Period Four Grammar & Writing
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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People travel for a lot of reasons.Some tourists go to see battlefields (战场) or other historic remains (历史遗址)．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 of cities like London，Copenhagen (哥本哈根) and Amsterdam (阿姆斯特丹) spend much 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 (地中海) has always attracted (吸引) them.Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacations.They all come for the same reason：sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economics (经济) of Mediterranean countries.Italy’s 30，000 hotels are booked without a break 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 there yearly，or one__tourist__for__each__person__living__in__Spain．
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourists than it can deal with.The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth.None of these，however，is running anyone’s fun.Obviously (显然地)，they don’t go there for clean water.They allow 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 (奥斯陆)．
1．The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that________．
A．they want to see historic remains
B．they wish to escape from cold，dark and rainy days
C．they would like to take pictures in front of famous places D．they are interested in different cultural and social customs
答案 B 根据第一段的“Most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.”及第二段的最后一句“They all come for the same reason：sun！”可知答案为B项。]
2．The underlined part in the last sentence in Paragraph 3 “one tourist for each
person living in Spain” means ________．
A．all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists B．every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist
C．every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country
D．every family in Spain is visited by a tourist every year 答案 C 每年到西班牙旅游的游客数量与西班牙人口的数量相当。]
3．According to the passage，which of the following might ruin the tourists’ fun
at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
A．Polluted water. C．Rainy weather.
B．Crowded buses. D．Traffic jams.
答案 C 根据短文的最后一句话“And as long as the sun shines，it’s still better than sitting in the cold rain in...”可知答案为C项。]
4．What does the underlined word “it” mean in the second paragraph?
A．The sun.
B．The rain. D．The money.
C．The winter. 答案 A
由该句句意判断，it指的是the sun。]
B
Generally speaking，you need to arrive at the railway station an hour before the train leaves.However，if you take a train during the Spring Festival or holidays，you are advised to be two hours early.Here are the basic steps for boarding.
Enter the railway station.
There are X－ray machines at the entrance of each railway station.All the luggage
(行李) has to be passed through to examine for dangerous things.Once you put your luggage on the machine，please go to the other side and fetch it quickly in case that your luggage is taken either by mistake or on purpose.
Find the right waiting room.
After you enter the railway station，you should find the terminal hall (候车厅) where your train is going to leave from.There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese.You can find your waiting room according to the information given on your train ticket，or you can ask a member of staff for help if you are in trouble with Chinese.
Get onto the platform (月台)．
In most cases，check-in starts 30 minutes before the train leaves if it is the starting station.So you are advised to arrive at the station one hour early.If it is not a starting station，check-in starts when the train arrives，then you just need to be 30 minutes early.You will be informed by radio then.Remember to take all your luggage!
Board the train.
The train number and the carriage (车厢) number are shown outside the train clearly；therefore it is easy to find your carriage.There is a member of staff at the door of each carriage to whom you are required to show your ticket.If you board on the wrong carriage，he/she will guide you to the right one.
【语篇解读】 文章介绍了如何乘坐火车，其中包括到火车站、去候车室、到站台、上车等全过程，文章还提到各个环节中应该注意的问题。 5．This passage is mainly to tell us________．
A．how to take the train
B．when to get to the railway station C．when to get onto the platform D．why we should take the train
答案 A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了如何乘坐火车，故选A项。]
6．If you want to take the train during the Spring Festival you’d better reach the
railway station________．
A．two hours ahead of time
B．one hour and a half ahead of time C．an hour ahead of time D．thirty minutes ahead of time
答案 A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的However，if you take a train during the Spring Festival or holidays，you are advised to be two hours early可知，选A项。]
7．X-ray machines at the entrance are probably used to________．
A．help passengers to take away their heavy luggage B．show passengers the right way to the waiting room C．make sure passengers’ luggage is not lost D．check the luggage passengers take with them
答案 D 细节理解题。根据第一个小标题下的All the luggage has to be passed through to examine for dangerous things可知，X－ray machines是用来检查乘客行李的机器。]
8．In this passage people ride the train most probably in________．
A．China
B．Britain
C．Russia
D．Japan
答案 A 推理判断题。根据第二个小标题下的There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese.You can find your waiting room according to the information given on your train ticket，or you can ask a member of staff for help if you are in trouble with Chinese可知，车票和电子公告信息都是用汉语写的，所以这篇文章写的是在中国如何坐火车，故选A项。]
Ⅱ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Do you know what a big dream is？__1__ Or，is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams，but there are three barriers to realizing dreams.They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.
The Self Immediately following the birth of a big dream，a negative self－talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen.This inside voice is the ego(自我)．It’s there for protecting and should be listened to.__2__ Most people are influenced by the inside voice.That’s why only a handful of people make their
dream come true.
__3__
Family and friends are a lot like the ego.They want to protect those they love，so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true.Sometimes，family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most，out of their own fear of being left behind.
The World If one gets past the first two barriers，one has to face the world.__4__ In the past，big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world.Fortunately，in most of the world today，big dreamers just get laughed at.
The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action.When children have confidence and then take action，they will be ready to accept any failure.The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.__5__ A．Family and Friends. B．How Big Dreams Die.
C．Does a big dream show one’s future? D．They simply fail until they succeed.
E．Sometimes it is right，but more often it is wrong. F．It is the last and the most terrible barrier.
G．And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist. 答案 1.C 2.E 3.A 4.F 5.D Ⅲ.应用文写作
请你根据以下提示，结合生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文。
Never be afraid of making mistakes.Actually，making progress is making mistakes.Mistakes reveal(揭示、显示) where success lies.
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：avoid vt.避免；encourage vt.鼓励；regardless of 不管；figure out 想出；build up 增强；confidence n．自信；fluently adv.流利地
浙江专用高中英语Unit3TravelJournaPeriodFour课时作业新人教版必修
