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【題目】 As you may know, coral (珊瑚) is not a plant, but a variety of animal life of different shapes and bright colours. However, coral reefs (珊瑚礁) around the world are in danger.

Here is a piece of bad news. Thailand will close one of its beaches to protect its coral from business activities for tourists. The beach is so famous that millions of tourists put it on their wish lists. More than 5,000 visitors visit it a day. They arrive by boat. This does much harm to the coral reefs. Most of the coral has died. The beach will be closed between June and September to let the coral come back to life.

Experts (專家) say that 80% of Thailand's coral reefs have been killed. Too many tourists cause a lot of pollution to these beaches. An expert said the biggest problems were hotels by the beaches, boats, and plastic waste in the sea. He believed the best choice was to close the beaches forever. He said, "I hope the government can take steps to protect the coral reefs. At the same time, I also hope all of us should try our best to protect the environment around us."

【1】How many tourists go to the famous beach in Thailand a day?

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【2】Why will the beach be closed between June and September?

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【3】Is it the best choice to close the beaches forever in your opinion? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】More than 5,000 visitors.

【2】Because people want to protect the coral reefs/ let the coral come back to life.

【3】Yes, it is. Because there will be no pollution to the coral reefs and they won't be killed. / No, it isn't. The beaches should be open because they're good places to visit.

【解析】

本文講述了珊瑚不是一種植物，而是各種形狀和顏色各異的動(dòng)物。然而，世界各地的珊瑚礁都處于危險(xiǎn)之中。泰國將關(guān)閉其海灘之一，以保護(hù)其珊瑚免受游客的商業(yè)活動(dòng)。海灘將在6月至9月期間關(guān)閉，讓珊瑚恢復(fù)生機(jī)。政府應(yīng)采取措施保護(hù)珊瑚礁。專家也希望所有人都應(yīng)該盡最大努力保護(hù)周圍的環(huán)境。

【1】句意：每天有多少游客去泰國著名的海灘?

根據(jù)“More than 5,000 visitors visit it a day.”可知每天有超過5000名游客參觀泰國著名的海灘，故答案為 More than 5,000 visitors.

【2】句意：為什么海灘會(huì)在6月至9月期間關(guān)閉?

根據(jù)“The beach will be closed between June and September to let the coral come back to life.”可知海灘將在6月至9月期間關(guān)閉，讓珊瑚恢復(fù)生機(jī)，故答案為 Because people want to protect the coral reefs/ let the coral come back to life.

【3】句意：你認(rèn)為永久關(guān)閉海灘是最好的選擇嗎?為什么或?yàn)槭裁床?/span>?

開放性試題，言之有理即可。第一種：根據(jù)“Experts (專家) say that 80% of Thailand's coral reefs have been killed. Too many tourists cause a lot of pollution to these beaches. ”可知專家稱泰國80%的珊瑚礁已經(jīng)死亡，太多的游客對(duì)這些海灘造成了很大的污染，可推測出永久關(guān)閉對(duì)珊瑚礁好；第二種：根據(jù)“The beach is so famous that millions of tourists put it on their wish lists.”可知海灘是如此著名，以至于數(shù)百萬游客把它列入了他們的愿望清單，可推測出它們是游覽的好地方，故答案為 Yes, it is. Because there will be no pollution to the coral reefs and they won't be killed. / No, it isn't. The beaches should be open because they're good places to visit.

題目要求根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題，做題時(shí)要先通讀全文，在了解文章大意的基礎(chǔ)上帶著題目要求從文中尋找合適的答案。第1小題問每天有多少游客去泰國著名的海灘，文中在第二段有提到“More than 5,000 visitors visit it a day.”，很容易得出答案。