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Thai authorities have been urged to see to it that condominiums (公寓), apartment houses and other lodgings available to tourists throughout the country will be of higher quality than today, a leading tourism businesswoman has said.
Piyaman Techapaibul, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand, called on the Ministry of Tourism & Sports as well as other government agencies concerned to have those places and accommodations for tourists improved and upgraded to meet international standards because, she said, today's tourists from around the world have more money to spend and prefer quality lodgings as well as quality services and accommodations at those places.
"Added by condos and apartment houses currently opening for daily rent, the number of lodgings for tourists throughout the country has increased over the years, but not the qualities. Many of today's tourists are so affluent and selective that they'd prefer quality places where personnel should be very responsible and experienced in taking care of them while security should be constantly and effectually maintained," she said.
Employees and staff in charge of providing accommodations to tourists should be expert in communicating with the foreigners, service-minded and speak fluent English, according to the council leader.
Thailand is seen to receive up to 23.1 million tourists from other countries around the world next year, compared to about 21.7 million, who have reportedly visited the country throughout this year, about 2.6 million of whom from China, while as much as two trillion baht (US$66.6 billion) is expected to be earned from tourist industry by 2015, compared to about one trillion baht (US$33.3 billion) this year.
Thailand's most favorite destinations for tourists include the world-famous beach resorts of Pattaya and Phuket, the Andaman Sea archipelagos of Krabi and Surat Thani and the capital city of Bangkok.
The council leader made her comments in response to news reports that the government might deregulate (撤销管制) businesses of running condominiums and apartment houses to the extent that they might not only serve as a place which collects monthly rent from the tenants but as a hotel where guests pay the room rates on a daily basis.
No parking lots or hotel-operating licenses might be legally required at such places nationwide only if they were practically turned into daily hotels or guesthouses.
小题1:What can we learn from paragraph 1?
A.Thai started to take measures to have the accommodations improved in the past.
B.Tourism is the leading industry in Thailand.
C.The accommodations in Thailand are of poor quality.
D.Tourists prefer hotels to apartment houses in Thai.
小题2: What does the underlined word “affluent” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.particularB.prosperousC.sensitiveD.restricted
小题3: According to the passage, how many people went to Thailand for a trip except China this year?
A.about 23,1 millionB.about 21.7 million
C.about 2.6 millionD.about 19.1 million
小题4: Why did the authorities in Thai need to have the lodgings improved?
A.Because tourists prefer better service and better living condition
B.Because tourists have plenty of money.
C.Because they want to meet the international standards
D.Because the condominiums in Thai are inferior to those in any other country.
小题5: According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?
A.Piyaman advocated the authorities not to limit the development of the condos.
B.Bangkok is one of the most attractive destinations for tourists
C.Thailand has earned about one trillion baht from tourist industry this year.
D.Staff in condos should speak English fluently.

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A

试题分析:本文介绍了泰国的旅游业的硬件设施不够好,作者建议对这种情况进行进一步的加强。
小题1:C 段落大意题。根据文章第一段前3行Thai authorities have been urged to see to it that condominiums (公寓), apartment houses and other lodgings available to tourists throughout the country will be of higher quality than today说明现在的泰国的旅游业的食宿条件不好,亟待加强,故C正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据本句Many of today's tourists are so affluent and selective that they'd prefer quality places where personnel should be very responsible and experienced in taking care of them while security should be constantly and effectually maintained,"说明现在的游客很富裕,在旅游地点的选择方面很挑剔,故该词是指B项。
小题3:D 细节题。根据第五段1,2行Thailand is seen to receive up to 23.1 million tourists from other countries around the world next year, compared to about 21.7 million, who have reportedly visited the country throughout this year, about 2.6 million of whom from China可知除了中国以外的游客是21.7-2.6,故D正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据第二段后三行she said, today's tourists from around the world have more money to spend and prefer quality lodgings as well as quality services and accommodations at those places.说明现在游客有有钱,想住好地方,吃好的食物。故A正确。
小题5:A 推理题。根据倒数第二段The council leader made her comments in response to news reports that the government might deregulate (撤销管制) businesses of running condominiums and apartment houses to the extent that they might not only serve as a place which collects monthly rent from the tenants but as a hotel where guests pay the room rates on a daily basis.说明A项说法是错误的,仍然是有所限制的。
点评:本文介绍了泰国的旅游业的硬件设施不够好,作者建议对这种情况进行进一步的加强。
本文要求考生在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上,做出一定判断和推论,从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话,也可是某几句话,但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据,既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理,也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理,要根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。
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