One country that is certain of the effect of films on tourism is Australia. The Tourist Office of Queensland say that Crocodile

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问题     One country that is certain of the effect of films on tourism is Australia. The Tourist Office of Queensland say that Crocodile Dundee,【61】Paul Hogan, made Australia the popular【62】it is today. In the three years after Crocodile Dundee was【63】, visitor numbers doubled.【64】what makes people want to visit the place where a movie was filmed? In many cases the reason is【65】the film makes audiences【66】of the existence of a place.【67】the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun was filmed in Phuket, Thailand, most Westerners had never heard of it. Today it is a major destination. Leonardo di Caprio’s film The Beach has【68】tourism in another part of Thailand. The film is about the discovery of the most idyllic beach in the world. As a result the Thai authorities are【69】a tourist boom in the film’s【70】,Koh Phi Phi.
    Some people are influenced by a movie’s【71】as much as its location, especially if it is a romance. Four Weddings and a Funeral has【72】that" The Crown" hotel in Amersham has been busy ever【73】the movie was first shown. In fact the bedroom where the【74】played by Hugh Grant and Andie McDowell spend their first night together is【75】for years ahead. "We’ve【76】the number of marriage proposals that have been made there," say the hotel【77】.
    It is not just the tourist boards who are happy【78】the influence of films on a destination. Residents of a rather run down area of London have seen house prices almost double【79】Julia Robert’s romance with Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. Film stars, such as Madonna, who had previously thought of Notting Hill as a good place for a party, have now bought【80】there. Perhaps they hope to revive their romances.

选项 A、thanks to
B、regardless of
C、since
D、as

答案A

解析 本题考核的知识点是:介词词组辨析。根据文章,由于电影《诺丁山》中朱丽亚·罗伯茨和休·格兰特的浪漫故事,房价涨了一倍。thanks to由于;regardless of不管,不顾;since由于;as由于。since,as多与从句搭配。thanks to表示“正面的原因”,符合题意。
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