自學(xué)考試旅游英語(yǔ)選讀試題

1、全國(guó) 2009 年 10 月自學(xué)考試旅游英語(yǔ)選讀試題課程代碼： 00837請(qǐng)將答案填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上l. Multiple choice : (1X15=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 sentence1 Local people usually seetourism as a cultural andfactorA historicalB b

2、usinessC employment D education2 An international tourist is defined as anyone visiting a country,other than that which is hisusual place of residence， forhoursA more than 48 B more than 24C less than 48 D less than 243 As in any business ， there must be one person calledwho is highly trained ， capa

3、bleof directing a complex successful hotelA assistant managerB resident managerC vice manager D general manager4 Recent promotions by Amtrak have emphasized thebenefits of taking the trainA safetyB comfortC relaxation D cost5 Business travel is greatly influenced by business related attractions such

4、 asAconferences and exhibitionsB inelastic pricesC big-city orientationsD executive s needs6 is the most widely recognized international organizations in tourism todayA International Civil Aviation OrganizationB International Hotel AssociationC World Association of Travel AgenciesD World Tourism Org

5、anization7 Wastage can be reduced by establishing standardswhich we can monitor the performance of travel agentsA uponB withC againstD within8 Airlines willto allow for the high number of， but must exercise cautionA overbook,independent travelersB overbook,no-showsCunderbook， business travelersD und

6、erbook ， repeat travelers9 The sum of all incomes in a country is called the A economic incomeB productive incomeC financial income D national income10 The governments of many developing nations give priority in their strategic tourism planningto the development of ， because it generates badly-neede

7、d hard currencyA professional tourismB convention tourismC business tourism D international tourism11 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 tourism12 However,other travel agent

8、s have recognized that the technological revolution will affect their business to a greater extent than almost A other industryB any other industryC other industriesD any other industries13 Since China opened to the outsideworld in ， the number of hotels has increased considerably A 1970B 1978C 1980

9、D 199714 Tourism ， ， has the potential to help bridge the psychological and cultural distances that separate people ofdiverse races， colors， religions and stages of social and economic development A proper design and developB properly designing and developingC proper designing and developingD proper

10、ly designed and developed15 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 beB to beC beingD been n. Reading comprehension : (2X10=20)Directions ： Read the following

11、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 ， th

12、ere 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

13、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

14、ingenious pieces of machinery for the transfer of ideas 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 spe

15、akers 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 an

16、d 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 betw

17、een 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 Acco

18、rding to the author,to the professional linguists ， A all languages came from grunts and groansB all languages in the world are equal and independentC Western cultures are better than Eastern culturesD thesuperiorityof one culture over another is difficult to explain17 We can infer that the author i

19、s A a professional anthropologistB a linguist as well as an anthropologistC a language researcher from the WestD a language researcher on“ backward culture ”18 The languages of backward groups fall behind those of the West in terms of the A vocabulariesB history and cultureC machinery for vocabulary

20、 expansionD sound patterns and grammatical structures19 According to the article ， some languages of American Indians are A too undeveloped to be understoodB more civilized than Western languagesC derived from their own remote systemD able to distinguish more degrees of remoteness20 What is implied

21、in this passage is that the study of languages A has challenged anthropological studiesB has reinforced the view of the anthropologistsC is the same as the study of anthropologyD has contradicted the result of the study of anthropology(2)The Concorde ， plane of the rich and famous ， is also probably

22、 the world s safest The fireball outside Paris Tuesdaywas thesupersonic jet s firstfatalaccident 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 fel

23、l 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 Conc

24、ordes ， 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 The

25、y 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 cleare

26、d 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

27、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 Br

28、itish 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

29、 of people who flew it was that it was superior to the other planes,safer Forthe 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 cat

30、astrophe， 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 failedB its engine explodedCa piece of tail fell offD the cracks had gotten wider22 Concordes are expected to fly 8

31、,500 times in the coming 14 or 15 years A from Paris to LondonB from London to New YorkCityCfrom Paris to New York CityD across the Atlantic Ocean23 British Airways has got prestige from its Concordes because A it is superior to other planesB it offers a safer though expensive flightC it provides co

32、zy and comfortable seats aboardD it is the fastest planes in the world24 The word “one-of-a-kind" in the last paragraph probably means " A.uniqueB. complicatedC.delicateD. modern25 It can be seen that the writer's attitude to the future of Concordes isA.biasedB . objectiveC.optimisticD

33、 . pessimisticm. Cloze： (1X15=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 cities26to have

34、 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 objectives27 holding a world fair . The stated objectives include encouraging trade , increasing the visibil

35、ity of a city and country,developing tourism , 28economic development and increasing employment , stimulating the re-use of land and29improvements , the celebration of a past event , and the entertainment of the masses , 30the often unstated one of obtaining 31 funds from the higher levels of govern

36、ment . The32motive for holding a world fair is to33the 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 . Not34 , Expo 92 in Seville , Spain, had the35of discovery . Other themes incl

37、ude education and international understanding. The36city usually prepares a special site for the event37 new buildings and structures of hoped-for architectural distinction and image changing ability are erected . Early examples 38 London ' Crystal Palace and Paris' Eiffel Tower and a more r

38、ecent one is Seattle ' Space Needle. These structures will remain a 39legacy to the area,as will any general infrastructure put in place . The fair itself usually contains exhibitions of both arts and manufactures , with pavilions40also by foreign nations . World fairs usually last between five

39、and seven months , but sometimes they last for a whole year.26. A .soughtB.have soughtC. seekD.has sought27. A .about.B.atC. ofD.for28. A .alteringB.switchingC. attractingD.modifying29. A .basicB.infrastructureC. welfareD.quality30. A .as well asB.includeC. plusD.add31. A.exactB.identicalC. extraD.d

40、istinct32. A.primeB.bigC. largeD.potential33. A .boomB.liftC. increaseD.boost34. A .surprisedB.surprisinglyC. surprisingD.surprise35. A .purpose B.sloganC. titleD.theme36. A .hostB.guestC. hospitableD.hostile37. A .thatB.whichC. whereD.whose38. A .isB.wereC. wasD.are39. A .temporaryB.betterC. lastD.

41、permanent40. A .providedB.requiredC. confrontedD.acquiredIV. Phrasal verbs : (1X10=10). Make some changesDirections : Fill in the blanks with the proper phrasal verbs given below if necessary .apply togear toassociate withhave effect onattribute toset the seal onbring abouttailor todeter fromvary in

42、41. Education should the children ' 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. Theopen-and-reform policy has miraculous changes in our cou

43、ntry47. 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 .V . Phrase translation : (1 x 20=20)Part OneDirections : Translate the following into Chinese.5

44、1. cross trait charter flights52. the modern service industry53. net discretionary incomes54. air fare quotations55.Green Flag International56.in the capacity of a diplomat57.inadequate air conditioning58.enjoy the spectacular scenery59.60.give full exposure to China 's tourism resources accommodations. left much to be desiredPart TwoDirections : Translate the following into English .61