英语导游证考试模拟题4

全国英语导游人员资格考试模拟试题5 I. Listening Comprehension (15 points) 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. The tourists have taken many photos. They are going to get the films     when they got home. A. being developed    B. developed    C. developing    D. to be developed 17. I believe he     an accident, otherwise he would have arrived on time. A. would have had  B. could have had  C. should have had  D. must have had 18. I am too busy these days. I would rather all of you     next month for a dinner. A. come  B. would come    C. came    D. had come 19.     is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion produce no concrete proposal. A. That    B. It    C. Which    D. As 20. In my opinion, he’s ______ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets. A. in all    B. by far    C. for all    D. at best 21.       but also he proved himself a good tour guide. A. He showed himself not only a good student B. He showed not only himself a good student C. Not only had showed himself a good student D. Not only did he show himself a good student 22. It is of the utmost importance that you ,as a tour guide,     here on time. A. be    B. shall be    C. are to be    D. must be 23. Home is home,     ever so homely. A. it is    B. it were    C. be it    D. it be 24. “May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o’clock tonight?” “I’m sorry. Mr. Williams       to a conference long before then.” A. will have gone    B. had gone    C. would have gone    D. has gone 25.       , he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources. A. Instead of his contributions      B. For all his notable contributions C. His making notable contributions  D. However his notable contributions 26. I’ve never been to Beijing, but it’s the place       . A. where I’d like to visit      B. I most want to visit C. in which I’d like to visit    D. that I want to visit it most 27. We desire that the tour leader     us immediately of any change in plans. A. inform  B. informs    C. informed    D. has informed 28. As     announced in today’s papers, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is also open on Sundays. A. being    B. is    C. to be    D been 29. The facilities of the older hotel ________．   A. are as good or better than the new hotel   B. is as good or better than the new hotel   C. are as good as or better than the new hotel   D. are as good as or better than those of the new hotel 30. The manager said the guest resented     to wait. He expected the tour guide   him at once. A. to be asked, to see      B. being asked, to see C. to be asked, seeing      C. being asked, seeing 31. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers,     overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women. A. whose    B. which    C. that    D. what 32. His strong sense of humor was     make every travelers on the coach burst out laughing. A. so as to    B. such as to    C. so that    D. such that 33. When traveling, you are advised to take the traveler’s checks, which provide a secure   to carrying your money in cash. A. substitute    B. selection    C. preference    D. alternative 34. The wealth of a country should be measured     the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce. A. in line with    B. in terms of    C. in regard with    D. by means of 35. These people once had fame and fortune; now _______ is left to them is utter poverty. A. all that    B. all what    C. all which    D. that all 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 The tourist trade is booming. With all this coming and going, you'd expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! Superb systems of communication by air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each other's countries at a moderate cost. What was once the 'grand tour', reserved for only the very rich, is now within everybody's grasp. The package tour and chartered flights are not to be sneered at. Modern travelers enjoy a level of comfort which the lords and ladies on grand tours in the old days couldn't have dreamed of. But what's the sense of this mass exchange of populations if the nations of the world remain basically ignorant of each other?   Many tourist organizations are directly responsible for this state of affairs. They deliberately set out to protect their clients from too much contact with the local population. The modern tourist leads a cosseted, sheltered life. He lives at international hotels, where he eats his international food and sips his international drink while he gazes at the natives from a distance. Conducted tours to places of interest are carefully censored. The tourist is allowed to see only what the organizers want him to see and no more. A strict schedule makes it impossible for the tourist to wander off on his own; and anyway, language is always a barrier, so he is only too happy to be protected in this way. At its very worst, this leads to a new and hideous kind of colonization. The summer quarters of the inhabitants of the cite universities: are temporarily reestablished on the island of Corfu. Blackpoll is recreated at Torremolinos where the traveler goes not to eat paella, but fish and chips.   The sad thing about this situation is that it leads to the persistence of national stereotypes. We don't see the people of other nations as they really are, but as we have been brought up to believe they are. You can test this for yourself. Take five nationalities, say, French, German, English, American and Italian. Now in your mind, match them with these five adjectives: musical, amorous, cold, pedantic, native. Far from providing us with any insight into the national characteristics of the peoples just mentioned, these adjectives actually act as barriers. So when you set out on your travels, the only characteristics you notice are those which confirm your preconceptions. You come away with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impression that, say, 'Anglo-Saxons are hypocrites' of that 'Latin peoples shout a lot'. You only have to make a few foreign friends to understand how absurd and harmful national stereotypes are. But how can you make foreign friends when the tourist trade does its best to prevent you?   Carried to an extreme, stereotypes can be positively dangerous. Wild generalizations stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic fact—how trite it sounds! – that all people are human. We are all similar to each other and at the same time all unique. 　36. The best title for this passage is _____.   A. tourism contributes nothing to increasing understanding between nations   B. tourism is tiresome   C. conducted tour is dull   D. tourism really does something to one's country 　37. What is the author's attitude toward tourism?   A. apprehensive.   B. negative.   C. critical.   D. appreciative. 　38. Which word in the following is the best to summarize Latin people shout a lot?   A. silent.   B. noisy.   C. lively.   D. active. 　39. The purpose of the author's criticism is to point out _____.   A. conducted tour is disappointing   B. the way of touring should be changed   C. when traveling, you notice characteristics which confirm preconception   D. national stereotypes should be changed 　40. What is 'grand tour' now?   A. moderate cost.   B. local sight-seeing is investigated by the tourist organization.   C. people enjoy the first-rate comforts.   D. everybody can enjoy the 'grand tour'. B If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different. If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses. Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses' convention, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors. A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. “Who is that?" the new arrival asked St. Peter. “On, that's God," came the reply, “but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor." If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and it'll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman's notorious bad taste in ties. With other audiences you mustn't attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman. You will be on safer ground if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone system. If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural. Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. Often it's the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark. Look for the humor. It often comes from the unexpected. A twist on a familiar quote “If at first you don't succeed, give up" or a play on words or on a situation. Search for exaggeration and understatements. Look at your talk and pick out a few words or sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor. 41. To make your humor work, you should . A. take advantage of different kinds of audience. B. make fun of the disorganized people. C. address different problems to different people. D. show sympathy for your listeners. 42. The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are . .A. impolite to new arrivals. B. very conscious of their godlike role. C. entitled to some privileges. D. very busy even during lunch hours. 43. It can be inferred from the text that public services . A. have benefited many people. B. are the focus of public attention. C. are an inappropriate subject for humor. D. have often been the laughing stock. 44. To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered     . A. in well-worded language.    B. as awkwardly as possible. C. in exaggerated statements.    D. as casually as possible. 45. The best title for the text may be . A. Use Humor Effectively.      B. Various Kinds of Humor. C. Add Humor to Speech.      D. Different Humor Strategies. C Many visitors to Great Britain who make a point of visiting the famous cultural shrines of Stratford, Oxford, Cambridge and Canterbury are less aware of the equally rewarding historical interest and friendly individuality of the ancient capital, the city of Winchester.     This Hampshire centre of around 30,000 inhabitants has welcomed (and on various occasions, repulsed a succession of visitors for nearly three thousand years. Early tribes occupied it from time to time, and much later the Roman colonizers established a commercial centre with solidly-constructed straight roads radiating from it. It was Alfred the Great who, in the ninth century, made the small town the national centre of learning, though his stature dominating the main street recalls the warrior with raised crosslink sword. Norman succeeded Saxon and soon the cathedral, one of the loveliest and richest in architectural interest in England, was being erected. A College was founded in the fourteenth century and even though a decline in the wool trade led to a period of economic stagnation, the College maintained the town’s tradition of learning and is one of the most famous public schools of today.   Present-day traffic has destroyed much of the peace of the City centre. Private cars and buses which surge through the narrow streets at weekends may be supplemented on weekdays by lorries roaring on their way to Southampton. And yet away from the busier roads, the prevailing atmosphere remains one of the calm meditation contentment. From the smooth sun-flecked lawns of the close, patterned with leaf shadows from gently stirring foliage, rises the Cathedral, its comfortable, square, late Norman tower, its Norman transepts and severe Gothic nave suggesting that the beauty created by man, though not imperishable, may survive wars and revolutions, and represent the endurance of traditional values even in an age of undignified scurrying change. Certain houses round the Close may have provided homes for the loyal subjects of the first Queen Elizabeth when Shakespeare was learning to write. The Youth Hostel, a mill standing on the city’s river, is more than two hundred years old. In well-mannered unobtrusiveness, the old buildings of the main street blend with the new, and a walk through the town centre is one of the enjoyable discoveries.   The rounded hills of Southern England, among which the city is built, shelter a countryside of farms and picturesque villages, where, despite motor transport and television, many of the old rural traditions and mental attitudes are preserved.   Winchester belongs to its surroundings: it is the appropriate centre of a region of prosperous, quite, richly-green countryside. Lively, up-to-date are friendly, it maintains very many English traditions of fine domestic and ecclesiastical architecture, of graciousness and imperturbability, of richly inventive variety and peaceful dignity which are among the highest achievements of all those English planners and designers who created the heritage we now enjoy. 46. The Winchester of Roman times had something in common with that of the Middle Ages in that       . A. in both period it’s a commercial center B. it’s the capital of England C. it’s the cultural center D. it’s the political center 47. What traditional value is referred to in Para.3? A. A respect for knowledge.        B. A respect for beauty in architecture. C. Liking of war                  D. Patriotism. 48. Which of the following words from the first paragraph indicates most convincingly the importance of Winchester in a past age? A. Ancient      B. Rewarding    C. Capital    D. Individuality 49. What obvious contrast is there between different parts of the modern town? A. The contrast of the developing and the developed. B. The contrast of different functions. C. The different inhabitants. D. The contrast between the noisy traffic-packed roads and the peaceful areas away from them. 50. What does the author referred to by the word “scurrying” in Para 3? A. Purposeless hurrying      B. Quarreling C. Searching                D. Inspecting IV. Translation (30 points) A. Translation from Chinese into English (51-60) and vice versa (61-70) (10 points)   Directions: This part gives you 10 Chinese expressions to be translated into English, and 10 English words and expression to be translated into Chinese. 51. 医疗补助                52. 景泰蓝 53. 吉祥物                  54. 凹雕  55. 中草药                  56. 诗题 57. 冬至                    58. 盆景 59. 火炬接力                60. 铜锣 61. diabolo                    62. arthritis 63. matriarchal society          64. MSG 65. gouache                  66. begonia 67. caviar                    68. service charge 69. latticed window            70. Tathagata B. Short Passage Translation (20 points)   Directions: This part is composed of four short passages. The first two are to be translated from Chinese into English, and the second two from English into Chinese. 71.为了适应各种市场的需求，我社开发了一系列精选的旅游线路，如“丝绸之路、民俗游、 锦绣中华游、长江三峡游”，还设计了如“修学游、奖励旅游” 等各种特种旅游。 72. 漫步外滩，你会看到各种各样的中西式建筑鳞次栉比。歌特式的尖顶、西班牙式的阳台等向游客展示了浓郁的异国风情，独特而迷人。 73. China offers a dazzling range of goods from antiques to chopsticks, kites and snuff bottles. Among these arts and crafts, porcelain, lacquerware, silk products and embroidery are all good buys in all parts of China for their exquisite workmanship, harmonious color scheme and distinctive national style. 74. In recent years, Shanghai has gradually developed colorful tourist celebrations including the Nanhui peach Blossom Fair, the Shanghai Sweet Osmanthus Festival, the Longhua Temple Fair and the Shanghai Tourism Festival. Beverage-lovers can flock to the Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival and the Shanghai Beer Festival. These events turn already flourishing city into a place even more bustling with excitement. VI. Question and Answer (5 points)   Directions: This part has only one question for you to give a simple answer. 75.. In Pudong Development Bank of the Bund, What do the mosaic frescos on the ceiling show and represent? VII. Guided Writing  (15 points)   Directions: Write a composition of 150-200 words on the given topic. How to communicate successfully with foreigners?