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JackieKennedy'
sSummerHouse
AnotherKennedy-linkedpropertyforsaleisthe“Lasata”estateintheHamptons,designedbyarchitectArthurC.Jacksonandbuiltin1917.Setonmorethansevenacresoflandneartheocean,itincludesaten-bedroomhousethatwasrestoredin2019,includingathree-cargaragebuilding.It'
sonthemarketfor$38.995million,alittlebithigherthanlastyear.
ChesterA.Arthur'
sSummerWhiteHouse
ChesterA.Arthur,whobecamethe21stpresidentin1881,spentsomeofhisdowntimehere.Thethree-story,six-bedroomVictorianmansion,whichwasbuiltin1796andhasbeenrecentlyrestored,isforsalewitha$14.2millionpricetag.Featuresincludealibrarywithfireplace,aformaldiningandlivingroomandafamilyroomoverlookingthegardenandtheswimmingpool.
BarackObama'
sSummerRental
ThisMartha'
sVineyardhomewhichwasbuiltinthelatetwentiethcenturyservedastheSummerWhiteHousetoformerPresidentObama.Itiscurrentlyforsalefor$19.125million,downfrom$22.5millioninJuly2019.Setonnine-and-a-halfacresoflandandwithitsownprivateroad,thispropertynodoubtactsasaperfectsummerhideawayforthosewhodidn'
twanthiseverymovementseen.Inadditiontoprivacy,otherfeaturesincludeaheatedpool,ahalf-basketballcourt,outdoorterracesandatwo-bedroomguestcottage.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了在美国待售的四套房子,不同寻常的是它们与过去的总统或他们的近亲有关系。
1.Whichhousehasthelongesthistory?
A.BarackObama'
sSummerRental.
B.JackieKennedy'
sSummerHouse.
C.ChesterA.Arthur'
sSummerWhiteHouse.
D.JohnF.Kennedy'
sWeekendRetreat.
解析:
细节理解题。
A项提到的建筑是建于20世纪晚期;
B项提到的建筑是建于1917年;
C项提到的建筑是建于1796年;
D项提到的建筑是建于20世纪60年代早期。
所以历史最长的应是C项。
答案:
C
2.WhatisthefeatureofBarackObama'
sSummerRental?
A.Privacy. B.Architecture.
C.Location.D.Price.
根据BarackObama'
sSummerRental标题下的“Inadditiontoprivacy,otherfeaturesinclude...”可知,隐私是该房子的特点之一。
architecture意为“建筑;
建筑风格”;
location意为“位置”;
price意为“价格”。
3.Whatdothefourhouseshaveincommon?
A.Theirpricesaregoingdowntheseyears.
B.TheyhaveconnectionswithUSpresidents.
C.Theyhaveahistoryofmorethanacentury.
D.Theyhavemorethan5bedroomsinthehouse.
根据文章第一段可知,这四座房子的共同特点就是和总统有关系。
B
Ireland'
sAchillIslandhasalwaysbeenapopularEuropeantouristdestination.However,sinceAprilin2019,thesmallislandofjust2,700residents(居民)hasgainedworldwidefamethankstothemagicalreturnofabeachthatwaswashedawayoverthreedecadesago.
Thechainofeventsbeganin1984whenresidentsofDooagh,oneofthesettlementsontheisland,awoketoasurprisingsight:
theirbeautifulsandybeachhadbeenwashedawaybystrongAtlanticstorms.Therewereonlyrocksandrockpoolsleft.Forabout34years,onlysmallamountsofsandreturnedtotheonceunspoiledshores.Thearea'
stourismindustryslowlydeclined,andthehandfulofbeachsidehotels,pubs,andrestaurantsgraduallyclosedaswell.
ThenaroundEasterin2019,somethingmagicalhappened—anunusualten-daytideblanketedthebarren300-metrelongrockbeachwithhundredsoftonsofsoftgoldensand.Scientistssuspectthatthesandhadbeengatheringoffshoreformonthsandwastransportedtothebeachbythehighwindsandpowerfulwaves.
Thelocalsaredelightedtohavetheirbeachback,especiallyasitisattractingthousandsofvisitorswishingtowitnessthepowerofnature,withtheirowneyes.However,SeanMolloy,manageratAchillTourism,cautionsagainstgoingintothecoldwatersjustyet,saying,“Becauseofthesandcomingin,wedon'
tknowhowsafethebeachisnowbecausecurrents(水流)couldbechangedandit'
lltakealittlebitoftime.”Heinsteadrecommendsvisitorsenjoythesoftsandandleavetheswimmingtothedolphinsthatfrequentthearea.
Interestingly,thisisnotthefirsttimeDooaghBeachhaspulledadisappearingandreappearingact.Itdisappearedinthe1890s,forover30years,beforereturningin1927.However,thelocalsareoptimisticthatthistimearound,thebeautifulsandisheretostay.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了爱尔兰Achill岛消失的海滩时隔三十多年再次出现的事件。
4.WhathasbroughtAchillIslandworldwideattentionrecently?
A.Anunusualstorm.
B.Thedecreaseinthenumberofresidents.
C.Thereturnofitsbeach.
D.Thebuildingofanewtouristdestination.
根据第一段中的“However,sinceAprilin2019,thesmallislandofjust2,700residents(居民)hasgainedworldwidefamethankstothemagicalreturnofabeachthatwaswashedawayoverthree