Question

If you’re planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.

First of all, always check and double-check departure (起程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.

The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead. “Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing.

The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suit and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.

1.Where is the writer most probably from?

A. Italy   B. The USA  C. Britain  D. Greece

2.According to the passage, the driver was angry because_______.

A. the author gave him false (假的) money

B. the author did not give him the local money

C. the author offered to pay by credit card

D. the author had no enough change

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.

B. You don’t have to take credit cards when traveling.

C. You should know more about the weather of the place you’ll visit.

D. It’s unnecessary to check the departure time carefully.

4.The writer mainly tells us ______.

A. how to make life easier

B. how to be well prepared for a trip

C. how to enjoy ourselves on trip

D. how to plan our trip

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者就出国旅行给读者提了三点建议。了解一些简单的规则会给旅行带来很多的方便。第一点是再三确认出发时间；第二点是随身带一些当地的货币；第三点是充分了解当地的天气情况。

1.because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead”可知，作者没有带美元，想用英镑付打车的钱，由此可知，作者可能来自英国，故选C。

2.“Listen! I only take real money!””可知，司机的意思是他只收他们国家的钱，也就是美元，而且作者举这个例子是为了验证随身携带当地货币的重要性，故选B。

3.The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.”可知，出发前一定要了解目的地国家尽可能多的关于天气的信息，故选C。

4.If you’re planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.”和后面几段的首句可知，作者认为出国旅行一定要做好充分的准备，作者给读者提了三个建议，故选B。

考点：生活类短文阅读