PETS全國職稱英語等級考試樣題―(財經類)
發布時間：2013-11-04 共4頁
第一部分 閱讀理解 (75分)
Passage 1
Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people
with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More
people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class
in many parts of the world, that is to say, people now have more money for
travel. Special air plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and
more attractive than ever before.
One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most
people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also
like to meet new people and new food.
Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men a women as guides
to show visitors interesting places. There’re new night clubs and other
amusement.
International tourism is clearly a big business.
1. In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.
○A. boys or girls, men or women, young or old
○B. either kings or queens
○C. both the poor and the rich
○D. nobody but those who had money
2. Many more people travel today than in the past because _________.
○A. people have become more interested in traveling
○B. travelling today is easier than in the past
○C. people now have spare money for travel
○D. great changes have taken place in the world
3. What makes travel more attractive than before?
○A. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.
○B. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.
○C. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.
○D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.
4. People make journeys to many parts of the world? This is because ________.
○A. they want to make a study of geography
○B. they travel for different reasons
○C. they want to taste different kinds of food
○D. they don’t want to do anything else except that they visit friends
5. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
○A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.
○B. People have some trouble in making journeys.
○C. With the development of tourism, great changes will take place in many
parts of the world.
○D. Tourism causes only some changes …… and in clothing.
