题目内容
9．People travel for a lot of reasons．Some tourists go to see battlefields（战场）or religious shrines（圣殿）．Others are looking for cultures，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．Residents of northern 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 is in the rain．This is the reason why the Mediterranean（地中海）has always attracted them．They all come for the same reason：the sun!
But there are signs that are getting more tourists than it can deal with．The Mediterranean has already been one of the most polluted seas on Earth．And with the increasing numbers of tourists，it's getting worse．However，none does harm to anyone's fun．The Mediterranean is getting more and more popular every year with tourists．
54．Why do most European tourists travel？B
A．Because they want to see battlefields or religious shrines．
B．Because they are looking for a sunny beach to lie on．
C．Because they are looking for cultures．
D．Because they want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places．
55．The Mediterranean has always attracted Northern European because ofA．
A．the sun
B．the sea
C．the beach
D．the sky
56．What does the underlined word"residents"in Paragraph2mean in Chinese？C
A．地方
B．旅游者
C．居民
D．气候
57．What problem does the Mediterranean have because of too many tourists？D
A．Money
B．Crowd
C．Noise
D．Pollution．
分析 人们旅游的原因有很多．一些游客去参观战场或者圣殿．其他人则去寻找文化，或者只是想在著名的景点前拍照．大多数欧洲游客正在寻找一个晴朗的海滩．像伦敦，哥本哈根和阿姆斯特的北方城市居民，因为冬天白天短暂，他们的夜晚很漫长，而且一年其他时候都在下雨．所以这就是为什么地中海很吸引他们．他们来这里都是出于同样的原因：太阳．但是由此引起的问题是一些景点的游客超出了它们的接待范围，地中海已经成为世界上污染最严重的海洋之一．随着游客数量的增加，污染变得更加严重．然而，这并不影响任何人的快乐，地中海受到越来越多游客的欢迎．
解答 54．B，细节理解题．根据Most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on．可知大多数欧洲游客旅行是因为他们想要寻找一个晴朗的海滩，故选择B．
55．A．细节理解题．根据This is the reason why the Mediterranean（地中海）has always attracted them．They all come for the same reason：the sun!可知因为北欧冬天白天短暂，夜晚漫长，一年雨又多，所以他们去地中海旅游是因为阳光，故选择A．
56．C．词义辨析题．根据Residents of northern 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 is in the rain．可知因为冬天白天短暂，所以伦敦、哥本哈根、阿姆斯特丹等北方城市的居民要度过漫长的夜晚，则此处residents指的是居民，故选择C．本题也可直接将选项代入文中进行选择．
57．D．细节理解题．根据The Mediterranean has already been one of the most polluted seas on Earth．And with the increasing numbers of tourists，it's getting worse．可知随着游客数量的增加，地中海的污染变得越来越严重，故选择D．
点评 本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了欧洲游客喜欢去地中海旅游的原因以及由此带来的污染问题．文章篇幅短小，内容较简单，练习题以细节理解题为主，只要认真阅读，理解大意，仔细审题，准确定位信息，即可在文中找到相对应的答案或者依据，难度一般．
