2014年6月大学英语六级模拟试题及答案(第四套)_第4页

　　The island of Great Britain being small(compared with the size of Australia),the

　　natural place for holiday relaxation and enjoyment is its extensive coastline,

　　above all its southern and eastern coasts, though Blackpool, which is probably the best known and most crowded seaside town, and the favorite resort of the mass?population of industrial Lancashire, is on the north?west coast. Distant and

　　little?inhabited areas like Northern Scotland, are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts.?

　　For most children, going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom

　　on the beach, ideally a sandy one providing ample opportunity for the construction of sandcastles, fishing in pools for stranded shrimps, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep. Children's entertainments may include the traditional knockabout puppet show “Punch and Judy”, donkey rides, paddleboats in artificia

　　lponds, mini?golf and the swings and roundabouts in local fairgrounds. Their parents spend sunny days swimming in the sea and sunbathing on the beach. Not that the British sun can be relied on and the depressing sight of families wandering round the town in mackintoshes and under umbrellas is only too common. However there are always the shops with their tourist souvenirs, plenty of cafes and, if the worst comes to the worst, the cinema to offer a refuge.?The average family is unlikely to seek accommodation in a hotel as they can stay more cheaply in one of the many boarding?houses. These are usually three or four?storeyed Victorian buildings, whose owners spend the summer season letting rooms to a number of couples or families and providing three cooked meals a day at what they describe as a reasonable price, with the hope that in this way they will add enough to their savings to see the winter through. Otherwise there are the caravan and camping sites for those who prefer self?catering.?

　　Nowadays, even when an increasing number of people fly off to Mediterrane　an resorts where a well?developed suntan can be assured, or explore in comfort Swiss lakes and mountains or romantic Italian or Spanish cities, the British seaside is still the main attraction for families, especially those with younger children. As they queue for boat trips, cups of tea or ice?cream under grey skies and in drizzling rain, the parents are reliving their own childhood when time seemed endless, their own sandcastle the most splendid on the beach, the sea always blue and friendly and the sun always hot.

　　16.A reason suggested in the first paragraph for the appeal of the British seaside is that ?____?.?

　　A) it is an ideal place for children?

　　B) most holiday resorts are in the warmer south and east?

　　C) it is within easy reach?

　　D) a large number of people enjoy going there?

　　17.Children enjoy the seaside because ?____?.?

　　A) they can be sure to play on a sandy beach?

　　B) they are allowed to do anything they like?

　　C) it provides a period of enjoyable escape from school routine?

　　D) there are a variety of enjoyable ways of spending time there?

　　18.It is suggested that as a form of holiday entertainment the cinema ____.?

　　A) is visited only if there is nothing better to do?

　　B) is the only place there is to go to in bad weather?

　　C) has nothing whatever to recommend it?

　　D) is the best place there is to go to in bad weather?

　　19.What reason is suggested for running a boarding?house??

　　A) The owners earn their living by doing this.?

　　B) This helps to pay for the upkeep of a large house.?

　　C) The resulting supplementary income will ensure a living for several months.

　　D) The money they make will keep them through the winter.?

　　20.What attraction has the British seaside got for many parents in comparis　on with European resorts??

　　A) They can take their families with them in their own country.?

　　B) There are more ways of enjoying themselves there.?

　　C) It takes them less time to get there.?

　　D) They can relive happy memories.??