A survey that ranks the best destinations in Europe has given the top title to Porto, Portugal for the third time and highlights a developing nature destination in Finland that has become wildly popular, particularly among Asian travelers.
For the eighth edition of European Best Destinations, Porto took the largest number of votes from travelers around the world, getting 138，116 of the nearly 426,860 votes cast from 174 countries, the most of any other destination on the list.
While organizing some of the results to the Portuguese who mobilized to give Porto the leading edge in the competition, they note that 57 percent of the vote also came from travelers around the world, including the US, the UK, France, Denmark, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Ireland and Canada, who voted the coastal city their favorite destination in Europe.
Rounding out the top three spots on the list is Milan and Gdansk, Poland. Meanwhile, a stretch of wilderness in northeast Finland also made an appearance on the 2017 ranking for the first time, thanks to its soaring popularity among Asian travelers in search of wilderness.
Wild Taiga in Finland landed 15th on the list, and is ranked the No.1 destination among Chinese travelers (three out of four Chinese travelers voted it their favorite destination) and the fifth most popular destination among Koreans.
Stretching from Kuhmo to Suomussalmi, the area is becoming increasingly popular among nature lovers for wildlife spotting and the variety of summer and winter activities, which range from hiking and cycling paths, canoeing and fishing to snowmobiling, husky safaris or crosscountry skiing.
Wild Taiga joined in the competition in partnership with the EDE (European Destinations of Excellence) network the largest European network for sustainable tourism.
这是一篇介绍说明类文章。调查表明，欧洲最受欢迎的旅游地是Porto和Portugal。文章还介绍了一些其他受游客们喜爱的旅游目的地。
1．Which spots are ranked the top 3 destinations in Europe?
A．Porto, Milan and Kuhmo.
B．Porto, Milan and Gdansk.
C．Porto, Milan and Wild Taiga in Finland.
D．Porto, Gdansk and Wild Taiga in Finland.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“A survey that ranks the best destinations in Europe has given the top title to Porto, Portugal”和第四段中的“Rounding out the top three spots on the list is Milan and Gdansk，Poland”可知，排名前三的是Porto, Milan and Gdansk。故B选项正确。
2．According to the text, Chinese travelers' favorite destination is ________.
A．Porto B．Milan
C．Gdansk D．Wild Taiga
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的“Wild Taiga in Finland landed 15th on the list, and is ranked the No.1 destination among Chinese travelers”可知，Wild Taiga最受中国游客的欢迎。故D选项正确。
3．Why does the area from Kuhmo to Suomussalmi become popular?
A．It is an environmentally friendly town.
B．It has special culture and beautiful scenery.
C．It offers visitors choices in search of old architectures.
D．It offers many interesting activities to visitors to enjoy.
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段“Stretching from Kuhmo to Suomussalmi, the area is becoming increasingly popular among nature lovers for wildlife spotting and the variety of summer and winter activities, which range from hiking and cycling paths, canoeing and fishing to snowmobiling, husky safaris or crosscountry skiing.”可知，因为野生动物发现活动和各种夏冬活动，所以从Kuhmo到Suomussalmi的区域很受欢迎。故D选项正确。
4．What can we learn from the text?
A．Just Portuguese took part in the survey.
B．Porto has been ranked first three times on the top list.
C．EDE network did some help to Porto to rank first.
D．The spot of wilderness in northeast Finland appeared on the list before.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“A survey that ranks the best destinations in Europe has given the top title to Porto, Portugal for the third time”可知，Porto已经三次排在榜首了。故B选项正确。
