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 500 different 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(自發(fā)性)out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen. They also lament(哀嘆)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(過度的)large influence on local communities. For example, some locals dedicate their lives solely(僅僅)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.
1.The Lonely Planet guidebook can bring you the following advantages EXCEPT that .
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 to stay in a strange city
2.Who will find a Lonely Planet guidebook very useful?
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.
3.People criticize the guidebook because .
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
4.What does the underlined word“fake”in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. mistake B. learn C. pretend D. create
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.C
【解析】本文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(jià)。
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2.2】選C。細(xì)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(xiàng)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(diǎn))的范疇。
3.3】選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(xiàng)C正確。選項(xiàng)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(xiàng)B是對這句話的誤解; 在guidebook的影響下, 當(dāng)?shù)鼐用癫⒉皇?/span>“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。
4.4】選C。詞義猜測題。從上下文可知“fake”一詞具有貶義, 因?yàn)榇硕问菍?/span>guidebook的批評, 所以當(dāng)?shù)厝瞬皇?/span>“l(fā)earn”(學(xué)習(xí)), 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。
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