题目内容
Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire. When the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped.
In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people's education—but only for the rich.
In the 18th century, tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.
In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays at the seaside. Some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.
Travelling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People began to travel more to faraway countries.
The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them.
Thus tourism grew. In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays. The company organizes everything—plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food—and tourists pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour (包办旅行) and modern tourism industry was born.
The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949.But tourism did not take_off until 1978.In 2002, the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China's social development.
1.In the early times, the travellers ________.
A.all came from China B.were very young and strong
C.had lots of money D.travelled by boat
2.________ played the most important role in the tourism development.
A.Education B.Money
C.Transportation D.People's ideas
3.Modern tourism industry was born ________.
A.in 1949 B.in Roman times
C.in the early 17th century D.in the 19th century
4.In which century did travel become much more popular and faster?
A.17th. B.18th. C.19th. D.20th.
5.The underlined phrase “take off ”in the last paragraph means
________.
A.rise into the air B.develop very fast
C.remove hats and clothes D.bring down the prices
1.解析:选C。细节理解题。由第一段中的Rich Romans及第二段中Rich young English people及only for the rich可知,早期的旅行者都是有钱人。
2.解析:选C。推理判断题。文中屡次提到交通方式变换后人们的旅游地点以及方式也在相应地变化,可见transportation在旅游发展变化中的重要作用。
3.解析:选A。细节理解题。从倒数第二段 “In 1949...modern tourism industry was born”可知答案。
4.解析:选C。细节理解题。从第四段“In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster”可知答案。
5.解析:选B。词义猜测题。联系文章最后一句可知,中国早期的旅游业发展缓慢,直到1978年才飞速发展起来。
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