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What’s on in Shanghai

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This May is a busy month in Shanghai. There are lots to do. Here are the highlights.

Live Music-Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet(小号) player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out，so get your tickets quick.

PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15-23

May

PRICE: ¥80, ¥120(from Friday to Sunday) TIME: 10 p.m. till

late!

TEL: 6557-6898

Scottish dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. The teachers, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are excellent. They will also demonstrate the dances.

PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: every Monday

PRICE: ¥60 including one drink TIME: 7-10 p.m.

TEL: 6427-3957

Exhibitions-Shanghai Museum

There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’s always interesting to visit, but especially so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs(埃及陵墓) exhibition.

PLACE: Shanghai Museum DATES: daily

PRICE: ¥30 (¥15 for students) TEL: 6888-5066

TIME: Monday-Friday 9a.m.-5p.m., Weekends 9a.m.-9p.m.

Dining-Sushi Chef in town

Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous sushi ―artist‖ is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs(厨师) in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

PLACE: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES: all

month

PRICE: ¥240 TIME:

lunchtime

TEL: 6690-2315

Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 7分)

1 Which activity is the cheapest?

A) Enjoying American Jazz. B) Learning Scottish dancing.

C) Visiting Shanghai Museum. D) Dining at Sushi Scene.

2 If you want to learn Scottish dancing, which number should you dial?

A) 6427-3957 B) 6690-2315 C) 6888-5066 D) 6557-6898

3 How much should you pay if you want two tickets for the American Jazz on Friday?

A) ¥240 B) ¥160 C) ¥120 D) ¥80

4 Who can play trumpet very well?

A) Yuki Kamura. B) Gordon Stroppie. C) The Weefrees. D) Herbie Davis.

5 Where can you go if you want to eat Sushi?

A) The Jazz Club. B) Jack Stein’s.

C) Shanghai Museum. D) The Shanghai Hotel.

6 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) Sushi has become a kind of art in Japan.

B) We can go to the Shanghai Museum every day.

C) Herbie has never been to Shanghai before.

D) It is not difficult to learn Scottish dancing.

7 The word ―demonstrate” probably means ______.

A) sing B) show C) watch D) have

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Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 7分)

The tourism business in Hong Kong has been through some very hard times. Ten years ago, with all the economic problems in Asia, far fewer tourists were visiting Hong Kong. However, the SAR (特别行政区) was still one of the most popular destinations in Asia, and a favored location for international meetings and exhibitions.

The year 1997 was the best year for tourism in the 1990s. However in 1998, the figure was down by 8% from 10.4 million tourist arrivals recorded in the previous year.

Tourism was still big business, though. The mainland was Hong Kong’s largest source of visitors, making up over a quarter of all arrivals. Travelers from Taiwan Province, South and Southeast Asia and Japan made up the most of other visitors. Tourism remained a major source of foreign exchange, although tourists spending dropped.

Tourists often made short visits, staying an average of three to four days. Most tourists came to Hong Kong for business or leisure (休闲), or a mixture of both. Shopping was still the favorite thing of tourist activity and spending. The average visitor spent about HK$ 3,000 – not including accommodation (住宿) and food.

Hong Kong Tourist Association officials developed various plans to develop interest in Hong Kong as

a tourist destination, and they hoped these policies (政策) would work.

8 What situation was Hong Kong facing in the passage?

A) The tourism business was developing quickly

B) Fewer tourists were visiting Hong Kong than before.

C) It was no longer a popular destination in Asia.

D) There were far fewer international meetings and exhibitions.

9 In 1998, ________.

A) the figure of visitors in Hong Kong was down by 8%

B) tourism in Hong Kong had its best year

C) 10.4 million tourists visited Hong Kong

D) Hong Kong didn’t hold any international meetings

10What is the largest source (来源) of the visitors to Hong Kong?

A) Japan. B) Southeast Asia C) U.S.A D)The mainland of China

11The underlined word ―both‖ (in Para. 4) refers to (指代) ―________‖.

A) short visits and long visits B) Hong Kong and the mainland

C) business and leisure D) shopping and other activities

12Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A) The figure of tourists to Hong Kong was 10.4 million in 1997.

B) Tourists spending continued increasing.