A famous American John Muir said in 1898:"The Grand Canyon...as unearthly in the color and grandeur and quantity of its architecture as if you had found it after death on some other star."
Like Muir, those of us who stand along the rim are prompted to wonder about the unearthliness and the forces that created and are still changing this place.
After more than 100 years of studies, many things are still obscure. Today visitors come by the thousands-the great and simple of the earth-all in a spirit of marvel. Travellers come from every state of the Union, from every country in Europe and Asia, pilgrims to a shrine that is the same as the creed. ’
From the depths of the canyon comes welling silence. Seldom can you hear the rear of the river. You cannot catch the patter. Like applause, from the leaves of the cottonwoods on the shelflike plateau below you. For all sounds are swallowed in this gulf of space. "It makes one want to murmur. &qu
A. the silence of death
B. with ups and downs
C. interrupted by the roaring fiver
D. like a great piece of music
One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations was Charles Darwin. He was born in England in 1809. He wasn’t the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his lather sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing nature more than attending medical classes. He dropped out without graduating.
Next, Charles’ father sent him to school to become a minister. This time he made it to graduation. But he didn’t want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.
After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasn’t the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. The crew’s task was to make maps of the places they visited.
On December 27th, 1831, Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fac
A. twenty-three
B. twenty-two
C. forty-five
D. fifty
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