名校最新大学英语四级阅读精讲系列讲义：(102)

the island of great britain being small(compared with the size of australia),the natural place for holiday relaxation and enjoyment is its extensive coastline, above all its southern and eastern coasts, though blackpool, which is probably the best known and most crowded seaside town, and the favorite resort of the masspopulation of industrial lancashire, is on the northwest coast. distant and

littleinhabited areas like northern scotland, are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts.

for most children, going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom

on the beach, ideally a sandy one providing ample opportunity for the construction of sandcastles, fishing in pools for stranded shrimps, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep. children's entertainments may include the traditional knockabout puppet show “punch and judy”, donkey rides, paddleboats in artificia lponds, minigolf and the swings and roundabouts in local fairgrounds. their parents spend sunny days swimming in the sea and sunbathing on the beach. not that the british sun can be relied on and the depressing sight of families wandering round the town in mackintoshes and under umbrellas is only too common. however there are always the shops with their tourist souvenirs, plenty of cafes and, if the worst comes to the worst, the cinema to offer a refuge.the average family is unlikely to seek accommodation in a hotel as they can stay more cheaply in one of the many boardinghouses. these are usually three or fourstoreyed victorian buildings, whose owners spend the summer season letting rooms to a number of couples or families and providing three cooked meals a day at what they describe as a reasonable price, with the hope that in this way they will add enough to their savings to see the winter through. otherwise there are the caravan and camping sites for those who prefer selfcatering.

nowadays, even when an increasing number of people fly off to mediterrane

an resorts where a welldeveloped suntan can be assured, or explore in comfort swiss lakes and mountains or romantic italian or spanish cities, the british seaside is still the main attraction for families, especially those with younger children. as they queue for boat trips, cups of tea or icecream under grey skies and in drizzling rain, the parents are reliving their own childhood when time seemed endless, their own sandcastle the most splendid on the beach, the sea always blue and friendly and the sun always hot.

1.a reason suggested in the first paragraph for the appeal of the british

seaside is that ____.

a) it is an ideal place for children

b) most holiday resorts are in the warmer south and east

c) it is within easy reach

d) a large number of people enjoy going there

2.children enjoy the seaside because ____.

a) they can be sure to play on a sandy beach

b) they are allowed to do anything they like

c) it provides a period of enjoyable escape from school routine

d) there are a variety of enjoyable ways of spending time there

3.it is suggested that as a form of holiday entertainment the cinema ____.

a) is visited only if there is nothing better to do

b) is the only place there is to go to in bad weather

c) has nothing whatever to recommend it

d) is the best place there is to go to in bad weather

4.what reason is suggested for running a boardinghouse?

a) the owners earn their living by doing this.

b) this helps to pay for the upkeep of a large house.

c) the resulting supplementary income will ensure a living for several months.

d) the money they make will keep them through the winter.

5.what attraction has the british seaside got for many parents in comparis

on with european resorts?

a) they can take their families with them in their own country.

b) there are more ways of enjoying themselves there.

c) it takes them less time to get there.

d) they can relive happy memories.36.

答案与解析：

1.c。

第一段文章里提出的英国海滨诱人的原因是…… 考察对某段文章的理解能力，如何从字里行间找答案。在文章的第一段里，作者陈述了英国海滨吸引人的理由是人们很容易到达那里，和澳大利亚相比，大不列颠岛很小，这是主要原因，故选 c)。b)节假日休闲胜地大多都在温暖的南方和东方，在第一段里没有提到，提到的是北苏格兰人烟稀少的边远地区太偏僻，不易开发为大的海滨休闲胜地，所以b)项不能入选。d)许多人喜欢到那里去，第一段里也没谈及到此事，另外，没有说出人们喜欢去那里的理由和原因，故也不能入选。

2.d。

孩子们喜欢海滨是因为…… 本题考察的推理和总结能力。孩子喜欢去海边是因为： d)那里有各种各样的度假休闲的开心方式；如… ideally a sandy one providing ample opportunity for the construction

of sandcastles, fishing in pools for stranded shrimps, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep.(孩子们的娱乐还包括观看木偶戏，骑小毛驴，在人工湖里荡船，在微型高尔夫球场打高尔夫球等 )；故选d)最为恰当。其它三项都不构成孩子们喜欢海滨的 主要理由，故不在入选之列。

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3.a。

电影院作为一种娱乐场所在这里却是……

考察对作者意图的理解。人们光顾电影院只是在没有任何别的更好的娱乐休闲方式的

情况下才去那里。a)项选择可在短文的第二段中的最后一句里找到：if the worst comes to the worst, the cinema to offer a refuge.(在最糟的情况下，电影院便可以提供“避 难”所 )。b)、c)和d)都不符合本题题意，故都在排除之列。

4.c。

开办住宿的理由是什么? 本题考察的判断能力，如何从误导中找出正确答案。开办住宿的理由是什么呢 ?a)房东为了生计而开办；b)为了房屋的维修而开办； c)增加的额外收入将确保维持几个月的生活；此答案可在文章的第三段中找到：… with the hope that in this way they will add enough to their savings to see the winter through(希望以此增加积蓄，确保度过冬天)。c)正确回答了本题的题意，因此入选。 d)他们所赚的钱将保证他们度过冬天；此项选择很容易被误认为正确答案，但仔细分析就不难看出此项选择是有意误导。开办住宿收搭伙费的目的是为了增加收入，而不是仅靠这一点钱作越冬之用。

5.d。

和欧洲度假胜地相比，吸引家长们去英国海滨的诱人之处是什么 ? 考察对某一段文章的理解能力。所提问题是：和欧洲的度假胜地相比，吸引家长们去英国海滨的诱人之处是什么 ?a)他们可在本国带自己的家人去那里；b)那里有能够让他们开心的各种活动； c)去那里所花时间要少。根据文章最后一段的最后一句不难看出吸引家长们去那里的原因是 d)他们可以重温幸福的回忆(即童年的回忆)。因此选d)最为恰当。