Question

LONDON ( Reuters)-- Ecotourism (生态旅游) is causing a lot of damage to wildlife and may be endangering the survival(生存) of the very animals people are flocking to see, according to researchers.

Biologists and conservationists (自然环境保护论者) are worried because polar bears, dolphins, penguins and other creatures are getting stressed and losing weight and some are dying.

“Evidence is growing that many animals do not react well to tourists in their backyard,” New Scientist magazine said.

The immediate effects researchers have noticed are changes in behavior, heart rates, or stress hormone levels but they fear it could get much worse and over the long term “could endanger the survival of the very wildlife they want to see”.

Although money produced through ecotourism, which has been growing at about 10--30 percent a year, has major benefits for poor countries and people living in rural areas, the Swiss-based World Conservation Union (IUCN) and some governments fear not all projects are audited (审计) and based on environmentally friendly policies, according to the magazine.

“The transmission(传播) of disease to wildlife, or small changes to wildlife health through disturbance of daily life or increased stress levels, while not obvious to the casual observer, may translate to lower survival and breeding,” said Philip Seddon, of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Scientists have noticed that bottleneck dolphins along the northeastern coast of New Zealand become nervously excited when tourist boats arrive. Similar changes in behavior have been observed in polar bears and yellow-eyed penguins in areas visited by ecotourists are producing smaller babies.

Conservationists are now calling for more research into the effect of ecotourism on animals and say the industry must be developed carefully. They also want studies done before new ecotourism projects are started.

“The animals’ welfare should be very important because without them there will be no ecotourism,” said Rochelle Constantine of the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

1.What's the text mainly about?

A. Many animals are dying because of lack of money.

B. There will be no ecotourism without animals.

C. Ecotourism could endanger the survival of the wildlife people want to see.

D. More research should be done on ecotourism.

2.According to New Scientist magazine, more and more evidence has come to suggest that _____.

A. polar bears are getting stressed

B. other creatures are losing weight

C. many animals do not respond well to travellers in their backyard

D. All of the above

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. Ecotourism may endanger the survival of some animals.

B. Polar bears in areas visited by ecotourists are producing smaller babies.

C. Ecotourism has been growing at about 10--30 percent a year.

D. Studies should be done before new ecotourism projects are started.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章报道了旅游业给野生动物造成了危害，可能危及野生动物的数量。被游客打扰后，动物行为，荷尔蒙水平和心脏的比率都有了变化，动物保护主义者呼吁要合理的发展旅游业。

1.主旨大意题。根据文章大意：文章报道了旅游业给野生动物造成了危害，可能危及野生动物的数量。故C正确。

2.2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段Evidence is growing that many animals do not react well to tourists in their backyard,可知许多动物对于游客在它们后院是不欢迎的。故C正确。

3.细节理解题。从倒数第三段最后一句Similar changes in behavior have been observed in polar bears and yellow-eyed penguins in areas visited by colorists are producing smaller babies.可知可知是企鹅生出更小的孩子。故B正确。

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