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According to the traditional belief of visitors that Sydney was a good place for a holiday rather than somewhere to make money—an activity better fitted to Singapore and Hong Kong. But “that viewpoint is now outdated,“ says New South Wales Premier Bob Carr. He wants to reposition Sydney as a strategic center for global financial services by taking advantage of international finance restructuring and the recent Asian economic crisis. Becoming a regional hub for mega(巨大的)-banks, funds managers and insurance groups would attract other (telecommunications providers, law firms, chartered accountants), create jobs, stimulate construction. ”We want to become the Wall Street of East Asia,“ says Federal Finance Services Minister Joe Hockey.
Australia traditionally made a living by using its buried treasures rather than its brains. The drive to make Sydney a financial center is part of the country’s shift from resources to knowledge-intensive services. And the politicians are basing their promotional pitch(计划) on the sweeping（大规模的） policy reforms that have turned Australia from one of the world’s most insular and protected economies into one that is open and entrepreneurial. But despite recent tax changes and Hockey calls “the most significant undertaken in our history”, some senior industry figures say Sydney may not have all it takes to outdo the attractions of Australia’s regional rivals. “We are a relatively small country a long way from the major population centers and hence the customers that drive activity,” Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Battelino told a recent Senate hearing on financial services. The politicians disagree: communications technology, they insist, is making Australia’s location irrelevant.
47.Sydney is famous for its tourism.
A、True
B、False
【正确答案】：A
【名师解析】:题目中提到，根据传统观点，悉尼被认为是一个度假的好地方，而不是赚钱的地方，这与新加坡和香港不同。然而，新南威尔士州总理鲍勃·卡尔认为这种观点已经过时，他希望将悉尼重新定位为全球金融服务的战略中心。这表明悉尼以旅游业著称，并且正在寻求转型，但并没有直接否定其作为旅游胜地的名声。因此，题目中说"Sydney is famous for its tourism"是正确的。选项A为正确答案。
