问题补充：
If you want to attend the hottest events of , don’t waste your time looking through dozens of hotel options（选择）or vacation packages. Instead, look to cruise ships（坐航游）that can ferry you to and from the most expected holiday, sporting, and cultural events of the year.
Here’s a look at the some of the most popular:
Australian Open in Melbourne (January 13–26, )
Tennis fans worldwide are eager for the tickets to matches at any one of the four annual Grand Slam events: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open. In January , luxury cruise line Silversea will offer fans a three-night pre-cruise package to the 109th Australian Open in Melbourne. Silversea passengers will attend third round singles matches at Rod Laver Arena on January 17 and 18 before taking the 382-passenger Silver Shadow for a special 15-night Melbourne to Bali voyage.
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (February 28–March 4, )
Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival is one of the most popular celebrations of its kind in the world, drawing two million visitors each and every day of the festivities that include parades, street fairs, and costume balls. Holland America’s Maasdam will spend three days in Rio during Carnival as part of its 26-day Amazon & Carnival Explorer journey.
FIFA World Cup in Brazil (June 12–July 13, )
If you’re a soccer fan that came up empty in the search for a hotel room for the FIFA World Cup finals in Rio de Janeiro, there’s still hope. Book MSC Cruises’ 18-night Miami to Rio voyage aboard Divina. The ship departs Miami on May 24 and arrives in Rio just in time for the World Cup.
New Year’s Eve in Hong Kong (December 31, )
Hong Kong is a magical destination（目的地）and New Year’s Eve festivities and fireworks pull out all the stops to make a holiday trip to that city even more attractive. Crystal Cruises’ all-inclusive luxury ship, Symphony, will spend two nights in Hong Kong-- and celebrate New Year’s Eve Chinese-style—during its 15-night holiday voyage that leaves Bangkok on December 21. This roundtrip voyage also calls on Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following ships will take the longest time of voyage?A．Silver Shadow.B．Maasdam. C．Divina.D．Symphony.【小题2】The events that will take place in Rio de Janeiro in are .A．Carnival and FIFA World CupB．New Year’s Eve fireworks and CarnivalC．the Australian Open and Grand Slam eventsD．New Years Eve fireworks and FIFA【小题3】Where does this passage probably come from?A．In a sports magazine.B．In a textbook.C．In a science report.D．In a travel brochure.【小题4】The main purpose of the passage is to .A．give information about the hottest events of B．introduce cruise ships to some big events of C．describe the most popular tourist destinations in D．persuade readers to take cruise ships for holidayB
答案：
(答案→)B
解析：文章主要介绍了世界各地发生的重大事件的游轮航线。目的是为了吸引游客乘坐游轮前往参加有关活动。
【小题1】根据“taking the 382-passenger Silver Shadow for a special 15-night Melbourne to Bali voyage”，“Book MSC Cruises’ 18-night Miami to Rio voyage aboard Divina.”，“Symphony, will spend two nights in Hong Kong...during its 15-night holiday voyage”和“Holland America’s Maasdam will spend three days in Rio during Carnival as part of its 26-day Amazon & Carnival Explorer journey.”可知，Maasdam参加了为期26天的航行，时间最长，故选B。
【小题2】根据“Maasdam will spend three days in Rio during Carnival ...in the search for a hotel room for the FIFA World Cup finals in Rio de Janeiro”可知，在里约热内卢举办的活动是狂欢节和世界杯，故选A。
【小题3】根据“If you want to attend the hottest events of ...Instead, look to cruise ships（坐航游）that can ferry you to and from the most expected holiday, sporting, and cultural events of the year.”可知，本篇文章讲的是与旅游有关的事情，最有可能摘自旅游手册，故选D。
【小题4】根据“If you want to attend the hottest events of ...look to cruise ships（坐航游） ...Here’s a look at the some of the most popular”可知，文章主要介绍了前往一些重大事件发生地的游轮，故选B。
