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Portugal’s Most Beautiful Seaside Destinations
The long coastline of Portugal is extraordinarily diverse. Wind your way along it and you will find true Portugal, its history, its heart and its soul.
Viana do Castelo
In a beautiful setting on the Lima river mouth, the streets of this historic town are lined with noble houses in different styles, built using the wealth with which the 16th-century explorers returned from their ocean travels. The main square, Praca da Republica, with its notable 16th-century Misericordia building, is at the centre of the town’s winding streets. The capital of Minho folk culture, there is a booming handicraft industry here.
Aveiro
Described as “the Venice of Portugal” because of its canals and the colourful, gondola-like boats, or moliceiros, which navigate them, the city is also celebrated for the bright contemporary art graffiti that line its main canal. Visit the fish market, filled with all kinds of fish and seafood that feature in local menu.
Nazare
Best visited out of season, for this is a popular—and crowded—summer resort. Nazare has a glorious beach that surrounds a bay backed by high cliffs. Its origins as a fishing village are evident and it maintains old traditions such as the regional dress that the women wear in the fish market.
Azeitao
This town is famed for the manual cheese to which it has given its name. The oldest producer of table wine in Portugal, Jose Maria da Fonseca, also has its storing basements here. Just outside the town is the Quinta da Bacalhoa, a wine producer and the 15th-century architectural treasure, once owned by the royal family.
【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了葡萄牙的四个海滨旅游度假目的地。
1. Which of the following can best describe Aveiro?
A. The art centre.
B. The water town.
C. The home of graffiti.
D. The source of seafood.
【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据Aveiro部分可知 “Described as ‘the Venice of Portugal’ because of its canals and the colourful, gondola-like boats”可知, Aveiro号称“葡萄牙的威尼斯”, 水道密布, 以船为主要交通工具。故选B。
2. What time does the author advise tourists to avoid visiting Nazare?
A. Spring. B. Summer.
C. Autumn. D. Winter.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据Nazare部分的“Best visited out of season, for this is a popular—and crowded—summer resort. (最好是淡季参观, 因为这是一个受欢迎且拥挤的夏季度假胜地)”可知, 作者建议游客避开夏季客流高峰期游览Nazare。故选B。
3. Where do wine-loving tourists probably prefer to go?
A. Aveiro. B. Nazare.
C. Azeitao. D. Viana do Castelo.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据Azeitao部分的 “The oldest producer of table wine in Portugal, Jose Maria da Fonseca, also has its storing basements here. Just outside the town is the Quinta da Bacalhoa, a wine producer(葡萄牙最古老的佐餐葡萄酒生产商何塞·玛丽亚·达丰塞卡(Jose Maria da Fonseca)也在这里有其储存地下室。 葡萄酒生产商昆塔达巴卡鲁阿就在镇外)”可推断, Azeitao产葡萄酒。故选C。
【知识积累】佳词积累
1. navigate vt. & vi. 导航;航行
2. glorious adj. 光荣的;辉煌的
3. maintain vt. 保持;维持
