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文章大意:这是一篇新闻报道。主要报道了国家黄石公园正在为其最大的山脉之一重新命名,并解释了重新命名的原因。

1 . The country’s first national park, Yellowstone, is renaming one of its largest mountains to honor indigenous people after research revealed the man it had been named after helped lead a massacre (屠杀) against local tribes. As part of the park’s 150th anniversary, officials announced the 10,551-foot high peak formerly called Mount Doane is now First Peoples Mountain.

“It is a victory, yes. Is history being rewritten and retold truthfully? I hope so,” William Snell, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council, told NPR. His group helped advise federal officials on the name change. In an email, Snell said the change to First Peoples Mountain couldn't have come at a better time as Yellowstone officials prepare for the park’s anniversary in August.

The peak—along a range on the eastern side of Yellowstone Lake—had been named after Gustavus Doane, who helped lead the Washburn-Langford-Doane exploration in 1870 that eventually led to the park getting federal protection.

But recently, historians uncovered Doane’s role in an attack that left at least 173 Native Americans dead. Known as the Marias Massacre, Doane carried out the attack over the killing of a white fur trader. In writings, Doane cast a favorable light on the attack and even showed off about it for the rest of his life, the National Park Service said last week.

The renaming to First Peoples Mountain is part of a trend to better recognize the roles and contributions of Native Americans. It has also become a priority of the nation’s first indigenous cabinet secretary—the Interior Department’s Deb Haaland, who oversees the National Park Service—and Charles SamsⅢ, the first Native American to serve as that agency’s director.

Across the American West, many iconic representative mountains and other environmental places were named after early white settlers, mostly men and some with terrible pasts.

In Yellowstone, park officials say they may consider further changes to derogatory (贬损的) or inappropriate geographical names in the months ahead.

1. Why does Yellowstone decide to rename one of its largest mountains?
A.To gain more profits.B.To uncover the history of 1870s.
C.To be in honour of Native Americans.D.To change people's attitude towards the park.
2. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A.The terrible pasts of Doane.B.The effort historians made.
C.The contributions Doane made.D.The conclusion National Park Service drew.
3. What will Yellowstone Park do according to park officials?
A.Improve the service qualities.B.Learn from history events and characters.
C.Protect the environment of Yellowstone Park.D.Consider renaming improper geographical names.
4. What can we learn from the text?
A.Doane regarded his deeds as a shame.B.Doane was once mistaken for a hero.
C.Americans reacted to the renaming negatively.D.The government thought little of the renaming work.
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