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The World's Deadliest Beaches
Dangerous sea creatures, big waves, and air pollution are just some of the many things you need to take caution to when visiting the world's deadliest beaches.
Cape Tribulaton, Australia
Cape Tribulaton is said to be unsafe due to its huge amount of dangerous animals. There are tons of jellyfish and it is not safe to swim near the mouths of the rivers because of crocodile warnings. Poisonous(有毒的) snakes and cassowaries have also been found. According to The Cairns Post, a 46-year-old woman is believed to have been taken by a crocodile while swimming at Thornton beach, a beach in Cape Tribulaton.
Gansbaai, South Africa
Also called “Shark Alley”, this beach is known as the world of the great white sharks. It is so filled with sharks that they have actually created shark tours for tourists. Locals claim that visitors have a 99 percent chance of seeing a great white between April to September. In 2011 a man going diving was attacked by two sharks. His body never returned to the surface.
Nazare, Portugal
Also known as “Portugal's Monster”, Nazare is a wonderful vacation destination with some of the biggest and deadliest waves ever surfed. “In Nazare,” a Hawaiian surfer told Time, “the ocean is known as a place of death, not of riding waves.” Nazare's waves are created much larger due to the Nazare Canyon. They are so dangerous that big -wave surfer Maya Gabeira was nearly killed during a wipeout in 2013.
Snake Island, Brazil
Snake Island, also known as Ilha de Queimada Grande, is home to the “world's deadliest snake”—the golden lancehead viper. Its poison is said to easily melt human flesh. Access to this island has been banned due to people being killed in the past.
1. What can we do in Gansbaai according to the text?
A. Observe jellyfish. B. Feed sharks.
C. Swim safely. D. Enjoy shark tours.
2 What kind of risk do people face in Nazare?
A. Big waves. B. Crocodiles.
C. Air pollution. D. Poisonous fish,
3. Where are people at the great risk of snakes?
A. In Gansbaai and Ilha de Queimada Grande.
B. In Cape Tribulaton and Portugal's Monster.
C. In Cape Tribulaton and Ilha de Queimada Grande.
D. In Portugal's Monster and Ilha de Queimada Grande.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四个世界上最致命的海滩并举了相关真实事件的例子。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Also called “Shark Alley”, this beach is known as the world of the great white sharks. It is so filled with sharks that they have actually created shark tours for tourists.（也被称为“鲨鱼巷”，这片海滩被称为大白鲨的世界。这里到处都是鲨鱼，他们甚至为游客开设了鲨鱼之旅。）”可知，我们在甘斯拜可以享受鲨鱼之游。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Also known as “Portugal's Monster”, Nazare is a wonderful vacation destination with some of the biggest and deadliest waves ever surfed.（纳扎尔也被称为“葡萄牙的怪物”，是一个美妙的度假胜地，有一些最大和最致命的海浪。）”可知，在拿撒勒人们会面临致命的大海浪。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Poisonous(有毒的) snakes and cassowaries have also been found.（还发现了毒蛇和食火鸡。）”和最后一段“Snake Island, also known as Ilha de Queimada Grande, is home to the “world's deadliest snake”—the golden lancehead viper.（蛇岛，也被称为Ilha de Queimada Grande，是“世界上最致命的蛇”——金枪头蝰蛇的家园。）”可知，在布特里拉顿角和格兰德基玛达岛的人们面临着蛇的巨大危险。故选C。
