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2015黑龙江省五常市高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（2）及答案 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 【山东省日照市2014高考英语一模试卷】 We often associate off-season travel with cost-cutting．You know， it’s something to be done as a last resort，not something that you actively look forward to．And it surely is reasonable， isn’t it? Off-season just seems like a polite term for depressing weather， and a lack of good conditions for traveling．Recently，however，this term has begun to gain a steady stream of followers．The so-called peak season，on the other hand，is constantly losing ground owing to the large crowds and high costs that tend to be associated with it．　　 Off-season travel isn’t to everyone’s taste．So this is the time when airline companies come down to earth and offer a bunch of gifts to keep their business going on．You can mainly expect lowered fares and automatic upgrades if you’re a frequent traveler．Off-season means an encouragenlent for the hotel businesses as well．Ordinarily，5-star luxury is only something that we tend to dream of,but this is the perfect time to transform this into reality．Grand chain hotels cut their rates like crazy in order to fill up their rooms during this time，and worry not，the availability is fairly acceptable too．So make the most of it and book a fashionable room in a 5-star．Of course,you’re free to spend the amount you’ve thus saved 011 shopping． Every season has its own charm，doesn’t it?For inslance，people usually prefer to visit Europe in the summer，which is regarded as the best time to be there．But really，doesll’t it get rather sweltering (闷热)if you’re in Naples or Madrid in July?Ever spent a Christmas in either places?It’s highly recommended，if I may add．It’s the perfect quiet period vacation you’11 have．Hell，it Call be the most perfect vacation you’11 ever have． Who has ever liked to be pushed and shouldered while taking a photo during an amazing Copacabana sunset?Or have their wallet stolen in a crowded street?0ff-season travel translates to privacy，peace of mind，