单选题 Signs in Chinese will be set up in public areas, such as airports, to help Chinese travelers, the Italian Government announced in late February,2005. Now many European countries are expected to follow this example.
Despite the different language, traveling across Europe has never been so simple. Just five years ago, if you wanted to visit Germany in the north and Spain in the south in one trip, you had to wait for weeks to apply for different visas(签证) from the two countries. You also needed a calculator(计算器) because both countries had different money.
Today, with a Schengen Visa issued(签发)by any member countries, you Can travel across 15 European countries without stopping. Since 2002, within most of the EU, there is now just one type of money called the Euro. The Euro was designed to be the only money in the EU, and already makes it easier to shop around. If you drive, your driving license and car insurance policy are valid (有效的) in the other countries. And you can use your mobile phone everywhere.
All the countries in the continent are melting(融于) into a united Europe under the EU. For Europeans and visitors the result is that it is more convenient to travel back and forth between the different countries.
单选题 What does the writer mean by saying" Now many European countries ,are expected to follow this ______. example" ( Lines 2 - 3, Para. 1 )?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上一句意大利政府官员所宣称的“在许多公共场所设立汉语标识牌为方便中国游客”可知,许多欧洲国家也在纷纷效仿此做法。故A正确。
单选题 What can we learn from the text?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 可从文章开头的“欧洲国家仿效意大利在公共场所使用汉语标志来方便中国人的旅游”以及后文所述欧洲良好的旅游形势可推断出,越来越多的中国人会选择去欧洲旅游。即C正确。
单选题 Why has traveling in Europe become easier compared to five years ago?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段第一句可知,用一个统一的签证,可以游历十五个欧洲国家,这比过去 (五年前)花几个星期等不同国家的签证显然方便多了。
单选题 What is the purpose of writing the text?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 作者从公共场所汉语标牌的设立到办理签证手续的简便以及欧元的使用等诸多方面介绍了在欧洲的旅游形势——方便游客,包括对于欧洲人也一样,故排除干扰项C。