Question

Brian and the Travel Agency

    Everyone has an ambition (志向) to travel. But those who cannot do so themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency(旅游服务社), arranging journeys for other people. Brian Lawley does this, working in a small travel agency in an industrial city. Most of his work is connected with holidays, both at home and abroad．Every autumn, the agency sends out hundreds of book- lets full of attractive, colored photographs, describing the holidays that their customers will be able to have the next year. Soon, people begin to come into the office to book their holidays: perhaps a week’s skiing in Austria in January, perhaps a cruise(巡游) to the Caribbean(加勒比海) in February, perhaps a seaside holiday in Spain in May, or a tour in North Africa．Brian often has to advise people on what holidays will be suitable for them, and they always have a lot of questions. Last year, for example, a lady of eighty - two wanted to book for mountaineering (爬山) holiday in the Alps (阿尔卑斯山), and Brian had great difficulty in persuading her that it would not be suitable. In the end, she decided to go for a Mediterranean cruise instead.

    Arranging journeys for people who have to travel abroad on business is often very complicated, but Brian enjoys this work. For example, last spring Mr. Perry, a director of a local chemical firm, went on a business trip, and Brian arranged it all for him. First Mr. Perry traveled to London by train, and stayed overnight in a hotel near the airport, because his plane left early the next morning. He flew to Frankfurt in Germany, where he spent the morning discussing business. Then he went on by train to Zurich (苏黎士), where he stayed the night. After a meeting the next morning, he caught a plane for Tokyo, and spent three days there before going on to America．He had business in Seattle(西雅图), Chicago and New York, and stayed some time in each of those places. From New York, he flew back to London and then home by train. The next day he telephoned the agency to thank Brian for arranging everything so well for him.

1. Who would like to work in a travel agency?

A．People who live in an industrial city.

B．People who’ would like to travel but cannot.

C．Ambitious people.

D．The people who go on holidays abroad.

2. When do the customers come into the office to book their holidays?

A．Early in the morning.

B．Every year.

C．In January.

D．Shortly after receiving the booklet.

3. Those who cannot travel themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency________.

A．arranging trips for other people

B．arranging trips for themselves

C．booking tickets for other people

D．describing the holidays for others

4. Mr. Perry telephoned the agency to thank Brian because ________.

A．Mr. Perry arranged everything so well for Brian

B．Brian arranged everything so well for Perry

C．the agency sent Mr. Perry abroad on business

D．Brian helped him in the travel agency

5. How was Mr. Perry’s journey arranged?

a. Fly to Tokyo

b. To Frankfurt by plane

c. Back home by train

d. Fly back to London

e. To Zurich by train

f. Have business in Seattle, Chicago and New York

g. To London by train

A．g, b, a, f, e, d, c

B．c, b, a, g, e, c, d

C．g, b, e, a, f, d, c

D．f, e, a, b, g, c, d

 

Answer 1

答案：1B2D3A4B5C
提示：

1.　　  those who cannot do so themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency从这句可以看出，那些无法自己安排旅游的人需要旅行社的帮助　 2.　　  课文里用soon来表示，发出手册以后很快就有人来咨询了 3.　　  很显然是对那些能为他人计划行程的旅行社感兴趣了 4.　　  The next day he telephoned the agency to thank Brian for arranging everything so well for him.因为Brian为他完美计划了行程而感谢他 5.　　  先坐火车去伦敦，g，再飞去法兰克福，b，坐火车去苏黎世，e，坐飞机去东京，a，到这里就能看出是选择C了。