural region 山区；穷乡僻壤

run-in / 5rQnIn / n. an argument or afight 争吵；冲突

closecall a narrow escape千钧一发

envision / In5vIVEn/ v. topicture in the mind; imagine 想象；预想

margin / 5mB:dVIn/ n. an edgeand the area immediately adjacent to it 边缘；边界

 

 

Notes:

 

Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress as anational park on March 1, 1872, is located primarily in the U.S. state ofWyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho. The park was the firstof its kind, and is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features. Ithas many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is dominant.美国黄石国家公园（世界第一座国家公园）

Alaska / E5lAskE / is a state of the United States inextreme northwest North America, separated from the other mainland states byBritish Columbia, Canada. It is the largest state of the United States ofAmerica by area. Juneau is the capital and Anchorage the largest city.阿拉斯加州（美国最大的州）

Mexico / 5meksIkEJ / is country of south-central NorthAmerica.Mexico City is thecapital and the largest city. 墨西哥（拉美国家）

Ohio/ EJ5haIEJ / is a state ofthe north-central United States in the Great Lakes region. Columbus is thecapital and Cleveland the largest city. 俄亥俄州（位于美国中北部）

Cooke City is a small town located in Park County, Montana, United States. Surroundedby the mountains and located just outside of Yellowstone National Park, CookeCity is known as the hidden gateway with only 4.5 miles to Yellowstone. 库克市（黄石国家公园东北入口）

Wyoming / waI5EJmIN / is a state of the western United States. Acquired by the UnitedStates as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), Wyoming became a ranchingcenter after the Union Pacific Railroad was established. 怀俄明州（位于美国西部）

Idaho / 5aIdEhEJ / is a state of the northwest United States. Boise is the capitaland the largest city. 爱达荷州（位于美国西北部）

West Yellowstone is a town in GallatinCounty, Montana, adjacent to Yellowstone National Park西黄石镇（黄石公园重要的旅游集散地）

Earth Justice is a non-profit public interest law firm based in the United States thatspecializes in environmental litigation. “地球正义”组织（一所非营利公益法律事务所）

 

Exercise:Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to the followingquestions.

 

1.    How manygrizzlies were there on the land 200 years ago?

    A. 500

     B.5,000

       C. 15,000

     D.50,000

      

2.    Grizzlies have been protected as endangeredspecies since ________.

     A.1957

B. 1975

     C.1970

     D.1965

 

3.    How many grizzlies are there currently in andaround Yellowstone?

     A.about 200

     B.about 1500 

C. more than 500

D. more than 1000

 

4.    According to Pat Flowers, all the followingstates will offer hunting permits for grizzlies except ________.

      A. Wyoming

     B.Montana

     C. Ohio

     D.Idaho

 

5.    Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the report?

A. There’re 3 states surrounding Yellowstonethat will take over management of the bears inside the park.

B. An increasing number of people risksettling in the remote mountainous area, so encounters with the bears occurmore often.

C. Though the law has prohibited people fromhunting grizzlies for 30 years, some states allow bear hunting nowadays tocontrol their population.

D. Whatever happens outside the nationalparks, grizzlies inside Yellowstone will not be affected by any changes inpolicies.