题目内容
1．Tony Wheeler was born to travel．His father worked for an airline．For the first 16years of his life．Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries．In the early 1970s，Tony met a young woman named Maureen．They soon married．Before getting jobs，Tony and Maureen wanted to travel．They took a year-long trip from England，through Asia，to Australia．On the trip，they visited places like Iran（ 伊朗）．India，and so on．
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip．To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap．The book told people about different countries'weather，customs（ 风俗），and places to see．But unlike other travel books then，Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go．He also wrote about unusual things to see and do．The book was very popular．
Tony and Maureen started a company called lonely Planet．They continued travelling．They wrote books for each place they visited．Today，800people work for Lonely Planet．The company has over 650books．Tony Wheeler，the great traveler，still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises．
1．Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap toD．
A．make money for his next trip
B．tell people about his new company
C．draw people's attention to his family
D．answer people's questions about his trip
2．How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then？C
A．It was longer and more popular．
B．It was the first travel book in the world．
C．It talked about places most tourists did not go．
D．It talked about a country's weather and customs．
3．Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company？C
A．His father started it．
B．It is an airline company．
C．Hundreds of people work for it．
D．It has no books about travelling．
4．The passage mainly talks aboutA．
A．a great traveler and his books
B．a tour of different countries
C．a great writer and his family
D．different kinds of companies．
分析 托尼惠勒被生在旅途中．他的父亲为一家航空公司工作．在他生命中的第一个16年，惠勒和他的家人住在不同的国家．在上世纪70年代初，托尼遇见一个年轻的女人，名叫莫林．他们很快就结婚了．工作之前，托尼和莫林想旅行．他们花了一年的时间从英国旅行，通过亚洲，到澳大利亚．在旅途中，他们参观了伊朗，印度，等等．当托尼和莫琳抵达澳大利亚，人们问了很多关于旅行的问题．为了回答这些问题，惠勒写了一本书叫做《便宜游亚洲》，这本书告诉人们关于不同国家的天气，风俗，去看的地方．但不同于之后其他旅游书籍，托尼惠勒的书也谈到了大多数游客没有去的地方．他还写了一些看见和做过的不寻常的事情．这本书很受欢迎．托尼和莫林开了一家名叫孤独星球的公司．他们继续旅行．他们为每个参观的地方写一本书．今天，800个人为孤独的星球工作．公司拥有超过650本书．托尼惠勒，伟大的旅行者仍然写关于去许多地方旅行的书，将会带给我们更多的惊喜．
解答 1．D．细节解题．题干的意思是写 Ac ross Asia on the Cheap为了什么"从文中第三"To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap．可知托尼惠勒写书《便宜游亚洲》是回答人们关于他旅行的问题．故选：D
2．C．细节理解题．根据从文中第三段"Bu t unlike other travel books then in，Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go．可知《便宜游亚洲》谈论的地方，大多数游客没有去．故选：C
3．C．细节理解题．根据第四段"800 people work for Lonely Planet可知八百人为孤独星球公司工作．故选：C
4．A．主旨大意题．根据文章的第一句和最后一句"To ny Wheeler was born to travel．""Tony Wheeler，the great traveller，still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises．"说明整个文章既写到旅行者又写到他的书．故选：A
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