人教版英语中考专项之词汇篇

中考专项之词汇篇根据文章内容和括号内所给汉语意思，写出空白处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。(1)Cricket-howIhatedthisgamewhenIwasyoung!Myfamilywould1(花费)hoursandhourswatchingitontelevisionwhileI2(生气地)waitedforittoend.Everygameseemedthesame.Yes,oneteam3(贏)andtheotherlost,butitwasalwaysthesamegame-somemenpitchingaball,somerunningbackandforth.Thensomethinghappened.Ibecameoldenoughtostartplayingcricket4(我自己)withtheotherkidsinmy5(街区；居民区).Wefoundaplacetoplay6(无论什么地方)wecouldputupawicket.Weplayedonthestreet,inthebackyardevenonthetopsofbuildings,believeitornot!Ican7(回忆起；回想起)soclearlythesoundsoftheballhittingthebatandthequickrunningfeet.IcanstillfeelthesunonmyfaceasIplayed.Icanstillseetheblueskyfadingtodarknessbehindthebuildingsasourgames8(持续)intothenight.Itbecamemy9(最喜爱的)thingintheworld.NowIwatchitnotwithanger,butwithhappy-10(回忆)oftheendlessdaysandnightsplayingthegame.(2)Howwouldyoufeelifyouhada1(机会)totravelwithjustyourfather?Wouldyoubehappyor2(担心的；不安的)？ChildreninthehotshowWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?wouldliketo3(分享)theirfeelingswithus.WhereAreWeGoing,Dad?hasbeenonsincelastyear.It'saboutfive4(对)offathersandkids.Theygotoplacesfarawayfromthecityandtakepartininteresting5(任务).Clumsyfatherslearntotakecareoftheirkids.Thekidslearnaboutteamworkandbeing6(独立自主的).Themost7(令人感动的)partoftheprogramisthefamilyloveseenbetweenfathersandchildren.Afathermaynotbeascarefulasamother,butheteacheshiskidinhisownway."Inreallife,fathersarebusywiththeirwork,"ChinesewriterBiShumintoldChinaYouth8(日报).“Buta9(有责任心的)father10(重视；珍视)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(广泛地)spokenlanguage.ButwhenEnglandbecamepowerful,English8(传播)acrossIreland.LikeChina,Britainneedsto9(保护)eachofitslanguages.Tokeepthemfrom"dying”，Britishpeopleshouldbe10(感到骄傲的)ofspeakingWelsh,Scottish,andIrish.(4)MusicfromWasteWhatwillyoudowithanold1(日历)?Willyoujustthrowitaway?AstudentbandfromBeijingNo.5MiddleSchoolcanuseitasapaper2(音乐的)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(实验),theguitarturnedtoabeautifulsound.TaoMingxiao,14,gothispipafromanoldtennisracket.Whenhe7(加入)theband,Taodidn'tknowhowtoplaythepipaatall.AnditwasonlyonemonthbeforetheshowinFinland.Dayandnighthepracticed8(无论何时)hewasfree.Afterhardtraining,hefinallycouldgive9(平滑悦耳的)musicwiththepipa.“whentheaudienceclappedforus,Iwasamazedbymy10(被回收再利用的)instrument，”saidTao.(5)RailRulesoftheLondonUndergroundItistheundergroundsystemthatcarriespeoplearoundthecity.Often1(充满；装满)withpeople,thesubwayhereinBeijingcanbecomeanightmare,2(尤其是)duringrushhours.Peoplerushoutofthetraindoorswhenthose3(在…..外面)pushtheirwayinside.Itisthe4(每日的)fightforspace.Youcanseethissubway5(场景)inotherbigcities,suchasTokyo.WhileinLondon,peoplefollowanimportantrulewhentheytakethesubway.Itisaboutkeeping6(个人的；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……之间)thepeopleandthetraindoor.Theydon'tlikefeelingsqueezedastheyridethesubway.However,therearealwaystimeswhenitfeelslikeyouaredrowningin.peopleonthesubway.Yetweknowthesubwayisimportant.Weloveit.Wehateit.It'salove-hate10(关系).(6)Weallloveourmother.Butwhatifyou1(花费)alotoftimewithherandstarttobecalledamama'sgirl?TheproblemhastroubledChineseactressYifeiLiuforyears.Liubecameanactressattheyoungageof15.Hermothergaveupherjobtotakecareofher.AsLiugrewolder,the2(情况；状況)didn'tchange3(无论何时)Liuappeared,hermotherwasaround.Themediastartedtocallhermother"overprotective"ButLiu4(重视；珍视)hermother'scompany.Liu'sparentslefteachotherwhenshewas10.Shehadbeenwithhermothersincethen."Momismybestfriend,"shesaid,"ShedidalotformeandIfeelsafewhensheisaround.”However,shealsowantedtoshowthatshewasnotamama’sgirl.In2007,5(没有)tellinganyone,shewenttotakeherexamsatYaleUniversity,hopingtolearnactingthere.In2008,shemadea6(决定)thatshewantedtotakearestand7(完善；改进)heractingskills.TwoyearslaterwhenLiucameback,the27-year-oldbecameamore8(专业的)actress.Since2010,shehasshot10movies,workingwithfamousactors9(包括)NicolasCage.Lastyear,shewonthebestactressawardatthe5thMacao10(国际的)FilmFestivalwithherbrilliantperformanceinthemovieTheAssassins.Hermotherisstillbyhersidenowandthen,butLiudoesn'tmindanymore."I'vegrownup,"shesaid,"IenjoythetimewithMomaslongasshefeelshappy."(7)DearSir/Madam,Ilearnedfromthe1(因特网)thatyourcompanyneedsanEnglishsecretary.I'mreallyinterestedinthis2(位置；职位)andhopethatIcanworktoryou.I'm18yearsoldandwillsoon3(毕业)frommyschoolthisJuly.I'manexcellentstudent,4(在其中之ー)thetopsinmyclassof42students.I'mgoodatEnglish,especially5(说话的)English.IoftenusethecomputerandItypeveryfast.Inmy6(空闲的)time,Ireadalot.7(诗歌)aremyfavorite.Ienjoymusicverymuchandhavebeenplayingthe8(键盘式电子乐器)sinceprimaryschool.I'malsoasportsfanandtakepartinlotsofoutdooractivities.9(而且),I'mquiteeasytogetalongwithandIliketomakefriends.I'mlookingforwardtoyour10(回复).SincerelyyoursAdamLee(8)Doyoufeeltiredofthesameold1(日常的)life?SurvivalHolidayisforchildrentogointolonelyplacesforexcitingactivities.Ourcompanywilltakechildrenintogreat2(户外；野外)withouttheirparentsthissummer.Whydopeople3(选择)SurvivalHoliday？Becausetheythinkitisgoodforchildrentoget4(接近)tonature.Manychildreninbigcitiesspendalltime5(不是)watchingTVorplayingcomputergames.It'snottheir6(过错),andherecomesonechancetohaveachange.Thesurvivalactivitieswill7(改善)thechildreninmanyways.Evenyearslater,theywillstillclearlyrememberwhattheyhavelearned.Somehavelearnedhowtoworkwiththeir8(同队队员).Somehavelearnedto9(坚持)totheiraimsindifficulttimes.Andsomehavelearnedtovaluetheprocess10(而不是)thanresults.(9)AlthoughI'vehadabusyschoollifeinthepastthreeyears,gettingalongwithsuchamazingclassmateshasmademethe1(幸运的)personintheworld.Inoneofthoseunforgettabledays,wehada2(演讲)contest.Duringthetoughtime,Icould3(感觉到；意识到)thateveryoneinmyclass4(齐心协力)togethersomuchthatourheartsseemedtobebeatingtogetherfast.Webroughtthe5(参赛者)notonly6(勇气)butalsosomerealhelpandskills.Thoughtherewereonlythreeonthefrontline,weallmadeitclearthatitwas41peoplefightingsidebysideandwewouldnevergiveup.Atlast,wewonthefirstprize.Withgreat7(激动),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(偷窃)andateit.2(不幸地)，GodfounditoutandsoshewasdrivenawayfromtheGardentogetherwithaboycalledAdam.Later,AdamandEvehadtheirownbabiesandbecamethe3(祖先)ofallofus.IntheAutumnof1665,4(当...的时候)Newtonwasthinkingofoneproblemunderanappletree,5(突然),anappledroppeddownandfellonhishead.Becauseofthis,Newton6(发现)gravitation(引力)onthatdayandhisnewideaofsciencemadepeoplereallyamazedandhappy,alsohechangedour7(观点)aboutnatureandthewaywethink.Andtoday,SteveJobschangedtheworldbyhisapple8(产品).Forexample,iPhonescanbefoundeverywhereinthestreet.Theyhavebecomea9(标志；象征)ofourtime.Althoughhehasdied,peoplewillrememberhimandmisshimbecauseofhis10(创造力；创造性).(11)Wheredoesbeefcomefrom?You'rewrongifyousay:"Cow,ofcourse."Afteryearsof1(研究),DutchscientistMarkPosthas2(成功地)grownbeefinhislab.Hetooksomecells(细胞)fromacow,and3(混合)themwithnutrients(营养物质)inalabdish.Thecellsthengrewinto4(某物)likemuscles(肌肉).OnAug5,a5(饭店)inLondoncookedthe"beef"andmadeahamburger.Threepeopletastedit.Theysaidthatthemeattasted6(像)'ananimal-protein(动物蛋白)cake"anditwasabitdry.TheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(美国国家航空航天局)intheUSwasthefirstonetothinkaboutgrowingmeatinalab.Itwaslookingforafoodfor7(宇航员)inspace.Butnowscientistshopethatgrowingmeatinalabcouldreduce(减少)greenhousegasesandsaveenergy.About188(百分之...)ofglobalgreenhouse-gasemissions(排放)comefrommeatindustry,saida2006UN9(报道)，Butthe10(问题)is:Areyouwillingtoeatit？(12)Asthesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.Butinfact,nonstoppracticeisnotagoodwaytolearnthings.Accordingtoanewstudy,ifyouarelearninganewskill,it'sbettertotakebreakswhile1(训练)becausethiswayyou'lllearnbetter.Thestudyis2(出版；发行)inthejournalProceedingsBoftheRoyalSociety.Itwasledby3(科学家)SorenAshleyandJoelPearsonfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWales.Forthebraintorememberanewskill，itmustchangeshorttermmemoryintolong-termmemory.Thebrain4(需要)breakstoconsolidate(巩国)thememory.Ifthememoryisnotconsolidated5(足够的)，thelearningwillbefortheshorttermornothappenatall."Manystudieshaveshownthatyoudon'tlearnifyoudon'tsleep6(在...之后)adayoftraining,Pearson,PhD,toldMedicalXpress."Similarly,overtrainingcanreducelearningifyoudon'tallowtimeforconsolidation."Thescientistsweremoreinterestedin"wakingconsolidation".Thatistakingbreaks7(在...期间)training.Theydidan8(实验)onit.Theresearchersasked31studentstolearnadifficultcomputertask,tofollowsomemovingdots(圆点)onthescreenandavoid9(注意到；关注到)thefake(假的)onesamongthem.Thestudentsweredividedintothreegroups.10(每一个)grouplearnedthetaskinadifferentway.Onthefirstday,GroupOnespentonehourtraining.GroupTwotrainednonstopfortwohours.Thethirdgroupalsotrainedfortwohoursbutwithaone-hourbreak.Onthesecondday,GroupOneandThreebothmasteredthetaskbetterthanGroupTwodid.(13)OnOct11,1972,Chinabuiltdiplomaticrelations(外交关系)withGermany.Morethan1(四十)yearslater,thetwohavebecomeveryimportanteconomicpartners.Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutourpartner?Theyear2012isthe40thanniversary(周年纪念)oftherelationship2(在...之间)ChinaandGermany.ItisagoodchancetolearnaboutGermany.Germany,withBerlinasits3(首都)，liesattheheartofEurope.Ithasa4(人口)ofabout82millionpeople.AlthoughpeopleinGermanyuseGermanas5(他们的)motherlanguage,manyGermanscanspeakverygoodEnglish.WithcarslikeAudi,BMW,PorscheandMercedesBenz,Germanyisoneoftheleadingautomobile(汽车)6(生产商)intheworld.Asearlyas1901,Germanyproducedabout900carsayear,accordingtotheBBC.InChina,thefirstcarwasn'tproduceduntilthe1950s.Germanyisfamousforitsbeer7(文化).Manyinternationalbrands(品牌)comefromthecountry.Everyyear,thetwo-weeklongMunichOktoberfesthappenshere.Itisoneoftheworld'sbiggestbeer8(节日).Thankstothe“GermanBeerPurity(纯净)Law”，Germanbeerisofthehighestquality.Fromcarstobeer,Germanspayattentiontoquality.9(此外)，Germanshaveaprecise(严谨的)andseriousattitudetolifeandwork.Forexample,veryfewGermanwouldcrossthestreetwhenthelightsarered.Germansarepunctual(准时的).Forexample,ifatrainisgoingtoarriveat3pmanditisonlyoneminutelate,peoplewillbeveryangry.Germansarealsovery10(努力工作的).Theyusuallygetupandstartworkveryearly.(14)Doyouhavealuckynumber?Whatisit?Manypeoplehaveaspecialnumberthattheyhopewill1(帯来)themgoodluck.InChineseculture,somenumbersarebelievedtobeluckyorunlucky2(基于；依据)ontheChinesewordthatthenumbersoundssimilarto.Forexample,thewordforthenumber&soundssimilartothewordfor"makingafortune".So,people3(认为)itaveryluckynumber.Somepeoplewillevenspendalotofmoneytohave8sintheirphonenumbersorvehiclelicenseplate(车牌照)numbers.Theopening4(庆典)oftheBeijingOlympicsbeganat8:08pmonAugust8,2008.Thenumber9isalsoaluckynumberbecauseofitsconnectiontothe5(皇帝)ofChina.Therewereninedragonsontheirrobes(龙袍)andChinesemythheldthatthedragonhasnine6(孩子).Thenumber9alsostandsfor"longlasting".That'swhyamanalwaysproposestoawomanwith99or999roses.Sowhat'sa"badluck"numberinChina?Itmightbe4.ManyChinesepeoplesee47(作为)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(农历).Theywilltellyouitislayuebutnotthe1(第十二)month.Why？ThecharacterlaintheChineselanguagemeansto2(尊敬；尊重)ancestors(祖先)andgodsandgivebestwishestothem.InChinese3(传统),suchactivitieswereheldattheendofayearwhenpeoplehadharvestedtheircropsandfinishedwiththeirworkinthe4(田地).That'swhythelunar12thmonthinChinaiscalledlayue.Therearetwoimportantdatesthismonth.ThefirstistheLabaFestivalonthe8thdayofthelunarmonth.TheLabaFestivalwasatimeforthe5(古代的)Chinesetohopefortheharvestandgoodluckinthecomingyear.Laba1(粥)isthemaindishonthisday.Peoplealsoliketopickle(腌)meatandprepareLabagarlic(腊八蒜)fortheSpringFestival's7(饺子).TheotherimportantdateistheKitchenGodWorshipping(拜灶神)onthe23rdor24thofthemonth.People8(提供)foodtotheKitchenGod,whotakeschargeofthingsforthe9(整个的)family.ItissaidthatthegodreturnstoheaventhatdaytoreporttotheJadeEmperor(rulerofheaveninChinesestories,玉帝)aboutthefamily'sactivitiesoverthepastyear.Sopeopleusuallyofferhimdeliciousdishessothathewillgiveagoodreportandthefamilywillhavegoodluckthroughoutthenextyear.Afterthisday,peoplestarttosweepupthehouseanddecoratethehousewithcouplets(对联)and10(剪纸).Oncethisisfinished,peoplewaitfortheChineseNewYear.(16)Sometimestwoverydifferentindividuals(个体)becomethebestoffriends.Forexample,whowouldhavethoughtthataspiderwouldbecomepalswithapig?ButinAmericanwriterE.B.White's1(经典的)novelCharlotte'sWeb,thisisexactly(正是)whathappens.Wilburthepiggrowsupinabarn(谷仓)andmakesmanyfriends,2(包括)aspidercalledCharlotte.OnedayasheeptellsWilburthathewilleventuallybe3(提供；端上)upasdinner.ButCharlotteisdetermined(坚决的)tosaveherfriend.TohelpWilbur,Charlottewriteswordslike"terrific",“radiant”(精神焕发的)and“humble(谦逊的)”onherwebto4(表扬)Wilbur.ThismakesthefarmerbelievethatWilburisasupernatural(神奇的)animal,tooimportanttokill.Wilburissaved,butCharlotteisso5(疲劳的)thatshedies.Thebookwasfirstpublishedin1952.In60yearsCharlottehasbecomeoneofthemostfamousspidersofalltime.She6(教)usaboutloveandcommitment(承诺)."Sheisvery,verylovingunderthatcrusty(暴躁的),thatforbiddingexterior(可怕的外表)："PeterNeumeyer,authorofTheAnnotatedCharlotte'sWeb,toldNPR.Thebook's7(成功)attractedHollywoodfilmmakers.However,theywantedahappierending.Whitewasstrongly8(反对)thisideaandasaresultthefilm,likethebook,endswithCharlotte'sdeath.JenDoll,reporterwithTheAtlantic,believesthat"deathisapartoflife".Shesaysthisisoneofthe9(主要的)messagesofthebook.AsCharlottetellsWilbur,"Youhavebeenmyfriend.Thatinitselfisatremendous(精彩的)thing.Iwove(织网)mywebsforyoubecauseIlikedyou.Afterall,what'salife,anyway?We'reborn,welivealittlewhileandthenwedie.Aspider'slifecan'thelpbeingsomethingofamess,withallthistrappingandeatingflies.10(通过)helpingyou,perhapsIwastryingtoliftupmylifeatrifle(一点点).Heavenknowsanyone'slifecanstandalittleofthat."(17)SmogisabigprobleminmanyChinesecities.Butitseemsthatbesideswearingamask(口罩),fewofusknowwhathasa1(引起)thesmogandwhattodotobeatit.ChaiJing,aformernewsanchorwithChinaCentralTelevision,discussedthequestionsinher2(纪录片)UndertheDome.The103-minutefilmwasreleasedonmajorChinesevideo-sharingwebsitesonFeb28.Inthefilm,Chaivisits3(污染)placesandtalkstoofficialsandscientists.Sheconcludesthat4(燃烧)toomuchcoalandoilisthemaincausesofPM2.5andsmog.Tomakethingsworse,accordingtoChai,thecoalandoilweareburningisofpoorqualityanddon'tmeetthe5(标准)forenvironmentalprotection.Thereforetheyhaveproducedmore6(有害的)gasandparticles(顆粒)topollutetheair.Tosolvetheproblem,Chaisuggeststhatweshouldcleanourcoalandoilor7(代替)themwithcleanerenergysuchasnaturalgas.Inherfilm,Chaialsoemphasizediil)thatordinarypeoplecandosomethingtohelpcontrolsmogtoo.Forexample,wecanliveagreenerlifebyusingmore8(公众的；公共的)transportation.Orifweseethingsthatcouldharmtheenvironment,wecantrytostopit.Inonescenefromthefilm,Chaiseesadirtmoundinabuildingsiteexposedintheair,andasksthepersoninchargetocoverit.Whensheseesarestaurantcooking9(没有)anysuitablefilterfacilities(过滤设备)，shecallsthehotline12369.Therestaurantinstalledthefilteraweeklater.ChenJining,thenewministerofenvironmentalprotection,praisedChai."This10(电影)encouragesordinarypeopletobeconcerned(关注)withtheenvironment.Thisiswhatweneedinthefuture."(18)Youcannothaveagreatschoolwithoutgreatteachers.Manyofmymostusefullessonscamefromateacher's1(经验；经历)andwisdom(智慧)，Eachteacherhashisorherownstyle.Amixtureofstylesmakesforthebest2(教育).MyAmericanhistoryteacherandmyEnglishteacherhaddifferentteachingstyles.Ofcourse,thesubjectsaredifferenttostartoffwith.Historyisgenerallyobjective(客观的).Inhistoryclass,welearnfacts,importantnamesanddates,and3(历史的)themes.Englishissubjective(主观的).Wereadliterature(文学),thentalkaboutwhatwethinkitmeans.Afterthatwe4(创造；创作)ourownstories.ButeventhepersonalitiesofmyhistoryandEnglishteacherswere5(十分；相当)different.MyhistoryteacherattendedWestPointMilitaryAcademy(西点军校)，themostimportantmilitaryacademyintheUS.Hewasacolonel(上校)inthePetsianGulfWar,andinchargeofa1,000-manregiment(军队中的团).Heranano-nonsense(实际的)classandsetmany6(任务).Eachclasswaseitheralectureoraquiz.Hespokewiselybutusedsimplelanguage.Healwayswantedsimpleandsmartanswersin7(回报；回馈).Ontheotherhand,myEnglishteacherwenttoOberlinCollege.Thisschoolhasareputationforbeingveryliberal(宽容的).Hereadalotofbooksby8(现代的)Americanwriters.Hehadtaughtatmyschoolforover15years.TheEnglishteacherwouldgetexcited9(容易地；简单地).Whenhegotreallyexcitedhewouldknockonthedesksorthechalkboard.Theclasswasusuallya10(讨论).Eachstudenthadtosaysomethingneworevenimproper.Wealsowrotearticlesortalkedingroupsaboutthebookswewerereading.Itwasmorerelaxed.Teachersarepeopletoo.Likeeveryone,theyhavetheirownstrongpoints,weaknessesandcharacters.Butinterestingeducatorsmakeeducationinteresting.Welearnasmuchfromthewaytheyteachaswedofromwhattheyteachus.(19)GetonatraininParis,jumpoffinBerlin.TravelthroughtinySpanishtownsandpastItalianwinefields.WithsalesofInterRail(欧洲火车通票)ticketsontheincrease,moreandmoreyoungpeopleare1(选择)traintravelfortheirgapyear.InterRailticketsofferEU2(旅行者)thechancetotravelforfreeoratareduced(优惠的)priceontrainsacross30countriesinEurope.WhenIwas17,I3(决定)togoInterRailingwithmyfriendBellaforaweekinthesummer.BothofushadchosentostudyGermanat4(大学).WedecidedthattraintravelinGermanywouldbeagoodwaytopracticethelanguage.Itoldmymumandshebegantogivemetipsbasedonher5(自己的)InterRailingexperienceinthe1970s.Iwould,shesaid,needanextra-thick(加厚的)sleepingbag"forwhenyousleepoutside”，Shetoldtalesofsleepingontrainfloorsoronplat