Question

    Last week a woman and a man came into Jane’s travel agency (旅行社) to book a holiday for August. When Jane asked where they wanted to go, the woman said she would like to go somewhere warm.

Jane suggested that they should go to Spain because it is very warm in August. She showed them a picture of a wonderful hotel. The man didn’t want to go to Spain. He said the food there made him uncomfortable. So Jane suggested Tunisia, and said it is always warm in North Africa. But the woman didn’t like it. The next suggestion was Italy. But the woman said she didn’t like the weather in Italy.

When Jane then suggested Greece, the man got a little upset and said no. He added (补充) that all hotels in Greece were terrible. His neighbor (邻居) went there and her hotel was only half-built.

Jane found out that flying to Florida was not a good idea because the woman didn’t like being on planes for a long time. After two hours of talking, Jane suggested that they should just stay at home. They thought it was a great idea and left the travel agency.

1.What didn’t the man like about Spain?

A.The weather. B.The food. C.The hotels. D.The cinemas.

2.What does the underlined word “upset” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?

A.沮丧的 B.愤怒的 C.尴尬的 D.愉快的

3.The man’s neighbour stayed at a hotel in Greece. The hotel was ________.

A.small B.dirty C.half-built D.dangerous

4.Jane thought Florida was not a good choice because ________.

A.it is too hot there

B.the food there is expensive

C.the man didn’t have enough time

D.the woman didn’t like flying for a long time

5.Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?

A.Booking a holiday B.What to do in August

C.Travelling in different countries D.How to choose the best travel agency

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

本文是篇记叙文。文章讲述了两名挑剔的男女想要旅行，旅行社的Jane给他们推荐了多个地方都被以各种理由拒绝了，最后Jane建议他们待在家里，最后两人打消了旅行的念头并决定待在家里。

1.细节理解题。由第二段第三、四句“The man didn’t want to go to Spain. He said the food there made him uncomfortable.”可知西班牙的食物让男子感到不舒服，故选B。

2.词句猜测题。由第三段第一句“When Jane then suggested Greece, the man got a little upset and said no.”可知男子不想去希腊，所以我们推测他对于Jane提出的去希腊的建议是感到“沮丧的”，故选A。

3.细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“His neighbor (邻居) went there and her hotel was only half-built.”可知男子的邻居在希腊住的旅馆都是建了一半的房子，故选C。

4.细节理解题。由第四段第一句“Jane found out that flying to Florida was not a good idea because the woman didn’t like being on planes for a long time.”可知女人不喜欢长途旅行，所以去佛罗里达不是个好建议，故选D。

5.最佳标题题。由第一段第一句“Last week a woman and a man came into Jane’s travel agency (旅行社) to book a holiday for August.”可知文章主要讲的就是一男一女想要预定8月假期的故事，所以最佳标题为Booking a holiday “预定假期”，故选A。