Ⅰ.阅读理解
If you are planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.
First of all, always check and double check departure time.It is amazing how few people really do this carefully.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10：50.When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country.This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit.A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma.I flew there from London via(经由) Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between.I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed.The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi but because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.
“Listen! I only take real money！” the driver said angrily.Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.
本文主要告诉我们外出旅游需谨记的几个原则。
1．According to the passage, it's obvious that ________.
A．the author learns some rules of traveling from his own experience
B．the author doesn't plan his trips or journeys carefully
C．Englishmen like to wear heavy suits wherever they travel
D．the American taxi driver never travels to England
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。纵观全文，可知作者通过自身的经历，总结出了几条宝贵的旅行时要遵守的原则，故选A。
2．What should you make sure first before setting off?
A．When you will leave.
B．Where you will go.
C．How you will travel.
D．Whom you will go with.
答案：A
解析：细节理解题。由第二段First of all, always check and double check departure time.可知出发前务必一再核实出发时间，以免误事。
3．What does the underlined word “there” in Para.3 refer to?
A．London.
B．Manchester.
C．Tulsa.
D．Dallas.
答案：C
解析：词义代指题。在这里there只能指代上文中的Tulsa，其他的意思逻辑不通。
4．How many rules about traveling does the author talk about in the passage?
A．Two.
B．Three.
C．Four.
D．Five.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。由First of all，The second rule，The third and last rule可得出作者共谈到了三条原则。
