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专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷166(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1.5millionlastyear—tendtocutexpenseswhenthedollarisweak,

ratherthancanceltheirtrip.Wehavenostatistics“onthesubject,butwehave

seenovertheyearsthatwhenitgetsmoreexpensivetogotoEurope,theydowngrade

thetypeofservicestheybuy.Insteadofgoingtoaluxuryhotel,theywillgotoa

four-starhotel.Insteadofgoingtoamagnificentrestaurant,theywillgotosomething

thathaslessstarsontheMichelin(restaurantguide).”Butrecentlyanumberof

AmericanshavebeenstayingawayfromParisaltogether—andfromEuropeasa

whole—asthedollarreachesrecordlowsagainsttheeuro.Rightnow,itisnearlya

$1.60againsttheEuropeancurrency—afewyearsago,thetwocurrencieswere

aboutequal.Paris,hasweatheredadeclineintourismbefore—notablyin2003,when

trans-AtlanticdifferencesovertheIraqWarwereatahigh.Atthetime,theFrench

touristofficelaunchedacampaigntowoobackAmericans,hiringAmericanactorand

directorWoodyAllenforapromotionalcliptitled;”Let’sFallinLoveAgain.Roll“

saystheParistourismbureauhasnoimmediateplansforanewcharmoffensive,

althoughsomeParishotelsareofferingfixedeuro-to-dollarrates.InParis,

Americanswhoarepaidindollarsarealsohurting.ThatincludesEleanorBeardsley,

thecorrespondentforNationalPublicRadio,theAmericanpublicradiochannel.“Itis

gettingsobadIdonotevenlookattheexchangerateeveryday.Idonotgoshopping

anymoreforclothes,shesaid.““Itisjustdepressing.Everytimeyou