My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main
1 season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very
2 ． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of
3 in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So
4 I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are
5 crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on
6 trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．
I find that train travel is restful and
7 ．There’s always
8 to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy
9 through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good
10 of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train
11 I am on a ship. Then there are always people to
12 to if you feel like a chat.
The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite
13 : because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to
14 transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by
15 ．
| 小题1: | | A．vacation | B．visiting | C．cloudy | D．windy |
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| 小题2: | | A．quiet | B．useful | C．exciting | D．crowded |
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| 小题3: | | A．pleasure | B．daylight | C．sunshine | D．money |
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| 小题4: | | A．when | B．where | C．what | D．which |
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| 小题5: | | A．always | B．hardly | C．certainly | D．nearly |
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| 小题6: | | A．summer | B．overnight | C．day-time | D．vacation |
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| 小题7: | | A．cheap | B．expensive | C．interesting | D．lonely |
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| 小题8: | | A．something | B．nothing | C．anything | D．everything |
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| 小题9: | | A．running | B．walking | C．driving | D．travelling |
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| 小题11: | | A．rather than | B．or | C．as | D．even though |
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| 小题13: | | A．easy | B．wrong | C．right | D．simple |
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| 小题14: | | A．find out | B．worry about | C．wait for | D．take away |
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