11．If life is a beach，then a village in Ireland has come back from the dead after the sand returned 33years later due to a freak tide．
Dooagh beach on Achill Island in the west of Ireland，was washed away in 1984after storms hit the area，leaving a rocky foreshore．The tourists left，causing the hotels and guesthouses as well as the cafes to close down．But in April this year，the sand returned over a ten-day period caused by an unusually high tide that deposited hundreds of thousands of tons of sand along the 300m beach，bringing the beautiful beach back to its former glory．
Emmet Callaghan from Achill Island Tourist Office told the journalist that the people of the island were excited at the beach's reappearing．"It's so nice for the villagers to have their beach back．It is an incredible example of the force and power of nature and how the coast can change in a matter of days．Yesterday we had traffic block here in the village with cars and people coming from all over Ireland and the UK to see our new beach，"he said．"The people here have always spoken about their days on the beach and how they enjoyed it as children．To have it back with their kids is unbelievable．Now locals are hoping that the beach is given the blue flag status．We already have five blue flag beaches and hopefully，if we keep our beach here，we'll have a sixth．"
Dr Ivan Haigh from the University of Southampton said there were two explanations as to why the beach has reformed．"It could be a change in sediment （沉积物） supply，from further up or down the coast which has brought a fresh amount of sediment to the beach，"he said．"It could also be due to a change in environmental conditions，either a change in the wave climate or a series of tides that have provided the ideal conditions for this beach to reform．"
The tourism office and locals hope the new beach will stay，at least for the summer of this year．
58．What can we infer from the article？D
A．Dooagh beach was washed away by storms in 1980s．
B．People worldwide showed great interest in the beach．
C．Blue flag beaches are beneficial to children in the village．
D．The locals had wonderful memories about Dooagh beach．
59．The people on Achill Island hope the new Dooagh beach will stay becauseC．
A．its reforming shows the force and power of nature
B．they will have more beaches to enjoy with families
C．they hope it can help promote the village's economy
D．it will make the summer of the village amazing
60．What might be the reason for the beach's reforming？B
A．The wave climate keeps changing．
B．A series of tides provide the proper conditions．
C．Environmental conditions are getting better．
D．A fresh amount of sediment exists in the sea．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了dooagh海滩是爱尔兰的一个村庄的著名景点，十分适合旅游，乡亲们也希望可以推动乡村经济发展．
解答 58．D．细节理解题．根据第三段The people here have always spoken about their days on the beach and how they enjoyed it as children．To have it back with their kids is unbelievable可知当地人对dooagh海滩有美好的回忆；故选D．
59．C．推理判断题．根据文章．"It could also be due to a change in environmental conditions，either a change in the wave climate or a series of tides that have provided the ideal conditions for this beach to reform可知阿基尔岛的人们希望新的dooagh海滩会因为他们希望这能有助于推动乡村经济；故选C．
60．B．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段．"It could be a change in sediment （沉积物） supply，from further up or down the coast which has brought a fresh amount of sediment to the beach可知海滩改造的原因是一系列潮汐提供了适当的条件；故选B．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
