15.If a trip to Rome or Paris is in your future,be prepared:The European Union Parliament is calling for an end to visa-free travel Americans.EU lawmakers passed a resolution urging the EU Commission to impose visas on U.S.citizens traveling into the 28-nation bloc.
The dispute(爭論)centers on reciprocal treatment of travelers from EU nations and the United States.While Americans have been able to travel throughout EU member nations without a visa,the U.S.still requires citizens of five EU countries-Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,Poland and Romania-to apply for entry visas when visiting the U.S,Reuters reports.Citizens of the other 23EU member nations can use the U.S.visa waiver program to enter America.The EU lawmakers are calling for mutual treatment for all EU citizens,says Reuters.They've given the EU Commission two months to respond.
The trans-Atlantic visa dispute first came to light in April 2014,according to an EU Parliament news release.At that time,five countries-Australia,Brunei,Canada,Japan and the U.S.-required visas for some EU citizens.Since then,Australia,Brunei and Japan have lifted their visa requirements for all EU citizens.Canada,which currently imposes(推行)visa requirements on Bulgarian and Romanian citizens,plans to follow suit in next December,leaving just the United States at odds with the issue of reciprocity of visa-free travel with the EU.
The EU says if a visa requirement for Americans is introduced,it would be temporary,according to a story in Money,which did not give a time frame.
29.Which of the following can replace the underlined word"reciprocal"in Paragraph 2?B
A.cruel B.equal C.unfair D.different
30.Which countries have removed visa requirements for all EU citizens according to the text?A
A.Australia,Brunei and Japan
B.Australia,Brunei,Canada,Japan
C.Brunei,Canada,Japan and America
D.Australia,Brunei,Canada,Japan and America
31.What may be the best title for the text?A
A.Americans may soon need a visa for traveling to Europe
B.Americans are limiting the EU citizens to enter America
C.The EU citizens can go to America for traveling without visas
D.The EU government asks for visa requirement from Americans.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了新的政策公布美國人可能很快就需要去歐洲旅行的簽證.
解答 29.B.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第二段The dispute(爭論)centers on reciprocal treatment of travelers from EU nations and the United States可知爭議(爭論)對來自歐盟國家的旅客相互治療中心和美國;意為平等的;故選B.
30.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章Since then,Australia,Brunei and Japan have lifted their visa requirements for all EU citizens可知澳大利亞、文萊和日本取消了對所有歐盟公民的簽證要求;故選A.
31.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段EU lawmakers passed a resolution urging the EU Commission to impose visas on U.S.citizens traveling into the 28-nation bloc可知美國人可能很快就需要去歐洲旅行的簽證了;故選A.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.