人教版英語中考專項之詞匯篇

中考專項之詞匯篇根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容和括號內(nèi)所給漢語意思，寫出空白處各單詞的正確形式(每空一詞)。(1)Cricket-howIhatedthisgamewhenIwasyoung!Myfamilywould1(花費)hoursandhourswatchingitontelevisionwhileI2(生氣地)waitedforittoend.Everygameseemedthesame.Yes,oneteam3(贏)andtheotherlost,butitwasalwaysthesamegame-somemenpitchingaball,somerunningbackandforth.Thensomethinghappened.Ibecameoldenoughtostartplayingcricket4(我自己)withtheotherkidsinmy5(街區(qū)；居民區(qū)).Wefoundaplacetoplay6(無論什么地方)wecouldputupawicket.Weplayedonthestreet,inthebackyardevenonthetopsofbuildings,believeitornot!Ican7(回憶起；回想起)soclearlythesoundsoftheballhittingthebatandthequickrunningfeet.IcanstillfeelthesunonmyfaceasIplayed.Icanstillseetheblueskyfadingtodarknessbehindthebuildingsasourgames8(持續(xù))intothenight.Itbecamemy9(最喜愛的)thingintheworld.NowIwatchitnotwithanger,butwithhappy-10(回憶)oftheendlessdaysandnightsplayingthegame.(2)Howwouldyoufeelifyouhada1(機會)totravelwithjustyourfather?Wouldyoubehappyor2(擔(dān)心的；不安的)？ChildreninthehotshowWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?wouldliketo3(分享)theirfeelingswithus.WhereAreWeGoing,Dad?hasbeenonsincelastyear.It'saboutfive4(對)offathersandkids.Theygotoplacesfarawayfromthecityandtakepartininteresting5(任務(wù)).Clumsyfatherslearntotakecareoftheirkids.Thekidslearnaboutteamworkandbeing6(獨立自主的).Themost7(令人感動的)partoftheprogramisthefamilyloveseenbetweenfathersandchildren.Afathermaynotbeascarefulasamother,butheteacheshiskidinhisownway."Inreallife,fathersarebusywiththeirwork,"ChinesewriterBiShumintoldChinaYouth8(日報).“Buta9(有責(zé)任心的)father10(重視；珍視)thetimehespendswithhiskidandteacheshimorherhowtobeagoodperson."(3)DuringasummertriptoYangshuo,Guangxi,I1(注意到)thatpeopletherespokeadifferenttypeofChinese.2(甚至)myBeijingfriendscouldn'tunderstandthem.ThismademethinkofthelanguageofBritain.BritainisthebirthplaceoftheEnglishlanguage.ButdidyouknowthereismorethanonelanguageinBritain?TherearefourcountriesinBritain:England,Scotland,Wales,and3(北部的)Ireland.Eachonehasits4(自己的)language.Butthroughouthistory,theEnglishlanguagebecamethemostusedone.Now,95percentoftheBritish5(人口)speaksEnglish.ThesecondmostpopularlanguageisWelsh,theofficiallanguageofWales.Itisspokenbyaround20percentofWelshpeople.ScottishGaelichasfewfluentspeakers.Butitsounds6(相像的)toEnglish.Lastly,IrishGaelicusedtobeIreland'smost7(廣泛地)spokenlanguage.ButwhenEnglandbecamepowerful,English8(傳播)acrossIreland.LikeChina,Britainneedsto9(保護)eachofitslanguages.Tokeepthemfrom"dying”，Britishpeopleshouldbe10(感到驕傲的)ofspeakingWelsh,Scottish,andIrish.(4)MusicfromWasteWhatwillyoudowithanold1(日歷)?Willyoujustthrowitaway?AstudentbandfromBeijingNo.5MiddleSchoolcanuseitasapaper2(音樂的)instrument.IntheeveningofAug12,15studentsofthebandgavea3(成功的)showinFinland.Alltheirinstrumentsweremadefrom4(材料)likebrokenracketsandusedbottles.ChenShanshan,13,playedherself-madeguitarintheshow.Theguitarismadeofabigwoodpile.Shefounditinabuildingsite."It'sgoodtomakeaguitarbyyourself,"saidChen,"Butthe5(噪音)isabigproblem."Chentriedtochangetheguitar'sinnerconstructiontomakeitaslowaspossible.Afterhundredsof6(實驗),theguitarturnedtoabeautifulsound.TaoMingxiao,14,gothispipafromanoldtennisracket.Whenhe7(加入)theband,Taodidn'tknowhowtoplaythepipaatall.AnditwasonlyonemonthbeforetheshowinFinland.Dayandnighthepracticed8(無論何時)hewasfree.Afterhardtraining,hefinallycouldgive9(平滑悅耳的)musicwiththepipa.“whentheaudienceclappedforus,Iwasamazedbymy10(被回收再利用的)instrument，”saidTao.(5)RailRulesoftheLondonUndergroundItistheundergroundsystemthatcarriespeoplearoundthecity.Often1(充滿；裝滿)withpeople,thesubwayhereinBeijingcanbecomeanightmare,2(尤其是)duringrushhours.Peoplerushoutofthetraindoorswhenthose3(在…..外面)pushtheirwayinside.Itisthe4(每日的)fightforspace.Youcanseethissubway5(場景)inotherbigcities,suchasTokyo.WhileinLondon,peoplefollowanimportantrulewhentheytakethesubway.Itisaboutkeeping6(個人的；私人的)space.Whenyouwait,each7(乘客)keeps1-2feet(30-60cm)ofdistancefromothers.Itmakessurethattheydon'tmakeothersfeel8(不舒服的).Also,Britishpeopledon'tusuallyfillthetrains.ThereisusuallyaI-footor2-footgap9(在……之間)thepeopleandthetraindoor.Theydon'tlikefeelingsqueezedastheyridethesubway.However,therearealwaystimeswhenitfeelslikeyouaredrowningin.peopleonthesubway.Yetweknowthesubwayisimportant.Weloveit.Wehateit.It'salove-hate10(關(guān)系).(6)Weallloveourmother.Butwhatifyou1(花費)alotoftimewithherandstarttobecalledamama'sgirl?TheproblemhastroubledChineseactressYifeiLiuforyears.Liubecameanactressattheyoungageof15.Hermothergaveupherjobtotakecareofher.AsLiugrewolder,the2(情況；狀況)didn'tchange3(無論何時)Liuappeared,hermotherwasaround.Themediastartedtocallhermother"overprotective"ButLiu4(重視；珍視)hermother'scompany.Liu'sparentslefteachotherwhenshewas10.Shehadbeenwithhermothersincethen."Momismybestfriend,"shesaid,"ShedidalotformeandIfeelsafewhensheisaround.”However,shealsowantedtoshowthatshewasnotamama’sgirl.In2007,5(沒有)tellinganyone,shewenttotakeherexamsatYaleUniversity,hopingtolearnactingthere.In2008,shemadea6(決定)thatshewantedtotakearestand7(完善；改進)heractingskills.TwoyearslaterwhenLiucameback,the27-year-oldbecameamore8(專業(yè)的)actress.Since2010,shehasshot10movies,workingwithfamousactors9(包括)NicolasCage.Lastyear,shewonthebestactressawardatthe5thMacao10(國際的)FilmFestivalwithherbrilliantperformanceinthemovieTheAssassins.Hermotherisstillbyhersidenowandthen,butLiudoesn'tmindanymore."I'vegrownup,"shesaid,"IenjoythetimewithMomaslongasshefeelshappy."(7)DearSir/Madam,Ilearnedfromthe1(因特網(wǎng))thatyourcompanyneedsanEnglishsecretary.I'mreallyinterestedinthis2(位置；職位)andhopethatIcanworktoryou.I'm18yearsoldandwillsoon3(畢業(yè))frommyschoolthisJuly.I'manexcellentstudent,4(在其中之ー)thetopsinmyclassof42students.I'mgoodatEnglish,especially5(說話的)English.IoftenusethecomputerandItypeveryfast.Inmy6(空閑的)time,Ireadalot.7(詩歌)aremyfavorite.Ienjoymusicverymuchandhavebeenplayingthe8(鍵盤式電子樂器)sinceprimaryschool.I'malsoasportsfanandtakepartinlotsofoutdooractivities.9(而且),I'mquiteeasytogetalongwithandIliketomakefriends.I'mlookingforwardtoyour10(回復(fù)).SincerelyyoursAdamLee(8)Doyoufeeltiredofthesameold1(日常的)life?SurvivalHolidayisforchildrentogointolonelyplacesforexcitingactivities.Ourcompanywilltakechildrenintogreat2(戶外；野外)withouttheirparentsthissummer.Whydopeople3(選擇)SurvivalHoliday？Becausetheythinkitisgoodforchildrentoget4(接近)tonature.Manychildreninbigcitiesspendalltime5(不是)watchingTVorplayingcomputergames.It'snottheir6(過錯),andherecomesonechancetohaveachange.Thesurvivalactivitieswill7(改善)thechildreninmanyways.Evenyearslater,theywillstillclearlyrememberwhattheyhavelearned.Somehavelearnedhowtoworkwiththeir8(同隊隊員).Somehavelearnedto9(堅持)totheiraimsindifficulttimes.Andsomehavelearnedtovaluetheprocess10(而不是)thanresults.(9)AlthoughI'vehadabusyschoollifeinthepastthreeyears,gettingalongwithsuchamazingclassmateshasmademethe1(幸運的)personintheworld.Inoneofthoseunforgettabledays,wehada2(演講)contest.Duringthetoughtime,Icould3(感覺到；意識到)thateveryoneinmyclass4(齊心協(xié)力)togethersomuchthatourheartsseemedtobebeatingtogetherfast.Webroughtthe5(參賽者)notonly6(勇氣)butalsosomerealhelpandskills.Thoughtherewereonlythreeonthefrontline,weallmadeitclearthatitwas41peoplefightingsidebysideandwewouldnevergiveup.Atlast,wewonthefirstprize.Withgreat7(激動),allofusjumpedaroundandburstintotears.There'sno8(疑向)thatwe'llalwaysgothroughhardtimestogether,becausewe'llsurelyalways9(支持)eachother.AndI'llneverforgetthehappinesswehaveshared.Iwillalwaysfeel10(感激的)tomyschoollifewithmylovelyClass3.(10)Appleisoneofthemostpopularfruitsinourlife,andpeopleeatappleseveryday.Buttherearethreespecialapplesthathavechangedthewholeworld.Whentheworldjuststarted,applewasaforbiddenfruit(禁果)intheGardenofEden.However,agirlnamedEve1(偷竊)andateit.2(不幸地)，GodfounditoutandsoshewasdrivenawayfromtheGardentogetherwithaboycalledAdam.Later,AdamandEvehadtheirownbabiesandbecamethe3(祖先)ofallofus.IntheAutumnof1665,4(當(dāng)...的時候)Newtonwasthinkingofoneproblemunderanappletree,5(突然),anappledroppeddownandfellonhishead.Becauseofthis,Newton6(發(fā)現(xiàn))gravitation(引力)onthatdayandhisnewideaofsciencemadepeoplereallyamazedandhappy,alsohechangedour7(觀點)aboutnatureandthewaywethink.Andtoday,SteveJobschangedtheworldbyhisapple8(產(chǎn)品).Forexample,iPhonescanbefoundeverywhereinthestreet.Theyhavebecomea9(標志；象征)ofourtime.Althoughhehasdied,peoplewillrememberhimandmisshimbecauseofhis10(創(chuàng)造力；創(chuàng)造性).(11)Wheredoesbeefcomefrom?You'rewrongifyousay:"Cow,ofcourse."Afteryearsof1(研究),DutchscientistMarkPosthas2(成功地)grownbeefinhislab.Hetooksomecells(細胞)fromacow,and3(混合)themwithnutrients(營養(yǎng)物質(zhì))inalabdish.Thecellsthengrewinto4(某物)likemuscles(肌肉).OnAug5,a5(飯店)inLondoncookedthe"beef"andmadeahamburger.Threepeopletastedit.Theysaidthatthemeattasted6(像)'ananimal-protein(動物蛋白)cake"anditwasabitdry.TheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(美國國家航空航天局)intheUSwasthefirstonetothinkaboutgrowingmeatinalab.Itwaslookingforafoodfor7(宇航員)inspace.Butnowscientistshopethatgrowingmeatinalabcouldreduce(減少)greenhousegasesandsaveenergy.About188(百分之...)ofglobalgreenhouse-gasemissions(排放)comefrommeatindustry,saida2006UN9(報道)，Butthe10(問題)is:Areyouwillingtoeatit？(12)Asthesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.Butinfact,nonstoppracticeisnotagoodwaytolearnthings.Accordingtoanewstudy,ifyouarelearninganewskill,it'sbettertotakebreakswhile1(訓(xùn)練)becausethiswayyou'lllearnbetter.Thestudyis2(出版；發(fā)行)inthejournalProceedingsBoftheRoyalSociety.Itwasledby3(科學(xué)家)SorenAshleyandJoelPearsonfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWales.Forthebraintorememberanewskill，itmustchangeshorttermmemoryintolong-termmemory.Thebrain4(需要)breakstoconsolidate(鞏國)thememory.Ifthememoryisnotconsolidated5(足夠的)，thelearningwillbefortheshorttermornothappenatall."Manystudieshaveshownthatyoudon'tlearnifyoudon'tsleep6(在...之后)adayoftraining,Pearson,PhD,toldMedicalXpress."Similarly,overtrainingcanreducelearningifyoudon'tallowtimeforconsolidation."Thescientistsweremoreinterestedin"wakingconsolidation".Thatistakingbreaks7(在...期間)training.Theydidan8(實驗)onit.Theresearchersasked31studentstolearnadifficultcomputertask,tofollowsomemovingdots(圓點)onthescreenandavoid9(注意到；關(guān)注到)thefake(假的)onesamongthem.Thestudentsweredividedintothreegroups.10(每一個)grouplearnedthetaskinadifferentway.Onthefirstday,GroupOnespentonehourtraining.GroupTwotrainednonstopfortwohours.Thethirdgroupalsotrainedfortwohoursbutwithaone-hourbreak.Onthesecondday,GroupOneandThreebothmasteredthetaskbetterthanGroupTwodid.(13)OnOct11,1972,Chinabuiltdiplomaticrelations(外交關(guān)系)withGermany.Morethan1(四十)yearslater,thetwohavebecomeveryimportanteconomicpartners.Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutourpartner?Theyear2012isthe40thanniversary(周年紀念)oftherelationship2(在...之間)ChinaandGermany.ItisagoodchancetolearnaboutGermany.Germany,withBerlinasits3(首都)，liesattheheartofEurope.Ithasa4(人口)ofabout82millionpeople.AlthoughpeopleinGermanyuseGermanas5(他們的)motherlanguage,manyGermanscanspeakverygoodEnglish.WithcarslikeAudi,BMW,PorscheandMercedesBenz,Germanyisoneoftheleadingautomobile(汽車)6(生產(chǎn)商)intheworld.Asearlyas1901,Germanyproducedabout900carsayear,accordingtotheBBC.InChina,thefirstcarwasn'tproduceduntilthe1950s.Germanyisfamousforitsbeer7(文化).Manyinternationalbrands(品牌)comefromthecountry.Everyyear,thetwo-weeklongMunichOktoberfesthappenshere.Itisoneoftheworld'sbiggestbeer8(節(jié)日).Thankstothe“GermanBeerPurity(純凈)Law”，Germanbeerisofthehighestquality.Fromcarstobeer,Germanspayattentiontoquality.9(此外)，Germanshaveaprecise(嚴謹?shù)?andseriousattitudetolifeandwork.Forexample,veryfewGermanwouldcrossthestreetwhenthelightsarered.Germansarepunctual(準時的).Forexample,ifatrainisgoingtoarriveat3pmanditisonlyoneminutelate,peoplewillbeveryangry.Germansarealsovery10(努力工作的).Theyusuallygetupandstartworkveryearly.(14)Doyouhavealuckynumber?Whatisit?Manypeoplehaveaspecialnumberthattheyhopewill1(帯來)themgoodluck.InChineseculture,somenumbersarebelievedtobeluckyorunlucky2(基于；依據(jù))ontheChinesewordthatthenumbersoundssimilarto.Forexample,thewordforthenumber&soundssimilartothewordfor"makingafortune".So,people3(認為)itaveryluckynumber.Somepeoplewillevenspendalotofmoneytohave8sintheirphonenumbersorvehiclelicenseplate(車牌照)numbers.Theopening4(慶典)oftheBeijingOlympicsbeganat8:08pmonAugust8,2008.Thenumber9isalsoaluckynumberbecauseofitsconnectiontothe5(皇帝)ofChina.Therewereninedragonsontheirrobes(龍袍)andChinesemythheldthatthedragonhasnine6(孩子).Thenumber9alsostandsfor"longlasting".That'swhyamanalwaysproposestoawomanwith99or999roses.Sowhat'sa"badluck"numberinChina?Itmightbe4.ManyChinesepeoplesee47(作為)a“badluck”numberbecauseitsoundssimilartothecharacterfor"death".Becauseofthis,manybuildingsskipthe8(第四)floor,andsimplycallitthefifthfloor.InHongKong,somebuildingsevenskip9(所有的)floorsnumberedwith4,suchas,4,14,24,34andall40-49floors.Somebuildingsalsoskipthe13thfloor,asthisisthoughtanunluckynumberintheWest.Asaresult,abuildingwhose10(最高的)flooris50mayhaveonly35physicalfloors.(15)AskyourparentswhichmonthitisnowintheChineselunarcalendar(農(nóng)歷).Theywilltellyouitislayuebutnotthe1(第十二)month.Why？ThecharacterlaintheChineselanguagemeansto2(尊敬；尊重)ancestors(祖先)andgodsandgivebestwishestothem.InChinese3(傳統(tǒng)),suchactivitieswereheldattheendofayearwhenpeoplehadharvestedtheircropsandfinishedwiththeirworkinthe4(田地).That'swhythelunar12thmonthinChinaiscalledlayue.Therearetwoimportantdatesthismonth.ThefirstistheLabaFestivalonthe8thdayofthelunarmonth.TheLabaFestivalwasatimeforthe5(古代的)Chinesetohopefortheharvestandgoodluckinthecomingyear.Laba1(粥)isthemaindishonthisday.Peoplealsoliketopickle(腌)meatandprepareLabagarlic(臘八蒜)fortheSpringFestival's7(餃子).TheotherimportantdateistheKitchenGodWorshipping(拜灶神)onthe23rdor24thofthemonth.People8(提供)foodtotheKitchenGod,whotakeschargeofthingsforthe9(整個的)family.ItissaidthatthegodreturnstoheaventhatdaytoreporttotheJadeEmperor(rulerofheaveninChinesestories,玉帝)aboutthefamily'sactivitiesoverthepastyear.Sopeopleusuallyofferhimdeliciousdishessothathewillgiveagoodreportandthefamilywillhavegoodluckthroughoutthenextyear.Afterthisday,peoplestarttosweepupthehouseanddecoratethehousewithcouplets(對聯(lián))and10(剪紙).Oncethisisfinished,peoplewaitfortheChineseNewYear.(16)Sometimestwoverydifferentindividuals(個體)becomethebestoffriends.Forexample,whowouldhavethoughtthataspiderwouldbecomepalswithapig?ButinAmericanwriterE.B.White's1(經(jīng)典的)novelCharlotte'sWeb,thisisexactly(正是)whathappens.Wilburthepiggrowsupinabarn(谷倉)andmakesmanyfriends,2(包括)aspidercalledCharlotte.OnedayasheeptellsWilburthathewilleventuallybe3(提供；端上)upasdinner.ButCharlotteisdetermined(堅決的)tosaveherfriend.TohelpWilbur,Charlottewriteswordslike"terrific",“radiant”(精神煥發(fā)的)and“humble(謙遜的)”onherwebto4(表揚)Wilbur.ThismakesthefarmerbelievethatWilburisasupernatural(神奇的)animal,tooimportanttokill.Wilburissaved,butCharlotteisso5(疲勞的)thatshedies.Thebookwasfirstpublishedin1952.In60yearsCharlottehasbecomeoneofthemostfamousspidersofalltime.She6(教)usaboutloveandcommitment(承諾)."Sheisvery,verylovingunderthatcrusty(暴躁的),thatforbiddingexterior(可怕的外表)："PeterNeumeyer,authorofTheAnnotatedCharlotte'sWeb,toldNPR.Thebook's7(成功)attractedHollywoodfilmmakers.However,theywantedahappierending.Whitewasstrongly8(反對)thisideaandasaresultthefilm,likethebook,endswithCharlotte'sdeath.JenDoll,reporterwithTheAtlantic,believesthat"deathisapartoflife".Shesaysthisisoneofthe9(主要的)messagesofthebook.AsCharlottetellsWilbur,"Youhavebeenmyfriend.Thatinitselfisatremendous(精彩的)thing.Iwove(織網(wǎng))mywebsforyoubecauseIlikedyou.Afterall,what'salife,anyway?We'reborn,welivealittlewhileandthenwedie.Aspider'slifecan'thelpbeingsomethingofamess,withallthistrappingandeatingflies.10(通過)helpingyou,perhapsIwastryingtoliftupmylifeatrifle(一點點).Heavenknowsanyone'slifecanstandalittleofthat."(17)SmogisabigprobleminmanyChinesecities.Butitseemsthatbesideswearingamask(口罩),fewofusknowwhathasa1(引起)thesmogandwhattodotobeatit.ChaiJing,aformernewsanchorwithChinaCentralTelevision,discussedthequestionsinher2(紀錄片)UndertheDome.The103-minutefilmwasreleasedonmajorChinesevideo-sharingwebsitesonFeb28.Inthefilm,Chaivisits3(污染)placesandtalkstoofficialsandscientists.Sheconcludesthat4(燃燒)toomuchcoalandoilisthemaincausesofPM2.5andsmog.Tomakethingsworse,accordingtoChai,thecoalandoilweareburningisofpoorqualityanddon'tmeetthe5(標準)forenvironmentalprotection.Thereforetheyhaveproducedmore6(有害的)gasandparticles(顆粒)topollutetheair.Tosolvetheproblem,Chaisuggeststhatweshouldcleanourcoalandoilor7(代替)themwithcleanerenergysuchasnaturalgas.Inherfilm,Chaialsoemphasizediil)thatordinarypeoplecandosomethingtohelpcontrolsmogtoo.Forexample,wecanliveagreenerlifebyusingmore8(公眾的；公共的)transportation.Orifweseethingsthatcouldharmtheenvironment,wecantrytostopit.Inonescenefromthefilm,Chaiseesadirtmoundinabuildingsiteexposedintheair,andasksthepersoninchargetocoverit.Whensheseesarestaurantcooking9(沒有)anysuitablefilterfacilities(過濾設(shè)備)，shecallsthehotline12369.Therestaurantinstalledthefilteraweeklater.ChenJining,thenewministerofenvironmentalprotection,praisedChai."This10(電影)encouragesordinarypeopletobeconcerned(關(guān)注)withtheenvironment.Thisiswhatweneedinthefuture."(18)Youcannothaveagreatschoolwithoutgreatteachers.Manyofmymostusefullessonscamefromateacher's1(經(jīng)驗；經(jīng)歷)andwisdom(智慧)，Eachteacherhashisorherownstyle.Amixtureofstylesmakesforthebest2(教育).MyAmericanhistoryteacherandmyEnglishteacherhaddifferentteachingstyles.Ofcourse,thesubjectsaredifferenttostartoffwith.Historyisgenerallyobjective(客觀的).Inhistoryclass,welearnfacts,importantnamesanddates,and3(歷史的)themes.Englishissubjective(主觀的).Wereadliterature(文學(xué)),thentalkaboutwhatwethinkitmeans.Afterthatwe4(創(chuàng)造；創(chuàng)作)ourownstories.ButeventhepersonalitiesofmyhistoryandEnglishteacherswere5(十分；相當(dāng))different.MyhistoryteacherattendedWestPointMilitaryAcademy(西點軍校)，themostimportantmilitaryacademyintheUS.Hewasacolonel(上校)inthePetsianGulfWar,andinchargeofa1,000-manregiment(軍隊中的團).Heranano-nonsense(實際的)classandsetmany6(任務(wù)).Eachclasswaseitheralectureoraquiz.Hespokewiselybutusedsimplelanguage.Healwayswantedsimpleandsmartanswersin7(回報；回饋).Ontheotherhand,myEnglishteacherwenttoOberlinCollege.Thisschoolhasareputationforbeingveryliberal(寬容的).Hereadalotofbooksby8(現(xiàn)代的)Americanwriters.Hehadtaughtatmyschoolforover15years.TheEnglishteacherwouldgetexcited9(容易地；簡單地).Whenhegotreallyexcitedhewouldknockonthedesksorthechalkboard.Theclasswasusuallya10(討論).Eachstudenthadtosaysomethingneworevenimproper.Wealsowrotearticlesortalkedingroupsaboutthebookswewerereading.Itwasmorerelaxed.Teachersarepeopletoo.Likeeveryone,theyhavetheirownstrongpoints,weaknessesandcharacters.Butinterestingeducatorsmakeeducationinteresting.Welearnasmuchfromthewaytheyteachaswedofromwhattheyteachus.(19)GetonatraininParis,jumpoffinBerlin.TravelthroughtinySpanishtownsandpastItalianwinefields.WithsalesofInterRail(歐洲火車通票)ticketsontheincrease,moreandmoreyoungpeopleare1(選擇)traintravelfortheirgapyear.InterRailticketsofferEU2(旅行者)thechancetotravelforfreeoratareduced(優(yōu)惠的)priceontrainsacross30countriesinEurope.WhenIwas17,I3(決定)togoInterRailingwithmyfriendBellaforaweekinthesummer.BothofushadchosentostudyGermanat4(大學(xué)).WedecidedthattraintravelinGermanywouldbeagoodwaytopracticethelanguage.Itoldmymumandshebegantogivemetipsbasedonher5(自己的)InterRailingexperienceinthe1970s.Iwould,shesaid,needanextra-thick(加厚的)sleepingbag"forwhenyousleepoutside”，Shetoldtalesofsleepingontrainfloorsoronplat