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You can love them or hate them, but no matter which tourist destination you visit, chances are you'll
see someone with their head buried in a Lonely Planet guidebook.
Lonely Planet is one of the world's largest travel guide brands, publishing more than 500 different
guides in eight languages. The popular brand also produces television shows, websites and podcasts (播客)
all devoted to travel.
Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable. They also save
time and make sure you don't miss the best things.
They also provide the reviews of hostels (旅店), hotels, restaurants and ticket information about your
destination.
This can be great if you're a nervous traveler, or if you haven't traveled hy yourself before. If you're in
a country where you don't speak the language, sometimes there's nothing better than getting into a taxi and
opening up a guidebook. You simply point to a map that directs the taxi driver to a hostel that's cheap and
clean, with friendly staff and cold beer.
But others criticize Lonely Planet and other travel guide publishers like them. They say guidebooks take
the fun and spontaneity (自发性) out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the
fact that anything can happen. They also regret that if you follow a guidebook, you'll end up doing the same
thing and having the same experience as everyone else. You might end up seeing the same group of people
over and over, because everyone is reading the same book and following the same route.
Another criticism of travel guides is that they have a large impact on local communities. For cxample,
some locals devote their lives to behaving in ways that attract tourists. They pretend to live a traditional
lifestyle, wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses in order to attract the tourist dollar.
1. The Lonely Planet guidebook can bring you the following advantages EXCEPT that _____. [ ]
A. you can speak a foreign language when opening a guidebook
B. you can easily find a nice place to stay in a strange city
C. it provides lots of useful information about your destination
D. it can help you save time and money when traveling
2. People criticize the guidebook because _____. [ ]
A. it is not as useful as most travelers expect
B. tourist destinations will be crowded if everyone follows the same route
C. travelers may not get the chance to have unexpected adventures
D. local people keep modern lifestyles under its influence
3. What do we know about the Lonely Planet guidebook from the text? [ ]
A. It's a world-famous brand only producing guidebooks for travelers.
B. It's very useful to a person who's nervous about touring an unfamiliar place.
C. It's very u.seful to a tourist who likes to repeat others' experiences.
D. It is loved by all travelers because of the convenience it brings to travelers.
4. Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? (①-⑦ stand for Paragraph l- Paragraph 7) [ ]
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