自学考试旅游英语选读试题文件.docx

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自学考试旅游英语选读试题文件

全国2009年10月自学考试旅游英语选读试题

课程代码：

00837

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I．Multiplechoice：

（1×15=15）

Directions：

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence．

1．Localpeopleusuallyseetourismasaculturaland________factor．

A．historicalB．businessC．employmentD．education

2．Aninternationaltouristisdefinedasanyonevisitingacountry,otherthanthatwhichishis

usualplaceofresidence，for________hours．

A．morethan48B．morethan24C．lessthan48D．lessthan24

3．Asinanybusiness，theremustbeonepersoncalled________whoishighlytrained，capable

ofdirectingacomplexsuccessfulhotel．

A．assistantmanagerB．residentmanager

C．vicemanagerD．generalmanager

4．RecentpromotionsbyAmtrakhaveemphasizedthe________benefitsoftakingthetrain．

A．safetyB．comfortC．relaxationD．cost

5．Businesstravelisgreatlyinfluencedbybusinessrelatedattractionssuchas________．

A．conferencesandexhibitionsB．inelasticprices

C．big-cityorientationsD．executive’sneeds

6．________isthemostwidelyrecognizedinternationalorganizationsintourismtoday．

A．InternationalCivilAviationOrganization

B．InternationalHotelAssociation

C．WorldAssociationofTravelAgencies

D．WorldTourismOrganization

7．Wastagecanbereducedbyestablishingstandards________whichwecanmonitortheperformanceoftravelagents．

A．uponB．withC．againstD．within

8．Airlineswill________toallowforthehighnumberof________，butmustexercisecaution．

A．overbook,independenttravelersB．overbook,no-shows

C．underbook，businesstravelersD．underbook，repeattravelers

9．Thesumofallincomesinacountryiscalledthe________．

A．economicincomeB．productiveincome

C．financialincomeD．nationalincome

10．Thegovernmentsofmanydevelopingnationsgivepriorityintheirstrategictourismplanningtothedevelopmentof________，becauseitgeneratesbadly-neededhardcurrency．

A．professionaltourismB．conventiontourism

C．businesstourismD．internationaltourism

11．Duringthe1920sand1930s，________wasoneofthefastestgrowingsegmentsoftheinternationaltourismindustry．

A．traintourismB．coachtourismC．cruisetourismD．airtourism

12．However,othertravelagentshaverecognizedthatthetechnologicalrevolutionwillaffecttheirbusinesstoagreaterextentthanalmost________．

A．otherindustryB．anyotherindustry

C．otherindustriesD．anyotherindustries

13．SinceChinaopenedtotheoutsideworldin________，thenumberofhotelshasincreasedconsiderably．

A．1970B．1978C．1980D．1997

14．Tourism，________，hasthepotentialtohelpbridgethepsychologicalandculturaldistancesthatseparatepeopleofdiverseraces，colors，religionsandstagesofsocialandeconomicdevelopment．

A．properdesignanddevelopB．properlydesigninganddeveloping

C．properdesigninganddevelopingD．properlydesignedanddeveloped

15．EcotourismisoneofthemostrapidlygrowingformofspecializedtravelintheWest，withcentralAmericancountries，suchasCostaRica，________theprincipaldestinationsatpresent．

A．beB．tobeC．beingD．been

Ⅱ．Readingcomprehension：

（2×10=20）

Directions：

Readthefollowingpassagesandmakeyourproperchoices．

（1）

Cultureisthetotalsumofallthetraditions，customs,beliefs，andwaysoflifeofagivengroupofhumanbeings．Inthissense，everygrouphasaculture,howeversavage，undeveloped，oruncivilizeditmayseemtobe．

Totheprofessionalanthropologist，thereisnointrinsicsuperiorityofonecultureoveranother,justastotheprofessionallinguistthereisnointrinsicrankorhierarchyamonglanguages．

Peopleoncethoughtofthelanguagesofbackwardgroupsassavage，undevelopedformsofspeech，consistinglargelyofgruntsandgroans．Whileitispossiblethatlanguageingeneralbeganasaseriesofgruntsandgroans，itisafactestablishedbythestudyof“backward”languagesthatnospokentongueanswersthatdescriptiontoday．

Mostlanguagesofuncivilizedgroupsare，byourmostseverestandards，extremelycomplex，delicate，andingeniouspiecesofmachineryforthetransferofideas．TheyfallbehindourWesternlanguagesnotintheirsoundpatternofgrammaticalstructures，whichusuallyarefullyadequateforalllanguageneeds，butonlyintheirvocabularies，whichreflecttheobjectsandactivitiesknowntotheirspeakers．Eveninthisdepartment，however,twothingsaretobenoted．First，alllanguagesseemtopossessthemachineryforvocabularyexpansion，eitherbyputtingtogetherwordsalreadyinexistenceorbyborrowingthemfromotherlanguagesandadaptingthemtotheirownsystem．Second，theobjectsandactivitiesrequiringnamesanddistinctionsin“backward”languages，whiledifferentfromours，areoftensurprisinglynumerousandcomplicated．AWesternlanguagedistinguishesmerelybetweentwodegreesofremoteness（“