Since entering winter, the booming trend of ice and snow tourism has led to a rapid growth in tourists flow in the city. As of the third day of the New Year holiday, a total of 3.05 million tourists had visited Harbin, achieving a total revenue (收入) of 5.914 billion yuan. Both the number of tourists received and the total tourism revenue have reached historic peaks, according to local authorities.

“Harbin, you make me feel unfamiliar.” The tag has made it to the hot search on Weibo this Wednesday, with many tourists sharing online about their experience of the city. As the City of Music, Harbin invited symphony orchestras (管弦乐队) into shopping malls. For tourists eager to record snowy scenes with the moon, it raised a round artificial moon over the Saint Sophia Cathedral. For those who can’t stand the extreme cold, the city built Warm Stations on squares, providing warm resting places. Besides, the Ewenki (鄂温克) people were invited to Central Street to perform reindeer shows. Frozen pear in Northeast China is a local specialty, but it is not served in a typical way. To welcome Southern diners who may not be familiar with frozen pears and are unsure how to eat them, some restaurants in Harbin sliced the frozen fruit and presented them with exquisite plating.

Southern tourists have been given a special nickname, “Little Potatoes”. Locals explain that in their eyes, “Little Potatoes” is a lovable term that expresses cuteness and charm. Because most Southern tourists are small and thin, especially girls who wear a lot of clothes to withstand the cold, they look like “Little Potatoes” in appearance.

         ▲        According to statistics released by the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, a total of 135 million domestic trips were recorded in China during the three-day New Year holiday from last Saturday to Monday. The data reveals a remarkable increase of 155.3 percent compared to the same period last year and a notable 9.4 percent increase compared to 2019.

1.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A What places of interest in Harbin are worth visiting.

B When is the best time to visit Harbin.

C Why so many Southern tourists came to Harbin.

D What Harbin did to welcome Southern tourists.

解析：选D。D段落大意题。根据该段中的“Harbin invited symphony orchestras”“it raised a round artificial moon”“the city built Warm Stations on squares”“the Ewenki people were invited to Central Street”“To welcome Southern diners”等可知，该段主要描述了哈尔滨做了哪些事来欢迎南方来的游客。故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “withstand” mean?

A Resist.

B Disturb.

C Release.

D Compare.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据前面的“especially girls who wear a lot of clothes”尤其是那些穿很厚衣服的女孩子，并结合常识哈尔滨很冷可知，为了“抵御”寒冷，身材相对瘦小的南方游客裹得严严实实。故选A。

3.Which can be put back into the “ ▲ ”?

A Harbin sends a thank-you letter to tourists in New Year.

B During the New Year holiday, tourism markets across China grew lively.

C During this tourism boom, many visitors felt the warmth of local people.

D Harbin has established a good image for local cities by providing good services.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。结合后面的数据可知，据文化和旅游部发布的数据显示，元旦假期3天，全国国内旅游出游1.35亿人次。同比增长155.3%，按可比口径较2019年同期增长9.4%。因此在这个元旦假期期间，中国各地的旅游市场都变得热闹起来。故选B。

4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A Environment.

B Finance.

C Travel.

D Entertainment.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。本文主要描述了哈尔滨被“南方小土豆”挤爆，3天营收近60亿元，属于旅游方面的内容，因此我们可以在旅游版块读到本文。故选C。