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[2020·重庆调研]Since the vacation season is over, it's time to start thinking about ways to improve your travel quality — your ability to get around without looking like a foolish tourist — before your next trip.
Read a book.
The right travel book can educate and inspire you.“Good writing helps me to look at my surroundings with new eyes，” says Martha Merritt, Dean of International Education at the University of Richmond. A book about travel is not necessarily a travel guidebook. It can simply be a book — fiction or nonfiction — about a place.
Find your attractive group on social media.
That's what Tiffany Burnette, who runs a design company in Philadelphia, does between trips. She spends time on the website's travel groups connecting with new friends and learning new travel skills.
Learn a language.
“I spend 15 to 20 minutes each day working on my basic language skills so that I can at least show respect，” says Jeff Wilson, the host of “Real Rail Adventures” on PBS. “Phrases like ‘please’ ‘thank you’ counted.” Michelle Williams, who has traveled to more than 50 countries, says, “An app like Duolingo is a great way to improve your language skills before you travel.”
While these tools could make you a smarter traveler, only one thing is guaranteed to improve your travel quality. You have to get out of your seat. You can start your journey by visiting your travel agent from the United States Tour Operators.
1．What can you improve after you read the passage?
A．Ways of thinking. B．Ability to read.
C．Ability to travel. D．Ways of writing.
2．How does Tiffany Burnette learn new travel skills?
A．By reading travel books.
B．By connecting with travel groups.
C．By working on languages.
D．By running a travel company.
3．Who would like to learn language skills with an app?
A．Martha Merritt. B．Tiffany Burnette.
C．Jeff Wilson. D．Michelle Williams.
