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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 theholiday 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. Inthose 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 theeffects 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 the environment of a country can 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. Onceit 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 form 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 world-wide 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.

阅读试题

71. 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

72. 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.

73. 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.

74. 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

75. The author's attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is __________.

A. optimistic 　
B. doubtful 　
C. objective 　
D. negative

参考译文

也许有人认为旅游业日益增长的需求只会给接待游客的国家带来利益。实际上这是为度假产业的长远未来描绘了一幅优美的画卷。每个月都能看到某个新酒店建成。每个月都有另一个与太平洋岛屿相连的小岛被称作是“地球上最后的天堂”。

然而，这种规模和增长速度似乎破坏了游客唯一想要的享受。在这些急于依靠海边度假来快速赚钱的国家，拥挤不堪的海滩以及大量的混凝土酒店已经开始失去其吸引力。

这些缺乏旅游经验的国家遭遇了许多挫折。近年来，尼泊尔开始吸引外国游客来资助发展医疗和教育。尼泊尔的森林里有许多野生动物和稀有种类的花，这给游客提供了一个不可触摸的天堂。事实上，不用太久，自然就能感觉到成千上万的度假者穿越森林的影响。古老的行船方向成为步行者的主要路线，他们沿路探索珍贵的树木和植物。

不仅是一个国家的环境会受到突然增长的旅游业的影响，还有其人民也会迅速地感受到它的影响。农田改建成酒店，公路和机场，而旧的生活方式仍在继续。曾经的农民现在是一些跨国组织的仆人，他不再是自己的主人。曾经是他的背承受痛苦，而现在则是他的微笑值得探究。毫无疑问，他想知道他在乡村在自己的地盘工作是不是不快乐。

值得庆幸的是，旅游业让接待游客的那些国家意识到了责任。保护野生动物，建立国家公园与旅游开发密切相关，事实上还从旅游业获得资金支持。与此同时，既要鼓励游客尊重他们所游览的乡村，还要鼓他们尊重当地的农民。

未来十年处理旅游业的方式将会决定它的命运，也将决定我们都想要去的国家的命运。他们的需要和问题比这些旅游公司更重要。增加对全球旅游规划的理解可以保护这些公司的市场。如果不这样的话，现在唯一吸引游客的东西很有可能在几年里就被破坏了。

答案解析

71. C 考查推理判断。从第一段的最后一句话可知，每个月都有另外一个太平洋岛屿被宣称是"地也球上最后的天堂"。其实太平洋中的岛屿也就那么多，由此可以看出，这些广告只是为了吸引游客，是不可信的。所以选C项。

72. D 考查推理判断。从第三段中的"In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holiday-makers traveling through the forest land.”可知，尼泊尔为了在医疗健康和教育方面获得更多的资金投入而大力发展旅游业，对外开放了森林，然而，大自然很快就受到了旅游业带来的负面影响。这就是作者在文章中举尼泊尔的例子的目的。

73. B 考查细节理解。从第四段中的"The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization...now it is his smile that it is exploited. "可知，昔日的农民摇身一变，成为了服务员，他们不再是自己土地的主人了，他们通过取悦游客来谋生。所以选B项。

74. D 考查细节理解。从最后一段中的"The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit.”可知，旅游业的未来受到该行业的管理方式的影响。所以选D项。

75. C 考查推理判断。作者在文章中通过举例子阐述了旅游业带来的负面影响，不偏不倚，没有添加任何个人感情，所以作者对旅游业的发展的态度是客观的。