Question

【题目】阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。

Whether you’re looking for a quick hotel in the city or a isolated resort in the tropics, where you choose to stay can make or break your vacation experience. But even the most seasoned travelers may not know the difference between the two main types of homes-away-from-home. Besides their first letter, is there any real difference between hotels and motels?

These two types of lodging(宾馆) have the same basic purpose—a place for travelers to sleep—but there are plenty of features that set them apart. For instance, they came to be for different reasons, and at very different times. The word “hotel” dates back to the 1600s and comes from a French word, hotel. That word, just like the English one, referred to a place that provides lodging, meals, entertainment, and other services to travelers.

Motels, on the other hand, are a much more recent—and pretty much exclusively American—lodging option. This word dates back to the 1920s and combines the words “hotel” and “motor.” As America’s major highway system developed, so did motels, filling the need for roadside stops for motorists traveling cross-country.

There are also some smaller differences that can help you figure out which type of place you’re in. Hotels tend to be built for longer stays, while motels are geared more for one- or two-night stops along a journey. Because of this, hotels are much more likely to have offerings like lounges, gyms, and entertainment.

So, in the end, it comes down to what you want from your trip and from your lodging. Want the place you stay to be just as much a part of your travel experience as anything else? Opt for a hotel. Just need a place to pop in and out of to shower and sleep? A motel might be the better choice.

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Answer 1

【答案】Motels and hotels have real differences other than their first letters in spelling(要点1). Although serving the same purpose of offering travelers a place to sleep, they have different features(要点2). Take their origin as an example, hotels appear much earlier than motels, which stem from the necessity to cater for/accommodate highway motorists(要点3). Another slight difference is that hotels are intended for longer stay and motels for shorter stops(要点4). It’s up to the travelers to decide which one they prefer(要点5)

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【解析】

文章的主要结构为总-分-总。文章介绍了旅馆和汽车旅馆的区别，明白了这些区别，大家旅行时可按需选择。同学们先要分析篇章结构，找出每段中心句或中心思想，再组织成文。注意不能使用原文中的原句，尽量多使用概括性的词汇。

第一段强调旅行时住宿很重要，旅馆和汽车旅馆有什么不同呢（提出问题）。可以用到的词汇或句型有：difference,besides等。

第二段和第三段介绍他们起源的时间和原因目的不同。可以用到的词汇或句型有：purpose，date back to，for instance，定语从句等。

第四段介绍他们提供不同长度的住宿时间。可以用到的词汇或句型有：highway，longer stays，定语从句等。

第五段写大家旅游时可按需选择。可以用到的词汇或句型有：prefer，which引导的宾语从句等。

【高分句型1】

Serving the same purpose of offering travelers a place to sleep, they have different features.服务于为旅客提供睡眠的相同目的，它们具有不同的特征。serving是非谓语动词作状语。

【高分句型2】

Although hotels appear much earlier than motels, they stem from the necessity to cater for/accommodate highway motorists.虽然酒店比汽车旅馆早得多，但他们迎合/容纳公路驾车人士。although引导让步状语从句。