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【题目】

Have you heard of Lonely Planet？It is the largest travel guide book publisher in the world.

For about 40 years，Lonely Planet's travel books have offered great advice and tips for backpackers and other low—cost travelers around the world. If you want to travel cheaply and happily，you should read its books，or visit their website and get ideas from the forums（论坛）

Lonely Planet was founded by Tony and Maureen Wheeler. Maureen was born in Belfast，Northern Ireland. At age 20 she moved to London，where she met Tony Wheeler and got married with him. Just days after graduating in 1972，Tony and his wife Maureen drove from London to Afghanistan and eventually arrived in Sydney, Australia. Although at the end of the trip, they almost had no money left, they were very happy. Later in the year, people they met asked them continually—How did you travel? What did you see? What did it cost? These made them to turn their diaries into the first Lonely Planet book.

They spent a long time writing their first travel guide，Across Asia on the Cheap，in their home in Australia. Within a week they had sold about 1. 500 copies. The Lonely Planet Story is an unusual mix of autobiography（自传），business history and travel book. The book was soon became the backpackers' bible. Then the Wheelers set up a publishing company called" Lonely Planet Publications." They have produced travel guides to just about every corner of the globe. In 2009，the company changed its name to "Lonely Planet".

Now. Lonely Planet has become the world's most successful travel publisher. It has offices around the world.

【1】Backpackers can get ___________from Lonely Planet's travel books.

A.adviceB.moneyC.booksD.website

【2】___________set up the publishing company “Lonely Planet Publications”.

A.Tony WheelerB.Some backpackers

C.Tony Wheeler and his wifeD.Some low—cost travelers

【3】The Wheelers travelled ___________just days after graduating in 1972.

A.from London to AfghanistanB.from London to Sydney

C.from Afghanistan to LondonD.from Sydney to London

【4】The underlined word “These” in the passage probably refers to___________.

A.people they metB.the problems people met

C.the days they travelledD.the fact people asked them questions

【5】The Lonely Planet Story is a kind of autobiography as well as___________.

A.science fictionB.business historyC.detective storiesD.film guide

【6】Which of the following statement is NOT true？

A.The Wheelers almost had no money left after the journey，but they felt happy.

B.If you want to travel cheaply and happily，you'd better to read Across Asia on the Cheap.

C.Maureen met Tony Wheeler in Belfast，Northern Ireland at the age of 20.

D.The travel guide was so popular that they had sold about 1，500 copies in a week.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【解析】

本文主要介绍了《孤独星球》。《孤独星球》的旅游书籍为背包客和世界各地的其他低成本旅行者提供了很好的建议和建议,它非常受欢迎，最后发展成了世界上最大的旅游指南书出版商。

【1】细节理解题。题意：背包客能从《孤独星球》旅游书中获得什么？根据文章内容Lonely Planet's travel books have offered great advice and tips for backpackers，可知，从这本书中可获得很多建议。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。题意：谁创建了出版公司“孤独星球出版社”。根据文章内容Then the Wheelers set up a publishing company called" Lonely Planet Publications."可知，是the Wheelers，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。题意：惠勒夫妇在1972年毕业之后旅行……了几天。根据文章内容Just days after graduating in 1972，Tony and his wife Maureen drove from London to Afghanistan and eventually arrived in Sydney, Australia.可知，他们从伦敦到阿富汗最后到达澳大利亚的悉尼。故选B。

【4】词义猜测题。题意：下划线“these”指的是什么？A. people they met他们遇见的人；B. the problems people met人们遇见的问题；C. the days they travelled他们旅行的日子；D. the fact people asked them questions人们问他们问题的事实。根据文章内容How did you travel? What did you see? What did it cost? These made them to turn their diaries into the first Lonely Planet book.可知，these指代上文的问题，故选D。

【5】推理判断题。题意：《寂寞星球》是一种自传也是什么？根据文章内容The Lonely Planet Story is an unusual mix of autobiography（自传），business history and travel book.是一个自传，商业书和旅行书的混合体，故选B。

【6】细节理解题。题意：下列哪一项是错误的？A. The Wheelers almost had no money left after the journey，but they felt happy. 旅行结束后，惠勒夫妇几乎没有钱了，但他们感到很高兴；根据文章内容Although at the end of the trip, they almost had no money left, they were very happy.可知，A项正确。B. If you want to travel cheaply and happily，you'd better to read Across Asia on the Cheap. 如果你想便宜而快乐地旅行，你最好阅读《穷游亚洲》。根据If you want to travel cheaply and happily，you should read its books，你应该阅读它的书，而《穷游亚洲》刚好是Lonely Planet发行的书，故B项正确。C. Maureen met Tony Wheeler in Belfast，Northern Ireland at the age of 20. 莫林20岁时在北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特遇到了托尼·惠勒。根据文章内容At age 20 she moved to London，where she met Tony Wheeler and got married with him.可知，莫林在伦敦遇见惠勒，而不是贝尔法斯特，故C项错误。D. The travel guide was so popular that they had sold about 1，500 copies in a week.这本旅游指南非常受欢迎，一周内已售出约1500本。根据文章内容Within a week they had sold about 1. 500 copies.可知，本句话正确。故选C。

注意第2小题，文章给的内容是the wheelers，这里注意the加姓氏复数，表示“一家人”或“夫妇二人”，故答案选C。