高考英语 可能考的名著 CHAPTER-12素材.doc

高考英语 可能考的名著 CHAPTER-12素材.doc

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1、TheVoyageoftheBeaglebyCharlesDarwinPreviousChapterNextChapterChapter12-CentralChileJULY23rd.--TheBeagleanchoredlateatnightinthebayofValparaiso,thechiefseaportofChile.Whenmorningcame,everythingappeareddelightful.AfterTierradelFuego,theclimatefeltquitedelicious--theatmo

2、spheresodry,andtheheavenssoclearandbluewiththesunshiningbrightly,thatallnatureseemedsparklingwithlife.Theviewfromtheanchorageisverypretty.Thetownisbuiltattheveryfootofarangeofhills,about1600feethigh,andrathersteep.Fromitsposition,itconsistsofonelong,stragglingstreet,w

3、hichrunsparalleltothebeach,andwhereveraravinecomesdown,thehousesarepileduponeachsideofit.Theroundedhills,beingonlypartiallyprotectedbyaveryscantyvegetation,arewornintonumberlesslittlegullies,whichexposeasingularlybrightredsoil.Fromthiscause,andfromthelowwhitewashedhou

4、seswithtileroofs,theviewremindedmeofSt.CruzinTeneriffe.Inanorth-westerlydirectiontherearesomefineglimpsesoftheAndes:butthesemountainsappearmuchgranderwhenviewedfromtheneighbouringhills:thegreatdistanceatwhichtheyaresituatedcanthenmorereadilybeperceived.ThevolcanoofAco

5、ncaguaisparticularlymagnificent.ThishugeandirregularlyconicalmasshasanelevationgreaterthanthatofChimborazo;for,frommeasurementsmadebytheofficersintheBeagle,itsheightisnolessthan23,000feet.TheCordillera,however,viewedfromthispoint,owethegreaterpartoftheirbeautytotheatm

6、ospherethroughwhichtheyareseen.WhenthesunwassettinginthePacific,itwasadmirabletowatchhowclearlytheirruggedoutlinescouldbedistinguished,yethowvariedandhowdelicateweretheshadesoftheircolour.IhadthegoodfortunetofindlivinghereMr.RichardCorfield,anoldschoolfellowandfriend,

7、towhosehospitalityandkindnessIwasgreatlyindebted,inhavingaffordedmeamostpleasantresidenceduringtheBeagle'sstayinChile.TheimmediateneighbourhoodofValparaisoisnotveryproductivetothenaturalist.Duringthelongsummerthewindblowssteadilyfromthesouthward,andalittleoffshore,sot

8、hatrainneverfalls;duringthethreewintermonths,however,itissufficientlyabundant.Thevegetationinconsequenceisveryscanty:excepti

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