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 seaside 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 tracks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation (开发) 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 (处理) 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 (保护) 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 actually mean 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 persuasive

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.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.

4.The author’s attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is ______.

A．optimistic B．objective

C．doubtful D．Negative

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要向大家介绍了当今世界旅游过热所带来的一些负面问题，许多国家为了发展旅游业，招徕游客，致使当地的环境、人们的生活方式发生了改变，产生了许多负面效应。不过，现在旅游行业也认识到了这些问题，并作出了一些努力来改变这些状况。

1.However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy.可知对于这种迅速更替的旅游广告，作者认为是不太可信的，故选C。

2.Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most. 可知作者想要借尼泊尔来说明过度开发旅游资源对这个国家带来了许多的问题，故选D。

3.The way tourism is handled (处理) in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit.根据最后一段第一句和前文可以总结出，旅游业的管理方式对于改善旅游行业对环境的影响很大 ，故选D。

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