2015考研英语阅读旅游与经济
<p> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span></p><p> 旅游与经济</p><p> <span word="BRITONS">BRITONS</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>.<span word="Unemployment">Unemployment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="falling">falling</span>, <span word="house">house</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economicoutput">economicoutput</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2010.</p><p> 过去几个月英国人有很多利好的经济资讯值得庆祝。失业率在下降，7月英格兰的房价创下历史新高，<span word="GDP">GDP</span>呈现自2010年来的最快增速。</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span> <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economicbounce">economicbounce</span>. <span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="hasbeen">hasbeen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="lastyear">lastyear</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2013, <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="by">by</span> 4%, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="withthe">withthe</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="up">up</span> 12%. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2013 <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> 30%<span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2012, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="record">record</span>.</p><p> 乍一看，英国的旅游业对经济反弹有所贡献。英国国家统计局本月公布的数据表明，自去年伦敦举办奥运会以来前往英国旅游的外国游客数量大增。2013年的前7个月相比2012年同期外国游客数量增加了4%，游客花费也增加了12%。2013年7月外国游客花费比去年同期增加了30%，创下了新纪录。</p><p> <span word="Hotels">Hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attractions">attractions</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thetourist">thetourist</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="STRGlobal">STRGlobal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>, <span word="hotel">hotel</span>-<span word="occupancy">occupancy</span> <span word="ratesrose">ratesrose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2013. <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="asurge">asurge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>: <span word="hotel">hotel</span>-<span word="occupancy">occupancy</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capitaljumped">capitaljumped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> 89% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p>
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