Recently, “college students going to Zibo for barbeque” and “taking a high-speed train to taste Zibo barbeque” have become hot topics on Chinese social platforms. Zibo barbecue offers a distinctive dining experience. On each table is a small stove. Customers can process skewers (肉串) themselves and then wrap them in a thin pancake, usually with a spring onion inside. The experience of making “Zibo barbecue” offers a sense of participation and leisure time for diners.

Data from Meituan and Dazhong Dianping shows that booking volume for accommodation in Zibo during the five-day May Day holiday is 800 percent higher than that in 2019. Local media in Zibo said the number of passengers arriving and departing through Zibo railway station has reached 50,000 a day, setting a record in the past three years, with most of them being tourists who come to taste Zibo barbecue.  

The local government has grasped the chance brought by the sudden trend, to attract more tourists. As early as March 10, it has set up prizes for barbecue shops that are popular among tourists, established a barbecue association, and announced the opening of a barbecue festival during the May Day holiday. In order to encourage people to visit the city, Zibo also set up a specially customized “barbecue map”, and added 21 new barbecue bus lines, so that tourists can “get on the bus to rest, get off to eat”.

“Barbecue and tourism have limited influence on stimulating the economy. But this is an opportunity for more people to get to know Zibo’s enthusiasm and business environment, which will attract more investment and create more jobs. This is what really matters,” Wang Dazhuang, a local Zibo citizen said.

At present, the biggest problem is that the passenger flow is too big for this city so that many owners of barbecue restaurants are trying to expand their barbecue scale, according to an owner of a barbecue restaurant.

1.What does the underlined word “distinctive” mean?

A Graceful.

B Unique.

C Innocent.

D Precious.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据后面对淄博烧烤的描述以及“The experience of making ‘Zibo barbecue’ offers a sense of participation and leisure time for diners.”可知，不同于其他地方的“撸串”，在淄博烧烤中，每桌都会标配一个小火炉，顾客需要自己再加工烤串。这种体验为食客提供了参与感，因此淄博烧烤为顾客提供了很独特的用餐体验。故选B。

2.What does the data intend to show in Paragraph 2?

A Zibo has a tourism boom because of Zibo barbecue.

B Zibo is often crowded during the May Day holiday.

C Not many people went to Zibo until recently.

D Barbecue has become the symbol of Zibo.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。第二段第一句的“五一”五天假期期间淄博的住宿预订量比2019年增长了800%以及第二句的每天通过淄博火车站进出站的旅客人数已达到5万人次，创下了过去三年来的最高纪录。作者意在用这些数据表明淄博烧烤带火了淄博这座城市的旅游业。故选A。

3.What does the third paragraph mainly focus on?

A Why Zibo becomes so popular on the Internet so quickly.

B How Zibo has tried to develop the city tourism.

C Where visitors can taste the most delicious barbecue in Zibo.

D When is the best time to taste Zibo barbecue.

解析：选B。B段落大意题。根据第三段第一句的“to attract more tourists”以及后文的成立烧烤协会、发布烧烤地图、举办烧烤节庆活动、新增21条定制烧烤公交专线等可知，该段主要描述了淄博是如何抓住这次机遇发展该市旅游业的。故选B。

4.What is Wang Dazhuang’s attitude to the popularity of Zibo barbeque?

A Uncaring.

B Neutral.

C Negative.

D Positive.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第四段中市民Wang Dazhuang所说的话可知，该市民认为，这是一个让更多人了解淄博热情和商业环境的机会，这将吸引更多投资，创造更多就业机会。由此推断，他对淄博烧烤的爆火持积极态度。故选D。