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第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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If you’re 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 (起程) 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(货币) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and 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 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 suit 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.
1. Where is the writer most probably from?
A. Italy B. The USA C. Britain D. Greece
2. According to the passage, the driver was angry because_______
A. the author gave him false (假的) money
B. the author did not give him the local money
C. the author offered to pay by credit card
D. the author had no enough change
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.
B. You don’t have to take credit cards when traveling.
C. You should know more about the weather of the place you’ll visit.
D. It’s unnecessary to check the departure time carefully.
4. The writer mainly tells us ______
A. how to make life easier
B. how to be well prepared for a trip
C. how to enjoy ourselves on trip
D. how to plan our trip
【答案】CBCB
【文章大意】作者就出国旅行给读者提了三点建议。了解一些简单的规则会给旅行带来很多的方便。第一点是再三确认出发时间；第二点是随身带一些当地的货币；第三点是充分了解当地的天气情况。
1【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead”可知，作者没有带美元，想用英镑付打车的钱，由此可知，作者可能来自英国，故选C。
