Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They froget how much tourism can help the country's economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination (目的地) country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well-being (health and happiness) of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads, and other support facilities (设施) needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers (阴沟) to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
1.Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?
A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.
B. Building roads and hotels is essential.
C. Support facilities are highly necessary.
D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.
2.Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT______.
A. a bad impact on other industries
B. a change of tourists' customs
C. overcrowdedness of places of interest
D. pressure on traffic
3.Not enough tourism can lead to _____
A. an increase of unemployment
B. a decrease in tourist attractions
C. the higher cost of support facilities
D. a rise in price and a fall in pay
4.It is good for local people to be well aware that tourism will______.
A. use up a large amount of water B. weaken their economy
C. help establish their traditions D. help improve their life
5.The word handle in the last paragraph most probably means______.
A. carry away B. pick up C. get in D. take down
Across the globe, single-parent homes are on the rise. In the US, the 2000 census (人口普查 ) showed 24.8 million or nearly 24 percent of the nation's 105.5 million households, were traditional two-parent homes. By comparison, 9.8 million households or 9.8 million of all US households were headed by an adult raising a child alone. The 1990 census showed 26 percent of homes were led by a married mother and father, and 8 percent of homes were led by a singe parent.
Similar increases occurred in other countries. In the UK, lone-parent family homes increased from 3.3 percent in 1990 to 5.5 percent in 1999. Single parent households in Australia rose from 5.8 percent in 1990 to 7.6 percent in l999. Belgium saw the increase from 1. 8 percent to 2.7 during the same period of time. These countries tend to have greater acceptance of single parenting because there are fewer nearby family members to disapprove, Riche, a Census Bureau director, said.
Just as in the US, those changes raised new questions about how involved government should be in helping single-parent families. Some research suggests children raised in two-parent families are better off than those who depend on one.
"The position of one-parent families in any country is very much a gender (性别) issue－women's opportunities, especially working-class women on low income," said Sue Chen, coordinator (协调员) of the Single Action Parents Network in England.
1.Not considering the exact number of the single-parent families, which country saw the fastest rise rate in 1999, compared with 1990?
A. UK. B. Australia. C. America. D. Belgium.
2.What is the cause of the rise of single-parent families across the globe?
A. The nearby family members have a favorable opinion.
B. A lone parent is well off enough to support his/her children.
C. A lot of problems have arisen in two-parent families.
D. We cannot get enough proving information from the text.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the increase of single-parent families according to the passage?
A. It will somewhat limit the growing population of younger generation.
B. Governments should take actions about the social problems brought about by it.
C. Single-parent families are not looked down upon in any country mentioned here.
D. Generally speaking, the single parents needn’t worry since they are highly paid.
—Look! Someone ________ the floor.
—Well, it wasn't me. I went shopping just now.
A．had swept B．has swept C．was sweeping D．is sweeping
I am looking forward to the day my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
A. as B. why C. when D. where
It is too early in the _____ to expect many visitors to the city.
A. time B. hour C. season D. term
Betty’s English is _______ than _______ in the class.
A. much better; anyone else
B. far better; anyone else’s
C. a lot better; anyone’s else
D. a great deal better; anyone’s else’s
