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阅读理解三篇（附答案）

[ 2007-4-5 11:04:00 | By: panrj ]

第一节：阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitant of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects tourists.

Tourism should also advance the well-being (health and happiness) of local inhabitants.

Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.

On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Business can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels , airports, air terminals ,first-class roads ,and other support facilities(设施) needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.

Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity ,sewers (阴沟) to handle waste ,and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.

46. Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?

A. It is extremely important to develop tourism

B. Building roads and hotel is essential

C. Support facilities are highly necessary

D. Planning is of great importance to tourism

47. Too many tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT _________.

A. a bad impact on other industries

B. a change of tourists’ customs

C. over crowdedness of interest D. pressure in traffic

48. Not enough tourism can lead to _______.

A. an increase of unemployment

B. a decrease in tourist attractions

C. the higher cost of support facilities

D. a rise in price and a fall in pay

49. It is good for local people to be well aware that tourism will _______.

A. use up a large amount of water B. weaken their economy

C. help establish their traditions D. help improve their life

50. The word “ handle” in the last paragraph most probably means _______

A. carry away B. pick up C. get in D. take down

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials(商业广告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus “Buy super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It Now!”

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed－new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests－even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.

51. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

A. Buses on the road B．Films on television

C. Advertisements on billboards D. Gas stations

52. What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To show the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows.

B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

C. To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows.

D. To describe the billboards along the road.

53. The writer of this passage would probably favor _____________.

A. bus drivers who weren’t reckless

B. driving alone

C. a television set on the bus

D. no billboards along the road

54. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ______________.

A. the commercials both on TV shows and on the billboards along the road are fun

B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting

55. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are ______________.

A. exciting B. comfortable C. tiring D. boring

Kabul,Oct.28(Xinhuanet)--- Unknown armed men in military uniform kidnapped(绑架 ) three staff of the United Nations in the Afghan capital city at broad daylight Thursday ,Afghan officials confirmed (确认 ).

“Three armed men in military uniform intercepted a UN car in Baraki area of Kabul city early afternoon and took away three persons including two women with them, “ Rohullah, a witness at the site told Xinhua.

The kidnappers also badly beat up the Afghan driver of the UN car, added Rohullah who is a lorry driver in the city. The area has been watched over by UN guards.

UN officials as well as Afghan confirmed the incident but refused to provide further information. The three kidnapped , according to some officials , who are from Britain, Ireland and Kosovo, were working for the UN-sponsored Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) overseeing the first presidential elections held on Oct.9 across Afghanistan and in Iran and Pakistan.

This is the first time that such an incident has taken place in the Afghan capital over the last three years

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. However, remnants(残余势力 ) of the former Taliban regime who failed to stop the great presidential elections have promised to continue holy war (圣战 ) until the US-led troops leave Afghanistan.

56.When did this kidnapping take place?

A. At night B. In the daytime C. Early in the morning D. at dawn

57. What does the underline word intercepted probably mean ?

A. destroyed B. damaged C. stopped D. bombed

58. What happened when the kidnapping took place?

A. A lorry driver was badly beaten up

B. three men and two women were taken away

C. No one else witnessed the sudden kidnapping

D. Two women together with one man was kidnapped

59. Which of the following deion is not correct ?

A.The three kidnapped persons were in Afghan waiting for the coming election.

B. No UN staff had been kidnapped before this kidnapping