Question

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 interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.

1.More people travel today than in the past because______________.

A. people have become interested in traveling

B. traveling today is easier the in the past

C. people now have spare money for travel

D. great changes have taken place in the world

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.

B. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.

C. People have some trouble in making journey.

D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.

3.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

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析:文章主要讲了旅游业的变化以及这种变化给人们的生活带来的变化。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文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.可知人们比过去更爱旅游是因为人们更有钱，故选C。

2.B推理判断题。根据Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives可知旅游业的发展使得世界各地和人民的生活发生了许多变化，故选B。

3.

考点：考查社会现象类短文阅读

【名师点睛】

社会现象类阅读解题技巧：

这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。

1、浏览试题，明确要求。

在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。

2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。

在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。

3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。

通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。

4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。

在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。

比如第1小题More people travel today than in the past because，可从短文的第一段中找到答案，根据短文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.可知人们比过去更爱旅游是因为人们更有钱，故选C。

5、进行合理的推理判断。

对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。

6、认真复读，验证答案。

要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。