首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry will recover faster than that of other tsunami-hit countries in Asia because the island nation bas
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry will recover faster than that of other tsunami-hit countries in Asia because the island nation bas
admin
2010-01-15
65
问题
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry will recover faster than that of other tsunami-hit countries in Asia because the island nation bas taken quick steps to revive the sector, the World Tourism Organization said on Thursday.
Tourism contributes about 2.0 percent to Sri Lanka’s gross domestic product. More than 100 hotels were badly damaged or destroyed by the Dec. 26 tsunami, which left nearly 300,000 dead or missing in 13 countries, nearly 40,000 of them in Sri Lanka. "The progress made after five weeks as far as reconstruction is concerned is impressive," Francesco Frangialli, secretary general of the U.N.’s World Tourism Organization, told reporters in Colombo. "We feel the recovery here will be faster than other Asian nations hit by the tsunami," Frangialli said. Frangialli is visiting the country after attending a two-day meeting in Bangkok where tourism officials proposed a global campaign for coming months to persuade tourists to return to tsunami-stricken Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Maldives.
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, revitalized by a three-year cease-fire between the government and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, was badly hit by the tsunami. The World Bank said on Wednesday the tsunami caused extensive damage to the sector amounting to about $ 200 million in damages to facilities, with estimated number of tourists in 2005 now revised downwards by l00,000 people. A record 565,000 tourists visited Sri Lanka in 2004, tourist board figures show. The total was expected to top 600,000 this year. "The best thing we can do now for Sri Lanka tourism is to encourage the early return of tourists," Frangialli said.
The Indian Ocean island’s white sand beaches are a magnet for European tourists, and steady arrival growth helped spur the island’s stock market to all time highs towards the end of 2004.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
选项
A、About 400,000 people were reported dead or missing in the tsunami.
B、Impressive progress has been made so far in reconstructing the tsunami-hit areas in Sri Lanka.
C、It is estimated that in the year 2005, about 500,000 tourists will come to the country.
D、Sri Lanka is most famous for its mountains along the Indian Ocean.
答案
B
解析
推理题。在文章的第二段第三行,作者提到“The progress made after five weeks as far as re- construction is concerned is impressive.”(在遭受海啸袭击五周之后,就重建工作而言,进步是很引人瞩目的。)而别的三个选项在文中没有被提到,所以B是正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/KPnK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
(1)Procrastinationcomesinmanydisguises.Wemightresolvetotackleatask,butfindendlessreasonstodeferit.Wemig
(1)PICASSOTHEPAINTERWEALLKNOW.Picassothesculptor?Notsomuch.Butthatallchangeswith"PicassoSculpture",aonce
A、Languagechangeaccordingtoaproduct-basedview.B、Languagechangeaccordingtoaprocess-basedview.C、Tendencyofdifferen
WillChineseReplaceEnglish?ChineselanguagehasmanyadvantagesoverEuropeanlanguagesandthespeakerthinksChines
WillChineseReplaceEnglish?ChineselanguagehasmanyadvantagesoverEuropeanlanguagesandthespeakerthinksChines
PassageFourHowdotheabnormalchemicalbondsform?
ThefamilyisthecenterofmosttraditionalAsians’lives.Manypeopleworryabouttheirfamilieswelfare,reputation,andhono
Thecarwasingoodworking______whenIboughtitafewmonthsago.
"Howcouldyoubuythewholeflat?""Iboughtit________account."
--Iboughtthiscomputerfor$500lastweek.--It’sonsalethisweekforonly$4,00.Youshouldhavewaited.--Oh,Really?But
随机试题
ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWaterwhichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundlan
麻醉、手术期间影响体液的因素包括()。
静止油面(油面上为大气)下3m深度处的绝对压强为下列哪一项?()(油的密度为800kg/m3,当地大气压为100kPa)
龙债券利率的确定基准是( )。
根据支付结算法律制度的规定,下列以汇兑方式结算的款项中,汇款人可以申请撤销的是()。
以下对可耐受最高摄入量(UL)的解释,哪项是错误的()。
江苏睢宁县县委权力改革试点工作已经进入“盘点”阶段,即将全国大范围推广。中国社会科学研究院研究员徐更生评价说:“试点地区的一系列改革,恢复了中国共产党的原生态,没有什么玄虚,绝不宏大,全是从民生小事干起。”“中国共产党的原生态”是指()。
()是学生在学校各项权利中最主要、最基本的一项权利。
企业网络计算可采用不同的模型,其中(30)是企业内部的不同平台上的软件的集成。
Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld.LearningEnglishonlineisconsideredtobethemosteffectivemethod.Al
最新回复
(
0
)