外研版SB4 MODULE 5 同步阅读资料travelling(3)
C．sightseers D．fish lovers
解析：选C。写作对象题。本文介绍了四处著名景点，另外根据第一段“If you'd like to go travelling ...”可知，本文的写作对象主要是旅游观光者，故C项正确。
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Lohri is an agricultural festival, filled with merrymaking. It is celebrated in the state of Punjab on the 13th of January, which falls one day before Makar Sankranti. While Lohri is essentially a Punjabi festival, it is celebrated in some other states of North India as well. In cities like Delhi, which have a large population, Lohri is celebrated to show the end of the coldest days of winter. The last week of December and the first two weeks of January are usually the coldest period in Punjab and other areas of North India. However, after Lohri, the temperature starts to rise.
During the day, children go from door to door singing songs in praise of (称赞) Dulha Bhatti, the Punjabi translation of Robin Hood, a thief who helped the poor and fought for their rights. These children are given sweets and food, and sometimes they are also given money. These munchies (小吃) that the children collect are known as Lohri, and they are distributed at night during the festival.
The festival of Lohri is celebrated outdoors. As it is usually very cold on the 13th of January, a bonfire (篝火) is lit, and friends and relatives gather around. If there has been a happy occasion in the family, like the birth of a child or a marriage, Lohri is celebrated with much greater happiness. The happy family usually hosts a party to celebrate the first Lohri of the new child or couple.
Singing and dancing form an important part of the celebrations. People wear their brightest clothes and come to dance the bhangra and gidda to the beat of the dhol (朵尔鼓). Punjabi songs are sung, and everybody is happy.
| 语篇解读：Lohri 是印度的一个农业节日，日期是每年的1月13号。庆祝这一天以表明一年中最冷的时间快要结束了。 |
A．in the middle of January
B．on the coldest day of winter
C．by children and new couples
D．one day after Makar Sankranti
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段“It is celebrated in the state of Punjab on the 13th of January ...”可知，人们在一月份中旬庆祝这个节日。
7．All the following are true about Dulha Bhatti EXCEPT ________.
A．he often helped poor people
B．he was a different kind of thief
C．he was the actor who played Robin Hood
D．he is respected by people in Punjab
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段“During the day, children go from door to door singing songs in praise(称赞) of Dulha Bhatti, the Punjabi translation of Robin Hood, a thief who helped the poor and fought for their rights.”可知，在节日当天，孩子们挨家挨户唱着赞扬罗宾汉的歌。侠盗罗宾汉劫富济贫，为穷人争取权力。而 Dulha Bhatti 是罗宾汉在当地的译文，因此C项错误。
8．We know from the passage that Lohri ________.
A．has nothing to do with agriculture
B．is celebrated both indoors and outdoors
C．only celebrated in big cities of Punjab and other states
D．has the same name as the munchies that the children collect
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段“These munchies(小吃) that the children collect are known as Lohri”可知，孩子们收集的小吃名字叫做Lohri, 刚好和节日的名字一样。
9．What do the Punjabis do on Lohri?
A．Family members get together and have a big dinner.
B．People gather around a bonfire singing and dancing.
C．People usually wear new clothes for the celebration.
D．People celebrate the birth of a child or a marriage.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段“As it is usually very cold on the 13th of January, a bonfire (篝火) is lit ...”和最后一段“Singing and dancing form an important part of the celebrations.”可知人们在庆祝这个节日时，会点起篝火，载歌载舞。
10．Why does the author write this passage?
A．To tell how people spend the winter in India.
B．To express the author's love for Indian people.
C．To introduce an Indian festival celebrated in winter.
D．To explain why Dulha Bhatti became one of the India's heroes.
解析：选C。作者意图题。作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍印度在冬天庆祝的一个节日Lohri。
通用版、陕西专用、四川专用A
Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire. But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped.
In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people's education but only for the rich.
In the 18th century, tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.
In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by train. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.
Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People began to travel more to far away countries.
The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger，so ticket prices dropped and more people used them.
Thus tourism grew. In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays. The company organizes everything－plane tickets, hotel rooms，even food and tourists pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour and modern tourist industry were born.
The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949. But tourism did not take_off until 1978. In 2002, the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China's social development.
1．In the early times, the travelers ________.
A．all came from Rome
B．were very young and strong
C．had lots of money
D. traveled by boat
解析：选C。细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“The ‘Grand Tour’was an important part of young people's education but only for the rich.”可知，早期的旅游者都是有钱人。
2．________ played the most important role in the tourism development.
A．Education B．Money
C．Transportation D．People's ideas
解析：选C。推理判断题。由第四段至第六段知，铁路的发展、轮船的建造和飞机的容量扩大都对旅游业的发展起了促进作用。
3．Modern tourism was born ________.
A．in 1949 B．in Roman times
C．in the early 17th century D. in the 19th century
