中级-Visitors+and+travellers(二)及答案解析.doc

1、中级-Visitors+and+travellers(二)及答案解析(总分：55.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Going abroadlilist-(总题数：1，分数：5.00)1. （分数：5.00）_二、Air travel in the US(总题数：0，分数：0.00)2.If you are entering the United States from abroad, you should . _（分数：1.00）_3.If you fly between London and Vienna via Frankfurt or Paris, instead of direct,

2、the fare . _（分数：1.00）_4.If you want to avoid flying into LAX (Los Angeles International), you should . _（分数：1.00）_5.If your flight is less than an hour late, your connecting flight will . _（分数：1.00）_6.If you want to get from Miami to Los Angeles, you can . _（分数：1.00）_（分数：8.00）(1).If your flight is s

3、cheduled to take off at 5 pro, it will probably . _（分数：1.00）_(2).If youre sitting in a plane that hasnt taken off yet, you cant . _（分数：1.00）_(3).If your plane is flying round and round, waiting to land, you may feel . _（分数：1.00）_(4).If you volunteer to leave on a later flight, make sure that . _（分数：

4、1.00）_(5).If youre travelling before a national holiday, you can expect that . _（分数：1.00）_(6).If possible, dont fly via . _（分数：1.00）_(7).If you have a small amount of luggage, dont . _（分数：1.00）_(8).If you want to be prepared for delays, take . _（分数：1.00）_五、Travelling(总题数：10，分数：10.00)7.Ask your compa

5、nion to recommend a local dish. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_8.You want to order a plain omelette, which is not on the menu. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_9.You dont understand how to get a ticket from an automatic machine. Ask a passer- by for help. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_10.At the end of the meal you want to pay the bill, but t

6、he waiter has given it to your companion. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_11.Someone asks you how to get to the main railway station - tell him or her that its two blocks down and then left. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_12.Youre booked on flight LJ 879 on May 16. You want to change this to ZZ 857 on May 17. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_1

7、3.Flight RA 372 doesnt leave till 5 pm but youve arrived at the check-in desk at 12 noon. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_14.You dont understand some of the dishes on the menu. Ask your companion for help. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_15.Your flight to Charlotte is delayed. Find out the reason. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_16.You have ar

8、rived late because your rented car wouldnt start. Apologize to your host or hostess. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_六、Negative prefixes(总题数：0，分数：0.00)17.Complete these columns by forming the negatives of each of the words in this list. The first ones are done for you: accurate agree capable certain connect conven

9、ient desirable employed experienced foreseen formal fortunately honest known payment profit-making readable satisfied stop sufficient used valid un- dis- in- non- uncertain disagree inaccurate（分数：5.00）_18.Look at these examples: （分数：5.00）_19.Please inform the manager if you are in any way 1（分数：1.00）

10、填空项 1:_20.Discrimination on the grounds of race, religion or sex is 1（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_21. 1 , your reservation didnt reach us in time.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_22.The claims made in this advertisement are 1（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_23.Tourism and financial services are 1 exports.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_24.Im afraid the deposit

11、you sent us was 1（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_25.Turn the handle 1 to open the door.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_26.Please make sure you book me on a 1 flight.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_27.Your visa expired last week and is now 1（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_28.Due to 1 circumstances, the flight has been cancelled.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_十、To be or not to b

12、e(总题数：0，分数：0.00)29.-ing is usually used as the subject of a sentence:Travelling abroad can be exhausting. Meeting people can be tiring._ in a new city can be exciting._ in hotels can be lonely._ from the airport to the city is easy.（分数：1.00）_30.to_ is used in these expressions: too . to_ and . enoug

13、h to_ : She was clever enough to guess the answer. My coffee is too hot to drink. The parcel was too _ to be sent by post. I want to be early enough _ a good seat on the train.（分数：1.00）_31.-ing is used after prepositions:Is anyone interested in playing tennis this evening?Im looking forward to* _ th

14、e USA next summer.I cant get used to* living in a different time zone. (* to is a preposition here)Its unwise to travel by air without _ a reservation.You can find out if flights are delayed by _ the airport.（分数：1.00）_32.to is used after some adjectives: pleased glad surprised disappointed relieved

15、to _ I was pleased to receive your invitation. They were relieved to hear the plane had landed safely. I was glad _ my old colleague at the conference. We were surprised _ that the fare was over $500. interesting kind hard essential difficult easy to _ It was interesting to see the factory. Its hard

16、 to get a visa for Myanmar. Its easy _ from the airport to the city by public transport. It was very kind of you _ me at the station.（分数：1.00）_33.Some verbs are normally only used + to : agree cant afford allow choose decide encourage expect forget help hope learn Id like manage mean didnt mean need

17、 offer pretend promise recommend refuse teach train want Id like you to give me a hand with these files. They promised to phone me back. He didnt mean to be rude to you. I cant afford _ at the Ritz. We decided _ the weekend at the seaside. We managed _ two seats on tomorrows flight.（分数：1.00）_34.Some

18、 verbs are normally only used + -ing: enjoy finish dislike avoid give up dont mind practise delay. Ive finished reading that report. Im trying to give up smoking. I avoid _ by car on business. I dislike_ in airport lounges. I always enjoy _ unusual foreign food.（分数：1.00）_35.Some verbs are used + -in

19、g OR + to_ with NO difference in meaning: begin continue hate intend like love prefer propose start She began to make/making enquiries. I love to eat/eating Chinese food. She hates _ alone in restaurants. Which plane do you propose _? After the meal we continued _（分数：1.00）_中级-Visitors+and+travellers

20、二)答案解析(总分：55.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Going abroadlilist-(总题数：1，分数：5.00)1. （分数：5.00）_正确答案：(*)解析：二、Air travel in the US(总题数：0，分数：0.00)2.If you are entering the United States from abroad, you should . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(avoid a busy gateway like New York, Miami or Los Angeles - Charlotte, Pittsburgh and Orlando

21、 are less busy)解析：3.If you fly between London and Vienna via Frankfurt or Paris, instead of direct, the fare . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(wont be any cheaper)解析：4.If you want to avoid flying into LAX (Los Angeles International), you should . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(fly to Orange County (John Wayne Airport) or Hollyw

22、ood-Burbank Airport)解析：5.If your flight is less than an hour late, your connecting flight will . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(wait for your plane)解析：6.If you want to get from Miami to Los Angeles, you can . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(fly from Fort Lauderdale and change planes at Houston,Texas)解析：（分数：8.00）(1).If your flig

23、ht is scheduled to take off at 5 pro, it will probably . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(be delayed because too many flights are scheduled to take off around that time.)解析：解析 1-8 Transcript Presenter: Nigel Isaacs is editor of Business Travel Weekly. Nigel, what kind of problems do airline passengers face in the U

24、SA ? Nigel: Most of the problems are caused by the heavy volume of traffic. All airports have a limit to the number of takeoffs and landings they can handle. All flights from a hub arrive and leave at more or less the same time: if 60 aircraft are scheduled to take off between 5 pm and 5.15 and the

25、airport call only handle 120 an hour that means some will always be late landing or taking off. And if the weather is bad . . . So, passengers have to be loaded into each plane and then the planes have to line up to take off. Theres a marvellous story of the people whod been waiting for over an hour

26、 for their plane to reach the head of the line to take off, when they heard the captain on the intercom telling them that he was so fed up he was quitting his job, and he walked through the cabin, opened the door, jumped to the ground and walked off across the tarmac! Queueing on the tarmac is frust

27、rating (with no drinks or meals available until youre in the air), but queueing in the air with other planes circling just below you and above you is downright terrifying. Especially if youre in the clouds. Another problem thats very common is overbooking: you hear an announcement on the airport lou

28、dspeakers: We have oversold on this flight and would like volunteers to go on the next flight out. If yon decide to volunteer, you may get a cash bribe, or a free trip voucher - but make sure you get a guaranteed seat on the next flight and a free phone call to whoever is meeting you the other end.

29、Worse still you arrive with a confirmed reservation and you discover youve been bumped off the flight. Theres another story of a man who was raising hell when this happened to him and he said to the check-in clerk, If I was a Senator, youd get me a seat and the man behind him in the line said, Son,

30、I am a Senator and they wont give me a seat either. Presenter: Presumably, if you choose to travel at off-peak times, there are no problems. Nigel: Well, there are no off-peak times - all flights seem to he full, except Saturday, oddly enough. If theres a public holiday, things are likely to be espe

31、cially busy: Thanksgiving in November, Labor Day in September, Independence Day in July and so on. The special fare systems on the airlines computers encourage more people to fly on less popular flights and this means that as a result all flights are equally full. Presenter: So what advice would you

32、 give to a traveller in the USA? Nigel: The worst hubs are OHare (Chicago) and Atlanta and Denver because they have so many flights - ld say these are to be avoided at all costs. Dont ever check your baggage if you can help it. And be prepared for delays - take something to eat and drink in your han

33、d luggage.(2).If youre sitting in a plane that hasnt taken off yet, you cant . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(get anything to drink or eat.)解析：(3).If your plane is flying round and round, waiting to land, you may feel . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(frightened, especially if youre in the clouds.)解析：(4).If you volunteer to lea

34、ve on a later flight, make sure that . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(you get a guaranteed seat and a free phone call to the person who is meeting you the other end.)解析：(5).If youre travelling before a national holiday, you can expect that . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(airports will be especially busy.)解析：(6).If possible, d

35、ont fly via . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(OHare (Chicago), Atlanta or Denver.)解析：(7).If you have a small amount of luggage, dont . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(check it in - take it as hand baggage.)解析：(8).If you want to be prepared for delays, take . _（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(something to eat and drink in your hand luggage.)解析：五、

36、Travelling(总题数：10，分数：10.00)7.Ask your companion to recommend a local dish. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Can you recommend a nice local dish?）解析：8.You want to order a plain omelette, which is not on the menu. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Id like to have just a plain omelette, if thats all right.）解析：9.You dont understand how to get a ticket from an automatic machine. Ask a passer- by for help. _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Excuse me, co