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
"Welcome to the USA! Major credit cards are accepted!" By the millions they are coming no longer the tired, the poor, the wretch
"Welcome to the USA! Major credit cards are accepted!" By the millions they are coming no longer the tired, the poor, the wretch
admin
2010-05-09
26
问题
"Welcome to the USA! Major credit cards are 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 US has long been one of the world’s 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 US dollar against major currencies. Now the US, still the world’s superpower, can also claim to be the world’s bargain basement (廉价商品部). 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 US television series. But shopping in the USA 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 (无节制) has become as important as watching Old Faithful Fountains erupt in Yellowstone Park or sunbathing on a beach in Florida.
The US 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 US needs all the deposits it can get. Compared with American tourists abroad, visitors to the US stay longer and spend more money at each stop; an average of 12.2 night and $1624 a traveler versus the Americans’ four nights and $298.
The mason why 1994 was exceptional is that ______.
选项
A、it saw an unusually large number of tourists in the US
B、it witnessed a drop in the number of tourists in the US
C、tourism was hardly affected by the weakening of the US dollar that year
D、tourists came to the US for sightseeing rather than for bargains that year
答案
A
解析
细节推理题。文章第三段说明美国早已成为旅游胜地,1994年不同于往年,其原因是世界杯吸引了大批游客,美元下跌使在美国购物便宜到了极点,这更吸引了大量的游客。而这一观点恰好与选项A相一致。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/inKK777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Themostnoticeabletrendamongtoday’smediacompaniesisverticalintegration--anattempttocontrolseveralrelatedaspects
GriffithworkedforafirmthatspecializedineconomicdevelopmentinWashingtonD.C.becausesheneededmoneytopayforherd
Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmod
A、SoccerisnotpopularinItaly.B、MostCanadianshatehockey.C、MostAmericanslikebaseball.D、Thosewhodon’tlikebaseball
A、Imillion.B、1/4million.C、1/2million.D、2million.CW:Thecharityappealraisedonlyhalfofwhatitwasexpected.Ididn’t
Whatwillhappeninthemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifweconsumeresourcesmuchfasterthantheirreplacement?Inwhatwayis
A、British.B、Americans.C、Germans.D、Japanese.CWhofirstlyusedflexibleworkinghours?信息明示题。由文章开头可知,灵活工作时间机制由德国人发明,所以C正确。
A、Bookstheyhadread.B、Placestheyhadbeento.C、Historiesandthingstheyremembered.D、Thefuntheygotfromreading.CWhat
Earthquakesareprobablyoneofthemostfrighteninganddestructivehappeningsofnaturethatmanexperiences.Theyhavecaused
Theoldestandsimplestmethod,then,ofdescribingdifferencesinpersonalitywasto【B1】______peopleaccordingto【B2】______.
随机试题
IwasonlyeightyearsoldwhentheSecondWorldWarended,butIcanstillremembersomethingaboutthevictorycelebrationsin
简述核酸探针及其应用。
H1受体阻断药对下列哪种病最有效
调查研究往往用的是非概率抽样,下列属于非概率抽样的是
下列刺激中哪项不易引起内脏痛
热力管道的补偿器安装中,补偿器悬壁的长度偏差不应大于( )mm。
疏浚工程中属于施工组织条件的是()。
假设C公司股票现在的市价为20元,有1股以该股票为标的资产的看涨期权,执行价格为15元,到期时间是6个月。6个月后股价有两种可能:上升25%或者降低20%,无风险报酬率为每年6%。现在打算购进适量的股票以及借入必要的款项建立一个投资组合,使得该组合6个月后
学习困难综合症的主要表现包括()。
请示和报告在公文类型中属于报请类公文,在性质上又属于上行文。()
最新回复
(
0
)