2010年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题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. Multiple choice: (115=15) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.1. The WTO defines a domestic tourist as a traveler visiting a destination in his country of residence for at least _. A. one day B. one week C. one month D. one weekend2. Hotels vary not only in size but in _, in type of clientele, and in scope of activities. A. marketing B. management C. characterD. service3. The brochure becomes the principal means of both _ them about the product and persuading them to purchase it. A. obliging B. informing C. attracting D. marketing4. Many mass tourism resort destinations suffer from _, giving the landscape an unclean and untidy appearance. A. congestion B. poor service C. overcrowding D. litter5. Increased _ has led to growing demand for tourism both at home and abroad. A. education standard B. leisure time C. pocket money D. new concept6. _ and rigidity are very clear characteristics of package tours offered on a large scale. A. Accomodation B. Transportation C. Identification D. Standardization7. The travel agents role is _ to that of most other retailers, in that agents do not purchase a product for resale to their customers. A. dissimilar B. similar C. familiar D. relevant8. The tourism industry is often criticized for offering low wages but in these areas there may be no _ jobs available. A. good B. better C. alternative D. satisfied9. Several attempts have been made to determine why traverlers select the train as a transportation _. A. way B. mode C. policy D. route10. One important contribution of the World Tourism Organization is _, which includes studying the features of international tourism. A. research B. design C. marketing D. statistics11. For those who want to spend most of the time lying on a warm, sunny beach, an appropriate coastal _ will be chosen. A. hotel B. park C. townD. resort12. Scheduled services operate on _. A. fixed time B. timetable C. defined routes D. booked customers13. In the ideal situation, tourism enchances _, knowledge and ultimately understanding between nations. A. balance B. awareness C. development D. concept14. Politicians view tourism as a _ factor in the economy of their jurisdictions. A. political B. cultural C. business D. wealth15. Travel and tourism is a form of modern consumer _. A. behavior B. believe C. mystery D. miracle. Reading comprehension: (210=20) Directions: Read the following passages and make your proper choices.(1)Of the many interesting sights in Hangzhou, there is besides West Lake the spectacular tide at the mouth of Qiantang River. The tides here are what is called a tidal bore which makes a thrilling sight as it seems to be impelled by such a furious elemental force that it threatens to overwhelm and overpower everything in its way, striking awe in the beholder even as the sky and the sun are being swallowed up. It is said that in the world today only the tidal bore at the mouth of the mighty Amazon in Brazil can be a rival to that at the mouth of Qiantang.The tidal bore of Qiantang has since ancient times been considered a spectacular sight. As early as the fourth century B.C., the ancient philosopher of China Zhuangzi had written about it like this: “The waters in the Zhe or Crooked River will roll on raising waves high as mountains and towers, creating a thunderous roar and gathering up a force that threatens to engulf the sun and the sky”. In the Eastern Han Dynasty(25220), Wang Chong the thinker, in his Essays of Criticism or LunHeng in Chinese, recorded his observations of the tidal bore of Qiantang River like this: “The tide flows and ebbs with the wax and wane of the moon”. In ancient China, it was a common practice among men of letters not only to read widely but also to travel extensively. In the course of their travels, many of them had visited lots of famous mountains and magnificent rivers, but they had seen few sights that had impressed them as deeply as the tidal bore of Qiantang. Wielding their inspired pens, some of them had described the spectacular sight of the tidal bore. Poet Li Kuo of the Tang Dynasty(618907)had these lines:The bright mid-autumn moon casts its light on a thousand miles of land,The thunderous bore at midnight loud as a million marching men.16. According to the text the word “bore” here means _. A. force B. wave C. water D. sight17. The mighty Amazon in Brazil has a tidal bore at its mouth, _ the Qiantang Rivers. A. more powerful than B. less powerful than C. as powerful as D. no match for18. Since ancient time _ people have praised the mighty of the tidal bore of Qiantang River. A.