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About two million tourists visit Cape Town every year. It isn’t the capital city（that’s Pretoria）and it isn’t the biggest city either（that’s Johannesburg）, but Cape Town is South Africa’s most popular city with tourists for its many attractions（吸引力）, sights and activities. From the beautiful scenery（风景）and sunny beaches to great shopping in the city centre, Cape Town has something for everyone. In fact, a holiday in Cape Town is unforgettable!
Adventure & Outdoors
For the adventure（冒险活动）, outdoor or sports fan Cape Town has a range of activities from hiking, climbing, and parachuting（降落伞）to diving and golf—all combined with fantastic settings and sunny skies.
Watersports & Diving
Cape Town’s beaches are ideal for water sports, including surfing（冲浪）, windsurfing（帆板运动）and kayaking. Scuba diving is also popular: the many shipwrecks（沉船）along the coastline offer some excellent dives. The more adventurous（富有冒险精神的）diver can even try shark cage diving to get eye-to-eye with a great white（大白鲨）!
If you aren’t so adventurous, try a visit to Boulders Beach. It’s part of a conservation area for the African penguin. You can walk around on wooden（木制的）paths and watch the penguins in their natural habitat（栖息地）. It’s great for swimming and exploring too—if you don’t mind coming face-to-face with a penguin or two!
A few Facts & Figures
Cape Town’s climate is pleasant（宜人的）. In summer it’s about 26℃（and remember, mid-summer here is January!）and the winter temperatures don’t usually fall below 10℃. The local currency（货币）is the rand; there are one hundred cents to every rand. The three main languages are Xhosa, English and Afrikaans. The population of Cape Town is about 3.5 million.
（ ）1. What is the capital of South Africa?
A. Cape Town B. Pretoria C. Johannesburg D. Durban
（ ）2. What might you see at Boulders Beach?
A. shipwrecks B. sharks C. shrimps D. penguins
（ ）3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. About 20,000,000 tourists visit Cape Town every year.
B. Cape Town is in the Northern Hemisphere（北半球）.
C. The population of Cape Town is about 3,500,000.
D. You can come face-to-face with a penguin or two for everywhere .
（ ）4. Which of the following is true?
A. We can’t find shipwrecks along the coastline.
B. Boulders Beach is part of a conservation area for the Antarctic penguin.
C. You can walk around on wooden paths and watch the shrimps in their natural habitat.
D. The three main languages are Xhosa, English and Afrikaans.
（ ）5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. An unforgettable holiday in Cape Town.
B. Water sports’ paradises—Cape Town.
C. Welcome to Cape Town—the city has everything.
D. Cape Town’s brief introduction.