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Around the world, there are about 7,000 national parks. Most of them cover huge areas of land where nobody lives. However, the national parks in England include places where people live and work, as well as wild areas where there are few human activities.
The national parks in England are called "England's Breathing Spaces" because they are places where people can go to be in the open air, away from the dirt and noise of cities. They provide wonderful scenes of mountains, woods, grasslands and wetlands. And there are plenty of activities to do in all of the national parks in England. Visitors can walk or ride bikes for fun. Many of the parks hold activities for families.
Every year there are about 110 million visitors to the parks, bringing many benefits to the areas. At the same time, it creates problems too. First, life can be difficult for local people. Car parks and roads are too crowded. Gift shops and cafés take the place of many everyday shops. Besides, country roads can be damaged, for too many people walk, cycle or ride horses on them. Another big problem to the national parks is litter. In the parks it is a danger to wild animals. Broken glass can also cause fires by focusing the rays of the sun. Such fires in wild places can be out of control.
All national parks in England are making more rules, which tell people how to take good care of their environment. If these rules are followed, the national parks will be well kept and continue to give pleasure to many people for a very long time.
词汇
take the place of 代替 out of control 失控
pleasure /'pleʒə(r)/ n. 快乐；玩乐,休闲
句型
Broken glass can also cause fires by focusing the rays of the sun. 碎玻璃也可以通过聚焦太阳光而引发火灾。
理解
1. What problems do the visitors cause to the parks?
2. What can we do to protect the places of interest?