题目内容
PHUKET, Thailand—— Narkis Koral, 23, and Oren Mesika, 24, had no sense of the terrible tsunami that hit Southeast Asia: They were having “a good time ”on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand and only learned of their present situation hours later, through friends who received phone calls from home.
Even though the pair, both from Arad, escaped the tsunami’ s anger, it did not change the fact that their parents were worried
“Our mothers worried a lot, ”says Koral. “They asked us to leave immediately and return to Israel. They offered to arrange flights, anything we wanted, just return. ”
Dana Kuchansky’ s father is also worried. Kuchansky, 28, and her partner were in Kofun, a small island hit hard by the tsunami. After a night spent on the top of the mountain in the center of the island, the two were taken for free to Bangkok, where they were expected to fly to Israel.
On the telephone, the worried father made sure his daughter received the replacement tickets lost in the tsunami 15 minutes later, he called her again, to remind her of the flight number.
Most of the Israelis visiting Thailand are young and on a limited budget. Their parents are used to having insufficient contact with their children. In most cases, this contact is when the phone call or the use of the Internet is cheap, even if the difference between "expensive" and "cheap" is less than 50 agorot, or cents.
In one case this past week, a mother called the mobile telephone of each of the six embassy(大使馆)staff in Thailand, one after the other. The same duty officer answered all six.
The common reaction of both parents and children, once telephone contact was made, was sobbing with relief that the ordeal(严峻考验)had left them unharmed.
According to the text, Narkis and Oren________.
A . called their friends to tell them what had happened
B . had great fun even if they knew the tsunami had come
C . knew nothing about the tsunami until their friends rang them up
D . turned out calm in face of the tsunami
Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. Kuchansky and her partner had their tickets missing in the tsunami.
B. All the parents mentioned are worried about their children’ s safety.
C. Most embassy staff were too busy in their work to answer mobile phone calls.
D. The parents of the young Israelis don’ t have enough time to contact their kids.
The underlined word “insufficient” in Paragraph 6 probably means________.
A. unsuitable B. not enough C. unnecessary D. irregular
It can be inferred that ________.
A . 50 agorot is too little an amount for the ordinary Israelis
B . as an official in charge, the mother made so many calls
C . the writer may come from Israel rather than from some other country
D . all the young couples traveling in Thailand remained safe and sound
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
解析:
【小题1】由第一段可知。
【小题2】 由倒数第三段可知:父母与子女联系得少不是没有时间,而是为了节约。
【小题3】 由倒数第三段“他们只是在电话费或网络费便宜的情况下才进行联系”可推断他们的联系比较少,即“不够多”。
【小题4】 从文中所涉及到的游客都是些以色列人可推知作者有可能也是以色列人。
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Thai authorities have been urged to see to it that condominiums (公寓), apartment houses and other lodgings available to tourists throughout the country will be of higher quality than today, a leading tourism businesswoman has said.
Piyaman Techapaibul, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand, called on the Ministry of Tourism & Sports as well as other government agencies concerned to have those places and accommodations for tourists improved and upgraded to meet international standards because, she said, today's tourists from around the world have more money to spend and prefer quality lodgings as well as quality services and accommodations at those places.
"Added by condos and apartment houses currently opening for daily rent, the number of lodgings for tourists throughout the country has increased over the years, but not the qualities. Many of today's tourists are so affluent and selective that they'd prefer quality places where personnel should be very responsible and experienced in taking care of them while security should be constantly and effectually maintained," she said.
Employees and staff in charge of providing accommodations to tourists should be expert in communicating with the foreigners, service-minded and speak fluent English, according to the council leader.
Thailand is seen to receive up to 23.1 million tourists from other countries around the world next year, compared to about 21.7 million, who have reportedly visited the country throughout this year, about 2.6 million of whom from China, while as much as two trillion baht (US$66.6 billion) is expected to be earned from tourist industry by 2015, compared to about one trillion baht (US$33.3 billion) this year.
Thailand's most favorite destinations for tourists include the world-famous beach resorts of Pattaya and Phuket, the Andaman Sea archipelagos of Krabi and Surat Thani and the capital city of Bangkok.
The council leader made her comments in response to news reports that the government might deregulate (撤销管制) businesses of running condominiums and apartment houses to the extent that they might not only serve as a place which collects monthly rent from the tenants but as a hotel where guests pay the room rates on a daily basis.
No parking lots or hotel-operating licenses might be legally required at such places nationwide only if they were practically turned into daily hotels or guesthouses.
【小题1】What can we learn from paragraph 1?
A.Thai started to take measures to have the accommodations improved in the past. |
B.Tourism is the leading industry in Thailand. |
C.The accommodations in Thailand are of poor quality. |
D.Tourists prefer hotels to apartment houses in Thai. |
A.particular | B.prosperous | C.sensitive | D.restricted |
A.about 23,1 million | B.about 21.7 million |
C.about 2.6 million | D.about 19.1 million |
A.Because tourists prefer better service and better living condition |
B.Because tourists have plenty of money. |
C.Because they want to meet the international standards |
D.Because the condominiums in Thai are inferior to those in any other country. |
A.Piyaman advocated the authorities not to limit the development of the condos. |
B.Bangkok is one of the most attractive destinations for tourists |
C.Thailand has earned about one trillion baht from tourist industry this year. |
D.Staff in condos should speak English fluently. |