1、Period FourGrammar & Writing.阅读理解APeople 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
2、lie on.Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have so little of itPeople 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
3、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.Italys 30，000 hotels a
4、re booked without a break every summer.And 13 million people camp out on French beaches，parks，and roadsides.Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else，37 million tourists there yearly，or one_tourist_for_each_person_living_in_SpainBut there are signs that the area is getting
5、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 anyones fun.Obviously (显然地)，they dont go there for clean water.They allow traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches.They dont even mind the pollution.No matter
6、 how dirty the water is，the coastline still looks beautiful.And as long as the sun shines，its still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin，London，or Oslo (奥斯陆)1The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that_Athey want to see historic remainsBthey wish to escape fr
7、om cold，dark and rainy daysCthey would like to take pictures in front of famous placesDthey 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。2The underlined part i
8、n the last sentence in Paragraph 3 “one tourist for each person living in Spain” means _Aall the 37 million people living in Spain are touristsBevery person living in Spain has to take care of a touristCevery year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that countryDevery f
9、amily 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。3According to the passage，which of the following might ruin the tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?APolluted water. BCrowded buses.CRainy weather. DTraffic jams.答案C根据短文的最后一句话“And as long as the sun shines，its
10、 still better than sitting in the cold rain in.”可知答案为C项。4What does the underlined word “it” mean in the second paragraph?AThe sun. BThe rain.CThe winter. DThe money.答案A由该句句意判断，it指的是the sun。BGenerally speaking，you need to arrive at the railway station an hour before the train leaves.However，if you ta
11、ke 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 Xray machines at the entrance of each railway station.All the luggage (行李) has to be passed through to examine for dangerous things.Once y
12、ou 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
13、 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
14、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
15、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 wil
16、l 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。 5This passage is mainly to tell us_Ahow to take the trainBwhen to get to the railway stationCwhen to get onto the platformDwhy 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。6If you want to take th
17、e train during the Spring Festival youd better reach the railway station_Atwo hours ahead of timeBone hour and a half ahead of timeCan hour ahead of timeDthirty 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 ear
18、ly可知，选A项。7X-ray machines at the entrance are probably used to_Ahelp passengers to take away their heavy luggageBshow passengers the right way to the waiting roomCmake sure passengers luggage is not lostDcheck 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 th
19、rough to examine for dangerous things可知，Xray machines是用来检查乘客行李的机器。8In this passage people ride the train most probably in_AChina BBritain CRussia DJapan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 accord
20、ing 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。.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 entert
21、ainment? 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 selftalk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen.This inside voice is t
22、he ego(自我)Its there for protecting and should be listened to._2_ Most people are influenced by the inside voice.Thats 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
23、 the big dreams wont 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 we
24、re 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 ha
25、ve never seen the light of success knows failure well._5_ AFamily and Friends.BHow Big Dreams Die.CDoes a big dream show ones future?DThey simply fail until they succeed.ESometimes it is right，but more often it is wrong.FIt is the last and the most terrible barrier.GAnd their big dream is to be a ro
26、ck star or a famous artist.答案1.C2.E3.A4.F5.D.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
27、 增强；confidence n自信；fluently adv.流利地Mistakes are unavoidable in life.But attitudes towards them may make a difference.So dont be afraid of making mistakes.Learn from them，and success is just waiting for us.【参考范文】Mistakes are unavoidable in life.But attitudes towards them may make a difference.I still
28、 remember how my spoken English improved.At first，I always kept silent in class.Fortunately my English teacher often encouraged me to speak out.Whenever I made mistakes and felt discouraged，my teacher and classmates would give me patient help.Practice makes perfect.With time going by，I built up my confidence，and now I can talk fluently in English.Just as the saying goes，everybody has its black.We just need to learn a lesson from the mistakes.So dont be afraid of making mistakes.Learn from them，and success is just waiting for us.