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【题目】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 (沉积物) 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】爱尔兰的一个村庄因为一段时间的凶猛潮汐让33年前失去光彩的海岸重新变回的美丽的沙滩。

【1】推理判断题。根据Dooagh beach on Achill Island in the west of Ireland, was washed away in 1984 after storms hit the area可知A选项是文章给出的信息，无需推断；people coming from all over Ireland and the UK to see our new beach可知B选项不对；C选项在文章中没有提到；根据The people here have always spoken about their days on the beach and how they enjoyed it as children.这里的人总是说他们童年时在沙滩的生活以及他们玩的多么开心。可推断当地人对Dooagh beach.有美好的回忆。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章中的句子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昨天我们这里交通堵塞，来自爱尔兰以及英国的人们来看我们的新沙滩；The tourism office and locals hope the new beach will stay, at least for the summer of this year旅游局和当地人希望新的沙滩留下来，至少今年夏天。可知当地人希望沙滩留下来是希望沙滩能帮助发展当地经济。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段关于沙滩重新形成的说法，其中第二种说法a series of tides that have provided the ideal conditions for this beach to reform.可知选项B正确。