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Encourage Young Americans See the Would Atoroad The good old days of Arthur Frommer’s "Europe on $ 5 a Day" are long gone. W

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问题               Encourage Young Americans See the Would Atoroad
    The good old days of Arthur Frommer’s "Europe on $ 5 a Day" are long gone. With exchange rates this month reaching a high of $ 1. 59 to the euro, American travelers are paying more than 50 Percent more for hotels, food and other expenses throughout Europe. That’s if they can even afford to get there. Depending on the destination, intenational travel tickets are as much as $ 350 more expensive than last year, according rick Seaney, Ceo of FareCompare. com, a discount travel site. The reason for the rising ticket prices: fuel surcharges and interna- tional travel taxes, both of which have increased this year.
    That may explain why STA Travel—the largest student and youth travel organization in the world—has seen an initial 20 percent decrease in students traveling to Europe. "There is no doubt that the impact of the economy, fuel prices and exchange rates have affected travel," says Kristen Celko,vice president of marketing and e-commerce for STA Travel North America.
    Not all would-be backpackers are staying home. "The interesting thing about the student market, though, is that they have a finite time to travel before they have to work," says Celko. "So they’re usually resilient in traveling anyway. " So where are kids going? WTA Travel has seen a modest increase in students traveling to Latin and South America, Asia and Australia. According to Celko, while it’s not necessarily cheaper to get those destinations, the dollar goes much farther once they arrive. Still, it’s far from free. "I’ve heard about little deals here and there, but that doesn’t even begin to cover the expenses once you get there," said 23-year-old nursing student Maggie Payne, referring to the costs of food, souvenirs and other miscellaneous expenses. " And then there’s entertainment, which is the point of traveling," she says. "That all really adds up, as well."
    Of course, not going has its own, intangible cost. The college years are when most people are embracing the world around them, says David Diamond, the president and co-founder of Global Student Experience, a study abroad program. "As nationalization and globalization increases, it’s more important that the U. S. citizens are able to develop a sense of cultural awareness," says Diamond. "This awareness comes to life when you’re able to live in the culture, even if it’s for a short time. It truly opens your eyes to what you don’t realize, know or understand. "
It can be inferred from the passage that______.
选项 A、traveling to Asian and Latin countries could cost more money than to Europe
B、much more young people travel to Latin and South America, Asia and Australia
C、most young people prefer to stay home due to the high expenses of traveling
D、travelers can get a lot of things for free traveling to Asian and Latin countries
答案A
解析 推理判断题。第三段第六句指出“据科尔克介绍，去这些地方的花费不一定会少，一旦到达这些目的地，要花钱的地方很多”，并且用Maggie Payne的例子来证实这一点，故[A]与之相符。由上可排除[D]；根据本段的第三句“青年旅行社发现到拉美、亚洲和澳洲旅行的学生人数有了小幅上升”可知，[B]与原文不符，故排除；第三段第一句指出Not all would-de backpackers are staying home，但not all would-be backpackers并不等同于most young people，因此排除[C]。
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