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The Palm Islands are the largest artificial islands in the world and are under construction in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. They are being developed as tourist, leisure, and residential resorts, and will increase the coastline of the country by 120 kilometres.
After four years of planning and careful consideration of the environmental issues, construction started in 2001. Dutch engineers with experience of reclaiming land from the sea were employed in the building of the first two islands. The site for all three islands is an area of the sea where the water is not very deep. Sand is taken from the seabed and sprayed into the construction site. Although the shallow waterfacilitatesthis process, the islands are still very exposed to the currents and tidal movements of the sea. Rocks are used to hold the sand in place resulting in a large crescent (月状的) structure. This acts as a breakwater and protects the islands from the sea.
The first two islands are in the shape of date palm trees and consist of a trunk and 17 frond, or leaves coming off the trunk. The first island, named Palm Jumeirah, has three five-star hotels in the trunk, and luxury homes in the leaves. It is astonishing that when these homes went on sale in 2004, they were all sold within three days.
The second palm, Jebel Ali, was started in 2002 and is designed to be an entertainment centre. Six marinas (小游艇船坞) are planned, with a water theme park, and homes built on stilts (桩柱) in the water.
The Palm Deira planned to be the largest of the three islands, with a length of 14 km and a width of 8.5 km, an area larger than the city of Paris. It will consist of residential properties, marinas, shopping malls, sports facilities, and clubs. These will be open to both residents and tourists.
More artificial islands, the World Islands, are now being constructed near the Palm Jumeirah. They consist of 300 private islands grouped into the shape of the continents of the world and will be used for estates, private homes, community islands, and resorts.
Unquestionably, these artificial islands are one of the wonders of the modern world. They will also maintain Dubai’s status as one of the leading tourist destinations in the region.
【小题1】According to the passage, all the following are right EXCEPT___________.

A．Some Dutch engineers are experienced in reclaiming land from the sea.

B．The islands are being built in the shallow water of the sea.

C．All the luxury homes on Palm Jumeirah were sold.

D．The World Islands are bigger than the Palm Jumeriah.

【小题2】The underlined word “facilitates” in the second paragraph probably means___________.

A．holds back	B．makes easier
C．slows down	D．leads to

【小题3】What is the passage written for?

A．To introduce the wonderful artificial islands.

B．To show how to build artificial islands.

C．To offer a travel service for tourists.

D．To prove the Palm Islands are the largest artificial islands in the world.

答案：【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】A

试题分析：本文章讲到了一个名为棕榈岛的群岛。这个岛是世界上最具有艺术美感的一个岛屿。它被大力开发并且以它独特的地理优势和自然环境形成了它独特的旅游资源。它是由几个部分组成的一个群岛，美不胜收，也是所在国家迪拜的旅游产业的一个主导。
【小题1】D细节理解题：文章倒数第二段的第一句提到了More artificial islands, the World Islands, are now being constructed near the Palm Jumeirah是说the World Islands正在挨着Palm Jumeirah建造中，并没有说the World Islands比Palm Jumeirah大。所以答案选D。
【小题2】B词义猜测题：本词提到了the islands are still very exposed to the currents and tidal movements of the sea.是说小岛被暴露在水流和海水的潮涌中，说明了浅水应该是使变化变得更容易。答案选B。
【小题3】A文意理解题：本篇文章全文都在围绕着棕榈群岛在讲解，在介绍这个群岛，所以综合全文，答案选A。
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