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1、PARTIDICTATIONBritishHolidayingHabitsInthelate1970s,airtravelbecameaffordable／fortheaveragefamilyintheUK,／andmorepeoplestartedtravellingabroadfortheirsummerholidays.／Afterall,theBritishweatherwasn’tverygood,eveninsummer,／soalotofpeopleleftthecountryforav
2、acation.／Inthe1980sand1990s,youngpeopleintheUKbecamewealthieronaverage.／Asaresult,theystartedtogoabroadingroups,／toplacessuchasSpainandGreece.／Oncetheyarrivedattheirdestination,／theymetwithothergroupsofyoungpeopleandhadonelongparty.／Britishholidayinghabi
3、tshavebeguntochange,however.／ClimatechangemeansthattheUKnowhasahotterclimate,／sopeopledonotneedtogooverseastofindgoodweather.／Also,goingabroadismoreexpensive.／Asaresult,moreBritishpeoplearechoosingtospendtheirsummerholidaysintheUK.／PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREH
4、ENSIONSECTIONACONVERSATIONSQuestions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.Woman:Goodafternoon,InternationalTradeCenterExhibitionServices.HowcanIhelp?Man:Oh
5、,hello.I’dlikesomeinformationaboutexhibitingattheInternationalAutomobileShow.Woman:TheAutoShow?So,whatwouldyouliketoknow?Man:First,canyougivemeanideaofhowbigthefairis?Woman:Well,121companieshadstandslastyearandthatfigureshouldbeupto140thistime.Man:Sorry,
6、howmany?Woman:140.Man:Whataboutvisitingnumbers?Woman:Overthetwodays,wehad16,500visitors,sowithmorestandswe’dhopeformorepeoplethistime.Man:Andwheredidtheytypicallycomefrom?Woman:About57%werefromoverseas:AmericaandEurope,Japan,SingaporeandSouthKorea.Therem
7、ainedwerelocalpeople.Man:That’sinteresting.Now,afewpracticalquestions.We’rethinkingoftakingastandabout45squaremeters.Howmuchwillthatcostus?Woman:$400persquaremeter.Man:Sorry,canyougivemethecostagain?Woman:Yes.It’s$400.Soifyou’relookingat45squaremeters,it
8、wouldbe,letmesee,$18000.Butthat’sjustthecostforabasicstand.Man:Whatdoesthepriceinclude?Woman:YougetalistinginthecatalogueinbothChineseandEnglish,somebasicfurniture——adeskandfourchairs,andelectricityinlighting.Man:Soanythin
