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二、听力文本
The United States tourism industry is facing a problem: A drop in the number of Chinese visiting U.S. cities and states. Close to 3 million Chinese traveled to the country last year. They spent quite a lot of money. The U.S. Travel Association estimates they spent an average of $6,700 per person per trip. That amount is more than 50 percent higher than the average spending of international tourists, the group said. But the number of visitors from China dropped nearly 4 percent in the first six months of this year. This follows a nearly 6% drop in 2018. China's government has published two warnings for Chinese interested in visiting the United States: One was about gun violence; the other, about harassment by U.S. law enforcement. In a related issue, visa approvals for Chinese visitors have become more difficult. The U.S. rejection rate of Chinese tourist visa applications reached 17 percent in the 12 months from October 2017 to September of 2018. Five years earlier, the rate was a much lower 8.5 percent. U.S. tourism compes are also taking steps to attract Chinese travelers. The European Travel Commission has joined with Chinese representatives at travel shows and partnered with Chinese media personalities to share videos and social media posts. The commission notes that Europe welcomed 14 million Chinese tourists last year.
Question 1: What’s the main idea of this news report?
Question 2: According to the news report, how many Chinese tourists visited Europe last year?
三、重点词汇
1. harassment: behaviour that annoys or upsets someone 骚扰行为
2. law enforcement: the activity of making certain that the laws of an area are obeyed 执法
3. partner: to act as someone's partner in a sport, game, dance, or activity, or to choose someone to do this （在体育运动、游戏或舞蹈中）同（某人）合作，与（某人）成为搭档
4. personality: a famous person 名人，名流

四、背景知识
“美国旅游业正尽量减少对华贸易战带来的‘伤亡’之一：游客减少。”美联社28日报道说，今年上半年，赴美旅客下降近4%，2018年下降约6%，美国旅游机构正在尽力弥补损失。美联社说，日渐壮大的中产阶层是美国旅游业一个利润丰厚的市场。去年，赴美游客接近300万人次，有数据显示，他们人均花费大约是6700美元，超过国际游客平均花销50%。然而，受中美经贸摩擦以及美国对人签证越来越严等因素影响，游客人数正在下降。2018年财年，公民申请赴美旅游签证的拒签率为17%，是2013年8.5%的两倍。一些美国旅行社表示，他们担心游客感到不受特朗普的欢迎。“贸易战正在催生让人对赴美旅行三思而后行的环境。”美国乔治·大学酒店管理教授拉里·俞说。与此同时，美国旅游业的一些竞争者正因此获益。欧洲旅游会表示，欧洲去年接待游客达到1400万人次。美联社称，美国旅行社也正在吸引印度等其他地方的游客，但印度“和很不一样”。美国旅游业的选项不多，只能加倍努力吸引游客。在奢侈品咨询公司联合创始人萨奇·布里南看来，将在未来二三十年持续影响并塑造旅游市场。