Question

One might expect that the ever­growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday­makers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the long­term future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere. And every month another rock­bound 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 sea­side holidays, over­crowded 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 holiday­makers traveling through the forest land. Ancient tracks 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 one­time farmer is now the servant of some multi­national 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 world­wide 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 multi­national 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.V

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】本文为议论文，题材是世界和环境类。众所周知旅游业可以给当地经济发展带来无限商机，尤其是一些欠发达国家和地区。但是盲目无序地发展旅游业也会给当地环境带来危害，甚至是致命危害。那我们该怎样平衡旅游业和环保之间的关系呢？

1.答案：C 推理判断题。第一段中作者描述：每个月都会看到某个地方在建一座新宾馆，每个月都会看到太平洋中的某个小岛打出广告“这儿是世上最后一处天堂。”由作者的语气我们可以推断出这样的广告已经没有什么说服力了，故选C项。

2.2】答案：D 推理判断题。第三段作者引用了尼泊尔发展旅游业为例，其初衷是为当地的教育和卫生事业提供资金，但是很快这儿的人们、自然环境就受到了旅游业影响。现在这个国家正经受着旅游业带来的痛苦，故选D项。

3.3】答案：B 推理判断题。根据第四段中的Once it was his back that bore the pain；now it is his smile that is exploited.“过去是他的脊背在承受痛苦，现在是人们开发利用他的微笑”推断出现在他们为了谋生不得不用自己的微笑来取悦游客，故选B项。

4.4】答案：D 推理判断题。倒数第二段第二句“野生生物的保护，国家公园的创建要和旅游业的发展同时进行”，又根据倒数第一段第一句，“未来十年，如何管理旅游业将决定旅游业和我们要去参观的国家的命运。”由此可推断出D项符合题意。

5.5】答案：C 观点态度题。综观全文可知作者的态度是客观的。A：乐观的；B：怀疑的；C：客观的；D：消极的。故选C项。

疑难词汇解读

exploit v．利用、开发(资源)

exploit oil reserves，water power and solar energy开发石油资源，水利资源和太阳能资源

长难句子分析

The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit.

句意：旅游业在未来10年里的运行模式将决定该行业本身的命运，并且也将决定那些我们都想去参观的国家的命运。

该句的主语是the way，tourism is handled in the next ten years是定语从句，修饰the way。代词that代替的是the fate，we all want to visit也是定语从句，修饰先行词countries。