18.Tony Wheeler was born to travel.His father worked for an airline.For the first 16years of his life,Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s,Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen.They soon married.Before getting jobs,Tony and Maureen wanted to travel.They took a year-long trip from London,through Asia,to Australia.On the trip,they visited places like India,Iran,and Afghanistan.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia,people asked many questions about their trip.To answer these questions,Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap.The book told people about different countries'weather,customs(風俗),and places to see.But unlike travel guides in the 1970s,Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go.He also wrote about unusual things to see and do.The book was very popular.
Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet.They continued travelling.They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited.Today,400people work for Lonely Planet.The company has over 650guidebooks.Wheeler still writes about travel"hot spots"(for example,Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe).For more information,read the books!
29.Which trip was Tony Wheeler's first guidebook about?D
A.The United Kingdom.
B.From Asia to England.
C.From Australia to Afghanistan.
D.From England to Australia.
30.Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?C
A.He needed the money.
B.His wife asked him to do it.
C.Many people asked questions about his travels.
D.He liked writing books.
31.How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?A
A.It talked about places most tourists did not go.
B.It was longer and more expensive.
C.It told people about a country's weather,customs,and places to see.
D.It was the first guidebook about Asia.
32.Which sentence below is true?A
A.Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks.
B.Tony Wheeler's first guidebook was not popular.
C.After their first trip,Maureen did not travel with Tony.
D.Today,Lonely Planet is still a small company.
分析 文章大意:在20世紀70年代托尼和莫琳認識,不久他們結(jié)婚了,他們想旅游,托尼和莫琳進行了一年的旅游,他們從倫敦通過亞洲而后到澳大利亞.他們來到澳大利亞,人們被問了他們的旅行的許多問題.為了回答這些問題,托尼寫了旅游指南.這本書告訴人們關于不同國家的天氣,風俗和該去旅游的地方.他們創(chuàng)辦的孤獨星球公司.
解答 29.答案:D.細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)"They took a year-long trip from London,through Asia,to Australia."可以知道第一本旅行指南是從英國到澳大利亞,故選D.
30.C.答案:細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)"people asked many questions about their trip.To answer these questions,Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap."可以知道托尼為什么寫旅行指南,因為人們問了許多關于他們旅游的問題,故選C..
31.A.答案:細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)"The book told people about different countries'weather,customs(風俗),and places to see.But unlike travel guides in the 1970s,Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go.可知他的書告知大部分游客沒有去過的地方,故選A.
32.答案:A.判斷推理理解題,由"The book was very popular."可知,B項錯誤;由"They continued travelling."可知C錯誤;由"Today,400 people work for Lonely Planet.The company has over 650 guidebooks."知D項錯誤;A項符合文章內(nèi)容,是正確的,故選A.
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