北京市门头沟区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读表达

北京市门头沟区 2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编 阅读表达 2023年北京市门头沟区中考一模英语试题 四、阅读表达（34 至36 题每题2 分，37 题4 分，共10 分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Home Is Where the Heart Is In 2017 a record number of over 41 million tourists from abroad visited the UnitedKingdom. This number fell to a new low of nearly 6.4 million in 2021 but since then numbersgreatly rose to just under 30 million in 2022. It’s likely to reach 35 million in 2023. Why do tourists continue to come to the UK in such numbers? “Harlem World” gives a number of reasons why the United Kingdom is one of the mostpopular places to visit in Europe. It highlights the breath-taking scenery, with historic castlesand rolling green fields. Then there are the pubs and delicious food, such as fish and chips andpies. And then there are the people. They are described as being “universally quite lovely”. Itgoes on to say that “People in the UK are well-read, well-spoken, and well-dressed. Theyknow how to hold a conversation. People in the UK are polite and easy to be around.…Whenyou take a trip to the UK, you will be attracted by the people. They are amazing.” Many of us are choosing to stay local and tasting what the good old British Isles has tooffer as an alternative(替代物). A third of British are choosing to keep their feet firmly on theground and holiday at home this year. More and more holiday makers are moving away from lying on the sun loungers by thepool all day and only moving to fill up at the all-day buffet kind of holiday. They are choosingto take the all-action sporting holiday. It’s no longer “eat and drink as much as you possiblycan”but “do as many exciting challenging things as you possibly can.” Neil Bevan, General. Manager at The Manor & Ashbury Resorts in Devon is excited to see more and more peoplejoining exploring his beautiful part of the country. The Manor and Ashbury Resorts offer anoutstanding choice of over 70 different sporting and leisure activities including golf, tennis,bowling and archery. 34．How many tourists are likely to