【正文】 nd growing segment of tourism consumers. Travel to foreign countries by international travelers has been growing at a rapid pace. Statistics show that in 2000, Shanghai received some million foreign visitors while some 100,000 traveled from Shanghai to other countries. Singapore saw 31,231 Chinese travelers for the period January—September, 2000. The number of tourists applying to tour the three countries(Japan, Australia and New Zealand) is increasing fast.21. According to the passage demographic shifts mean the change of ______.A. population B. age structure C. people39。s wax and wane.A. related to B. a part of C. moved by D. reported in20. The line in Li Kuo39。Heng in Chinese, recorded his observations of the tidal bore of Qiantang River like this: “The tide flows and ebbs with the wax and wane of the moon”. In ancient China, it was a mon practice among men of letters not only to read widely but also to travel extensively. In the course of their travels, many of them had visited lots of famous mountains and magnificent rivers, but they had seen few sights that had impressed them as deeply as the tidal bore of Qiantang. Wielding their inspired pens, some of them had described the spectacular sight of the tidal bore. Poet Li Kuo of the Tang Dynasty(618—907)had these lines:The bright midautumn moon casts its light on a thousand miles of land,The thunderous bore at midnight loud as a million marching men.16. According to the text the word “bore” here means ______.A. force B. wave C. water D. sight 17. The mighty Amazon in Brazil has a tidal bore at its mouth, ______ the Qiantang River39。s initial expenditure 54. short takeoff and landing aircraft55. with lots of local color 56. in accordance with international obligations57. encourage word of mouth remendation 58. improved educational standards59. an international excursionist 60. spread messages of hope for a peaceful worldPart TwoDirections: Translate the following into English.61. 平均工資水平 VI. Passage translation: (102=20)Directions: Translate the following passages into Chinese.71. China is truly one of the few countries in the world with such a vast territory, huge population, longstanding history, brilliant ancient civilization, stunning natural beauty, and multiethnic culture. This uniquely bined natural and cultural resource base has bee a major asset for China in its effort to develop tourism. Located in the southeastern part of Eurasian Continent on the western shores of the Pacific Ocean, China is the third largest country in the world with a total land area of million square kilometers. Its geographic environment and physical landscape are enormously diverse due to the northsouth differences in latitudes and the eastwest variations in landform and moisture. China is a mountainous country. Hills, mountains, and plateaus cover twothirds of the total area. The general topography descends from the high plateaus in the west to the lowerlying plains in the east.72. Professional travelers are similar to business travelers in many ways, although this type of travel is more elastic than business travel. Professional travel is built around the meeting and convention markets. These markets have grown as transportation, especially by air, has bee more available and affordable. As professional travel continues to grow, new and expanded meeting and convention facilities have been developed to satisfy this increasing demand. Along with this growth, new management challenges have arisen to serve this specialized market. Some of the key market segments for meeting participants or attendees are associations, businesses, exhibitions and trade shows, religious organizations, political parties, and governments.全國2010年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試 旅游英語選讀試題 課程代碼：00837請(qǐng)將答案填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上 I. Multiple choice: (115=15)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best pletes the sentence.1. The WTO defines a domestic tourist as a traveler visiting a destination in his country of residence for at least ______.A. one day B. one week C. one month D. one weekend2. Hotels vary not only in size but in ______, in type of clientele, and in scope of activities.A. marketing B. management C. character D. service3. The brochure bees the principal means of both ______ them about the product and persuading them to purchase it.A. obliging B. informing C. attracting D. marketing4. Many mass tourism resort destinations suffer from ______, giving the landscape an unclean and untidy appearance.A. congestion B. poor service C. overcrowding D. litter5. Increased ______ has led to growing demand for tourism both at home and abroad.A. education standard B. leisure time C. pocket money D. new concept6. ______ and rigidity are very clear characteristics of package tours offered on a large scale.A. Acodation B. Transportation C. Identification D. Standardization7. The travel agent39。s business travel.50. In 2005, an earning in tourism turnovers __________________5% of the country39。 an, would be hustling and bustling about, clogging up the way and making traffic impossible. In the large riverside mansions that lined the banks, there would be opulently dressed men and women, some leaning against the windows or the balconies looking into the distance and some looking down gazing fixedly at something going on down below.16. In the Southern Song Dynasty, people ______ to watch the tidal bore.A. were used B. used C. were anxious D. were extremely eager17. At that time people came to watch the tidal bore _____ of the eighth month of e