The nations dreams for the 2010 World Expo have come true as Shanghai won the bid in the fourth round of voting at the Bureau of International Exhibitions 132nd general assembly.
全国2008年10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 World Tourism Organization is located in ________.
A.Pairs, France
B.Geneva, Switzerland
C.Madrid, Spain
D.Venice, Italy
2.Since the 1990s, ________ is the first to use computer management in China's tourism industry.
A.China International Travel Service
B.China National Travel Service
C.China Youth Travel Service
D.China Comfort Travel Service
3.“Souvenir-collecting” is now seen as a ________ to the ecological balance of a region.
A.trade
B.terror
C.thrill
D.threat
4.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.1970s
5.The World Tourism Organization also 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 Organization
6.Therefore China faces both ________ and ________ in developing its tourism to a higher level.
A.opportunities, challenges
B.opportunities, chances
C.difficulties, challenges
D.difficulties, problems
7.One of the key characteristics of the new tourism is ________.
A.easy to organize
B.rigid packaging
C.flexibility
D.cheap price
8.A general manager must not only assemble a team, but mold them into a coordinated, cooperating group of 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 atmosphere
9.More tourism facilities need ________ for domestic travelers.
A.developing
B.developed
C.to be developed
D.being developing
10.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 operation
11.________ and ________ activities have played significant roles in making people more aware
of what is available and the wide choice existing today.
A.Promotional, marketing
B.Promotional, publicity
C.Sales, publicity
D.Sales, marketing
12.Business travel is also influenced by business related attractions such as ________ and ________.
A.exhibitions, trade fairs
B.exhibitions, conferences
C.lectures, trade fairs
D.lectures, conferences
13.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 into
14.Tourists may spend their leisure time ________ in various sports, sunbathing, taking rides or
simply ________ the environment.
A.engage, enjoy
B.to engage, to enjoy
C.engaging, enjoying
D.engaged, enjoyed
15.At its ________ and ________ this flow of comparatively wealthy tourists to a region has the
effect of attracting petty criminals, as is evidenced by increases in thefts or muggings.
A.simple, direct
B.simpler, directer
C.simplest, more direct
D.simplest, most direct
