国家公共英语二级(阅读理解)练习试卷14(题后含答案及解析)

国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷14 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有： 3. 阅读理解

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

Though Wales is visited mainly for its beautiful scenery, ancient castles and

charming sea-side resorts, the fourth most popular place, attracting over a million

visitors a year, is a little town on the River Wye, rightly called Hay-on-Wye. The great

number of book shops has earned the otherwise sleepy little border town the name of

“largest second-hand book shop in the world,” for the whole town seems to be one

massive collection of books. The whole thing began in the early 60’s when Richard

Booth opened an antique (古董) store in which he also sold some books. The books

sold far better than the antiques and soon the clever businessman was buying up every

piece of property (地产) he could get in town to store and sell books. It wasn’t long

before Mr. Booth began to call himself as “the world’s biggest second-hand book

seller.” He began to attract attention from book lovers. The first success of Booth’s

books brought other book traders to town. When a fire destroyed much of the castle in

the early 1980’s Booth was forced to sell many of his properties. But other

booksellers were only too anxious to move into town. People know it’s the place to

find any book you wanted, but couldn’t find elsewhere. A lot of antique shops and

restaurants have sprung up in the shadow of the second-hand bookshops. This has led

declining (日益衰落) towns in other parts of Britain and abroad to seek Booth’s

assistance. So far, 30 towns in Europe and another 30 in the US have taken advantage

of his ideas. Hay-on-Wye, meanwhile, receives little or no input from the Wales

Tourist Board and runs its own tourist information center. To ease the feelings of

people on both sides of the border, it considers itself neither in Wales nor England, but

lying comfortably between the two. However, the town is certainly in Wales.

1． Visitors come to Wales to see all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A．seaside resorts

B．beautiful scenery

C．ancient castles

D．sleepy little border towns

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：阅读理解

2． Richard Booth started his business with ______.

A．an antique shop

B．a second-hand book shop

C．every piece of properties

D．the assistance of other book traders

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：阅读理解

3． What happened in the early 1980’s?

A．A great fire destroyed the town.

B．Booth sold many of his properties.

C．Booth became successful with his books.

D．Other book traders began to leave the town.

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：阅读理解

4． Hay-on-Wye has become

A．a sleepy border town

B．an important tourist town

C．a declining town like others

D．a modern town in England

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：阅读理解

5． What does “sprung up” mean?

A．Jumped up.

B．Spread.

C．Fought back.

D．Appeared.

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：阅读理解

In the UK there are a variety of rail companies operating. As a result, if you are

going for a long journey across the country, you may find that you not only have to

change trains as you travel, but rail companies as well. However, you should be able

to buy all your tickets from any train station. Rail travel can be expensive, but

there are various choices at lower prices. Make sure that when you book your ticket

you ask for the cheapest and bear in mind that if you book 7 days in advance you can

save a lot of money. There are lots of other good ways to save money on train

tickets. So here are some choices you might want to consider: If you are visiting the

UK from abroad and plan to do a lot of rail travel, you should consider a rail pass.

You need to buy this pass before you enter the UK or Europe, so ask your travel agent

for advice and costs. It is advisable to reserve a seat in advance, as many trains do

get crowded. And if you are a smoker, check if there is a smoking carriage (车厢) as

many trains do not allow smoking. There will probably only be one carriage for

smokers so seats get booked up quickly. Despite the prices and the fact that you

might be delayed, rail travel is probably the most comfortable method of transport, so

it is definitely worth considering.

6． What may be the purpose of writing this text?

A．To call for the reduction of train fares.

B．To advertise the rail transport in the UK.

C．To introduce various rail companies in the UK.

D．To give advice on one way of transport in the UK.

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：阅读理解

7． Prices of train tickets are always ______.

A．cheap

B．expensive

C．changeable

D．reduced

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：阅读理解

8． Why does the writer tell travelers to book train tickets in advance?

A．It’s cheaper and more comfortable.

B．Trains may be crowded and it’s cheaper

C．You don’t have to change trains and it’s cheaper.