Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman Empire. But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped.

   In the early 17^th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel（英吉利海峡）. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people’s education---but only for the rich.

In the 18^th century, tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.

In the 19^th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.

Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People began to travel more to faraway countries.

The 20^th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them.

Thus tourism grew. In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays. The company organizes everything---plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food----and tourists pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour and modern tourist industry was born.

The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949. But tourism did not take off until 1978. In 2002, the industry was 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China’s social development.

1. In the early times, the travelers _____.

   A. all came from Roman    B. were very young and strong 

   C. had lots of money       D. traveled by boat

2. Which is NOT true about “Grand Tour”?

   A. It was a long journey.    B. The young men learned a lot from it.

   C. Those who took the tour weren’t rich.    D. Most of its destinations were in Europe.

3. _____ played the most important role in the tourism development.

  A. Education     B. Money     C. Transportation     D. People’s ideas

4. Modern tourism was born _______.

  A. in 1949    B. in Roman times  C. in the early 17^th century   D. in the early 19^th century

5.The underlined phrase “take off” in the last paragraph means ______.

  A. a plane rising into the air    B. develop very fast 

  C. remove hats and clothes     D. bring down the prices

 

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl  36   to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   37   the mother would not return to her eggs and she   38   to take them home. There she carefully   39   the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   40   the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   41  .

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   42  , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they   43  , the girl was able to   44   her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to   45  . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   46   and in her dreams. Later, she had an   47  : She would pilot a plane to guide them in   48  . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.

Caring about   49   safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not   50   or follow him, and   51   slept in the grass.

One day, the girl   52   into the plane, started it and soon left the   53  . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   54   flapped（拍打）their wings and   55  . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

36. A. managed           B. attempted                C. happened          D. supposed

37. A. realized              B. expected                  C. imagined          D. admitted

38. A. helped               B. decided                          C. afforded           D. meant

39. A. placed                B. protected                 C. treated              D. examined

40. A. ago                    B. out                         C. later                 D. long

41. A. family               B. lake                               C. home               D. world

42. A. But                    B. Also                               C. Thus                D. Still

43. A. increased            B. improved                 C. rose                 D. grew

44. A. ask                           B. lead                               C. want                D. allow

45. A. fly                            B. race                               C. swim                D. sing

46. A. asleep                B. away                              C. around             D. awake

47. A. idea                          B. opinion                   C. explanation      D. excuse

48. A. sky                           B. heaven                    C. flight               D. plane

49. A. his                            B. her                                 C. their                        D. its

50. A. respect               B. remember                C. recognize          D. receive

51. A. so                             B. instead                    C. hardly              D. too

52. A. climbed             B. looked                     C. reached            D. fell

53. A. house                 B. floor                              C. water               D. ground

54. A. secretly              B. disappointedly                 C. patiently           D. eagerly

55. A. looked away              B. set out                     C. went by            D. turned back

五、填单词补全对话

M: Lily, let’s go on a vacation!

W: How can we? Vacations (61)c____ money, and this month we don’t have much left after (62) p___ the rent.

M: Well, we can visit different places in the state in our van (客货车). We won’t take a plane or (63) s___ at a hotel this time. Trust me, it won’t cost much.

W: Where will we sleep, then?

M: In the van.

W: What about other (64) e____?

M: Let’s see. Gas, food, recreation, we won’t spend much. Come on. Don’t hesitate. We need to get out of the house once in a (65) w____. We have been (66) w____ hard, haven’t we? It’s time to have a rest.

W: Maybe you’re right. When do you (67) p____ to go?

M: The (68) s____, the better! I can’t wait!

W: Oh. Have you decided where to go yet?

M: As long as we’re going, you can decide where to go. I trust your judgment. I know you miss Chinese food, so we can eat at a Chinese (69) r____ this time.

W: Let’s go to Chicago. We can have lunch in Chinatown. (70)T____ we can go to a ball game at Wrigley Field!

 

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We cannot feel speed. But our senses let us know that we are moving. We see things moving. We see things moving past us and feel that we are being shaken.

We can feel acceleration, an increase in speed. But we notice it for only a short time. For instance, we feel it during the takeoff run of an airliner.

We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies do not gain speed as fast as the plane does. It seems that something is pushing us back against the seat. Actually, our bodies are trying to stay in the same place, while the plane is carrying us forward.

Soon the plane reaches a steady speed. Then, because there is no longer any change in speed, the feeling of forward motion stops.

56. We can feel that we are moving by _____.

A. watching things move past     B. feeling the speed

C. feeling ourselves being shaken  D. both A and C

57. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “ acceleration” means _____.

A. an increase in speed     B. a steady speed

C. any kind of movement   D. the movement of a plane

58. During the takeoff of a plane, we feel that we are being _____.

A. thrown forward        B. pushed back against the seat

C. lifted out of the seat     D. pushed down into the seat

59. We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies gain speed _____.

A. just as fast as the plane      B. faster than the plane

C. more slowly than the plane   D. before the plane

60. This feeling stops when _____.

A. the plane stops climbing            B. the plane lands

C. there is no longer a change in speed   D. we begin to feel speed

 

完形填空：（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mitchell once had a very serious car accident. More than 65 percent of his  36  was burnt. He was unable to   37  a knife at dinner, or go to the bathroom without  38 . But Mitchell never believed he was    39 . “I am in charge of my own spaceship,” he said. “It’s my up or my down. I could   40   to see this situation as a defeat   41  a starting point.” Six months later Mitchell bought himself a plane and he was piloting it   42 .

Later he  43  with two friends and founded a food company that   44  to be Vermont’s second largest food company. Then four years   45  the car accident, the plane Mitchell was piloting crashed. The accident made Mitchell unable to walk anymore. “I   46  what was happening to me. What did I do to get this?”

Mitchell worked   47  day and night to regain as much independence as possible. He was elected Mayor of Crested Butte, Colorado. He   48  the town from mineral mining that would   49  its beauty and environment.

Although he had   50 looks and physical difficulties, Mitchell   51  flying and speaking in public. “Before I   52  walk, there were 10,000 things I could do,” Mitchell says, “Now there are 9,000. I can   53  cry for the 1,000 I lost or focus on the 9,000 I have. I tell people that I have had two big bad lucks in my life.   54  you think you also have bad lucks, you can step back, take a   55   view and have a chance to say, ‘Maybe that isn’t such a big deal after all.’ It’s not what happens to you; it’s what you do about it,”

36.	A. car	B. hand	C. head	D. body
37.	A. put up	B. take up	C. pick up	D. set up
38.	A. help	B. strength	C. spirit	D. pain
39.	A. burnt	B. defeated	C. touched	D. hurt
40.	A. choose	B. learn	C. come	D. manage
41.	A. and	B. but	C. or	D. so
42.	A. yet	B. again	C. ever	D. too
43.	A. appeared	B. cheered up	C. practiced	D. teamed up
44.	A. seemed	B. grew	C. happened	D. hoped
45.	A. after	B. before	C. till	D. from
46.	A. understand	B. asked	C. wondered	D. realized
47.	A. sadly	B. bravely	C. proudly	D. kindly
48.	A. took	B. accepted	C. changed	D. saved
49.	A. ruin	B. produce	C. attract	D. serve
50.	A. amusing	B. charming	C. shocking	D. moving
51.	A. stopped	B. continued	C. began	D. tried
52.	A. could	B. couldn’t	C. must	D. mustn’t
53.	A. only	B. still	C. thus	D. either
54.	A. Though	B. Unless	C. When	D. Since
55.	A. bigger	B. wider	C. louder	D. deeper