15 L2-In the Mountains

Oxford Read and Discover level 2 In the Mountains by Richard Northcott

《牛津阅读与发现》第2关，作者:理查德·诺斯科特

Introduction Some mountains are cold and snowy. Mountains can be hot and dry, too. Many big rivers come from the mountains. Mountains are amazing! What animals live in the mountains? What can you do in the mountains? Are there mountains where you live? Discover! Now read and discover more about mountains!

有些山又冷又多雪。 山脉也可能又热又干。 许多大河发源于山区。 山太神奇了!什么动物住在山上? 在山里你能做什么? 你住的地方有山吗? 发现!现在阅读和发现更多关于山!

Chapter 1 Mountains Mountains are high places on Earth. Earth has a crust. Earth's crust moves very, very slowly. It can move up and make mountains. Mountains are very high. Mount Everest is about 8,850 meters high. Mountains are very old, too. Some mountains are millions of years old. Volcanoes are mountains. A volcano is a hole in Earth's crust. Under Earth's crust there's hot rock. The hot rock comes out of the volcano. Volcanoes can be dangerous.

山是地球上的高地。 地球有地壳。地壳运动非常非常缓慢。 它可以向上移动，造山。 山很高。珠穆朗玛峰大约8850米高。 山脉也很古老。 有些山有数百万年的历史。 火山是山。火山是地壳上的一个洞。 地壳下面是热岩石。 热岩石从火山中喷出。 火山可能很危险。

Chapter 2 People Living in the mountains can be difficult for people. High in the mountains, there aren't any big roads. Some people don't have a car. They use animals for transportation. High in the mountains, some people don't have electricity. Look at this house. Now look at the mountains. They are the same color. People use rocks from the mountains to make their homes. In the mountains, people grow food near their homes. Some people make terraces and they grow food there. On some terraces, there's lots of water. People grow rice in the water.

住在山里对人们来说是很困难的。 在高山上，没有任何大路。 有些人没有车。 他们用动物来运输。 在高山上，有些人没有电。 看看这所房子。现在看看这些山。 它们是一样的颜色。人们用山上的岩石来建造他们的家。 在山区，人们在家附近种植食物。 有些人搭建梯田，在那里种植粮食。 在一些梯田上，有很多水。 人们在水里种水稻。

Chapter 3 Animals In the mountains you can see amazing animals. Golden eagles live in the mountains in Asia, North America, Africa, and Europe. They make nests on high rocks. Golden eagles have big wings. They can fly very high. They can see very well, too. They eat small animals. From high in the sky, they can see small animals on the ground. Many mountain animals have thick fur. Their fur helps them to stay warm. Snow leopards live in the mountains in Asia. They have big paws with lots of fur. This fur helps them to walk on snow and ice. Discover! Alpacas live in the mountains in South America. Some alpacas have very thick fur!

在山上你可以看到神奇的动物。 金雕生活在亚洲、北美、非洲和欧洲的山上。 它们在高高的岩石上筑巢。 金雕有大翅膀。 它们能飞得很高。他们也能看得很清楚。 他们吃小动物。从高空，他们可以看到地面上的小动物。 许多山地动物都有厚厚的皮毛。 它们的皮毛可以帮助它们保暖。 雪豹生活在亚洲的山区。 它们有很大的爪子，上面有很多毛。 这种皮毛帮助它们在冰雪上行走。 发现!羊驼生活在南美洲的山区。 有些羊驼的毛很厚!