A
Mountain-biking
You can choose from guided downhill or cross-country mountain biking to road cycling and families can enjoy peaceful, slower paths and farm trails.
Extra activities include hiking, water park.
GO: Five-night B&B packages including transfers and guided biking, from £374 per person. Bike hire from around £15 a day. See wizzair. com.
Camping
Get back to basics on a campsite with none of that fancy glamping. The pitches are large so you can light your own campfire at night. Walkers are in heaven here, hiking among the limestone hills filled with traditional stone walls.
Also a great destination for fishing, sailing and windsurfing on nearby Lake Semerwater.
GO: Non—electric grass tent pitches from £20 a night. Tipi already pitched from £70 a night. See pitchup.com.
Whale-watching
Scotland’s west coast, one of Europe’s best places to catch sight of whales, has launched a new whale trail. It features 30 top places offering opportunities to see the wildlife and showcases whale heritage sites.
GO: Accommodation along the trail is reasonable including B&B in a double room at Torran in Ullapool from £70 a night. See bandbullapool. co. uk.
1. How much might you pay for two days’ bike-hiring in Mountain-biking?
A. £15. B. £20. C. £30. D. £374.
2. What will you do in Camping?
A. Hunt for animals. B. Enjoy challenging camping.
C. Visit traditional stone walls. D. Climb an across-country mountain.
3. Where can you find coastal B&Bs?
A. At bandbullapool. co. uk. B. At pitchup. com.
C. At wizzair. com. D. At aurora zone. com.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章用广告的形式向读者介绍了三个户外体验活动的特点和各种情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由题干关键词Mountain-biking可将答案定位于Mountain-biking下。由本活动下的第三段“Bike hire from around £15 a day.”（自行车租赁大约15英镑一天。），可知两天的自行车租赁费是大约30英镑。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由题干关键词Camping可将答案定位于Camping下。由本活动下的第一段“Walkers are in heaven here, hiking among the limestone hills filled with traditional stone walls.”（步行者在这里的天堂，在布满传统石墙的石灰岩山丘间徒步旅行。），可知在Camping时可以参观传统的石墙。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由题干关键词coastal B&Bs可将答案定位于Whale-watching下。由本活动下的第二段“See bandbullapool. co. uk.”（见bandbullapool. co. uk.网站），可知在bandbullapool. co. uk.获取海滨旅馆信息。故选A项。
