第三部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，

第三部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Global travel
International tourist arrivals in millions

2005 statistics

56. According to the statistics（统计）, which destination attracted the most tourists in 2005?
A. Middle East B. America C. Asia and Pacific D. Europe
57. During which interval（间隔）was there the greatest increase of global travel?
A. Between 2001-2002. B. Between 2003-2004
C. Between 2002-2003 D.Between 2004-2005.
58. Which is true about the diagram(图表)?
A. The diagram shows that there will be a steady (稳固的) increase of global travel over the next few years.
B. Global travel suffered a slight drop（下降） every year from 2000 to 2003.
C. The number of tourists increased by 21 million from 2001 to 2002.
D. Tourists from Europe made up half of the total in 2005.
59. This diagram is mainly about ____________________.
A. different destinations for tourists
B. statistics of global travel from 2000 to 2005
C. the prediction（预测） of international tourists arrivals.
D. the tendency（趋势） of global travel