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The American travel website company TripAdvisor publishes a list of the world’s best beaches every year.Today,we are going to explore some of this year’s top beaches in the world.
1.BaiadoSancho,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(火山的) 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.GraceBay,TurksandCaicos
While Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to,TripAdvisor’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,or simply floating.Once on land,many visitors enjoy walking barefoot for several kilometers on the soft,warm sand.
3.EagleBeach,Aruba
To get to the third-best beach,we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.Like Grace Bay,Eagle Beach 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 turns red,orange,and purple.
4.PlayaParaiso,Cuba
The fourth-best beach is Playa Paraiso,an island off 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 is true about Baia do Sancho?
A.It receives thousands of visitors each time.
B.It can only be visited by plane.
C.It is near the Brazil’s coast.
D.It is hard to reach.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据题干关键词“BaiadoSancho”及第二段中的“ButgettingtoBaiadoSanchoisnotsoeasy...TravelersmusttakeaplaneorboatfrommajorcitiesinnorthernBraziltogetthere”可知,BaiadoSancho比较难到达,所以选D项。
22.Where can visitors go if they want to enjoy the beauty of the sinking sun?
A.Baia do Sancho,Brazil.
B.Grace Bay,Turks and Caicos.
C.Eagle Beach,Aruba.
D.Playa Paraiso,Cuba.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的“EagleBeachmaybebestknown,however,foritsdramaticsunsets”可知,EagleBeach有令人印象深刻的日落之景,与题干中的“enjoythebeautyofthesinkingsun”所表达的意思相符,故C项正确。
23.What can visitors mainly do on Playa Paraiso,Cuba?
A.Go boating.
B.Have a relaxing dinner.
C.Admire the colorful sand.
D.Try different water sports.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第七段中的“Ithasafun,laid-backrestaurantforthosewhowishtoeatanddrink”可知,在PlayaParaiso能够享用令人放松的晚餐,因此选B项。
