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.
1.Chinese people travel abroad not to _________.
A. go shopping B.
see more of the world
C. go sightseeing D.
make money
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
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.
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
5.What’s the best title of the passage? __________
A.
Travelling B.
Travelling abroad
C. Chinese tourists D.
Chinese people like travelling