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The curious European destinations that Chinese tourists love visiting
Bicester Village
According to a 2019 VisitBritain report, more than 260,000 Chinese tourists visit the UK each year. And where do they go? It claimed that “they are mostly interested in symbolic elements: the Royal Family, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey”.
Then there's the shopping. Bicester Village, a vast retail estate (零售产业) on the outskirts of the Oxford shire town, is the second most visited UK attraction for Chinese tourists after Buckingham Palace, and three in four Chinese visitors head there.
King's College, Cambridge
A famous tree, for Chinese people at least, can be found in King's College, Cambridge. The willow (柳树), considered to be a holy thing to lost youth, is mentioned in a much-loved poem by Xu Zhimo, who spent a year studying at King's College — Taking leave of Cambridge Again:
The golden willows by the riverside;
Are young brides in the setting sun;
Their glittering reflections on the shimmering river;
Keep undulating in my heart.
Bonn
The former West German capital is another popular port of call. Chinese love classical music, particularly Beethoven, making his birthplace an obvious highlight of any trip to Europe. The city's tourist board offers maps in three foreign languages: English, Chinese and Japanese.
Verona
Both British and Chinese travelers flood to Venice, Rome and Florence, but Verona typically appears higher on the wish lists of China's tourists. That's because of the whole country 's adoration of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The play is popular on UK shores, of course, but the love is doubled in China as it was among the first of the Shakespeare's works to be translated into Chinese, because its plot bears a striking resemblance to a famous Chinese folk tale, The Butterfly Lovers. Expect to see queues at the popular House of Juliet on Via Cappello (a statue of the character stands beneath her balcony).
1. Which is the most visited place for Chinese tourists?
A. Bicester Village. B. Buckingham Palace.
C. King's College. D. Cambridge.
2. W hat's approximately the number of Chinese visitors to Bicester Village each year?
A. About 260,000. B. About 145,600.
C. About 195,000. D. About 346,700.
3. Where are the Chinese music lovers likely to go?
A. Bicester Village. B. King's College, Cambridge.
C. Bonn. D. Verona.
4. Which are adored by Chinese tourists who love literary?
A. Bicester Village and Bonn. B. Bicester Village and King's College, Cambridge.
C. Verona and Bonn. D. King's College, Cambridge and Verona.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。欧洲一直是很多中国人向往的旅游目的地。那么中国人最热衷的欧洲景点究竟是哪里呢？
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一部分第二段中Bicester Village, a vast retail estate (零售产业) on the outskirts of the Oxford shire town, is the second most visited UK attraction for Chinese tourists after Buckingham Palace, and three in four Chinese visitors head there.(比斯特村是位于牛津郡镇郊区的一个大型零售地产，是中国游客前往英国的第二大景点，仅次于白金汉宫，每四名中国游客中就有三名前往那里)可知，中国游客最常去的地方是Bicester Village，故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一部分第一段中According to a 2019 VisitBritain report, more than 260,000 Chinese tourists visit the UK each year.(根据2019年英国旅游局的一份报告，每年有超过26万中国游客访问英国)及第二段 three in four Chinese visitors head there.(四分之三的中国游客前往那里)可知，每年到Bicester Village旅游的中国人大约是195,000。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三部分内容Chinese love classical music, particularly Beethoven, making his birthplace an obvious highlight of any trip to Europe.(中国人喜爱古典音乐，尤其是贝多芬，这使他的出生地成为任何欧洲之旅的一个明显的亮点)可知，Bonn是德国音乐家贝多芬的出生地，是爱好古典音乐的中国人喜欢去的旅游目的地。故选C。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二、四部分内容可知，King’s College, Cambridge(剑桥大学国王学院)是中国著名诗人徐志摩曾经学习的地方，而Verona则是莎翁笔下《罗密欧和朱丽叶》故事的发生地，并且和中国的《梁山伯和祝英台》有着相似的情节。这两个旅游地自然会令中国广大文学爱好者心驰神往。故选D。
