2017年旅游英语考试试题及答案

2017年旅游英语考试试题及答案

Read the following 5 short passages, then make a choice from A ～G to match 1～5 separately

1. There are 108 springs in and around Lake Yinderitu and one of them is the most

famous one, which is located on a huge stone in the middle of the lake.（）2.It’s not the deepest or the widest canyon in the world. It’s known for its

visually overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape.（）3.She was Britain's first female prime minister and served three consecutive terms

in office.（）

4.It features curious color patterns of blue and green. Giant Pandas were said

to have come to this lake to drink, though there have been no sightings for many years. The lake empties into the multi-stream, multi-level Panda Waterfalls, dropping 78m in three steps.（）

5.They are composed of two major sections, separated by Goat Island : the Horseshoe

Falls on the Canadian side and the American Falls on the American side.( )

A. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (3)

B. Niagara Falls (5)

C. Badanjilin Desert (1)

D. Lugu Lake

E. The Grand Canyon (2)

F. Huangguoshu Waterfalls (4)

G. Panda Lake (44)

1．The scence that located at the west end of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.It is adjacent to Mongolia in the north,adjoins the Great Wall in the south,neighbors on the Yellow River in the east,and leans against the Hosi Corridor in the west.( )

2．There are 108 springs in and around Lake Yinderitu and one of them is the most famous one,which is located on a huge stone in the middle of the lake.（）

3．It is the place which has the most sunshine in the world, it is also the largest desert and it has the most severe natura l conditions, the desert is known as the "Sea Of death". （）

4． It is one of famous moutain in the world and locates in the hinterland of the Badanjilin Desert and it is taller than the Sahara desert in Africa, the world's second high ShaFeng levels by more than 70 meters. It is difficult to ckimb it,referred to as ?the Qomolangma Peak in the desert? .（）

A、Mo Pan Spring

B、Sahara Desert

C、Alashan

D、Bilutu Peak

答案：1、C 2、A 3、B 4、D

1、 It is a desert of Central Asia, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is known as one of the largest sandy deserts in the world. It covers an area of 270,000 km2 of the Tarim Basin, 1,000 km long and 400 km wide. It is crossed at its northern and at its southern edge by two branches of the Silk Road as travellers sought to avoid the arid wasteland. It is one the world's major deserts, ranking 15th in size in a ranking of the world's largest non-polar deserts.（）

答案：1、A 2、C 3、B

(1) The Grand Canyon (A) It’s not the deepest or the widest canyon

in the world. It’s known for its visually

overwhelming size and its intricate and

colorful landscape.

(2) Grand Canyon National Park (B) It was finally established as the 17th

U.S. It was signed into law by President

Woodrow Wilson. Now it’s considered as one

of the Natural Wonders of the World. (3) The Colorado River (C) It cuts channels through layer after

layer of rock. It erodes and forms the

canyon to its present-day configuration.

(4) Tusayan Ruins and Museum (D) It’s part of the Grand Canyon Sound Rim’

s Desert View Drive. And you can see a

layer of red shale in the canyon walls.

(5) Mather Point (E) It’s an astonishing, breathtaking glimpse

into the Grand Canyon. It’s an excellent

introduction to the Grand Canyon if you

have a stop here.

答案：1-A,2-B,3-C,4-D,5-E

请阅读下列信息，然后与下面的六个景点匹配。

1、Provide a real fun-filled real Western .Mount up for a horseback or wagon to the edge of the rim. You can shop at the Hualapai Market. You can also enjoy activities like river rafting or exploring the Grand Canyon Caverns.

2、There is a foot bridge, which is the world’s first-ever 4,000-foot-tall glass-bottomed bridge. As a tourist hot spot, it is juts from a canyon and appears horseshoe-shaped. Standing on the bridge, visitors can overlook the scenery of the grand canyon and look at the colorado river flowing under their feet. However, some tourist are so fearful that they can not walk when they stand on the bridge.

3、The trail is the most popular of the North Rim corridor trails. The trail itself is wide , well graded and easy to follow. Once you reach the point, panoramic views of the Grand Canyon unfold. You can also see and hear the rush of Roaring Spring , the North Rim's only water source, which lies 3600 feet below the rim .

4、When you visit the bottom of the canyon, you can get a rustic and idyllic place for a rest. It can only be assessed by floating down the Colorado River, by hiking, or by riding a mule. The cabins offered are simple, stone-walled and air-conditioned, with the truly Canyon living. Besides, the canteen there is popular.

5、It’s part of the Grand Canyon South Rim’s Desert View Drive. Also here is

Moran Point, where you can see a layer of red shale in the canyon walls. It provides a glimpse into the life of Hopi tribe and the Ancestral Puebloan people who inhabited the region 800 years ago. There are many pottery, arrowheads, and other household artifacts in it.

6、It’s an astonishing breathtaking glimpse into the Grand Canyon. It has quite an extensive viewing area, built on projecting rocks. From here you are a short walk to Canyon View Information Plaza. A stop here is an excellent introduction to the Grand Canyon which you can see Bright Angel Greek.

A、Hualapai Village

B、Eagle Point

C、Bright Angel Point

D、Phantom Ranch

E、Tusayan Ruins and Museum

F、Mather Point

答案：A—1、B—2、C—3、D—4、E—5、F—6、

1、It is a preserved ancient woodland. It is fronted (面向) by spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and cliffs, including the 500m high blade-shaped Sword Rock .

2、It is covering an area of 170,000 m2, is a shallow lake with a depth of 6m. It lies at an elevation of 2,618m, and was a main feature site for the 2002 Chinese film ?Hero ?.

3、It features curious(奇妙的)color patterns of blue and green. Giant Pandas were said to have come to this lake to drink, though there have been no sightings for many years. The lake empties(注入) into the multi-stream, multi-level Panda Waterfalls, dropping 78m in three steps.

4、It is a shallow multi-colored lake whose bottom is criss-crossed(纵横交错的) by ancient fallen tree trunks.

5、It is crescent-shaped and is the highest, largest and deepest lake in Jiuzhaigou, measuring 7.5km in length and up to 103m in depth. It reportedly has no outgoing waterways, getting its water from snowmelt and losing it from seepage(渗漏).

6、They near the junction of the valleys, are 20m high and 320m wide. They are reportedly the widest highland waterfall in China, and one of the symbols of Jiuzhaigou.Nuorilang Lakes and Shuzheng Lakes are stepped series of respectively