旅游英语阅读题

Reading ComprehensionDirections: there are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D, you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.1As we know, it is very important that a hotel pays attention to the training of its staff, as there exist many weak parts in its various departments. Staff training must have a purpose, which is defined when a hotel considers its training needs, which are in turn based on job descriptions and job specifications.A job description should give details of the performance that is required for a particular job, and job specification should give information about the behavior, knowledge and skills that are expected of an employee who works in it.When all of this has been collected, it is possible to make a training specification. This specifies what the training department must teach for the successful performance of the job, and also the best methods to use in the training period.There are many different training methods, and there are advantages and disadvantages of all of them. Successful training programs depend on an understanding of the difference between learning about skills and training in using them. It is frequently said that learning about skills takes place “off the job” in the classroom, but training in using these skills takes place “on the job”, by means of such acti vities as practice in the workshop.It is always difficult to evaluate the costs and savings of a training program. The success of such a program depends not only on the methods used but also on the quality of the staff who do the training. A hotel can often check on savings in time and cost by examining the work performed by the staff who have completed a training program. The evaluation of management training is much more complex than that.1. To be successful in our training program, we must understand the difference between ___________________.A. a job description and a job specificationB. what is taught and how it is taughtC. learning about skills and training in using themD. the saving in time and the saving in cost2. The success of a training program depends on______________.A. the places where the training takes placeB. the correct evaluation of the costs and savings of the programC. the performance of the workers and technicians receiving trainingD. the training methods and the quality of the training staff3. What does a training specification specify?A. The performance required for a certain job.B. The behavior, knowledge, and skills expected of an employee.C. The training contents and methods used.D. The costs and savings of the program.4. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. All staff members need training now and then.B. Training in using skills and learning about skills usually happen at the same time.C. It is easier to evaluate the training of staff than to evaluate management training.D.A training specification is only based on the information collected from a job description.5. Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?A. Staff TrainingB. Management TrainingC. A Successful TrainingD. Value of Staff Training答案：1-5. C D B C A2Take a day trip from Dover to Calais for just￡1.We've teamed up with(与…合作) P&O Ferries so you can enjoy a great day out in France with the family, sailing from Dover to Calais, plus, while on board, shop for lots of great bargains at reduced high street prices.While on board, forget the stress of the high street and shop in style with P&O Ferries. Not only can you save up to 50 percent on the UK high street prices but you’ll have plen ty of choice of famous brand names such as Paul Smith, Dior, Hugo Boss, and Clinique, to name a few.Stock up (囤积) on champagne, wine, beer and spirits at low prices! Why not fill up the car and save up to 30% off UK beer, wine and spirits.If you really want to treat yourself, why not enjoy the first class dining experience－Mayfair's famous Langan’sBrasserie, free for passengers of P&O Ferries’ ships.Dover to Calais day tripsFoot passenger from￡1－Travel as a foot passenger from Dover to Calais, for just ￡1 Sunday toThursday or ￡1 on Fridays and Saturdays when booked online. There is a ￡1 more charge per person for booking by phone. Depart after 8:25 a.m. and return before 9:00 p.m. the same day.Car afternoon trip from￡15－Depart after 12 noon and return before midnight the same day with a car and up to 9 people for￡15 when you book online here or￡20 when booked by phone.Car full day trip from￡18－Depart after 8:00 a.m. and return before midnight the same day. This offer is for your car and up to 9 people from￡18 return when you book Online or ￡23 by phone. A￡10 supplement applies for travel on Saturdays.6. We can infer from the text that P&O Ferries may be ________.A. a famous departmentB. a wine producerC. a big restaurantD. a ship service company7. Which of the following can be free?A. Products of famous brands.B. UK beer, wine and spirits.C. Dinner of Langan’s Brasserie.D. Use of cars during the trip.8. The price for “foot passenger” on Saturday booked by phone is_______ per person.A. ￡1B.￡2C. ￡5D. ￡69. What’s the main purpose of the text?A. To advertise a service.B. To tell the arrangement of a trip.C. To compare prices from different companies.D. To introduce a new company.答案：6-9： C D A B3If you live in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．I can't give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower, but here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life．1．Do lessCut back on(削减,减少,减低) your projects, on your tasklist, on how much you try to do each day．Focus not on quantity but on quality．Pick 2 or 3 important things-or even just one important thing- and work on those first．2．Have fewer meetingsMeetings are usually a big waste of time and make you rush．Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you don't have to rush from one meeting to another．3．Give yourself time to get ready and get thereIf you're constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, it's because you don't allot(分配) enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling．Pad your schedule to allow time for this stuff．If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30 to 45 minutes so you don't have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car．4．Practice being comfortable with sitting doing nothing When people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable．Try standing in a line and just watching and listening to people around you．It takes practice, but after a while, you’ll do it with a smile．5．Realize that if it doesn't get done, that's Ok．There's always tomorrow．And yes, I know that's afrustrating attitude for some of you who don't like laziness or living without firm deadlines, but it's also reality．The world likely won't end if you don't get that task done today．Your boss might get mad, but the company won't collapse and the life will inevitably go on．Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．Remember the quote: If nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you．10．Which can be the best title of the passage?A．How to give out our life?B．How not to hurry in our life?C．What to do with our life?D．How to change our life?11．If you think you need 10 minutes to get ready for the date with your boyfriend, ______．A．you don't have to put on makeupB．you should arrange 10 minutes forC．you'd better squeeze about 35 minutes out for itD．you should rush there12．According to the passage, we can know_______．A．if we follow the author's advice, our life will be better B．we should try to do all the things better on our tasklistC．there's always tomorrow, so we can put off the thing that must be done today till tomorrowD．even if we do as we're told by the author, we can't change anything13．The underlined word "collapse" has the similar meaning to "______"．A．develop rap idlyB．pay enoughC．drop suddenlyD．fail completely答案：10-13： C A D C4On November 17,1997, He Guangwei, director of the National Tourism Administration(NTA), signed an agreement in Washington with Jonathan Linen, vice-chairman of the American Express(美国运通公司), designating the American Express Card as China's tourist credit card for 1998 to 2000. This is the second time the card has won this honor."Since the American Express Card was designated for the first time in 1994, it has played an important role in China'stourism," said Director He at the signing Over recent years, the number of tourists using the American Express Card to handle business, tourism and activities related to work in China has increased. According to Bank of China statistics, the amount of business using American Express Cards occupies 45 percent of the accounts signed with foreign credit cards. In addition, the number of accounts signed with the card by overseas tourists stands at 15 percent of China's tourist income in foreign exchange. In order to develop China's tourism, the American Express and the NTA carried out a series of market promotion activities in North American including distributing a million copies of the 24-page World of Wonders -- Hong Kong and China in North America. The American Express has enthusiastically supported China's tourism education and training. In 1992, in cooperation with the Beijing Tourism College, it established the tourism training center which has successfully trained more than 600 tourism administrative personnel.The new agreement marked the further strengthening of cooperation between the American Express and the NTA. It is also one of the important plans by both parties to boost the long-term development of China's tourism. "The American company has a wide tourism network in China and we are veryhonored to be able to make contributions to China's tourism," said Linen.At present, the company has four offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xiamen and 30 tourist service centers in 22 cities offering tour and credit card services, including reissuing lost cards, reporting missing travel checks, consultation, settling of card accounts, handling customers' post and other services.14. According to the information given, we can safely say the American Express Card has been used in China for ______.A. three yearsB. four yearsC. six yearsD. eight years15. According to the article, the following statements are true except ____.A. American Express Card has won the honor of being assigned the credit card for use in China for the second timeB.55 percent of the accounts signed with foreign credit cards are not occupied by using American Express CardC. the number of tourists using the American Express Card in China in tourism and other areas has been on the riseD. only the American Express Card is being permitted to use in China in business, tourism and other related activities16. The American Express is doing the following services in China except ____.A. handling customer's post servicesB. dealing with loans to businessesC. settling of annual card accountsD. reporting missing travel checks17. We can infer from the article that one of the best ways for tourism market promotion is to ____.A. send out large numbers of brochuresB. designate only one foreign credit cardC. increase the use of American Express CardD. handle business in foreign exchange18. We can predict that the effect of the signing of the agreement with the American Express on China's tourism will be _____.A. temporaryB. complicatedC. superficialD. long-termed答案：14-18： D B A D A5In recent years, we have seen great progress in houses building. The type of houses found in a certain part of the world depends to a certain extent on the building materials available there. Countries where stone is abundant tend to have more stone houses than a place where there is plenty of timber for example. However, climatic conditions affect the houses built to a greater extent. In equatorial countries like Singapore and Malaysia, two main factors are responsible for the type of houses built: the heat of the sun and the fierceness of rainstorms. Our houses are light and airy but have steep roofs. In some places, houses are built on stilts(桩柱) because they may be in low lying areas which get flooded easily.In a hot and dry country such as Arabia, the houses are often box-shaped. They have thick stone walls which are painted white. White surfaces radiate(发散) heat while dark surfaces absorb it. The houses have no windows, only gaps with shutters(百叶窗) over them. Even the door openings are very small and narrow. It is cool inside such houses. The roofs are also flat, so that when the sun goes down, one can sit on the roof and catch any cool breeze that is blowing. Sometimes, a water tank may be placed on the roof to catch the little rain that falls.In cold regions, where there is heavy snow, the roofs of the houses slope steeply so that the snow can slide off easily. If the roofs were flat, the snow would build up and the roofs might cave in under the weight. The houses also have thick stone walls so that the cold is kept out. Some countries are more likely to be affected by earthquakes. In such places, the houses are made of light building materials. If the houses collapse in an earthquake, few people will get hurt and less damage is caused.In some parts of the world, people take their homes along with them as they travel. These people are called nomads. The Bedouins of Arab lands wander over the desert, setting up tents wherever they stop to rest.19. Houses in equatorial countries _______.A. are light and airyB. have steep roofsC. are always built on stiltsD. are built to shelter20. Houses in Arabia _______.A. have thin walls painted whiteB. are box-shapedC. have many windowsD. always have water tanks on the roof21. In cold countries roofs slope steeply ______.A. so that people can build caves under itB. so that the roofs won't become so heavyC. because people do not need snow to build the houseD. so that the snow can slide off easily22. In earthquake-affected countries, light building materials are used because _____.A. people there can move more easilyB. the houses won't hurt people in an earthquakeC. less damage will be caused in an earthquakeD. people will not be affected by the earthquake23. Nomads are people who _____.A. live in tentsB. travel over the desertC. wander from place to placeD. set up tents over the desert答案：19-23. A B D C CPlease translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. The first time you are in a place, you will have a hard time finding your way about. If you happen to have a map, itwill be of great help. But strangers to a new place often get confused about the directions. So try to fix your reference point to a familiar place---your hotel, Post Office, Museum or Theater. However, you can always get help from local people if you know how to ask for help in a polite way.答案：初到一处，你会感到寸步难行。