Question

    For many people，one of the pleasures of traveling abroad is buying the arts and crafts of a foreign culture．English tourists in Hong Kong，for example， like Chinese arts and crafts because they think they are exotic．Even things as common as pair of chopsticks, or a name stamp，are popular items for visiting tourists．They are typical examples of Chinese culture which make attractive ornaments for the home and good presents for friends．

    So，when Philip Wong and his Sister Anna left school and took over their father’s tourist shop in Tsim Sha Tsui，they were not surprised to find that many tourists were interested in these small．relatively inexpensive goods．“Even so, We found that business was not really very good．We had a lot of competition and only made a small profit on most of the items we sold，”said Philip，“then Anna had the idea of selling arts and crafts from other countries as well. ”

  The pair went on a “shopping trip” around the Southeast Asian region，making contacts in Thailand， Indonesia and Malaysia．They bought jewellery， clothes and artwork in all these countries and displayed them in a special section of their shop．They were surprised at how popular these goods were not only among foreign tourists，but also local people．

    Now they have opened a new shop in North Point which sells goods from even more countries．including some in Europe and South America．The shop is proving especially popular with Hong Kong people such as businessmen，who travel abroad a lot，but never have the time to buy gifts while they are away．“Actually some of our customers just want to impress their friends by pretending that they have actually visited the country，”added Anna With a smile．

1．What does the word exotic mean?

A．strange and unusual

B．common and popular

C．pretty and attractive

D．strange but usual

2．Why did Philips say they could make little money from their business?

A．Because there were too many traders in their business field．

B．Because their goods are not good enough．

C．Because lots of competitions were held in the field．

D．Because they don’t know how to make a big profit from their business．

3．Who were surprised at the goods in a special section of the shop?

A．Philip，Anna and tourists．

B．Tourists from other countries．

C．Philip，Anna and local residents．

D．Both travelers abroad and people in Hong Kong．

4. How do you like some trade-men who buy some articles in Hong Kong?

A．They want to make themselves understood that they’ve visited the country．

B．They’ve not got enough money to get them in the country they’re visiting．

C．They find no time to take them while they’re visiting the country．

D．Though they travel a lot，they’ve never bought the articles at all．

 

Answer 1

答案：A;A;D;C
提示：

1.         exotic有异国情调的 2.         文中提到他们有很多的竞争者 3.         开店者本人不可能对这些商品感到惊讶，这些商品本来就是从外国来的，外国游客也未必会感兴趣 4.         参看倒数第四行