Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect (保护) its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the travelers might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport (护照).
This passport is for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge (保证) that the people will follow the rules of the host country. To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must show that he is an American citizen (公民). An American cannot go abroad without a passport. Only the close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports. The traveler’s picture is inside the passport. Children traveling with their parents are also in one parent’s book.
Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things. But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.
【小题1】Why does a traveler need a passport?

A．It helps to protect the people.	B．It helps to know where he will go.
C．He needs to take pictures often.	D．He needs to carry more when he travels.

【小题2】A passport is not needed when an American goes to       .

A．European countries

B．Dangerous areas

C．Canada or Mexico

D．Russia and China

【小题3】We believe       .

A．some countries don’t ask for passports	B．people should look after their passports
C．money is more important than a passport	D．children are never in a passport

【小题4】We can know from the text that       .

A．Americans travel abroad a lot	B．a traveler is not safe in most countries
C．children can’t travel abroad	D．Americans abroad only need a passport

根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。
Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airliner(客机), you can travel in one day to places which needed a month or more to get to hundreds of years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but you can see the places you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They even make the longest journey enjoyable(令人愉快的).
Some people prefer to travel by sea. You can visit many other countries or different parts of your country. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop if there is something interesting, for example, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That’s why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.
【小题1】From the passage, we know the fastest way of traveling is ____.

A．by train

B．by sea

C．by plane

D．by car

【小题2】If we travel by car, we can ____.

A．make the longest journey enjoyable

B．travel to a very far place in a few minutes

C．make our own timetable

D．visit many other countries

【小题3】The underlined word “They” in the passage refers to(指的是) ____.

A．modern trains in the country

B．the comfortable seats and dining-cars

C．the travelers on the modern trains

D．the slower ways of traveling

【小题4】When people travel on business, they usually take ____.

A．a plane or a car	B．a car or a boat
C．a boat or a train	D．a train or a plane

【小题5】How many ways of traveling are mentioned in the passage?

A．Four.

B．Three.

C．Two.

D．Six.

Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world's greatest wonders.
“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.
“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”
He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”
The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保温瓶).”
And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.
The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大声说), “ But that’s a simple thing.”
“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”
【小题1】The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.

A．the journey

B．the train

C．themselves

D．wonderful things

【小题2】The three men could not agree on what the world’s greatest wonder was because _______.

A．they could not think of anything very wonderful

B．they all had different ideas

C．they could not prove that their opinions were right

D．the journey ended too soon

【小题3】 The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _______.

A．they were very beautiful

B．they were Egyptian

C．they had been built with very simple tools

D．they could do mathematical calculations

【小题4】The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _______.

A．it lasted longer than the pyramids

B．it cost less than a computer

C．he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer

D．the other two men were surprised when he told them about it

【小题5】The third man was not very clever because _______.

A．he could not think of anything to say

B．he did not understand how a thermos works

C．he did not think the pyramids were wonderful

D．he did not know anything about computers

Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect (保护) its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the travelers might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport (护照).
This passport is for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge (保证) that the people will follow the rules of the host country. To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must show that he is an American citizen (公民). An American cannot go abroad without a passport. Only the close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports. The traveler’s picture is inside the passport. Children traveling with their parents are also in one parent’s book.
Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things. But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.
【小题1】Why does a traveler need a passport?

A．It helps to protect the people.	B．It helps to know where he will go.
C．He needs to take pictures often.	D．He needs to carry more when he travels.

【小题2】A passport is not needed when an American goes to       .

A．European countries

B．Dangerous areas

C．Canada or Mexico

D．Russia and China

【小题3】We believe       .

A．some countries don’t ask for passports	B．people should look after their passports
C．money is more important than a passport	D．children are never in a passport

【小题4】We can know from the text that       .

A．Americans travel abroad a lot	B．a traveler is not safe in most countries
C．children can’t travel abroad	D．Americans abroad only need a passport

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
1. All  of  the  travelers  live  together  like  a  big______(家庭).
2. The girl is too young to look after ________(她自己).
3. It's generous of Julia to_________ (提供) books and stationery for the schools in the west of China.
4. Mr "Smith is such an _________ (诚实的) man that we all trust him.
5. The old lady was _________  (期待)   a letter from her son while he was abroad.