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Many British people like to travel to Spain, Italy and other warm countries for their holidays. They want to live in the sun for a few weeks and many of them like to take their cars on holiday with them. Then they can travel round the warm countries and see many places in a short time.
But there is a problem. It is only twenty-two miles from Dover in England to Calais in France, but between the two towns there is the English Channel. It is necessary to take the cars across the sea, and this is not easy.
Some passengers put their cars on a plane and fly across with them, but that is expensive. Others drive their cars onto large ferries(渡船). This is cheap, but the boats are slow and sometimes the sea is rough. There are days when more and more people choose to travel by hovercraft(气垫船).
1. Many British holiday-makers choose to travel_______.
A. by plane B. by car C. by ship D. by ferry
2. They like to spend their holiday in _______.
A. the mountainous areas B. Dover in England
C. the warm countries D. Calais in France
3. Which is the disadvantage of going from Dover, England to Calais, France?
A. The comfort of travelling by air.
B. The disadvantage of travelling by ship.
C. The advantage of travelling across the English Channel.
D. The difficulty of taking cars across the English Channel.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了英国人度假的一些喜好，如喜欢去的国家、喜欢去度假的方式和会遇到的一些交通问题等等。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“They want to live in the sun for a few weeks and many of them like to take their cars on holiday with them.”可知他们想在阳光下生活几个星期，他们中的许多人喜欢开车去度假。由此可知，许多英国度假者选择开车旅行。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Then they can travel round the warm countries and see many places in a short time.”可知然后他们可以环游温暖的国家，在短时间内看到很多地方。由此可知，他们喜欢在温暖的国家度假。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“But there is a problem. It is only twenty-two miles from Dover in England to Calais in France, but between the two towns there is the English Channel. It is necessary to take the cars across the sea, and this is not easy.”可知但有一个问题。从英国的多佛到法国的加来只有22英里，但是在这两个城市之间有英吉利海峡。必须开车过海，这并不容易。由此可知，从英国的多佛到法国的加来，缺点在于开车穿越英吉利海峡很困难。故选D。
