Brian and the Travel Agency

    Everyone has an ambition (志向) to travel. But those who cannot do so themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency(旅游服務(wù)社), arranging journeys for other people. Brian Lawley does this, working in a small travel agency in an industrial city. Most of his work is connected with holidays, both at home and abroadEvery autumn, the agency sends out hundreds of book- lets full of attractive, colored photographs, describing the holidays that their customers will be able to have the next year. Soon, people begin to come into the office to book their holidays: perhaps a week’s skiing in Austria in January, perhaps a cruise(巡游) to the Caribbean(加勒比海) in February, perhaps a seaside holiday in Spain in May, or a tour in North AfricaBrian often has to advise people on what holidays will be suitable for them, and they always have a lot of questions. Last year, for example, a lady of eighty - two wanted to book for mountaineering (爬山) holiday in the Alps (阿爾卑斯山), and Brian had great difficulty in persuading her that it would not be suitable. In the end, she decided to go for a Mediterranean cruise instead.

    Arranging journeys for people who have to travel abroad on business is often very complicated, but Brian enjoys this work. For example, last spring Mr. Perry, a director of a local chemical firm, went on a business trip, and Brian arranged it all for him. First Mr. Perry traveled to London by train, and stayed overnight in a hotel near the airport, because his plane left early the next morning. He flew to Frankfurt in Germany, where he spent the morning discussing business. Then he went on by train to Zurich (蘇黎士), where he stayed the night. After a meeting the next morning, he caught a plane for Tokyo, and spent three days there before going on to AmericaHe had business in Seattle(西雅圖), Chicago and New York, and stayed some time in each of those places. From New York, he flew back to London and then home by train. The next day he telephoned the agency to thank Brian for arranging everything so well for him.

1. Who would like to work in a travel agency?

APeople who live in an industrial city.

BPeople who’ would like to travel but cannot.

CAmbitious people.

DThe people who go on holidays abroad.

2. When do the customers come into the office to book their holidays?

AEarly in the morning.

BEvery year.

CIn January.

DShortly after receiving the booklet.

3. Those who cannot travel themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency________.

Aarranging trips for other people

Barranging trips for themselves

Cbooking tickets for other people

Ddescribing the holidays for others

4. Mr. Perry telephoned the agency to thank Brian because ________.

AMr. Perry arranged everything so well for Brian

BBrian arranged everything so well for Perry

Cthe agency sent Mr. Perry abroad on business

DBrian helped him in the travel agency

5. How was Mr. Perry’s journey arranged?

a. Fly to Tokyo

b. To Frankfurt by plane

c. Back home by train

d. Fly back to London

e. To Zurich by train

f. Have business in Seattle, Chicago and New York

g. To London by train

Ag, b, a, f, e, d, c

Bc, b, a, g, e, c, d

Cg, b, e, a, f, d, c

Df, e, a, b, g, c, d

 

答案:B;D;A;B;C
提示:

1.      those who cannot do so themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency從這句可以看出,那些無法自己安排旅游的人需要旅行社的幫助 

2.      課文里用soon來表示,發(fā)出手冊以后很快就有人來咨詢了

3.      很顯然是對那些能為他人計劃行程的旅行社感興趣了

4.      The next day he telephoned the agency to thank Brian for arranging everything so well for him.因為Brian為他完美計劃了行程而感謝他

5.      先坐火車去倫敦,g,再飛去法蘭克福,b,坐火車去蘇黎世,e,坐飛機去東京,a,到這里就能看出是選擇C了。

 


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