Tourism(旅游业)wasn't as important as it is today．In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries．More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel．Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before．One person doesn't travel for the same reason as another．But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own．They also like to meet new people and to taste new food．
Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people's lives．People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places．There’re new nightclubs(夜总会)and other amusements．International tourism is clearly a big business．
(1)
In the old days ________ could travel to other countries．
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A．
either kings or queens
B．
nobody but those who had money
C．
both the poor and the rich
D．
boys and girls, men or women, young or old
(2)
More people travel today than in the past because ________．
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A．
people have become interested in traveling
B．
traveling today is easier than in the past
C．
great changes have taken place in the world
D．
people now have more money for travel
(3)
What makes travel more attractive than before?
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A．
Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today．
B．
More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots．
C．
Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive．
D．
New hotels and restaurants have been built．
(4)
Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
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A．
Tourism won't bring any changes in people's minds．
B．
People have some trouble in making journey．
C．
With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in some countries．
We were the only family with children in the restaurant．Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited．I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes．His hair was unwashed．He was waving to my Erik．
“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought．Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and then at the man．Then we decided to leave．My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him outside．The old man sat between the door and me．
As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back．Suddenly, Erik leaned(倾斜)over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby's “pick－me－up” position．Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped from my arms to the man's．At the moment a very old smelly man and a very young baby developed a kind of friendship．
Erik, in the act of total trust and love, laid his tiny head upon the man's shoulder．The man closed his eyes, and I saw tears under his lashes(眼睫毛)．His aged hands were full of pain and hard labor, but he held my baby so gently．A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “God bless you, madam．You’ve given me the most precious(珍贵的)gift．”
I cried, with my face burning hot．A child saw a soul(心灵), but a mother saw only a suit of clothes．
(1)
In the writer's eyes, the old man was ________．
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A．
generous
B．
selfish
C．
terrible
D．
active
(2)
The family decided to leave the restaurant because they ________．
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A．
had finished the meal already
B．
had some important things to do
C．
thought the food there was bad
D．
worried about their baby's safety
(3)
We can learn from the third paragraph that Erik ________．
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A．
showed kindness to the old man
B．
had seen the old man before
C．
was popular in the restaurant
D．
was frightened by the old man
(4)
Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
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A．
A moving friendship
B．
A special restaurant
C．
Soul and clothes
D．
Parents’ influnce
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Snow can be very beautiful．When snow covers everything around you, the world looks like a “Winter Wonderland” ．That is the name of a very popular song about winter．Richard Smith and Felix Bernard wrote the song in 1934．
But winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time．It is cold outside．The wind blows and makes it even colder．The days are shorter and darker．The sun rarely shines．The leaves on the trees are brown or have fallen to the ground．The flowers are mostly gone．It is not surprising that some people are sad in winter．And some people dream about being somewhere else where it is warm and pretty－like the state of California．The Mamas and the Papas recorded their famous song, “California Dreaming” in 1965．
During the 1960s, many other famous rock groups sang songs about winter．Here is a song by Simon and Garfunkel called “A Hazy Shade of Winter” ．They sing about life and hope．
In 1968, the group Blood, Sweat and Tears recorded this gentle, sad song about winter．They sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in “Sometimes in Winter”．
Gordon Lightfoot wrote and recorded another sad and lovely song about winter in 1975．Sarah McLachlan recorded “Song for a Winter's Night” for an album(专辑)in 2006．She sings about reading a love letter and wishing the writer were with her．
Finally, on a lovely note, we leave you this sad song by Wayne．
(1)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
“Winter Wonderland” is a song written by two brothers．
B．
Most people feel very sad in winter．
C．
“California Dreaming” is the most famous song about winter．
D．
Winter is not always a happy time．
(2)
What do we learn about the song “Sometimes in Winter” from the passage?
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A．
It was written for Sarah McLachlan．
B．
It is a gentle and sad song about winter．
C．
Gordon Lightfoot made some changes to it．
D．
It first came out in the 1970s．
(3)
What can we infer from the passage?
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A．
It is usually warm in California in winter．
B．
“Song for a Winter's Night” is a very happy song．
C．
Blood, Sweat and Tears are the names of three singers．
