C
Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we will feel lonely if we never have a friend.
No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will feel good.
54. The first paragraph tells us                .
A. what the feeling of having no friends is
B. we always need friends around us
C. making friends is a need in people’s life
D. we need to be alone in our life
55. Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A. A town.        B. A room.       C. A school.        D. A library.
56. Why do people who have friends live longer?
A. They know more about friendship.        B. They feel happier and healthier. 
C. They take less care of themselves.        D. They care more about their friends.

D
People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or other historic remains（遗址). Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have so little of it. People of cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year are in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts(度假胜地) and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economics of Mediterranean countries. Italy's 30, 000 hotels are booked without a break 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 there yearly, or one tourist for each person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can deal with. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. None of these, however, is ruining anyone's fun. Obviously, they don't go there for clean water. They allow 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, rainy in Berlin, London, or Oslo.
57．The writer seems to imply(暗示) that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that ______.
    A．they want to see historic remains
    B．they wish to escape from cold, dark and rainy days
    C．they would like to take pictures in front of famous places
    D．they are interested in different cultural and social customs
58．According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?
    A．Italy.              B．Greece        C．France.     D．Spain.
59．The underlined part in the last sentence in paragraph 3 means ______.
    A．all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists
    B．every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist
    C．every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country
    D．every family in Spain is visited by a tourist every year
60．According to the passage, which of the following might ruin the tourists' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
    A．Polluted water.           B．Crowded buses.
    C．Rainy weather.           D．Traffic jams.
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