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Guinness World Records has long been recording some of the most amazing and astonishing travel and tourism facts. Here we are sharing some of the most unbelievable record-breaking accounts, all fully fact-checked and Guinness-approved.

Largest Ice Structure—The Ice Hotel in Sweden

Each year, the ice hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, is rebuilt from blocks of frozen ice from the nearby River Torne. Covering an area of 5,500 square metres, the hotel is unsurprisingly open seasonally, from December to March, when it melts away. In 2015, the hotel celebrated its 25^th anniversary, complete with an ice bar, an ice church and ice bedrooms—one even featured a London Tube carriage made entirely of ice.

Tallest Waterfall—Angel Falls, Venezuela

The largest waterfall by vertical(垂直的) area may be Victoria Falls, which sit on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, but it’s South America that’s home to the world’s tallest.

Angel Falls, located in Bolivar, Venezuela, has an impressive, uninterrupted drop of 807 metres.

It was actually named after the American pilot, Jimmie Angel, who first recorded it in his logbook on November 16, 1933.

Largest Area of Glowing Sea—Indian Ocean, near Somalia

Bioluminescence(生物体发光) is the production and emission of light by a living thing and can be used to explain the surprising phenomenon(现象)of “glowing oceans.”

It was in 1995 that scientists detected glowing sea in the Indian Ocean—just off the coast of Somalia-via satellite, The water was more than 250 kilometres long, and it was all thanks to the bacteria called phytoplankton.

Most Expensive Hotel Room—The Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva’s Hotel President Wilsom

This particular suite is just the ticket, costing as much as US$83,000(£53,760)per night.

But the high price will gain you access to 12 bedrooms and 12 marble bathrooms across 18,000 square feet.

1.Where is the tallest waterfall situated?

A. Between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

B. In South America.

C. In northern Europe.

D. In South Africa.

2.What can we learn about the largest area of glowing sea?

A. It was first recorded in 1933.

B. It was named after an American pilot.

C. It was first detected by satellite.

D. It is the only sea that is glowing.

3.What can you experience if you go to the Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva’s Hotel President Wilson?

A. The most beautiful natural scenery.

B. The most expensive and luxurious suite.

C. The largest and most powerful waterfall.

D. The largest rooms.

4.Where might we find this text?

A. In a cultural book.

B. In a travel magazine

C. In a fashion magazine.

D. In an instruction book

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了几个世界之最：最大的冰结构——瑞典的冰旅馆、最高的瀑布——天使瀑布、印度洋最大发光的海域、最昂贵的酒店房间——皇家阁楼套房，以及在此处可以享受的服务。

1.B 细节理解题。根据文章Tallest Waterfall—Angel Falls, Venezuela部分The largest waterfall by vertical(垂直的)area may be Victoria Falls, which sit on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, but it’s South America that’s home to the world’s tallest.可知，世界上最高的瀑布在南美。故选B。

2.C 细节理解题。根据文章Largest Area of Glowing Sea—Indian Ocean, near Somalia部分It was in 1995 that scientists detected glowing sea in the Indian Ocean—just off the coast of Somalia-via satellite, The water was more than 250 kilometres long, and it was all thanks to the bacteria called phytoplankton.可知，故选C。

3. 细节理解题。根据文章最后的介绍This particular suite is just the ticket, costing as much as US$83,000(£53,760)per night. But the high price will gain you access to 12 bedrooms and 12 marble bathrooms across 18,000 square feet.可知，这里有最昂贵、奢华的套房。故选B。

4. 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了几个世界之最以及在此处可以享受的服务。所以最可能出现在旅游杂志上。故选B。

考点：考查广告布告类阅读

【名师点睛】

广告布告类阅读解题技巧：

阅读这类文章时，也应该在整体把握文章结构的前提下，主要注意细节信息。细节题题干都是相应原文的变形(如同义改写、词性转换等)，因此要找到答案一定要找到题干在原文中的出处，再把原文和选项相比较。做题时，根据所提问题用寻读、跳读的方法可达到事半功倍的效果。同时，在阅读时也要特别注意文中以粗体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是文章的核心或某一部分内容的概括。具体答题策略如下：

1、先题后文：

先读试题，了解考点；明确目的，快速捕捉，获取信息。比如第26题：推理判断题。根据文章的介绍It was in 1995 that scientists detected glowing sea in the Indian Ocean-just off the coast of Somalia-via satellite, The water was more than 250 kilometres long, and it was all thanks to the bacteria called phytoplankton.可知，故选C。

2、题干定向：

根据题干关键词到文中定位答案范围，按照题目顺序依次而下：问题与材料相同：对号入座；问题与原文相同：同义替换、归纳事实等。比如第27小题，细节理解题。根据文章最后的介绍This particular suite is just the ticket, costing as much as US$83,000(£53,760)per night.But the high price will gain you access to 12 bedrooms and 12 marble bathrooms across 18,000 square feet.可知，这里有最昂贵、奢华的套房。故选B。

3、生词模糊：

遇到生词；如无关答题，直接跳过；涉及答题，则根据语境、构词法等猜词。

4、信息补全：

对于影响理解的省略句，可根据语境，将其补全。