2019职称英语理工A考试教材阅读理解(七)

2019 2019 AModernSunWorshippersPeopletravelforalotofreasons.Sometouristsgotoseebattlefieldsorreligiousshrines1.Othersarelookingforculture,orsimplywanttohavetheirpicturestaken2infrontoffamousplaces.ButmostEuropeantouristsarelookingforasunnybeachtolieon3.NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwithalotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit4.ResidentsofcitieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedarkbecausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain5.ThisisthereasontheMediterranean6hasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresorts7andbeachesfortheirvacation.Theyallcomeforthesamereason：sun!ThehugecrowdsmeanlotsofmoneyfortheeconomiesofMediterraneancountries.Italy's30,000hotelsarebookedsolid8everysummer.And13millionpeoplecampoutonFrenchbeaches,parks,androadsides.Spain'slongsandycoastlineattractsmorepeoplethananywhereelse.37milliontouristsvisityearly,oronetouristforeverypersonlivinginSpain9.Buttherearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcanhandle.TheMediterraneanisalreadyoneofthemostpollutedseasonearth.Andwithincreasedtourism,it'sgettingworse.TheFrenchcan'tfigureout10whattodowithallthegarbageleftbycampersaroundSt.Tropez.Andinmanyplaces,swimmingisdangerousbecauseofpollution.Noneofthis,however,isspoiling11anyone'sfun.TheMediterraneangetsmorepopulareveryyearwithtourists.Obviously,theydon'tgothereforcleanwaterandsolitude12.Theytoleratetrafficjams13andseemtolikecrowdedbeaches.Theydon'tevenmindthepollution.Nomatterhowdirtythewateris,thecoastlinestilllooksbeautiful.Andaslongas14thesunshines,it'sstillbetterthaninthecoldraininBerlin,London,orOslo.词汇：battlefield/'btlfi：Id/n.战场，疆场口TOC\o"1-5"\h\zinconvenience/inkn'vi：njns/n.带来麻烦的事情，不便 口resident/'rezidnt/n.居住者，居民口Copenhagen/,kupn'heign/n.哥本哈根（丹麦首都）口Amsterdam/,mst'dm/n.阿姆斯特丹 （荷兰首都 ）口vacation/v'kein/n.假期，休假口coastline/'kustlain/n.海岸线口tourism/'turizm/n.旅游，观光 口pollute/p'lu：t/vt.弄脏，污染 口garbage/'ga：bid/n.废物，垃圾 口camper/'kmp/n.宿营者口Berlin/b：'lin/n.柏林 （德国首都 ）口Oslo/'zlu/n.奥斯陆 （挪威首都 ）Deconomy/i'knmi/n.经济状况，经济 ；节省，节约口注释：religiousshrine：宗教圣殿 口havetheirpicturestaken：请别人为他们照相 口ButmostEuropeantouristsarelookingforasunnybeachtolieon.但绝大部分欧洲游客愿意寻找阳光充足的海滩晒日光浴。注意lookfor和fmd的区别。lookfor是“找”的过程，常解释为“寻找”，find是“找”的结果，所以常解释为“找到”。不妨体会一下它们的差别： I'vebeenlookingformylostwatchandhaven'tfoundityet.NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwithalotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.北欧人心甘情愿花大笔金钱，容忍诸多不便去获得阳光，因为阳光对他们来说太难得了。ResidentsofcitieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamspendalotoftheirwinterinthedarkbecausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.因为白天很短，像伦敦、哥本