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【題目】If life is a beach, then a village in Ireland has come back from the dead after the sand returned 33 years later due to a freak tide.

Dooagh beach on Achill Island in the west of Ireland, was washed away in 1984 after storms hit the area, leaving a rocky foreshore.The tourists left, causing the hotels and guesthouses as well as the cafes to close down. But in April this year, the sand returned over a ten-day period caused by an unusually high tide that deposited hundreds of thousands of tons of sand along the 300m beach, bringing the beautiful beach back to its former glory.

Emmet Callaghan from Achill Island Tourist Office told the journalist that the people of the island were excited at the beach’s reappearing. “It’s so nice for the villagers to have their beach back. It is an incredible example of the force and power of nature and how the coast can change in a matter of days. Yesterday we had traffic block here in the village with cars and people coming from all over Ireland and the UK to see our new beach,” he said. “The people here have always spoken about their days on the beach and how they enjoyed it as children. To have it back with their kids is unbelievable. Now locals are hoping that the beach is given the blue flag status. We already have five blue flag beaches and hopefully, if we keep our beach here, we’ll have a sixth.”

Dr Ivan Haigh from the University of Southampton said there were two explanations as to why the beach has reformed. “It could be a change in sediment (沉積物) supply, from further up or down the coast which has brought a fresh amount of sediment to the beach,” he said. “It could also be due to a change in environmental conditions, either a change in the wave climate or a series of tides that have provided the ideal conditions for this beach to reform.”

The tourism office and locals hope the new beach will stay, at least for the summer of this year.

【1】What can we infer from the article?

A. Dooagh beach was washed away by storms in 1980s.

B. People worldwide showed great interest in the beach.

C. Blue flag beaches are beneficial to children in the village.

D. The locals had wonderful memories about Dooagh beach.

【2】The people on Achill Island hope the new Dooagh beach will stay because ______.

A. its reforming shows the force and power of nature

B. they will have more beaches to enjoy with families

C. they hope it can help promote the village’s economy

D. it will make the summer of the village amazing

【3】What might be the reason for the beach’s reforming?

A. The wave climate keeps changing.

B. A series of tides provide the proper conditions.

C. Environmental conditions are getting better.

D. A fresh amount of sediment exists in the sea.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】愛爾蘭的一個(gè)村莊因?yàn)橐欢螘r(shí)間的兇猛潮汐讓33年前失去光彩的海岸重新變回的美麗的沙灘。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Dooagh beach on Achill Island in the west of Ireland, was washed away in 1984 after storms hit the area可知A選項(xiàng)是文章給出的信息，無需推斷；people coming from all over Ireland and the UK to see our new beach可知B選項(xiàng)不對；C選項(xiàng)在文章中沒有提到；根據(jù)The people here have always spoken about their days on the beach and how they enjoyed it as children.這里的人總是說他們童年時(shí)在沙灘的生活以及他們玩的多么開心。可推斷當(dāng)?shù)厝藢?/span>Dooagh beach.有美好的回憶。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中的句子Yesterday we had traffic block here in the village with cars and people coming from all over Ireland and the UK to see our new beach昨天我們這里交通堵塞，來自愛爾蘭以及英國的人們來看我們的新沙灘；The tourism office and locals hope the new beach will stay, at least for the summer of this year旅游局和當(dāng)?shù)厝讼Ｍ�新的沙灘留下來，至少今年夏天�？芍��?dāng)?shù)厝讼Ｍ�沙灘留下來是希望沙灘能幫助發(fā)展當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段關(guān)于沙灘重新形成的說法，其中第二種說法a series of tides that have provided the ideal conditions for this beach to reform.可知選項(xiàng)B正確。