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4. The huge picture looks more beautiful _____ the blue sky.
A. against B. to C. over D. Under
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My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country.We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.
In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town . As we were passing elephants, we stopped , confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs . No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not . My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”he said , “When they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed . These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something , simply because we failed at it once before ? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us ? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still , how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.
1.What was the author most interested in during his visit?
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A．The local people and elephants |
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B．The local culture and tradition |
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C．The history of the eastern country |
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D．The local food and scenery |
2.What amazed them was to see__________.
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A．the trainer playing skillfully with the huge animals |
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B．the trainer attracting the visitors’s attention in such a way |
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C．the huge elephants tied only by a small rope |
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D．the elephants being trained with small ropes |
3.The elephants never tried to get away because_______.
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A．they believed they couldn’t break away from the small ropes |
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B．they got used to being raised and controlled by human beings |
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C．they had a very close relationship with their trainers |
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D．it was hard to break away from the strong and powerful ropes |
4.The author holds the view that _______.
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A．people should never fail to make an attempt or get held by false beliefs |
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B．people should travel around and try new things |
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C．animals should be trained to obey their masters |
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D．it’s necessary to train creatures when they are young |
People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or other historic remains. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have so little of it. People in cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the year it rains. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts (度假胜地) 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 without a break every summer. And 13 million people visited French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit there yearly, or one tourist for each person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism that it can deal with. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. None of this, however, is ruining anyone's fun. Obviously, visitors don't go there for clean water. They allow traffic jams and endure 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 cold Berlin, London, or anywhere else.
1. The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that _____.
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A．they want to see historic remains |
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B．they wish to escape from cold, dark and rainy days |
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C．they would like to take pictures in front of famous places |
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D．they are interested in different cultural and social customs |
2. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?
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A．Italy. |
B．Greece. |
C．France. |
D．Spain. |
3.The underlined part in Passage 3, "one tourist for each person living in Spain" means _____.
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A．all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists |
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B．every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist |
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C．every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country |
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D．every family in Spain is visited by a tourist every year |
4. What does the underlined phrase "without a break" mean?
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A．不休息 |
B．不绝交 |
C．不间断 |
D．不打碎 |
5. According to the passage, which of the following might ruin the tourists' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
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A．Polluted water |
B．Crowded buses |
C．Rainy weather |
D．Traffic jams |