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1、全国2008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的位置上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 located in _. A. Pairs, France B. Gen
2、eva, Switzerland C. Madrid, Spain D. Venice, Italy2. Since the 1990s, _ is the first to use computer management in Chinas tourism industry. A. China International Travel Service B. China National Travel Service C. China Youth Travel Service D. China Comfort Travel Service3. “Souvenir-collecting” is
3、now seen as a _ to the ecological balance of a region. A. trade B. terror C. thrill D. threat4. In the early _, the first commercial jet (the Comet) came into service as a result of the enormous growth of aviation technology. A. 1940s B. 1950s C. 1960s D. 1970s5. The World Tourism Organization also
4、provides technical help to developing countries, primarily through _. A. the United States B. the United Nations C. the World Health Organization D. the World Trade Organization6. Therefore China faces both _ and _ in developing its tourism to a higher level. A. opportunities, challenges B. opportun
5、ities, chances C. difficulties, challenges D. difficulties, problems7. One of the key characteristics of the new tourism is _. A. easy to organize B. rigid packaging C. flexibility D. cheap price8. A general manager must not only assemble a team, but mold them into a coordinated, cooperating group o
6、f people capable of working together for the common goal:_. A. showing a big profit B. creating a satisfied guest C. performing a direct service D. providing a comfortable atmosphere9. More tourism facilities need _ for domestic travelers. A. developing B. developed C. to be developed D. being devel
7、oping10. In the early 1900s, the first _ in the United States was started by Ellsworth Startler,father of the modern hotel industry. A. commercial hotel B. moderate-priced hotel C. motor hotel D. chain operation11. _ and _ activities have played significant roles in making people more awareof what i
8、s available and the wide choice existing today. A. Promotional, marketing B. Promotional, publicity C. Sales, publicity D. Sales, marketing12. Business travel is also influenced by business related attractions such as _ and _. A. exhibitions, trade fairs B. exhibitions, conferences C. lectures, trad
9、e fairs D. lectures, conferences13. Travelers usually _ those whose travels require the use of overnight accommodation and those whose trips last less than one day. A. classify into B. classifies into C. are classifying into D. are classified into14. Tourists may spend their leisure time _ in variou
10、s sports, sunbathing, taking rides orsimply _ the environment. A. engage, enjoy B. to engage, to enjoy C. engaging, enjoying D. engaged, enjoyed15. At its _ and _ this flow of comparatively wealthy tourists to a region has theeffect of attracting petty criminals, as is evidenced by increases in thef
11、ts or muggings. A. simple, direct B. simpler, directer C. simplest, more direct D. simplest, most directII. Reading comprehension: (210=20) Directions: Read the following passages and make your proper choices.(1)Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically nonexistent. It is n
12、othing for a big, strong schoolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the tube or bus, much less stand up and offer his seat to her, as he ought. In fact,it is saddening to note that if a man does offer his seat to an older woman, it is nearly always a contine
13、ntal man or one from the older generation.This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men whosay that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy, and that those who go out to work should take their turn in the rat rac
14、e like anyone else. Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, that young men should stand up for younger women, the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old, the sick and the burdened. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishn
15、ess that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves “First come, first served,” while a gray haired woman, a mother with a young child or a cripple stands? Yet this is all too often seen.Conditions in travel are really very hard on everyone, we know, but hardship is surely no excuse. Sometimes one wonders what would have been the behavior of these stout young men in packed refugee train or a train on its way to a prisoner camp during the war. Would they ha
