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10．Bangkok has become the world's top tourist destination，with 15.98 million visitors projected to visit Thailand's capital city this year，according to the third annual Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on Monday．Based on data MasterCard collected from governments，central banks，related public agencies and airlines so far this year，the projection for the entire year says Bangkok is surpassing （超过） London，the previous holder of the top place，by a very narrow margin．
    Monday's report marked the first time an Asian city has been projected to be the top-ranked tourist destination．London came in second，with 15.96 million visitors expected in 2013，and Paris，third，with 13.92 million visitors．Mas terCard looked at 132 cities．
    Other Asian cities that made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013 include Singapore at number four，with 11.75 million visitors； Kuala Lumpur at number eight，with 9.2 million visitors； Hong Kong at number nine，with 8.72 million visitors； Seoul at number 11，with 8.19 million visitors； Shanghai at num ber 14，with 6.5 million visitors，Tokyo at number 16，with 5.8 million visitors，and Taipei，with 5.19 million visitors．
    The study found that Bangkok is experiencing a large increase in its number of tourists in 2013，up 9.8% from 2009．That compares to New York's increase at 5.0% and London's at 3.8%．Paris，meanwhile，saw a small dip in its number of tourists （negative 0.7%）．
    Caroline Lledo，who was visiting Bangkok from France，said Thailand has many offerings．"We like culture and the people are so nice．We also love shopping here，"Ms．Lledo said．MasterCard Worldwide's global economic adviser Yuwa Hedrick-Wong cited （引用） overall value for money spent for why Bangkok is attractive．That is true for Thailand overall as well．
33．From the passage we can know thatD．
A．Bangkok defeated London by a wide margin
B．there are 15.96 million visitors visiting London in 2013
C．Paris is experiencing an increase in its number of tourists
D．London topped List of World's Tourist Destinations in 2012
34．What attracts visitors to Thailand？C
A．People and buildings．
B．Shopping and environment．
C．Cul ture，people and shopping．
D．Culture and natural scenery．
35．What can we know about MasterCard？D
A．MasterCard surveyed 131 cities．
B．Caroline Lledo was MasterCard's adviser．
C．MasterCard collected data from private agencies．
D．It is the third time that MasterCard has released the Index．

分析 本文是一篇政治经济类阅读，文章主要讲述了去年最受欢迎的旅行目的地是伦敦，曼谷有望成为今年旅行者最喜欢的旅行目的地．然而曼谷吸引游客的是那里的人，文化和购物．

解答 33．D细节判断题．根据第一段"Bangkok is surpassing（超过）London，the previous holder of the top place，by a very narrow margin．"，可知A项中"wide"错误；根据第二段"London came in second，with 15.96 million visitors expected in 2013"中的expected一词，可知B项陈述错误；根据第四段中的"Paris，meanwhile，saw a small dip in its number of tourists （negative 0.7%）．"，可知C项陈述错误；根据第一段中的"…London，the previous holder of the top place"，可知D项陈述正确．故选D．
34．C理解判断题．根据第五段"We like culture and the people are so nice．We also love shopping here，"Ms．Lledo said．可知人们喜欢那里的文化，那里的人很好，人们也很喜欢在那购物．故选C．
35．D细节理解题．根据第一段according to the third annual Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on Monday．，可知万事达第三次发布全球旅游目的地城市指数．故选D．

点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．

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