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 (客棧) 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 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 hotel.Usually 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 vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
小題1:68.Americans take a holiday trip _____.
A.a(chǎn)ll the year roundB.for years
C.every yearD.every other year
小題2:69.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns,_______.
A.the travelers needn’t pay anything
B.the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television
C.the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D.the owners will show the travelers around the area
小題3:70. Which if TRUE according to the passage?
A.European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.
B.All Ameicans enjoy traveling
C.These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings
D.Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inns is just like at the traveler’s home

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了在歐美流行的一種小客棧。歐美人旅行喜歡住小客棧,這樣他們可以和當?shù)厝苏務撚腥さ牡胤胶惋L土人情。

試題分析:
【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了在歐美流行的一種小客棧。歐美人旅行喜歡住小客棧,這樣他們可以和當?shù)厝苏務撚腥さ牡胤胶惋L土人情。
小題1:C考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第一段中的Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.可知,其中yearly意為:每年的。它和every year同意。故選C。
小題2:C考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.可知,主人愿意談論他們要游覽的有趣的地方,游客喜歡這個和當?shù)厝艘娒娴臋C會。故選C。
小題3:A 考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中的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.可知,這種旅游住的小客棧在歐洲和美國很受歡迎。故選A。
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