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全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试

旅游英语选读试题

课程代码：

00837

Ⅰ.MultipleChoice（0.5×20=10）

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C.

andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Thestatement“Regardingaccommodation,mostfirmshaveanhierarchicalapproachtothesubject”meansthat（　　　）

A.businesspeoplewillnotcaremuchaboutthehoteltheylivein

B.usuallybusinesstravelerschoosethehotelaccordingtotheirpositions

C.usuallybusinesstravelerschoosethecheap

travelandtourism:

（　　　）

A.trainingB.ferrying

C.cruisingD.ferryingandcruising

6.Theroleof（　　　）isessentialtotourismdevelopment.

A.natureB.resources

C.civilizationD.nation

7.Whendesigningthebrochure,thefirsttaskisto（　　　）

A.tryhardtoreducethecost

B.knowthepotentialcustomers

C.knowhowtoattracttheattentionofthecustomers

D.decidehowtodistribute

8.WTOisa/an（　　　）organization.

A.nationalB.international

C.regionalD.Noneoftheabove

9.Therearenow（　　　）nationalparksinBritain,establishedundertheNationalParksandAccesstotheCountrysideAct1949.

A.twentyB.dozen

C.scoreD.ten

10.Tourisminthereforerelatively（　　　）

A.benefitB.beneficent

C.benificiaryD.benificial

11.Hotelconstructionreached（　　　）in1920s.

A.anall-timeplainB.anall-timepeak

C.anover-timepeakD.anover-timepeal

12.TheGrandCanal,aman-madewaterwayfirstbuilt（　　　）isthelongestofitskindthroughtouttheworld.

A.inthe6thcenturyB.inthe6thcenturyBC

C.inthe4thcenturyBCD.inthe4thcentury

13.Indevelopingcountries,thelowlevelofeconomiclivelihood（　　　）thedevelopmentofadomestictourismindustry.

A.controlsB.promotes

C.restrictsD.stimulates

14.Inthesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury,oneofthetwofactorsforthedevelopmentofmass

travelbyairis（　　　）

A.thatthefirstcommercialjetcameintoservice

B.theenormousgrowthofaviationtechnology

C.theairlineCRSs

D.theappearanceofthenewtourism

15.（　　　）tendtobeintheupperendofthebusinesstravel.

A.GermanyandChinaB.GermanyandAustria

C.BritainandJapanD.JapanandChina

16.Before1930s,theimportanttransportationfortourismwas（　　　）

A.aircraftB.ships

C.trains,boatsandcoachesD.cars

17.Sincethelate1970s,moreandmoredevelopedcountrieshavebeenpracticingpaidholiday.

“Paidholiday”means（　　　）

A.holidaywithsalaryB.holidaypaidbythetravelagency

C.holidaypaidbytouriststhemselvesD.holidaypaidbythetourists’companies

18.ThemainroleofatravelagentbeforetheSecondWorldWarwas（　　　）

A.sellingairtickets

B.sellingshippingandrailservices

C.sellingallkindsofserviceswithcomputer

D.providingtourguides

19.AccordingtoWTO’sdefinitionoftourism,domestictourismrefersto（　　　）

A.visitstocountrybynonresidents

B.visitsbyresidentsofacountrytoanothercountry

C.visitsbyresidentsofacountrytotheirowncountry

D.internaltourismplusinboundtourism

20.TheHanChinesecultureandthemanyspectacularnaturalattractionsshouldalwaysremainthe

（　　　）ofChina’stourismdevelopment.

A.centreB.core

C.featureD.image

Ⅱ.Readingcomprehension（2×15=30）

（1）

Usingapublictelephonemaywellbeoneoftheminorirritationsoflife,demandingpatience,determinationandastrongpossibilityoffailure,togetheronoccasionwithconsiderableunpopularity.

Thehopefulcaller（shallwecallhimGeorge?

）waitstillsixo’clockintheeveningtotakeadvantageoftheso-called‘cheaprates’foralong-distancecall.Thetelephonebox,withtwobrokenpanesofglassintheside,standsatthejunctionoftwomainroadswithbuses,lorriesandcarsroaringpast.ItispouringwithrainasGeorgejoinsaqueueoffourdepressed-lookingpeople.TimepassesslowlyandseemstocometoastandstillwhilethepersonimmediatelybeforeGeorgecarriesonanendlessconversation,pausingonlytoinsertanothercoineveryminuteorso.

Eventuallythereceiverisreplacedandthecallerleavesthebox.Georgeentersandpicksuponeofthedirectoriesinside,onlytodiscoverthatsomeoneunknownhastornouttheverypageheneeds.NothingforitbuttodialDirectoryEnquiries,waitpatientlyforareply（whilesomeoneoutsidebangsrepeatedlyonthedoor）andfinallynotedownthenumbergiven.

AtlastGeorgecangoaheadwithhiscall.Justasheisstartingtodial,however,thedooropensandanunpleasant-lookingfacepeersinwiththedemand,‘Can’tyouhurryup?

’.Ignoringsuchbarbarity,Georgecontinuestodialandhisunwantedcompanionwithdraws.Atlasthehearstheburr-burroftheringingtone,immediatelyfollowedbyrapidpipsdemandinghismoney,butheisnowsoupsetthatheknocksdownthecoinshehasplacedreadyonthetopofthebox.Havingatlastlocatedthem,hedialsagain:

thepipsarerepeatedandhehastilyinsertsthecoins.Acoldvoiceinformshim,‘GrandHotel,ChalfontWells.’‘I’veanurgentmessageforaMrSmithwhoisaguestinyourhotel.Couldyouputmethroughtohim?

I’mafraidIdon’tknowhisroomnumber,’

Theresponseappearslessthanenthusiasticandalonglongsilencefollows.Georgeinsertsmorecoins.Thenthevoiceinformshim,‘I’vebeentryingtolocateMrSmithbutthehallporterreportshavingseenhimleaveaboutaminuteago.’

Breathingheavily,Georgereplacesthereceiver,justastheknockingonthedoorstartsagain.

21.Themainintentionofthepassageistoprovide（　　　）

A.instructionsabouthowtouseapubliccallbox

B.adviceabouthowtodealwithpublictelephoneproblems

C.criticismoftheefficiencyofthetelephonesystem

D.anaccountofpossibleannoyancesinusingapublictelephone

22.Whichofthefollowingcallsareyouunlikelytomakeatthe‘cheaprate’referredto?

（　　　）

A.todiscussyouraccountinabankinScotland

B.tohaveachatwithanelderlyrelation

C.toaskaboutafriendinhospitalwhohasjusthadanoperation

D.toexpressChristmasgreetingstocousinsinAustralia

23.Georgecanatleastbethankfulthat（　　　）

A.thecallboxisinaconvenientposition

B.thetelephoneitselfisworking

C.hecanusethedirectoryintheboxtofindthenumber

D.heisabletogivehismessagetothehotelreceptionist

24.WhydoesGeorgehavetodialasecondtime?

（　　　）

A.Hehasn’trememberedtoputthemoneyinthebox.

B.Hehasn’tgotenoughmoneywithhim.

C.Hehasgottofindthemoneytoputinthebox.

D.Hecan’tfindthenumberhewantsinthedirectory.

25.WhatareGeorge’sfeelingswhenhecompleteshiscall?

（　　　）

A.Hehassomedifficultyincontrollinghisannoyance.

B.Heisverydisappointedatmissinghisfriend.

C.Heisannoyedwithhimselfforbeingsostupid.

D.Heisdepressedatthethoughtofhavingtotryagaintogetthrough.

（2）

ThemostimmediatelynoticeablecharacteristicofAmericanarchitectureisitsextremevariety.AmericanshavereproducedoradaptedeveryEuropeanstyleandevensomeAsianones.

AmericanshavebuiltGreektemples,medievalcastles,FrenchRenaissancepalaces.Privatehomesofthemostdiversekindsstandsidebysideonthesamestreet.Originalityhadbeenshownprimarilyintheaestheticuseofnativematerials,inthedevelopmentofthefamousskyscraper,andinthefunctionalpurityandbeautyofmodernfactoriesandofficebuildings.

TheearlysettlersfoundagreatabundanceofwoodintheforestsofAmerica.Sincethetreeshadtobeclearedbeforefieldscouldbeplanted,housewerenaturallymadeofwood.Thoughwoodiscomparativelymoreexpensivenow,mostsmallhomesarestillbuiltofit.Speculativebuildersacquirelargetractsofemptyland,andfillthemwithnearlyidenticalwoodenhouses,incurrentlypopularstyles.

InthehotdrySouthwest,theSpaniardsbuiltwithsoftwhitestoneorwithbakedbrickscoveredwithbeautifullyroundedsoftstucco.Theirbuildingshadenclosedpatiosandcarvedwoodenpillarsandceilingbeams.ThisremainsthepredominantstyleinCalifornia,theSouthwest,andpartsofFlorida.

26.HowmanytypesofarchitecturearethereintheUS?

（　　　）

A.threeB.four

C.alargenumberD.notmany

27.Theworld“diverse”（Paragraph2）mostprobablymeans（　　　）

A.sideB.same

C.privateD.different

28.HowhasUSarchitecturebeenoriginal?

（　　　）

A.ItcopiesfromtheFrench.B.Itispure.

C.Ituseswood.D.Itemphasizesusability.

29.Abuildingmaterialwhichiswidelyusedforhomesis（　　　）

A.forestB.wood

C.metalD.native

30.BuildingstylesinCaliforniawereinheritedfrom（　　　）

A.theFrenchB.theSpaniards

C.theAsiansD.theGreeks

（3）

TheislandofGreatBritainbeingsmall（comparethesizeofAustralia）,thenaturalplaceforholidayrelaxationandenjoymentisitsextensivecoastline,aboveallitssouthernandeasterncoasts,thoughBlackpool,whichisprobablythebestknownandmostcrowdedseasidetown,andthefavouriteresortofthemass-populationofindustrialLancashire,isonthenorth-westcoast.Distantandlittle-inhabitedareaslikeNorthernScotland,aretooremoteforthedevelopmentoflargeseasideresorts.

Formostchildren,goingtotheseasidesuggestsaweekorfornightoffreedomonthebeach,ideallyasandyoneprovidingampleopportunityfortheconstructionofsandcastles,fishinginpoolsforstrandedshrimps,paddlinginshallowwaterorswimmingindeep.Children’sentertainmentsmayincludethetraditionalknockaboutpuppetshow‘PunchandJudy’,donkeyrides,paddleboatsinartificialponds,mini-golfandt