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People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines（宗教圣地）. Others are looking for culture， or simply want to have their pictures 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. People in 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. 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 full 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 rubbish left by campers around St Tropez. And in many places， swimming is dangerous because of pollution.

None of this， however， is spoiling（破坏）anyone’s fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously， they don’t go there for clean water. 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.

1. Europeans travel mostly for the reason that ＿＿＿ .

A. they wish to escape from the cold and rainy days

B. they want to see historic remains or religious spots

C. they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites

D. they are interested in different cultural and social customs

2. Why are the cities mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A. To suggest that these cities lack places of interest.

B. To tell us people in Northern Europe enjoy traveling.

C. To prove that Mediterranean is a good place to visit.

D. To show that they are not good cities in terms of climate.

3. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that ＿＿＿ .

A. every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year

B. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists

C. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist

D. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as the people living there

4. What could ruin the tourists’ fun at Mediterranean beaches?

A. Traffic jams.B. Rainy weather.

C. Polluted water.D. Crowded people.

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The Transport Industry in the UK

The transport industry employs around 2.3 million people in the UK across some 196，000 companies. Worth over ￡75 billion to the economy， it ensures that goods， services and people can move as efficiently as possible.

1 Traffic and transport construction jobs are essential to ensure that there are no long-term disruptions（中断）in transport. Without traffic and transport construction jobs， the Transport for London Organization wouldn’t be able to maintain its train or tube lines.

2 Opportunities involve construction work and building services to maintain facilities such as airports and train stations. It also involves anything from creating a new bridge or road to developing a new harbor.

Some roles require shift work. 3 Depending on the role， travel may also be required either locally， nationally， or in some cases， internationally.

Traffic and transport construction jobs are also effected by a global economic downturn. However， rising fuel costs have seen a huge increase in the number of people using public transport. 4

Traffic and transport construction jobs were important during the 2012 Games. Billions of pounds were invested into improving the capital’s transport facilities. 5 It was a 12 carriage train that linked King’s Cross St. Pancras stations to the heart of London in just seven minutes.

A. This included the “Olympic Javelin”.

B. Many stadiums were built at that time.

C. This can mean working evenings， nights and possibly weekends.

D. With the transport industry， many people would be unemployed in UK.

E. The industry can be divided into three main areas: surface， sea and air transport.

F. Because of the size of the industry， a number of career opportunities are available.

G. This is because transport construction jobs carry out all the necessary maintenance required to keep public transport safe and running.

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