Question

Thousands of people living in the Chinese capital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New year by heading for the ski resorts (滑雪場). 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(熱潮).     
Since Beijing’s first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed 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 (郊區(qū)), which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people. According to Mr. Wei, about 40% of the visitors to his resort come in their own cars. The rest are bused 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 $4 million 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

1. 1.
   What does this text mainly talk about?
   1. A.
      Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars
   2. B.
      Skiing as a new way of enjoying one's spare time
   3. C.
      Things to be considered when starting a ski resort
   4. D.
      A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing
2. 2.
   Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Europe?
   1. A.
      To visit more ski areas
   2. B.
      To ski on natural snow
   3. C.
      For a large collection of ski suits
   4. D.
      For better services and equipment
3. 3.
   The underlined words “l(fā)eisure industry” in Paragraph 3 refer to         
   1. A.
      transport to ski resorts
   2. B.
      production of family cars
   3. C.
      business of providing spare time enjoyments
   4. D.
      part-time work for people living in the suburbs
4. 4.
   What is the main problem in running a ski resort?
   1. A.
      Difficulty in hiring land．
   2. B.
      Lack of business experience．
   3. C.
      Price wars with other ski resorts
   4. D.
      Shortage of water and electricity

Answer 1

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試題分析：本文講述的是在北京興起的滑雪熱并詳細(xì)說明了滑雪場的建設(shè)以及遇見的而困難。
1.B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是在北京興起的滑雪熱，故B項(xiàng)正確。
2.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后3行But many are in faraway areas of the country and can’t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe.說明歐洲的滑雪場的服務(wù)的設(shè)備都是很好的，故Ｄ正確。
3.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段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 (郊區(qū)), which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people.說明這里的a leisure industry是指人們的生活水平高了以后的休閑游，故C正確。
4.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段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.說明最大的問題是價格戰(zhàn)，導(dǎo)致利潤不足。故C正確。
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