旅游英语选读试题

八桂招考网试题下载频道══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════八桂招考网页，当前页是第1页-全国2009年10月高等教育自学考试旅游英语选读试题课程代码：00837请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I．Multiplechoice：(1×15=15)Directions：Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence．1．Localpeopleusuallyseetourismasaculturaland________factor．A．historicalB．businessC．employmentD．education2．Aninternationaltouristisdefinedasanyonevisitingacountry,otherthanthatwhichishisusualplaceofresidence，for________hours．A．morethan48B．morethan24C．lessthan48D．lessthan243．Asinanybusiness，theremustbeonepersoncalled________whoishighlytrained，capableofdirectingacomplexsuccessfulhotel．A．assistantmanagerB．residentmanagerC．vicemanagerD．generalmanager4．RecentpromotionsbyAmtrakhaveemphasizedthe________benefitsoftakingthetrain．A．safetyB．comfortC．relaxationD．cost5．Businesstravelisgreatlyinfluencedbybusinessrelatedattractionssuchas________．A．conferencesandexhibitionsB．inelasticpricesC．big-cityorientationsD．executive’sneeds6．________isthemostwidelyrecognizedinternationalorganizationsintourismtoday．A．InternationalCivilAviationOrganizationB．InternationalHotelAssociationC．WorldAssociationofTravelAgenciesD．WorldTourismOrganization7．Wastagecanbereducedbyestablishingstandards________whichwecanmonitortheperformanceoftravelagents．A．uponB．withC．againstD．within8．Airlineswill________toallowforthehighnumberof________，butmustexercisecaution．A．overbook,independenttravelersB．overbook,no-showsC．underbook，businesstravelersD．underbook，repeattravelers9．Thesumofallincomesinacountryiscalledthe________．八桂招考网试题下载频道══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════八桂招考网页，当前页是第2页-A．economicincomeB．productiveincomeC．financialincomeD．nationalincome10．Thegovernmentsofmanydevelopingnationsgivepriorityintheirstrategictourismplanningtothedevelopmentof________，becauseitgeneratesbadly-neededhardcurrency．A．professionaltourismB．conventiontourismC．businesstourismD．internationaltourism11．Duringthe1920sand1930s，________wasoneofthefastestgrowingsegmentsoftheinternationaltourismindustry．A．traintourismB．coachtourismC．cruisetourismD．airtourism12．However,othertravelagentshaverecognizedthatthetechnologicalrevolutionwillaffecttheirbusinesstoagreaterextentthanalmost________．A．otherindustryB．anyotherindustryC．otherindustriesD．anyotherindustries13．SinceChinaopenedtotheoutsideworldin________，thenumberofhotelshasincreasedconsiderably．A．1970B．1978C．1980D．199714．Tourism，________，hasthepotentialtohelpbridgethepsychologicalandculturaldistancesthatseparatepeopleofdiverseraces，colors，religionsandstagesofsocialandeconomicdevelopment．A．properdesignanddevelopB．properlydesigninganddevelopingC．properdesigninganddevelopingD．properlydesignedanddeveloped15．EcotourismisoneofthemostrapidlygrowingformofspecializedtravelintheWest，withcentralAmericancountries，suchasCostaRica，________theprincipaldestinationsatpresent．A．beB．tobeC．beingD．beenⅡ．Readingcomprehension：(2×10=20)Directions：Readthefollowingpassagesandmakeyourproperchoices．(1)Cultureisthetotalsumofallthetraditions，customs,beliefs，andwaysoflifeofagivengroupofhumanbeings．Inthissense，everygrouphasaculture,howeversavage，undeveloped，oruncivilizeditmayseemtobe．Totheprofessionalanthropologist，thereisnointrinsicsuperiorityofonecultureoveranother,justastotheprofessionallinguistthereisnointrinsicrankorhierarchyamonglanguages．Peopleoncethoughtofthelanguagesofbackwardgroupsassavage，undevelopedformsofspeech，consistinglargelyofgruntsandgroans．Whileitispossiblethatlanguageingeneralbeganasaseriesofgruntsandgroans，itisafactestablishedbythestudyof“backward”languagesthatnospokentongueanswersthatdescriptiontoday．Mostlanguagesofuncivilizedgroupsare，byourmostseverestandards，extremelycomplex，delicate，andingenious八桂招考网试题下载频道══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════八桂招考网页，当前页是第3页-piecesofmachineryforthetransferofideas．TheyfallbehindourWesternlanguagesnotintheirsoundpatternofgrammaticalstructures，whichusuallyarefullyadequateforalllanguageneeds，butonlyintheirvocabularies，whichreflecttheobjectsandactivitiesknowntotheirspeakers．Eveninthisdepartment，however,twothingsaretobenoted．First，alllanguagesseemtopossessthemachineryforvocabularyexpansion，eitherbyputtingtogetherwordsalreadyinexistenceorbyborrowingthemfromotherlanguagesandadaptingthemtotheirownsystem．Second，theobjectsandactivitiesrequiringnamesanddistinctionsin“backward”languages，whiledifferentfromours，areoftensurprisinglynumerousandcomplicated．AWesternlanguagedistinguishesmerelybetweentwodegreesofremoteness(“this”and“that”)；somelanguagesoftheAmericanIndiansdistinguishbetweenwhatisclosetothespeaker,ortothepersonaddressed，oroutofsight，orinthepast，orinthefuture．Thisstudyoflanguage，inturn，castsanewlightupontheclaimoftheanthropologiststhatallculturesaretobeviewedindependently,andwithoutideasofrankorhierar