Question

One might expect that the ever-growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday-makers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere, and every month another rock-bound Pacific island is advertised as the 'last paradise(天堂) on earth'.

However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. In those countries where there was a rush to make quick money out of sea-side holidays, over-crowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal.

Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most. In recent years, Nepal set out to attract foreign visitors to fund developments in health and education. Its forests, full of wildlife and rare flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise. In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holiday-makers traveling through the forest land. Ancient tacks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants.

Not only can the environment of a country suffer from the sudden growth of tourism. The people as well rapidly feel its effects. Farmland makes way for hotels, roads and airports; the old way of life goes. The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploited. No doubt he wonders whether he wasn't happier in his village working his own land.

Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.

The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Their needs and problems are more important than those of the tourist companies. Increased understanding in planning world-wide tourism can preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years’ time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.

1.What does the author indicate in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

A．The Pacific Island is a paradise.             B．The Pacific Island is worth visiting.

C．The advertisement is not convincing.         D．The advertisement is not impressive

2.The example of Nepal is used to suggest _________.

A．its natural resources are untouched

B．its forests are exploited for farmland

C．it develops well in health and education

D．it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists.

3.What can we learn about the farmers from Paragraph 4?

A．They are happy to work their own lands.

B．They have to please the tourists for a living.

C．They have to struggle for their independence.

D．They are proud of working in multi-national organizations.

4.Which of the following determines the future of tourism?

A．The number of tourists                   B．The improvement of services.

C．The promotion of new products.            D．The management of tourism

5.The author’s attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is __________.

A．optimistic         B．doubtful          C．objective          D．negative

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

【文章大意】旅游業(yè)的狂熱真的能夠給我們帶來無盡的受益？不！自然環(huán)境的破壞，人文環(huán)境的摧毀使旅游失去了很多亮點。好在旅游行業(yè)有了負責任的做法：環(huán)境的保護與旅游區(qū)的開發(fā)相提并論。旅游區(qū)和旅游業(yè)的前途需要理性的思考。

1.細節(jié)理解題 最后一句描繪的是 a rosy picture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry.(假日旅游業(yè)長期發(fā)展的絢麗藍圖)。但第二段中…over-crowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal.(人頭攢動的沙灘以及密林般看不到頭的旅館已經(jīng)使景點失去了它的魅力。)這句可以看出文章作者對旅游業(yè)發(fā)展及其廣告產(chǎn)生懷疑的想法。C 選項符合此意。

2.細節(jié)理解題 從第三段可知，尼泊爾新興旅游業(yè)，本想能帶動保健和教育的發(fā)展，可實際上… Ancient tacks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants.(古代遺留的小徑成了旅游者主要的踏青路；珍貴的林木及其它植物慘遭蹂躪。)。作者舉此例說明大批游客的到來毀壞了尼泊爾的環(huán)境。D 選項符合此意。B.選項its forests are exploited for farmland中for farmland是不對的。

3.推理判斷題該段中心句為The people as well rapidly feel its effects.（旅游狂熱區(qū)的人們也遭受苦難。）后文寫到The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization; he is no longer his own master. （昔日的主人變仆人）Once it was his back that bore the pain ; now it is his smile that is exploited. （以前是身體受累，現(xiàn)在是心理遭罪---笑不起來了）。通過這些句子，我們可以推測：狂熱區(qū)的人們?yōu)榱酥\生，強作歡顏。B選項符合此意。C選項中… for their independence.是不符合原文的。

4.細節(jié)理解題由最后一段首句The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate …(十年后旅游業(yè)的管理方式?jīng)Q定了它的命運。)得知 D 選項符合此意。

5.作者態(tài)度題 文章前4段談及了旅游業(yè)狂熱帶來的危害；第5段列舉了旅游行業(yè)負責任的做法；最后一段提出了理性發(fā)展旅游業(yè)的關鍵。全文透露出作者尊重客觀的態(tài)度。無懷疑，否定和樂觀之意。