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旅游英语选读自学考试试题（doc10页）

全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试

旅游英语选读试题

课程代码：

00837

请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上

WriteallyouranswersontheAnswerSheet！

I.MultipleChoice（l×20=20）

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C.andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.TheInternationalConferenceonTravelandTourismStatisticsconvenedbyWTOin______,______,in1991reviewed,updatedandexpandedontheworkofearlierinternationalgroups.

A.Hanover,GermanyB.Ottawa,Canada

C.Madrid,SpainD.Osaka,Japan

2.Chinahasnumeroustemples,pagodas,statues,andcavecarvings,______areassociatedwithBuddhism,DaoismandConfucius.

A.whoseB.which

operators,foreigntour

7.Increasesin______and______arethemainfactorsthatgiverisetotourism.

A.travelmarketing,travelagents

B.leisuretime,warmweather

C.modeoftravel,population

D.netdiscretionaryincomes,improvededucationalstandards

8.ThePacificAsiaTravelAssociationwasfounded____________todevelop,promoteandfacilitatetraveltoandamongthedestinationareasinandborderingthePacificOcean.

A.inHawaii,in1951B.inTokyo,in1952

C.inSoul,in1955D.inHongKong,in1949

9.Therearealsoanumberof______,andperhaps______effectsonthetouristlocalities.

A.moredirect,morevisibleB.mostdirect,mostvisible

C.lessdirect,lessvisibleD.leastdirect,leastvisible

10.______and______havesuccessfullyexpandedtourismwithoutdestroyingtheirEnvironment.

A.Australia,SwitzerlandB.Switzerland,Austria

C.Britain,SpainD.Spain,France

11.Thefirsttaskofatourbrochureis______.

A.tobeattractive,truthful,accurateandeasilycomprehended

B.toreinforceanimageofqualityandreliability

C.BothAandB

D.tobequicklyrecognizedbycustomers

12.Ithasbeensaidthatmorefoodandbeveragerepeatbusinesshasbeenlostby______thanbypoorfood.

A.poorserviceB.badlycookedfood

C.badlydesignedmenuD.poorinteriordesign

13.Inthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,travel______hasbecomesafe,comfortable,rapidandaboveallcheap.

A.bywaterB.byrailway

C.byhighwayD.byair

14.______withawell-establishedtransportationnetwork,______effectivelymoveitsrapidlyincreasingnumbersofinternationalanddomestictourists.

A.Only...wecanB.Only...canwe

C.As...weshouldD.Once...shouldwe

15.Theautomobileandthejetplanehaveradicallyaffectedthehospitalityindustry,______travelpatternsand______tothedevelopmentofdifferenttypesofhotels.

A.change,leadB.changes,leads

C.changing,leadingD.changed,led

16.Domestictourismusuallyconsistsof______travelactivitiesbycitizenswithintheirowncountry.

A.businessB.leisure

C.matureD.AandB

17.Tourismcontributestobothpreservationanddevelopmentoftheworld’s______.

A.culturalheritageB.culturaltradition

C.scenicrouteD.scenicwonder

18.Inthecaseoftouristsinterestedinothercultures,______willdeterminethedestinationselected.

A.thestandardofaccommodation

B.thesupportservices

C.thelocationandavailabilityoftheculturalevent

D.thesun-sea-sandset

19.Todaythesuccessfulgeneralmanagermustbehighly______person,capableof______acomplexbusinessenterprise.

A.train,directB.trained,directing

C.training,directedD.beingtrained,beingdirected

20.In______,______and______,high-speedtrainshavebeendevelopedandareinoperation.

A.Britain,France,AustriaB.Germany,France,Japan

C.Germany,Spain,JapanD.Britain,USA,Australia

II.ReadingComprehension（2×10=20）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassagesandmakeyourproperchoice.

（A）

Travelingwithchildrenwhoareoldenoughtoread,write,orplaygamesneednotbeaproblem.Bytakingalongasupplyofpapers,pencils,oroneoftheexcellentgamebooksthataresoldjustforthepurpose,thetimecanbemadetofly.Verbalgames,too,suchas“TwentyQuestions”,helptopassthehours.

Whentravelingonpublictransportation,havinggamesanddiversionsonhandisjustasimportant,sinceitisunreasonabletoexpectchildren,especiallysmallones,tobeabletositstillforlongperiodsoftime.Itisuptoyoutokeepwatchoverthem,however,andnotletthemroambythemselvesormakeexcessiveamountsofnoise.Fellowpassengershavepaidfortheirtravelticketsandeventhosewholovechildrencanlearntohatethemquicklywhentrappedinatrainorairplanewiththosewhoareill-behaved.

Onshipsthereareusuallyactivitiesofchildren.Althoughitisabreakforparentstobeabletosendtheirchildrenofftoparticipateandhavesometimealone,youshouldstillmakesurethatyourchildrenbehavewell.Childrenshouldnotbepermittedtoracethroughcorridorsortobeunsupervised,nomatterhowmuchyouenjoyrelaxinginyourdeskchairwithoutthemnearby.Itwouldbeunfortunateifyourchildrenwerethecauseofother’sfeelingsthattheywerealsotraveling“withchildren”——yours——becauseoftheirinterruptionthroughconstantnoise,quarreling,orbadbehavior.

Moreandmorefrequently,childrenaresenttotravelunaccompaniedbyanadult,whethertovisitarelative,ortotraveltograndparents.Manyparentsexpectthataflightattendantortrainstewardwilltakecareoftheirchildrenwhentheysendthemoffalone.Thisisanunreasonableexpectation.Travelattendantshavespecificjobstodo,andthesedonotincludechildcare.Forthatreasoneachairlinehasestablishedaminimumageforunaccompaniedchildren.Aslongasthatregulationisrespected,thereisnoreasonthatchildrenwhoareemotionallystableandunafraidshouldnottravelbythemselves.Inmyexperiencewithourgrandchildren,theairlineshavedoneanexcellentjobofcaringforthemandthechildrenhaveenjoyeditthoroughly.Ofcourse,ifitisnotpossibleforaparenttoaccompanyaveryyoungchild,thenanotheradultshouldbehiredasatravelingcompanion.

21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Travelingwithaprimaryschoolchildisnotaproblem.

B.Adultsfinditeasytopassthetimebydoingthegamesuchas“TwentyQuestions”.

C.Childrenfindtimeflybydoingverbalgamessuchas“TwentyQuestions”.

D.Gamebookshelpmakethetimepassquicklyforyoungchildren.

22.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedthat______.

A.smallchildrencannotbeexpectedtobeemotionallystableforlong

B.parentsfinditharassingtotakecareoftheirownchildren

C.smallchildrenalwaysmakemuchnoise

D.fewfellowpassengersliketravelingwithchildren

23.Theitalicizedword“break”（Para.3）mostprobablymeans“______”.

A.accidentB.mistake

C.restD.pause

24.Parentscannotdependontravelattendantstotakecareoftheirchildrenbecause______.

A.theyarenotresponsibleforchildcare

B.thereisaminimumageforchildrenwhotravelalone

C.theirchildrenareemotionallyunstableandtimid

D.parentsshouldalwaysgowiththeirchildren

25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.theauthordoesn’tliketravelingwithhischildren

B.theauthordoesn’tliketravelingwithotherpassengers’children

C.theauthoropposestheairlines’minimumageforunaccompaniedchildren

D.theauthorpreferschildren’sunaccompaniedtraveliftheyareoldenough

（B）

Withitsalmostsixbillionpeople,theworldoffersafascinatingvarietyofhumanshapesandcolors.Ashumansspreadthroughouttheworld,theiradaptationstodiverseclimateandotherlivingconditionsresultedinthisfascinatingvarietyofcomplexions,colorsandshapes.Changesinthegeneticstructureaddeddistinctcharacteristicstothepeoplesoftheglobe.Inthissensetheconceptofrace,agroupwithinheritedphysicalcharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromanothergroup,isareality.Humansdoindeedcomeinavarietyofcolorsandshapes.

Intwosenses,however,raceisamyth,afabricationofthehumanmind.Thefirstfabricationistheideathatanyoneraceissuperiortoanother.Allraceshavetheirgeniuses—andtheiridiots.Likelanguage,noraceissuperiortoanother.AdolfHitler’sideaswereextreme.Hebelievedthatasuperiorrace,calledtheAryans,wasresponsiblefortheculturalachievementsofEurope.Theypossessedthegeneticstuffthatmadetheminherentlysuperior.Evenmanyscientistsofthetime—notonlyGermanybutthroughoutEuropeandtheUnitedStates—espousedtheideaofracialsuperiority.Notsurprisingly,theyconsideredthemselvesmembersofthesupposedlysuperiorrace!

Inadditiontothemythofracialsuperiority,thereisasecondmyth—thatoftheexistenceofa“pure”race.Fromtheperspectiveofcontemporarybiology,humansshowsuchamixtureofphysicalcharacteristics,thatthe“pure”racesdonotexist.Insteadoffallingintodistincttypesclearlyseparatefromoneanother,humancharacteristicsflowendlesslytogether.Theseminutegradationsmadearbitraryanyattempttodrawdefinitelines.

Largegroupingsofpeople,however,canbeclassifiedbybloodtypeandgenefrequencies.Yeteventhisarrangementdoesnotuncover“race”.Rather,suchclassificationsaresoarbitrarythatbiologistsandanthropologistscandrawuplistingsshowinganynumberof“race”.AshleyMontagu,aphysicalanthropologist,pointedoutthatsomescientistshaveclassifiedhumansintoonlytwo“races”whileothershavefoundasmanyastwothousand.Montaguhimselfclassifiedhumansintoforty“racial”groups.

Thisisnotmeanttoimplythattheideaofraceisamyth.Thatideaisdefinitelyverymuchalive.Itisfirmlyembeddedinourculture,a