11.Nature has its creations of wildlife,humankind and plants.One such beautiful creation is the king in the sea-the whale.Do you know when and where to see the whales?
The Maldives
Best time to visit:October to November or February to April.
This destination with wonderful beauty and a rather quiet atmosphere has some of the most unusual species of whales to offer.Located in the tropical(熱帶的)sea,it is a very isolated place as it is said that one can go on a sailing for days and she or he might not come across another soul during the voyage.
Iceland
Best time to visit:May to September.
Now this destination is great in its own way,offering pleasant sights of whales under the light of the midnight sun,right below the earth's Arctic Circle.Iceland has a number of species of whales,including humpback whales(座頭鯨)and the blue whales.
Alaska
Best time to visit:August.
Alaska is mainly famous for having a variety of feeding humpback whales-which are known to be one of the world's largest and most fascinating species.The best part about this whale watching site is that one can actually see groups of whales flying in the air from time to time,forming a round shape with their groups.
Antarctic Peninsula(南極半島)
Best time to visit:January to February.
If one is an admirer of nature,wanting to see groups of nature's creations together with the ice-this is the best place for him or her.With a variety of whales gathering on top of the ice in the peninsula,this destination is worth all the time and resources invested.
21.The Maldives is unique because there you canD.
A.see a number of blue whales B.enjoy the most beautiful scenery
C.experience an isolated feeling D.meet some rare species of whales
22.What is special in Antarctic Peninsula?D
A.large areas of ice B.diverse whales C.beautiful scenery D.animals playing with ice
23.You can most probably read the text inC.
A.a newspaper B.a textbook
C.a travel guide D.a telephone book.
分析 作者在本文介紹了四個觀鯨目的地及各個目的地觀鯨的最佳時間.這四個目的地分別是馬爾代夫,冰島,阿拉斯加和南極半島.
解答 21.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據第二段"This destination with wonderful beauty and a rather quiet atmosphere has some of the most unusual species of whales to offer."可知,在馬爾代夫的觀鯨處,你可看到最為罕見的鯨魚種類.在其它地方不能看到,這是其獨特之處.故選D.
22.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據最后一段的"If one is an admirer of nature,wanting to see groups of nature's creations together with the ice-this is the best place for him or her."可知,南極半島的特殊之處在于可以看到很多在冰上生活的動物.故選D.
23.C.推理判斷題.文章主要介紹了四個觀鯨目的地及各個目的地觀鯨的最佳時間,因此最可能出現在旅游指南上.故選C.
點評 如果要閱讀的這篇廣告有小標題.那么,在解題時,這些標題就尤為重要了.我們可以根據題目的要求,迅速鎖定我們的答案所在,這些標題會對我們的閱讀起到很大的幫助作用.然后對關鍵信息進行分析對比,進而確定正確答案.這有助于提高我們解題的準確性.