Question

If you’re planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.

First of all, always check and double-check departure (起程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.

The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(貨幣) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead. “Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing.

The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suit and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.

1.Where is the writer most probably from?

A. Italy B. The USA C. Britain D. Greece

2.According to the passage, the driver was angry because_______.

A. the author gave him false (假的) money

B. the author did not give him the local money

C. the author offered to pay by credit card

D. the author had no enough change

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.

B. You don’t have to take credit cards when traveling.

C. You should know more about the weather of the place you’ll visit.

D. It’s unnecessary to check the departure time carefully.

4.The writer mainly tells us ______.

A. how to make life easier

B. how to be well prepared for a trip

C. how to enjoy ourselves on trip

D. how to plan our trip

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者就出國旅行給讀者提了三點(diǎn)建議。了解一些簡單的規(guī)則會給旅行帶來很多的方便。第一點(diǎn)是再三確認(rèn)出發(fā)時(shí)間；第二點(diǎn)是隨身帶一些當(dāng)?shù)氐呢泿�；第三點(diǎn)是充分了解當(dāng)?shù)氐奶鞖馇闆r。

1.because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead”可知，作者沒有帶美元，想用英鎊付打車的錢，由此可知，作者可能來自英國，故選C。

2.“Listen! I only take real money!””可知，司機(jī)的意思是他只收他們國家的錢，也就是美元，而且作者舉這個(gè)例子是為了驗(yàn)證隨身攜帶當(dāng)?shù)刎泿诺闹匾�性，故選B。

3.The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.”可知，出發(fā)前一定要了解目的地國家盡可能多的關(guān)于天氣的信息，故選C。

4.If you’re planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.”和后面幾段的首句可知，作者認(rèn)為出國旅行一定要做好充分的準(zhǔn)備，作者給讀者提了三個(gè)建議，故選B。

考點(diǎn)：生活類短文閱讀