阅读理解
There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places, you can go and see a documentary about them, or you can read travel books.
It seems that there are three kinds of travel books. The first is those that give a personal, subjective (主观的) idea of travels which the writer has got on his or her own. These books can be useful if the writers share their travelling experiences with others. The second kind is those books which give objective (客观的) information on things to be done and seen. If
a cultured person has written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is more useful. The third kind is those books which are called "a guide" to someplace or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. Like the first kind, they can be interesting and exciting, but their main purpose is to help the reader plan his travel in the most practical way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that the book does not describe everything as interesting, exciting or fantastic. You must also keep an open eye on its date of publication (出版) because travel is a very practical matter and many things change quickly in the 21st century. Finally, you should make sure that it's easy to find the useful information for your travel.
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) 1. This passage was written to introduce
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A. travel maps
B. travel books
C. travel films
D. travel places
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) 2. The writer of the first kind of travel books gave his or her ideas after he or she
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A. travelled
B. read books
C. watched films
D. surfed the internet
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) 3. The underlined phrase "a cultured person" means a person with
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A. a good appearance
B. a good education
C. a lot of experience
D. a lot of money
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) 4. The date of publication must be noticed because
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A. the prices of travel books may be different
B. the writers of travel books may be different
C. the information in travel books is always the same
D. the information in travel books is always changing
解析:
1. 通读全文可知,文章先提及了解旅行目的地的几种方式,随后重点介绍了三种旅行书籍的特点以及选择旅行书籍的注意事项,因此本文是为了介绍旅行书籍。
2. 根据第二段第一句“The first is those that give a personal, subjective (主观的) idea of travels which the writer has got on his or her own.”可知,第一种旅行书的作者是在自己旅行之后给出的主观想法。
3. “a cultured person”意为“有文化的人”,结合选项,“a good education”(良好的教育)符合其含义,受过良好教育的人写出的关于地方事实的书更有用。
4. 根据第三段“You must also keep an open eye on its date of publication (出版) because travel is a very practical matter and many things change quickly in the 21st century.”可知,要注意出版日期是因为旅行书中的信息会快速变化。