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 panies. 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 panies. Increased understanding in planning world-wide tourism can preserve the market for these panies. If not, in a few years’ time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.
【小题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【小题2】The example of Nepal is used to suggest .A．its natural resources are untouchedB．its forests are exploited for farmlandC．it develops well in health and educationD．it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists.【小题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.【小题4】Which of the following determines the future of tourism?A．The number of touristsB．The improvement of services.C．The promotion of new products.D．The management of tourism【小题5】The author’s attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is .A．optimisticB．doubtfulC．objectiveD．negativeC
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(答案→)C
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【文章大意】旅游业的狂热真的能够给我们带来无尽的受益？不！自然环境的破坏，人文环境的摧毁使旅游失去了很多亮点。好在旅游行业有了负责任的做法：环境的保护与旅游区的开发相提并论。旅游区和旅游业的前途需要理性的思考。
【小题1】细节理解题 最后一句描绘的是 a rosy picture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry.(假日旅游业长期发展的绚丽蓝图)。但第二段中…over-crowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal.(人头攒动的沙滩以及密林般看不到头的旅馆已经使景点失去了它的魅力。)这句可以看出文章作者对旅游业发展及其广告产生怀疑的想法。C 选项符合此意。
【小题2】细节理解题 从第三段可知，尼泊尔新兴旅游业，本想能带动保健和教育的发展，可实际上… Ancient tacks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants.(古代遗留的小径成了旅游者主要的踏青路；珍贵的林木及其它植物惨遭蹂躏。)。作者举此例说明大批游客的到来毁坏了尼泊尔的环境。D 选项符合此意。B.选项its forests are exploited for farmland中for farmland是不对的。
【小题3】推理判断题该段中心句为The people as well rapidly feel its effects.（旅游狂热区的人们也遭受苦难。）后文写到The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization; he is no longer his own master. （昔日的主人变仆人）Once it was his back that bore the pain ; now it is his smile that is exploited. （以前是身体受累，现在是心理遭罪---笑不起来了）。通过这些句子，我们可以推测：狂热区的人们为了谋生，强作欢颜。B选项符合此意。C选项中… for their independence.是不符合原文的。
【小题4】细节理解题由最后一段首句The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate …(十年后旅游业的管理方式决定了它的命运。)得知 D 选项符合此意。
【小题5】作者态度题 文章前4段谈及了旅游业狂热带来的危害；第5段列举了旅游行业负责任的做法；最后一段提出了理性发展旅游业的关键。全文透露出作者尊重客观的态度。无怀疑，否定和乐观之意。