52. More people travel today than in the past because______________.

people have become interested in traveling

traveling today is easier the in the past

people now have spare money for travel

great changes have taken place in the world

53. What makes travel more attractive than before?

Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.

More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.

Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.

New hotels and restaurants have been built.

54. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.

People have some trouble in making journey.

With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.

Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.

55. What is the best title of the passage?

A. The Change of Tourism B. Tourism

C. The Importance of Tourism D. The Cause of Tourism Change

B

Did you know that a turtle(乌龟)can lay 12 eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays

around 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes.

Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay their eggs, they spend their whole lives in the water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land.

They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is unknown.

When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using

their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers.

When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs.

The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand protects the eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walking

along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake. You may see tiny black balls coming out

of the sand. The tiny heads of baby turtles!

56. Which sentence expresses the main idea?

A. Sea turtles have interesting life habits.

B. Sea turtles swim to shore to lay their eggs.

C. Large sea turtles lay their eggs in special ways.

D. Sea turtles enjoy staying in the sand.

57. The first sentence lets us know that this passage is about __________.

A. turtles B. oceans C. time D. speed

58. Turtles bury their eggs to protect them from ____________.

A. deep water B. danger C. heat D. bad weather

59. We can conclude from this passage that ___________.

A. many turtles die while swimming to shore

B. female turtles protect their babies

C. once turtles land, they never return to the sea

D. the job of laying eggs takes great strength

60. The writer compares turtles to climbers ___________.

A. because they lay their eggs in mountain areas

B. to give you a picture of how hard they work

C. to tell you that they like to climb

D. to show that mountain climbers are as slow as turtles

第二卷 (20分)