Plan on traveling around the USA this summer. If you need help in arranging the trip, or want ideas about where to go and what to do, there are a number of outstanding websites that can make your American dream come true.
http://byways. org
The National Scenic Byways Program covers l50 memorable roads. Some are natural routes, such as Route l along the California coast. Others focus on history(such as Route 6) or man-made attractions (the Las Vegas Trip). For each, you are provided with a map, told the route’s length and how long is allowed, and given detailed suggestions on sights and stop-offs.
www. oyster. com
This is the best website for reviews of hotels in US cities and resorts. The reviews are impressively thorough--covering locations, rooms, cleanliness, food and so on. Importantly, these are not promotional photos by the hotels, but more honest and revealing ones taken by inspectors. Search facilities are excellent. From the 243 hotels reviewed in the New York, you can narrow down what you are looking for by locations, facilities and styles, or just pick out a selection of the best.
www. 101usaholidays. co. uk
This is the latest offering that features l01 holiday ideas to the USA. It’s an impressively diverse selection, ranging from touring in the footsteps of Martin Luther King to a golfing break in Arizona and a cycling and wine—tasting trip in California’s Napa Valley. Narrow down what you are looking for--whether by price, region, theme and who will be traveling--and then just the photos of the relevant holidays remain on view. It’s a really clever design.
www. mousesavers. com  
Walt Disney World in California can make dreams come true, but the price is not affordable for the majority of people.
So turn to long established Mousesavers. com, dedicated to giving big discounts on tickets, hotels and dining at Walt Disney World. The website also offers general money—saving tips, suggestions for cheap and free stuff and brief coverage of other Florida and California theme parks.
小題1:If you are going to the USA for the man-made attractions, you can drive along________.
A．Route lB．Route 6C．the Las Vegas TripD．the California coast
小題2:Why are the photos of the hotels in US cities and resorts real in WWW. oyster. com?
A．Because they were taken by customers who once lived there.
B．Because there are comments of customers on each photo.
C．Because there are qualifications of the authority.
D．Because they are taken by inspectors of the website.
小題3:Travel ideas for a big family with kids and the old are available at         .
A．http://byways. orgB．www. oyster. com
C．www. 101 us holidays. co. uk D．www. mouse savers. com
小題4:What can be inferred from the passage?
A. WWW.mouse savers.com is a newly established website.
B. Discounted tickets of Walt Disney World are not available for everyone.
C. California’s Napa Valley is famous for its wine.
D. The National Scenic Byways Proclaim covers all the roads in the USA.
小題5:Where does the text probably come from?
A．A news report.
B．A tourist brochure.
C．A culture journal.
D．A health column.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：你有計劃今夏開啟美國之旅嗎？如果你需要出行安排、旅游景點、旅游中可以做的事情等方面的信息，可以瀏覽以下網(wǎng)站的信息。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段“Others focus on history(such as Route 6) or man-made attractions (the Las Vegas Trip).”可知，拉斯維加斯之旅適合欣賞人造景觀的游客，故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)第三段“Importantly, these are not promotional photos by the hotels, but more honest and revealing ones taken by inspectors.”可知，網(wǎng)站上關于賓館的照片都是實地拍攝的，沒有廣告宣傳的成分在里面，故選D。
小題3:根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“whether by price, region, theme and who will be traveling”可知，www. 101 us holidays. co. Uk提供的旅游信息對人數(shù)和年齡沒有限制，故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“a cycling and wine-tasting trip in California’s Napa Valley”可知，游客可以前往Napa Valley享受品酒之旅，故選C。
小題5:根據(jù)第一段“Plan on traveling around the USA this summer. ...there are a number of outstanding websites that can make your American dream come true.”可知，文章介紹的是幾個與旅游有關的網(wǎng)站，故選B。
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