A
After a day’s hiking, a comfortable place to bed down for the night feels like heaven. Here are four best places that offer more than just bed and breakfast. Click the websites for more if you’re interested.
The Old Rectory, Gwynedd
At the foot of Cadair Idris Mountains, the Old Rectory offers good walking around town of Machynlleth. Two of its four attractive lake-view rooms have big, free-standing baths, ideal for an end-of-walk bath.
Walks: An easy 2-mile trail loops around Tal-y-llyn Lake.
• Double from £100 B&B (bed and breakfast), rectoryonthelake.co.uk
Clachaig Inn, Scottish Highlands
This Glencoe inn is a Highlands legend. The 23 rooms are comfortable and simple, but more appealing are the live bands and the bar.
Walks: A gentle 1½-mile woodland route from the inn visits Signal Rock. An exposed 8-mile climb up Buachaille Etive Mòr.
• Double from £106 B&B, clachaig.com
Lee Byre, Devon
This barn house has three bright guest rooms. Owners are keen hikers and can give trail advice or lead guided walks, day and night. Breakfast features fresh-laid eggs and homemade honey.
Walks: Make a circuit across the wetland (11 miles). Hike from Mary Tavy to Wheal Betsy (5 miles).
• Double from £70 B&B; guided day walk £60 per person; guided star hike £30 per person; leebyre.com
Cottage Lodge, Hampshire
Christina Simons, owner of this comfortable hotel, has created several self-guided walking routes direct from the front door. The lodge has 16 rooms, two of which are dog-friendly.
Walks: To Lyndhurst via Standing Hat woods (7 miles), looking out for wild deer. A 3-mile walk through Keyhaven marshes, a good place to see migrating birds.
• Double from £75 B&B, cottagelodge.co.uk
1. Which place best suits walkers who enjoy lake view?
A. The Old Rectory B. Cottage Lodge
C. Lee Byre D. Clachaig Inn
2. What can we know about Cottage Lodge?
A. Dogs are welcome to stay in all rooms there.
B. Walkers might see some wild animals during walks there.
C. Walkers can join in some guided walking at the front door.
D. It offers the lowest price and the most rooms.
3. Where probably is this passage from?
A. A tour guide book. B. A travel website.
C. A lifestyle magazine. D. A local newspaper.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要为旅行者介绍了几个酒店，包括其特色以及价格。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段中“Walks: An easy 2-mile trail loops around Tal-y-llyn Lake.” 步行：一条简单的2英里小径环绕着塔尔伊林湖。由此可知，The Old Rectory里有一条小径环绕着塔尔伊林湖。故The Old Rectory最适合想要欣赏湖景的散步者。结合选项，故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Cottage Lodge, Hampshire中“Walks: To Lyndhurst via Standing Hat woods (7 miles), looking out for wild deer. A 3-mile walk through Keyhaven marshes, a good place to see migrating birds” 步行：通过林德赫斯特站帽森林（7英里），寻找野生鹿。步行3英里穿过凯海文沼泽，这是一个观赏候鸟的好地方。由此可知，在Cottage Lodge散步可以看到野生动物。结合选项，故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段中“Click the websites for more if you’re interested” 如果您感兴趣，请单击网站了解更多信息。由此可以推断出，这篇文章可能来自于网站。故选B。
【点睛】细节理解题是阅读理解中常见的题型。考生在做这类题时一定要仔细审题，弄懂题干，题干当中往往有重要信息，然后回文定位，找到依据。比如此题第2题要求判断关于Cottage Lodge我们可以知道什么，我们可以根据题干中的Cottage Lodge，回文定位到“Walks: To Lyndhurst via Standing Hat woods (7 miles), looking out for wild deer. A 3-mile walk through Keyhaven marshes, a good place to see migrating birds” 步行：通过林德赫斯特站帽森林（7英里），寻找野生鹿。步行3英里穿过凯海文沼泽，这是一个观赏候鸟的好地方。由此可知，在Cottage Lodge散步可以看到野生动物。结合选项，故选B。
