Question

Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the travelers might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport(护照).

This passport is a government request for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge(保证) that the people will obey the rules of the host country. To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must prove that he is an American citizen. An American cannot go abroad without a passport. Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports

Stuck(贴) inside the passport is the traveler’s picture. Children traveling with their parents are included in one parent’s book.

Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things. But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.

1.Why does a traveler need a passport?

A. It helps the country to protect the people

B. It helps the traveler to know where he will go

C. He needs to have his picture taken more often

D. He needs something more to carry when he travels

2.A passport is not needed when an American goes to_____.

A. European countries                                                     B. Dangerous areas

C. Canada or Mexico                                               D. Russia and China

3.It can be inferred from the text that_____.

A. Americans abroad need nothing except a passport

B. children can’t travel to foreign countries

C. a traveler is not safe in most countries

D. Americans travel abroad a lot

4.Which is best supported by the text?

A. A passport is needed whenever an American is traveling

B. Everyone in American can get a passport from the American government

C. The American travelers abroad must obey the rules of foreign countries

D. The American government allows its people to work in dangerous countries

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了美国护照的作用。

1.A考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的This passport is a government request for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge(保证) that the people will obey the rules of the host country.可知，为了确保游客的安全，和游客遵守主办国家的规则。故选A。

2.C考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports可知，加拿大和墨西哥不要护照。故选C。

3.D考查推理判断。根据文章最后一段中的Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year.可知，每年有几千美国人到其他国家旅行，由此推知D正确。

4.C考查推理判断。根据文章第二段中的This passport is a government request for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge(保证) that the people will obey the rules of the host country.可知，美国政府保证人们遵守东道主国家的法规。故选C。

考点：考查说明文的阅读理解。