1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 14及答案与解析 0 Though Wales is visited mainly for its beautiful scenery, ancient castles and charming sea-side resorts, the fourth most popular place, attracting over a million visitors a year, is a little town on the River Wye, rightly called Hay-on-Wye. The great number of book shop
2、s has earned the otherwise sleepy little border town the name of “largest second-hand book shop in the world,“ for the whole town seems to be one massive collection of books. The whole thing began in the early 60s when Richard Booth opened an antique (古董 ) store in which he also sold some books. The
3、 books sold far better than the antiques and soon the clever businessman was buying up every piece of property (地产 ) he could get in town to store and sell books. It wasnt long before Mr. Booth began to call himself as “the worlds biggest second-hand book seller.“ He began to attract attention from
4、book lovers. The first success of Booths books brought other book traders to town. When a fire destroyed much of the castle in the early 1980s Booth was forced to sell many of his properties. But other booksellers were only too anxious to move into town. People know its the place to find any book yo
5、u wanted, but couldnt find elsewhere. A lot of antique shops and restaurants have sprung up in the shadow of the second-hand bookshops. This has led declining (日益衰落 ) towns in other parts of Britain and abroad to seek Booths assistance. So far, 30 towns in Europe and another 30 in the US have taken
6、advantage of his ideas. Hay-on-Wye, meanwhile, receives little or no input from the Wales Tourist Board and runs its own tourist information center. To ease the feelings of people on both sides of the border, it considers itself neither in Wales nor England, but lying comfortably between the two. Ho
7、wever, the town is certainly in Wales. 1 Visitors come to Wales to see all of the following EXCEPT _. （ A） seaside resorts （ B） beautiful scenery （ C） ancient castles （ D） sleepy little border towns 2 Richard Booth started his business with _. （ A） an antique shop （ B） a second-hand book shop （ C） e
8、very piece of properties （ D） the assistance of other book traders 3 What happened in the early 1980s? （ A） A great fire destroyed the town. （ B） Booth sold many of his properties. （ C） Booth became successful with his books. （ D） Other book traders began to leave the town. 4 Hay-on-Wye has become （
9、 A） a sleepy border town （ B） an important tourist town （ C） a declining town like others （ D） a modern town in England 5 What does “sprung up“ mean? （ A） Jumped up. （ B） Spread. （ C） Fought back. （ D） Appeared. 5 In the UK there are a variety of rail companies operating. As a result, if you are goi
10、ng for a long journey across the country, you may find that you not only have to change trains as you travel, but rail companies as well. However, you should be able to buy all your tickets from any train station. Rail travel can be expensive, but there are various choices at lower prices. Make sure
11、 that when you book your ticket you ask for the cheapest and bear in mind that if you book 7 days in advance you can save a lot of money. There are lots of other good ways to save money on train tickets. So here are some choices you might want to consider: If you are visiting the UK from abroad and
12、plan to do a lot of rail travel, you should consider a rail pass. You need to buy this pass before you enter the UK or Europe, so ask your travel agent for advice and costs. It is advisable to reserve a seat in advance, as many trains do get crowded. And if you are a smoker, check if there is a smok
13、ing carriage (车厢 ) as many trains do not allow smoking. There will probably only be one carriage for smokers so seats get booked up quickly. Despite the prices and the fact that you might be delayed, rail travel is probably the most comfortable method of transport, so it is definitely worth consider
14、ing. 6 What may be the purpose of writing this text? （ A） To call for the reduction of train fares. （ B） To advertise the rail transport in the UK. （ C） To introduce various rail companies in the UK. （ D） To give advice on one way of transport in the UK. 7 Prices of train tickets are always _. （ A）
15、cheap （ B） expensive （ C） changeable （ D） reduced 8 Why does the writer tell travelers to book train tickets in advance? （ A） Its cheaper and more comfortable. （ B） Trains may be crowded and its cheaper （ C） You dont have to change trains and its cheaper. （ D） You can consider a rail pass and its ch
16、eaper. 9 Where should a traveler buy a rail pass? （ A） At any travel agent in the UK. （ B） At any train station in the UK, （ C） On the train during his journey. （ D） At a travel agent outside the UK. 10 For whom may this text be written? （ A） Tourists to the UK. （ B） Rail companies in the UK. （ C） T
17、ravel agents in the UK. （ D） Travel agents in other countries. 11 Which of the following words may NOT be used to describe trains in the UK? （ A） Slow. （ B） Dirty. （ C） Expensive. （ D） Comfortable. 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 14答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅 读理解 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解
