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

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．People 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 of the year in the rain．This is the reason why 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 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．

    But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle．The Mediterranean is already one of 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(独居)．They bear 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．

51．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

52．In paragraph2，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 people 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 handle

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

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

54．The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3，“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

55．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．

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

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．People 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 of the year in the rain．This is the reason why 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 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．

    But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle．The Mediterranean is already one of 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(独居)．They bear 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．

51．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

52．In paragraph2，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 people 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 handle

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

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

54．The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3，“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

55．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．

Too often we accuse others of not listening, pretending that we ourselves are faultless, yet in our hearts we know that many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven’t listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven’t listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven’t quite understood what someone meant when they were talking to us. Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard it is to remember-- despite the benefit of notes-- exactly what everyone said. But success depends on getting things right--and that means listening.

Listening is not the same thing as hearing; it is not an effort actively. It demands attention and concentration. It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification------ it is always better to ask than to continue regardless and get things wrong. However, if you allow your mind to wander onto something else, even for a few minutes, you’ll miss what the speaker is saying------ probably at the very moment when he or she is saying something critical. And not having heard, you won’t know you’ve missed anything until it’s too late.

The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of what we are going to say about the subject long before the other speaker has finished. We then stop listening. Even worse, this often adds rudeness to inattentiveness, as once you have decided what to say there is a fair chance you will interrupt to say it. Good listeners don’t interrupt. In fact it is often worth explaining the main idea of what you have just been told before going on to make your own points. Nobody is offended by this and it shows that you have listened well.

Above all be patient and accept that many people are not very good communicators. It’s helpful to remember that the ways people move and position themselves while they are speaking can reveal a great deal about what they are saying. Equally important you should put yourself in the other person’s place, both intellectually and emotionally; it will help you to understand what they are getting at and form a response. But don’t be too clever. Faced with a know-all, many people keep quiet because they see no point in continuing.

36. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Don’t be too clever                         B. Be a good listener.

C. Don’t miss anything critical             D. Think of the speaker

37. In the last paragraph, “…… what they are getting at ……” means________ .

A. what they imply                             B. what they like

C. what they attack                                   D. what they achieve

38. What is the writer’s opinion?

A. If you want to be a good listener, you should be very clever and emotional.

B. Speakers won’t continue talking when their listeners explain what they’ve heard.

C. If you don’t want to get things wrong, it’s important to be a good listener,

D. It’s hard to be a good listener because listening tests you on your intelligence.

39. What is the lesson we can learn from this passage?

A. Don’t accuse others of not listening while talking with them.

B. Don’t get anything wrong if you miss what the speaker is saying.

C. Listening inattentively may cost you the loss of your success.

D. Think carefully of what you’re going to say before the speaker finishes.