2．Which of the following is a special sight at Boulders Beach?

　　A．Shipwrecks.　　　　　 B．Penguins.

　　C．Sharks. D．Shops.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段中的"try a visit to Boulders Beach.It's part of a protected area for the African penguin"可知，在Boulders Beach游客可以看到企鹅。

　　3．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

　　A．A few facts about Cape Town.

　　B．Some suggestions for tourists.

　　C．The best time to go to Cape Town.

　　D．The reasons for visiting Cape Town.

　　解析：选A　段落大意题。根据最后一段中对开普敦天气、货币、语言、人口的介绍可知，该段主要介绍了开普敦的基本情况。

　　B

　　You can deal with winter in two ways: Escape it or embrace it.Watching people dive into snow - in nothing but bathing suits and boots - I'm guessing these people choose to do the latter.

　　The seasonal madness is part of the Quebec Winter Carnival, now in its 63rd year, said to be the world's largest winter festival.About a half­million people each year come to Quebec City to delight in frigid (寒冷的) fashion.

　　"We embrace winter，" said Paule Bergeron of Quebec City Tourism."It's time to play." The carnival runs from Jan.29 to Feb.14, with dozens of events.I went last year for a few frigid days, staying at the Hilton Quebec, in the thick of the downtown action.Families are a big part of the carnival.What attract kids are things like ice­fishing at a man­made pond stocked with fish, where if you catch something, you can pay to have it smoked and eat it, or donate it to a food bank.

　　It's a good chance to experience the culture of this European­feeling city, and nowhere is more evident than in Bonhomme, the carnival's goodwill ambassador, a living avatar (化身) in the form of a giant snowman with a human inside gliding (滑行) around the festivities.

There are two night parades at the carnival.I attended the second one last year, the night before the carnival's close.The streets were lined with thousands of people in a gentle snow and bitter cold, watching local dancers and school groups glide by.In the end, Bonhomme's float came into view, and kids in the crowd went crazy.As the parade ended, thousands followed behind it, becoming part of the Quebec Winter Carnival's magic and madness.And with a cup of milk in my hand, I realized that for once, not only did I not mind winter, I embraced it.