FRANCE has destroyed the hopes of those who had planned to take refuge（避难）in one of the few places on Earth which some believe will be spared when the world ends on December 21 ．Local officials banned access to the Pic de Bugarach，a mountain in the southwest where rumor has it that the hilltop will open on the last day and aliens will appear with spaceships to save nearby humans.
Eric Freysselinard，the state’s top representative in the area，said he was blocking access to the mountain for public safety reasons to avoid a rush of New Age fanatics(盲信者），sight-seers and media crews. Believers say the world will end on December 21，2012，the end date of the ancient Mayan calendar，and they see Bugarach as one of a few sacred mountains sheltered from the cataclysm(大灾难）．
Mr Freysselinard said the 100 police and firefighters will also control approaches to the tiny village of the same name at the foot of the mountain，and if too many people turn up，they will block access there too.“We are expecting a few people who believe in this end of the world，but in extremely limited numbers，” he said in the. nearby city of Carcassonne.“We are expecting greater numbers of people who are just curious，but in numbers we cannot determine. Above all，we are expecting lots of journalists，”he said.
Films，documentaries and websites have promoted the idea that the ancient Mayan calendar predicts that doomsday is on December 21．The culture ministry in Guatemala-where half the population are of Mayan descent-is hosting a massive event in the capital just in case the world actually does end，while tour groups are promoting doomsday-themed getaways.
【小题1】Many people plan to go to Pic de Bugarach mainly because ．A．they want to take refuge on December 21，2012B．they want to meet aliens with spaceships to save humansC．they want to visit the scenery of the mountainD．they want to make profits by attracting tourists【小题2】Eric Freysselinard was blocking access to the mountain for ．A．forbidding the rumour spreadingB．improving environmental protectionC．protecting public safetyD．avoiding destroying natural sources【小题3】What kinds of people would e to Pic de Bugarach？
a. Tourists. b. Journalists. c. Local officials. d. Visionaries. e. The Mayans.A．a. b. e. B．a. b. c. C．a. b. d. D．b. d. e.【小题4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A．The World Ends on December 21B．The Ancient Mayan Calendar EndsC．A Massive Event in The CapitalD．French Say‘No’to The RefugeeA
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(答案→)A
解析：本文是一篇说明文，说明了法国已经摧毁了曾计划避难的希望，一些人传言12、21是世界末日，当地的官员禁止去布加拉什山，在山的西南部有一个传言说最近这几天，山顶将要打开，外星人开着宇宙飞船来拯救人类，由于这个传言，当地很乱，警察和消防人员都来控制场面
【小题1】细节题。由第一段第一句FRANCE has destroyed the hopes of those who had planned to take refuge（避难）in one of the few places on Earth which some believe will be spared when the world ends on December 21可以知道答案，故选A。
【小题2】细节题。由第二段第二行said he was blocking access to the mountain for public safety reasons to avoid a rush of New Age fanatics(盲信者）可以知道答案，故选C。
【小题3】细节题。由第三段最后一句we are expecting lots of journalists，”he said和最后一段最后一句while tour groups are promoting doomsday-themed getaways.可以知道答案，故选C。
【小题4】推理题。由本文的主要意思“法国已经摧毁了曾计划避难的希望，一些人传言12、21是世界末日，当地的官员禁止去布加拉什山，在山的西南部有一个传言说最近这几天，山顶将要打开，外星人开着宇宙飞船来拯救人类，由于这个传言，当地很乱，警察和消防人员都来控制场面”可以推出答案，故选D。