【答案】At present, more and more people are

At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel?  “To see more of the world,” many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offers us good opportunities to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs.

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012. In 2012, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 percent more than in 2011. The prosperity (繁荣) of the tourism industry can also bring both our country and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.

Chinese people don’t just travel for sightseeing. The China International Travel Service Company said that all their tour trips sold out a month before Christmas Day. Stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travellers.

In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.

The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can travel abroad. But many of them don’t have a sense of public manners. A report by Living Social website in March 2012 even listed Chinese as the world’s second worst tourists.

If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid the following: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.

小题1:Chinese people travel abroad not to _________.

A．go shoppingB．see more of the world

C．go sightseeingD．make money

小题2:According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, ________.

A．30% of the people who travelled abroad are Chinese

B．the number of people who travelled abroad rose by 30%

C．more than 1 billion people travelled abroad in 2012

D．more than 1 billion Chinese people travelled abroad in 2012

小题3:Which of the following is NOT true about Chinese people? _________

A．Chinese people like joining large tourist groups.

B．Many Chinese like to go to Southeast Asia in winter for sightseeing.

C．More and more Chinese people can travel abroad now.

D．Chinese are the second worst tourists in the world.

小题4:As a good tourist, you should ________.

A．litter and spit here and there

B．jump the line and take off the shoes in public

C．have a sense of public manners

D．speak loudly and smoke as you like

小题5:What’s the best title of the passage? __________

A．TravellingB．Travelling abroad

C．Chinese touristsD．Chinese people like travelling
答案
小题1:D

小题2:C

小题3:B

小题4:C

小题5:B
解析
短文大意:这篇短文主要谈到了中国人出国旅行的原因,目的以及由此产生的一系列问题.

小题1:通过阅读短文可知,中国人去国外旅游的目的包括购物,更多的了解世界以及观光等目的.但是没有人是去为了挣钱,故选D.

小题2:根据第二段According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012.描述,可知按照世界旅游组织的调查,在2012年有超过一亿人去国外旅行.故选C.

小题3:根据第四段So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.描述,可知中国人在冬季喜欢去东南亚旅行是因为那儿的气候宜人,故选项B,描述错误.

小题4:根据短文最后一段描述,可知作为一个好的旅客,我们应该具有公众礼仪的意识.故选C.

小题5:这篇短文主要论述了去国外旅行的话题,故选B,国外旅行.

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