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Vicuna，a small town in the north of Chile，is a great place for watching stars all year round. Although it is near the sea，the cold，wet air from the coast does not bring clouds. Instead，dry winds from the desert keep the clouds away at night. In fact，the sky is so clear in Vicuna that it is possible to see many stars that can be seen only with advanced(先进的)instruments in other parts of the world.
In Vicuna，distant(遥远的)star systems such as Magellanic Clouds can be seen without the help of an instrument. That is why the town was chosen as the home of a number of sky observatories(天文台). One of them，the Mamalluca，is quite different from the typical observatories used by scientists. This observatory was built for tourists who like to look at the stars. During the year，Vicuna’s hotels accommodate thousands of tourists who come from all over the world to see the night sky as they have only seen it in books. The cloudless sky is clearly a moneymaker for the town，which plans to set up even more observatories. It was recently decided that building observatories would go on for another few years.
At one point，however，the town faced a serious problem. As the town grew，more streetlights were added，making it more and more difficult to see the stars at night. The town saved the night sky by building a new system of lights that lit up the streets without influencing the view of the sky.
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A. Vicuna is a small town far from the ocean.
B. We can see wonderful clouds in the sky over Vicuna.
C. The sky in Vicuna is clear all year round.
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A. 容纳 B. 建议 C. 控制
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A. Because the old streetlights used lots of electricity.
B. Because the old streetlights made it hard to see the stars at night.
C. Because the new streetlights would make streetlights more beautiful.
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A. Vicuna Has a Problem
B. A Town to Watch the Stars
C. Pictures of a Cloudless Sky
Vicuna，a small town in the north of Chile，is a great place for watching stars all year round. Although it is near the sea，the cold，wet air from the coast does not bring clouds. Instead，dry winds from the desert keep the clouds away at night. In fact，the sky is so clear in Vicuna that it is possible to see many stars that can be seen only with advanced(先进的)instruments in other parts of the world.
In Vicuna，distant(遥远的)star systems such as Magellanic Clouds can be seen without the help of an instrument. That is why the town was chosen as the home of a number of sky observatories(天文台). One of them，the Mamalluca，is quite different from the typical observatories used by scientists. This observatory was built for tourists who like to look at the stars. During the year，Vicuna’s hotels accommodate thousands of tourists who come from all over the world to see the night sky as they have only seen it in books. The cloudless sky is clearly a moneymaker for the town，which plans to set up even more observatories. It was recently decided that building observatories would go on for another few years.
At one point，however，the town faced a serious problem. As the town grew，more streetlights were added，making it more and more difficult to see the stars at night. The town saved the night sky by building a new system of lights that lit up the streets without influencing the view of the sky.
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C
)1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Vicuna is a small town far from the ocean.
B. We can see wonderful clouds in the sky over Vicuna.
C. The sky in Vicuna is clear all year round.
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A
)2. What does the underlined word “accommodate” most probably mean in Chinese?A. 容纳 B. 建议 C. 控制
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B
）3. Why did Vicuna spend money on a new streetlight system?A. Because the old streetlights used lots of electricity.
B. Because the old streetlights made it hard to see the stars at night.
C. Because the new streetlights would make streetlights more beautiful.
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B
）4. What is the best title for the passage?A. Vicuna Has a Problem
B. A Town to Watch the Stars
C. Pictures of a Cloudless Sky
答案
【解析】：
1. 第一段提到Vicuna是智利北部的小镇，全年适合观星，尽管靠近大海，但海岸的湿冷空气不会带来云，沙漠的干燥风使夜晚无云，天空非常清澈，能看到其他地方需先进仪器才能看到的星星。A选项说远离海洋，原文是“near the sea”，错误；B选项说能看到美妙的云，原文说“keep the clouds away”，错误；C选项“全年天空晴朗”符合原文描述，正确。
2. “accommodate”所在句意为“Vicuna的酒店每年容纳成千上万来自世界各地的游客”，结合语境，“容纳”最符合，选A。
3. 第三段提到小镇曾面临的问题：随着发展，更多路灯导致夜晚难以看到星星，于是建立新的照明系统，在不影响观星的情况下照亮街道。所以建新路灯系统是因为旧路灯使观星困难，选B。
4. 文章主要介绍Vicuna因全年晴朗的夜空成为观星胜地，建立天文台吸引游客，以及解决路灯影响观星的问题，核心是这个观星小镇。A选项只讲问题，不全面；C选项“无云天空的图片”未提及；B选项“观星小镇”最能概括主旨。
【答案】：1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B
1. 第一段提到Vicuna是智利北部的小镇，全年适合观星，尽管靠近大海，但海岸的湿冷空气不会带来云，沙漠的干燥风使夜晚无云，天空非常清澈，能看到其他地方需先进仪器才能看到的星星。A选项说远离海洋，原文是“near the sea”，错误；B选项说能看到美妙的云，原文说“keep the clouds away”，错误；C选项“全年天空晴朗”符合原文描述，正确。
2. “accommodate”所在句意为“Vicuna的酒店每年容纳成千上万来自世界各地的游客”，结合语境，“容纳”最符合，选A。
3. 第三段提到小镇曾面临的问题：随着发展，更多路灯导致夜晚难以看到星星，于是建立新的照明系统，在不影响观星的情况下照亮街道。所以建新路灯系统是因为旧路灯使观星困难，选B。
4. 文章主要介绍Vicuna因全年晴朗的夜空成为观星胜地，建立天文台吸引游客，以及解决路灯影响观星的问题，核心是这个观星小镇。A选项只讲问题，不全面；C选项“无云天空的图片”未提及；B选项“观星小镇”最能概括主旨。
【答案】：1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B
