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The American travel website company Trip Advisor publishes a list of the world’s best beaches every year. Today, we are going to explore some of this year’s top 10 beaches in the world.
1.Baia do Sancho, Brazil
It is named as this year’s best beach in the world. Its water is calm and clear. Its sand is fine and soft. But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy. It is on Fernando de Noronha, a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil’s coast. Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there. And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.
2.Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
While Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to, Trip Advisor’s second-ranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach.This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand. Its calm waters make it extremely safe for swimming, snorkeling(潜水), or simply floating. Once on land, many visitors enjoy walking-barefoot-for several kilometers on the soft, warm sand.
3.Eagle Beach, Aruba
To get to the third-best beach, we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. Like Grace Bay, Eagle Reach has clear, calm waters and soft white sand.It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports, Including tubing and jet skiing. Eagle Beach may be best known, however, for its dramatic sunsets. On clear nights, the sky tums red, orange, and purple.
4.Playa Paraiso, Cuba
The fourth-best beach is Playa Paraiso, an island off of Cuba’s southern coast. It has a fun, laid-back restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink. There is little else on the beach. And that is exactly what visitors like about it. People come here for the sugar-like sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.
21. Which of the following best describes Baia do Sancho?
A. It receives thousands of visitors each time.
B. It is near the Brazil’s coast.
C. It can only be visited by plane.
D. It is hard to reach.
22. What may Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos attract tourists?
A. Its clean and safe waters. B. Its quiet bank for hiking.
C. Its dangerous position. D. Its colourful sand.
23. What can visitors mainly find on Playa Paraiso, Cuba?
A. Colourful waters. B. A fun eating place.
C. Different water sports. D. Nothing on the beach.
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。美国旅游网站公司每年都会公布世界上最好的海滩名单。今天，我们将探讨今年世界前十名的一些景点。本文以此展开，主要介绍了四个海滩的情况。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy…可知，Baia do Sancho很难到达，ABC均不符合文章内容。故选D。
【22题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand．Its calm waters make it extremely safe for swimming，snorkeling，or simply floating．可以推测出，Grace Bay，Turks and Caicos吸引众多游客的原因是干净清澈的海水和纯净的白色沙滩。故选A。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段It has a fun, laid-back restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink.可知，Playa Paraiso，Cuba那里有一个有趣的，悠闲的餐厅提供给那些想要吃喝玩乐的人。可知游客们可以在古巴Playa Paraiso海滩上找到一个有趣的餐厅。故选B。
