2014年6月大学英语四级冲刺试题及答案(第一套)_第8页

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own word. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　There are several ways you can find out the (36)__________ and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have been (37) ______ or traveled to many places. Or you can go and see a color film about them. Or you can read travel books.

　　It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective ( 38 ) ___________of travels that the author has actually made himself. If they are (39) _________ and have a good (40) ________ then they can be useful to you when you are planning your travels. The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely (41) _________ description of things to be done and seen. If a well-read, (42)_______ person has written such a book then it is even more useful. It can be (43) __________as a selective guidebook. The third kind is those books that are called " a guide" to some place or other. If they are good, they will, (44) ______________________________________________________, give an analysis or an interpretation. Like the first kind they can be inspiring and entertaining. But their primary function is (45 ) ________________________________________________.

　　Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as "marvelous" "terrific" or "magical". You must also note its date of publication because travel is a very practical affair and many things change quickly in this century. Finally, (46) ____________________________________________________.