【学历类职业资格】旅游英语选读自考题-4及答案解析.doc

1、旅游英语选读自考题-4 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Maintenance and provision of hotel services are the responsibilities of the _ department in a hotel.A. food and beverage B. salesC. personnel D. engineering（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The experience of riding aboard the Orient Express was reintroduced in _ after a com

2、plete restoration of the train had been completed.A. 1995 B. 1983C. 1970 D. 1990（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Most travel principals sell their products to consumers through the medium of _, which have been in existence for more than a hundred years.A. potential travellers B. travel agentsC. businessmen D. sal

3、esmen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Package tour brochures can be described as falling into the following three categories EXCEPT _。A. card brochures B. shell foldersC. umbrella brochures D. regular tour brochures（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5._ came into service in the early 1980s.A. The Comet B. The Boeing 747C. The Boei

4、ng 757 D. The Boeing 767（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The services provided by airlines can be divided into the following three distinct categories EXCEPT _.A. scheduled services B. charter servicesC. additional free miles services D. air taxi services（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The travel agents role is dissimilar to

5、that of most other retailers in that _.A. agents do not purchase a product for resale to their customersB. agents purchase a product for resale to their customersC. agents carry “stock“ of travel productsD. agents will display more brand loyalty towards a particular product（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Water t

6、ransport today plays two main roles in travel and tourism: _.A. training and ferrying B. ferrying and mendingC. cruising and training D. ferrying and cruising（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Railways and coach operators had established _, from which they could dispense tickets direct to the public.A. sales outlet

7、s B. city officesC. city centre terminals D. ticketing service（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The personnel directors only responsibility is _.A. to take care of the guests B. to handle all guest complaintsC. to repair and maintain hotel services D. to staff the hotel（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.In the early 1900s, _ st

8、arted the first chain operation in the United States.A. Kemmons Wilson B. Ellsworth StatlerC. Conrad Hilton D. Thomas Cook（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Owing to the extremely competitive nature of the retail travel business, two factors become para mount if the agency is to succeed: _.A. good management and C

9、RSB. good service and CRSC. good management and serviceD. the local share of the market and specialisation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.The general manager is sometimes, particularly in the larger hotels, called the _.A. executive innkeeper B. managing directorC. chief engineer D. director of sales（分数：1.00）A.

10、B.C.D.14.Historically, Thomas Cook, which is today best known as a retailer, originated as a _. only expanding later to retail travel services.A. tour wholesaler B. tour operatorC. travel retailer D. tourist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Tourism _ which customers are obliged to purchase without having the oppo

11、rtunity to inspect it.A. is an intangible product B. is not a productC. is a tangible product D. is both A and C（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1)An Indian boy ran swiftly from a village in Mexico. In his hand he carried a basket of fish. Only a few moments before, the fish had been pulled from the cold water of

12、the lake. Farther on, another runner was waiting to take the basket from the tired boy and to race on. And so from one swift runner to another, fresh fish were rushed from the lake to the dinner table of Montezuma, ruler of the Aztecs.Speed is important in transporting fish and many other fresh food

13、s. Foods that spoil easily must reach the market and the dinner table as quickly as possible. But now planes, trucks, trains, and ships have replaced runners.Planes are the fastest way to transport food. They are especially useful in carrying food to people and animals that could not be reached othe

14、rwise. Suppose there were a flood or an earthquake and the people could not be reached by trains or trucks. Unless packages of food could be dropped from planes, the people might starve.Trucks have many advantages. A truck can start as soon as it is loaded, and it can deliver goods directly to the m

15、arket. Many modern trucks have their own refrigeration system. Today the tank truck that carries milk is a familiar sight on many country roads. The modern dairy farmer makes use of tank tracks that keep the milk fresh until it is delivered to stores and homes.Trains cannot always carry food as quic

16、kly as trucks. Many freight cars must be loaded before a train can start on a trip. And when the freight train arrives in the city, the food must be unloaded from the cars onto trucks to be taken to the market. All of this takes time. When railroad companies wanted to move perishable foods faster, t

17、hey developed a plan that run on the rails.Some perishable foods can be transported by refrigerator ships. Bananas can be shipped in this way. They are loaded in the refrigerated hold of the ship while they are still green during the trip. As the green bananas are loaded, a man watches carefully for

18、 signs of yellow on them. If even one ripe banana is loaded, a whole shipload of fruit might be spoiled.But not all food needs to be moved as quickly or as carefully as perishable fresh food. Grains can make a slower trip without danger of spoiling. Transportation by water is usually a cheap way of

19、sending such foods.Trucks, trains, planes, and refrigerator ships are modern ways of transporting food. But a great deal of food is still carried on the heads of women and on the backs of animals. Over the desert sands, camels carry loads of salt, dates, and cheese.（分数：10.00）(1).Planes are especiall

20、y useful in food transportation because _.A. they can transport a large amount of sea food each timeB. they are much safer than any other forms of transportationC. food can be transported to the destination at the fastest speedD. food transportation by planes has become more and more popular（分数：2.00

21、）A.B.C.D.(2).“Perishable foods“ refer to _.A. foods that could be easily spoiled B. foods that could be very expensiveC. foods that are not available in season D. foods that can not be transported by ships（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Bananas are shipped before they are ripe because _.A. they are fresh fruit

22、sB. ripe ones can get spoiled easilyC. ripe ones can not be put in the refrigerated shipD. “green“ bananas are easy to load during transportation（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Some of the ways of carrying food include the following EXCEPT _.A. air planes B. animalsC. motors D. trucks（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The t

23、opic of this reading selection is _.A. food transportationB. perishable food transportationC. comparison of modern food transportation and the past oneD. advantages of food transportation by planes, ships, trains and trucks（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2)Some seven or eight hundred years ago, Hangzhou, known as

24、 Ling an then, was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, watching the tidal bore was already a grand occasion in town when the whole population would turn out for the spectacle. The best time to do this was from the 15th to the 18th of the eighth month of each year. But beginning f

25、rom about the tenth day of the month, that part of the river bank that offered the best vantage point for tide watching would already be a busy gathering place for little open-air booths anti stalls where vendors piled colourful wares on their carts or boxes. There would be all kinds of snacks and c

26、ooked meats in shining pots and pans. The taverns and restaurants would put up multi-coloured lanterns and flags or pennants, displaying meanwhile an attractive array of meat and vegetable dishes with a lot more exotic delicacies on the menu. In the tea-houses would be hung painting scrolls and call

27、igraphy scrolls by famous artists while the antique vases would be filled with fresh flowers. In addition, there would be vendors displaying plasters and medicinal herbs for sale on the ground, roving artists with their monkeys for variety shows or folk artists ready to entertain the crowds. Even be

28、fore the days of the tidal bore, these peo ple would be gathered on the river bank doing whatever they could to attract pleasure-seekers. Mean while, tens of thousands of people, visitors from other towns as well as local residents of Ling an, would be hustling and bustling about, clogging up the wa

29、y and making traffic impossible. In the large riverside mansions that lined the banks, there would be opulently dressed men and women, some leaning against the windows or the balconies looking into the distance and some looking down gazing fixedly at something going on down below.（分数：10.00）(1).In th

30、e Southern Song Dynasty, people _ to watch the tidal bore.A. were used B. usedC. were anxious D. were extremely eager（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).At that time people came to watch the tidal bore _ of the eighth month of each year.A. from 15th to the 18th B. starting around 10thC. from 15th to the end D. at

31、the middle（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The vendors were selling their wares _.A. along the bank B. at the best vantage pointC. in piles D. using pots and pans（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The crowds coming to watch the tidal bore were also entertained by _.A. painting scrolls B. displaying plastersC. folk artists D.

32、 pleasure-seekers（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The best vantage point for tide watching was _.A. large riverside mansions B. distant balconiesC. taverns and restaurants D. the tea houses（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.According to Crevecoeur, (26) settled in Pennsylvania in the 18th century, the American in those days had

33、the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants without (27) into consideration other nationalities (28) as American Indians and blacks. Today, the picture of an American is more complex. In American families, there may be sons-in-law or daughters-in-law with European descend ants or Afro-American

34、s or Asian immigrants although these mixed blood families of whites with other blacks or Asians are (29) the minority. To understand this American, let us go back to American past.The American continents were peopled (30) a result of two long continuing immigration movements, the first from Asia, an

35、d the second from Europe and Africa. The first movement began probably 25,000 years ago when Siberian tribes, in (31) of new hunting grounds or of refuge from pursuing enemies, crossed over the Bering Strait to Alaska. By 1492, over 10 -20 million people, mistakenly (32) Indians by Christopher Colum

36、bus, inhabited the Americas. They developed their own aboriginal cultures, which ranged from the simple (33) the complex, from those of the primitive tribes to the brilliant civilizations of the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas. But their technological development had lagged (34) that of Europe and A

37、sia.The (35) migration to the Americas began with the expansion of Europe at the start of the modern period from the 16th century. In 1492, Columbus persuaded the king and queen of Spain to finance his voyage. He believed that by sailing west from Europe, he could reach the Far East. He never succee

38、ded, but instead he landed on one of the Bahama Islands in the Caribbean Sea and “dis covered“ the New World. Based (36) Columbuss discovery, the Spanish king could claim the territory in the Americas and later Spain conquered the new land and established a huge empire and grabbed enormous wealth fr

39、om the Indians. In 1497, another Italian sailor, John Cabot who was in the service of the English king, arrived (37) todays Canada and the English king (38) that the whole of the territory of North America (39) to England. Enforcing this claim, the Englishmen be gan to (40) permanent settlements in

40、North America by the beginning of the 17th century.（分数：15.00）(1).A. whom B. who C. he D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. taking B. take C. hold D. holding（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. as well B. so C. such D. much（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. in B. for C. on D. of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. for B. to C. in D. as（分数：1.0

41、0）A.B.C.D.(6).A. discovery B. search C. study D. development（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. call B. calling C. called D. calls（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. to B. till C. in D. of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. under B. below C. after D. behind（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. second B. third C. once D. latest（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11)

42、.A. in B. on C. at D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. to B. in C. at D. of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. said B. announced C. claimed D. thought（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. own B. belong C. owned D. belonged（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. be established B. establishing C. establish D. established（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.vary i

43、n take on cater to pick up account foract as consist of fall into give out come into service（分数：10.00）(1).They naturally _ four divisions according to the regulation.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Hes always ready to _ heavy responsibilities.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).We expect these newly-built hotels will _ the nee

44、ds of high-spend tourists.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Susan _ manager in my absence.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The gentleman _ the half-finished letter and put it on the mantelpiece.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Over a thousand copies of the pamphlet have now been _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Television sets _ widely _ size and qu

45、ality.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).This book _ five parts.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).This evidence cant _ what he did yesterday.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).When did the double-decker bus _?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_六、Part One(总题数：10，分数：10.00)16.independent inclusive tour（分数：1.00）_17.jet airliner（分数：1.00）_18.executive aircraft（分数：1.00）_19.repeat business（分数：1.00）_20.hotel chains（分数：1.00）_21.in-flight magazines（分数：1.00）_22.design studio（分数：1.00）_23.trunk route airlines（分数：1.00）_24.take their chance（分数：1.00）_25.sales outlets（分数：1.00）_七、Part Two(总题数：10，分数：10.00)26.定期客轮（分数：1.00）