Passage 2

Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage

People travel for a lot of reason. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.

77) Northern European are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason sun!

The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy's 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.

78) But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it's getting worse. The French can't figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.

None of this, however, is spoiling anyone's fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they don't go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They don't even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it's still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.

6. The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that .

A. they want to see historic remains or religious spots.

B. they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs.

C. they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites.

D. they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home.

7. In paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned .

A. to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate.

B. to tell us how wealthy their residents are.

C. to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty.

D. to prove that they have got more tourism than they an handle.

8. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?

A. Italy B. Spain C. France D. Greece

9. The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, i. e., "or one tourist for every person living in Spain" means .

A. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.

B. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country.

C. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist.

D. every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year.

10. According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists ' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?

A. Polluted water B. Crowded buses

C. Traffic jams D. Rainy weather

Passage 2

人们因不同的原因而旅行。一些游客参观战场或宗教圣地。一些游客欣赏文化，或仅仅想在旅游胜地拍照而已。但是大多数欧洲游客却希望找片阳光海滩躺一躺。

北欧游客为了享受阳光愿意花很多钱，忍受许多不便之处，因为很少感受到阳光。伦敦、哥本哈根和阿姆斯特丹的居民冬季大多在黑暗中度过，因为白天很短，每年的大部分其他时间在下雨。这就是为什么地中海总是吸引他们。每到夏季，有多达两亿五千万的游客到地中海旅游胜地和海滩度过假期。他们都是因为同样的原因：阳光!

巨大的游客数量意味着地中海国家经济的巨额收入。每年夏季，意大利的三万家旅馆订得满满的。还有一千三百万游客在法国的海滩、公园、路边野营。西班牙长长的海岸线较之其他旅游胜地吸引更多的游客。每年三千七百万游客到西班牙度假，或者说西班牙有多少居民，就有多少游客。

但是有迹象表明这一地区的游览数量已超出其能应对的限度。地中海已经成为地球上污染最严重的水域之一。并且随着旅游量的增加，污染日益严重。法国人无法处理露营者在圣特鲁佩斯附近留下的垃圾。在许多地方，由于水污染游泳很危险。

但是游客兴致不减。地中海更受游客的喜爱。显而易见，他们去地中海不是为了享受清洁的海水和孤独。他们容忍塞车和拥挤的海滩，甚至不在乎污染。无论海水有多么脏，海滩看起来仍然很美。只要阳光充足，比起柏林、伦敦和奥斯陆的阴雨天仍然要好多了。

6、D 第二段提到北欧游客为了享受阳光而到地中海度假，因为北欧日照短而且阴雨天多。所以选择D

7、A 第二段中提到伦敦、哥本哈根和阿姆斯特丹的地理位置：地处北欧，和气候：冬季日照时间短，长期的阴雨天气，与阳光充足的地中海相比这三个城市不适合度假，因此选A

8、B 第三段介绍"西班牙长长的海岸线较之其他旅游胜地吸引更多的游客"，因此选择B

9、B 本句介绍西班牙的游客数量，意思是"西班牙有多少居民，就有多少游客"，即西班牙游客的数量与居民的数量一样多。所以应选B

10、D 最后一段介绍虽然地中海存在污染、交通堵塞，但游客兴致不减，他们去地中海是为了享受阳光。因此阴雨的天气会败坏他们的游兴。