The British are being encouraged to holiday at home as a major tourism drive offering Olympic themed discounts is launched next week.
A new campaign offering 20. 12% discounted bills at participating venues (場所) will be announced publicly for the first time by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday to encourage "staycations".
The scheme includes hotel accommodation, meals, guided tours and entry to attractions, with discounts funded by the industry. Government officials said more than three million hotel rooms were already lined up under the project, which is being backed by a range of companies, including Butlins. Attractions, such as the London Eye and Alton Towers, are also taking part. Reduced prices will also be offered on stays on the Royal yacht Britannia, now harboring in Leith, Edinburgh, and visits to Chatsworth, the historic house in Derbyshire.
Tourists will be able to take advantage of the discount by using a dedicated website before the end of the Paralympics on September 9 to make bookings for this year and 2013.
Mr. Hunt said, "With the Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympic Games, this year is the perfect opportunity for more of us to holiday in the UK "
Mr. Hunt has travelled the UK, urging companies to take part in the scheme, telling them, "It's now or never for London tourism. We will never have a year like 2012 to show the world that this is, quite simply, the most exciting, vibrant, cosmopolitan city on the planet. The unavoidable complaints in the run up to an Olympics must not cloud the scale of the opportunity —including our biggest ever tourism marketing campaign to make sure we get a lasting benefit from being in the global spotlight. "
The scheme will be promoted by a ￡3 million television advertising campaign — the first of its kind in the UK.
The government hopes the " Holidays at Home are Great" campaign — launched by Visit England — will create 12, 000 jobs, create 5.3 million extra short overnight breaks, and generate ￡480 million in extra spending over three years.
【小題1】What Mr. Hunt said indicates that        .

A．he has no interest in the scheme
B．he supports the idea of staycation
C．he doubts the benefit of the scheme
D．he cares most about London tourism
【小題2】What does the underlined sentence (in Para. 6) mean?
A．London tourism will never have a precious opportunity.
B．It is too golden an opportunity for London tourism to lose.
C．It is now too late for London tourism to take this opportunity.
D．London has ever had a valuable opportunity like the one in 2012.
【小題3】How will the "Holidays at Home are Great" campaign probably benefit London?
A．It will offer 20. 12% discount to travelers' expenses.
B．It will attract more international travelers to visit London.
C．It will create more job opportunities and bring in more money.
D．It will prove London the most exciting, vibrant, cosmopolitan city on earth.
【小題4】In which section of a newspaper will this article be presented?
A．Entertainment.B．Politics.C．Finance.D．News.


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D 

解析【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。Mr. Hunt的話（"With the Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympic Games, this year is the perfect opportunity for more of us to holiday in the UK "今年將舉行維多利亞女王登基鉆石禧年慶典和2012倫敦奧運會，是英國人在國內(nèi)度假的完美時機�！保┖陀膭钣癖娫趪鴥�(nèi)度假的說法一致。
【小題2】句意理解題。劃線句子的意思是：今年對倫敦旅游業(yè)來說是機不可失，時不再來。
【小題3】細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合最后一段可知答案：英國政府希望VisitEngland發(fā)起的這個“在家度假很棒”的宣傳活動能創(chuàng)造1.2萬個就業(yè)機會，新增短假度假人次530萬，并在未來三年使消費額增加4.8億英鎊。 
【小題4】文章出處題。文章內(nèi)容講的是“英國將于下周發(fā)起一場大型旅游宣傳活動，為民眾提供以奧運為主題的折扣優(yōu)惠，鼓勵英國民眾在國內(nèi)度假�！睂儆谛侣勵惖膬�(nèi)容。 

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