Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life. Wheeler and hisfamily lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony andMaureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visitedplaces like Iran( 伊朗) . India, and so on.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer thesequestions, 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 placethey visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the greattraveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.
【小題1】Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in _______.

A．England B．Iran C．India D．Australia
【小題2】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．a(chǎn)nswer people's questions about his trip
【小題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.
【小題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.
【小題5】The passage mainly talks about _______.
A．a(chǎn) great traveller and hisbooks B．a(chǎn) tour of different countries
C．a(chǎn) great writer and his family D．different kinds of companies


【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：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(cè)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。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三行They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia.“他們起于英國途徑亞洲最后到澳大利亞進(jìn)行了為期一年的旅行�！惫蔬xD。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三行第二句話To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap.“為了回答這些問題，Wheeler寫了一本叫做《便宜走亞洲》的書籍�！笨芍鸢笧镈。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第四句話But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go.“但是不像那時(shí)其他的旅行書籍，Tony Wheeler的書還記載了一些大多數(shù)游客沒有去過的地方�！笨芍鸢笧镃。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet.故C正確。
【小題5】主旨大意題。文章講述的為一個(gè)旅行家的旅行歷程并創(chuàng)下了他自己的書，故答案為A。
考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀。

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