There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who travelled to places; you can go and see a colour film about them; or you can read travel books.
It seems that there are three kinds of travel books, the first are those that give a personal, subjective (主觀的)idea of travels which the writer has got himself. Those books can be useful if the writers share their travelling experience with others. The second kind are those books which give objective (客觀的)information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured person has written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is more useful. The third kind are those books which are called "a guide" to some places or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the places in detail. Like the first kind, they can be interesting and exciting. But their main purpose is to help the reader plan his travel in the most practical way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that the book does not describe everything as interesting, exciting or fantastic. You must also keep an open eye on its date of publication(出版)because travel is a very practical matter and many things change quickly in the 21st century. Finally, you should make sure that it’s easy to find the useful information for your travel.
1.The writer of the first kind of travel books gave his ideas after he .
A. travelled B. read books
C. watched films D. surfed the Internet
2.The underlined phrase "a cultured person" means a person with .
A. a good appearance
B. a good education(教育)
C. a lot of experience
D. a lot of money
3.According to the passage, it is the best to read before travelling to a place of interest.
A. the first kind of travel books
B. the second kind of travel books
C. the third kind of travel books
D. some travel articles in newspapers