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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 an 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 leisure industry in the capital's suburbs, which until the late 1990s were unreachable to
ordinary people. According Mr Wei, about 40% of the visitors to his resorts come in their own cars. The
rest are bushed 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 rush 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.
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.
B. To ski on natural snow.
C. For a large collection of ski suits.
D. For better services and equipment.
B. business of providing spare time enjoyments
C. production of family cars
D. part-time work for people living in the suburbs
B. Lack of business experience.
C. Price wars with other ski resorts.
D. Shortage of water and electricity.
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