TIME年度盘点：全球最有趣的地方
Every year, TIME makes a list of the world’s most interesting places. This year, the list is all about exciting trips. After you read it, email us at tfkeditors@time.com and tell us which place you like best.
Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.
See 7,000 years of history in one place. The museum is full of things from long ago. Every item from King Tut’s tomb is here. The Pyramids of Giza are near, and visitors can walk there.
Huajiang Canyon Bridge, China.
In Guizhou, this bridge is 2,050 feet high. It goes over a deep canyon (峡谷) between two mountains. There is a glass path on it, and you can look straight down at the river far below. Most people stop there and go back. Only brave visitors dare to walk on the glass path.
Murujuga, Australia.
In Western Australia, this place has very old rock pictures. Some are 50,000 years old, and some show animals that people cannot see today.
Reefline, the USA.
Reefline is an art park under the sea in Miami Beach, Florida. Visitors can swim through the art and see sea animals. Some people call it a “mermaid playground” (美人鱼游乐场).
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1.1. What can visitors see in the Grand Egyptian Museum?
A Old things.
B A glass path.
C Rock pictures.
D Sea animals.
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据 Grand Egyptian Museum 部分“See 7,000 years of history in one place. The museum is full of things from long ago. Every item from King Tut’s tomb is here.”可知，游客在埃及大博物馆能看到“古老的东西”。B“玻璃栈道”来自中国花江峡谷大桥；C“岩石画”来自澳大利亚 Murujuga；D“海洋动物”来自美国 Reefline，都不是埃及大博物馆的内容。故选A。
2.2. What does the underlined word “dare” mean in Chinese?
A 害怕
B 拒绝
C 敢于
D 允许
解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据上文 Most people stop there and go back.（大多数人到此就折返），与本句中 Only（只有）和 brave（勇敢的）形成的对比，可推知dare表示的意思是“敢于”。A“害怕”与 brave 的意思相反；B“拒绝”不符合“只有勇敢的游客”这一语境；D“允许”通常对应 allow，且句意不通。故选C。
3.3. What can visitors see at BOTH Murujuga and Reefline?
A Old bridges.
B Art.
C Mountains.
D Glass paths.
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。Murujuga 有非常古老的岩石画，岩石画可以归为艺术；Reefline 明确说是“an art park under the sea”，游客可以“swim through the art”。因此两地共同能看到的是“艺术”。A“旧桥”只和 Huajiang Canyon Bridge 相关；C“山”只在 Huajiang Canyon Bridge 部分提到；D“玻璃栈道”也只是 Huajiang Canyon Bridge 的特点。故选B。
4.4. Why did the writer write this text?
A To sell tickets for a museum.
B To teach people about old kings.
C To ask people to swim in the sea.
D To share some travel ideas.
解析：选D。D 写作意图题。全文介绍4个有趣的地方，并邀请读者选出自己最喜欢的一个，可见作者是想分享一些旅行方面的想法。“卖博物馆门票”“讲古代国王”“请人去海里游泳”都只是文中的细节，不能概括全文的写作目的。故选D。