As you are soon on your way to Eastern Europe, here are a few tips on what you should pack. In general, pack lightly, with only the most basic clothes. People dress casually(隨便地) in Eastern Europe, so you don’t need to bring along your smartest clothing.
Batteries: If your camera, flash, or other appliances run on batteries, bring enough supply along. Certain types of batteries don’t exist in Eastern Europe, and those that do often don’t last very long.
Cash: We have found it good to have supply of small-unit U.S. bills($1and $5) to use in hard–currency stores, to buy international train tickets, etc. The hard–currency stores never seem to have the right change.
Electric Current Adapter(轉(zhuǎn)換器): If you bring any appliances, remember that the electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C., not the standard 110 volts of North America. A 110 volts appliance will soon burn out when attached to an unchanged 220-volt plug.
Language Tools: One of Europe’s biggest challenges is communicating with the local people since their languages are so different from our own. To help overcome difficulties, you might buy phrasebooks before you go — you won’t find them once you are in Eastern Europe.
Money Belt: A money belt is especially helpful when you have many documents to carry around ( as you always do in Eastern Europe). The best one we find is made by Eagle Greek Travel Gear, 143 Cedros Ave. (P. O. box 651), Solona Beach, CA 92075 (tel. 619/755 – 9399, or toll free 800/874 – 9925) outside California.
Traveler’s Checks: These are necessary. Bring your traveler’s checks in small to medium unit ($10, $20, or $50) to change a little bit at a time, so as not to be left with a lot of local money. To be on the safe side, be sure to copy down the check numbers in two places, just in case something happens to the checks.
小題1:How many tips are mentioned in the passage?
A．6B．7 C．8D．9
小題2:Which of the following things may be the biggest challenge in Eastern Europe?
A．Appliances.B．Money.C．Language.D．Clothes.
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT a fact according to the passage?
A. No shop in Eastern Europe accepts hard currency.
B. Travelers may need to carry many documents in Eastern Europe.
C. The electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C.
D. Eastern European languages can be a problem to foreign travelers.
小題4:What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?
A．To tell you it’s not easy to stay in Eastern Europe.
B．To give you some advice on what you should pack when you’re in Eastern Europe.
C．To tell you something about the life in Eastern Europe.
D．To show you the life in Eastern Europe is different from that in your country.
小題5:What do the underlined words “change” and “check” probably mean according to the given dictionary entries(詞條)?
change
1. [V] to become different 改變；變化
2. [V] to exchange money into the money of another country 兌換
3. [U] the money that you get back when you have paid for sth giving more money than the amount it costs 找給的零錢；找頭
check
1. [V] to examine sth to see if it is correct, safe or acceptable 檢查；審查
2. [C] an act of making sure that sth is safe, correct or in good condition by examining it 檢查；查看
3. [C] a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for sth instead of using money 支票
A．1; 3B．3; 3 C．2; 3D．2; 2

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要對于即將動身去東歐的人們提出了七點需要注意的問題。
小題1:根據(jù)短文描述，作者主要提出了七點注意事項，即必須的衣服，電池，現(xiàn)金，電流適配器，語言工具，錢包和旅行支票。故選B。
小題2:根據(jù)第五點建議One of Europe’s biggest challenges is communicating with the local people since their languages are so different from our own.可知選C。
小題3:根據(jù)The hard–currency stores never seem to have the right change.描述，可知選項A與事實描述不符。
小題4:根據(jù)第一段As you are soon on your way to Eastern Europe, here are a few tips on what you should pack.及下文描述，可知這篇短文主要對于即將動身去東歐的人們提出了七點需要注意的問題，故選B。
小題5:根據(jù)短文描述，可知這是出國，結(jié)合上下文，可知這兩個單詞分別是零頭，零錢和支票的含義，故選B。
點評：本文難度較大，個別小題需要根據(jù)相關(guān)內(nèi)容進行推理總結(jié)。首先要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，掌握短文大意，然后帶著問題再讀短文，找出相關(guān)段落，分析總結(jié)，判斷出正確選項。文章所設(shè)試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查小題和原文的異同。
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