country D.every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year. 10.According to the passage,which of the following factors might spoil the tourists' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches? C.Traffic jams. D.Rainy weather. Passage 3(Questions 11-15 are based on the passage) To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours.It's a hard work and it makes you short of breath.To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes (as long as you're not held up at the airport),but it's an expensive way to travel.You can travel by hovercraft if you don't mind the noise,and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by means oftransport have their problems and the weary( dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car."Not possible",you say.Well wait a minute.People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge This time ondon Co is lookin g into th e po raight to London .79)A bridge woul you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge.whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again?Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC(欧共体)Well,perhaps on though. or b ould reach enty squa (船 ondon to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize(使.，.重所具有话力the port.and would make London a main trading center in Europe.80)With a link over the co buy your fsh and chips in England and be able toeat them they were still warm 11.Which of the following statements is TRUE? A.Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours. B.The idea ofa Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one C.It is considered to be re difficult t ss the channel than any other means D.A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast 12.A tunnel would be A.less expensive to be built than a bridgecountry. C. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist. D. every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year. 10. According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists’ fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches? A. Polluted water. B. Crowded buses C. Traffic jams. D. Rainy weather. Passage 3(Questions 11-15 are based on the passage) To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It’s a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes (as long as you’re not held up at the airport), but it’s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you don’t mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you remember your sea-sickness ills. All these means of transport have their problems and the weary (不耐烦的)traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible”, you say. Well wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge. This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. 79）A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC（欧共体）?Well , perhaps. The main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London’s disused dockland （船坞地）. A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize (使…重新具有活力)the port, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. 80)With a link over the Channel , you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm! 11. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours. B. The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one. C. It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means. D. A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast. 12. A tunnel would be__________. A. less expensive to be built than a bridge