2003年1月广东自考旅游英语选读真题00837

广东省2003年1月高等教育自学考试

旅游英语选读试题

课程代码：00837

Write all your answers on the Answer Sheet.

Ⅰ.Multiple Choice:(1×20=20)

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.A survey of Amtrak users has indicated that travelers favored the train for the following reasons EXCEPT _____.

A.personal comfort         B.ability to carry baggage and equipment easily

C.safety    D.ability to get up and walk around

2.The extension of the United States  _____ had an enormous impact on the hotel industry.

A.highway system    B.ship journeys

C.bus system    D.railroad system

3._____ pioneered the first transatlantic scheduled liner trips in the 1840s.

A.Sir Samuel Cunard    B.Thomas Cook

C.Vladimir Raitz    D.Kemmons Wilson

4.The subject of congestion of mass tourism can be considered in three ways:_____.

A.technological;psychological;ecological

B.aesthetic;technological;physical

C.physical;psychological;ecological

D.ecological;physical;cultural

5.In China,travelling by _____ is still the predominant travel mode.

A.water            B.automobile            C.bus/motor coach    D.train

6.The first transcontinental route in the U.S.was completed in _____.

A.1869    B.1841    C.1851    D.1830

7.The primary responsibility for the well-being of the guests is delegated to the _____.

A.executive housekeeper     B.personnel director

C.resident manager     D.front office manager

8.Rail passenger traffic in the U.S.began to _____ in the 1920s.

A.emerge    B.decline    C.increase    D.disappear

9.Major attractive attributes of the automobile are as follows EXCEPT ___.

A.control of departure time

B.control of the route and the spots enroute

C.arriving at the destination rested and relaxed

D.ability to carry baggage and equipment easily.

10.The Grand Canal  is a man-made waterway first built in the _____ between _____ and _____.

A.7^thcentury BC;Tianjin;Hangzhou

B.7^thcentury BC;Beijing;Hangzhou

C.6^thcentury BC;Beijing;Hangzhou

D.6^thcentury BC;Tianjin;Hangzhou

11.The four different perspectives of tourism are _____.

A.the tourist,the hotels providing tourist goods and services,the government of the host community