Question

    China is using travel as an important tool to help strengthen its economy.At the recent First World Conference on Tourism a Chinese official spoke about the government’s plan for using tourists and the money they spend. The head of China’s National Tourism Administration, Li Jinzao, said that China plans to send 150million travelers along what he called the “One Belt, One Road”. In the next five years, these tourists are expected to spend $200 billion, he said. This spending estimate(估计) is likely to raise expectations among countries along the ancient Silk Road, which links China to its neighbors.

China has reasons to feel it can use tourism to influence the foreign policy. Governments across the world are changing their immigration rules to welcome the growing numbers of Chinese tourists. Chinese citizens are now going to places where in the past Chinese rarely went. Marketing expert Michel Gutsatz said that among Chinese travelers, South Korea and Thailand are popular destinations. Outside of Asia, he said, Chinese are more likely to visit Europe than North America. These changes, he said, are the result of young Chinese travelers, who spend more and travel independently.

Spending by Chinese tourists has lifted the economies of several Asian countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. It is expected that the number of Chinese traveling overseas to reach 242 million by 2024. In a single year, that number would be equal to the total number of tourists received by Germany, Iran, Indonesia and Egypt combined

China is now the biggest business travel market in the world, The Global Business Travel Association(GBTA) recently announced that China has overtaken the United States in business travel. Chinese spent just over$291 billion on business travel last year. Americans spent just over $290 billion. This year, GBTA predicts that the Chinese business travel market will grow over 10 percent, while the Us business travel market will grow less than 2 percent.

1.We can infer from the passage that foreign countries ________.

A.welcome Chinese immigration to their countries

B.take Chinese tourists as their supporting power

C.make policies to ban Chinese tourists

D.rely entirely on Chinese tourists to increase their economy

2.What makes young Chinese travelers prefer spending holidays in Europe?

A.They want to visit the places they rarely visited in the past.

B.They spend more money and travel by their own.

C.They want to travel to farther places than just nearby countries.

D.They think Europe is a more fashionable and poplar destination.

3.What is the importance of receiving tourists from China for some Asian countries?

A.Chinese tourists make great contribution to their economy.

B.Chinese tourists can widen their business travel market.

C.The number of Chinese tourists is larger than that of European tourists.

D.They have greater expectations from Chinese tourists

4.What can be the best title of the passage?

A.China’s “One Belt, One Road” plan

B.Foreign Countries Change Their Policies to Attract Chinese Tourists

C.China Has the Biggest Business Travel Market

D.Tourism Helps China Strengthen Its Economy

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国把旅游当作一种帮助强化经济的重要工具，还希望通过向海外发送更多游客增强其对世界局势的影响力。中国有理由认为，该国可以利用旅游来影响外交政策。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段中China has reasons to feel it can use tourism to influence the foreign policy. Governments across the world are changing their immigration rules to welcome the growing numbers of Chinese tourists.中国有理由认为，该国可以利用旅游来影响外交政策。世界各国都在修改移民政策欢迎人数不断壮大的中国游客。可以推知，外国把中国游客作为它们的支持力量。故选B项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中Outside of Asia, he said, Chinese are more likely to visit Europe than North America. These changes, he said, are the result of young Chinese travelers, who spend more and travel independently.这些变化是中国年轻游客导致的。这些游客消费更多并且独立旅行。故选B项。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中Spending by Chinese tourists has lifted the economies of several Asian countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.可知，中国游客的消费提升了几个亚洲国家的经济，这些国家包括泰国、马来西亚和越南。故选A项。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段中第一句China is using travel as an important tool to help strengthen its economy.和本文的主要大意可知，旅游业能帮助中国增强经济。故选D项。