全国2011年1月高等教育自学考试旅游英语选读试题

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I. Multiple choice: (1 × 15=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 holiday is ______ and can be purchased at prices that are competitive with mass-produced holidays.

A. bought B. flexible

C. happy D. tired

2. The World Tourism Organization attempts to ______ tourist policies among nations.

A. make B. raise

C. provide D. harmonize

3. Travelers of interest to the industry are usually classified into those whose travels require the use of _______ accommodation and those whose trips last less than one day.

A. weekend B. holiday

C. overnight D. daily

4. Young couples, whatever their job or income status, with small children may find it difficult to______ .

A. travel abroad B. visit neighboring countries

C. do shopping D. have train trip

5. In the case of tourists interested in other cultures, the location and ______ of the cultural event will determine the destination selected.

A. association B. accessibility

C. availability D. practicality

6. Large travel agencies will have their ______ designed and prepared in their own advertising department.

A. brochures B. handouts

C. reports D. programmes

7. The vast size and the varied geography provide China with beautiful ______ and a dazzling array of natural and scenic wonders.

A. plantations B. wildlife

C. landscapes D. beach

8. English inns gained a _____ for cleanliness and comfort.

A. name B. tradition

C. mark D. reputation

9. One of the primary responsibilities of a manager is to assemble a ______ to assist in running the hotel.

A. team B. director

C. person D. housekeeper

10. The importance of tourism to a country's economy can be measured by looking at the ______ of national income created by tourism.

A. overall B. proportion

C. total D. extra part

11. Tourism contributes to both preservation and development of the world's cultural ______.

A. awareness B. benefit

C. heritage D. concept

12. Countries subject to rapid growth in tourism will experience not just economic change but also social and ______ effects.

A. environmental B. political

C. cultural D. transportation

13. Cruises can be spanided into three main categories depending on the _____ of the trips.

A. departure B. passengers

C. features D. duration

14. The travel and tourism industry also became a ______ for overseas visitors to conduct commercial, scientific, technological and cultural exchanges.

A. management

B. transport

C. vehicle

D. agency

15. China's rapidly developing business ______ is already responsible for a major part of the growth in tourism in recent years.

A. market

B. environment

C. progress

D. endeavour

II. Reading comprehension: (2 × 10=20)

Directions: Read the following passages and make your proper choices.

(1)

Mount Ali has an elevation of some 3 000 metres above sea level. Here the temperature drops as one ascends higher and higher so that in a short couple of hours one can experience the weather changes in all the four seasons and admire the kind of scenery and plant life peculiar to the climate of, so to say, all the latitudes.

A light railway and a highway thread their way uphill through tree-clad slopes to the very summit of Mount Ali. The railway is 72 km long, beginning from the City of Jiayi and terminating at Zhaoping. On its way, the train has to cross 86 bridges, 66 tunnels and more than 30 gully crossings.

Travellers in the train crawling its way slowly up the mountain can have a real good time, feasting their eyes on the scenery and chatting to each other as the mood carries them. After the train leaves the North Gate Station of Jiayi, it runs on the plains at the foot of the mountain and one sees through the window lush green bamboo groves and fields of densely grown sugar cane.

As the train threads its way in the rugged hilly country crossing one clear stream after another, one would feel as though he had entered a world as ethereal as that in a Chinese landscape painting, passing now a woodland scene and now a secluded ravine with a quiet-flowing mountain brook. The peace of mind one enjoys while traveling in level country is suddenly shattered by the sight of precipitous cliffsides. While the train makes it way in this pictorial world of Mount Ali, travelers cannot help but marvel at the magic wonders of nature and the wisdom and courage of the railway builders.

16. Mount Ali is some 3 000 metres high, but it is easy to reach the peak because you can get there by______.

A. airplane B. helicopter

C. coach D. bicycle

17. Within a couple of hours visitors can see plant life that ______ four seasons.

A. experience B. represent

C. attract D. peculiar

18. The railway is 72 km long, passing a lot of______.

A. streams and caves B. rivers and valleys

C. steep crossings D. underground roads

19. The North Gate Station of Jiayi is______.

A. on the plains B. at the foot of the mountain

C. in hilly place D. in sugar cane fields

20. As the train threads its way in the rugged hilly country the visitors can enjoy______.

A. Chinese landscape paintings B. the peace of mind

C. a quiet-flowing brook D. a pictorial world of Mount Ali

(2)

Professional travelers are similar to business travelers in many ways, although this type of travel is more elastic than business travel. Professional travel is built around the meeting and convention markets. These markets have grown as transportation, especially by air, has become more available and affordable. As professional travel continues to grow, new and expanded meeting and convention facilities have been developed to satisfy this increasing demand. Along with this growth, new management challenges have arisen to serve this specialized market. Some of the key market segments for meeting participants or attendees are associations, businesses, exhibitions and trade shows, religious organizations, political parties, and governments.

Many futurists have also predicted a decline in business and professional travel with the introduction of teleconferencing. However, people continue to have a strong desire to meet each other face-to-face. Although teleconferencing serves to introduce people to each other electronically, they will eventually want to meet in person to interact and network. This need for personal contact and interaction has allowed the business travel market to grow even in the face of advancing technology.

In response to the needs of the business travel segment, tourism service suppliers have offered a wide array of services and benefits. Airlines instituted frequent-flier programs and service upgrades including business class and provided corporate pricing, discounts and rebates, travel lounges, and preferred check-ins. Amtrak developed club service with reserved seating, snack and beverage service, telephones, and conference rooms on some trains. Car rental companies, following the lead of airlines, established frequent-renter programs, which provided corporate pricing, discounts, rebates, upgrades, and special check-in procedures. Hotels and other lodging properties have provided similar benefits to business travelers including corporate pricing, discounts, and rebates; special floors and sections including business centers, frequent stay programs, and upgrades.

21. A lot of professional travelers are planned to attend some kind of______.

A. associations B. political parties

C. conferences D. specialized markets

22. As a result of modern communication facilities some people believe that business and professional travel may ______.

A. develop B. reduce

C. disappear D. grow

23. In order to attract professional travelers the airlines offer them many kinds of______.

A. special floors B. discounts

C. business centers D. beneficial treatments

24. Electronic technique helps achieve the purpose of professional activities, but people have a strong desire to meet each other ______.

A. in business B. in public

C. in office D. in person

25. From the article we can come to the conclusion that professional travel will not______.

A. decline B. increase

C. advance D. stop

Ⅲ. Cloze: (1 × 15=15)

Directions: Choose the one from the given A, B, C and D to complete the passage properly.

A hotel does certain things to protect its guests and their possessions. For example, front desk agents should never give 26 , messages, or mail to anyone who does not show proper 27 .The hotel should also have a policy that 28 employees from 29 out guest information, such as room numbers, 30 callers or visitors.

Most hotels have three levels of key security: emergency keys, master keys, and inspanidual guestroom keys. Only a(n) 31 key can be used to get into all guestrooms, even those that 32

double-locked, so it is a very restricted key. Most employees have master keys that allow 33

to rooms that are not double-locked. Guests have one or two inspanidual guestroom keys, 34

cannot open double-locked rooms, given to them by the front desk agent. Guests feel most 35

when they know that they can double-lock their doors from the inside. Guests having very 36

possessions may choose to use hotel safe deposit boxes, if they are available.

Escape procedures are 37 concern of hotels, 38 emergencies. Most hotels have fire alarms or an alert system to 39 guests of danger. Hotels also have procedures for giving

40 aid to injured guests.

26. A. possessions B. guests C. news D. keys

27. A. indentification B. photo C. letter D. card

28. A. protect B. prevent C. prohibit D. pretend

29. A. giving B. taking C. carrying D. fetching

30. A. for B. to C. with D. of

31. A. restricted B. inspanidual C. master D. emergency

32. A. is. B. was C. are D. were

33. A. entry B. service C. sales D. business

34. A. that B. which C. who D. of which

35. A. worry B. anxious C. glad D. safe

36. A. large B. worth C. cheap D. valuable

37. A. else B. other C. another D. some

38. A. in case of B. in advance of C. regardless of D. as well as

39. A. inform B. expect C. warn D. recall

40. A. next B. first C. urgent D. last

IV. Phrasal verbs: (1 × 10=10)

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper phrasal verbs given below. Make some changes if necessary.

41. Rapid development _____________government regulations and coordination.

42. Tourism _____________sharply _____________international focus at the end of the Second World War.

43. In the second half of the twentieth century, the development of air transport_____________ the growth of tourism.

44. The airlines decided against_____________ their own chain of direct sales offices.

45. Business travel has_____________ each executive's needs.

46. The position of subdepartmental heads_____________ importance with the size, type and ownership of the hotel.

47. They _____________that the downtown-to-downtown routing of trains actually saves passengers' time.

48. It is easy _____________cultural decline_____________ the impact of tourism.

49. Although China has many advantages in its spanersity of tourist resources, these may not _____________ due to many factors.

50. Small roadside inns gradually_____________ large, more elegant city hotels.

Ⅴ.Phrase translation: (1 ×20=20)

Part One

Directions: Translate the following into Chinese.

51. a period of transition 52. nature preserves

53. use...as launching pads 54. on a multilateral basis

55. delivery dates 56. history and antiquity

57. the sales department 58. the market gaps

59. modern service industry 60. performing cruising and ferrying roles

Part Two

Directions: Translate the following into English.

61.外国专家 62.广告部

63.经济衰退 64.国际酒店连锁集团

65.以市场为导向的改革 66.促进国民经济发展

67.一家盈利的公司 68.文化快餐

69.航空包价旅游 70.旅游业对环境的影响

Ⅵ.Passage translation: (10 × 2=20)

Directions: Translate the following passages into Chinese.

71.In general, the world's developed nations, owing to the advanced development of their economies and scientific technology, have experienced high levels of tourism demand and supply. Tourist facilities and services have been expanded and developed around the world to meet the rising demand of travelers from developed countries. But, the unbalanced levels of economic growth among different countries have led to disparities in tourism development. In developing countries, the low level of economic livelihood restricts the development of a domestic tourism industry. This is true even in those countries with a strong international tourism sector. Most of the people in the developing world are still struggling to make ends meet. Thus, leisure travel for them remains a distant dream.

72. Generally there are two types of tour guides, one in charge of local sightseeing and the other accompanying a group throughout its travels and making all the arrangements for the group. In China, they are usually known as local guide and national guide. The sightseeing guide must be familiar with the points of interest that he is showing to the visitors. He usually gives prepared talk but he must also be prepared to answer a lot of questions. And of course he has to deal with any problems that occur during the tour. These may include bad weather, sudden illness, an accident and so on. It would be impossible to name everything that might happen. A sightseeing guide needs two qualities—an outgoing personality and language skill.