3．NO matter which tourist destination you visit，chances are you'll see Lonely Planet guidebooks in the hands of travelers．
Lonely Planet is one of the world's largest travel guide brands，publishing more than 500different guides in eight languages．This year marks the company's 40th anniversary．The popular brand also produces television shows，websites and podcasts，all dedicated to travel．
Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable．They save you time and keep you from missing the very best things in a place．And of course，their reviews of hostels，hotels and restaurants，in addition to ticket information about your destination，are useful．
This can be great if you're a nervous traveler，or if you haven't traveled by yourself before．If you're in a country where you don't speak the language，sometimes there's nothing better than getting into a taxi and opening up a guidebook．You simply point to a map，directing the taxi driver to a hostel that's cheap and clean，with friendly staff and cold beer．
But others criticize Lonely Planet and other travel guide publishers．They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity （率性） out of traveling，and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen．They also lament that if you follow a guidebook，you'll end up doing the same things and having the same experiences as everyone else．You might end up seeing the same group of people over and over，because everyone is reading the same book and following the same trail．
Another criticism of travel guides is that they have an overly large influence on local communities．For example，some locals dedicate their lives solely to behaving in ways that attract tourists．They fake a traditional lifestyle，wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses just to attract tourists'dollars．
41．The Lonely Planet guidebook can bring you the following advantages EXCEPT thatB．
A．it can help you to save time and money when traveling
B．you will not miss the best things without having to make choices
C．it provides a lot of useful information about your destination
D．you can easily find a nice place for you to stay in a strange city
42．Who will find a Lonely Planet guidebook very useful？C
A．Someone who always takes a taxi when traveling．
B．A tourist who likes to repeat others'experiences．
C．A person who's nervous touring an unfamiliar place．
D．A native traveler who is traveling alone．
43．People criticize the guidebook becauseC．
A．the guidebook is not as useful as most travelers expect
B．travelers using it will be bored with meeting the same people on their journey
C．travelers using it may not get the chance to have unexpected adventures
D．local people keep their old lifestyle under the guidebook's influence
44．What does the underlined word"fake"in the last paragraph probably mean？C
A．mistake B．learn
C．pretend D．create
45．What do we know about the"The Lonely Planet guidebook"from the text？B
A．It is a world-famous brand that only produces guidebooks for travelers．
B．It is popular around the world providing travelers with guidance in several languages．
C．It influences many travelers'traveling experiences but is of no use to people．
D．The writer loves it very much because of the convenience it brings to travelers．
分析 本文屬于政治經(jīng)濟類短文閱讀．主要介紹了世界最大的旅游指南品牌之一的Lonely Planet以及人們對它的評價，其中提到了guidebook造成游客選擇相同的旅游線路，造成旅游的單一和乏味等特點．
解答 41-45BCCCB
41．B．細節(jié)理解題．文章的第三、四段講述了人們喜愛The Lonely Planet guidebook的理由，A、C、D都可以找到相應的出處，只有選項B，前部分"you will not miss the best things"是正確的，但后部分"without having to make choices"和文章相違背，guidebook列出很多東西同樣要選擇．故選B．
42．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段if you're a nervous traveler可以確定C正確．A和D是對第四段中有關(guān)in a country where you don't speak the language和乘坐taxi的誤解．B項在第五段有相聯(lián)系的信息，但那是人們對guidebook的批評，不屬于本題（guidebook的優(yōu)點）的范疇．故選C．
43．C．推理判斷題．文章的第五、六段是人們對guidebook的批評，是本題的信息源．"They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity out of traveling，and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen．"告訴讀者選項C正確．選項A是文章中沒有提到的內(nèi)容．"You might end up seeing the same group of people over and over，because everyone is reading the same book and following the same trail"的意圖是要批評guidebook造成游客選擇相同的旅游線路，造成旅游的單一和乏味，并不是真的說游客走到哪里都會遇見相同的人，選項B是對這句話的誤解； 在guidebook的影響下，當?shù)鼐用癫⒉皇?keep"（保持）他們的傳統(tǒng)生活方式，而是"fake"了所謂的傳統(tǒng)生活方式來取悅游客．故選C．
44．C．詞義猜測題．從上下文可知"fake"一詞具有貶義，因為此段是對guidebook的批評，所以當?shù)厝瞬皇?learn"（學習），也不是"create"（創(chuàng)造）了傳統(tǒng)生活模式，而是"wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses"，"pretend"（假造）了一種傳統(tǒng)生活方式來取悅游客而已．故選C．
45．B．推理判斷題．由第二段最后一句The popular brand also produces television shows，websites and podcasts，all dedicated to travel．可知，A項錯誤，可排除；第二段前兩句Lonely Planet is one of the world's largest travel guide brands，publishing more than 500different guides in eight languages．This year marks the company's 40th anniversary可知，提供了八種語言的Lonely Planet是很受歡迎的，所以B項正確．C項的表述與第三段內(nèi)容相矛盾，可排除，D項作者的觀點在文中并沒有提到，作者只是客觀的描述這一事物的特點，不摻雜個人的情感．
點評 本文為政治經(jīng)濟類閱讀文章，該類文章時代氣息濃郁，語言鮮活，但熟字新義詞、超綱詞及專業(yè)詞語多，長句、難句多．政治類文章大多數(shù)是同學們感性趣的內(nèi)容，讀起來倒有似曾相識的感覺，閱讀這類文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整體和各段主要在說什么，也要注意段落之間的邏輯關(guān)系
