自考旅游英语选读试题

1、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. Multiple choice: (115=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. The World Tourism Organization is that represents all national and o

2、fficialtouristinterests.A. a regional organizationB. one of the organizationsC. a national organizationD. the only international organization2. The inclusion of western words and phrases in language is due to A. tourism developmentB. language developmentC. economic developmentD. environmental develo

3、pment3. Which group of executives can be expected to enjoy luxurious accommodations, staying onlyat five-star hotels or equivalents?A. Technical and sales personnel.B. Company chairman and chief executives.C. Executive directors and training managers.D. General managers and human resource managers.4

4、. Some steps to control the overuse of tourism resources, but more needs andthesooner the better.A. take, doB. taken, doneC. has taken, has doneD. have been taken, to be done5. The Grand Tour is a tour of certain cities in .A. Southern EuropeB. Northern EuropeC. Western EuropeD. Eastern Europe6. Som

5、e national tourism organizations have found it useful to make a further distinctionbetween international travel and travel between .A. neighboring countriesB. adjacent countriesC. nearby countriesD. bordering countries7. Travel and tourism, as a behavior, is very closely related to advances in theec

6、onomyand culture of a society.A. socialB. economicC. culturalD. socioeconomic8. Tourism is a of activities, services, and industries that derivers a travel experience.A. compositionB. compositeC. combinationD. compound9. Investment in tourism remains it does in any other industry.A. the same risk as

7、B. the same risks asC. as risky asD. as risk as10. This motivation is frequently referred to as the “VFR ” market. It s the short form forA. visit friends and relativesB. visit friends and relationsC. vision, friendship and relationsD. vision, friendship and relation11. The progress of printing must

8、 be supervised throughout by .A. the printerB. the design studioC. the advertising departmentD. the operator or its advertising agency12. The more democratic spirit of American inns was reflected in the special status conferred oninnkeepers, regarded as honorable professional who could be with infor

9、mationandwhose opinions were .A. entrust, respectB. entrusts, respectsC. entrusting, respectingD. entrusted, respected13. In 1862, the first true package tours were provided by known as“the father ofmoderntourism”.A. TurnerB. StangenC. RaitzD. Cook14. Owing to the extremely competitive nature of the

10、 retail travel business, two factorsbecomeparamount if the travel agent is to succeed: and A. good management, good serviceC. good administration, good amenities15. The most immediately apparent form thanphysical.A. ecologicalC. psychologicalII. Reading comprehension: (210=20)B. good management, goo

11、d staffD. good administration, good facilities of environmental“pollution ” is ratherB. aestheticD. culturalDirections: Read the following passages and make your proper choices.(1)A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to

12、them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians should best be considered North Americans. There are of course exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently

13、that it deserves comment.For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources

14、of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler

15、or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn t take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation.Today there are many charitable organizations whic

16、h specialize in helping the weary traveler.Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. “I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me hom

17、e for dinner - amazing. ” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Amricans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural traditi

18、on.As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to “trans

19、late” cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word “friend ”, the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor s language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish bet

20、ween courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.16. In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, .A. rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USB. small-minded officials deserve a seri

21、ous commentC. those who are not so friendly deserve a commentD. Canadians are as friendly as their neighbors17. The italicized phrase “take in” (Para.3) most probably means “”.A. appreciateB. admitC. accommodateD. absorb18. It could be inferred from the last paragraph that .A. culture exercises an i

22、nfluence over social interrelationshipB. courteous convention and individual interest are interrelatedC. various virtues display themselves exclusively among friendsD. social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions19. Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strang

23、ers .A. out of a charitable impulseB. in view of their long-distance travelC. to improve their hard lifeD. to add some flavor to their own daily life20. The tradition of hospitality to strangers .A. tends to be superficial and artificialB. is generally well kept up in North AmericaC. is always under

24、stood properlyD. has something to do with the busy tourist trails( 2)One of the things I really looked forward to in my retirement was the weekly shopping expedition. I imagined pushing the trolley slowly, around the supermarket and picking out odd items that took my fancy. But, alas, my innocent dr

25、eams were rudely shattered.First it is necessary to secure a shopping trolley. Carefully designed not only to hold all shapes and sizes of purchases but also all ages and types of small children, a single trolley is hard to get out of the line of trolleys where it is parked. Each trolley defies sepa

26、ration from its fellows without sharp jerks or the assistance of two strong men.The next lesson is that women never follow a logical route when shopping. Your wife has disappeared. After ten minutes of searching, when you eventually find her in a far comer, she enquires rather tersely: “Where have y

27、ou been all this time, dear? ”Supermarket managers are sent on courses to learn how to tempt the customers and persuade them to buy goods they do not really need, at prices they are not able to afford. As a newcomer, I was a sucker for their clever techniques and took many goods off the shelves. But

28、 my innocence was soon curbedby my wife. “Put it back, dear.”“You ve tried that before and didn t like it”. “No, it s too expensive.” I soon learnt to be a wheeler of trolleys and not a dealer in goods.But the most frightening hazard is supermarket trolleys driven by the so-called weaker sex. These

29、women adhere to no code and give no quarter, and constant evasive action is necessary to avoid skinned knuckles, crushed toes or bruised shins. Their usual parking methods are either sideways across the aisles, or side by side with a friend to exchange gossip, and a polite “Excuse me” from traffic u

30、sually meets with no response.After the week s groceries have been collected the last trial is passing through the checkout. Never join the shortest queue. It usually contains several shoppers who pay by writing out a personal check and who wait until all their purchases have been totaled up before

31、beginning a frantic search through bulging handbags for elusive checkbooks. When the book eventually emerges, the customer never knows the date, asks again for the forgotten total and omits to put the address on the back.Don t be fooled, either, by thinking that this is the end of the exercise. When

32、 the check has been carefully examined by the cashier a bell rings, a red light flashed overhead and there is a further wait until a supervisor arrives to confirm that the check can be accepted. Then it is our turn and the checkout girl is so quick and efficient that we dont have time to get out own

33、 checkbookready. But the people who are packing our shopping are kind and give us cheery smiles.When we emerge once more into the great outside world eggs are running down my trousers. Just before the eggs are crushed by the collision between two trolleys, I hear the voice of my wife call out: “Oops

34、, dear, mind the trolley. ” Shopping!21. What does the author want to tell us in the passage?A. The weekly shopping expedition in his retirement was exciting.B. His joy of shopping was broken by many annoyances.C. It is necessary to know how to use the shopping trolley properly.D. People easily get

35、lost in a big supermarket.22. Which of the following is NOT true of a weekly shopping?A. It is difficult to take a trolley from the line of trolleys.B. It is difficult to go shopping with a woman following an illogical route.C. It is difficult to resist the temptation of the promotion of goods.D. It

36、 is difficult to avoid hurting the women.23. The italicized word“curbed” (Para.4) probably means “”.A. correctedB. blamedC. checkedD. shattered24. In the eyes of the author, supermarket managers are only too pleased .A. to introduce the function of their goodsB. to promote their goods to the custome

37、rsC. to deal with the checks in doubtD. to help the customers find the goods they need25. According to the passage, the author s attitude towards women is .A. ironicalB. logicalC. elusiveD. respectivem . Cloze: (1 15=15)Directions: Choose the one from the given A, B, C and D to complete the passagep

38、roperly.People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields of religious shrines. 26 are looking for culture, or simply want to have their picture 27in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a 28beach to lie29.Northern Europeans are willing to pay a l

39、ot of money and30a_ot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, spend a lot of their winter in the dark31the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always32them. Every summer, m

40、ore than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean33and beaches for the same reason: sun!The huge crowds34lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italys 30,000 hotels are35solid every summer. And 13 million people36out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spains long sandy co

41、astline attracts more people than anywhere37.But there are38that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted390n earth. And with increased tourism, it s getting worse. The French cant figure out what to40all the garbage left by campers a

42、round St. Tropez.26. A. AnothersB. SomeC. OthersD. Rest27. A. takenB. tookC. takeD. taking28. A. windyB. sunnyC. rainyD. cloudy29. A. inB. onC. overD. down30. A. feed up withB. keep up withC. catch up withD. put up with31. A. ifB. whetherC. becauseD. thus32. A. attractedB. drawnC. pulledD. pushed33.

43、 A. resortsB. landscapeC. serfD. serenity34. A. implyB. meanC. inferD. hint35. A. servedB. livedC. busyD. booked36. A. putB. goC. campD. set37. A. elseB. tooC. eitherD. also38. A. sidesB. sitesC. sightsD. signs39. A. areasB. seaC. seasD. parts40. A. do toB. do withC. do awayD. do offIV. Phrasal verb

44、s: (110=10)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper phrasal verbs given below. Make somechanges if necessary.associate withdwcD tmattribute tofall intobe identical toput forwardcome into beingstem tomdispense withtake seep41. He the success the good teamwork.42. Let s the usual formalities and

45、 open the meeting at once.43. His mind the sad events.44. Several people for the chairmanship.45. The European Common Market in 1958.46. The social significance the great appreciation of other cultures.47. We must to prevent the spread of flu.48. We played a trick on him and he really it.49. It is n

46、ot good Hemingway Jamesbecausetheir styles are completely different.50. Your voice your mother s.V. Phrase translation: (120=20)xPart OneDirections: Translate the following into Chinese.51. hospitality industry 52. resident manager53. fuel-hungry54. the best quotation55. trekking holidays 56. econom

47、ic recession57. WTO guidelines 58. commercial interest59. tailor-made services60. activity facilitiesPart TwoDirections: Translate the following into English.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. Passage translation: (102=20) xDirections: Translate the following passages into Chinese.71. In a small hotel, all the functions may be combined and the duties performed by one person, be it the owner or an employee. The larger the hotel and the greater the volume, the more staff is needed to service the guestsproperly. The