traveled to many South Pacific islands during the tropical cyclone(热带气旋)season and only experienced two days of light rain in six months！This is，of course，anecdotal，so it's important that you do your research before booking your trip.

One thing I recommend doing is checking for recent posts on travel forums(论坛)，such as Lonely Planet's Thorntree，to see what people are saying about the country you'll visit in terms of safety.The U．S.government may make out that an entire country is extremely unsafe when in reality，it's a small part of it that tourists will be unlikely to visit.Read the travel warnings，too，to see which parts of the country the government recommends that you avoid.

Additionally，it's worth speaking to your travel insurance provider before you leave to check that you'll be covered during your travels to these countries.Some insurance companies won't cover you if there's a severe warning for the country，but some will.Travel insurance is a necessity，so it's definitely something to check out before you leave.

Keep in mind that the U．S.government will help you with emergency evacuation(撤离)from a troubled country，but it comes in the form of a repatriation(归国)loan via the Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management(ACS)，which can be called to rescue you from a bad situation abroad.Remember by heart that you'll have to wait overseas for the money to arrive and eventually repay the loan once you're home safely.Just another reason to get travel insurance!

4．What should you do before a travel according to Paragraph 1?

A．Make a good route plan.

B．Make a careful study of the trip.

C．Ask the government for help.

D．Read the travel books first.

【答案】　B　细节理解题。根据第一段最后的一句"This is，of course，anecdotal，so it's important that you do your research before booking your trip."可知，在你预定行程之前做研究是很重要的。分析B项符合题意。