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People travel for a lot of reasons. Some travelers go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are
looking for culture, or simply want to have their photos taken in front of famous places. But most 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 is in the rain. Every summer, more than
25 million people travel to Mediterranean (地中海) 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 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 damaging anyone's fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with
tourists. Obviously, they don't go there for clean water. They stand 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.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that ______.
A. they want to see battlefields or religious shrines
B. they are interested in different cultures
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
2. In Para.1, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned to show that ______.
A. they are not good cities in geography and climate
B. how rich their residents are
C. these cities lack places of historic interest and tourist spots
D. they have got more tourism than they can handle
3. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. France
D. Greece
4. The sentence "one tourist for every person living in Spain" (Para.2 ) means _______.
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A. every year the number of tourists is equal to(等于) the number of people living in Spain
B. all the 37 millions people living in Spain are tourists
C. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist
D. every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year
5. Which of the following will damage the tourists' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
A. Polluted water.
B. Crowded buses.
C. Traffic jams.
D. Rainy weather
