Northern California’s wine country attracts millions of tourists in the harvest season each year. But harvest season now comes at the same time as another yearly event: wildfires.
In three of the past four years, wildfires have destroyed parts of the world-famous area. Last month, firefighters were still fighting against a fire in Napa Valley because of hot, dry, windy weather.
Still, most of the countryside, winemaking factories and tasting rooms that bring wine lovers to Northern California have escaped harm. But the frightening mental pictures of the area in flames stop people from making long-term plans to vacation here. Visitors don’t want to take a risk and are rethinking their plans to visit the area. So locals who depend on the tourist economy (经济) have been rethinking their marketing plans.
Knowing the fall season has become an undependable time to visit, tourism officials have launched campaigns (活动) to get visitors from far away to plan for winter or spring. During those seasons, wild flowers are everywhere and the area is less busy. Online, an organization is marketing the Cabernet wine season, which runs from November to April. And for fall, Sonoma County Tourism wants to attract visitors nearby because they can make last-minute plans.
“Napa remains beautiful, the wineries (酒庄) are open again and people are here”, said the manager of a local hotel. “The best way people can support us is to come visit, drink the wine and have a lovely time. Just be sure to call ahead.”
【小题1】The world-famous area mentioned in Paragraph 2 is famous for________.| A．the wine industry | B．the windy weather |
| C．the wildfires | D．the wild flowers |
| A．it takes them a long time to make their plans |
| B．wildfires have destroyed most of the countryside |
| C．most of the tasting rooms are closed to escape harm |
| D．mental pictures of a burning California discourage them |
| A．have carried out some marketing plans |
| B．have planted more flowers to attract visitors |
| C．provide free wine for those who come in spring or winter |
| D．encourage visitors to make long term plans instead of last-minute plans |
| A．introduce a local hotel | B．make more people know Napa |
| C．call on visitors to come | D．announce the wineries are open |
| A．Wildfires Cover California in Smoke |
| B．Wildfires Hurt California Tourist Economy |
| C．California Tourism Makes Changes after Wildfires |
| D．California Wine Industry Grows Fast after Wildfires |
