In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt (1858—1919), America’s 26th president, signed the American Antiquities Act. The law ______ him—and future presidents—to take immediate action to protect important cultural or natural ______. During his time ______ (1901-1909), he established five new national parks and 18 national monuments. He became ______ as “the conservationist (环境保护主义者) president”.
Roosevelt’s______ for the land and environment came from the time he spent in the Dakota Territory. In 1883, he came to Dakota in ______ of hunting huge animals called bison and had a great ______ in the Western frontier lifestyle.
Roosevelt soon developed an interest in ______ cattle. He entered the business and ______ $14, 000 to build the Maltese Cross Ranch (牧场). Roosevelt returned to New York while workers constructed the ranch. But, in 1884, he experienced two great ______ losses. His mother and wife ______ illnesses on the same day.
Roosevelt again ______ west and sought to ______ the reminders of his recent losses. Roosevelt ______ between New York and Dakota. In 1885, Roosevelt published his first book about his ______ as a rancher and hunter. In it, he predicted that the cattle industry was not sustainable (可持续性的). In other words, it would not ______.
Roosevelt was right. Severe weather ______ the area in 1886 and 1887. In the winter, a terrible ______ killed many cattle. The animals that survived the cold soon starved. The experience, however, influenced Roosevelt’s beliefs about the need for ______ in America. Those beliefs, in turn, helped ______ his policies as president.
【小题1】A.permitted | B.expected | C.designed | D.forced |
【小题2】A.materials | B.resources | C.ruins | D.attractions |
【小题3】A.in practice | B.in theory | C.in office | D.in charge |
【小题4】A.devoted | B.impressed | C.addicted | D.known |
【小题5】A.desire | B.promise | C.solution | D.concern |
【小题6】A.behalf | B.favour | C.hope | D.honour |
【小题7】A.advantage | B.interest | C.luck | D.sense |
【小题8】A.raising | B.hunting | C.running | D.providing |
【小题9】A.earned | B.saved | C.spent | D.introduced |
【小题10】A.personal | B.pleasant | C.necessary | D.astonishing |
【小题11】A.went off | B.died of | C.tripped over | D.figured out |
【小题12】A.explored | B.followed | C.headed | D.left |
【小题13】A.escape | B.quit | C.share | D.concentrate |
【小题14】A.rushed | B.travelled | C.survived | D.relaxed |
【小题15】A.adventures | B.encounters | C.experiences | D.decisions |
【小题16】A.last | B.disappear | C.arrive | D.occur |
【小题17】A.involved | B.struck | C.supported | D.removed |
【小题18】A.accident | B.freeze | C.blow | D.criticism |
【小题19】A.conservation | B.presentation | C.preference | D.communication |
【小题20】A.realize | B.accept | C.claim | D.shape |