Question

【题目】 A growing number of Chinese tourists are helping to save a dying town，after a like-known tourist attraction was featured on a number of Chinese travel blogs.

The residents of Sea Lake，a town of just 600 people，barely see travelers stop at their gas station while driving by，but the sudden influx of Chinese tourists is helping keep the town's economy alive.

The tourists come to see Lake Tyrrel—a shallow，salt crusted and often dry lake just out of town. According to a local teacher，Rachel Pearce，the extremely beautiful nightscape combined with the mysterious appearance of stars reflected on the salt lake gives people the impression of walking among the stars. Besides，the town is so far away that no light pollution ruins the particularly attractive views，and as it is situated in a barren（寸草不生的），dry part of the country，there are rarely any clouds to spoil the night sky.

The attraction's growing sought-after status has resulted in the town's motel rooms being full almost every night，and while local famers are suffering in a two-year drought，tourism is keeping the town's agricultural-based economy stable.

Despite the popularity of the town and its attraction，locals are still confused as to why their little town deserves so much attention. Sea Lake's population has fallen from around 1，200a decade ago to 600 today. “We're still unsure why Lake Tyrrel is such a big，big tourist attraction，”one local says. “It's quite a shock. ”

【1】Which of the following best explains "influx" underlined in paragraph 2？

A. Assistance.B. Adventure.

C. Arrival.D. Advertisement.

【2】Which of the following together make Lake Tyrrel pretty impressive？

A. Population，stars，clouds，cleanness and weather.

B. Nightscape，stars，salt，remoteness and clear sky.

C. Population，darkness，salt，remoteness and clear sky.

D. Nightscape，darkness，clouds，cleanness and weather.

【3】Which column of a magazine is this text most likely from？

A. Business.B. Education.

C. Lifestyle.D. Culture.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。主要内容是介绍了一个叫Sea Lake的小镇，旅游业的发展促进了当地的经济发展。

【1】词义猜测题。根据第一段的A growing number of Chinese tourists are helping to save a dying town，…和第二段的…but the sudden influx of Chinese tourists is helping keep the town's economy alive越来越多的中国游客正在帮助拯救垂死的小镇，…但突然涌入的中国游客是帮助城市经济不断发展。由此可知，Sea Lake小镇随着中国游客的涌入经济正在不断发展，故influx与arrival（到达）的意思相近，A. Assistance.协助；B. Adventure.冒险；D. Advertisement.广告，与题意不符，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段的…the extremely beautiful nightscape combined with the mysterious appearance of stars…; the town is so far away that; there are rarely any clouds to spoil the night sky.由此可知，这个小镇有非常美丽的夜景，以及神秘的星星，这个小镇很远，所以光污染并没有破坏迷人的景色，也很少有云彩破坏夜空，故选B。

【3】推理判断题。通读全文以及第三段描述的当地的景色可知，本文主要介绍了Sea Lake的小镇，旅游业的发展促进了当地的经济发展。故这篇文章可能来自杂志的“生活方式”这个专栏，故选C。