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1、UnitSixChinainForeigners’EyesSectionAPre-readingQuestions1.Doyouliketotravel?Describeatripthat’smostunforgetabletoyou.2.WhenforeignerscometovisitChina,whatdoyouthinktheyliketoseethemost?Why?3.InwhatwaycanEnglishproficiencyhelpimprovethetouristindustryinChina?Withadventuo
2、usheartsanddiscoveringeyes,theauthorandhisfamilygetarareglimpseandtruetasteofthisancientland.Fromtheireyes,weseemtobefindingtheuniquebeautyofourmotherlandonceagain.AdventuresinChina1MyfamilyandIareridingacrossagrassyplateaucarpetedwithwildflowers.Thesuniswarm,theskyaperf
3、ectblue.Ourtwoguidesaresinginggently.Faraway,agiantbirdcirclesinthethermals.Wecanseeformilesineverydirection,butthereisnosignofhumanlifeorhabitation.Wearealoneinthisvastandlovelylandscape,andIquietlyrejoicethatmyeldestdaughterdecidedtodropoutofCambridgelastyearforthereis
4、nowaywewouldbehereotherwise.2HannahenlistedinsteadatBeijingUniversity,rightlybelievingthatshewouldlearntospeakChinesemuchbetterandfastertherethaninEastAnglia.ThatgaveusnotonlyareasonforpayingourfirstvisittoChinabut—moreimportantly—accesstoafascinatingpeopleandextraordina
5、rycountrythatwouldotherwisebealmosthardtoknowbecauseofthelanguagebarrier.3MostforeignvisitorscanscarcelybegintoplanindependentjourneysaroundChinabecauseoutsideBeijingandShanghai—andevenwithinthosecities—remarkablyfewChinesespeakEnglish.Itis7almostimpossibleforvisitorstob
6、ookevenatrainticketbythemselves,letalonetellataxiwheretogo,orderameal,orbargaininamarket.Consequently,allbutthebravestadventurersareforcedtojointourgroupsthatstayinblandhotels,eatfaux-ChinesefoodandvisitDisneyliketouristattractions,whichissadsinceChina,aswequicklydiscove
7、red,hassomuchmoretooffer.4IthasthecultureandcheapnessofIndia,butwithouttheextremesofpoverty.Thepollutioninsomecitiesisveryserious,butitisalsoacountrywhereplantingtreestoimprovetheenvironmentseemsanationalinterest,acountrywherewefoundpeasantssweepingroadswithlongbroomsint
8、hemiddleofthecountryside,witnessedstewardessesinneatuniformsstandingtoattentionandsalutingasourtrainrea
