Question

Americans like traveling on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of(而不是) hotels. They get a room for the night and breakfast for the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with the breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.
In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide（提供） telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.
Staying 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 area and the interesting places to visit. Many people who take such vocations say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
小題1:Americans like _______ on their vacations every year.

A．to stay at home	B．traveling
C．to sleep at home	D．watching TV

小題2:More and more travelers in the United States are spending nights _______.

A．a(chǎn)t hotels	B．a(chǎn)t small houses or inns
C．in their cars	D．in the open air

小題3:The bed-and-breakfast places have been popular in the USA _______.

A．for less than five years	B．for one year
C．for over ten years	D．for a few years

小題4:American travelers like staying at bed-and- breakfast inns because _______.

A．these inns are cheap.

B．these inns are small and quiet.

C．they can meet and talk with local people

D．both A and C

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:D

第一題要根據(jù)文章第一句來(lái)判斷，答案很明顯；第二題要根據(jù)第三段第一句來(lái)判斷，these bed-and –breakfast places 就指的是 small houses or inns.第三題仍然要根據(jù)第三段第一句來(lái)判斷， the past five to ten years 只能理解為a few years 。第四題要根據(jù)最后一段來(lái)判斷，the cost is much less,和they enjoy the chance to meet local families兩方面說(shuō)了美國(guó)人喜歡的原因。