On 30 March 2011, May 19 — the date when Xu Xiake began writing his travel notes — became China Tourism Day. Xu was a famous geographer and traveler of the Ming Dynasty. This year, the theme of China Tourism Day is “Experience Chinese Culture and Enjoy a Beautiful Journey”. The ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi is the main venue(举办地) for the activities of China Tourism Day this year.

However, people’s travel habits have changed a lot because of COVID-19. In order to stay away from the illness, most people have accepted that they should not get together, not travel far, and should pay more attention to health. Traveling through new technical ways like VR(虚拟现实) has become a new way to see the world.

74.8 percent would choose to travel online according to the latest research. As many as 59.7 percent of people said that they had a good experience of online travel. 84.1 percent of people said it made their travel experience richer, and some of them added that online travel made them know the exhibits(展览品) better when they visited museums.

Traveling online has become popular since the outbreak(爆发) of COVID-19. “Through technical ways, online travel has been a new way of tourism industry and virtual(虚拟的) technology has provided more possible ways of showing the content of tourism,” said Li Baiwen, a professor at the School of Tourism of Beijing Union University.

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1.May 19, 2022 marked the _________ China Tourism Day.

A 10th

B 11th

C 12th

D 13th

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“On 30 March 2011, May 19...became China Tourism Day.”可知2011年5月19日是第一届“中国旅游节”，则今年(2022年)是第12届。故选C。

2.Why are people becoming interested in online travel?

A Because it saves them more money.

B Because it is the best way to see the world.

C Because it keeps them away from COVID-19.

D Because it brings them together with their family.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“In order to stay away from the illness...”可知，在线旅游让人们远离新冠病毒。故选C。

3.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A How people travel online.

B Why online travel is popular.

C Where people can visit online.

D What people think of online travel.

解析：选D。D 段落大意题。根据第三段的三个数据可知，该段讲的是不同的人对在线旅游的看法。故选D。

4.What does Li Baiwen mean by his words?

A He worries about online travel.

B He doesn’t care about online travel.

C He expects online travel to be better.

D He thinks technology is important to online travel.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知Li Baiwen认为通过技术手段实现了在线旅游，而虚拟技术为旅游内容的展示提供了更多可能的方式，由此推断，他认为技术对于在线旅游来说非常最重要。故选D。

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A A serious new illness.

B A new way of travelling.

C The first China Tourism Day.

D A famous traveler from ancient China.

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。本文以5月19日“中国旅游节”为引子，主要介绍了在线旅游这种新旅游方式的相关情况。故选B。