旅游英语选读试题

旅游英语选读试题 八桂招考网试题下载频道 全国2009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 I(Multiple choice:(1×15=15) Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences，there are four choices marked A，B， C and D(Choose the one that best completes the sentence( 1(Local people usually see tourism as a cultural and________ factor( A(historical B(business C(employment D(education 2(An international tourist is defined as anyone visiting a country, other than that which is his usual place of residence，for________ hours( A(more than 48 B(more than 24 C(less than 48 D(less than 24 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 manager C(vice manager D(general manager 4(Recent promotions by Amtrak have emphasized the ________benefits of taking the train( A(safety B(comfort C(relaxation D(cost 5(Business travel is greatly influenced by business related attractions such as________( conferences and exhibitions B(inelastic prices A( C(big-city orientations D(executive’s needs 6(________is the most widely recognized international organizations in tourism today( A(International Civil Aviation Organization B(International Hotel Association C(World Association of Travel Agencies D(World Tourism Organization 7(Wastage can be reduced by establishing standards ________which we can monitor the performance of travel agents( A(upon B(with C(against D(within 8(Airlines will________ to allow for the high number of________ ，but must exercise caution( A(overbook, independent travelers B(overbook, no-shows C(underbook，business travelers D(underbook，repeat travelers 9(The sum of all incomes in a country is called the________ ( ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第1页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道(economic income B(productive income C(financial income D(national income 10(The governments of many developing nations give priority in their strategic tourism planning to the development of________，because it generates badly-needed hard currency( A(professional tourism B(convention tourism C(business tourism D(international tourism 11(During the 1920s and 1930s，________was one of the fastest growing segments of the international tourism industry( A(train tourism B(coach tourism C(cruise tourism D(air tourism 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 industry C(other industries D(any other industries 13(Since China opened to the outside world in ________，the number of hotels has increased considerably( A(1970 B(1978 C(1980 D(1997 14(Tourism，________，has the potential to help bridge the psychological and cultural distances that separate people of diverse races，colors，religions and stages of social and economic development( A(proper design and develop B(properly designing and developing C(proper designing and developing D(properly designed and developed 15(Ecotourism is one of the most rapidly growing form of specialized travel in the West，with central American countries， such as Costa Rica，________the principal destinations at present( A(be B(to be C(being D(been ?(Reading comprehension:(2×10=20) Directions:Read the following passages and make your proper choices( (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 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 groups 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 of uncivilized groups are，by our most severe standards，extremely complex，delicate，and ingenious ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第2页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道(They fall behind our Western languages not in their sound pattern of grammatical structures，which usually are fully adequate for all language needs，but 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 borrowing 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 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 cultures are to be viewed independently, and without ideas of rank or hierarchy( 16(According to the author, to the professional linguists，_________( A(all languages came from grunts and groans B(all languages in the world are equal and independent C(Western cultures are better than Eastern cultures D(the superiority of one culture over another is difficult to explain 17(We can infer that the author is________( A(a professional anthropologist B(a linguist as well as an anthropologist C(a language researcher from the West D(a language researcher on“backward culture” 18(The languages of backward groups fall behind those of the West in terms of the________( A(vocabularies B(history and culture C(machinery for vocabulary expansion D(sound patterns and grammatical structures 19(According to the article，some languages of American Indians are________( A(too undeveloped to be understood B(more civilized than Western languages C(derived from their own remote system D(able to distinguish more degrees of remoteness 20(What is implied in this passage is that the study of languages________( A(has challenged anthropological studies ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第3页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道(has reinforced the view of the anthropologists C(is the same as the study of anthropology D(has contradicted the result of the study of anthropology (2) The Concorde，plane of the rich and famous，is also probably the world’s safest(The fireball outside Paris Tuesday was the supersonic jet’s first fatal accident ever in 24 years of regular operation(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 Airways 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 because 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 flying 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 although 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 exploding 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 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 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 Tuesday’s catastrophe，then it’s not hard to imagine that they will seriously consider retiring this distinctive，one-of-a-kind aircraft( 21(The reason why the Concorde crashed is that___________( A(one engine failed B(its engine exploded C(a piece of tail fell off D(the cracks had gotten wider 22(Concordes are expected to fly ___________8,500 times in the coming 14 or 15 years( A(from Paris to London B(from London to New York City ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第4页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道(from Paris to New York City D(across the Atlantic Ocean 23(British Airways has got prestige from its Concordes because ___________( A(it is superior to other planes B(it offers a safer though expensive flight C(it provides cozy and comfortable seats aboard D(it is the fastest planes in the world 24(The word“one-of-a-kind”in the last paragraph probably means“ ___________”( A(unique B(complicated C(delicate D(modern 25(It can be seen that the writer’s attitude to the future of Concordes is ___________ ( A(biased B(objective C(optimistic D(pessimistic ?(Cloze:(1×15=15) Directions:Choose the one from the given A，B，C and D to complete the passage properly( 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 founded in Paris to co-ordinate these events and ensure 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 development 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 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 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 London’s Crystal Palace and Paris’s Eiffel Tower and a more recent one is Seattle’s Space Needle(These structures 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 whole year( 26(A(sought B(have sought C(seek D(has sought 27(A(about( B(at C(of D(for 28(A(altering B(switching C(attracting D(modifying 29(A(basic B(infrastructure C(welfare D(quality 30(A(as well as B(include C(plus D(add ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第5页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道 31(A(exact B(identical C(extra D(distinct 32(A(prime B(big C(large D(potential 33(A(boom B(lift C(increase D(boost 34(A(surprised B(surprisingly C(surprising D(surprise 35(A(purpose B(slogan C(title D(theme 36(A(host B(guest C(hospitable D(hostile 37(A(that B(which C(where D(whose 38(A(is B(were C(was D(are 39(A(temporary B(better C(last D(permanent 40(A(provided B(required C(confronted D(acquired ?(Phrasal verbs:(1×10=10) Directions:Fill in the blanks with the proper phrasal verbs given below(Make some changes if necessary( apply to gear to associate with have effect on attribute to set the seal on bring about tailor to deter from vary in 41(Education should______________ the children’s needs and abilities( 42(This regulation ______________every hotel in this country( 43(A word from his teacher ______________a great ______________my son( 44(His stories______________ popular tastes( 45(I always ______________this piece of music______________ Haweii folk dance( 46(The open-and-reform policy has______________ miraculous changes in our country( 47(Television sets ______________widely ______________price and quality( 48(Both companies have ______________the agreement of technical cooperation( 49(Nothing can ______________me ______________doing what I think right( 50(Mr(Green ______________his good health ______________careful living( ?(Phrase translation:(1×20=20) ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第6页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道 Part One Directions:Translate the following into Chinese. 51(cross trait charter flights 52(the modern service industry 53(net discretionary incomes 54(air fare quotations 55(Green Flag International 56(in the capacity of a diplomat 57(inadequate air conditioning 58(enjoy the spectacular scenery 59(give full exposure to China’s tourism resources 60(accommodations(((left much to be desired Part Two Directions:Translate the following into English( 61(重要的第三产业 62(旅游业对经济的影响 63(定期客运服务 64(心理承受力 65(需求不足 66(签约国 67(永久移民 68(旅游保险 69(国家级“旅游度假区” 70(保护世界文化遗产 ?(Passage translation:(10×2=20) Directions:Translate the following passages into Chinese( 71(Tourism was brought sharply into international focus at the end of the Second World War(Within a mere 20 years of the industry’s take-off, international tourism displayed nearly all the characteristics of its manufacturing counterpart—it was mass，standardized and rigidly packaged(By the mid-1970s，tourism was being produced along assembly-line principles，similar to the automobile industry, with tourists consuming travel and leisure services in a similar robot-like and routine manner(Understanding the evolution of mass tourism，and the factors that created it，are key to understanding the industry’s transformation( 72(Travel，whether for business or pleasure，requires arrangements(The traveler usually faces a variety of choices regarding transportation and accommodations;and if the trip is for pleasure，there are a variety of choices regarding destinations，attractions， and activities(The traveler may gather information on prices，value，schedules， characteristics of the destination，and available activities directly, investing a considerable amount of time on the Internet or possibly money on long-distance telephone calls to complete the trip arrangements(Alternatively, the traveler may use the services of a travel agency, obtaining these arrangements( ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第7页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道 下面是赠送的中秋节演讲辞，不需要的朋友可以下载后编辑删除～～～谢谢 中秋佳节演讲词推荐 中秋,怀一颗感恩之心》 老师们,同学们: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第8页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道 秋浓了,月圆了,又一个中秋要到了!本周日,农历的八月十五,我国的传统节日——中秋节。中秋节,处在一年秋季的中期,所以称为“中秋”,它仅仅次于春节,是我国的第二大传统节日。 中秋的月最圆,中秋的月最明,中秋的月最美,所以又被称为“团圆节”。 金桂飘香,花好月圆,在这美好的节日里,人们赏月、吃月饼、走亲访友……无讳什举形式,都寄托着人们对生活的无限热爱和对美好生活的向往。 中秋是中华瑰宝之一,有着深厚的文化底蕴。中国人特别讱究亲情,特别珍视团圆,中秋节尤为甚。中秋,是一个飘溢亲情的节日;中秋,是一个弥漫团圆的时节。这个时节,感受亲情、释放亲情、增进亲情;这个时节,盼望团圆、追求团圆、享受团圆……这些,都已成为人们生活的主旋律。 同学们,一定能背诵出讲多关于中秋的千古佳句,比如“举头望明月,低头思故乡”、“但愿人长丽,千里共婵娟”、“海上生明月,天涯共此时”……这些佳句之所以能穿透历史的时空流传至今,不正是因为我们人类有着的共同信念吗。 中秋最美是亲情。一家人团聚在一起,讱不完的话,叙不完的情,诉说着人们同一个心声:亲情是黑暗中的灯塔,是荒漠中的甘泉,是雨后的彩虹…… 中秋最美是思念。月亮最美,美不过思念;月亮最高,高不过想念。中秋圆月会把我们的目光和思念传递给我们想念的人和我们牵挂的人,祝他们没有忧愁,永远幸福,没有烦恼,永远快乐! 一、活动主题:游名校、赏名花,促交流,增感情 二、活动背景:又到了阳春三月,阳光明媚,微风吹拂,正是踏青春游的好时节。借春天万物复苏之际,我们全班聚集在一起,彼此多一点接触,多一点沟通,共话美好未来,不此同时,也可以缓解一下紧张的学习压力。 相信在这次春游活劢中,我们也能更亲近的接触自然,感悟自然,同时吸收万?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第9页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道 物之灵气的同时感受名校的人文气息。 三、活动目的: 1. 丰富同学们的校园生活,陶冶情操。 2. 领略优美自然风光,促进全班同学的交流,营造和谐融洽的集体氛围。 3. 为全体同学营造一种轻松自由的气氛,又可以加强同学们的团队意识。 4. 有效的利用活劢的过程及其形式,让大家感受到我们班级的发展和进步。 四、活动时间:XX年3月27日星期四 五、活动参与对象:房产Q1141全体及“家属” 六、活动地点:武汉市华中农业大学校内 七、活动流程策划: 1、27日8点在校训时集吅,乘车 2、9点前往华农油菜基地、果园,赏花摄影 3、10点30,回农家乐开始做饭,进行“我是厨王”大比拼 4、1点30,收拾食品残物,开始集体活劢 5、4点,乘车返校 八、职能分工及责任定岗 1、调研组:负责前期的选址、策划的撰写、实地考察、交通工具的联系和检验 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第10页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道 组长:金雄 成员:吴开慧 2、安全保卫组:负责登记参加春游的人数,乘车前的人数的登记,集体活劢时同学的诶假的実批,安全知识的培训不教育,午餐制作的人员分组 组长:徐杨超 成员:王冲 3、食材采购组:根据春游的人数和预算费用吅理购买食材 组长:胡晴莹 成员:何晓艺 4、活劢组织组:在车上、赏花期间、主要是做饭完后的集体活劢期间的活劢的组织 组长:武男 成员:冯薏林 5、厨艺大赛组织组:负责挃导各个小组的午餐的准备,最后负责从五个小组里推荐的里面选出“厨王”，厨王春游费用全免， 组长:朱忠达 成员:严露 6、财务组:负责财务的报账及最后的费用的收取,做好最后的决算向全班 报告 软件系统测试报告下载sgs报告如何下载关于路面塌陷情况报告535n,sgs报告怎么下载竣工报告下载 组长:杨雨 7、督导组:负责检查各组的任务的完成及协调各小组的任务分工 组长:叶青青 【注】以上只是大致的责任定岗,组长负主责,各小组要相互配吅,相互帮劣发挥你们的聪明才智去认真完成任务 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第11页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道 九、注意事项 1、分组要尽量把做事积极的不不太积极的搭配,每组里都要有学生干部,学生干部要起带头作用 2、食材的购买不要太复杂了,先前想出菜谱,然后组织大家学习下烹饪知识,注意食材购买的质和量 3、注意提醒大家手机充足电,随时保持通讯畅通,有相机的同学带上相机,组织大家多拍几张全家福 4、游戏最好要能吸引全部人参加,让同学们能增加了解,班委们能更好的了解同学们的劢态,增进感情 各组应在规定时间前把活劢准备情冴向督导组报告,出现紧急情冴要第一时报告。督导组也可以及时把活劢的准备情冴在班委群公布,实时互劢。 中秋最美是感恩!无须多言,给父母一个微笑,给亲友一个问候,递上一杯清茶,送上一口月饼,这是我们给予父母最好的回报。感谢父母给予的生命,感谢父母给予的培养……老师们,同学们,这个中秋,我们要用一颗感恩的心来度过!心怀感恩!感恩一切造就我们的人,感恩一切帮劣我们成长的人!心怀感恩,我们才懂得尊敬师长,才懂得关心帮劣他人,才懂得勤奋学习、珍爱自己,才会拥有快乐,拥有幸福! 老师们,同学们,中秋最美,美不过一颗感恩的心!中秋最美,美不过真心的祝福! 在此,我代表学校,祝老师们、同学们中秋快乐,一切圆满! ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第12页- 八桂招考网试题下载频道 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 八桂招考网www.bgzkw.com - 本套试题共分13页，当前页是第13页-