2001年10月广东自考旅游英语选读真题00837

全国2001年10月高等教育自学考试

旅游英语选读试题

课程代码：00837

Ⅰ.Multiple Choice:(0.5×20=10)

Directions:In this section, you are given 20 questions, beneath each of which are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You are to make the best choice either to complete the incomplete statement or to answer the question.

1.According to WTO's definition of tourism, outbound tourism  refers to ____.

  A.visits to country by nonresidents

  B.visits by residents of a country to another country

  C.visits by residents of a country to their own country

  D.internal tourism plus outbound tourism

2.As the domestic tourism industry ____,competition will become increasingly ____.

  A. grows, intent                       B.develops, intent

  C. matures, intense                     D. strengthens, intense

3.Thomas Cook was considered the father of ______.

  A. modern tourism                      B. railway industry

  C. hotel industry                        D. aviation industry

4.The most immediately apparent form of environmental pollution is _____.

  A. physical rather than aesthetic      B. aesthetic rather than physical

  C. psychological rather than technological    

  D. technological rather than psychological

5.Tourism contributes to both ______ of the world's cultural heritage.

  A. knowledge       B. preservation       C. development         D.B and C

6.In 1981 the WTO has urged national tourism organizations ______ foreign nationals in their country as domestic travelers.

  A.to include      B.included           C.not to include      D.including

7.Local people usually see tourism as _______.

  A.an opportunity to make a profit

  B.an opportunity to create jobs

  C.a cultural and employment factor

  D.a wealth factor in the economy of their jurisdictions

8.In October 1970, the Rail Passenger Service Act ______.

  A.put into practice                      B.was put inot practice

  C.was practice                         D.practised

9.In 1995 China ranked ______ in the world in terms of tourism dollars.

  A.seventh         B.eighth           C.ninth         D.tenth

10._______ came into service in the early 1980s.

  A.The comet       B.The Boeing 747    C.The Boeing 757     D.The Boeing 767

11.There is a real _____ in China that minority traditions will be lost.

   A.threat        B.thrill        C.transfer          D.trend

12.In the seventeenth century English inns set _______ for accommodations in other parts of Europe.

   A.the mode      B.the way       C.the standard            D.the taverns

13.The uniquely combined natural and cultural resource base has become a major ______ for China in its effort to develop tourism.

   A.assess         B.asset         C.assert           D.assent

14.For the limited-capacity tour programs, the use of _____ is a convenient way to reduce cost.

   A.shell folders                 B.umbrella brochures

   C.regular tour brochures         D.booklets

15.Resources are a fundamental _______  in the development of tourism.

   A.comparison           B.composition        C.compliment      D.component

16.When going on holidays, which group will think more about their social status?