Question

    When you’re leaving for an international trip, a passport is the single most important thing to double-check. Remembering to ______ it with you is very important. It’s also important for you to ______ about your passport. After all, it’s your one ______ to get out of the country—and get back in. Passports are powerful, ______ not all are equal.

Depending on what passport you ______, you’ll need a visa（签证）to enter different countries. For example, a U.S. passport is all you need to ______ Peru（秘鲁）. If you decide to______ to Brazil while you’re there, you’ll need to apply for（申请）a ______. But a Peruvian passport would let you ______ the border（国界）into Brazil without a visa.

Naturally, some passports will get you into more ______ visa-free than others. The organization Arton Capital listed every country’s passport from most ______ least powerful, based on how many countries it would give access（进入权）to without a visa. Nowadays, the United Arab Emirates is recognized as the most _______ passport in the world. It gets their ______ into 177 countries without a visa. In the ______  place are Finland, Luxembourg, and Spain which all give access to 169 countries. The United States, which has 168 visa-free countries on its______, doesn’t come in until the third group.

Count yourself ______ if you don’t rely on an Afghanistan passport ______is the least powerful, only letting their people into 34 countries without a visa.

Visa or not, make sure you ______these airport mistakes that could ruin your vacation.

1.A.take B.offer C.produce D.hang

2.A.talk B.know C.ask D.think

3.A.reason B.chance C.road D.ticket

4.A.and B.or C.so D.but

5.A.show B.give C.have D.check

6.A.give up B.get into C.join in D.care about

7.A.go B.lead C.turn D.refer

8.A.book B.visa C.note D.passport

9.A.reach B.close C.guard D.cross

10.A.cities B.fields C.countries D.rooms

11.A.between B.for C.with D.to

12.A.powerful B.necessary C.frequent D.interesting

13.A.designers B.producers C.owners D.workers

14.A.first B.second C.third D.last

15.A.survey B.route C.outline D.list

16.A.sad B.safe C.lucky D.foolish

17.A.who B.that C.when D.where

18.A.avoid B.make C.face D.admit

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。出国旅游应该带好护照，文章介绍了哪些签证可以去哪些国家。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：记住把它带走是非常重要的。A. take 拿，取；B. offer提供C. produce生产；D. hang悬挂。根据上文a passport is the single most important thing to double-check. 可知，带着护照非常重要。故选A。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：了解你的护照也很重要。A. talk谈论；B. know了解；C. ask要求；D. think想。根据下文语境可知，此处用know最合语境。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：毕竟，这是你离开这个国家并回到国内的唯一一张票。A. reason原因；B. chance机会；C. road道路；D. ticket票，证明书。根据语境及常识可知，出过或归国需要护照，因此，护照可以说是唯一的通行票。故选D。

4.考查连词词义辨析。句意：护照很强大，但并不是所有的都一样。A. and和；B. or 或者；C. so因此；D. but但是。根据下文Depending on what passport you ___5___, you’ll need a visa（签证）to enter different countries.可知，前后之间是转折关系。故选D。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：根据你的护照不同，你需要签证来进入不同的国家。A. show展示；B. give给；C. have有；D. check检查。根据句意可知，此处是指你所拥有的护照。故选C。

6.考查动词短语辨析。句意：例如，你进入秘鲁只需要一本美国护照。A. give up放弃；B. get into进入；C. join in加入；D. care about关心。根据语境可知，此处是指进入秘鲁。故选B。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你决定在你逗留期间去巴西，你需要申请一本护照。A. go去；B. lead领导；C. turn转动；D. refer涉及。根据句意可知，是去巴西。故选A。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. book书；B. visa签证；C. note笔记；D. passport护照。根据下文For example, a U.S. passport is all you need to ___6___ Peru（秘鲁）.可知，是护照。故选D。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是秘鲁护照可以让你在没有签证的情况下越过边境进入巴西。A. reach达到；B. close关闭；C. guard守卫；D. cross交叉。根据句意可知，从秘鲁去巴西用cross最合适。故选D。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当然，一些护照可以让你比其他国家免签进入更多的国家。 A.cities城市；B. fields域；C. countries国家；D. rooms房间。根据上文But a Peruvian passport would let you ___9___ the border（国界）into Brazil without a visa.可知，进入更多的国家。故选C。

11.考查介词词义辨析。句意：阿顿资本组织(Arton Capital)根据每个国家可以免签进入的国家数量，将每个国家的护照从最强大的国家到最不强大的国家都列了出来。 from…to…从……到……，结合句意。故选D。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如今，阿联酋被公认为世界上最强大的护照。A. powerful强大的；B. necessary必要的；C. frequent频繁的；D. interesting有趣的。结合上文语境，根据下文的It gets their ___13___ into 177 countries without a visa. 可知，阿联酋是最强大的护照。故选A。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：它让他们的主人无需签证就能进入177个国家。A. designers设计者；B. producers制造者；C. owners主人；D. workers工人。根据句意和上文语境可知，it是指签证，所以此处是指签证的主人。故选C。

14.考查数词词义辨析。句意：排在第二位的是芬兰、卢森堡和西班牙，这三个国家共有169个成员国。A. first第一；B. second第二；C. third第三；D. last最后。根据上文Nowadays, the United Arab Emirates is recognized as the most ___12___ passport in the world. It gets their ___13___ into 177 countries without a visa.可知，芬兰位于第二。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：榜单上有168个免签国家的美国排在第三位。A. survey调查；B. route路线；C. outline概数；D. list清单。根据上文The organization Arton Capital listed every country’s passport from most ___11___ least powerful, 可知，是指清单。故选D。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果你不依靠阿富汗护照，那你就太幸运了。阿富汗护照是最没用的，它只允许阿富汗人在没有签证的情况下进入34个国家。A. sad伤心的；B. safe安全的；C. lucky幸运的；D. foolish愚蠢的。结合上文语境及下文的only letting their people into 34 countries without a visa可知，不选阿富汗护照是幸运的。故选C。

17.考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。这是个定语从句，先行词Afghanistan passport指物，用that引导。故选B。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管有没有签证，确保你避免了这些可能毁了你假期的机场错误。A. avoid避免；B. make做；C. face面对；D. admit承认。根据上文Count yourself ___16___ if you don’t rely on an Afghanistan passport ___17___is the least powerful, only letting their people into 34 countries without a visa.可知，是避免这些错误。故选A。