自考旅游英语选读试题

全国2012年1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.Multiplechoice:(1×15=15)Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.1.TheWorldTourismOrganizationis______thatrepresentsallnationalandofficialtouristinterests.A.aregionalorganization B.oneoftheorganizationsC.anationalorganization D.theonlyinternationalorganization2.Theinclusionofwesternwordsandphrasesinlanguageisdueto______A.tourismdevelopment B.languagedevelopmentC.economicdevelopment D.environmentaldevelopment3.Whichgroupofexecutivescanbeexpectedtoenjoyluxuriousaccommodations,stayingonlyatfive-starhotelsorequivalents?A.Technicalandsalespersonnel.B.Companychairmanandchiefexecutives.C.Executivedirectorsandtrainingmanagers.D.Generalmanagersandhumanresourcemanagers.4.Somesteps______tocontroltheoveruseoftourismresources,butmoreneeds______andthesoonerthebetter.A.take,do B.taken,doneC.hastaken,hasdone D.havebeentaken,tobedone5.TheGrandTourisatourofcertaincitiesin______.A.SouthernEurope B.NorthernEuropeC.WesternEurope D.EasternEurope6.Somenationaltourismorganizationshavefounditusefultomakeafurtherdistinctionbetweeninternationaltravelandtravelbetween______.A.neighboringcountries B.adjacentcountriesC.nearbycountries D.borderingcountries7.Travelandtourism,asa______behavior,isverycloselyrelatedtoadvancesintheeconomyandcultureofasociety.A.social B.economicC.cultural D.socioeconomic8.Tourismisa______ofactivities,services,andindustriesthatderiversatravelexperience.A.composition B.composite C.combination D.compound9.Investmentintourismremains______itdoesinanyotherindustry.A.thesameriskas B.thesamerisksasC.asriskyas D.asriskas10.Thismotivationisfrequentlyreferredtoasthe“VFR”market.It’stheshortformfor“______”.A.visitfriendsandrelatives B.visitfriendsandrelationsC.vision,friendshipandrelations D.vision,friendshipandrelation11.Theprogressofprintingmustbesupervisedthroughoutby______.A.theprinter B.thedesignstudioC.theadvertisingdepartment D.theoperatororitsadvertisingagency12.ThemoredemocraticspiritofAmericaninnswasreflectedinthespecialstatusconferredoninnkeepers,regardedashonorableprofessionalwhocouldbe______withinformationandwhoseopinionswere______.A.entrust,respect B.entrusts,respectsC.entrusting,respecting D.entrusted,respected13.In1862,thefirsttruepackagetourswereprovidedby______knownas“thefatherofmoderntourism”.A.Turner B.StangenC.Raitz D.Cook14.Owingtotheextremelycompetitivenatureoftheretailtravelbusiness,twofactorsbecomeparamountifthetravelagentistosucceed:______and______.A.goodmanagement,goodservice B.goodmanagement,goodstaffC.goodadministration,goodamenities D.goodadministration,goodfacilities15.Themostimmediatelyapparentformofenvironmental“pollution”is______ratherthanphysical.A.ecological B.aestheticC.psychological D.culturalII.Readingcomprehension:(2×10=20)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesandmakeyourproperchoices.（1）AreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly,courteous,andhelpfulmostAmericansweretothem.Tobefair,thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaandCanadiansshouldbestbeconsideredNorthAmericans.Thereareofcourseexceptions.Small-mindedofficials,rudewaiters,andill-manneredtaxidriversarehardlyunknownintheUS.Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasawelcomebreakinanotherwisedullexistence.Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilieswhogenerallyliveddistantfromoneanother.Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversion,andbroughtnewsoftheoutsideworld.Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.Someonetravelingalone,ifhungry,injured,orill,oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinorsettlement.Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthetravelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthepartofthesettlers.Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife:ifyoudidn’ttakeinthestrangerandtakecareofhim,therewasnooneelsewhowould.Andsomeday,remember,youmightbeinthesamesituation.Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingthewearytraveler.Yet,theoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especiallyinthesmallercitiesandtownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails.“Iwasjusttravelingthrough,gottalkingwiththisAmerican,andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner--amazing.”SuchobservationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenotuncommon,butarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly.ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmricansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnorasartificial,butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition.Asistrueofanydevelopedsociety,inAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignals,assumptions,andconventionsunderliesallsocialinterrelationships.And,ofcourse,speakingalanguagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeoneunderstandssocialandculturalpatterns.Visitorswhofailto“translate”culturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrongconclusions.Forexample,whenanAmericanusestheword“friend”,theculturalimplicationsofthewordmaybequitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor’slanguageandculture.Ittakesmorethanabriefencounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteousconventionandindividualinterest.Yet,beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericansvaluehighlyandexpectfrombothneighborsandstrangers.16.Intheeyesofvisitorsfromtheoutsideworld,______.A.rudetaxidriversarerarelyseenintheUSB.small-mindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscommentC.thosewhoarenotsofriendlydeserveacommentD.Canadiansareasfriendlyastheirneighbors17.Theitalicizedphrase“takein”(Para.3)mostprobablymeans“______”.A.appreciate B.admitC.accommodate D.absorb18.Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationshipB.courteousconventionandindividualinterestareinterrelatedC.variousvirtuesdisplaythemselvesexclusivelyamongfriendsD.socialinterrelationshipsequalthecomplexsetofculturalconventions19.Familiesinfrontiersettlementsusedtoentertainstrangers______.A.outofacharitableimpulseB.inviewoftheirlong-distancetravelC.toimprovetheirhardlifeD.toaddsomeflavortotheirowndailylife20.Thetraditionofhospitalitytostrangers______.A.tendstobesuperficialandartificialB.isgenerallywellkeptupinNorthAmericaC.isalwaysunderstoodproperlyD.hassomethingtodowiththebusytouristtrails（2）OneofthethingsIreallylookedforwardtoinmyretirementwastheweeklyshoppingexpedition.Iimaginedpushingthetrolleyslowly,aroundthesupermarketandpickingoutodditemsthattookmyfancy.But,alas,myinnocentdreamswererudelyshattered.Firstitisnecessarytosecureashoppingtrolley.Carefullydesignednotonlytoholdallshapesandsizesofpurchasesbutalsoallagesandtypesofsmallchildren,asingletrolleyishardtogetoutofthelineoftrolleyswhereitisparked.Eachtrolleydefiesseparationfromitsfellowswithoutsharpjerksortheassistanceoftwostrongmen.Thenextlessonisthatwomenneverfollowalogicalroutewhenshopping.Yourwifehasdisappeared.Aftertenminutesofsearching,whenyoueventuallyfindherinafarcomer,sheenquiresrathertersely:“Wherehaveyoubeenallthistime,dear?”Supermarketmanagersaresentoncoursestolearnhowtotemptthecustomersandpersuadethemtobuygoodstheydonotreallyneed,atpricestheyarenotabletoafford.Asanewcomer,Iwasasuckerfortheirclevertechniquesandtookmanygoodsofftheshelves.Butmyinnocencewassooncurbedbymywife.“Putitback,dear.”“You’vetriedthatbeforeanddidn’tlikeit”.“No,it’stooexpensive.”Isoonlearnttobeawheeleroftrolleysandnotadealeringoods.Butthemostfrighteninghazardissupermarkettrolleysdrivenbytheso-calledweakersex.Thesewomenadheretonocodeandgivenoquarter,andconstantevasiveactionisnecessarytoavoidskinnedknuckles,crushedtoesorbruisedshins.Theirusualparkingmethodsareeithersidewaysacrosstheaisles,orsidebysidewithafriendtoexchangegossip,andapolite“Excuseme”fromtrafficusuallymeetswithnoresponse.Aftertheweek’sgrocerieshavebeencollectedthelasttrialispassingthroughthecheckout.Neverjointheshortestqueue.Itusuallycontainsseveralshopperswhopaybywritingoutapersonalcheckandwhowaituntilalltheirpurchaseshavebeentotaledupbeforebeginningafranticsearchthroughbulginghandbagsforelusivecheckbooks.Whenthebookeventuallyemerges,thecustomerneverknowsthedate,asksagainfortheforgottentotalandomitstoputtheaddressontheback.Don’tbefooled,either,bythinkingthatthisistheendoftheexercise.Whenthecheckhasbeencarefullyexaminedbythecashierabellrings,aredlightflashedoverheadandthereisafurtherwaituntilasupervisorarrivestoconfirmthatthecheckcanbeaccepted.Thenitisourturnandthecheckoutgirlissoquickandefficientthatwedon’thavetimetogetoutowncheckbookready.Butthepeoplewhoarepackingourshoppingarekindandgiveuscheerysmiles.Whenweemergeoncemoreintothegreatoutsideworldeggsarerunningdownmytrousers.Justbeforetheeggsarecrushedbythecollisionbetweentwotrolleys,Ihearthevoiceofmywifecallout:“Oops,dear,mindthetrolley.”Shopping!21.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthepassage?A.Theweeklyshoppingexpeditioninhisretirementwasexciting.B.Hisjoyofshoppingwasbrokenbymanyannoyances.C.Itisnecessarytoknowhowtousetheshoppingtrolleyproperly.D.Peopleeasilygetlostinabigsupermarket.22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofaweeklyshopping?A.Itisdifficulttotakeatrolleyfromthelineoftrolleys.B.Itisdifficulttogoshoppingwithawomanfollowinganillogicalroute.C.Itisdifficulttoresistthetemptationofthepromotionofgoods.D.Itisdifficulttoavoidhurtingthewomen.23.Theitalicizedword“curbed”(Para.4)probablymeans“______”.A.corrected B.blamedC.checked D.shattered24.Intheeyesoftheauthor,supermarketmanagersareonlytoopleased______.A.tointroducethefunctionoftheirgoodsB.topromotetheirgoodstothecustomersC.todealwiththechecksindoubtD.tohelpthecustomersfindthegoodstheyneed25.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor’sattitudetowardswomenis______.A.ironical B.logicalC.elusive D.respectiveⅢ.Cloze:(1×15=15)Directions:ChoosetheonefromthegivenA,B,CandDtocompletethepassageproperly.Peopletravelforalotofreasons.Sometouristsgotoseebattlefieldsofreligiousshrines.26arelookingforculture,orsimplywanttohavetheirpicture27infrontoffamousplaces.ButmostEuropeantouristsarelookingfora28beachtolie29.NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyand30alotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.ResidentsofcitieslikeLondon,spendalotoftheirwinterinthedark31thedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.ThisisthereasontheMediterraneanhasalways32them.Everysummer,morethan25millionpeopletraveltoMediterranean33andbeachesforthesamereason:sun!Thehugecrowds34lotsofmoneyfortheeconomiesofMediterraneancountries.Italy’s30,000hotelsare35solideverysummer.And13millionpeople36outonFrenchbeaches,parks,androadsides.Spain’slongsandycoastlineattractsmorepeoplethananywhere37.Butthereare38thattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcanhandle.TheMediterraneanisalreadyoneofthemostpolluted39onearth.Andwithincreasedtourism,it’sgettingworse.TheFrenchcan’tfigureoutwhatto40allthegarbageleftbycampersaroundSt.Tropez.26.A.Anothers B.Some C.Others D.Rest27.A.taken B.took C.take D.taking28.A.windy B.sunny C.rainy D.cloudy29.A.in B.on C.over D.down30.A.feedupwith B.keepupwith C.catchupwith D.putupwith31.A.if B.whether C.because D.thus32.A.attracted B.drawn C.pulled D.pushed33.A.resorts B.landscape C.serf D.serenity34.A.imply B.mean C.infer D.hint35.A.served B.lived C.busy D.booked36.A.put B.go C.camp D.set37.A.else B.too C.either D.also38.A.sides B.sites C.sights D.signs39.A.areas B.sea C.seas D.parts40.A.doto B.dowith C.doaway D.dooffIV.Phrasalverbs:(1×10=10)Directions:Fillintheblankswiththeproperphrasalverbsgivenbelow.Makesomechangesifnecessary.41.He____________________thesuccess____________________thegoodteamwork.42.Let’s____________________theusualformalitiesandopenthemeetingatonce.43.Hismind________________thesadevents.44.Severalpeople____________________forthechairmanship.45.TheEuropeanCommonMarket____________________in1958.46.Thesocialsignificance____________________thegreatappreciationofothercultures.47.Wemust____________________topreventthespreadofflu.48.Weplayedatrickonhimandhereally____________________it.49.Itisnotgood____________________Hemingway____________________Jamesbecausetheirstylesarecompletelydifferent.50.Yourvoice____________________yourmother’s.V.Phrasetranslation:(1×20=20)PartOneDirections:TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.51.hospitalityindustry 52.residentmanager53.fuel-hungry 54.thebestquotation55.trekkingholidays 56.economicrecession57.WTOguidelines 58.commercialinterest59.tailor-madeservices 60.activityfacilitiesPartTwoDirections:TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.61.娱乐型旅游者 62.旅游宣传册63.运载能力 64.游船公司65.会议饭店 66.劳动密集型产业67.街头小贩 68.自然环境69.优惠政策 70.关税与贸易VI.Passagetranslation:(10×2=20)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassagesintoChinese.71.Inasmallhotel,allthefunctionsmaybecombinedandthedutiesperformedbyoneperson,beittheowneroranemployee.Thelargerthehotelandthegreaterthevolume,themorestaffisneededtoservicetheguestsproperly.Themajorconventionhotels,with1000ormoreemployees,requiremoresupervisors,thuscreatingmoredepartmentsand,asaresult,assigningmorespecificduties