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阅读理解 　　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． 　I　n the early 17th 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(威尼斯)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 18th 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 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster．When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between 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 far away countries． 　　The 20th 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 worth 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) ________ played the most important role in the tourism development． [　　] A． EducationB．Money (3) Modern tourism was born ________． [　　] A． in 1949 B． in Roman times C． in the early 17th century D． in the 19th century (4) The underlined phrase “take off” means ________． [　　] A． a plane rising into the air B． develop very fast C． remove hats and clothes D． bring down the prices

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答案：1．C;2．C;3．A;4．B;
解析：

(1)	第一段中提到这样一句话“Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire”，所以说明一开始能旅行的人一定是有钱的人。第二段也提到“rich young English people”和最后一句“only for rich”。
(2)	第四、五、六段提到很多交通工具，railways, steamship, cars, planes，可见交通在这个变化中起了很重要的作用。
(3)	第七段讲到“modern tourist industry was born，”是在1949年。
(4)	中国第一个旅行社建于1949年，到后面1978年，和后面的2002年，旅游成为社会发展重要的一部分。可以推断出take off是“发展”的意思。