Unit 4 Body language Language points课时作业

阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Welcome to Cape Town -

　　the city that has everything!

　　About two million tourists visit Cape Town every year.It isn't the capital city (that's Pretoria), and it isn't the biggest city either (that's Johannesburg), but Cape Town is South Africa's most popular city with tourists for its many attractions and activities.From the beautiful views and sunny beaches to great shopping, Cape Town has something for everyone.In fact, a vacation in Cape Town is unforgettable!

　　Adventure (冒险) & outdoors

　　For the outdoor adventurer or sports fan, Cape Town has a lot of activities from climbing to diving (潜水) - all combined with fantastic settings and sunny skies.

　　Water sports & diving

　　Cape Town's beaches are perfect for water sports.Scuba diving is also popular.The many shipwrecks (失事船只) along the coastline offer some excellent dives.The more adventurous diver can even try shark cage (鲨鱼笼) diving to get eye­to­eye with a great white! If you aren't so adventurous, try a visit to Boulders Beach.It's part of a protected area for the African penguin.You can walk around on wooden roads and watch the penguins in their natural environment.It's great for swimming too, if you don't mind coming face­to­face with a penguin or two!

　　Cape Town's weather is pleasant.In summer, it's about 26℃ (and remember, mid­summer here is January！), and the winter temperatures don't usually fall below 10℃.The local money is the rand.There are one hundred cents to every rand.The three main languages are Xhosa, English and Afrikaans.The population of Cape Town is about 3.5 million.

　　语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章是一则介绍开普敦旅游项目的广告。

　　1．What can we learn about Cape Town?

　　A．It is underdeveloped.

　　B．It is a well­visited city.

　　C．It is less famous than Pretoria.

　　D．It is bigger than Johannesburg.

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Cape Town is South Africa's most popular city with tourists for its many attractions and activities"及"In fact, a vacation in Cape Town is unforgettable！"可知，开普敦是一个热门旅游城市。