单选题
For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe and America seldom left their smoky cities to see the beauties of the countryside. This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but they were too far from the city to permit people to make a round trip between morning and nightfall.
In 1970, a young German schoolmaster had an idea which changed this state of affairs. He decided to turn his little schoolhouse into a dormitory or hostel for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small amount of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the schoolhouse was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby. This was the first Hostel.
Today, young students of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at a hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country. This card will permit them to use the facilities of hostels all over the world for very low prices.
Often, at the evening meal a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or the world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a programme will be organized after the meal, with dances, songs or short talk followed by a question period. One can learn a lot of things about other places, just by meeting people who come from those places. For this reason, a few weeks spent "hostelling" can he just as useful a part of one"s education as classes in school.
单选题
The author says children in the city seldom went to the woods and fields because ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第一段最后一句“...not because the woods and fields were always far away, but they were too far from the city to permit people to make a round trip between morning and nightfall.”推断出答案为B选项。
单选题
By saying "His idea was a success", the author means ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第二段倒数第五句“A few years later, the schoolhouse was much too small to hold the many people who wanted to stay there.”可以推断出schoolmaster的创意成功是因为越来越多的人知道他的hostel。
单选题
According to the passage, young people can pay less for their stay in the hostel if ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段中“When young people arrive at a hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country.”可知该hostel采用了全球会员制，只要在自己所在国家加入该组织，就可以享有优惠的服务。
单选题
In the author"s opinion, young people can learn a lot during the days they spend "hostelling" because ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章倒数第三行“One can learn a lot of things about other places, just by meeting people who come from those places.”即可得出答案。
单选题
Which do you think might be the proper title for this passage?