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2024-2025学年下学期高中英语人教版(2019)高三同步经典题精练之阅读理解
一.阅读理解(共15小题)
1.(2022?杭州模拟)TheofficialoperationofUniversalBeijingResort(UBR)madeBeijingthehottesttouristdestinationrecently.Afterabout20yearspreparation,ChinasfirstUniversalStudiosthemepark,andalsothebiggestUniversalStudiosthemeparkintheworld,hasattractedgreatattention.ItmarkstheentryofanotherinternationalchainintoChinasthrivingthemeparkindustry.
Chinahasbecomethelargestmarketforthemeparksacrosstheworld.Todaytherearenearly3,000themeparksinChinaandover400amongthemarelarge﹣scale.
Thepopularityofthemeparkspartlycomesfromtheintellectualpropertytheyhaveacquiredovertheyears,whichcanincludecharactersandstories.TaketheShanghaiDisneyResortasanexample.FromMickeyMousetoSnowWhite,Disneyhadalotofelementstodrawfromindesigningthethemepark.AfanofDisneysanimationsMr.Wusaidthathehadvisitedtheresortsomanytimesbecauseofhisloveofthecharactersandthemesthroughoutthepark.
Themeparkshaveplayedaleadingroleinpromotingtourismandotherrelativekindsofconsumption(消费).Forthepastfiveyears,theShanghaiDisneyResorthaswelcomed83millionvisitors,earningover40billionyuanintotal.DisneysimpressiveperformancewascarefullyviewedbyotherinternationalfirmseagertotakepartinChinasthemeparkeconomy,Steinbockpointedout.AccordingtoSteinbock,capitalinvestmentinChinasthemeparkprojectsinthefirsthalfofthe2020scouldreach﹩20billion.ThesehugeinvestmentsshowforeigninvestorsrisingconfidenceinChinasbusinessenvironment.
AlthoughtheCOVID﹣19pandemichascreatedahugeimpactontheglobaltourismmarket,wearestillverypositiveonthebusinessenvironmentoftheChinesemarket,saidTomMehrmann,presidentandgeneralmanagerofUBR.
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(1)WhatcanwelearnabouttheUBRaccordingtothepassage?