1、旅游英语选读真题 2009年 10月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Local people usually see tourism as a cultural and _ factor.A. historical B. businessC. employment D. education（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.An international tourist is defined as anyone visiting a country, other than that which is his usual place of residence, fo
2、r _ hours.A. more than 48 B. more than 24C. less than 48 D. less than 24（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.As in any business, there must be one person called _ who is highly trained, capable of directing a complex successful hotel.A. assistant manager B. resident managerC. vice manager D. general manager（分数：1.00）A
3、.B.C.D.4.Recent promotions by Amtrak have emphasized the _ benefits of taking the train.A. safety B. comfortC. relaxation D. cost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Business travel is greatly influenced by business related attractions such as _.A. conferences and exhibitions B. inelastic pricesC. big-city orientatio
4、ns D. executives needs（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6._ is the most widely recognized international organization in tourism today.A. International Civil Aviation Organization B. International Hotel AssociationC. World Association of Travel Agencies D. World Tourism Organization（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Wastage can be r
5、educed by establishing standards _ which we can monitor the perform ance of travel agents.A. upon B. withC. against D. within（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Airlines will _ to allow for the high number of _, but must exercise caution.A. overbook, independent travelers B. overbook, no-showsC. underbook, business
6、travelers D. underbook, repeat travelers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.The sum of all incomes in a country is called the _.A. economic income B. productive incomeC. financial income D. national income（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The governments of many developing nations give priority in their strategic tourism planning
7、 to the development of _, because it generates badly-needed hard currency.A. professional tourism B. convention tourismC. business tourism D. international tourism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.During the 1920s and 1930s, _ was one of the fastest growing segments of the international tourism industry.A. train
8、tourism B. coach tourismC. cruise tourism D. air tourism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.However, other travel agents have recognized that the technological revolution will affect their business to a greater extent than almost _.A. other industry B. any other industryC. other industries D. any other industries（分
9、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Since China opened to the outside world in _, the number of hotels has increased considerably.A. 1970 B. 1978C. 1980 D. 1997（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Tourism, _, has the potential to help bridge the psychological and cultural distances that separate people of diverse races, colors, relig
10、ions and stages of social and economic development.A. proper design and develop B. properly designing and developingC. proper designing and developing D. properly designed and developed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Ecotourism is one of the most rapidly growing form of specialized travel in the West, with cent
11、ral American countries, such as Costa Rica, _ the principal destinations at present.A. be B. to beC. being D. been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1)Culture is the total sum of all the traditions, customs, beliefs, and ways of life of a given group of human beings. In this sense, every group has a culture, however
12、 savage, undeveloped, or uncivilized it may seem to be.To the professional anthropologist, there is no intrinsic superiority of one culture over another, just as to the professional linguist there is no intrinsic rank or hierarchy among languages.People once thought of the languages of backward grou
13、ps as savage, undeveloped forms of speech, consisting largely of grunts and groans. While it is possible that language in general began as a series of grunts and groans, it is a fact established by the study of “backward“ languages that no spoken tongue answers that description today.Most languages
14、of uncivilized groups are, by our most severe standards, extremely complex, delicate, and ingenious pieces of machinery for the transfer of ideas. They fall behind our Western languages not in their sound pattern of grammatical structures, which usually are fully adequate for all language needs, but
15、 only in their vocabularies, which reflect the objects and activities known to their speakers. Even in this department, however, two things are to be noted. First, all languages seem to possess the machinery for vocabulary expansion, either by putting together words already in existence or by borrow
16、ing them from other languages and adapting them to their own system. Second, the objects and activities requiring names and distinctions in“ backward“ languages, while different from ours, are often surprisingly numerous and complicated. A Western language distinguishes merely between two degrees of
17、 remoteness( “this“ and “that“) ; some languages of the American Indians distinguish between what is close to the speaker, or to the person addressed, or out of sight, or in the past, or in the future.This study of language, in turn, casts a new light upon the claim of the anthropologists that all c
18、ultures are to be viewed independently, and without ideas of rank or hierarchy.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, to the professional linguists, _.A. all languages came from grunts and groansB. all languages in the world are equal and independentC. Western cultures are better than Eastern cultur
19、esD. the superiority of one culture over another is difficult to explain（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).We can infer that the author is _.A. a professional anthropologistB. a linguist as well as an anthropologistC. a language researcher from the WestD. a language researcher on “backward culture/（分数：2.00）A.B.C.
20、D.(3).The languages of backward groups fall behind those of the West in terms of the _.A. vocabularies B. history and cultureC. machinery for vocabulary expansion D. sound patterns and grammatical structures（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the article, some languages of American Indians are _.A. to
21、o undeveloped to be understoodB. more civilized than Western languagesC. derived from their own remote systemD. able to distinguish more degrees of remoteness（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is implied in this passage is that the study of languages _.A. has challenged anthropological studiesB. has reinforc
22、ed the view of the anthropologistsC. is the same as the study of anthropologyD. has contradicted the result of the study of anthropology（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2)The Concorde, plane of the rich and famous, is also probably the worlds safest. The fireball outside Paris Tuesday was the supersonic jets first
23、 fatal accident ever in 24 years of regular opera tion. And Air France officials said their current fleet was fit to fly safely until 2007.Yet the plane had been having mishaps-little things. In October a piece of tail fell off in mid flight. Last January, within a span of 24 hours, two British Airw
24、ays Concordes had to make emergency landings for technical reasons-one engine failure, one mysterious false alarm. A few months ago, small cracks, said to be “microscopic“ in size, were detected in all seven British Concordes, a British Airways spokeswoman said Monday; one of them was grounded becau
25、se the cracks had gotten wider.Has the Concorde hit old age ahead of schedule? Only 20 of the supersonic passenger jets were ever built, of which 13 are still in service, operated by British Airways and Air France. They were all built between 1975 and 1980. Both companies hope to keep the planes fly
26、ing for another 14 or 15 years, and in fact both have recently upped their estimate of the number of “cycles“ -roughly one transatlantic flight-the plane could stand, to 8,500. By this calculation, the planes are cleared for takeoff until 2006 at least. This view is supported by the fact that althou
27、gh its flights are high-stress and its takeoff and landing more labored than other planes, the Concorde makes only about a fifth of the trips more popular.After the crash, Air France asserted, perhaps prematurely, that the crash was due not to any wing problem, like sneaking cracks, but to an explod
28、ing engine. That makes it the fastest investigation on record. They have not grounded the fleet beyond a thorough maintenance check, which on these delicate birds, with their 30-year-old technology, will be expensive.British Airways says its Concordes gave the company prestige, shuttling the swells
29、on their surprisingly cramped, 1,336-mph passage at $10,000 a head. Take a trip aboard and one must have been like joining an exclusive but rather cramped and uncomfortable club. But part of its charm-to the small number of people who flew it-was that it was superior to the other planes, safer. For
30、the price of a ticket, you were buying a guarantee.If British and French industry officials, who built the Concorde together in the 60s as a kind of supersonic dove, decide that feeling is gone forever with Tuesdays catastrophe, then its not hard to imagine that they will seriously consider retiring
31、 this distinctive, one-of-a-kind aircraft.（分数：10.00）(1).The reason why the Concorde crashed is that _.A. one engine failed B. its engine explodedC. a piece of tail fell off D. the cracks had gotten wider（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Concordes are expected to fly _ 8,500 times in the coming 14 or 15 years.A.
32、from Paris to London B. from London to New York CityC. from Paris to New York City D. across the Atlantic Ocean（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).British Airways has got prestige from its Concordes because _.A. it is superior to other planesB. it offers a safer though expensive flightC. it provides cozy and comfo
33、rtable seats aboardD. it is the fastest planes in the world（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “one-of-a-kind“ in the last paragraph probably means “_“.A. unique B. complicatedC. delicate D. modem（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It can be seen that the writers attitude to the future of Concordes is _.A. biased B. obj
34、ectiveC. optimistic D. pessimistic（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.The Great Exhibition held in London in 1851 was probably the first show to be called a world fair. Since then there have been 31 universal exhibitions and many cities (26) to have a world fair. In 1928 the International Bureau of Expositions was fou
35、nded in Paris to coordinate these events and en sure that there is only one each year. There are various and interlinked objectives (27) holding a world fair. The stated objectives include encouraging trade, increasing the visibility of a city and country, developing tourism, (28) economic developme
36、nt and increasing employment, stimulating the re-use of land and (29) improvements, the celebration of a past event, and the entertainment of the masses, (30) the often unstated one of obtaining (31) funds from the higher levels of government. The (32) motive for holding a world fair is to (33) the
37、city; but as well as selling the city; there is also the selling of ideas. Most expos are linked in some way to the notion of the progress of civilization or modernity. Not (34) ,Expo 92 in Seville, Spain, had the (35) of discovery. Other themes include education and international understanding. The
38、 (36) city usually prepares a special site for the event (37) new buildings and structures of hoped-for architectural distinction and image changing ability are erected. Early examples (38) Londons Crystal Palace and Pariss Eiffel Tower and a more recent one is Seattles Space Needle. These structure
39、s will remain a (39) legacy to the area, as will any general infrastructure put in place. The fair itself usually contains exhibitions of both arts and manufactures, with pavilions (40) also by foreign nations. World fairs usually last between five and seven months, but sometimes they last for a who
40、le year.（分数：15.00）(1).A. sought B. have sought C. seek D. has sought（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. about B. at C. of D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. altering B. switching C. attracting D. modifying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. basic B. infrastructure C. welfare D. quality（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. as well as B. inclu
41、de C. plus D. add（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. exact B. identical C. extra D. distinct（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. prime B. big C. large D. potential（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. boom B. lift C. increase D. boost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. surprised B. surprisingly C. surprising D. surprise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. purpo
42、se B. slogan C. title D. theme（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. host B. guest C. hospitable D. hostile（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. that B. which C. where D. whose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. is B. were C. was D. are（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).39, A. temporary B. better C. last D. permanent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. provided
43、 B. required C. confronted D. acquired（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.apply to gear to associate with have effect on attribute toset the seal on bring about tailor to deter from vary in（分数：10.00）(1).Education should _ the childrens needs and abilities.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).This regulation _ every hotel in this count
44、ry.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).A word from his teacher _ a great _ my son.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).His stories _ popular tastes.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).I always _ this piece of music _ Hawaii folk dance.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The open-and-reform policy has _ miraculous changes in our country.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Televis
45、ion sets _ widely _ price and quality.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Both companies have _ the agreement of technical cooperation.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).Nothing can _ me _ doing what I think right.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).Mr.Green _ his good health _ careful living.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_六、Part One(总题数：10，分数：10.00)16.cross
46、trait charter flights（分数：1.00）_17.the modern service industry（分数：1.00）_ discretionary incomes（分数：1.00）_19.air fare quotations（分数：1.00）_20.Green Flag International（分数：1.00）_21.in the capacity of a diplomat（分数：1.00）_22.inadequate air conditioning（分数：1.00）_23.enjoy the spectacular scenery（分数：1.00）_24.give full exposure to Chinas tourism resources（分数：1.00）_
