D
People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines(圣地). Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans 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. Residents 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 the Mediterranean(地中海)has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts 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 solid 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(獨(dú)處).They tolerate 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.
53. 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
54. Why cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. To show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate.
B. To tell us how wealthy their residents 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 can handle.
55. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. All the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.
B. Every year the number of tourists to Spain almost equals that of the people living in the country.
C. Every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist.
D. Every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year.
56. 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.
E
Any observant(善觀察)person has noticed that a wild animal will allow a man or
other potential enemy to approach only up to a given distance before it flees. “Flight distance” is the terms used for this interspecies spacing. As a general rule, there is a positive relationship between the size of an animal and its flight distance—the larger the animal, the greater the distance it must keep between itself and the enemy. An antelope(羚羊)will flee when the enemy is as much as five hundred yards away. The wall lizard’s (壁虎)flight distance, on the other hand is about six feet. Flight is the basic means of survival for mobile creatures.
Critical distance apparently is present wherever and whenever there is a flight reaction. “Critical distance” includes the narrow zone separating flight distance from attack distance. A lion in a zoo will flee from an approaching man until it meets a barrier that it cannot overcome. If the man continues the approach, he soon penetrates(洞察)the lion’s critical distance, at which point the cornered lion reverses direction and begins slowly to walk angrily to the man.
Social animals need to stay in touch with each other. Loss of contact with the
group can be fatal for a variety of reasons including exposure to enemies. Social distance is not simply the distance at which an animal will lose contact with his group—that is, the distance at which it can no longer see, hear, or smell the group—it is rather a psychological distance, one at which the animal apparently begins to feel anxious when he exceeds its limits. We can think of it as a hidden band that contains the group.
Social distance varies from species to species. It is quite short—apparently only a few yards among some animals, and quite long among others.
Social distance is not always rigidly fixed but is determined in part by the situation. When the young of apes and humans are mobile but not yet under control of the mother’s voice, social distance may be the length of her reach. This is readily observed among the baboons(狒狒)in a zoo. When the baby approaches a certain point, the mother reaches out to seize the end of its tail and pull it back to her. When added control is needed because of danger, social distance shrinks. To show this in man, one has only to watch a family with a number of small children holding hands as they cross a busy street.
57. Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of Flight Distance?
A. Distance between animals of the same species before fleeing.
B. Distance between large and small animals before fleeing.
C. Distance between an animal and its enemy before fleeing.
D. Distance between certain animal species before fleeing.
58. If a lion sees its enemy in critical distance, it will ____.
A. begin to attack B. try to hide
C. begin to jump D. run away
59. The example of the children holding hands when crossing the street in the last paragraph show _________.
A. social distance is not always needed
B. there is no social distance among small children
C. humans are different from animals in social distance
D. social distance is sometimes determined by outside factors
60. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Critical Distance B. Spacing in Animals
C. Relationship between Animals D. Psychological Distance
第二節(jié) 根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)（請(qǐng)將所選答案填寫(xiě)在Ⅱ卷答題欄中）
W: How is your mother feeling these days?
M: Much better. She should be back in a few days. 61
M: That’s wonderful. 62
M: I think I need at least a week to take care of her and do some cleaning.
W: 63 In this case, you can not only do your job, but also have more free time.
M: 64 She is 72 years old.
W: 65 Please take good care of her. All of us in our office expect you to be back and wish your mother to recover soon.
M: Thank you. Mary. You are really kind.
A. You are a thoughtful person.
B. When will you be back on our job?
C. Yes, but I’m really worried about my mother.
D. When will she be back home?
E. The operation was successful and the doctors say she will recover soon.
F. Why don’t you hire someone to do it?
G. Can’t you get some special training to look after your mother well?
People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines(圣地). Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans 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. Residents 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 the Mediterranean(地中海)has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts 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 solid 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(獨(dú)處).They tolerate 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.
53. 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
54. Why cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. To show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate.
B. To tell us how wealthy their residents 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 can handle.
55. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. All the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.
B. Every year the number of tourists to Spain almost equals that of the people living in the country.
C. Every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist.
D. Every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year.
56. 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.
E
Any observant(善觀察)person has noticed that a wild animal will allow a man or
other potential enemy to approach only up to a given distance before it flees. “Flight distance” is the terms used for this interspecies spacing. As a general rule, there is a positive relationship between the size of an animal and its flight distance—the larger the animal, the greater the distance it must keep between itself and the enemy. An antelope(羚羊)will flee when the enemy is as much as five hundred yards away. The wall lizard’s (壁虎)flight distance, on the other hand is about six feet. Flight is the basic means of survival for mobile creatures.
Critical distance apparently is present wherever and whenever there is a flight reaction. “Critical distance” includes the narrow zone separating flight distance from attack distance. A lion in a zoo will flee from an approaching man until it meets a barrier that it cannot overcome. If the man continues the approach, he soon penetrates(洞察)the lion’s critical distance, at which point the cornered lion reverses direction and begins slowly to walk angrily to the man.
Social animals need to stay in touch with each other. Loss of contact with the
group can be fatal for a variety of reasons including exposure to enemies. Social distance is not simply the distance at which an animal will lose contact with his group—that is, the distance at which it can no longer see, hear, or smell the group—it is rather a psychological distance, one at which the animal apparently begins to feel anxious when he exceeds its limits. We can think of it as a hidden band that contains the group.
Social distance varies from species to species. It is quite short—apparently only a few yards among some animals, and quite long among others.
Social distance is not always rigidly fixed but is determined in part by the situation. When the young of apes and humans are mobile but not yet under control of the mother’s voice, social distance may be the length of her reach. This is readily observed among the baboons(狒狒)in a zoo. When the baby approaches a certain point, the mother reaches out to seize the end of its tail and pull it back to her. When added control is needed because of danger, social distance shrinks. To show this in man, one has only to watch a family with a number of small children holding hands as they cross a busy street.
57. Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of Flight Distance?
A. Distance between animals of the same species before fleeing.
B. Distance between large and small animals before fleeing.
C. Distance between an animal and its enemy before fleeing.
D. Distance between certain animal species before fleeing.
58. If a lion sees its enemy in critical distance, it will ____.
A. begin to attack B. try to hide
C. begin to jump D. run away
59. The example of the children holding hands when crossing the street in the last paragraph show _________.
A. social distance is not always needed
B. there is no social distance among small children
C. humans are different from animals in social distance
D. social distance is sometimes determined by outside factors
60. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Critical Distance B. Spacing in Animals
C. Relationship between Animals D. Psychological Distance
第二節(jié) 根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)（請(qǐng)將所選答案填寫(xiě)在Ⅱ卷答題欄中）
W: How is your mother feeling these days?
M: Much better. She should be back in a few days. 61
M: That’s wonderful. 62
M: I think I need at least a week to take care of her and do some cleaning.
W: 63 In this case, you can not only do your job, but also have more free time.
M: 64 She is 72 years old.
W: 65 Please take good care of her. All of us in our office expect you to be back and wish your mother to recover soon.
M: Thank you. Mary. You are really kind.
A. You are a thoughtful person.
B. When will you be back on our job?
C. Yes, but I’m really worried about my mother.
D. When will she be back home?
E. The operation was successful and the doctors say she will recover soon.
F. Why don’t you hire someone to do it?
G. Can’t you get some special training to look after your mother well?