填空题Directions:You are going to read a list of headings and a
text about a park naturalist. Choose a heading from the list A-G that best fits
the meaning of each numbered part of the text. The first paragraph of the text
is not numbered. There is two extra headings which you do not need to
use. A. Becoming a Naturalist. B. Seeing
Wonder in the Ordinary. C. A Changing Role. D.
Disgusting and Embarrassing Moments. E. What does a Park
Naturalist Do? F. What does It Take to Be a Park
Naturalist? G. Management Decisions Invloved.
I have the best job in the Wisconsin State Park System. As a park naturalist at
Peninsula State Park, I am busy writing reports, creating brochures about trees
or flowers, and sometimes visiting schools. And, of course, I make sure
Peninsula's feathered friends are well fed. {{U}} {{U}}
1 {{/U}} {{/U}}As a park naturalist I am a writer, a teacher, a
historian and, if not a social worker, at least an instructor for young people
interested in the environment. I love the diversity of my job. Every day is
different. Most tasks require creativity. Now that I am an experienced
naturalist, I have the freedom to plan my own day and make decisions about the
types of programs that we offer at Peninsula. {{U}}
{{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}In my first naturalist job, I spent four out of
five days leading school field trips and visiting classrooms. As a state park
naturalist I still work with students, but more often lead programs like bird
walks, nature crafts, outdoor skills, and trail hikes. I also find myself
increasingly involved in management decisions. For example, sometimes the park
naturalist is the person who knows where rare orchids grow or where ravens nest.
When decisions are made about cutting trees, building trails, or creating more
campsites, naturalists are asked to give the "ecological perspective"
{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}Perhaps the grossest thing
I've done as a naturalist is to boil animal skulls. Visitors like seeing bones
and skins-at least after they have been cleaned up! Once, our nature needed more
skulls. A trapper gave me muskrat, raccoon and fox skulls but I had to clean
them. First, I boiled the skin and meat off. Boy, did that smell! Then I used
dissecting tools and old toothbrushes to clean out the eyeballs. Finally, I
soaked the skulls in a bleach solution I've had some embarrassing experiences,
too. On my first hike as Peninsula's new naturalist, I was so excited that I
identified a white pine tree as a red pine tree! That's quite a mistake since
the trees are so easy to tell apart. White pine needles are in bundles of five
and red pine needles are in bundles of two. {{U}} {{U}}
4 {{/U}} {{/U}}Not all State parks are as busy or as big as Peninsula.
Not all park naturalists spend the seasons as I do. Nevertheless, Park
naturalists share certain common interests and responsibilities: A park
naturalist might notice that branches of a red maple growing in a field reach
out to the side while those of a red maple in a thick forest reach up, and
wonder why the trees look different. A naturalist makes things happen. It might
be working with workers to clean up part of a river. Park naturalists share
knowledge in different ways, but all of them communicate with people. A love of
learning from other people, from plants and animals, from books, and more is an
essential quality. Most naturalists don't work in places of rare beauty. Many
work in city parks or in places that show "wear and tear", if you can wonder
about an a pine bush, or a robin and cause others to wonder, too, then you are
ready to become a park naturalist. {{U}} {{U}} 5
{{/U}} {{/U}}If you think you want to become a park naturalist, do the
following: Explore your home landscape. Knowing how people have shaped the land
where you live and how the land has shaped them will lend a comparison that will
serve you well. Start a field sketch book Sketch what you see, where and when.
The reason is not to practice art skills (though you may discover you have a
talent) but, rather, to practice observation skills. Go to college. You will
need a 4-year degree. There are several academic routes that lead to the
naturalist's road. I have found ornithology, plant classification and human
growth and development to be among my most helpful courses. Listen and learn. A
college degree is like a ticket. It lets you board the plane but is only the
beginning of the journey. Look and listen to those who have already traveled the
road for ideas, knowledge and inspiration.