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       For years children in the industrial areas of Europe and America seldom left their smoky cities to see the beauties of the countryside．Not that the woods and fields were always far away, but they were too far from the city to permit people to make a round trip between morning and nightfall．What's more, factory workers did not have enough money to send their children on country holidays away from home．

       In 1907 a young German schoolmaster had an idea which changed this state of affairs．He decided to turn his little schoolhouse into a dormitory for the summer holidays．Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small amount of money．The idea was a success．A few years later the schoolhouse was far too small to hold so many young people who wanted to stay there．So, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby．This was the first Youth Hostel．

       Today young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostels and get to know each other．Some spend a week or more in the same hostel, seeing the surrounding sights and meeting the people of the area．Other youths go on foot or by bicycle from place to place, spending a night or two in one hostel, then going to the next．

       Sometimes an informal program will be organized after the meal, with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period．One can _____________________________ about other places, just by meeting people who come from these places．For this reason, a few weeks spent "hostelling" can be just as useful a part of one's education as classes in school．

1．Translate the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 into Chinese．

2．What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us? （Please answer within10 words．）

3．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

       Some youths stay in a hostel for several days, during which period they go sightseeing and visit the local people．

4．Fill in the blank in the 4th paragraph with proper words to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 7 words）

5．List 3 of the advantages of hostelling according to the text．（Please answer within 15 words．）

Answer 1

1．并不是树林和田野总是很遥远，而是因为他们离城市较远，人们要当天往返是做不到的。

2．How the first Youth Hostel came into existence/ How the first Youth Hostel began

3．Some spend a week or more in the same hostel, seeing the surrounding sights and meeting the people of the area．

4．learn a lot （of things） / get to know a lot

5．① Breathe fresh air

       ② enjoy the beauties of the countryside

       ③ learn things about other places

       ④ make new friends