题目内容
The tourist industry has ________ a variety of jobs．
- A.invented
- B.developed
- C.discovered
- D.created
invent意为“发明，创造”，强调的是“第一次”；discover指“发现”(已经存在而别人所不知的)；develop指(在大小、程度、方法等方面)发展、开发(原有的)．在此都没有用create更为准确地表示“旅游业创造出各种各样的工作”，既表示产生出新事物/人，又表示为首次．
The Whites stayed in England for half a month, ________ they visited most of the tourist spots there.
| A．when | B．from which | C．during which time | D．since when |
下面是美国著名游记作家Bill Bryson的几本作品，首先请阅读它们的封面信息：
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A. |
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail |
B. |
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America |
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I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after 20 Years Away |
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D. |
The Road Less Traveled: 1000 Amazing Places off the Tourist Trail |
E. |
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe |
F. |
The English Landscape: Its Character and Diversity |
下面是对这几本书的简要介绍，请把它们对应的封面信息找出来：
1. In this collection, Bill Bryson is writing from home. We find he assesses life both in New England and in the contemporary United States. With the telescopic perspective(远望视角) of one who has stepped out of the American mainstream and come back after 20 years, Bryson holds the mirror up to U.S. culture and feel strange to his motherland.
2.This book is a guide to the world’s unspoilt sights and experiences. It presents one thousand fresh and fascinating alternatives to hundreds of well-known tourist destinations and sights, including alternatives to the Carnival in Rio and the beaches of Thailand, the most-visited national parks, over-rated restaurants and holiday sites.
3.Returning to the U.S. after 20 years in England, Bill Bryson decided to reconnect with his mother country by hiking the length of the 2100-mile Appalachian Trail. Awed by merely the camping section of his local sporting goods store, he still goes into the wilderness and learns hard lessons about self-reliance.
4. A travelogue by Bill Bryson is as close to a sure thing as funny books get. This book is no exception. Following an urge to rediscover his youth, the author leaves his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that takes him to across 38 states in the country, which is like a small town in his opinion.
5.Born in Iowa, Bryson backpacked through Europe as a young man. While living in England some 20 years later, he revisited many of the same places from arctic Norway’s northern lights to romantic Capri in Italy. Here he jumps back and forth between old memories and new experiences.
BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have pros and cons.
Good news
Free museums: No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities(古董).
Pop music: Britain is the only country to rival (与……比敌)the US on this score.
Black cabs: London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.
Choice of food: Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.
Fashion: Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.
Bad news
Poor service: “It’s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center.
Poor public transport: Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the over-crowded London tube is inexplicably(不可解的) popular.
Lack of language: Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in the tourist traps.
Rain: Still in the number one complaint.
No air-conditioning: So that even splendidly hot summer become as unbearable as the downpours.
Overpriced hotels: The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.
Licensing hours: Alcohol is in short supply after 11 p.m. even in 24-hour cities.
1.What do tourists complain most?
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A．Poor service. |
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B．Poor public transport. |
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C．Rain. |
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D．Overpriced hotels. |
2.What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?
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A．Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US. |
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B．Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US. |
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C．Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US. |
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D．Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US. |
3. When is alcohol not able to get?
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A．At 9:00p.m. |
B．At 10:00p.m. |
C．At 11:00p.m. |
D．At 12:00p.m. |
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．You have to pay to visit the museums. |
B．It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there. |
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C．You cannot find Chinese food there. |
D．The public transport is poor there. |
A tourist comes out of the airport．There are a lot of taxis，but the tourist asks every taxi—driver his name．He takes the third taxi．It costs￡5 from the airport to the hotel．“How much does it cost for the whole day?” the tourist asks．“￡100”，says the taxi-driver．This is very expensive，the tourist accepts the price．
The taxi—driver takes the tourist everywhere．He shows him all monuments and all the museums．In the evening they go back to the hotel．The tourist gives the taxi-driver￡100 and says，“What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver looks at the tourist．“Tomorrow? It’s another￡ 100 tomorrow．”But the tourist says，“That’s OK．If that’s the price，that is the price．See you tomorrow．”The taxi—driver is very pleased．
The next day the taxi-driver takes the tourist everywhere again．They visit all the museums and all the monuments again．And in the second evening they go back to the hotel．The tourist gives the taxi—driver another￡100 and says，“I’m going home tomorrow．”The taxi-driver is sorry．He likes the tourist and，above all，￡100 a day is good money．“So you are going home．Where do you come from?” he asks．
“I come from New York．”
“New York!” says the taxi-driver，“I have a sister in New York．Her name is Susannah．Do you know her?”
“Of course 1 know her．She gave me￡200 for you．”
1.The tourist is______ ．
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A．an Englishman |
B．a Frenchman |
C．a Swedish |
D．an American |
2.The tourist asks every taxi—driver his name because______ ．
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A．he is afraid of being cheated |
B．he wants to remember all of the taxi—drivers’names |
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C．he knows of one of the taxi-drivers |
D．there is a friend of his among the taxi drivers |
3.Why is the taxi-driver very pleased with the tourist?
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A．None but the tourist agrees to the price given without arguing with him． |
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B．His sister knows the tourist． |
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C．His sister has brought so much money to him． |
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D．He wants to be the guide of the tourist． |
4.We can conclude that ______ ．
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A．the tourist will give the taxi-driver another￡200 |
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B．the tourist makes fun of the taxi—driver |
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C．the tourist will give the taxi—driver half of the sum |
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D．the taxi-driver insists that the tourist should pay him another￡200 |