Question

                          B 

      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 yearlong 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 ques?tions,Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries^, weather,customs (风俗) ，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 for 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.

31.Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the yearlong trip in.

   A. England        B. Iran

    C. India          D. Australia 

32.Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap 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 

33.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.

34.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.

35.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

Answer 1

31.D 32.D 33.C 34.C 35.A

31.D   细节理解题。根据第二段第四句They took a yearlong trip from England,through Asia,to Australia.可知，Tony Wheeler和他的妻子旅行的最后一站是澳大利亚，故选D项。

32.D  细节理解题。根据第三段第一句和第二句可知，Tony Wheeler.写这本书的目的是解答人们问的关于他们的旅行的问题，故选D项。

33.C   细节理解题。根据第三段第四句But unlike other travel books then,Tony Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go.可知，这本书的独特之处在于，它涉及很多 大多数游客没有去过的地方，故选C项。

34.C   细节理解题。根据第四段第四句Today,800 people work for Lonely Planet.可知，有数百人在为他的公司工作，故选C项。

35.A   主旨大意题。文章介绍了Tony Wheeler的旅行经历和 他写的有关旅行的书，文章最后一'句称他为the great traveller ,因此，a great traveller and his books 最符合文章主旨，故选A项。