11．If life is a beach，then a village in Ireland has come back from the dead after the sand returned 33years later due to a freak tide．
Dooagh beach on Achill Island in the west of Ireland，was washed away in 1984after storms hit the area，leaving a rocky foreshore．The tourists left，causing the hotels and guesthouses as well as the cafes to close down．But in April this year，the sand returned over a ten-day period caused by an unusually high tide that deposited hundreds of thousands of tons of sand along the 300m beach，bringing the beautiful beach back to its former glory．
Emmet Callaghan from Achill Island Tourist Office told the journalist that the people of the island were excited at the beach's reappearing．"It's so nice for the villagers to have their beach back．It is an incredible example of the force and power of nature and how the coast can change in a matter of days．Yesterday we had traffic block here in the village with cars and people coming from all over Ireland and the UK to see our new beach，"he said．"The people here have always spoken about their days on the beach and how they enjoyed it as children．To have it back with their kids is unbelievable．Now locals are hoping that the beach is given the blue flag status．We already have five blue flag beaches and hopefully，if we keep our beach here，we'll have a sixth．"
Dr Ivan Haigh from the University of Southampton said there were two explanations as to why the beach has reformed．"It could be a change in sediment （沉積物） supply，from further up or down the coast which has brought a fresh amount of sediment to the beach，"he said．"It could also be due to a change in environmental conditions，either a change in the wave climate or a series of tides that have provided the ideal conditions for this beach to reform．"
The tourism office and locals hope the new beach will stay，at least for the summer of this year．
58．What can we infer from the article？D
A．Dooagh beach was washed away by storms in 1980s．
B．People worldwide showed great interest in the beach．
C．Blue flag beaches are beneficial to children in the village．
D．The locals had wonderful memories about Dooagh beach．
59．The people on Achill Island hope the new Dooagh beach will stay becauseC．
A．its reforming shows the force and power of nature
B．they will have more beaches to enjoy with families
C．they hope it can help promote the village's economy
D．it will make the summer of the village amazing
60．What might be the reason for the beach's reforming？B
A．The wave climate keeps changing．
B．A series of tides provide the proper conditions．
C．Environmental conditions are getting better．
D．A fresh amount of sediment exists in the sea．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了dooagh海灘是愛爾蘭的一個村莊的著名景點，十分適合旅游，鄉(xiāng)親們也希望可以推動鄉(xiāng)村經濟發(fā)展．
解答 58．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據第三段The people here have always spoken about their days on the beach and how they enjoyed it as children．To have it back with their kids is unbelievable可知當?shù)厝藢ooagh海灘有美好的回憶；故選D．
59．C．推理判斷題．根據文章．"It could also be due to a change in environmental conditions，either a change in the wave climate or a series of tides that have provided the ideal conditions for this beach to reform可知阿基爾島的人們希望新的dooagh海灘會因為他們希望這能有助于推動鄉(xiāng)村經濟；故選C．
60．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據倒數(shù)第二段．"It could be a change in sediment （沉積物） supply，from further up or down the coast which has brought a fresh amount of sediment to the beach可知海灘改造的原因是一系列潮汐提供了適當?shù)臈l件；故選B．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
