【推荐1】Ecotourism is often regarded as a form of nature-based tourism and has become an important alternative source of tourists. It is broadly defined as low __________ travel to endangered and often undisturbed locations. It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become educated about the areas. And it often provides funds for conservation and __________ the economic development of places that are frequently poverty-stricken.

Ecotourism and other forms of sustainable travel have their __________ with the environmental movement of the 1970s. Ecotourism itself did not become prevalent (流行的) as a travel concept until the late 1980s. During that time, increasing environmental awareness and a desire to travel to natural locations as __________ to built up tourist locations made ecotourism desirable.

Since then, several different organizations specializing in ecotourism have developed and many different people have become experts on it. Martha D. Honey, PhD, a co-founder of the Center for Responsible Tourism, __________, is just one of many ecotourism experts.

Opportunities for ecotourism exist in many different locations worldwide and its activities can vary __________.

Madagascar, for instance, is famous for its ecotourist activity as it is a biodiversity hotspot, but also has a high priority for environmental conservation and is devoted to reducing poverty. Conservation International says that 80% of the country's animals and 90% of its plants are __________ to the island. Madagascar's lemurs (马达加斯加狐猴) are just one of many __________ that people visit the island to see.

Because the island's government is __________ to conservation, ecotourism is allowed in small numbers because education and funds from the travel will make it easier in the future. __________, this tourist revenue also aids in reducing the country's poverty.

Despite the popularity of ecotourism in the above-mentioned examples, there are several __________ of ecotourism as well. The first of these is that there is no one definition of the term so it is difficult to know which trips are __________ considered ecotourism.

Critics of ecotourism also cite that increased tourism to __________ areas or ecosystems without proper planning and management can actually harm the ecosystem and its species because the infrastructure needed to sustain tourism such as roads can contribute to environmental degradation (恶化).

Ecotourism is also said by critics to have a negative impact on __________ communities because the arrival of foreign visitors and wealth can shift political and economic conditions and sometimes make the area __________ tourism instead of the domestic economic practices.

Regardless of these criticisms though, ecotourism and tourism, in general, are increasing in popularity all over the globe and tourism plays a large role in many worldwide economies.

1.

A．impact

B．frequency

C．standard

D．profit

2.

A．undergoes

B．supervises

C．benefits

D．ignores

3.

A．agencies

B．impacts

C．obstacles

D．origins

4.

A．addicted

B．opposed

C．reduced

D．attached

5.

A．in particular

B．in a sense

C．as a result

D．for example

6.

A．widely

B．accordingly

C．respectively

D．naturally

7.

A．subject

B．fatal

C．peculiar

D．close

8.

A．residents

B．species

C．properties

D．locations

9.

A．restricted

B．accustomed

C．connected

D．committed

10.

A．After all

B．On occasion

C．By contrast

D．In addition

11.

A．perspectives

B．consequences

C．criticisms

D．methods

12.

A．briefly

B．truly

C．luckily

D．carefully

13.

A．sensitive

B．inaccessible

C．cultivated

D．vast

14.

A．agricultural

B．remote

C．local

D．divided

15.

A．depend on

B．differ from

C．deal with

D．dig into

【推荐2】Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second_________. He learned the value and beauty of _________ there from a very young age.

When he was 16, Molai began to notice something _________ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the _________ it caused had driven away a number of birds. _________, the number of snakes had declined as well. It _________him that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the _________. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek _________ during the daytime. He turned to the _________ department for help, only to be told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and __________a nearby island where he began to plant trees.

__________ young plants in the dry season was ________for a lone boy. Molai built at the ________ of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to__________ rainwater. The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.

Molai ________ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.

1.

A．dream

B．region

C．home

D．choice

2.

A．nature

B．drought

C．culture

D．insect

3.

A．precious

B．unbearable

C．disturbing

D．curious

4.

A．climate

B．tension

C．profit

D．damage

5.

A．Besides

B．Further

C．Therefore

D．Thus

6.

A．come up with

B．occurred to

C．gave rise to

D．sprang to mind

7.

A．noise

B．heat

C．hurricane

D．crash

8.

A．directions

B．partners

C．oxygen

D．shelter

9.

A．committee

B．police

C．forest

D．county

10.

A．rebuilt

B．discovered

C．donated

D．managed

11.

A．Supplying

B．Observing

C．Watering

D．Guarding

12.

A．tough

B．sharp

C．fantastic

D．beneficial

13.

A．slide

B．top

C．foot

D．side

14.

A．unearth

B．track

C．locate

D．collect

15.

A．protested

B．scared

C．informed

D．continued

【推荐3】Mariah Reading is an environmentalist, who grew up with an early appreciation for nature. While studying art at Bowdoin College, she saw the vast amounts of _________ from her painting and sculpture classes. She began to seriously consider her footprint as a(n) _________. “How can I paint landscapes if I’m _________ them?” she thought. Then she started using the rubbish as her canvas (画布).

After graduation, Mariah travelled throughout the country, _________ rubbish to bring to her studio. One day, a _________ hubcap (轮毂盖) she found by the side of the road gave her a new _________ . She noticed the half hubcap had cracked off to _________ the line of the mountain range that she was in. So she _________ the mountain landscape on it and held it up in front of the real _________ and took a photo. It became the first in her __________ series.

Over the years, she has painted more than 100 pieces of rubbish and photographed her transformations __________ matching real-life landscapes. It’s like __________ new life into forgotten objects. Her practice __________ the principle of “leaving no trace” by __________ painting with sculpture and photography. Mariah hopes people see themselves and their own habits __________ into her works and make small changes in their everyday lives.

1.

A．paper

B．waste

C．power

D．work

2.

A．artist

B．cleaner

C．journalist

D．agent

3.

A．exploring

B．forgetting

C．harming

D．shaping

4.

A．taking out

B．running out

C．setting up

D．picking up

5.

A．broken

B．lost

C．new

D．hidden

6.

A．medium

B．idea

C．reason

D．life

7.

A．damage

B．connect

C．form

D．cross

8.

A．protected

B．enjoyed

C．changed

D．painted

9.

A．car

B．range

C．picture

D．road

10.

A．ongoing

B．outdated

C．occasional

D．odd

11.

A．against

B．as

C．from

D．without

12.

A．forcing

B．turning

C．attracting

D．breathing

13.

A．highlights

B．replaces

C．attaches

D．ignores

14.

A．replacing

B．filling

C．comparing

D．combining

15.

A．trapped

B．contained

C．reflected

D．admitted

【推荐2】A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and ________. It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart; it can keep a friendship with very little effort.

I will give ________. A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along. We had been close as _______ but had grown apart. Our meetings were not pleasant; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only ________ our misunderstanding. Then he moved to a small island in the Caribbean and we ________ touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to write. Rereading the letter, I was ________ by its humor and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had once respected my older brother but ________ he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so well. And with that one letter we became friends ________.

It might never have occurred to my brother to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no ________. For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of easy communication, people often ________ that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a choice. And that is to write.

1.

A．received

B．rewritten

C．returned

D．reread

2.

A．an example

B．a lesson

C．an experience

D．a talk

3.

A．brothers

B．children

C．fellows

D．classmates

4.

A．deepen

B．start

C．express

D．settle

5.

A．lost

B．kept in

C．needed

D．got in

6.

A．driven

B．beaten

C．surprised

D．honored

7.

A．realized

B．judged

C．thought

D．expected

8.

A．later

B．anyhow

C．too

D．again

9.

A．mail services

B．transport

C．phones

D．relatives

10.

A．believe

B．decide

C．argue

D．forget

【推荐3】Diego is in front of a group of people. He's blindfolded, but he can still show these people something _______, which he calls “the art of _______ ”. First, the audience randomly _______ sixty numbers. After that, a helper reads the

_______ to Diego. Then, after hearing them just a single time, Diego _______ the numbers in the correct order from memory. He does this first in the order he hears them, then again — backwards! The audience then cheer in disbelief.

Diego has a very special kind of memory. He _______, “It's a kind of memory that is _______ with what I experience. It means that every idea I learn and everything I read, becomes a part of me. Normally, someone who doesn't have this special ability and hasn't trained their memory _______ to just forget things. Not me.” Diego says that with his special _______, he can remember every ________ of every day of his life since he was less than one year old!

If there is a memory gene, Diego probably has it, but his genes are only part of the ________. Since the age of 11, he's been training his brain to remember more and more. He practices ________, thinking about memory and working on it all the time. He has even ________ a whole series of 250 historical books! Diego's practice and ________ work shows that a great memory can be made, and not just ________!

1.

A．funny

B．creative

C．amazing

D．reasonable

2.

A．hearing

B．memory

C．magic

D．language

3.

A．choose

B．elect

C．record

D．collect

4.

A．marks

B．rules

C．statistics

D．figures

5.

A．repeats

B．recognizes

C．gathers

D．calculates

6.

A．declares

B．inquires

C．explains

D．announces

7.

A．introduced

B．connected

C．opposite

D．subscribed

8.

A．tends

B．happens

C．attempts

D．intends

9.

A．opportunity

B．possibility

C．talent

D．faith

10.

A．feature

B．detail

C．principle

D．gesture

11.

A．story

B．plot

C．entertainment

D．confidence

12.

A．cooperatively

B．mechanically

C．occasionally

D．continuously

13.

A．published

B．memorized

C．translated

D．written

14.

A．original

B．ordinary

C．hard

D．academic

15.

A．imagined

B．drilled

C．discovered

D．born

【推荐1】Madison Williams, aged 13, was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio. Suddenly, her mother, Leigh Williams, rushed in saying __________, “A little boy fell into a septic tank（化粪池）, and no one can __________ him.”

They ran to the neighbor’s yard, where they found the boy’s desperate mother and other people __________ a septic tank opening that was slightly wider than a __________. The boy, only 2, had slipped in.

Madison quickly __________ the situation. She was the only one who could __________ through the small hole. Without __________, she got on her stomach next to the opening, placed her __________ out in front of her, __________ told the adults, “Lower me in.”

Leigh and the others __________ her waist and legs. She moved her arms and shoulders from side to side until she got through the __________. Inside, the tank was dark, and the air was sick. She used her hands to __________ the boy in the dirty water, and jammed her left wrist __________ a hidden pole, injuring the muscles in her wrist and arm. Ignoring her __________, Madison continued. Minutes ticked by before she __________ grasped his foot.

Then, ten minutes after Madison had __________ the tank, she and the boy were __________. But the boy wasn’t out of __________. He had been kept from oxygen long enough that he wasn’t __________. An adult gave him several hard hits on the back. It was only when Madison heard him cry that she knew he was __________. Madison’s action made her a hero.

1.

A．impatiently

B．bravely

C．anxiously

D．calmly

2.

A．reach

B．see

C．recognize

D．hear

3.

A．covering

B．repairing

C．digging

D．surrounding

4.

A．bowl

B．plate

C．basketball

D．tap

5.

A．accepted

B．surveyed

C．remembered

D．drew

6.

A．fit

B．break

C．walk

D．look

7.

A．effort

B．help

C．doubt

D．hesitation

8.

A．arms

B．feet

C．clothes

D．glasses

9.

A．still

B．even

C．and

D．so

10.

A．lowered

B．held

C．pushed

D．pressed

11.

A．water

B．opening

C．passage

D．gate

12.

A．exam

B．greet

C．shake

D．feel

13.

A．against

B．with

C．on

D．towards

14.

A．life

B．time

C．injury

D．direction

15.

A．carefully

B．finally

C．again

D．just

16.

A．searched

B．touched

C．entered

D．observed

17.

A．lifted out

B．stepped forward

C．moved on

D．came away

18.

A．balance

B．order

C．control

D．trouble

19.

A．talking

B．sleeping

C．breathing

D．smiling

20.

A．sad

B．OK

C．hungry

D．different

【推荐3】If not for the kindness of a stranger, Jamaican hurdler (跨栏运动员) Hans le Parchment may not be a Tokyo Olympic gold medalist today.

The 31-year-old athlete took the _________ bus on the day of his semifinal race. _________ in enjoying music, he didn’t realize it.

“By the time I _________, I realized, ‘No, this bus is not going the right way.’ I’m not familiar with these _________,” he said.

With time running out quickly, it was impossible for him to _________ another bus to the right place. The hurdler explained how he met a games volunteer who paid his taxi fare to get him to his _________. Because of her, he made it with enough time to _________--and then compete in men’s 110-meter race that earned him gold and his best time of the season.

Parchment was_________ to share the victory with the person who helped him. He boarded the bus that _________ him to the wrong area--this time __________--and rode back to find the stranger named Trijana Stojkovic.

He __________ her, pulled out his medal and thanked her. “You were important in me getting to the final that day,” he told her, __________ her the medal for her to see.

Parchment also showed his __________ by giving Stojkovic a Jamaican Olympic polo shirt and __________ the money she had paid for him. And the thanks didn’t __________ there: Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism sent an official invitation to visit the island.

1.

A．regular

B．wrong

C．punctual

D．final

2.

A．Lost

B．Experienced

C．Skillful

D．Successful

3.

A．looked up

B．calmed down

C．walked around

D．went ahead

4.

A．seats

B．athletes

C．citizens

D．surroundings

5.

A．follow

B．grab

C．drive

D．order

6.

A．bus

B．island

C．race

D．house

7.

A．cheer up

B．think over

C．take off

D．warm up

8.

A．hesitant

B．satisfied

C．careful

D．determined

9.

A．turned

B．delivered

C．drew

D．welcomed

10.

A．mistakenly

B．previously

C．incredibly

D．intentionally

11.

A．approached

B．invited

C．interviewed

D．convinced

12.

A．saving

B．returning

C．handing

D．leaving

13.

A．appreciation

B．ambition

C．regret

D．concern

14.

A．counting

B．checking

C．repaying

D．charging

15.

A．cancel

B．spread

C．stop

D．continue