Question

The Diaoyu islands have a long history as part of China's territory（領土）, belonging to the country since ancient times. They are located(位于) to the northeast of China's Taiwan Island, The total landmass of these islands (總面積) is about 5.69 square kilometers.

Since the Japanese government “bought” the Diaoyu Islands, the tension （緊張）between China and Japan about the islands has gone up. Several major Shanghai travel agencies have decided to stop organizing tours to Japan and advised Japan-bound (前往日本的) tourists to make other plans, becauese of the Diaoyu Islands issue(爭端).

The Shanghai China CYTS Outbound Travel Service Co. Ltd. (上海中青旅出境旅游服務有限公司）stopped the tour to Japan and will gradually stop receiving tourist bookings(預訂) to Japan after the National Day holiday, according to Liu Xin, the company’s manager. 

The Shanghai branch of the China Travel International Ltd. (中國國際旅行社有限公司上海分部) also said it was advising people who wanted to visit Japan to change their plans. 

In fact, tourists had already begun to ask for cancellation(取消) of their tours to Japan because they were worried about their safety.

Last year, more than 100,000 tourists from Shanghai went to Japan on organized tours. That made Japan the second most popular tour place for travelers from the city, only after Thailand.

1.The Diaoyu Islands don’t belong to Japan, do they?

A．Yes, they do.                           B．Yes, they are.

C．No, they don’t.                        D．No, they aren’t.

2.Why did several major Shanghai travel agencies stop organizing the tour to Japan?

A．Because it is far from China to Japan.

B．Because they think they couldn’t make more money by organizing the tour to Japan

C．Because it will cost too much money.

D．Becauese the Diaoyu Islands issue happened between China and Japan.

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is True？

A．China's Taiwan Island is located to the southwest of the Diaoyu Islands.

B．Japan is the most popular tour place for travelers from the city.

C．The Shanghai China CYTS Outbound Travel Service Co. Ltd. said it was advising people who wanted to visit Japan to change their plans.

D．The Shanghai branch of the China Travel International Ltd. stopped the tour to Japan

4.This passage may be _____.

A．an ad             B．a piece of news     C．a poster           D．a survey

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The Diaoyu Islands belong to China since ancient times.

B．The Japanese government “bought” the Diaoyu Islands.

C．Tourists canceled (取消) the tours to Japan becauese of the Diaoyu Islands issue.

D．Last year, many tourists went to Japan on organized tours.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了釣魚島爭端對于旅游業的影響，許多人因此取消了去日本的旅行。

1.根據第一段The Diaoyu islands have a long history as part of China's territory（領土）, belonging to the country since ancient times.描述，可知釣魚島屬于中國。故答案為否，選C。

2.根據第二段Since the Japanese government “bought” the Diaoyu Islands, the tension （緊張）between China and Japan about the islands has gone up.描述，可知選D。

3.根據第一段They are located(位于) to the northeast of China's Taiwan Island,描述，可知選A。

4.這篇短文主要介紹了釣魚島爭端對于旅游業的影響，故有可能出自一篇報紙。選B。

5.這篇短文主要介紹了釣魚島爭端對于旅游業的影響，許多人因此取消了去日本的旅行。故選C。

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