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　．

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　．

1.                A．vacation        B．visiting         C．cloudy   D．windy

2.                A．quiet          B．useful          C．exciting   D．crowded

3.                A．pleasure        B．daylight         C．sunshine  D．money

4.                A．when          B．where          C．what D．which

5.                A．always         B．hardly          C．certainly  D．nearly

6.                A．summer        B．overnight       C．day-time  D．vacation

7.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．interesting D．lonely

8.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything  D．everything

9.                A．running        B．walking         C．driving   D．travelling

10.               A．view           B．idea           C．seat  D．trip

11.               A．rather than      B．or             C．as    D．even though

12.               A．talk            B．speak          C．tell   D．say

13.               A．easy           B．wrong          C．right  D．simple

14.               A．find out        B．worry about     C．wait for   D．take away

15.               A．ship           B．train           C．air   D．car

阅读理解

　　Old Mr. Black loved shooting bears(熊), but his eyes were not good any more．Several(几个)times he nearly shot people instead of bears, so his friends were always very careful when they went out shooting with him．

　　One day a friend of his wanted to have a joke(玩笑), so he got a big piece of white paper and wrote on it very big litters “I AM NOT A BEAR．” Then he tied(用红或绳系/扎)it to his back and went off．His friends saw it and laughed a lot．

　　But it did not save him, After a few minutes Mr. Black shot at him and knocked(击，打)his hat off．

　　The young man was frightened(受惊吓的)and angry(气愤的) ． “Didn't you see this piece of paper？” he shouted to Mr. black． “yes, I did, ” said Mr. Black．Then he went nearer, looked carefully at the paper and said, “Oh, I'm very sorry．I did not see the word NOT．”

1. Old Mr. Black liked ________ very much．

[　　]

A. shooting

B. shooting bears

C. to go shooting with young people

D. playing jokes with his friends

2. Mr. Black's eyes were not good any more, so sometimes he ______．

[　　]

A. nearly shot people

B. stopped shooting

C. shot no bears

D. shot few bears

3. The young friend tied the paper to his back to ______．

[　　]

A. tell Mr. Black he was not a bear

B. make others laugh

C. help Mr. Black shoot at bears

D. have a joke

4. The word “save” in the third paragraph means ______．

[　　]

A. take care of

B. give some help

C. make safe from danger

D. make happy

5. Mr. Black shot at the young man because he ______．

[　　]

A. didn't like the young man

B. was angry with the young man

C. thought the young man was a real bear

D. wanted to have a joke with the young man