Question

阅读理解 　　Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose．But to protect its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go．These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war．There, the traveler might not be safe．These countries are listed in a small book called a passport①． 　　This passport is a government request for the safety of its traveling people．It is also a government’s pledge② that the people will obey the rules of the host country(东道国)． 　　To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must prove(证明)that he is an American citizen(公民)．An American can not go overseas(外国)without a passport．Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports． 　　Pasted inside the passport is the traveler’s picture．Children traveling with their parents are included in one parent’s book． 　　Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year．An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things．But the most important that he carries in another country is his passport． (1) A passport is not needed when an American goes to ________． [　　] A． foreign countries B． dangerous areas C． Canada or Mexico D． countries overseas (2) From the passage we can see that ________． [　　] A． children can’t travel to foreign countries B． Americans like to travel C． a traveler is not safe in most countries D． Americans like to travel to close countries (3) Why does a traveler need a passport? [　　] A． He needs something more to carry when he travels． B． It helps the country to protect the people． C． He needs to have his picture taken more often． D． It helps the traveler to know where he will go． (4) Which statement does the passage lead you to believe? [　　] A． People should take care of their passports． B． It is not important to have a passport to travel． C． Children are never included in a passport． D． When you are in another country, money is more important than a passport． (5) Which of the following is true? [　　] A． When Americans are traveling in another country, they must obey the rules of the country． B． The American government sometimes allows its people to travel to dangerous places． C． A passport is needed wherever an American is traveling． D． Everyone who lives in the United States can get a passport from the American government．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．A;5．A;
解析：

(1)	第一、二、三段分别讲述了passport的目的、功能和范围。B项首先即可排除掉。只有就近的国家无需护照，因此答案为C项。
(2)	从文中最后一段的首句即可找出此题答案为B项。C项应将“most”改为“some”，而D项以偏概全，所以不对。

提示：

纵观全文，一个中心内容就是“passport”——强调其重要性。所以此题能很容易地选出答案A项。