1．Tourism probably started in Roman times．Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in——青夏教育精英家教网——

1．Tourism probably started in Roman times．Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire．But 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（英吉利海峡）．They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time，including Paris in France，and Rome and Venice（威尼斯）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 by the sea．And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger，noisier and dirtier．
Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built．People began to travel more to far-away 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 and modern tourist 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．

21．In the early times，the travelersC．
A．only came from Roman
B．traveled by boat
C．were very wealthy
D．were very young and strong
22．Which of the following is true？C
A．The young men learned little from Grand Tour．
B．More people chose planes for its cheap price．
C．In 2002，tourism became a fundamental part of China's social development．
D．Tourism became faster and safer when the first railways were built in the 18th century．
23．Cplayed the most important role in the tourism development．
A．Education B．Money C．Transportation D．People's ideas
24．Modern tourism was bornA．
A．in 1949
B．in 1978
C．in the early 17th century
D．in Roman times
25．The underlined phrase"take off"（in the last paragraph） meansB．
A．a plane rising into the air
B．develop very fast
C．remove hats and clothes
D．bring down the prices．

20．One night in February 1962，John H．Glenn．Jr．，flew over Australia．The man in the Mercury（水星）capsule（宇宙飞行容器）was alone，but friendly voices reached him by radio．On the dark land 100 miles below，he saw a sprinkling of light．They marked the city of Perth，where people had turned on their lights as a greeting to him．
In Friendship7，Glenn radioed，"The lights show up very well．Thank for everybody for turning them on．"His capsule raced on to the east．
During his three orbits of the earth，Glenn could always reach one of eighteen tracking stations．Some of them were on ship at sea．Others were in the United States．
Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries．These countries allowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up．Without the help of such lands as Nigeria（尼日利亚），Zanzibar（尚巴西，坦桑尼亚领土的一部分），and Mexico，there would have been breaks in the worldwide radio network．
John H．Glenn．Jr．，was the first America to orbit the earth．For his flight，the tracking network（跟踪网络） covered 60，000 route miles．Five hundred men worked in the stations along the route．Since his flight，the network has grown．Today，it covers more than 100，000 route miles and has about one hundred stations．One-third of these stations are outside of the United States．

16．This passage is mainly about．D
A．talking to ships at sea around the world
B．breaks in the worldwide network
C．a satellite which fell into the ocean
D．the first American to orbit the earth
17．From the passage we can see that．B
A．Friendship7 stopped in Perth，Australia
B．in space flight，radio equipment is important
C all tracking stations are inside the United States
D．many people could see Glenn in his capsule when he made the flight
18．During his flight Glenn could always．A
A．reach one of the tracking stations
B．see lights turned on on the ground
C．reach ships at sea
D．arrive at Mercury in his Friendship7
19．Why did people in Perth turn on the lights？C
A．They wanted guide him to land．
B．It was too dark for them to see in the room．
C．They wanted to greet Glenn．
D．They wanted to see the Friendship7．
20．Which of the following is NOT TRUE？B
A．Countries work together to track satellites．
B．besides Glenn，nobody has orbited the earth．
C．There are now about 70tracking stations in the United States．
D．The tracking network covers many more route miles now than before．

19．Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record （马拉松记录）．They wanted to play for ninety hours and add six hours to the record．Each team had nine players，with five at a time．The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2hours．Then it started between both of the sides at 6o'clock in the evening．
The first night was very hard for the players．When it was their turn to rest，they were too exited（兴奋的） to fall asleep at once．After sleeping for a short time，they had to play again．
On the second night，they fell asleep as soon as they stopped．Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands，but the only serious problem was a psychological one．Each boy was thinking：Why am I doing this？How can I play any longer？
After the third night，the players knew they could finish the ninety hours．The basketball on the fourth night was very slow．But in the final hours，the players got better．For the last few minutes，the players looked as fresh as when they started．How happy everyone was!

11．In the story，there wereAschoolboys playing basketball marathon．
A.18        B.17         C.14         D.9
12．Before this basketball marathon，the world record was．D
A.96hours      B.90hours        C.86hours        D.84hours
13．The first night was hard for the players becauseC
A  no one watched them play
B they only slept for a short time
C  they were too excited
D it was very long
14．"…the players looked as fresh as when they started．"Here"fresh"means．C
A．新鲜的     B．兴奋不已的     C．精神饱满的       D．伤痕累累的
15．Which of the following sentences is WRONG？A
A．The players found it hard to fall asleep at night．
B．Some of the boys were hurt when they played．
C．The boys started playing at 6o'clock in the evening．
D．In the end，all the boys felt happy．

18．Visitors are not permitted ________ the park after dark，because of the lack of lighting．（　　）

17．--What are you anxious about？
--________________．（　　）

	A．	How can we succeed		B．	Whether we can succeed
	C．	When can we succeed		D．	That we can succeed

16．The nurses are trying their best to reduce the patient's fear ____ he would die of the disease．（　　）

15．____ made me more unhappy was ___ the boy asked my friend to be his girlfriend and she agreed．（　　）

What； whether

14．____ he will offer us enough help doesn't matter a lot to our success．（　　）

13．They had enough money to live incomfort （舒服） in their old age．

12．The students from Senior 3occupy/occupied （占用） most of the seats in the library．

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