Question

Americans like to travel on holidays. Today more and more travelers in America are _______ nights at small houses or inns(小旅馆) instead of (而不是 ) _______. They get a room for the night and the _______ for the next morning.

Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been _______ with travelers in Europe for many years.

In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in America.Many of these American inns are old buildings. Some have only _______ rooms. Others are much _______. Some inns do not provide telephones in the rooms, _______ others do.

Staying at an inn is much different _______ staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much _______. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to ________. Many travelers say they enjoy the chance to meet the local families.

1.A. taking    B. worrying    C. spending    D. visiting

2.A. hotels    B. homes    C. villages    D. building

3.A. sport    B. breakfast    C. lunch    D. dinner

4.A. expensive    B. new    C. popular    D. big

5.A. little    B. few    C. a little    D. a few

6.A. smaller    B. larger    C. older    D. newer

7.A. so    B. but    C. because    D. if

8.A. from    B. of    C. in    D. about

9.A. more    B. less    C. fewer    D. bigger

10.A. livers    B. players    C. climbers    D. travelers

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】文章讲述了美国的旅行者喜欢在小旅馆过夜而不是选择宾馆。

1.C。根据在小旅馆过夜，spend nights意为“过夜”。

2.A。和“small houses or inns”对应的是hotels。故选A

3.B。由“Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast...”可知，此处为旅游者提供第二天的“早餐”。故选B

4.C。be popular with意为“受……欢迎”。故选C

5. D。由题空前的only可知数量不多，但是有一些，room是可数名词，a little 修饰不可数，a few修饰可数名词复数；few表示否定，几乎没有；故选D

6. B。本句与上句形成对比，Some have only ___5___ rooms. 可知另一些大的多；故选B

7.B。前后句表示转折关系。一些小旅馆不提供电话，但是另一些提供；故选B

8.A。be different from意为“与……不同”。故选A

9.B。小旅馆的费用比大旅馆要少得多，选less。故选B

10.D。根据后句的Many travelers say they enjoy the chance to meet the local families.可知选D