高三英语上学期第一次质量检测

第一学期高三第一次质量检测（10月）英语试题卷选择题部分（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。—Wouldyouliketojoinmeforawalkafterschool?—,butIpromisedNancytogooutwithher.A.rdliketoB.IlikeitC.Idon'tD.IwillMacaohasdevelopedfastinthepastdecadethatitattractstheworld'sattention.A.reallyB.suchC.tooD.soChinawilllaunchChangE-IIinandChangE-IIIatpresent.A.makeB.isbeingmadeC.ismadeD.ismakingAsarecentstudyshows,oncetheH1N1flupatientstohospital,theelderlyhaveahigherriskofdying.A.weresendingB.willsendC.aresentD.havesentIfyoudon*tgotothecinemaweekend.A.nordoIB.norwillIC.sodoID.sowillIItisfromMay1toOctober31,theWorldExpowillbeheld,isagreateventfortheChinesepeople.A.when；thatB.that；whenC.which；whenD.that；whichnthefieldsonaMarchafternoon,Icouldfeelthewarmthofspring,feelinggood.A.TowalkB.WalkingC.WalkedD.HavingwalkedYou'dbettergotobed.Thereisn'tanythingonTVworthupfor.A.gettingB.stayingC.risingD.waitingTheAmericaneconomyisstillintrouble,theChineseeconomyisbeginningtopickup.A.whenB.howeverC.whileD.thereforeHelooksoldforhisage.Ithinkhemusthavealotinthoseyears.A.goneoverB.gonebyC.gonethroughD.gonewithThroughsomuchtrouble,helearnedeveryoneneededfriendshipandselfconfidenceisimportant.A.that；/B./；/C.that；thatD./；whatHaveyouheardnews?Thepriceofnaturalgashasgonedownagain.A.the；theB.the；/C./；/D./；theChinawonfifty-onegoldmedalsintheOlympicGames,somewerewonbythewomenathletes.A.inwhichB.ofwhichC.whichD.ofwhat一Don'tyouthinkhardworkiswhatmakespeoplesucceed?—.A.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.IhopesoC.FvegotitD.WishyousuccessH1N1virusissaidthebiggesthealthchallengetobothmenandwomeninourcountryoverthepastfewmonths.A.thatitisB.tobeC.thatithasbeenD.tohavebeenAsisreported,RiodeJaneirowillbecomethefirstSouthAmericancitytheSummerOlympicGames.A.hostingB.tohavehostedC.tohostD.hosted17.1didn*trealizemymistakemyteacherhadaface-to-facetalkwithme.A.untilB.afterC.sinceD.when18.Hewassocarelessthatthebabywasinthehouseevenforhalfanhour,butnothinghappened.A.leftoutB.crossedoutC.leftaloneD.foundout第一学期高三第一次质量检测（10月）英语答案（含评分标准）选择题部分第一都分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分,满分10分）1-5ADBCB6-10DBBCC11-15CBBAD16-20CACDA第二节：箔B填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）21-25.BDCBA26-30.CDDCC31・35.ABDBA36-40.DCABA第二部分：阅i趟解篇一节20小题.第二节5小题；每小S2分，满分50分）41-44.ABCD45-48.CDAD49.52.BDCA53-56.以瑟…260.DDCA61-65.BDCFE非选择题部分第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）I'mgladtowritetoyou.Itisnearamonthsinceyou飞dleftourhospital.Tmstillworriednearlyaboutyou.Howareyougetalongthesedays?Ithinkyoumaybemuchbetternow,butIMbettergettingyou'dhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyoursalvossinceyouareAsixty-year-oldman.IstillyourselfarememberthosedayswhichyouhelpedmetomyEnglish.Withyourhelp,Imakegoodwhenwithmadeprogress.Buttomyregretted,myEnglishremainsverypoorthoughIhavemadegooduseofmyregrettime.Canyougivemesomeadviceonit?评分标准：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。.在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。具体格式如下：增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。第二节书面表达（满分30分）Mydearclassmates,Thereisnodenyingthatsafetyplaysanimportantpartinourdailylife.Recentlyourschoolhasearnedoutaprogramaimedatmakingourcampusasafeplacetostayon.Iconsiderthisasindeedagoodpractice,whichwillmakeusawarethatsafetyshouldalwayscomefirstinourdailylife,whetherwhenwestayatschooloroutsideit.Whenwearedoingsports,weshouldattachimportancetothesafetyandavoidbeinghurt.Furthermore,whenwegetintotroublewithourclassmates,weshouldremaincalmandavoidanyformoffighting,whichmayonlybringsufferingandpaintousmentallyandphysically.AsfarasI'mconcerned,Ifbelallthestudentsandteachersshouldworkhardandcreativelytokeepthe“safetyatschool“activityinmind.Besides,wesupposedtoobseivethelawdisciplinewherewea】eatanymoment.Thanks.评分标准：一、评分原则1、本题总分为30分，按5个档次给分。2、评分时，应根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。3、词数少于80和多于120的，从总分中减去2分。4、评分时，应注意的主要内容：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文连贯性及语言的得体性。5、拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。6、如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第五档次（很好）：（25-30分）完全完成了试题规定的任务。覆盖所有内容要点。应用较多的语法结构和词汇。语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力。有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。完全达到了预期的写作目的。第四档（好）：（19-24分）完全完成了试题规定的任务。虽漏掉1、2个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试复杂语法结构或词汇所致。应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。达到了预期的写作目的。第三档（适当）：（13-18）基本完成了试题规定的任务。虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。第二档（较差）：（7—12分）未恰当完成试题规定的任务。漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。语法结构单调，词汇知识有限。有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。信息未能清楚地传达给读者。第一档（差）：（1-6分）未完成试题规定的任务。明显遗漏主要内容，写一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。信息未能传达给读者。0分未能传达给读者任何信息；内容太少、无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。三、说明.内容要点可用不同方式表达.对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分Maryandsawthatabearwasmovingtowardsher.A.turneddownB.turnedupC.turnedonD.turnedaroundItwasseveralminutesbeforeIwasofwhatwashappening.A.awareB.accusedC.tiredD.ashamed第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-0各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。OnenightIdecidedtospendsometimebuildingahappierandcloserrelationshipwithmydaughter.Forseveralweeksshehadbeen21metoplaychess（棋）withher,soIsuggestedagameandsheeagerly22.Itwasaschoolnight,however,andatnineo'clockmydaughteraskedifIcould23mymoves,becauseshe24togotobed;shehadtogetupatsixinthemorning,I25shehadstrictsleepinghabits,26Ithoughtsheoughttobeableto27someofthisstrictness.Isaidtoher,“28,youcanstayuplateforonce.We'rehaving29Weplayedonforanotherfifteenminutes,duringwhichtimeshelooked30.Finallyshesaid,"Please,Daddy,doitquickly.”“NoJIreplied."Ifyou'regoingtoplayit31you'regoingtoplayitslowly.^^Andsowe32foranothertenminutes,until33mydaughterburstintotears,and34thatshewasbeaten.ClearlyIhadmade35,Ihadstartedtheeveningwantingtohavea36timewithmydaughterbuthad37mydesiretowintobecomemore38thanmyrelationshipwithmydaughter.WhenIwasachild,mydesiretowin39mewell.Asaparent,I40thatitgotinmyway.SoIhadtochange.A.guidingA.allowedA.guidingA.allowedA.changeA.agreedA.knewA.soA.putupA.AsusualA.patienceA.excitedA.wellA.discussedA.nervouslyA.promisedA.amistakeA.freeA.managedA.importantA.offeredA.realizedB.askingC.trainingD.advisingB.expectedC.repliedD.acceptedB.repeatC.hurryD.passB.neededC.beggedD.hatedB.learnedC.guessedD.heardB.forC.butD.orB.takeupC.pickupD.giveupB.GoaheadC.BythewayD.ComeonB.luckC.funD.successB.proudC.anxiousD.angryB.againC.fairlyD.regularlyB.continuedC.countedD.arguedB.immediatelyC.strangelyD.suddenlyB.admittedC.wonderedD.discoveredB.adecisionC.anattemptD.aneffortB.differentC.fullD.happyB.recognizedC.allowedD.reducedB.attractiveC.practicalD.interestingB.servedC.controlledD.taughtB.apologizedC.imaginedD.explained第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题。第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AComparedtotheotherpartsofthebody,ourearsdon'taskformuch.Theydon'tneedtobebrushedonceadaylikeyourteeth.Buttheyneedsomespecialcare,especiallyifyoulikelisteningtomusicwithearphones.Maybeyourmumordadhastoldyou,nTurnthatdownbeforeyougodeaf!HWell,theyarequiteright.Loudnoisemightcausehearinglossforashorttimeorevenforever.Thinkthatearphonesareagoodwaytoescapefromyourparents'eyes?Well.Itmaynotbeasgoodawayasyouexpect.Americandoctorshavestudiedagroupof44,000peoplewhousedearphonesmorethan15hoursperweek.Thedoctorsfoundthat37,000ofthemweregettinghearingproblems.Ifyouuseearphonesfortoolongatime,yourearsmightfeelpainful.Youcouldalsoloseyourhearingfortherestofyourlife.Sodon'twearyourearphonestoolong.Usethemlessthanonehouraday.Wantsharphearing?Don'tforgettodothefollowing:Trytostayawayfromplaceswherethereistoomuchnoise,likeadisco.Ifyouhavetogo,wearearplugs.Whenswimming,remembertoputearplugsintoyourearstostopwaterfromgettingin.Neverputanythingsharpintoyourears.Ifyouthinkyouhavetoomuchearwax,askyourmumordadtohelpyoucleanitout.Keepthesethingsinmind!Thenyouwon*tbesaying"WHAT???"whenyouareolder.41.Whichisthetopicparagraphofthearticle?A.ParagraphOne.B.ParagraphTwoC.ParagraphFive.D.ThelastParagraphUsingearphones"maynotbeasgoodawayasyouexpect11because.yourparentsknowwhatyou'redoingitcancausehearingproblemsitmakesyourparentsangrymostofyouusethemimproperlyIfyouwantsharphearing,youshould.haveyourearsspeciallytrainedoftenwearearplugsandcleanouttheearwaxtakegoodcareofyourearschoosewhatyoulistentocarefully44・"WHAT???”inthelastsentenceisanexpressionshowingthatthespeaker.A.hasbecomeimpatientB.speaksinaloudvoiceC.isslowinunderstandingD.asksforalotofrepetitionBItisSaturdayafternoon.Youandyourfriendsareplanningtogotothemoviesandthenspendthenighttogether.Justasyoustarttogetready,yourdadremindsyouitisyouraunt*sbirthdayandthewholefamilyisgoingouttodinnertocelebrate.Howcanthispossiblyendwithoutahugeargument?Oneofthegreatestsourcesoftension（紧张情绪）betweenteenagersandtheirfamiliesisthestruggletobalancepersonaldesireswithfamilyexpectations.Asyouaregettingolder,youarebecomingmoreindependentandmoreinterestedinbeingwithyourfriends.However,atthesametime,yourfamilyistryingtofigureouthowtodealwiththesechanges.Whileyouoncespentmostofyourfreetimewithyourfamily,youarenowoftenabsentfromhome.Parentsmaygettheirfeelingshurt.Ortheymightfeelthattheyarelosingcontroloftheirfamilyduringthisperiod.Youmightfeelangrythatsomanyfamilydemandsareplacedonyou.Thereareafewthingsyoucantrytomakeitalittleeasiertoease（缓解）thetension.Makeyourplansinadvance.Askyourparentsifthereisanythingelseplannedatthattime.Whensomethingwithyourfriendsinterferes（干扰；）中突）withafamilyevent,trytofigureoutifthereisanywayyoucandoboth.Suggestsomethingyouwouldreallyliketodowithyourfamily.Sometimesparentsfeelbetterjustknowingtheirteenagerwantstospendtimewiththem.Someofthetimeyouwon'tbehappywiththeoutcome（结果）.Youmighteitherhavetodisappointyourparentsorhavetomissoutbeingwithyourfriends.However,ifyoushowconsideration（体谅）forthefeelingsofbothyourfamilyandyourfriends,youcansolvetheprobleminatenderway.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.showadisagreementofviewsserveasadescriptionofteenagertroubleserveasanintroductiontothediscussionshowthepopularityofteenagerproblemThetensionbetweenteenagersandtheirfamiliesiscausedbythefactthat.teenagersdon'tliketotakefamilydemandsparentswanttokeeptheirfamilyundercontrolparentsfeelunhappythattheirchildrenmakesomanyfriendsD.bothparentsandteenagersdon'tpayattentiontoeachother'sfeelingmuchWhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvicegiveninthepassage?Don'tfeelangryifyourparentsaskyoutodosomething.Trytothinkofwaystobalancefamilyeventwithfriendevent.Tellyourparentsbeforeyoudecidetospendtimewithyourfriends.Adviseyourparentstodosomethingthatyouareinterestedinwithyou.Whafsthepurposeofthepassage?Toinformusofparentandteenagertension.Totellusaboutacommonteenagerproblem.Topersuadeparentstoshowconsiderationforteenagers.Toadviseteenagershowtodealwiththeirtensionwiththeirfamily.CHowdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?Interviewsandinvestigationsindicatethattherearcseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeopleshare.Firstofall,successfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoahead.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.Theyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlife,suchasnature,thepastandotherpeople.Butinthemeantime,theyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempoweringthingstheycando.Perhapswhatmostseparatesuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivelife"onpurpose”theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.Intheiropinion,havingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantelementthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeople.Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurpose,theirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylovewhattheydo-anditshows.Peoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheircommitment（投身；奉献）.Tolivetheirlifeonpurpose,successfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besides,theynevereasilygiveup.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlife,theyarewillingtodowhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Ratherthanseeingitnegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetospurthemselvesonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?HowPeopleLiveTheirLifeonPurposeHowPeopleCanBeSuccessfulHowPeopleCanDoTheirOwnThingsHowPeopleDoBusinessBylivinglife“onpurpose"，successfulpeoplecan.doalotofworkconcentrateontheirjobsdobusinesswithmanypeopleD.doalloftheabovementioned51.Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto.themainconcernofsuccessfulpeoplethejobthatsuccessfulpeopledothecommitmentwithwhichsuccessfulpeopledotheirjobthebusinessthatsuccessfulpeopledowithotherpeople52.Theunderlinedword“spur”inthelastsentencemostprobablymeans.A.encourageB.exciteC.relieveD.forceDItsonly4hoursflyingtimefromSydney,butaworldaway.Whatbetterplacetorestthanacountrywheretheonlyplacepeoplehurryisonthefootballfieldandthingsaredonein”Fijitime'1?VitiLevuisFiji'sthelargestislandandhereyoullfindthecapitalSuvaandtheinternationalairportatNadiVatoa,ontheotherhand,isatinyislandinthefarthestpartofFiji.Thenthereare331otherislands,manyofthemwithplacestostay.Withlessthanamillionpeoplelivingonislands,you'Hneverfeelcrowded.Andwithaclimate（气候）thatchangesonlyfbrfivedegreesbetweenseasons,there5sneverabadtimetocome.Fromcitiestovillages,frommountainstobeaches,fromwatersportstowoodenartworks,Fijicangiveyoumoreadventuresandspecialexperiencesthanyoucouldfindalmostanywhereintheworld.Wheneveryoucome,whereveryougo,you'resuretoseesomeunforgettableevents,fromwardancestoreligioussongs,frommarketdaystoreligiousdays.It'snotjuststagedfortourists;it'sstillapartofeverydaylifeinFiji.AndanyoneofuscanenjoyFijTsspiritbybeingpartofthetraditionalsharingofyaqona-adrinkmadefromtherootofaFijiplantSowhynotjoinusfortheexperienceofalifetime?53.WhereistheinternationalairportofFiji?InSuvaB.InSydneyC.OntheislandofVatoaD.OntheislandofVitiLevu54.WhatdoesthetexttellusaboutFijipeople?A.Theyinvented“Fijitime^^forvisitorsTheysticktoatraditionalwayoflifeTheyliketotravelfromplacetoplaceTheylovetakingadventuresabroadOneofthethingsthatmakeFijiatouristattractionisitscomfortablehotelsitsgoodweatherallyearrounditsexcitingfootballmatchesitsreligiousbeliefsWherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?A.InapersonaldiaryB.InasciencereportC.InatravelmagazineD.InageographytextbookEGUATEMALACITY（Reuters）-Afishthatlivesinmangroveswamps（红树沼泽）acrosstheAmericascanliveoutofwaterformonthsatatime,similartohowanimalsadapted（适应）tolandmillionsofyearsago,anewstudyshows.TheMagroveRivulus,atypeofsmallkillifish,livesinsmallpoolsofwaterinacertaintypeofemptynutorevenoldbeercansinthemangroveswampsofBelize,theUnitedStatesandBrazil.Whentheirlivingplacedriesup,theyliveonthelandinlogs（圆木），saidScottTaylor,aresearcherattheBrevardEndangeredLandsPrograminFlorida.Thefish,whosescientificnameisRivulusmarmoratus,cangrowaslargeasthreeinches.Theygrouptogetherinlogsandbreatheairthroughtheirskinuntiltheycanfindwateragain.ThenewscientificdiscoverycameafteratriptoBelize.“Wekickedoveralogandthefishjustcamecrowdingout,“TaylortoldReutersinneighboringGuatgemalabytelephone.HesaidhewillmakehisstudyonthefishknowntothepublicinanAmericanmagazineearlynextyear.Inlabtests,Taylorsaidhefoundthefishcanliveupto66daysoutofwaterwithouteating.Someotherfishcanliveoutofwaterforashortperiodoftime.ThewalkingcatfishfoundinSoutheastAsiacanstayonlandforhoursattime,whilelungfishfoundinAustralia,AfricaandSouthAmericacanliveoutofwater,butonlyinaninactivestate.ButnootherknownfishcanbeoutofwateraslongastheMangroveRivulusandremainactive,accordingtoPatriciaWright,abiologistatCanada'sUniversityofGuelph.Furtherstudiesofthefishmaytellhowanimalschangedovertime.“Theseanimalsliveinconditionssimilartothosethatexistedmillionsofyearsago,whenanimalsbeganmakingthetransition（过渡）fromwaterontoland,“Wrightsaid.TheMangroveRivulusisatypeoffishthat.likeseatingnutspreferslivingindryplacesisthelongestlivingfishonearthcanstayalivefortwomonthsoutofwaterWhowillwriteupareportonMangroveRivulus?A.PatriciaWrightB.ResearchersinGuatemalaC.ScientistsfromBelizeD.ScottTaylorAccordingtothetext,lungfishcanbreathethroughitsskinmovefreelyondrylandremainaliveoutofwaterbeasactiveonlandasinwaterWhatcanwesayaboutthediscoveryofMangroveRivulus?ItwasmadequitebyaccidentItwasbasedonalabtestofsealifeItwassupportedbyanAmericanmagazineItwashelpedbyPatriciaWright第二节：Bill,George,Franklin,Louisa和Nana想今年夏天外出旅游。阅读下面有关六个旅游目的地的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F）,选出适合他们去的地方，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。Bill:Iwanttogotovisitacountrywitharelativelyshorthistory,whereIcannotonlyenjoyfunthingsbutalsoseesomenationalparks.George:IwishIcouldgotoaplacewithaverylonghistorywhereIcanenjoywarmbeaches.Atthesametime,Icanalsovisitcitieswellknownasromanticones.Franklin:Ilikehuntingandfishing.However,thissummerIwanttodosomethingforachange.Ihopetovisitaplacewithwonderfulbeachesandalsoseesomeruinsleftbyancientpeople.Louisa:Mypurposeoftravelingistomeetmorefriendlypeople,whoareeasytogetalongwith.Meanwhile,Iwanttoenjoytheirspecialmusic.Nana:Ihavetravelledtoalotofinlandplaces.ThissummerIwanttohavesomeadventuresonwonderfulbeacheswhereIcanenjoyavarietyofwatersports.A.Canadaisknownforgreathuntingandfishing,aswellasmajorcitiessuchasTorontoandVancouver.ItalsohasmanyinterestingnaturalwonderslikeNiagaraFalls.Withtwomajorculturesandlanguages,FrenchandEnglish,Canadaoffersauniqueculturalexperience.B.TheUnitedStateshasmanyofthetoptouristlocationsintheworld.VisitingtheUSoffersahistoricalviewofarelativelyyoungcountry.ItsyouthismarkedbyfunthingstodoincitieslikeOrlando,LosAngeles,LasVegas,andNewYorkwherethemeparks,museums,andentertainmentarethetopAmericatouristattractions.ThestatesinNewEnglandofferagooddealoflocationsthataregreattovisitifatouristislookingtolearnaboutUShistory.ThewesternUnitedStatesishometomanynationalparksandnaturalgeologicformations.Whenlookingforarelaxingtropicalvacation.HawaiiisthedestinationmanyAmericanschoose.C.Mexicoisanexcellentplacetovisitforthetravelerlookingtobothrelaxandexplore.Thecountryoffersfantasticbeachesandancientruins.ThecityofCancunisamajorcitywithbothancientMayanruinsandalargebeach.Whenlookingtolearnabouthistory,MexicoisagreatplacetovisitasithasruinsleftbyseveraldifferentNativeAmericantribessuchastheAztecsandtheMayans.ThevariousresorthotelsofMexicoareagreatplaceforthetravelerlookingtomixrelaxationwithexploration.D.Greece,Italy,andSpainofferwarmbeachesandthrivingcitiesforthepersonlookingtorelax.ThewarmbeachesandresortsalongtheMediterraneanareperfectforrelaxationandfun.TheRomanticcitiesofVeniceandParisareexcellentfortouristslookingtogoonaromanticgetaway.TheexcitingandhistoricalsitesofViennaandLondoncanbegreatforthetravelerlookingtohavefunandjustdosomesightseeing.ThecolderregionsofNorway,Switzerland,andSwedenaregreatfor