Question

Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father  worked for an airline.For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family  lived in many different countries.

In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman  named Maureen.They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to  travel. They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On  the trip, they visited places like Iran(伊朗),India, and  so on.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia,  people asked many questions about their trip.To answer these ques?tions ,Wheeler  wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about  different countries' weather, cus?toms ( 风俗),and places  to see.But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler's book also talked about  places most tourists did not go.He also wrote about unusual things to see and  do.The book was very popular.

Tony and Maureen started a company called  Lonely Planet.They continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they  visited.Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650  books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveller, still writes about travels to many  places and will bring us more surprises.

41. Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the  year-long trip in_•

A.England B.Iran

C. India D.Australia

42. Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia  on the Cheap to_•

A. make money for his next trip

B. tell people about his new  company

C. draw people's attention to his  family

D. answer people's questions about his  trip

43. How was the book Across Asia on the  Cheap different from other travel books then?

A. It was longer and more  popular.

B. It was the first travel book in the  world.

C. It talked about places most tourists did  not go.

D. It talked about a country's weather and  customs.

44. Which of the following is TRUE about  Tony Wheeler's company?

A. His father started it.

B. It is an airline company.

C. Hundreds of people work for  it.

D. It has no books about  travelling.

45. The passage mainly talks  about_.

A. a great traveller and his  books

B. a tour of different countries

C. a great writer and his family

D. different kinds of companies

Answer 1

41. D 由短文第二段中They  took a year-long trip from England, through Asia,to Australia.可知Tony Wheeler和他的妻子旅行的最后一站是澳大利亚。

42. D 由短文第三段中To  answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the  Cheap.可知 Tony Wheeler '与这 本书的目的是回答人们问的关于他们旅行的问题。

43. C 由短文第三段中Bui  unlike other travel books then,Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places mosl  tourists did not go. 可知这本书的独特之处在于它讲的是大多数游客没有去过 的地方。

44. C 由短文第四段中800  people work for Lonely Planet可知 有数百人在为他的公司.T.作。

45. A短文介绍了 Tony  Wheeler的旅行经历和他写的有关旅 行的书，文章最后一句称他为the great traveller  ，因此，选项A 是正确答案。