11．Tony Wheeler was born to travel．His father worked for an airline．For the first 16years of his life．Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries．
In the early 1970s，Tony met a young woman named Maureen．They soon married．Before getting jobs，Tony and Maureen wanted to travel．They took a year-long trip from England，through Asia，to Australia．On the trip，they visited places like Iran（ 伊朗）．India，and so on．
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip．To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap．The book told people about different countries'weather，customs（ 風俗），and places to see．But unlike other travel books then，Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go．He also wrote about unusual things to see and do．The book was very popular．
Tony and Maureen started a company called lonely Planet．They continued travelling．They wrote books for each place they visited．Today，800people work for Lonely Planet．The company has over 650books．Tony Wheeler，the great traveler，still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises．
1．Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap toD．
A．make money for his next trip
B．tell people about his new company
C．draw people's attention to his family
D．answer people's questions about his trip
2．How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travelCbooks then？
A．It was longer and more popular．
B．It was the first travel book in the world．
C．It talked about places most tourists did not go．
D．It talked about a country's weather and customs．
3．Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company？C
A．His father started it．
B．It is an airline company．
C．Hundreds of people work for it．
D．It has no books about travelling．
4．The passage mainly talks aboutA．
A．a great traveler and his books
B．a tour of different countries
C．a great writer and his family
D．different kinds of companies．
分析 本文講述Tony Wheeler和他的妻子旅行到澳大利亞時當地居民問了他們許多關于旅行的問題，Tony Wheeler寫了一本書里面包含了他們問的所有問題．并且這本書很受歡迎．此后，他們開了一家公司并且繼續旅行來完善他們的書也給我們帶來了更多的驚喜．
解答 1．D 細節理解題．根據第三行第二句話To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap．"為了回答這些問題，Wheeler寫了一本叫做《便宜走亞洲》的書籍．"可知答案為D．
2．C 細節理解題．根據第三段第四句話But unlike other travel books then，Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go．"但是不像那時其他的旅行書籍，Tony Wheeler的書還記載了一些大多數游客沒有去過的地方．"可知答案為C．
3．C 細節理解題．根據最后一段Today，800 people work for Lonely Planet．如今，800人在為 Lonely Planet工作．故C正確
4．A 主旨大意題．文章講述的為一個旅行家的旅行歷程并創下了他自己的書，故答案為A．
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