Question

Located in the middle of the northern lights belt, Tromso can offer some of the highest levels of northern lights activity on earth. Perhaps Tromso is the world's best place for a Northern Lights Tour.
Join one of our Northern Lights Holidays this winter. It could become one of the greatest experiences in your life.
DESTINATION Troms county, Norway.
PRICE $450 per person
WHEN 2th September until 31st March.
PICK-UP Each evening at 6 PM pitside your hotel.
DROP-OFF Earliest at 12 AM. When we have a sighting we often stay out later, at no extra cost.
SIZE OF GROUP Maximum 8 participants is recommended and normal, but not absolute. A small group allows more freedom in terms of chasing the northern lights.
INCLUDED
- Transportation each day in a comfortable car
- A meal each day
- All necessary equipment such as snowshoes, flashlight, water-filled bottle, woolen underwear, a war, hat, warm shoes, warm stockings, and reindeer skin to lie on, if needed.
- A guide who will do anything necessary to find the northern lights.
EXCITING CHASE
A Northern Lights Holiday means an intense and exciting chase – to the coast or deep into the wild, perhaps even to the Finnish border. Each day on a Northern Lights Tour we contact meteorologists shortly before departure to get accurate information. In order to find out where we will have best chances to see the northern lights.
WE GUARANTEE A GREAT TRIP
The northern lights are unpredictable, but we guarantee that we will do everything to find it. Patience is a keyword on Northern Lights Tour.
ECO-TOURISM
We offer ecologically sustainable and responsible tours. Travelling in small groups is an essential part of the ecotourism concept, as small groups have lesser impact on nature and will not disturb the wildlife unnecessarily

1. 1.
   A small group is preferred for the following reasons EXCEPT that______.
   1. A.
      a small group is free to run after the northern lights
   2. B.
      a small group has less effect on nature
   3. C.
      a small group can save the travel cost
   4. D.
      a small group will not disturb wildlife
2. 2.
   The underlined word“it”refers to “______”
   1. A.
      the northern lights tour
   2. B.
      patience
   3. C.
      equipment
   4. D.
      the northern light
3. 3.
   We can infer that______.
   1. A.
      if tourists stay out late,they have to pay more
   2. B.
      every tourist group is not sure to see the northern lights
   3. C.
      every tourist group get the money back if they don’t see the northern lights
   4. D.
      the northern lights can be seen every day from 20^th September to 31^st March
4. 4.
   The passage is most likely to be taken from a(n)______.
   1. A.
      advertisement
   2. B.
      news report
   3. C.
      science textbook
   4. D.
      tourist brochure

Answer 1

CDBA
试题分析：这是一则广告，文章介绍The northern lights之旅，介绍了旅游线路，价格，和它的独特之处，目的是吸引潜在的顾客。
1.细节题：从文章的句子：A small group allows more freedom in terms of chasing the northern lights. 可知小团体旅行更受欢迎，因为小团体享受更多的自由，从最后一段的句子：Travelling in small groups is an essential part of the ecotourism concept, as small groups have lesser impact on nature and will not disturb the wildlife unnecessarily.对环境没有什么影响，不会打扰野生动物，没有提到C项的内容。
2.猜词题：前面说：The northern lights are unpredictable, The northern lights 是难以预测的，后面说我们会尽一切可能找到它，所以it指的是The northern lights。选D
3.推理题：从倒数第二段的句子：The northern lights are unpredictable, but we guarantee that we will do everything to find it. 可知不是每个团队都能看见The northern lights的，选B
4.文章出处题：文章介绍The northern lights之旅，介绍了旅游线路，价格，有什么吸引人的地方，是一则广告，选A
考点：考查广告布告类短文