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3．Britain's national tourism agency issued guidelines on the etiquette（礼仪）of dealing with the hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors who will he coming to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics．Seeking to help the country's citizens offer a warmer welcome，Its VisitBritain has updated its advice for anyone likely to work with travelers arriving from overseas-from hotel staff to taxi drivers．
"Giving our foreign visitors a friendly welcome is absolutely vital to our economy，"said Sandie Dawe，chief executive officer of the agency．About 30 million people visit Briain each year，spending about 16.6 billion pounds （26billion）．The 2012 Olympics is likely to bring in an additional 2.1 billion pounds（ 3.3 billion） in tourism revenue（收入），according to a government estimate．
The etiquette tips were written by agency staff about their own native countries．Polish toursts are likely to be hurt by stereotypes（老套想法）that imply they drink excessively，while the French are picky in restaurants，the guidelines claim．Belgians take offense at people snapping their fingers while Japanese people consider long time eye contact impolite and smile to express a range of emotions-not simply to show happiness．Guests from China and Hong Kong may find winking or pointing with an index finger rud，the advice claims．Workers are advised against discussing poverty，immigration，earthquakes or the Mexican-American war with visitors from Mexico．Canadian tourists are likely to be quite annoyed about being mistaken for Americans，And Americans？They can appear"informal to the point of being very direct or even rude"and won't ever hesitates about complaining，he guide says．
45．It's estimated that due to the 2012 London Olympics，tourism revenue will be increased byBbillion dollars．
    A．2.1            B．3.3            C．16.6           D．26
46．VisitBritain is most likely to be a/anC．
    A．book intended for overseas tourists
    B．magazine on traveling to Britain
    C．website managed by Britain's national tourism agency
    D．organization attached to the 2012 London Olympics
47．As can be inferred from the passage，A．
    A．there must be Chinese people working in Britain's national tourism agency
    B．a Canadian won't care about his/her nationality
    C．the 2012 London Olympics focuses on developing its tourism
    D．a war once broke out between Mexico and America
48．The third paragraph shows the etiquette tips areD．
    A．polite         B．imaginary      C．mysterious     D．frank．

Answer 1

分析 英国国家旅游局发布了一份2012年伦敦奥运会礼仪指南，用于指导民众在奥运期间与外国游客打交道时应注意的礼仪．比如：遇到粗鲁的法国人别慌；别把加拿大人错当成美国人．

解答 45．B 细节理解题．根据文章第二段的最后一句"The 2012 Olympics is likely to bring in an additional 2.1 billion pounds（ 3.3 billion） in tourism revenue（收入），according to a government estimate．2012奥运会可能会带来额外的21亿英镑（33亿）旅游收入（收入），据政府估计．"可知答案选B．
46．C 推理判断题．根据第一段的最后一句"Seeking to help the country's citizens offer a warmer welcome，Its VisitBritain has updated its advice for anyone likely to work with travelers arriving from overseas-from hotel staff to taxi drivers．为了帮助国家的公民提供一个更温暖的欢迎，VisitBritain已经更新了它可能与来自海外的旅行者一起工作的建议---从酒店员工到出租车司机．"可知：update"更新"，这个词常用语网站信息的更新；故答案选C．
47．A 推理判断题．根据第三段的第一句话"The etiquette tips were written by agency staff about their own native countries．礼仪提示是由机构的职员写的关于他们自己的国家的．"和下文的"Guests from China and Hong Kong may find winking or pointing with an index finger rud，the advice claims．"可知一定有中国人在英国国家旅游局工作；故答案选A．根据第三段的"Canadian tourists are likely to be quite annoyed about being mistaken for Americans加拿大游客很可能被误解为美国人很恼火"可知B不正确．C选项说的是"2012伦敦奥运会重在发展旅游业"，D项说的是"墨西哥和美国爆发了一场战争"，而文中讲的是"英国国家旅游局发布了一份2012年伦敦奥运会礼仪指南，用于指导民众在奥运期间与外国游客打交道时应注意的礼仪"，所以可排除C和D．
48．D 推理判断题．根据文中最后一段所列举的波兰游客，法国人，日本人，中国和香港的客人，加拿大游客和美国人的行为举动可知：第三段展示的礼仪提示是坦诚的；故答案选D．

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