Holiday home越来越多的英国人选择在国内度假
The British people have just discovered a new country.It's called the UK!More and more people are choosing to take their holidays in their own country rather than travel abroad.
   One of the most traditional British holidays is the "seaside holiday".Stereotypically （典型地），families get on a train or into a car and travel to British seaside towns.
   In the late 1970s，air travel became affordable （负担得起） for the average （普通的） family，and more and more British people started traveling abroad for their summer holidays.After all，the British weather isn't very good，even in summer，so a lot of Britons leave the UK for a vacation.
   British holidaying habits have begun to change，however.Climate （气候） change means that the UK now has a hotter climate than before，so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather.Also，the credit crunch （信贷危机） has affected （影响） the international value of the British pound，so going abroad is more expensive than it used to be.As a result，more and more Britons are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK.
   In the UK，the domestic （国内的） tourism industry—when people go on holiday in their own country—is healthier than it has been before.UK newspapers have even invented a new word：a "staycation".It is a term to describe the vacation when people stay in their own homes and go on a few day-trips rather than spending money on hotels.
   In some ways，therefore，the UK has come full circle.There is now an increased appreciation （欣赏） among Britons for the diversity （多样性） of the UK.It is not just the geography that is diverse，ranging（范围包括） from the green hills of England to the mountains of Scotland.It is also the diversity of cultures that is beginning to be of interest to domestic tourists.People forget sometimes that there are different accents（方言），languages，traditions，cuisines （美食） and peoples across all the regions of the UK.
   The UK has always been famous for its international explorers （探险者）.It is only just starting to discover itself.
（1）The British weather was

B

B

in the late 1970s.
A．very good
B．not very good
C．changeable
D．cold
（2）"Staycation" is a vacation when

C

C

.
A．people stay in hotels and go on a few day-trips
B．people travel to British seaside towns
C．people stay in their homes and go on a few day-trips
D．people go abroad
（3）British people find that

A

A

.
A．the UK is also a good place to spend their holidays in
B．more and more people like to travel to other countries
C．the UK isn't a good place to live
D．going abroad is cheaper than it used to be
（4）British people are paying more attention to Britain's

C

C

.
A．economy
B．climate
C．diversity
D．language
（5）What does the passage mainly tell us？

B

B

A．More and more Britons travel abroad.
B．More and more Britons travel in their own country.
C．The weather in the UK changes a lot.
D．The credit crunch in the UK.