Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文,根據其內容寫一篇 60 詞左右的內容概要。

Whether you’re looking for a quick hotel in the city or a isolated resort in the tropics, where you choose to stay can make or break your vacation experience. But even the most seasoned travelers may not know the difference between the two main types of homes-away-from-home. Besides their first letter, is there any real difference between hotels and motels?

These two types of lodging(賓館) have the same basic purpose—a place for travelers to sleep—but there are plenty of features that set them apart. For instance, they came to be for different reasons, and at very different times. The word “hotel” dates back to the 1600s and comes from a French word, hotel. That word, just like the English one, referred to a place that provides lodging, meals, entertainment, and other services to travelers.

Motels, on the other hand, are a much more recent—and pretty much exclusively American—lodging option. This word dates back to the 1920s and combines the words “hotel” and “motor.” As America’s major highway system developed, so did motels, filling the need for roadside stops for motorists traveling cross-country.

There are also some smaller differences that can help you figure out which type of place you’re in. Hotels tend to be built for longer stays, while motels are geared more for one- or two-night stops along a journey. Because of this, hotels are much more likely to have offerings like lounges, gyms, and entertainment.

So, in the end, it comes down to what you want from your trip and from your lodging. Want the place you stay to be just as much a part of your travel experience as anything else? Opt for a hotel. Just need a place to pop in and out of to shower and sleep? A motel might be the better choice.

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Answer 1

【答案】Motels and hotels have real differences other than their first letters in spelling(要點1). Although serving the same purpose of offering travelers a place to sleep, they have different features(要點2). Take their origin as an example, hotels appear much earlier than motels, which stem from the necessity to cater for/accommodate highway motorists(要點3). Another slight difference is that hotels are intended for longer stay and motels for shorter stops(要點4). It’s up to the travelers to decide which one they prefer(要點5)

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【解析】

文章的主要結構為總-分-總。文章介紹了旅館和汽車旅館的區(qū)別，明白了這些區(qū)別，大家旅行時可按需選擇。同學們先要分析篇章結構，找出每段中心句或中心思想，再組織成文。注意不能使用原文中的原句，盡量多使用概括性的詞匯。

第一段強調旅行時住宿很重要，旅館和汽車旅館有什么不同呢（提出問題）�？梢杂玫降脑~匯或句型有：difference,besides等。

第二段和第三段介紹他們起源的時間和原因目的不同。可以用到的詞匯或句型有：purpose，date back to，for instance，定語從句等。

第四段介紹他們提供不同長度的住宿時間�？梢杂玫降脑~匯或句型有：highway，longer stays，定語從句等。

第五段寫大家旅游時可按需選擇。可以用到的詞匯或句型有：prefer，which引導的賓語從句等。

【高分句型1】

Serving the same purpose of offering travelers a place to sleep, they have different features.服務于為旅客提供睡眠的相同目的，它們具有不同的特征。serving是非謂語動詞作狀語。

【高分句型2】

Although hotels appear much earlier than motels, they stem from the necessity to cater for/accommodate highway motorists.雖然酒店比汽車旅館早得多，但他們迎合/容納公路駕車人士。although引導讓步狀語從句。