Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns(客棧)instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private(私人的)homes with 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 have only a few rooms; others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, 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 areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
小題1:Americans take a holiday trip_________.
A．a(chǎn)ll the year roundB．for years
C．every yearD．every other year
小題2:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels.
B．The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes open to vacationers.
C．The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.
D．The bed-and-breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.
小題3:Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns, __________.
A．the travelers needn’t pay anything
B．the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television
C．the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D．the owners will show the travelers around the area
小題4:Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A．European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.
B．All Americans enjoy traveling.
C．These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings.
D．Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like at the traveler’s home.

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一行Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.中的yearly每年。說(shuō)明C正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段2,3行In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States.說(shuō)明這種形式在美國(guó)剛剛才5-10年，故C的說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后三行The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
說(shuō)明C正確。
小題4:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段Rooms for the night in private(私人的)homes with 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.說(shuō)明在歐洲和美國(guó)BandB的形式都受歡迎。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章講述了在美國(guó)最近出現(xiàn)的bed-and-breakfast inn�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)題為主，在解答這類(lèi)問(wèn)題時(shí)要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對(duì)性方法進(jìn)行閱讀，因?yàn)檫@類(lèi)題的答案在文章中可以直接找到。?
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