The island of Great Britain being small (compare the size of Australia), the natural place

The island of Great Britain being small (compare the size of Australia), the natural place for holiday relaxation and enjoyment is extensive coastline, above all its southern and eastern coasts, and the favorite resort of the mass-population of industrial Lancashire, is on the north-west coast. Distant and little-inhabited area like Northern Scotland, are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts.
For most children, going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom on the beach, ideally a sandy one providing enough opportunities for the construction of sandcastle, fishing in pool, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep water. Their parents spend sunny days swimming in the sea and sunbathing on the beach. Not that the British sun can be relied on and the depressing sight of families wandering round the town in old –fashioned and under umbrellas is only too common. However, there are always shops with their tourist souvenirs, plenty of cafes and if the worst comes to the worst, the cinema to offer a refuge.
The average family is unlikely to seek accommodation in a hotel as they can stay more cheaply in a boarding-house. There are usually three or four-storeyed Victorian buildings, whose owners spend the summer season letting rooms to a number of couples or families and providing three cooked meals a day at what they describe as a reasonable price, with the hope that in this way they will add enough to their savings to see the winter through. Otherwise there are the camping sites for those who prefer self-catering.
Nowadays, even when an increasing number of people fly off to Mediterranean resorts where a well-developed suntan (晒黑) can be assured, or explore in comfort Swiss lakes and mountains or romantic Italian or Spanish cities, the British seaside is still the main attraction for families, especially those with younger children. As they queue for boats trips, cups of tea or ice-cream under gray skies and in dizzling rain, the parents are reliving (重温) their own childhood when time seemed endless, their own sandcastles the most splendid on the beach, the sea always blue and friendly and the sun always hot.
【小题1】Children enjoy the seaside because .A．their parents can live and play with themB．they can buy what they want thereC．there are a variety of enjoyable ways of spending time thereD．they can learn how to build sandcastles, how to swim, etc.【小题2】The reason suggested for running a boarding-house is that .A．people can live as where they live at homeB．people can cook what they are favoriteC．the owners provide three cooked meals a day at a reasonable priceD．the resulting additional income will ensure a living for several months【小题3】Many parents once played on the British beach and .A．still have their happy memories of itB．don’t want to have a holiday thereC．don’t want to take their children to have a holiday there.D．want to build their own sandcastles the most splendid on the beach again【小题4】Nowadays more and more people fly off to Mediterranean resorts for .A．an exploration of lakes in comfortB．a well-developed suntanC．a well-equipped boarding-houseD．a romantic party【小题5】Which of the following is True according to the passage?A．It is suggested that as a form of holiday entertainment the cinema is the best place to go in bad weather.B．A reason suggested in the first paragraph for the appeal of the English seaside is that it is an ideal place for children.C．Northern Scotland is little-inhabited and remote.D．Few people in Britain go abroad for holiday relaxation and enjoyment.C

(答案→)C 解析：文章介绍英格兰岛屿的的旅游胜地，对孩子和家长来说去海边是最有趣的事情。【小题1】细节题。根据第二段的句子，For most children, going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom on the beach, ideally a sandy one providing enough opportunities for the construction of sandcastle, fishing in pool, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep water. 可知孩子们喜欢去海边是因为那里有很多有趣的活动，选C【小题2】细节题。根据第三段第二句，房东提供住宿的理由是为了增加积蓄以便过冬。选D【小题3】推理题。根据文章最后一句，the parents are reliving (重温) their own childhood when time seemed endless, their own sandcastles the most splendid on the beach, the sea always blue and friendly and the sun always hot.可以看出家长们去英国海滨在那里他们可以重温童年幸福的回忆。选A【小题4】推理题。根据文章最后一段的句子，Nowadays, even when an increasing number of people fly off to Mediterranean resorts where a well-developed suntan (晒黑) can be assured, 可知人们乘飞机去地中海在那里可以被晒黑，选B【小题5】细节题：从第一段的句子：Distant and little-inhabited area like Northern Scotland, are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts.可知苏格兰北部人烟稀少很遥远，选C

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