TravelinginEuropebytrain嵩明一中----周武Lookandguesswhat’sthetextabout?•Howdoyouusuallygoforatravel?Readthefollowingparagraphsandanswerthequestion.•GetonatraininParis,jumpoffinBerlin.TravelthroughtinySpanishtownsandpastItalianwinefields.WithsalesofInterRail(欧洲火车通票)ticketsontheincrease,moreandmoreyoungpeoplearechoosingtraintravelfortheirgapyear.•Whyaremoreandmorepeoplechoosingtraintravelfortheirgapyear?•Thepriceoftheticketsisincreasing.Readthefollowingparagraphsandanswerthequestion•InterRailticketsofferEUtravelersthechancetotravelforfreeoratareduced(优惠的)priceontrainsacross30countriesinEurope.WhenIwas17,IdecidedtogoInterRailingwithmyfriendBellaforaweekinthesummer.BothofushadchosentostudyGermanatuniversity.WedecidedthattraintravelinGermanywouldbeagoodwaytopracticethelanguage.•Whydidtheauthordecidetohaveatraintravelingermany?•Itwouldbeagoodwaytopracticethelanguange---GermanReadthefollowingparagraphsandanswerthequestion•Itoldmymumandshebegantogivemetipsbased(基于)onherownInterRailingexperienceinthe1970s.Iwould,shesaid,needanextra-thick(加厚的)sleepingbag“forwhenyousleepoutside”.Shetoldtalesofsleepingontrainfloorsoronplatforms(站台).Infact,myInterRailexperiencewasquitedifferent.BellaandIGoogledyouthhostels(旅舍).Theywereprettysimple–sixpeople(menandwomen)toaroom,nocurtains(帘子)–butfine.Weneversleptonatrainonce.•HowdidBellaandIfindourhotelstolivein?•Bygooglingontheinternet.Readthefollowingparagraphsandanswerthequestion•MyInterRailtripwascertainlynotaseconomical(省钱的)asmymother’s.Myticketcostnearlyseventimesasmuchashershad.ButImetsomeamazingpeopleonthetrains,andpracticedmyGermanwitheveryonefrombusinessmentoartists.Inmymother’seyesImaynothavehada“real”InterRailexperience–butIstillhadanadventure(冒险).Ilearnedaboutotherpeopleandaboutmyself.Whydidtheauthorsaythattheylearnedaboutothersandthemselves?TheymetamazingpeopleandpracticetalkingwitheveryoneoftheminGermanandtheygotmorethroughthetravel.Readthefollowingparagraphsandanswerthequestion•BellaandIarguedoverlostluggage(行李),complainedabouteachother’ssnoring(打鼾)–andendedupbetterfriendsthanever.•Whichexpressionhasthesamemeaningwiththeunderlinedsentence?•A.Theyarenotfriendsanylonger.•B.theyendeduptheirfriendship.•C.Theygotonbetterwitheachotherfromthenon.•D.Theydidn’tgetonwellwitheachother.Key:CHomework•Googleandlookupthephrase“gapyear”andmakesureofitsmearing.