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【題目】 If you follow any people who like traveling on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed they’ve posted amazing photos from Portugal in the last few years, especially during peak summer months. Mario Fernandes, a co-creator and the editor of Golisbon said he had seen increased interest in traveling to Portugal in the past five years, particularly in the last two or three. Cindy Goldberger, a travel adviser for Hiatus, an agency in Brooklyn, New York, said that she noticed an increase in Portugal trips about three years ago and that she gets more requests to plan people’s visits there every year. According to Reuters, the number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal hit a record for 2017, and in the same year the country won the world’s leading destination at the World Travel Awards.

Fernandes suggested it’s because Portugal is safe and more affordable than many other Western European countries. The country’s frequent sunshine is also attractive to many visitors. The Algarve, the southernmost area of Portugal, is home to “some of Europe’s most beautiful beaches,” according to Fenandes. Goldberger noted that many airlines have offered better routes to the country in recent years. She’s also a fan of the new hotels that have opened, including farms that have become hotels.

Eric Hrubant, the president of Cire Travel, noted that there is another reason. “It’s a small country, yet you have cities with rich history, culture and food, as well as a lot of beach and golfing options,” he said. “In five to 10 days, you can have a vacation or honeymoon that caters to all of your senses and desires.”

Hrubant pointed out that celebrities(名人) like Madonna and newlyweds Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander have moved to Portugal, which has put the country more popular.

So you don’t know where to go for a vacation this summer? Now you can make a better choice.

【1】What does Paragraph 1 mainly say about Portugal?

A.It’s doing its best to attract tourists.

B.It’s been made popular by Instagram.

C.It’s become a popular tourist destination.

D.Its development depends on its tourism.

【2】According to Cindy Goldberger, what encourages more people to go to Portugal?

A.Lower expenses.B.Convenient transportation.

C.Frequent sunshine.D.Beautiful beaches.

【3】What does the underlined words “caters to” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.upsets.B.improves.

C.satisfies.D.frightens.

【4】What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text?

A.To encourage people to visit Portugal.

B.To recommend some Portuguese trips.

C.To tell some basic facts about Portugal.

D.To explain why Portugal has become famous.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了葡萄牙近幾年吸引了越來越多的游客，并分析了其吸引游客的原因，以鼓勵更多的人去往葡萄牙。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中的“If you follow any people who like traveling on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed they’ve posted amazing photos from Portugal in the last few years, especially during peak summer months.”可知，如果你關注任何一個在Instagram上喜歡旅行的人，你可能會注意到他們在過去幾年里發(fā)布了來自葡萄牙的令人驚嘆的照片，尤其是在夏天的旅游高峰月份期間。即本段主要描述了去葡萄牙旅行的人數(shù)有所增加。同時引用了Mario Fernandes（《哥利斯本》的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人和編輯）以及Cindy Goldberger（一名旅行顧問）的評論以及Reuters（路透社）的報道作為例證。故選C項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“Goldberger noted that many airlines have offered better routes to the country in recent years.”可知，Goldberger指出，許多航空公司近年來提供了更好的飛往該國的航線。即交通便利是大家選擇去葡萄牙旅游的原因。故選B項。

【3】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Eric Hrubant, the president of Cire Travel, noted that there is another reason. “It’s a small country, yet you have cities with rich history, culture and food, as well as a lot of beach and golfing options,” he said. “In five to 10 days, you can have a vacation or honeymoon.””可知，Cire Travel總裁Eric Hrubant指出，還有另一個原因使大家選擇去葡萄牙旅游。這是一個小的國家，但它的城市擁有豐富的歷史，文化和美食，還有許多海灘和高爾夫球場。在五到十天內(nèi)，您可以休假或度蜜月。that引導定語從句 ，指代先行詞vacation or honeymoon結合前面的句意可知，在這樣的地方休假或度蜜月，可以滿足您的所有感覺和愿望。由選項可知，satisfies意為“使?jié)M足，使?jié)M意”，符合語境。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章末段內(nèi)容：So you don’t know where to go for a vacation this summer？Now you can make a better decision.（所以你不知道今年夏天去哪里度假？現(xiàn)在你可以做一個更好的決定了。）可知，作者寫這篇文章的目的應是推薦葡萄牙作為度假地點給讀者。故選A項。

閱讀理解技巧之寫作目的巧知道

寫作目的往往在于首段和末段。因此在做題時，需要仔細閱讀，體會作者的寫作目的。比如文章第4小題：What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text?

A. To encourage people to visit Portugal. B. To recommend some Portuguese trips.

C. To tell some basic facts about Portugal. D. To explain why Portugal has become famous.

通過題干可知，本題詢問作者寫作目的。在做此道題目時，文章已經(jīng)閱讀完畢，體裁已經(jīng)知曉為說明文。文章在首段只是提出了話題中心—葡萄牙旅游吸引了更多游客。因此判斷末段為目的段：So you don’t know where to go for a vacation this summer? Now you can make a better decision.通過分析可知，作者在末段提出了葡萄牙作為旅游地點之一的建議，不難看出，此為寫作目的。因此A項：To encourage people to visit Portugal.為正確答案。