旅游英语课后练习

1 In Maslow’s opinion, there is a hierarchy of universal wants and needs found in every human being.

A. general B. various C. anxious D. elaborate

2 Then tourism turns out to be a good solution, since it provide ample chances to satisfy most of the need, and the needs, in turn, constitute major motivational factors for people to travel and go on vacation.

A. organize B. form C. broaden D. compose

3 Actually, travel for sports is one of the fastest growing generators of travel. A. elements B. motivators C. illusions D. conditions

4 The end for belonging is manifested in the desire to visit friends or relatives, to meet new people and make new friendships.

A. extended B. progressed C. satisfied D. revealed 5 The need for esteem is identified with the desire for recognition, attention, appreciation, and reputation.

A. status B. respect C. fame D. hierarchy

6 A combination of needs and desire has given impetus to one of the largest industries today the travel industry.

A. stimulus B. prestige C. emphasis D. space

7 In addition, changing social conditions have introduced and established leisure time as a way of life, and leisure became a justifiable aspect of the society.

A. probable B. desirable C. reasonable D. valuable

8 Discretionary income, or disposable income, is money not need for personal essentials such as food, clothing, health-care, transportation, and so forth.

A. Ultimate B. Enviable C. Sufficient D. Ready TRANSLATE

1. Traveling offer chances to people who are eager to know other customs and culture, meanwhile, enriches their knowledge.

2. If you have been to an impressive place, you’ll show more interest in the news and report

about it. 3. Nowadays, some travel agencies provide new items, such as genealogical travel, gourmet

travel, shopping travel and etc. 4. In a word, leisure can help people free from the strain and nervousness from the society. 5. With the improvement of our life, more and more people will go traveling on their holidays. 6. The forty-hour workday in a week makes people have enough time to enjoy different

entertainments and sports. 7. Today at many scenic sports, transportation has been bettered on a large scale; hence it promoted the local tourist industry.

8. We can enlarge our new knowledge, make new friends with others and taste the special tics

through traveling. Unit 2

1. There are many other types of tourists, such as business people, convention delegates,

pilgrims and other travelers.

A. convocation B. conversion C. conservation D. conference 2. Accordingly, a tourist is “one that makes a tour, one that travels from place to place for pleasure or culture and one that stays overnight usually at an inn or motel”. A. Consequently B. Obviously C. Exactly D. Absolutely

3. It defined a visitor as “any person visiting a country other than that in which he has his usual place of residence, for any reason other than following an occupation, remunerated from within the country visited.”

A. awarded B. paid C. granted D. rewarded 4. Excursionists, who were classed as temporary visitors staying less than 24 hours, including cruise travelers but excluding travelers in transit.

A. Executives B. Dealers C. Trippers D. Adventurers

5. The important point was to distinguish between visitors who did or not stay overnight. A. clarify B. appoint C. discriminate D. identify

6. To facilitate such study and research, a clear definition of tourism is needed. A. assist B. perfect C. sponsor D. determine

7. Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes. A. inclusive B. successive C. impressive D. comprehensive

8. Perhaps this leaves us a chance to use the definitions mentioned above and reword them. A. reward B. recite C. reset D. repeat Unit 3

1 The Wuyi Mountains have a humid and warm climate, with rich flora and fauna, including several thousand subtropical plant species, rare flowers and trees and precious animals.

A. poultry B. beasts C. shrimps D. animals

2 In the pat 2,000 years, emperors, famous figures and men of letters have come to the mountain to worship, tour or give lectures, leaving 300 historical sites, such as temples, academies, pavilions and towers.

A. calligraphy B. literature C. photography D. esthetics

3. At the foot of the mountain, there are remains of a Han Dynasty city and kilns of the Song Dynasty.

A. corpses B. pollutants C. primes D. relics 4. The landscape of the Wuyi Mountains is marvelous; it is a fairyland in the human world. A. scenery B. security C. sense D. species

5. The Wuyi Mountains are outstanding for their combination of natural and man-made sights, serving as a precious natural and cultural heritage site not only in China but also in the world. A. subtropical B. valuable C. picturesque D. biological

6. Wuyi’s peaks, shrouded with clouds and misits, have only a short period of sunshine, and the soil and water are unpolluted. All this guarantees the quality of Rock Tea. A. resumes B. ensures C. establishes D. promises

7. To let tourists have a better understanding of Wuyi Rock Tea, the scenic area has preserved several tea processing workshops.

A. retained B. protected C. offered D. decorated

8. In addition, the local people demonstrate tea-serving ceremonies and give song and dance performances to promote the local tea culture.

A. modules B. exhibits C. rituals D. presentations

Unit 4

1 The three natural regions extend as broad bands from north to south across the continent. A. fields B. belts C. squares D. plains

2 Asia is the continent nearest to Australia, and the numerous islands of Indonesia from stepping-stones between the two continents.

A. nomadic B. vast C. considerable D. abundant

3 Darwin on the north coast has an average monthly temperature around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The rest of Australia has a moderate climate. A. tropical B. gentle C. mild D. cozy

4 Life for most Australians is congenial. Few are so rich that they need not work; few are so poor that they cannot afford a good standard of living.

A. agreeable B. aggressive C. attractive D. available

5 Spectator sports are well attended, and many county people come into the cities to watch amateur and professional football.

A. popular B. prevalent C. conventional D. athletic

6 There are still lands in the north and center occupied only by the aborigines. A. investors B. natives C. spectators D. colonists

7 They total over 100,000, but fewer than a third of these live the nomadic tribal life of their ancestors.

A. original B. pastoral C. economical D. ethnological

8 Before European influence reached them, they wore no clothes, built no permanent dwellings, cultivated no crops, and lived as nomadic hunters. A. apartments B. cottages C. shelters D. residences Unit 5

1 There are four major classifications of American hotels today: (1) the commercial or transient hotel; (2) the resort hotel; (3) the residential hotel, and (4) the motel——motor hotel.

A. catalogs B. sorts C. ranks D. aspects

2 The commercial hotel direct its appeal primarily to the individual traveling for business reasons, although most commercial hotels do have some permanent guests. A. attraction B. supplication C. promotion D. influence 3 Today, however, the trend is for resorts to operate year-round. A. advantage B. tendency C. character D. solution

4 Usually located at the shore, in the mountains, or at a spa, a resort is free of the large city clamor but is still easily accessible by plane, train, or automobile. A. expense B. standard C. campaign D. hubbub

5 Many Americans early developed the habit of living permanently in hotels, and this branch of the industry evolved primarily to provide for this individuals. A. developed B. innovated C. created D. zigzagged

6 Although they represent only a segment of the industry, these hotels nevertheless perform an important function in the American way of life. A. division B. role C. part D. factor

7 Though commercial travelers often patronize motels, the chief motel guest is the person

traveling for pleasure with his family.

A. put in B. stay at C. go to D. set out

8 Another distinguishing feature of the modern motel is the swimming pool. It is doubtful that anyone would dare to build a new motel without a pool. A. precious B. accessible C. evidential D. distinct Unit 6

1 On this way every town and village in the country are permeated with a jubilant atmosphere.

A. virtual B. cheerful C. emotional D. relaxed

2 Fireworks shooting; dances and songs; stage, screen and TV shows; various assemblies and exhibitions keep the whole nation busy for days.

A. ceremonies B. congregations C. competitions D. congresses

3 The solar New Year is quite eclipsed by the traditional New Year both in importance and festivity.

A. obscured B. weakened C. loosened D. permeated

4 In other words, this is the time for rest and relaxation after a year’s toil, and for celebration as well.

A. hard work B. difficult time C. great stress D. specific task 5 Nothing is spared to make the celebrations joyous and memorable. A. administrative B. pleasant C. exotic D. unforgettable 6 It is strange that the traditional New Year should seem to flourish with new vigor when the lunar calendar has been practically superseded by the solar calendar as a system of time reckoning.

A. facilitated B. enriched C. replaced D. endorsed

7 Worshipping the moon is also customary, as is ceremonially sacrificing fruit to the moon. A. contributing B. adding C. devoting D. offering 8 Despite the fatuous decline in the observance of traditional Chinese holidays, after all, 99 percent of the conversations you have with Chinese people are like the topic of traditional Chinese holidays.

A. moderate B. vacuous C. minimal D. congenial

Unit 7

1 Chinese chefs are masters at creating culinary triumphs from the barest necessities. A. operations B. features C. innovations D. achievements 2 To begin whit a dish should not have a strong aroma dominating the other dishes.

A. flavor B. scent C. fragrance D. smell

3 And “balance” is not confined to taste alone: the texture of food in the mouth should vary, so that a banquet should contain dry and sticky dishes as well as crisp and juicy ones. A. structure B. climax C. harmony D. maw

4 The mucus is collected by boiling the nests of these birds. It is soup with a most subtle flavor.

A. edible B. imaginary C. delicate D. pleasant

5 The finest and most costly shark’s fin soup is a clear one to which no starch is added. A. dear B. priceless C rare D. sufficient

6 The duck is cooked for about three-quarters of an hour and is basted with its own fat. A. shrouded B. moistened C. overpowered D. fried

7 Sea cucumbers are also well known to foreign visitors, perhaps more for the distaste they arouse than the delight they bring to the palace.

A. discourse B. disguise C. disgust D. dislike 8 And the persimmon is also highly flavored by inhabitants and is picked in the late autumn. A. citizens B. residents C. natives D. fishermen Unit 8

1 For instance, if you considered one kind of food a great delicacy in your country, you might not be able to understand why some people in other countries find it “unusual”. A. uncommon B. unreadable C. unchangeable D. unavoidable

2 However, Americans may invited visiting Chinese to a more formal dinner, so it is important for us to adhere to Western table manners. A. stick to B. carry out C. consist with D. fall into

3 The restaurant and catering business has met this growing demand by feeding this huge number of highly mobile persons, office and factory workers, schoolchildren, military personnel, travelers, and people out to have a good time.

A. moving B. driving C. walking D. surfing

4 The service and the prices are usually in accord with the quality of the meal so that these restaurants are the most expensive and luxurious of all food service establishments. A. possessions B. institutions C. committees D. enterprises 5 Many of these restaurants are owned by chains or operated under a franchise, an arrangement in which the name and procedures of the business are leased from a central organization.

A. license B. certification C. control D. warrant

6 Fast foods are those which can be prepared, served and eaten quickly, probably the most typical fast food is the hamburger, a grilled patty of ground beef served between the slices of a round roll.

A. preserved B. crushed C. remained D. frozen

7 Usually institutional restaurants are cafeterias are intended for public business. A. commercial B. residential C. organizational D. individual

8 The unprecedented percentage of working wives and mothers has made an enormous impact on the entire food service industry, but it is a particularly important factor in the growth of the carryout or take-out restaurant.

A. illogical B. exceptional C. principal D. optional

Unit 9

1 It was opened on October 1, 1971, five years after Walt Disney’s death, and it is a larger, slightly more ambitious version of Disneyland near Los Angeles.

A. variation B. description C. reproduction D. imitation 2 It attracts people of most tastes and most income groups, and people of all ages, from toddlers to grandpa.

A. teenagers B. cripples C. teeters D. infants

3 You have a choice of transportation. You can either cross the lake on a replica of a Mississippi paddlewheeler, or you can glide around the shore in a streamlined monorail train. A. fashion B. copy C. creature D. character

4 Main Street is of late 19th century. There are modern shops inside the buildings, but all the facades are of the period. A. faces B. meteors C. procedures D. cafeterias

5 He does not change throughout the years, nor does his dog, which constantly wags its tail. A. challenges B. swings C. whizzes D. presents

6 The Space Mountain is for many the climax of the tour of the Magic Kingdom, for deep inside the Space Mountain there is a terrifying roller coaster which whizzes you through a pitch-black lit up only a bombardment of meteors and space debris. A. remains B. fabrics C. materials D. substances

7 You need two days to explore the Magic Kingdom properly. But it is worth it —— and it is very inexpensive.

A. cheap B. fascinated C. luxurious D. optimistic

8 So Disney World has already become the paradise for human beings on earth. A. terminal B. resort C. attraction D. fairyland Unit 10

1 In ancient Greek towns, dealers blew horns to attract customers; in Rome, a goat signified a school.

A. advertised B. denoted C. simplified D. illustrated

2 Many people in the tourists business consider it the most critical variable in the marketing process.

A. crucial B. practical C. superb D. symbolic

3 It is transmitted is mass communication media, not by individual salespeople. A. whizzed B. inaugurated C. conveved D. extended

4 Firms advertise for a purpose, and each advertisement has a specific objective. A. potential B. practical C. particular D. possible

5 “If I were starting my life again, I am inclined to think I would go into the advertising business in preference to almost any other.”

A. be engaged in B. be in charge of C. be expert at D. be supportive for

6 The sharp increase in travel advertising spending is a convincing point in the importance of travel advertising for business in this competitive world of tourism.

A. prospective B. seasonal C. valid D. believable 7 Advertising seeks to condition the customer to have a favorable viewpoint toward the product and to promote the likelihood that the customer will buy a particular product or service.

A. impulse B. evaluate C. convict D. influence 8 There are different appeals to different groups of people. Therefore, it is imperative to select the right appeal.

A. competitive B. essential C. customary D. comprehensive