Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman Empire. But when the empire broke down，this kind of tourism stopped.
　　In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel（英吉利海峽）.They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice（威尼斯）in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people’s education—but only for the rich.
In the 18th century, tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to” take the waters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.
　　In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.
　　Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People began to travel more to far away countries.
　　The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them.
　　Thus tourism grew. In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays. The company organizes everything—plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food—and tourists pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour and modern tourist industry was born.
　　The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949.But tourism did not take off until 1978.In 2002,the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China’s social development.
小題1:In the early times, the travelers ________.
A．a(chǎn)ll came from Roman
B．were very young and strong
C．had lots of money
D．traveled by boat
小題2:________ played the most important role in the tourism development.
A．EducationB．MoneyC．TransportationD．People’s ideas
小題3:Modern tourism was born ________.
A．in 1949B．in Roman times
C．in the early 17th centuryD．in the 19th century
小題4:The underlined phrase “take off” means ________.
A．a(chǎn) plane rising into the air
B．develop very fast
C．remove hats and clothes
D．bring down the prices

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1,2段Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman Empire和Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel（英吉利海峽）說(shuō)明一開(kāi)始的時(shí)候，旅游是富人的游戲。故C正確。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章4-8段說(shuō)明每一個(gè)階段旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展都離不開(kāi)交通運(yùn)輸也的迅猛發(fā)展。故C正確。
小題3:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays. 和The package tour and modern tourist industry was born.說(shuō)明A正確。
小題4:B 猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)本句.But tourism did not take off until 1978說(shuō)明直到1978年中國(guó)的旅游業(yè)才開(kāi)始發(fā)展，故該詞應(yīng)該指發(fā)展，故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章介紹了世界旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展歷程。文章比較簡(jiǎn)單，以細(xì)節(jié)題的考查為主，如46,48,只要把握住文章的細(xì)節(jié)，仔細(xì)推敲即可。猜測(cè)詞義時(shí)注意上下文的串聯(lián)辨析。
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