Question

Americans like to travel all their yearly holiday. Today，more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.

Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years，these bed?breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these America's bed?and?breakfast inns are old historic buildings.Some bed?breakfast inns have only a few rooms；others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms；others do.

Staving at a bed?and?breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone's home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.

1.Americans like to take a holiday trip ________.

A．all the year round B．for years

C．every year D．every other year

2.According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

A．Some Americans like to stay at bed?and?breakfast homes instead of at hotels.

B．The bed?and?breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers.

C．The bed?and?breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.

D．The bed?and?breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.

3.Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed?and?breakfast inns?

A．It is like visiting someone's home.

B．The money they spend there is much less.

C．They can meet local families.

D．All of the above.

4.Staying at the bed?and?breakfast inns，________.

A．the travelers needn't pay anything

B．the travelers don't have to pay for the telephone or television

C．the travelers can meet and talk with the local people

D．the owners will show the travelers around the area

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

1.1】答案　C　[細節理解題。根據文章第一句話中yearly(每年的)一詞的詞義可以判斷出C正確。]

2.2】答案　C　[細節理解題。根據第二段中“Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years”這句話可以知道這種方式在歐洲已經流行很多年了。]

3.3】答案　D　[推理判斷題。根據文章第三段的描述可以得出答案。]

4.4】答案　C　[細節理解題。根據文章第三段中最后一句話可以得出答案。]