2023年英语导游证考试模拟题.doc

全国英语导游人员资格考试模拟题2
I. Listening Comprehension (10 points)
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II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20 points)
Directions: This part contains 20 incomplete sentences, beneath each of which are four choices, marked A, B, C and D. You are to make ONE choice that can best complete the sentence.
16. He said he would be forever grateful to you. , he wouldn’t have studied at Yale.
a. If it weren’t for you b. Hadn’t it been for you
c. If it had been for you d. Were it for you
17. All flights because of the storm, they decided to take the train.
a. having canceled b. were canceled
c. having been canceled d. have been canceled
18. Don’t be absurd. There are no ghost existing anywhere in the world.
a. such a thing as a b. such thing as
c. such the things as d. such a thing as
19. we have all the materials ready, we should begin the new task at once.
a. Since that b. Since now c. By now d. Now that
20. I am not a very particular tourist. is just a smile from that tour guide who always pulls a long face.
a. All that is needed b. All what is needed
c. That all is needed d. What all is needed
21. He always feels to others; however, he is virtually looked down upon by all the others.
a. inferior b. superior c. junior d. senior
22. We learn pronunciation long before we start learning to read and write, and in our early days we on unconsciously imitating those around us.
a. went b. were going c. go d. have been going
23. We were deeply impressed by the speaker’s insight the importance of tourism in national economy.
a. of b. about c. for d. into
24. Having been taken to the scenic resort, .
a. the tour guide offered the tourists detailed introduction to the place
b. the tourists were immediately fascinated be the beauty of the place
c. the place attracted the tourists at once
d. it took the tourists by surprise
25. The tour guide looked the visitor the eye and said, “We don't take tips.”
a. at b. for c. in d. on
26. mainly for the invention of telephone, Alexander Graham Bell devoted his life to helping the deaf.
a. Though remembered b. Remembered c. To remember d. While remembering
27. Some of the deaf came from Australia. How about ?
a. another b. others c. the left d. the rest
28. While crossing the mountain areas, all the men had guns for protection lest they by the bandits.
a. were attacked b. would be attacked c. should be attacked d. might be attacked
29. We thought she’d come just for a visit, but it seems she is staying .
a. for good b. for long c. for long time d. for another time
30. The travel agency promised to do was in its ability to help the tourists.
a. all b. what c. that d.. which
31. These women believe that it is their husbands’ business to make money and to spend it.
a. they b. theirs c. them d. their
32. The tour guide was doing his best to have his guest accommodated in the time.
a. possible shortest b. possibly shortest c. shortest possible d. shortest possibly
33. Upon hearing the news of his son’s death, the old woman turned pale but remained .
a. calm b. still c. well d. quiet
34. After a moment’s , the tourist went into the cave.
a. suspense b. hesitation c. postponement d. delay
35. the direction of the local guide, the visitors went to their rooms respectively.
a. Below b. Beneath c. Underneath d. Under

III. Reading Comprehension (15 points)
Directions: In this part, you will read three passages. Each passage is followed ny five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices, marked A, B, C and D. You are to make ONE choice that can best either answer the question or complete the statement.
A
Their culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that their language is universal but that the gestures they use are understood by everyone. They do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.
Those private citizens who sent packages to their troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that “Gift” means poison in German. Moreover, they like to think of themselves as friendly, yet they prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.
Their linguistic and cultural blindness and the casualness with which they take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing their friends, business and respect in the world.
Even in the United States, they make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information in four languages on their public buildings or monuments; they do not have multilingual guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Their transportation systems have maps in English only and often they themselves have difficulty understanding them.
When they go abroad, they tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. The attitudes and information they pick up are conditioned by those natives that speak English. Their business dealings, as well as the nation’s diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.
For many years, America and Americans could get by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance. After all, America was the most powerful country of the free world, the distributor of needed funds and goods.
But that is past. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and they are slowly beginning to realize that their proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55% of Americans want their country to play a more significant role in the world affair; they want to have a hand in the important decisions of the next century, even though it may not always be the upper hand.

36. It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably .
a. stand still b. jump aside c. step forward d. draw back
37. The author gives many examples to criticize Americans for their .
a. cultural self-centeredness b. casual manners
c. indifferences towards foreign visitors d. arrogance towards other cultures
38. In countries other than their own most Americans .
a. are isolated by the local people
b. are not well informed due to the language barrier
c. tend to get along well with the natives
d. need interpreters in hotels and restaurants
39. According to the author, Americans’ cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance will .
a. affect their image in the new area
b. cut themselves off from the outside world
c. limit their role in world affairs
d. weaken the position of the US dollar
40. The author’s intention in writing this article is to make Americans realize that .
a. it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friends
b. it is important to maintain their leading role in the world
c. it is necessary to use several languages in public places
d. it is time to get acquainted with other cultures

B
Occasionally accounts of shark attacks off Australia’s beaches appear in the press and send shivers down readers’ and swimmers’ backs. Even before the onset of summer, schools of fish and warmer waters bring the real-life jaws predators back to the southern climate.
Australia takes the shark menace seriously, as it must be. Records show that since 1900 there been about 100 fatal shark attacks, nearly all of them on the eastern side where most people dwell. The number of fatalities for this year is three, suggesting that this may be one of the worst seasons for many years of attacks. There are few details of the number of people who come face to face with a shark and live. But every summer local newspaper carry hair-raising accounts of bathers, surfers and fishermen multipliable and give daily advice on how to avoid shark attacks.
In a bid to deter the man-eaters and to reassure holidaymakers, local authorities have strung nylon mesh netting along large sections of popular beaches. These traps are set about half a mile off shore, running parallel to the land in water up to 17 feet deep. They are not anchored; the force of a huge tiger shark would tear a hole in rigid netting. In 15 years the nets have caught nearly 20,000 sharks. If any manages to pass these primary defenses, there are rows of buoys with baits of meat--- the raw flesh hiding a nine-inch hook--- ready to put the sharks to an end. The nets are lifted and cleaned every day during swimming season. Any sharks still alive in the mesh are shot before being removed. Though trapped, they would still be too dangerous to handle.
But the nets offer protection for only small, crowded beaches. In some of the more remote coastal areas, beaches are too big and too under-utilized and it would not be economical to spend money on netting. Nobody claims that the nets are totally shark-proof. Critics complain that other innocent forms of sea life are also being caught, including dolphins and small whales and some marine biologists support their abolition because of the damage they are doing to sea life.
41. When do sharks return to Australian beaches?
a. Only in summer b. Even before summer
c. When the nets are lifted and cleaned
d. When they see a large crowd of swimmers there
42. There is little, if any, information on what happened when a shark attacked people because

a. victims seldom come face to face with sharks attacking them
b. in most cases victims could hardly remember their experience clearly
c. little research has been done in this field
d. victims seldom survived the attacks to describe them afterwards
43. What is said about nylon mesh netting in the passage?
a. It can be used extensively at all beaches
b. It is avoided by sharks.
c. It is powerless against huge tiger sharks.
d. It does not necessarily stop sharks from going past
44. The major reason why nylon mesh metting is not used at big or remote beaches is .
a. the cost factor b. that it is not effective enough
c. that other forms of sea life become the victims
d. that some people are against it
45. What is the best title of the passage?
a. Beware of Jaws b. Sharks Man-eaters
c. Accounts of Shark Attacks d. Different Ways to Shark Attacks

C
The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of the earth. It is also far south to be a convenient stop on the way to anywhere else and is much farther than a relatively cheap half-day’s flight away from the big tourist markets, unlike Mexico, for example.
Chile, therefore, is having to fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travelers that it is worth coming halfway round the world to visit. But is it succeeding, not only in existing markets like the USA and Western Europe but in new territories, in particular the Far East. Markets closer to home, however, are not being forgotten. More than 50% of visitors of Chile still come from its nearest neighbor, Argentina, where the cost of living is much higher.
Like all South American countries, Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner of foreign currency. Although it has been far more serious than most in promoting its image abroad. Relative stable politically within the region, it has benefited from the problems suffered in other areas. In Peru, guerrilla warfare in recent years has dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry and fear of street crime in Brazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dream destination for foreigners.
Chile’s greatest strength as a tourist destination is it geographical diversity. From the parched Atancma Desert in the north to the Antarctic snowfields of the south, it is more than 5,000km long. With the Pacific on one side and the Andean mountains on the other, Chile boasts natural attractions. Its beaches are not up to Caribbean standards but resorts such as Vina del Mar are generally clean and unspoilt and have a high standard of services.
But the trump card is the Andes mountain range. There are a number of excellent ski resorts within one hour’s drive of the capital, Santiago, and the national parks in the south are home to rare animal and plant species. The parks already attract specialist visitors, including mountaineers, who come to climb the technically difficult peaks, and the fishermen, lured by the salmon and trout in the region’s rivers.
Air links between Chile and the rest of the world are, at present, relatively poor. While Chile’s two largest airlines have extensive networks within South America, they operate only a small number of routes to the United States and Europe, while services to Asia are almost non-existent.
Internal transport links are being improved and luxury hotels are being built in one of its national parks. Nor is development being restricted to the Andes. Easter Island and Chile’s Antarctic Territory are also on the list of areas where Government believes it can create tourists markets.
But the rush to open hitherto inaccessible areas to mass tourism is not being welcomed by everyone. Indigenous and environmental groups, including Greenpeace, say that many parts of the Andes will suffer if they become over-developed. There is a genuine fear that areas of Chile will suffer the cultural destruction witnessed in Mexico and European resorts.
The policy of opening up Antarctica to tourism is also politically sensitive. Chile already has permanent settlements on the ice and many people see the decision to allow tourists there as a political move, enhancing Santiago’s territorial claim over part of Antarctica.
46. Chile is disadvantaged in the promotion of its tourism by .
a. geographical location b. guerrilla warfare
c. political instability d. street crime
47. Many of Chile’s tourists used to come from EXCEPT .
a. U.S.A b. the Far East c. western Europe d. her neighbors
48. According to the author, Chile’s greatest attraction is .
a. the unspoilt beaches b. the dry and hot desert
c. the famous mountain range d. the high standard of services
49. According to the passage, in WHICH area improvement is already under way?
a. Facilities in the ski resort b. Domestic transport