Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns (客栈) instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private (私人的) homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bedand breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America's bedandbreakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bedandbreakfast inns have only a few rooms; others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms; others do.
Staying at a bedandbreakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone's home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
语篇解读：本文主要说明了美国人度假的新变化——选择家庭旅馆或小客栈。
1．Americans take a holiday trip ________.
A．all the year round B．for years
C．every year D．every other year
解析：选C 细节理解题。由文章第一句话中的yearly(每年的)可知答案。
2．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．Some Americans like to stay at bedand breakfast homes instead of hotels.
B．The bedandbreakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers.
C．The bedandbreakfast inns have been popular in America for a very long time.
D．The bedandbreakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第二段前两句“Rooms for the night in private (私人的) homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bedandbreakfast places have become popular in the United States.”可知答案。
3．Why do American travelers prefer staying at bedandbreakfast inns?
A．It is like visiting someone's home.
B．The money they spend there is much less.
C．They can meet local families.
D．All of the above.
解析：选D 细节理解题。由文章最后一段的描述可知答案。
4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．European and American vacationers like staying at bedandbreakfast inns.
B．All Americans enjoy traveling.
C．These bedandbreakfast inns are all old historic buildings.
D．Staying at a bedandbreakfast inn is just like at the traveler's home.
解析：选A 细节理解题。A项的描述与文章的第二段内容相符。B项和C项中“all”一词太绝对，由第三段第三句话可知D项不正确。
