Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.

In the early 1970s,Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They

soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On

the trip,they visited places like Iran(伊朗),India, and so on.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many

questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs (風(fēng)俗), and places to see. But unlike other travel books then,Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most

tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.

Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They

continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today,800 people work {or Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler,the great traveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.

1.Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in .

A. England B. Iran C. India D. Australia

2.Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheat to .

A. make money for his next trip

B. tell people about his new company

C. draw people's attention to his family

D. answer people's questions about his trip

3.How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other

travel books then?

A. It was longer and more popular.

B. It was the first travel book in the world.

C. It talked about places most tourists did not go.

D. It talked about a country's weather and customs.

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company?

A. His father started it.

B. It is an airline company.

C. Hundreds of people work for it.

D. It has no books about travelling.

5.The passage mainly talks about .

A. a great traveller and his books

B. a tour of different countries

C. a great writer and his family

D. different kinds of companies

1. D 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A 【解析】 試題本文講述Tony Wheeler和他的妻子旅行到澳大利亞時(shí)當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駟柫怂麄冊S多關(guān)于旅行的問題，Tony Wheeler寫了一本書里面包含了他們問的所有問題。并且這本書很受歡迎。此后，他們開了一家公司并且繼續(xù)旅行來完善他們的書也給我們帶來了更多的驚喜。 1. 2. 3. 4. ...
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