Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.
Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors around interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.
1.In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.
A. boys and girls, men or women, young or old
B. either kings or queens
C. both the poor and the rich
D. nobody but those who had money
2.More people travel today than in the past because______________.
A. people have become interested in traveling
B. traveling today is easier than in the past
C. people now have spare money for travel
D. great changes have taken place in the world
3.What makes travel more attractive than before?
4.Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.
B. People have some trouble in making journey.
C. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.
D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Change of Tourism B. Tourism
C. The Importance of Tourism D. The Cause of Tourism Change
Chinese Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 26 about the foods they eat on this 27 day. In Northern China, people 28 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 29 and the beginning of time. According to historical 30 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 31 the areas in Southern China 32 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 33 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 34 , the most common foods for the first 35 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 36 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 37 the hope of improvement in 38 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 39 according to the Chinese.
To 40 a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 41 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 42 , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 43 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 44 , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 45 .
1.A. word B. habits C. meanings D. stories
2.A. usual B. unforgettable C. common D. special
3.A. seldom B. usually C. always D. hardly
4.A. end B. future C. result D. effect
5.A. reasons B. records C. notes D. stories
6.A. as long as B. though C. when D. because
7.A. caused B. took C. produced D. brought
8.A. understood B. knew C. made D. began
9.A. Besides B. Therefore C. Consequently D. Usually
10.A. subject B. title C. program D. meal
11.A. symbolizes B. reveals C. shows D. indicates
12.A. transports B. represents C. fetches D. takes
13.A. health B. family C. life D. work
14.A. reunion B. luck C. happiness D. harmony
15.A. do B. pay C. get D. carry
16.A. express B. describe C. establish D. define
17.A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. However D. Besides
18.A. given away B. made out C. got into D. taken up
19. A. Instead B. Fortunately C. Moreover D. Furthermore
20.A. fashion B. effect C. sight D. power
——Could I ask you a rather personal question?
—— .
Yes, don’t worry. B. Of course, go ahead
Yes, help yourself D. Of course, why not
Although the wind has , the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat.
A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. blown out
He lost his job three months ago; , he was seriously injured in an accident last week.
A. in the first place B. to make matters worse
C. on the contrary D. in other words
——Let’s go out for dinner tonight.
——OK. It doesn’t matter to me we eat.
A. whether B. where C. why D. when
