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4．Thousands of people living in the Chinese capital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New year by heading for the ski resorts （滑雪场）．Never mind that Beijing's dry weather seldom produces snow．It is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital．And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has formed the basis for this new craze（热潮）．
  Since Beijing's first ski resort was opened ten years ago，the sport has enjoyed astonishing increase．There are now more than a dozen resorts．Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections．Mr．Wei，a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing，sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe，In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China．But many are in faraway areas of the country and can't really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe．
  Beijing's skiing craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private （私有的） cars．This has led to the growth of a Ieisure industry  in the capital's suburbs （郊区），which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people，According to Mr．Wei，about 40% of the visitors to his resort come in their own cars．The rest are bused in by schools，businesses or government Offices．
  The problem is making money．Starting ski resorts requires quite a lot of money； hiring land from the local government，preparing the hills，buying snow machines，making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them，and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers．
 The ski resort where Mr．Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up．And as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea，many others hash in and price wars break out．Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world，though with most people rather new to the sport，expecting a few more doing the same job．

50．What does this text mainly talk about？B
A．Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars．
B．Skiing as a new way of enjoying one's spare time．
C．Things to be considered when starting a ski resort．
D．A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing．
51．Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Europe？D
A．To visit more ski areas．
B．To ski on natural snow．
C．For a large collection of ski suits．
D．For better services and equipment．
52．The underlined words"leisure industry"in Paragraph 3 refer to-C
A．transport to ski resorts             
B．production of family cars
C．business of providing spare time enjoyments
D part-time work for people living in the suburbs
53．What is the main problem in running a ski resort？C
A．Difficulty in hiring land．
B．Lack of business experience．
C．Price wars with other ski resorts，
D．Shortage of water and electricity．

Answer 1

分析 本文介绍了北京滑雪运动的兴起、原因以及面临的问题．北京市郊涌现出许多滑雪运动经营单位，多为人工造雪．追求享乐的中产阶级的兴起提供了客户资源、交通的改善方便人们远赴市郊．问题是设备和服务水准偏低以及行业内价格竞争．

解答 51答案B．．主旨大意题．本文围绕滑雪运动展开，讨论了滑雪场所的兴起、原因和难题．A，C项都只是文章涉及的某个方面．D项与文章不符．B项最具概括性．
52答案D．细节理解题．从第二段…that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe．及后面两句可知，虽然中国也有自然雪场的滑雪服务商家，但是其设备和服务都落后于欧洲的商家．故D项正确．
53．答案C．细节理解题．从倒数第二段可知，赚钱是个难题，因为："when someone comes up with a good idea，many others rush in and price wars break out．"一旦有人有了赚钱的主意，马上就会有许多人跟进，于是爆发价格战．故选择C项．
54．答案C．细节理解题．根据文章"The problem is making money"可知，如今滑雪场面临的问题是资金问题．又从最后一段"The ski resort where Mr．Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up．And as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea，many others hash in and price wars break out"可知，资金问题主要出现在在行内争夺滑雪胜地这方面．故选C．

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