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For tech-crazy travellers, below are four most advanced tech destinations to visit.
Silicon Valley, America
Home to many of the world’s largest high-tech corporations.
In Apple Park, the Visitor Center is the only part tourists are permitted to visit. There are four main areas: an Apple Store featuring Apple-branded goods not sold at regular Apple stores, a cafe, an exhibition space, and a roof terrace overlooking the campus.
In the Googleplex, there is no Google campus tour. The only way a member of the public can tour the inside of campus buildings is by an employee — so if you happen to know one, ask him or her to show you around.
Zhongguancun, China
A technology center in Haidian District.
Known as “Electronics Avenue” from the early 1980s on, due to its information technology markets, in 1999, it became the “Zhongguancun Science & Technology Zone”, with seven parks, where over 12,000 high-tech enterprises were operating according to the 2004 Beijing Statistical Yearbook.
Many world-famous technology companies built their Chinese headquarters and research centers in Zhongguancun Technology Park, such as Google, Intel.
Seoul, South Korea
The world’s “most wired city”, ranked first in technology readiness by PwC’s Cities of Opportunity report. With the world’s highest fibre-optic broadband widely accepted and the highest global average Internet speeds of 26.1 Mbit/s, it is among the world leaders in Internet connectivity. In some apartment buildings, Internet speeds reach up to 52.5 Gbit/s.
Bangalore, India
The “IT capital of India” plays a role as the nation’s leading IT exporter. Around 47% of the 265 biotechnology companies in India are located in Bangalore. Bangalore’s IT industry is divided into three main groups, of which the International Tech Park, Bangalore (ITPB) provides campus facilities for multinational giants like General Motors, Huawei and so on.
1. How can you visit Googleplex?
A. By walking around alone. B. By calling the visitor center.
C. By turning to a friend working there. D. By applying for a position in Google campus.
2. Where should you go if you are a bio-tech fan?
A. Silicon Valley. B. Zhongguancun. C. Seoul. D. Bangalore.
3. From which part of a website can we read the text?
A. Geography. B. Travel. C. Technology. D. Events.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章为技术狂热的旅游者介绍了四个科技旅游地情况，分别是：美国硅谷、中国中关村、韩国首尔以及印度班加罗尔。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Silicon Valley, America部分中“The only way a member of the public can tour the inside of campus buildings is by an employee — so if you happen to know one, ask him or her to show you around. (公众参观校园建筑的唯一途径是由学校的工作人员带领，所以如果你碰巧认识一个工作人员，请他/她带你参观)”可知，参观Googleplex的唯一办法是通过认识的员工。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Bangalore, India部分中“Around 47% of the 265 biotechnology companies in India are located in Bangalore. (印度265家生物技术公司中约47%位于班加罗尔)”可知，如果你喜欢生物技术，你应该去班加罗尔。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“For tech-crazy travellers, below are four most advanced tech destinations to visit.(对于痴迷科技的旅行者来说，以下是四个最先进的科技目的地)”结合文章为技术狂热的旅游者介绍了四个科技旅游地。可推测文章可能选自网站的“旅游”版面。故选B。
