旅游英语阅读题

Reading Comprehension
Directions: there are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D, you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
1
As we know, it is very important that a hotel pays attention to the training of its staff, as there exist many weak parts in its various departments. Staff training must have a purpose, which is defined when a hotel considers its training needs, which are in turn based on job descriptions and job specifications.
A job description should give details of the performance that is required for a particular job, and job specification should give information about the behavior, knowledge and skills that are expected of an employee who works in it.
When all of this has been collected, it is possible to make a training specification. This specifies what the training department must teach for the successful performance of the job, and also the best methods to use in the training period.
There are many different training methods, and there are advantages and disadvantages of all of them. Successful training programs depend on an understanding of the difference between learning about skills and training in using them. It is frequently said that learning about skills takes place “off the job” in the classroom, but training in using these skills takes place “on the job”, by means of such acti vities as practice in the workshop.
It is always difficult to evaluate the costs and savings of a training program. The success of such a program depends not only on the methods used but also on the quality of the staff who do the training. A hotel can often check on savings in time and cost by examining the work performed by the staff who have completed a training program. The evaluation of management training is much more complex than that.
1. To be successful in our training program, we must understand the difference between ___________________.
A. a job description and a job specification
B. what is taught and how it is taught
C. learning about skills and training in using them
D. the saving in time and the saving in cost
2. The success of a training program depends on
______________.
A. the places where the training takes place
B. the correct evaluation of the costs and savings of the program
C. the performance of the workers and technicians receiving training
D. the training methods and the quality of the training staff
3. What does a training specification specify?
A. The performance required for a certain job.
B. The behavior, knowledge, and skills expected of an employee.
C. The training contents and methods used.
D. The costs and savings of the program.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. All staff members need training now and then.
B. Training in using skills and learning about skills usually happen at the same time.
C. It is easier to evaluate the training of staff than to evaluate management training.
D.A training specification is only based on the information collected from a job description.
5. Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?
A. Staff Training
B. Management Training
C. A Successful Training
D. Value of Staff Training
答案：1-5. C D B C A
2
Take a day trip from Dover to Calais for just￡1.
We've teamed up with(与…合作) P&O Ferries so you can enjoy a great day out in France with the family, sailing from Dover to Calais, plus, while on board, shop for lots of great bargains at reduced high street prices.
While on board, forget the stress of the high street and shop in style with P&O Ferries. Not only can you save up to 50 percent on the UK high street prices but you’ll have plen ty of choice of famous brand names such as Paul Smith, Dior, Hugo Boss, and Clinique, to name a few.
Stock up (囤积) on champagne, wine, beer and spirits at low prices! Why not fill up the car and save up to 30% off UK beer, wine and spirits.
If you really want to treat yourself, why not enjoy the first class dining experience－Mayfair's famous Langan’s
Brasserie, free for passengers of P&O Ferries’ ships.
Dover to Calais day trips
Foot passenger from￡1－Travel as a foot passenger from Dover to Calais, for just ￡1 Sunday to
Thursday or ￡1 on Fridays and Saturdays when booked online. There is a ￡1 more charge per person for booking by phone. Depart after 8:25 a.m. and return before 9:00 p.m. the same day.
Car afternoon trip from￡15－Depart after 12 noon and return before midnight the same day with a car and up to 9 people for￡15 when you book online here or￡20 when booked by phone.
Car full day trip from￡18－Depart after 8:00 a.m. and return before midnight the same day. This offer is for your car and up to 9 people from￡18 return when you book Online or ￡23 by phone. A￡10 supplement applies for travel on Saturdays.
6. We can infer from the text that P&O Ferries may be ________.
A. a famous department
B. a wine producer
C. a big restaurant
D. a ship service company
7. Which of the following can be free?
A. Products of famous brands.
B. UK beer, wine and spirits.
C. Dinner of Langan’s Brasserie.
D. Use of cars during the trip.
8. The price for “foot passenger” on Saturday booked by phone is_______ per person.
A. ￡1
B.￡2
C. ￡5
D. ￡6
9. What’s the main purpose of the text?
A. To advertise a service.
B. To tell the arrangement of a trip.
C. To compare prices from different companies.
D. To introduce a new company.
答案：6-9： C D A B
3
If you live in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．
I can't give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower, but here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life．
1．Do less
Cut back on(削减,减少,减低) your projects, on your task
list, on how much you try to do each day．Focus not on quantity but on quality．Pick 2 or 3 important things-or even just one important thing- and work on those first．
2．Have fewer meetings
Meetings are usually a big waste of time and make you rush．Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you don't have to rush from one meeting to another．
3．Give yourself time to get ready and get there
If you're constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, it's because you don't allot(分配) enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling．Pad your schedule to allow time for this stuff．If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30 to 45 minutes so you don't have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car．
4．Practice being comfortable with sitting doing nothing When people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable．Try standing in a line and just watching and listening to people around you．It takes practice, but after a while, you’ll do it with a smile．
5．Realize that if it doesn't get done, that's Ok．
There's always tomorrow．And yes, I know that's a
frustrating attitude for some of you who don't like laziness or living without firm deadlines, but it's also reality．The world likely won't end if you don't get that task done today．Your boss might get mad, but the company won't collapse and the life will inevitably go on．
Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．
Remember the quote: If nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you．
10．Which can be the best title of the passage?
A．How to give out our life?
B．How not to hurry in our life?
C．What to do with our life?
D．How to change our life?
11．If you think you need 10 minutes to get ready for the date with your boyfriend, ______．
A．you don't have to put on makeup
B．you should arrange 10 minutes for
C．you'd better squeeze about 35 minutes out for it
D．you should rush there
12．According to the passage, we can know_______．
A．if we follow the author's advice, our life will be better B．we should try to do all the things better on our task
list
C．there's always tomorrow, so we can put off the thing that must be done today till tomorrow
D．even if we do as we're told by the author, we can't change anything
13．The underlined word "collapse" has the similar meaning to "______"．
A．develop rap idly
B．pay enough
C．drop suddenly
D．fail completely
答案：10-13： C A D C
4
On November 17,1997, He Guangwei, director of the National Tourism Administration(NTA), signed an agreement in Washington with Jonathan Linen, vice-chairman of the American Express(美国运通公司), designating the American Express Card as China's tourist credit card for 1998 to 2000. This is the second time the card has won this honor.
"Since the American Express Card was designated for the first time in 1994, it has played an important role in China's
tourism," said Director He at the signing Over recent years, the number of tourists using the American Express Card to handle business, tourism and activities related to work in China has increased. According to Bank of China statistics, the amount of business using American Express Cards occupies 45 percent of the accounts signed with foreign credit cards. In addition, the number of accounts signed with the card by overseas tourists stands at 15 percent of China's tourist income in foreign exchange. In order to develop China's tourism, the American Express and the NTA carried out a series of market promotion activities in North American including distributing a million copies of the 24-page World of Wonders -- Hong Kong and China in North America. The American Express has enthusiastically supported China's tourism education and training. In 1992, in cooperation with the Beijing Tourism College, it established the tourism training center which has successfully trained more than 600 tourism administrative personnel.
The new agreement marked the further strengthening of cooperation between the American Express and the NTA. It is also one of the important plans by both parties to boost the long-term development of China's tourism. "The American company has a wide tourism network in China and we are very
honored to be able to make contributions to China's tourism," said Linen.
At present, the company has four offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xiamen and 30 tourist service centers in 22 cities offering tour and credit card services, including reissuing lost cards, reporting missing travel checks, consultation, settling of card accounts, handling customers' post and other services.
14. According to the information given, we can safely say the American Express Card has been used in China for ______.
A. three years
B. four years
C. six years
D. eight years
15. According to the article, the following statements are true except ____.
A. American Express Card has won the honor of being assigned the credit card for use in China for the second time
B.55 percent of the accounts signed with foreign credit cards are not occupied by using American Express Card
C. the number of tourists using the American Express Card in China in tourism and other areas has been on the rise
D. only the American Express Card is being permitted to use in China in business, tourism and other related activities
16. The American Express is doing the following services in China except ____.
A. handling customer's post services
B. dealing with loans to businesses
C. settling of annual card accounts
D. reporting missing travel checks
17. We can infer from the article that one of the best ways for tourism market promotion is to ____.
A. send out large numbers of brochures
B. designate only one foreign credit card
C. increase the use of American Express Card
D. handle business in foreign exchange
18. We can predict that the effect of the signing of the agreement with the American Express on China's tourism will be _____.
A. temporary
B. complicated
C. superficial
D. long-termed
答案：14-18： D B A D A
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In recent years, we have seen great progress in houses building. The type of houses found in a certain part of the world depends to a certain extent on the building materials available there. Countries where stone is abundant tend to have more stone houses than a place where there is plenty of timber for example. However, climatic conditions affect the houses built to a greater extent. In equatorial countries like Singapore and Malaysia, two main factors are responsible for the type of houses built: the heat of the sun and the fierceness of rainstorms. Our houses are light and airy but have steep roofs. In some places, houses are built on stilts(桩柱) because they may be in low lying areas which get flooded easily.
In a hot and dry country such as Arabia, the houses are often box-shaped. They have thick stone walls which are painted white. White surfaces radiate(发散) heat while dark surfaces absorb it. The houses have no windows, only gaps with shutters(百叶窗) over them. Even the door openings are very small and narrow. It is cool inside such houses. The roofs are also flat, so that when the sun goes down, one can sit on the roof and catch any cool breeze that is blowing. Sometimes, a water tank may be placed on the roof to catch the little rain that falls.
In cold regions, where there is heavy snow, the roofs of the houses slope steeply so that the snow can slide off easily. If the roofs were flat, the snow would build up and the roofs might cave in under the weight. The houses also have thick stone walls so that the cold is kept out. Some countries are more likely to be affected by earthquakes. In such places, the houses are made of light building materials. If the houses collapse in an earthquake, few people will get hurt and less damage is caused.
In some parts of the world, people take their homes along with them as they travel. These people are called nomads. The Bedouins of Arab lands wander over the desert, setting up tents wherever they stop to rest.
19. Houses in equatorial countries _______.
A. are light and airy
B. have steep roofs
C. are always built on stilts
D. are built to shelter
20. Houses in Arabia _______.
A. have thin walls painted white
B. are box-shaped
C. have many windows
D. always have water tanks on the roof
21. In cold countries roofs slope steeply ______.
A. so that people can build caves under it
B. so that the roofs won't become so heavy
C. because people do not need snow to build the house
D. so that the snow can slide off easily
22. In earthquake-affected countries, light building materials are used because _____.
A. people there can move more easily
B. the houses won't hurt people in an earthquake
C. less damage will be caused in an earthquake
D. people will not be affected by the earthquake
23. Nomads are people who _____.
A. live in tents
B. travel over the desert
C. wander from place to place
D. set up tents over the desert
答案：19-23. A B D C C
Please translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. The first time you are in a place, you will have a hard time finding your way about. If you happen to have a map, it
will be of great help. But strangers to a new place often get confused about the directions. So try to fix your reference point to a familiar place---your hotel, Post Office, Museum or Theater. However, you can always get help from local people if you know how to ask for help in a polite way.
答案：初到一处，你会感到寸步难行。

如果手边正好有张地图，那可派上大用场了。

不过，初来乍到的你甚至连方向都搞不清。

所以，你务必要找准一个熟悉的地方作为参照点，如：你下榻的宾馆、邮局、博物馆或剧院。

不过，假如你知道如何礼貌的问路，便可得到当地人的关照。

2. Proper maintenance and provision of hotel services have
a significant effect on the attitude of a guest toward the hotel.
A lobby, elevator, or room that has not been maintained properly, that looks shabby, or that contains items requiring repair creates a bad impression on the guest. And of course, inadequate air conditioning, poor heating, or improper plumbing will result in immediate complaints. The guest pays a substantial amount of money for accommodations and expects the equipment to function at least as well as it does at home. Therefore, the chief engineer and staff have an important role to fulfill in satisfying the guests' demands and thus helping to maintain the profit level for the hotel. At the same time, the engineering
department's cost must be properly monitored and controlled.
答案: 适时维修饭店设施会极大地影响顾客对饭店的看法。

维修不当，看起来破旧失修或需要修缮的大堂、电梯或客房给客人留下很坏的印象。

当然，空调不够、供暖不足、管道出故障马上会导致客人投诉。

客人付了一大笔住宿费，期望饭店设备起码能像家里的一样正常运转。

所以，总工程师和(工程部)员工在满足客人需求从而帮助维持饭店利润水平方面，负担着重要的任务。

同时，工程部的费用必须得到适当的监控。

3. Often the large hotel corporation that builds the hotel does not actually operate, or run it. Some hotels are operated as special right, which means that the building corporation sells or rents to someone else the right to operate the hotel. The operator runs the hotel according to certain standards set by the corporation and pays a percentage of the income to the corporation. Other large hotels are run on management contracts. The builder agrees to let another company manage and operate the hotel. The builder and manager get a share of the money earned by the hotel. This is often how large hotels that are built by governments are run. Many other types of accommodations besides hotels are available to tourists. They are guest houses or tourist homes, which provide a "continental breakfast" of coffee and rolls as well as sleeping
accommodations.
答案：常常是建造旅馆的大型旅馆公司实际上不管理旅馆。

有些旅馆是作为特殊权来运作的，这意味着建筑公司把管理旅馆的权利卖给或出租给别的人。

管理者按照公司制定的某些规定来经营旅馆然后向公司交付一定比例的收入。

别的大旅馆是依照管理合同来经营的。

建筑商同意让另一家公司来经营这家旅馆的。

建筑商和经理共同分享旅馆经营的收入。

政府建造的大旅馆常常是这样经营的。

除旅馆外其他膳宿形式如宾馆，或游客之家也对游客开放。

它们不仅提供住宿设备也供应咖啡加面包的"大陆式早餐"。

Please translate the following sentences into English.
1.作为一座国家历史文化名城，凤凰的风景将自然的、人文的特质有机融合到一处，透视后的沉重感也许正是其吸引八方游人的魅力之精髓。

答案：As a national historical and cultural city, the natural scenery of Fenghuang (Phoenix) organically integrated natural and cultural characteristics into one, the seriousness sense after thoroughly visiting of this old city may be its essence of charm to attract visitors from everywhere.
2.文化产业是一种低投入、高收益、低风险、无污染的新型产业，通常与具有深厚历史文化积淀的城市相联系，具有与旅游资源共生共享的特性。

杭州具备文化产业发展得天独厚的条件，但仍存在一定的限制和问题。

开发杭州的文化产业，将使杭州在文化产业经营中拥有
自己的品牌。

答案：Culture industry is a new member of all the industries which is of low input, high profit, low risk and zero pollution. Culture industry is always connected with the cities which own the sedimentary deposits of profound history culture, and it owns the feature to exist and share with tourist resources. Hangzhou is provided with the advantaged terms about the development of culture industry, but certain limits and problems still exist. Opening up the culture industry in Hangzhou will let it contain its own brand in the management of cultural industries.
3.徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省，足迹几乎遍及全国。

他在考察的过程中，从来不盲目迷信书本上的结论。

他发现前人研究地理的记载有许多很不可靠的地方。

为了进行真实细致的考察，他很少乘车坐船，几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭，长途跋涉；为了弄清大自然的真相，他总是挑选道路艰险的山区，人迹稀少的森林进行考察，发现了许多奇山秀景；他常常选择不同的时间和季节，多次重游各地名山，反复观察变换的奇景。

答案：Xu Xiake toured and investigated 16 provinces in his lifetime, covering almost the whole of China/ the whole country. When he was carrying out his investigations, he never took blind belief in the conclusions in the books. Instead he found a lot
of unreliable points in the geographic records taken by his predecessors. In order to make his investigations reliable and thorough, he seldom traveled by carriage or boat. Instead, he took long, arduous trips on foot almost all the time, climbing mountains and hills. In order to learn about the truth of nature, he always chose to conduct investigations in mountainous areas with dangerous roads and in lonely / untraveled woods, where he discovered a lot of magnificent peaks and beautiful sights.
4.长沙是一个有3000多年历史的美丽古城。

城市的西边是秀美的岳麓山，山下有千年书院“岳麓书院”等众多古迹。

市区中心的古城楼天心阁，距今有1000多年的历史。

千百年来水质清纯，终年不断的白沙古井也坐落在长沙城中。

今天的长沙市民还常常在这里打水饮用。

湘江中的橘子洲头，是当年毛泽东先生经常漫步思考的地方，后来还写了一首非常著名的诗来赞美她。

答案： Changsha is a beautiful ancient city with a history of over 3,000 years. West of the city is the beautiful Yuelu Hill, at the foot of the hill, are many historic sites such as Yuelu Academy. In the center of the city is the ancient city gate tower --Tianxin Tower, which was first built 1000 years ago. Also located in the city is the ancient Baisha Well, from which clear and pure water has been gushing out nonstop throughout the year for thousands of years. Inhabitants in
Changsha today still come here to fetch water for drinking. Orange Island in the Xiang River was where Mr. Mao Zedong often rambled and meditated. Later he wrote a very famous poem in its praise.
5．洞庭湖是中国第二大淡水湖。

洞庭湖畔的岳阳楼，是中国三大名楼中唯一保持原址原貌的国家重点保护文物。

岳阳楼所处的位置极好，它屹立于岳阳古城之上，背靠岳阳城，俯瞰洞庭湖，遥对君山岛，北依长江，南通湘江。

自古以来，就是人们观光旅游的好地方。

答案： Lake Dongting is China’s second largest freshwater lake. Yueyang Tower, which is located on its shores, is a national key cultural relic for protection as the only one of China’s famous towers that is kept in its original condition at its original site. The tower is very favorably located, standing as it does on Yueyang’s ancient city wall with the city behind and overlooking Lake Dongting to the distant Junshan Isle; to its north is the Yangtze River and to the south the Xiang River. Since ancient times, the tower has been a good place for sightseeing and touring.
6．目前，人类的生存环境正在遭到破坏，美丽的大自然已经不那么美丽了。

保护野生动物，也就是保护人类自己。

我强烈呼吁：不要再捕杀黑猩猩，不要再捕杀野生动物了，让我们人类多一些地球上的朋友，多给我们下一代保留一些野生动物吧! 否则，地球将毁灭在
人类手中人类将毁灭在自己手中。

答案：At present, man’s living environment is being ruined, and beautiful nature is no longer so beautiful. Protection of wild life is protection of man himself. So I appeal strongly to all to stop killing the chimpanzee or any other wild animal. Let us human beings have more friends on the earth, and leave more wild life for future generations. Or the earth would be destroyed by man, and man by man himself.
Match of information(信息搭配)
1. (1) Sam likes to take a trip during the holiday. This summer, he would like to have an exciting vacation, such as trekking through the jungle with his friends.
(2) Ken studies in senior Grade 3. He’d like dto go somewhere relaxing after the final exam. What he wants to do most is to take a sunbathing on the beach and swim in the sea.
(3) Claudia would like to visit a place where the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. They don’t want to take many clothes. It is better to have beautiful scenery or sights.
(4) Teddy has a 14-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son. They’ll have an educational vacation in the summer holiday.
A history museum or somewhere educational is OK.
(5) Mike is a businessman. He is interested in any information about business. He is thinking about going to a big exhibition in which he can learn a lot.
A. Beautiful Beach
The Beihai Beach in Guangxi Province is a good place for you to take a relaxing vacation. There the sunshine is so warm and the water is so clear.
B. Exciting Vacation
Trekking through the Amazon Jungle is exciting enough for you. We will have an 8-day holiday to trek through the jungle. We are waiting for you to join us.
C. Hong Kong’s Trip
Only a whole day, you can visit the Aquarium Park and the Disneyland. You can also enjoy the peace of the Victoria Harbor.
D. Yunnan’s Sight
Now it’s the best time of the year to visit Yunnan. The weather is warm. You don’ need to pack many clothes. Kunming has lots of wonderful sights.
E. A Big Exhibition
A grand electronic products exhibition will open in Shanghai on Dec, 1st. Many kinds of new inventions will be on show in it. It is a great attraction to many people.
F. Jinggangshan
Jinggangshan has become one of the most popular places for educational vacations. Traces of the Red Army can be found here and there.
G. Sightseeing
It has some fantastic sights, including the Five-Ram Statue and the Baiyun Mountain. Make sure you take enough clothes because it’s very cold now.
答案：1.B 2.A 3.D 4.F 5.E
2. 下面是一些旅游景点
A
Essential Peru—15 days from ＄1962.In this spectacular journey through Peru, you will visit peru’s most famous sites, including the mysterious Nazca
Lines, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, where you will find the amazement of the ancient Inca empire.
B
Egyptian Discoverer—13 days from ＄1089
You will visit Cairo’s famous Archaeologica Museum, theamaz-ing Pyramids and the tombs and temples of ancient.Thebes, Enjoy the golden beaches and explore the
magnificent coral reefs of the Red Sea.
C
Mythical China—16day from? ＄2395
From Beijing to the Great Wall, from the town of Pingyao to the famed Shaolin Temple, discover the myths and mysteries of China, In Shanghai ,meet the faces of modern China as you walk along Waitan.
D
Arctic Promotion—14 days from? ＄2385
For the remainder of the 2010 Arctic season, we’re happy to announce that single travelers can now book a cabin for themselves without any single supplements.
E
Discover S ri Lanka—15 days from? ＄1359
Lapped by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is a natural paradise with mountains, rainforests, fields,waterfalls and gorges ,Hidden among these is the ancient.Buddhist city of Polonnaruwa with a rich history.
F
Treasures of Turkey—15 days from? ＄1595
This comprehensive journey through Turkey includes the bustling Istanbul, the magnificent ancient site of Ephesus,the
fabled walled city of Troy and the sobering battlefields of Gallipoli.
下面是一些需旅游者的喜好。

请为他们选择适合他们的旅游地点。

1、When I was young, I used to travel in some modern cities because I used to believe I could broaden my outlook there ,However, now I find the best way to cultivate my mind is to get close to the oceans, the forests, the hills and the culture behind the nature.
2、I am going to travel around several cities near our country in the South America with my girlfriend in this New Year vacation, She is really fond of the ancient tales and stories about a mysterious empire in this old continent. So I am looking for an ideal route to visit Inca Cultrure.
3、Nothing is better than exploring an uninhabited land for
a postgraduate majoring in Geography, In a holiday, all my classmates are going to the North Pole and carry on some researches there, but I had to go alone several days after they set off, so I hope I can find a tour route and meet them there.
4、Although I can enjoy having snow battles with my kids in the winter vacation if we stay at home in China, I would like to take my twins to Egypt, an amazing country in Africa, to feel
the different climate,the fantastic Arabic culture and its long history.
5、As an American-boun Turkish, I can speak both English and Turkish fluently, but I have never gone back to my original country to visit the relatives living in Istanbul. So if possible, I‘d like to fly there, visiting Istanbul and other cities in this great country.
答案：1.E 2.A 3.D 4.F 5.B
3.下面是一些旅游景点
A．Leigongshan Nature Reserve
Located 15 kilometers east of Kaili, Guizhou Province, Leigongshan is the most fascinating scenic area of the Miaoling Mountains. It gained its reputation as a National Nature Reserve because of its abundance of overlapping(与…重叠) mountain ridges, flourishing verdant plants, valuable and rare animals, and historical war remains.
B．Wuyi Mountain
The Wuyi mountain is situated in the middle of the Wuyi mountain range, The Nine Twist Stream, a meading brook running nine kilometers through the mountain, has been designated as a key national scenic spot. A great many scholars and poets like Zhuxi, Luyou and Xinqiji visited and lectured here. As a result,。