【題目】 If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, don't go to Key West.

As winter spreads over the northern United States, Key West, Florida, with its tropical (熱

帶的) weather, white sand beaches, and lively nightlife, is a popular escape.

Conch Republic

A conch is a type of sea shell that has become a symbol of the Florida Keys. On April 23, 1982, part joke and part objection, the Florida Keys declared their "independence". They surrendered (投降) after one minute. Although they were never independent, residents (居民) of the Florida Keys celebrate their "independence day" every April 23rd.

Ernest Hemingway House

Key West's most famous resident was the brilliant but troubled writer Ernest Hemingway. Ernest and his wife, Pauline, lived in a house in Key West from 1931 t0 1939. In this house, Hemingway wrote some of his most famous stories, including "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "To Have and Have Not. "

Southernmost Point

A short walk from the Ernest Hemingway house is the most photographed site in Key West. It is a marker showing the southernmost point in the United States. Tourists wait in long lines to take pictures in front of the monument. It reads "90 miles to Cuba. " The Southern most Point reminds Americans that Cuba is so close, but so far away. There have been no direct transport connections between Key West and Cuba since the 1950s.

【1】 What's the purpose of people going to Key West?

A. To take a walk around the Hemingway house.

B. To enjoy a white Christmas with lively nightlife.

C. To get away from cold winters in northern US.

D. To collect a certain type of seashell named conch.

2Residents of the Florida Keys celebrate their "independence day" __

A. when they set up their own republic

B. in memory of a special event in their history

C. because they gained independence on the day

D. to play a joke on the US government

3What does the author mean by describing Cuba as "far away" in the last paragraph?

A. Cuba is 90 miles south to the US.

B. Cuba marks the southernmost point.

C. People from US couldn't reach Cuba directly.

D. People can't take photos of Cuba up close.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述的是佛羅里達的基韋斯特島:接近完美但遠未恢復正常

【1】C 考查推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段提到If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, don't go to Key West如果你夢想過白色的圣誕節(jié),不要去Key West,這是個溫暖的地方,故選C項。

【2】B 考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到On April 23,1982, part joke and part objection, the Florida Keys declared their "independence". They surrendered (投降) after one minute. Although they were never independent, residents (居民) of the Florida Keys celebrate their "independence day" every April 23rd.可知佛羅里達礁島群宣布獨立,一分鐘后投降,雖然他們沒有獨立但仍然會慶祝這個獨立日,故選B項。

【3】C 考查推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段提到There have been no direct transport connections between Key West and Cuba since the 1950s他們沒有直接的交通聯(lián)系方式,故選C項。

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