Period Three Using LanguageⅠ.阅读理解Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today，more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns(客栈)instead of hotels.They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.In the past five to ten years，these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings.Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms.Others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms，others do.Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a ually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationists say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.1．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true A．Some Americans like to stay at bed－and－breakfasthomes instead of hotels.B．The bed－and－breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationists.C．The bed－and－breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.D．The bed－and－breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.答案 C 推理判断题。
Period Two Learning about LanguageⅠ.阅读理解AWithout proper planning，tourism can cause problems.For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民) of a country.If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy.They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely.They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy.It is important to think about the people of a destination(目的地)country and how tourism affects them.Tourism should also advance the well-being(health and happiness) of local inhabitants.Too much tourism can be a problem.If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry.This means that other parts of the country’s economy will suffer.On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people will lose jobs.Businesses will also lose money.It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels，airports，air terminals，first－-class roads，and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions.For example，a major international－class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build.If this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel will lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning.There must be many support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers to handle waste and water.All of these support facilities cost money.If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money will be lost.1．Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?A．It is extremely important to develop tourism.B．Building roads and hotels is essential.C．Support facilities are highly necessary.D．Planning is of great importance to tourism.答案 D 主旨大意题。
