1．The purpose of the passage is to ________．

A．call on people to travel around the world

B．introduce some beautiful lakes around the world

C．explain how some world­famous lakes formed

D．tell us what tourist can do around the world­famous lakes

B　解析：主旨大意题。根据全文可知本文主要介绍了世界上四个景色优美的湖。

2．An old man of seventy­two has to pay for his visit to ________．

A．Lake Como, Italy

B．Lake Baikal, Russia

C．Peyto Lake, Canada

D．Lake Argentino, Argentina

C　解析：细节理解题。根据第一个湖：Entry details：$9.80 adult，$8.30 senior，$4.90 youth, and$19.90 family可得答案。

3．We know from the passage that ________．

A．the world's second largest freshwater lake is in Russia

B．a trail guide gave the name to Peyto Lake of Canada

C．Lake Como is well known for its color and location

D．Lake Argentino is surrounded by glaciers and snow­covered mountains

D　解析：细节理解题。根据第二个湖：Surrounded by glaciers and snow­covered mountains, the lake presents visual delights like none other.可知答案。

4．According to the passage, Lake Como of Italy ________．

A．is home to many famous people

B．is the largest lake in Europe

C．began to attract tourists from last century

D．looks the most beautiful during spring

A　解析：细节理解题。根据第四个湖：Today, many celebrities(名人) have houses here.可得答案。

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When I first entered university，my aunt，who is an English professor，gave me a new English dictionary.I was__1__to see that it was an English­English dictionary，also known as a monolingual dictionary.__2__it was a dictionary intended for non­native learners，none of my classmates had one__3__，to be honest，I found it extremely__4__to use at first.I would look up words in the dictionary and__5__not fully understand the meaning.I was used to the__6__ bilingual dictionaries，in which the words are__7__ both in English and Chinese.I really wondered