A beautiful island off the Welsh coast is offering a dream job - if you are happy to stay on an isolated nature reserve. The owners of Bardsey Island need a new manager to spend six months in the isolation of winter before welcoming boats of nature lovers.

The 1.5 mile-long island was a Christian pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages when three visits to Bardsey were said to equal one to Rome. It was owned by Lord Newborough until 1979, when the Bardsey Island Trust took over guardianship of its cliffs with seabirds and waters filled with dolphins and seals.

Anyone keen to apply the job will enjoy views across the Irish Sea from their two-bedroom cottage and a salary of £16,000. Caroline Williams, from the Bardsey Island Trust, said: “This is a unique opportunity to work on a remote and beautiful island. There are really two parts to the job. For six months of the year over the spring and summer the role is about looking after the visitors who come to the island and the cottages. Then for the other six months the role changes and it is more isolated, and the job is about keeping up the maintenance.”

Ms Williams added: “It is a challenging role but also a wonderful opportunity, and they will enjoy some of best views in Wales from their cottage. This job could be taken by an individual or a couple or family.”

Transport between the mainland and the island is operated by a local boatman. Boat services run frequently during the summer but boats only visit the island occasionally between October and March. Despite its isolated position the island does have internet access and uses solar panels to get enough electricity to power a fridge and lighting. 

Applicants will be expected to be able to speak both Welsh and English and need to apply by July 31. 

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1.Why did people of Middle ages visit the island?

A Because it attracted boats of nature lovers.

B Because it was an isolated nature reserve.

C Because it was filled with dolphins and seals.

D Because it was considered as a sacred place then.

解析：选D。D。推理判断题。根据第二段第一句的...in the Middle Ages when three visits to Bardsey were said to equal one to Rome可以得知，很多人拜访小岛是因为该岛屿是一个基督教的朝圣地。

2.The people who get the job can _____.

A enjoy some of best views in Wales from their cottage

B enjoy unique opportunity to work in Bardsey Island Trust

C look after the visitors who come to the island during winter

D swim across the Irish Sea from their two-bedroom cottage

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的...they will enjoy some of best views in Wales from their cottage可知在房间中可以欣赏到威尔士最美的风光。

3.How does the new manager come to the island?

A By plane.

B By seabirds.

C By boat.

D By train.

解析：选C。C。根据第五段第一句的Transport between the mainland and the island is operated by a local boatman可知来往小岛需要船工的帮助，因此可知来往小岛需要乘坐小船。

4.Anyone who wants to apply the job must _______.

A speak both English and Welsh

B get in touch before July 31

C stay on the island for 6 months

D pay for £16,000 at least a year

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的Applicants will be expected to be able to speak both Welsh and English and need to apply by July 31可知申请者要在7月31号之前取得联系。