浙江省2012年4月自学考试旅游英语试题

　　浙江省2012年4月高等教育自学考试

　　旅游英语试题

　　课程代码：06010

　　I. Make the best choice to complete the following sentences.(20%： 本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

　　1. It is no good ______ to memorize grammatical rules. You need to practise what you have learned.( )

　　A. trying B. to try

　　C. try D. tried

　　2. Her failure to understand the problem ______ too many technical terms. ( )

　　A. results from B. results in

　　C. results by D. results at

　　3. While shopping， people sometimes can't help ______ into buying something they don't really need.( )

　　A. persuade B. persuading

　　C. being persuaded D. be persuaded

　　4. The question ______ now at the meeting is not the question ______ yesterday.( )

　　A. discussed; discussed B. discussing; had discussed

　　C. being discussed; discussed D. discussing; discussing

　　5. We must ______ what's the matter with the computer. ( )

　　A. give out B. figure out

　　C. run out D. fill out

　　6. When ______ why he walked in without permission， he just stared at us and said nothing.( )

　　A. been asked B. asked

　　C. asking D. to be asked

　　7. ______ we can't get seems better than ______ we have. ( )

　　A. What; what B. What; that

　　C. That; that D. That; what

　　8. Will you please ______ my paper to find out whether I've made any mistakes?( )

　　A. look out B. look into

　　C. look through D. look up at

　　9. His ability has never been in doubt. The question is ______ he is prepared to work hard.

　　( )

　　A. whether B. if

　　C. that D. where

　　10. The school ______ I studied ten years ago is ______ we visited yesterday.( )

　　A. where; that B. that; which

　　C. where; the one D. which; that

　　11. If you ______ to see Jane， please ask her to give me a call this evening.( )

　　A. happen B. mind

　　C. occur D. appear

　　12. I think that ______ with the railway， the highway is much better.( )

　　A. comparing B. compared

　　C. to compare D. compare

　　13. I applied for the job but they ______ because I didn't know German.( )

　　A. turned me down B. turned me in

　　C. turned me on D. turned me off

　　14. You'd better do ______ you are required.( )

　　A. like B. which

　　C. that D. as

　　15. ______， you can't go in without permission.( )

　　A. No matter whoever you are B. Whomever you are

　　C. Whoever you are D. No matter who are you

　　16. Then the doctor ______ my temperature and felt my pulse.( )

　　A. examined B. took

　　C. held D. measured

　　17. ______ it ______ for your help， I couldn't have made any progress.( )

　　A. Had; not been B. Should; not be

　　C. Did; not be D. Not; be

　　18. Alice， together with two boys， ______ for having broken the rule.( )

　　A. was punished B. punished

　　C. were punished D. being punished

　　19. It was not until she came to see us ______ her mother was ill in bed.( )

　　A. when we knew B. that did we knew

　　C. that we knew D. that did we know

　　20. There was very little we could do ______ the circumstances.( )

　　A. on B. at

　　C. below D. under

　　II. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false. Write T for True and F for False.(20%： 本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

　　1. The inside address refers to the name and address of the person to whom the letter is written.( )

　　2. Children over 12 years of age pay discount fare for the air tickets in China.( )

　　3. Cooking was considered an art in China even before Christ.( )

　　4. Chinese tea-drinkers tap fingers on the table as a token of thanks in the pouring service.( )

　　5. Ambiguity is one of the essential qualities of a business letter.( )

　　6. Poor harvest and lack of food can also account for the creation of rich Chinese recipes.( )

　　7. Yin and yang forces can be shown in each kind of Chinese food.( )

　　8. In China， it will be deemed an insult to the host or the chef if you tap on your bowl with your chopsticks.( )

　　9. All the ingredients in a herbal medicine prescription work together on the disease until it is cured.( )

　　10. Major credit cards (American Express， MasterCard and Visa) are accepted by most major hotels in China.( )

　　11. Kites were even used to send urgent messages in ancient China.( )

　　12. Qiandaohu Lake has a total of 1078 islets， each with its own shape.( )

　　13. The Broken Bridge on the Bai Causeway is associated with the legend of White Snake.( )

　　14. The three happiest moments according to traditional Chinese belief include success in the imperial examination， a happy marriage and longevity.( )

　　15. A business letter is regarded as complete and legal when signed by the writer.( )

　　16. Passport is very important to anyone traveling in another country mainly because it shows the identity of the traveler.( )

　　17. Front desk clerks have similar responsibilities： they take reservations over the phone， greet customers in person， register arriving guests， and assign rooms.( )

　　18. Of the three major beverages of the world - tea， cocoa and fruit juice - tea is consumed by the largest number of people in the world.( )

　　19. The basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine arise through the concepts of yin， yang and qi.( )

　　20. The Chinese have celebrated the Lantern Festival since the Han Dynasty.( )

　　III. Match each word or phrase in the column on the left with its meaning in the column on the right.(12%： 本大题共12小题，每小题1分，共12分)

　　( ) 1. pharmacy a. necessary; which cannot be left out

　　( ) 2. flawless b. in advance

　　( ) 3. regardless of c. decorative

　　( ) 4. integral d. a shop where medicines are sold

　　( ) 5. beforehand e. a personal liking for something

　　( ) 6. prior to f. to cause to become more active， grow faster

　　( ) 7. dramatic g. perfect

　　( ) 8. matchmaker h. do something at the exact time

　　( ) 9. stimulate i. without worrying about or taking account of

　　( ) 10. taste j. exciting and unusual

　　( ) 11. ornamental k. before

　　( ) 12.punctual l. a person who tries to arrange marriages or relationships

　　IV. Choose a correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.(10%： 本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

　　a. Travel tip

　　b. folk performances

　　c. Executive housekeepers

　　d. Brochure

　　e. Heritage

　　f. Commercial advertising

　　g. B2B

　　h. Panorama

　　i. Casino

　　j. beverages

　　1. ______ is a booklet with pictures promoting the tour operator and its products.

　　2. ______ refers to the relationship and sales between businesses.

　　3. ______ is a building or room where people play gambling games.

　　4. ______ refers to a small but useful piece of advice about tours.

　　5. Sorry sir， we don't serve alcoholic ______ on our flights.

　　6. ______ ensure that guest rooms， meeting rooms and public areas are kept clean and in order.

　　7. In some areas， there will be dragon and lion dances and ______ of various kinds.

　　8. ______ is a view where you can see a very long way over a wide area of land， usually because you are on high ground.

　　9. ______ had begun in the very early years of Thomas Cook's operation.

　　10. Kunqu was even listed by the UNESCO among the World Oral and Intangible ______.

　　V. Answer the following sentences according to the content of the reading. (22%：本大题共3小题，共22分)

　　1. Write down the full words for the following abbreviations：

　　IT WHO Co (6%)

　　2. Put the following names of famous sites of Chinese tourism into English：

　　苏州古典园林，东方明珠电视塔，三潭印月 (6%)

　　3. Write a brief introduction to Shanghai in about 80 words. (10%)

　　VI. Translate the following sentences into English.

　　(16%： 本大题共4小题，每小题4分，共16分)

　　1. 根据传统中医学，健康的身体取决于阴阳平衡，所有的疾病都因阴阳失衡而致。

　　2. 显然，2008年北京奥运会会给北京带来成千上万的中外游客。

　　3. 在十三世纪访问过杭州的意大利著名旅行家马可波罗称赞杭州是世界上最美丽文雅的城市。

　　4. 黄石公园位于海拔大约8000英尺的高原上。