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"Welcome to the U.S.A.! Major Credit cards accepted!" By the millions they are coming, no longer the tired, the poor, the wr
"Welcome to the U.S.A.! Major Credit cards accepted!" By the millions they are coming, no longer the tired, the poor, the wr
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2010-02-26
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"Welcome to the U.S.A.! Major Credit cards accepted!"
By the millions they are coming, no longer the tired, the poor, the wretched masses longing for a better living. These are the wealthy. "We don’t have a budget," says a biologist from Brazil, as she walks with two companions through New York City’s South Street. "We just use our credit cards."
The U.S. has long been one of the worlds most popular tourist destinations, but this year has been exceptional. First there was the World Cup, which drew thousands from every comer of the globe; then came the weakening of the U.S. dollar against major currencies. Now the U.S., still the worlds superpower, can also c .laim to be the worlds bargain basement. Nobody undersells America these days on just about everything, from consumer electronics to fashion clothes to tennis rackets. Bottom retail prices - anywhere from 30% to 70% lower than those in Europe and Asia - have attracted some 47 million visitors, who are expected to leave behind $79 billion in 1994. That’s up from $74 billion the year before.
True, not everyone comes just for bargains. There remains an undeniable fascination in the rest of the world with all things American, nourished by Hollywood films and U.S. television series. But shopping the U.S.A. is proving irresistible. Every week thousands arrive with empty suitcases ready to be filled; some even rent an additional hotel room to hold their purchases. The buying binge has become as important as watching Old Faithful Fountains erupt in Yellowstone Park or sunbathing on a beach in Florida.
The U.S. has come at last to appreciate what other countries learned long ago: the pouring in of foreign tourists may not always be convenient, but it does put money in the bank. And with a trade deficit at about $130 billion and growing for the past 12 months, the U.S. needs all the deposits it can get. Compared with American tourists abroad, visitors to the U.S. stay longer and spend more money at each stop; and average of 12.2 night and $1624 a traveller versus the American’s four nights and $298.
The reason why 1994 was exceptional is that __
选项
A、it saw an unusually large number of tourists to the U.S.
B、it witnessed a drop in the number of tourists to the U.S.
C、tourism was hardly affected by the weakening of the U.S. dollar that year
D、tourists came to the U.S. for sightseeing rather than for bargains that year
答案
A
解析
文章第三段第一句指出:美国一直是世界上最令人喜欢的旅游圣地之一,但这一年特别。“特别”是指旅游者特别多还是特别少?作者告诉我们今年特别的第二个原因是第一,世界杯吸引了世界各个角落的人第二,美元与世界主要货币的比价下跌,在美国购物价格便宜。由此我们判断特别多的人去美国旅游。选择项A与原文内容相符,正确是A。B与第三段内容相反,C与第三段倒数第二句矛盾,D项与第四段第…—句相矛盾,所以B,C,D都不是。
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