GRE阅读练习：英国历史名城发展旅游业.docxVIP

Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 GRE阅读练习：英国历史名城发展旅游业 GRE考试模拟：GRE阅读练习：英国历史名城发展旅游业 GRE考试精品课程训练  Attracting tourists to Britains regions will get tougher as the economy grows  英国经济有所好转，吸引游客却变困难  IN THE harbour at Portsmouth, the din of shipbuilding competes for attention with the thumping feet of tourists in its historic docks. Just metres away from sailors and shipwrights maintaining the Royal Navys latest vessels, visitors jostle on the decks of the tiny wooden HMS Victory, searching for the spot where Lord Nelson died in battle in 1805. But with traditional shipbuilding in decline, Portsmouth hopes its burgeoning attractions can take up the slack. The numbers of people looking at its dockyard have risen in the past year, and a smart new museum to house the Mary Rose, a salvaged Tudor warship, opened in May 2013.  在朴茨茅斯的港口，造船的喧嚣声与游客们在这个历史悠久的码头上的脚步声齐鸣。而开船者和造船者几米开外，就是英国皇家海军的必威体育精装版轮船，参观的人群推搡着涌向小小的木质胜利号的甲板，搜寻着纳尔逊勋爵在1805年战死的地点。但传统的造船技术正在衰退，朴茨茅斯希望这一新兴的景点能够阻止衰退。来造船厂参观的游客在去年有所增加，而且一座漂亮的新博物馆于2013年5月面向公众开放，新博物馆陈列了玛丽玫瑰号，她是一条被打捞上岸的都铎式战舰。  New research published on November 21st by Deloitte, a consultancy, has raised hopes that tourism can help Britains regions reduce their reliance on other industries. It predicts that the sector will grow by 3.8% a year between now and 2025—much faster than manufacturing, retail or construction. Tourism, it says, has been Britains fastest-growing employment sector since 2010. Unusually, northern England, Wales, and rural Scotland—areas which otherwise struggle to attract new businesses—have recently seen particularly strong job growth.  咨询公司德勒于11月21日发表了一项新的研究报告，显示旅游业有希望帮助英国减少对其它产业的依赖。这份研究报告预测，从现在到2025年，旅游业将会每年将会上涨3.8%，比制造业、零售业和建筑业快多了。报告显示，旅游业自2010年起，就已经是英国发展最快的雇工部门。奇怪的是，英格兰北部、威尔士和苏格兰农村这些地区却反而努力吸引新的企业-格外强劲的就业增长在近期初见端倪。  But places like Portsmouth will need to attract more foreigners to keep up the current rate of growth. Deloitte forecasts that the amount international visitors spend will grow by