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Plan on traveling around the USA this summer? If you need help in arranging the trip, or want ideas about where to go and what to do, there are a number of outstanding websites that can make your American dream come true.
http://byways. org
The National Scenic Byways Program covers 150 memorable roads. Some are natural routes, such as Route 1 along the California coast. Others focus on history (such as Route 6) or man-made attractions (the Las Vegas Strip). For each，you are provided with a map，told the route′s length and how long is allowed，and given detailed suggestions on sights and stop-offs.
www.oyster.com
This is the best website for reviews of hotels in US cities and resorts. The reviews are impressively thorough，covering locations，rooms，cleanliness，food and so on. Importantly，these are not promotional photos by the hotels，but more honest and real ones taken by inspectors. Search facilities are excellent. From the 243 hotels reviewed in the New York，you can narrow down what you are looking for by locations，facilities and styles，or just pick out a selection of the best.
www. 101usaholidays.co.uk
This is the latest offering that features 101 holiday ideas to the USA. It’s an impressively diverse selection，ranging from touring in the footsteps of Martin Luther King to a golfing break in Arizona and a cycling and wine-tasting trip in California’s Napa Valley. Narrow down what you are looking for — whether by price，region，theme and who will be traveling — and then just the photos of the relevant holidays remain on view. It′s a really clever design.
www.mousesavers.com
Walt Disney World in California can make dreams come true，but the price is not affordable for the majority of people. So turn to long established Mousesavers.com，dedicated to giving big discounts on tickets，hotels and dining at Walt Disney World. The website also offers general money-saving tips，suggestions for cheap and free stuff and brief coverage of other Florida and California theme parks.
21. If you are going to the USA for the man-made attractions，you can drive along ________.
A. Route 1 B. Route 6
C. the Las Vegas Strip D. the California coast
22. Why are the photos of the hotels in US cities and resorts real in www. oyster. Com?
A. Because there are qualifications of the authority.
B. Because they are taken by inspectors of the website.
C. Because there are comments of customers on each photo.
D. Because they were taken by customers who once lived there.
23. Travel ideas for a big family with kids and the old are available at ________.
A. www.oyster.com B. http://byways.org
C. www. mousesavers.com D. www.101usaholidays.co.uk
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几个帮助你去美国旅行的网站。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一个网址的Others focus on history （such as Route 6）or man-made attractions （the Las Vegas Strip）可知，the Las Vegas Strip是man-made景点，故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二个网址的Importantly，these are not promotional photos by the hotels，but more honest and real ones taken by inspectors.可知，这些照片是真实的，是被网站的巡视员拍摄的，故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三个网址的It’s an impressively diverse selection …以及you can narrow down what you are looking for — whether by price，region，theme and who will be traveling…这个网站提供的选择较多，适合一个既有小孩又有老人的大家庭，可推断出这个网站比较合适，故选D。
【点睛】应用文的特点是人名，地点，专有名词多，生词多，省略句多，词汇较偏僻，语言不规范，结构不完整。应用文主要考查考生提取信息和处理信息的能力，既注重特定细节的筛选、类比、综合，又注重推理判断题的考查，但题目设置较容易。
根据以上应用文的特点，答题时要耐心细致，要注意两点①当问题与原文相同时，要“对号入座”；②当问题与原文不同时，要同义变换、解析概念、归纳事实。本文中的第2小题设置的问题：Why are the photos of the hotels in US cities and resorts real in www. oyster. com？该小题则可根据对号入座原则，直接从原文的第二个网址的第三句话可找出答案。
