Unit1P3(1)Whydopeopleliketravelingsomuch?1.Becausetraveling
cannotonlybroadenone’smind,butalsoprovideamplechances
tosatisfytheneedofone’sself-actualizationorself-realizati
onwhichisatthetopofthehierarchyofhumanneeds.(2)What
helpstostimulatethetouristindustrybothathomeandabroad?2
.Thedesiretoknowaboutotherplacesorcountries,tosearchf
orallkindsofexperiences,tomeetnewpeopleandmakenewfrie
ndships,etc.helpstostimulatethetouristindustry.(3)Cantr
avelingrelievethepeoplefromthestrainandstressinourfast
-developingmodernsociety?Why?3. Exactly.Becauseinthefas
t-developingmodernsociety,strainandstresshavebecomeparto
fanindividual''slife,sotravelingcanhelppeoplegetawayfro
mtheirdullandstressfuldailyroutineforsometime;andonth
eotherhand,inordertoregaintheirenergy,peoplearewilling
toundertakecertainactivitiesorrestandrelaxthemselvesin
theenvironmentstotallydifferentfromtheirusualones.(4)In
ordertomeettheneedsoftravelers''demands,whatkind ofspec
ialservicesshouldthetravelagenciesconsideroffering?4. S
incepeoplearesocialbeingswholiketocommunicatewitheacho
ther,andtheyusuallyputmoreemphasisontheprocessoftheir
tripthanontheirdestination.Tocatertothisneed,travelage
nciesshoulddevelopspecialproductsforcertainethnicareasan
dprovidespecializedtoursforpeopletoreturnandvisit"theo
ldcountry"wheresometouristsmaypickupagenealogicallineo
rfindtheirroots.(5)Howcanweimprovethepresentsituation
oftransportationandreducethecostoftravel?Ononehand,th
egovernmentshouldnotonlyquickentheinfrastructureconstruct
ion,butalsodevelopeconomy,improvetheincomeandlifeofits
residentsandatthesametime,makecertainpoliciestoreduce
thecostoftravel.Unit2P29(1)Whatisthecleardefinitionof
tourism?Tourismisajourneyinwhichonereturnstothestarti
ngpoint;acirculartripusuallyforbusinesspleasureoreducat
ionduringwhichvariousplacesarevisitedandforwhichanitin
eraryisusuallyplanned.(2)Whyhavemuchstudyandresearchb
eenpaidattentiontotourism?Becauseinmanycountries,touris
mhasbecomethemostimportantearnerofforeignexchange.Thes
ignificanceoftourismhasbeenrecognizedinbothdevelopedand
developingcountries.(3)Whatdoyouthinkoftourismasathriv
ingbusiness?Whenonetravelsawayfromhome,itisnecessaryfo
rhimtouseacertainmeansoftransportationandtohavefooda
ndshelterifheisawayformorethanoneday.Asaresult,alo
tofpeoplehavedevelopedathrivingbusinesscateringtotouris
ts.Inaword,tourismisamovementofpeoplethatgivesriseto
avarietyofeconomicactivities.(4)Howdoyouconsiderthede
finitionoftourismendorsedbytheWTO?Ithinkthisdefinition
isbetterthananyotherdefinitionbecauseitcomprisesallthe
activitiesoftourism.(5)Doyouthinkthere''sstillmuchroomto
improvethedefinitionnow?Why?Yes,Ido.Ifwecomparethisd
efinitionwiththeearlierdefinition,maybewecanusethosedef
initionsandrewordthem.Perhapsthedefinitionwillbeperfect.
Unit5P100(1)Whydomanyresortsremainopenduringthe"off
season"?Becausemanyresortshavefoundtheexpenseofremaining
openduringthe“offseason”tobelowerthanthecostofclosing
down,maintenance,reopening,andoften,recruitingmanynewsta
ffmembers..(2)Whatservicesdoesaresidentialhotelofferto
theguests?Theresidentialhoteloffersmaidservice,adiningro
om,roommealservice,andpossiblyacocktaillounge.Usually,t
heluxuriousresidentialhoteloffersfullsuitesforfamilies;t
hemoderateofferssingleroomsforeitheryoungmenoryoungwom
en.(3)Whomdoesamotelmainlycaterto?Themotelmainlycaters
tothepersontravelingforpleasurewithhisfamily.(4)Whatis
themeaningfor"permanentguests"?Itreferstoregularcustomers
ofthehotel.(5)Canyoutellthedifferencesamongthesefour
classificationsofthehotels?Theyaredifferentinmanywaysand
thefollowingfigureshowsusthedifferences.II.Pre-readingQ
uestionsPleasereadthepassagebeforeansweringthepre-reading
questions,andthenyouwillknowmoreaboutthetextbelow.(1)H
owdoweChinesepeoplecelebrateourNationalDay?(2)Whatdoyo
umeanbytwoNewYearsinChina?(3) WhyistheSpringFestivalm
oreenjoyablethantheNew Year''sDay?(4) Whydidthegovernment
recentlyestablishAgedPeople''s Day?(5) Whatdoweusuallydo
onthedayoftheMid-Autumn Festival?Unit6P122(1)Howdowe
ChinesepeoplecelebrateourNationalDay?NationalDayisoneof
themostimportantpublicfestivalsinChinaastheanniversary
ofthefoundingofPeople''sRepublicofChina.Now,wehaveasev
en-dayholiday.Somepeoplegotravelinghomeandabroad,somepe
oplegotomainstreets,squaresandparkswhicharedecoratedwi
thflagsandflowerstocelebratethefestivalsintheirownways
,otherpeoplewouldliketostayathometoenjoytheleisureti
meafterlongandtiringwork.Intheevening,fireworksshot,th
ewholecountryispermeatedwithajubilantatmosphere.(2)What
doyoumeanbytwoNewYearsinChina?OneisonJanuary1stacco
rdingtoGregoriansolarcalendar,andtheotheriscelebratedac
cordingtothetraditionallunarcalendar,whichwecalltheSpri
ngFestival.ButnowtheSpringFestivalismuchmorepopulartha
ntheNewYear''sDay.(3)WhyistheSpringFestivalmoreenjoyabl
ethantheNewYear''sDay?TheSpringFestivalisthefestivalof
festivals,whichisdeep-rootedinthelifeandsoulofhundreds
ofmillionsofpeople.Itisatimeoffamilyreunion,goodwhis
hes,thanksgiving,newpromises,hopesforthefuture,andmerrym
aking.Althoughofficiallythereareonlythreefulldays,thece
lebrationsoftheSpringFestivaltakeplaceinlateJanuaryore
arlyFebruaryandlastfornearlyamonth.(4)Whydidthegovernm
entrecentlyestablishAgedPeople''sDay?It''safestivalforpa
rticularsectionsofthepopulation.Onthatday,theyouthvisit
elderlypeoplewithpastry.Theoldpeoplehavedevotedallthei
rlivestotheircareer.Nowtheybecomeoldanddeserveahappy,
peacefultime.Thereareanothertwotraditionalcustomsonthe
day--ascendingandeatingChongyangpastry.YoungMen,women,chi
ldren,andoldpeoplealikewillascendhighbuildingsormountai
ns.(5)WhatdoweusuallydoonthedayoftheMid-AutumnFestiva
l?TheMid-AutumnFestivalisanotherfestivalthatsymbolizesre
union.Onthatday,familymembersgettogethertohaveadinner
whiletalkingabouttheirwork,studiesandlotsofinterestingt
hings.Afterdinner,theywilleatmooncakesandadmirethefull
moontoprayabrilliantfuture.Unit8P166(1)Whydosomepeo
pleconsiderthecertainfoodtasty,whileothersdon''t?Becausemo
stofushavebeenbroughtuptoeatcertainfoodsandwestickt
othemallourlives.Thereforepeopleofeverycountryhaveuniq
ueideasaboutwhatisgoodfood.(2)Whathaspromotedtheresta
urantandcateringbusinesstodevelopquickly?Therestauranta
ndcateringbusinesshasmetthegrowingdemandbyfeedingthehu
genumberoftourists,suchasofficeandfactoryworkers,school
-children,militarypersonnel,travelers,andpeopleouttohave
agoodtime.Becausetherearesomanytofeed,therestaurant
andcateringbusinessisoneofthelargestandfastestgrowingi
ndustriesintheworld.Therefore,itisthosewhoeatawayfrom
homeandspendvastsumsofmoneyonrestaurantsorcateredmeals
thathavepromotedtherestaurantandcateringbusinesstodevel
opquickly.(3)Whydowenameonekindofrestaurantsthegourme
tone?Agourmetisapersonwhoappreciatesthebestinfoodand
drinkandarestaurantwhichoffersmealsthatappealtosuchap
ersonisinthisgroup.Theserviceandthepricesareusuallyin
accordwiththequalityofthemealsothattheserestaurantsar
ethemostexpensiveandluxuriousofallfoodserviceestablishm
ents.Therefore,wenamethiskindofrestaurantsthegourmetone
.Forwhatreasonsdoesthefamily-typerestaurantattractalot
offamilygroups?Becausethefamily-typerestaurantserve
ssimplefoodatmoderatepricesthatappealtofamilygroups.Pe
rhapstheprincipalfeatureofthefamily-typerestaurantisthe
reliabilityitoffersthecustomersthroughstandardizedfoodand
service.(5)Whatmakesthevariouscategoriesofrestaurantsspr
inguplikemushrooms?It''sbecauseofdifferentkindsofneedfro
meat-out-persons.Millionsofpeoplewho"eatout"everydayhav
eawidevarietyofneedsandtastesfromaquicklunchtoaluxu
riousmealwithelaborateservice.Becauseofthesedifferencest
herearemanykindsofrestaurantsvaryingfromsidewalkcafesfo
rahotdogorbowlofnoodlestoelaboraterestaurantswithbest
cooking.Sotherestaurantsgenerallyfitintovariouscategorie
s.Thereasonsabovemakevariouscategoriesofrestaurantssprin
guplikemushrooms.Unit9P189(1)WhyistheMagicKingdomthe
centralattractionoftheresort?BecausetheMagicKingdomist
hebiggestthemeparkofDisneyWorldinFloridaandit’saplace
ofexcitementandthrillsforeveryone.TheMagicKingdomprovid
esmorethanamusement.(2)Whatdoesthesentence“TheMagicKingd
omprovidesmorethanamusement”imply?TheMagicKingdomprovid
esmorethanamusement.Itinstructsaswell.Almosteverywherey
ougo,therearemodelsofpeopleandanimals.AfeatureofDisne
yWorldisthatthemodelsmoveandtalkmostrealistically.Ther
eis,forexample,theHallofFame,whichdisplaysmodelsofall
theAmericanPresidentssinceGeorgeWashington.ThePresidents
talkusingtheactualwordstheyonceusedaslivingPresidents.
ThenyouwillrealizethattheshowhasbeenpresentedbytheGen
eralElectricCorporation.(3)Whatisthehighlightofthetourof
theMagicKingdom?TheSpaceMountainisthehighlightofthetou
roftheMagicKingdomfordeepinsidetheSpaceMountainthere’s
aterrifyingrollercoasterwhichwhizzesyouthroughapitch-bl
ackskylituponlybyabombardmentofmeteorsandspacedebris.
(4)Doyouthinkitanadventuretotakearollercoaster?Why?Yes,Ithinkitanadventuretotakearollercoaster.Becauseyouarewarnedbeforeyoustepintoyourcarthatyoumustbe“ingoodhealth,freefromheartcondition,mothersickness,weaknessorotherphysicallimitations!”Whenyoustepfromyourcarattheendofthespacejourneyyouaremetbyanurseandastretcher.(5)WhydowesayDisneyWorldisworthvisiting?BecauseDisneyWorldisaplacewhereyourdreamscometrue.Itprovidesmorethanamusement.Itnotonlydrawstheattentionofadults,butattractsthousandsofchildrenfromdifferentpartsoftheworldeachdayaswell.Besidesitisveryinexpensive.DisneyWorldhasalreadybecometheparadiseforhumanbeingsonearth. |
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