旅游英语选读2016年10月真题试题（00837）

旅游英语选读2016年10月真题试题及答案解析（00837）

旅游英语选读2016年10月真题试题及答案解析（00837），本试卷共150分钟。

一、Multiple choice

(1×15=15)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A,B,Cand D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

1. WTO defines Tourism as “tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than _____ for leisure, business and other purpose”.

A.one consecutive year
B.two consecutive year
C.6 consecutive months
D.18 consecutive months

2. Standardization and _____ are very clear characteristics of package tours offered on a large scale.

A.flexibility
B.individuality
C.richness
D.rigidity

3.The World Tourism Organization is located in _____ .

A.London, the U.K.
B.Paris, France
C.Madrid, Spain
D.New York, the U.S.

4. It is the task of the people in marketing to transform _____ by making the individual aware of his or her need deficiencies.

A.wants into needs
B.needs into wants
C.motivation into action
D.action into motivation

5. Business travel requires _____ arrangements and thus involves high cost.

A.good
B.individual
C.repeated
D.International

6. Even the smallest travel agents can today benefit from _____ to handle their back office and front office functions.

A.professional manager
B.capital investment
C.international cooperation
D.computer technology

7. _____ do not operate according to published timetable, nor are they advertised or promoted by the airlines themselves.

A.air taxi services
B.charter services
C.scheduled services
D.Intangible

8.Tourism is a(n) _____ product which customers are obliged to purchase without having the opportunity to inspect it.

A.pioneer
B.complicated
C.informative
D.intangible

9. _____ played an important role in the early history of hospitality.

A.Economic exchange
B.Religion
C.Charity
D.Cross-cultural communication

10. _____ has the largest staff to supervise.

A.The personnel director
B.The front office manager
C.The director of sales
D.The executive housekeeper

11. The twenty-first United Nations General Assembly designated ______ as the International Tourist year.

A.1964
B.1965
C.1976
D.1967

12.Thoughtless tourists contribute to _____ by littering in areas such as picnic sites.

A.visual pollution
B.air pollution
C.noise pollution
D.water pollution

13.The entire tourism industry rests on a base of _____ .

A.long-standing history
B.vast territory
C.natural resources
D.brilliant civilization

14.Domestic tourism grows in response to a country’s economic development and _____ .

A.social stability
B.rising living standards
C.cultural awareness
D.technological development

15. Travel and tourism has become a _____ industry in China’s development toward a “socialist market economy”.

A.basic
B.potential
C.strategic
D.vital

二、Reading comprehension

(2×10=20) Directions: Read the following passages and make your proper choices.

11.(1)As a reliable travel agency, we really do try to describe our centers and accommodation as realistically as possible. All our Super Centers and Main Centers have been extensively investigated during the winter season 1975-1976. As a result we have first-hand information on the way in which hotels, life networks and ski schools, etc, operate during the season. We have not been able to investigate, at first hand, all our Independent Centers during the last season but all have been visited during the past three seasons. Should you need any more information about these centers we will try to get it for you. Our American centers have been investigated on our behalf by United Airlines Tours Department and by the U.S. tour operators to offer you this novel program to the United States.Where possible we have eliminated the use of superlatives from the text (possibly making our brochure less attractive to read than it might be) and have concentrated on as accurate a description as possible. Nevertheless you should bear in mind that your opinion and the opinion of our investigator might differ and there may be changes between the time of a visit by our investigator and the visit of one of our customers.We trust that it is evident to you that we have done all in our power to eliminate misdescription and that there really is no question of misrepresentation on our part-either careless or otherwise. We welcome your constructive criticism---it is the best way we know of improving our brochures and our service. Although complaints are very expensive to handle, your complaint or criticism will be thoroughly investigated and a refund made if it is justified---none will be made if it isn’t.The firm claims that all its winter sports centers have been the recent target of _____ .

A.a program of personal visits
B.intensive enquiries about facilities
C.attempts to increase hotel accommodation
D.an improved information service

12.The “Independent Centers” were personally inspected _____ .

A.the year before last
B.three years ago
C.between 1975 and 1976
D.within the last three seasons

13.The program of tours to the United States appears to be _____ .

A.a new independent venture
B.newly taken over by U. S. tour operations
C.a new collaboration with U.S. travel firms
D.organized by United Airlines

14. Their brochure would be more attractive to read, they say, if _____ .

A.it used fewer superlatives
B.it were less truthful
C.it eliminated description
D.it were more encouraged

15. The firm’s claim is that their program is improved by _____ .

A.helpful fault-finding by customers
B.attractive description of the centers in every brochure
C.a standard policy of prompt repayment
D.careful control of the hotels

16.(2)People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serous problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.Erosion of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it had become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland.Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened area on the south coast of England.You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.what is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?

A.The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens
B.The experts’ lack of knowledge
C.The rising of the sea level
D.The washing-away of limestone cliffs.

17. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England _____ .

A.will soon become a problem for people living in central England
B.has now become a threat to the local residents
C.is quickly changing the map of England
D.can be stopped if proper measures are taken

18. The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can _____ .

A.Lead to its eventual solution
B.Provide an effective way to slow it down
C.Help to prevent it from worsening
D.Warn people whose homes are in danger

19.It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because _____ .

A.it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areas
B.the government is too slow in taking action
C.take the quality of the house into consideration
D.examine the house and its surrounding carefully before making a decision

110.According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should _____ .

A.be aware of the competitive price
B.guard against being cheated by the house agent
C.take the quality of the house into consideration
D.examine the house and its surrounding carefully before making a decision

三、Cloze

(1×15=15)Directions: Choose the one from the given A, B, C and D to complete the passage properly.

21.It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled abroad.Foreign 26 can be educational for anyone 27 he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand.Learning the language of a new country would be 28 for the traveler., but the benefits(好处)of such an effort would become clear at once 29 his arrival. It may not seem 30 to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing 31 to order a meal or rent a room is necessary for the stranger place. Without knowing the language, it is very difficult for the stranger to 32 the people of the new country and their customs. Of course, in our small world, 33 is often possible to 34 someone who understands our own language, 35 this is only second--best for the traveler. To be sure, he can 36 places and things without the use of a language, but places and things are not he 37 of any country. To get the greatest benefit 38 a trip to another country, it is 39 important for the visitor to have an understanding of the 40 .26_____

A.travel
B.tour
C.country
D.language

22.27_____

A.unless
B.if
C.although
D.so

23.28_____

A.unusual
B.easy
C.difficult
D.interesting

24.29_____

A.after
B.before
C.for
D.at

25.30_____

A.difficult
B.strange
C.wonderful
D.important

26.31_____

A.why
B.who
C.how
D.when

27.32_____

A.recognize
B.find
C.understand
D.believe

28.33_____

A.where
B.which
C.that
D.it

29.34_____

A.find
B.look for
C.select
D.know

210.35_____

A.therefore
B.however
C.but
D.although

211.36_____

A.look at
B.see
C.know
D.reach

212.37_____

A.mind
B.head
C.heart
D.matter

213.38_____

A.from
B.in
C.at
D.to

214.39_____

A.much
B.indeed
C.also
D.finally

215.40_____

A.language
B.position
C.size
D.citizen

四、Phrasal verbs

(1×10=10)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper phrasal verbs given below. Make some changes if necessary.

31.As a new global practice of flexible production, the travel and leisure industry and rapidly outpaced the manufacturing sector in adopting flexible production.

32. The United States Travel and Tourism Administration is the prime government agency in the United Stated the promotion of tourism.

33. The idea of self-esteem such ideas as the need o exhibit strength, achievement, mastery, competence, and independence.

34. As a network of travel agents was in place, the airlines___ setting up their own chain of direct sales offices in favor of appointing agents to handle their sales.

35. Operators must also establish a policy for their brochure distribution to the agents. If equal equal supplies of brochures ___ every agent, many copies will be wasted.

36. In a “frequent flyer” programs, passengers purchasing airline tickets extra free travel, according to the mileage covered.

37. The increased popularity of the automobile a more random pattern of travel movements, opened up new destinations and spurred the development of networks of new automobile-oriented facilities and services.

38. One of the primary responsibilities of a manager is to assemble a team to running the hotel.

39. China, a variety of tourism resources, witnesses an astonishing growth of tourism over the last decade.

310. To improve their national economy, the governments of many developing countries the development of international tourism in their strategic tourism planning recently.

五、Phrase translation

(1×20=20)

41.august bodies

42. baggage checks

43. international excursionist

44. economic recession

45. price inelastic

46. terminal facilities

47. a net deficit

48. tourism boom

49. nature preserves

410. all-inclusive package tours

411. 出境证明

412. 临时短期移民

413. 住宿和其他辅助设施

414. 口碑

415. 保险范围

416. 蓬勃发展的旅游业

417. 视觉污染

418.烹饪艺术

419. 人口稠密的城市

420. 通货膨胀率

六、Passage translation

(10×2=20)Directions: Translate the following passages into Chinese.

51.Along with the numerous opportunities, however, China will continue to encounter strong challenges. China’s tourist industry is not as effective as it could be in the face of powerful international competition. Asia as a whole sees Europe and North America as its main toruist-generating markets. All of the tourist destinations in the region vie with each other for the same markets with similar products. Although China had many advantages in its diversity of tourist resources, these may not be brought into full play due to inadequate facilities, tight transportation, inflexible business operations, ineffective promotion, and undesirable service. Other Asian countries and areas are more competitive in this region owing to their successful economies, well-developed tourism infrastructure, quick access to information, flexible business operations, wide international connections, and effective promotion with the help of powerful regional tourist associations.

52.With the increase in the number of tourists to resort areas, the demand for accommodation was on the rise, especially in peak seasons. Increasingly, people found it difficult to make reservations from year to year obtain space in a popular hotel at a certain time of the year. In order to be guaranteed space, guests began prepaying for rooms for a specified time of the year ahead to ensure they would obtain the space they wanted all the hotel of their choice. As the concept of repayment of hotel room grew, organizations were established to handle the coordination of this between the guests and the hotels.