Question

There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can go and see a color film. Or you can read travel books.

It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective (主观的) idea of travels which the author has got himself. These books can be useful to you when you are planning your travels if the writers share their travelling experiences with others. The second kind are those books which give objective (客观的) information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured person has written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is even more useful. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. Like the first kind, they can be interesting and exciting. But their main purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan his travel in the most practical way.

Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as “wonderful”, “excellent” or “magical”. You must also keep an open eye on its date of publication because travel is a very practical matter and many things change quickly in the twenty-first century. Finally, you should make sure that it’s easy to find useful information for your travel.

1.The passage was written to introduce _______.

A. travel maps B. travel books

C. travel films D. travel places

2.The underlined phrase “ a cultured person” means a person with _______.

A. a good appearance B. a good education

C. a lot of experience D. a lot of money

3.The date of publication must be noticed because _______.

A. the prices of travel books may be different

B. the writers of travel books may be different

C. the information in travel books is always the same

D. the information in travel books is always changing

4.According to the passage, it is best to read _______ before travelling to a place of interest.

A. the first kind of travel books

B. the second kind of travel books

C. the third kind of travel books

D. some travel articles in newspapers

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了三种旅行的书，第一种是作者在某地旅行回来后写出的自己的旅行经历和感受。第二种客观给出了一些关于旅行的信息。第三种是一种旅游的书，里面详细地介绍了旅游胜地的情况。

1. seems that there are three kinds of travel books.短文介绍了三种旅行的书，故选B。

2. written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is more useful可推测能够写出书的，应该是受过良好教育的人，故选B。

3. must also keep an open eyes on its date of publication(出版) because travel is very practical matter and many things change quickly in the 21st century. 一定要注意书的出版日期因为信息是不断更新的，故选D。

4. third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. 在去旅行之前第三类书是最好的选择，因为它是一本旅游指导的书，它比较详细地描述和解释了那个地方的情况，故选C。

考点：广告类短文阅读。