【推荐1】Tourism has its benefits, but there are disadvantages as well. While it stimulates (刺激) the local economy and creates jobs, many cities see destruction to landmarks and disruption of citizens’ daily lives.

If you’ve ever visited a large city or famous site, there’s no doubt you’ve seen the marks left behind by tourists.    1    . The attractions vary from the Luxor Temple in Egypt to the Colosseum in Rome and the ancient Buddhist grottoes in China. Whether it’s a visitor’s initials, a date or a phrase, the message is one of disrespect.

    2    . The litter left behind by visitors can be astonishing. Every year people who visit Mount Qomolangma leave behind a trail of plastic bottles and other trash. In the US, people flock to New Orleans for Mardi Gras celebrations, and in their wake, so much garbage is left behind that it takes the city weeks to recover.

Even if tourists act responsibly, the number of visitors alone presents a risk.    3    . Reefs attractions can be permanently damaged.

Other negative effects of tourism may not be as evident. Tourists may visit a popular destination with little or no regard for those who call it home.    4    . Visitors who don’t respect local traditions and culture only lessen the value of the experience, not to mention cast future tourists in a negative light.

Tourism most definitely has its advantages, of course, economic and otherwise. There is nothing greater than experiencing a new place, people or culture firsthand.    5    .

A．Tourism can cause damage to local environment and culture as well.

B．People have defaced (损坏外观) historical sites around the world.

C．Some tourists even kill the local wildlife to eat, which badly damage the balance of the natural environment.

D．Sometimes they may act rudely to residents or simply not observing community rules.

E．Ancient structures suffer increased wear and tear due to large crowds.

F．In addition to graffiti (涂鸦), tourism can cause environmental damage.

G．But to protect this privilege, we must show that we are respectful and appreciative rather than destructive.

【推荐2】We all love and have enjoyed an all-you-can-eat buffet(自助餐), but how many of us have had an “all-you-can-stay” holiday? It sounds too good to be true, but a hotel company in the Maldives is offering guests a once-in-a-lifetime vacation.

The luxury Anantara Veli resort(度假村) has a special package that includes unlimited use of its facilities(设施) for the whole of 2021. Customers will get the use of a two-person small house that lies above the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean. The resort is also throwing in transport to and from the airport, 365 breakfasts, discounts on cooking lessons and water activities like diving and surfing. However, all this comes at a big cost of $30,000.

The Maldives has developed into a high-end destination for tourists. The country has been pretty quick to open its resorts to foreign tourists once again, even with the pandemic getting serious in many countries around the world. It is because it has struggled during the pandemic(疫情) as its economy highly depends on international tourism. Luckily, the Maldives is a tiny nation of islands in the Indian Ocean, about 700 kilometers from the southern tip of India. What’s more, most of its tourist accommodation is on private islands far from the main land. It will be a perfect choice for holidaymakers who want to enjoy a quiet holiday. A tourism spokesperson said the $30,000 package is good value and cheaper than staying in an average hotel for a year.

1. How does the all-you-can-stay holiday sound according to Para 1?

A．Expensive.

B．Unbelievable.

C．Worthwhile.

D．Awkward.

2. When can guests use the offer?

A．From this time next year.	B．Any time from today.
C．Every day except weekends.	D．All through the year 2021.

3. Why did the Maldives quickly open its resorts to foreign tourists?

A．Because it is a high-end destination for tourists.

B．Because it is much safer than any other country.

C．Because the pandemic is not serious in this country.

D．Because it needs foreign tourist to support its economy.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．An island country.	B．A package vacation.
C．A happy holidaymaker.	D．A reserve for island creatures.

【推荐3】In the summer of 1965, Tété-Michel Kpomassie became the first African to explore Greenland. He was 24 on the day that he stepped onto the port at Qagortoq, on Greenland’s southern coast. But his arctic journey had actually begun some seven years earlier.

Kpomassie’s amazing life story starts with a bit of chance and a book. He was a teenager when he bought a book about Greenland in Togo. Immediately, the topic attracted him, and he knew that he must go there.

He traveled along the west coast of Africa, eventually crossing into Europe. There, he stayed for some time before leaving for Greenland. “I took my time to step out,” he recalled. “When I arrived, everyone stopped talking; all were staring. They didn’t know if I was a real person or wearing a mask. Children hid behind their mothers. Some cried, believing I was a spirit from the mountains.”

Kpomassie found his true home in Greenland’s northern reaches, where the Inuit culture that he’d read in a book as a boy was very much alive. Over the next 18 months, Greenland’s first African learned to ski, ice fish and hunt, and adapted himself quickly to the new environment.

He returned to Togo in late 1966 and adapted the journal he’d kept into a book. Kpomassie then went on to give lectures about his experience in halls and classrooms throughout Africa and Europe. And he settled down in Paris and raised a family, returning to Greenland on three occasions in that time. His book An Africa in Greenland was first published in France and has since been translated into eight languages.

“All the while I knew where I ultimately needed to end up,” he said. Now approaching 81 years old, Kpomassie is packing up his apartment and heading back to northern Greenland, where he intends to live out his final years.

1. When did Kpomassie begin his first journey to Greenland?

A．In the 1940s.	B．In the 1950s.
C．In the 1960s.	D．In the 1970s.

2. What can we infer about people from Para.3?

A．They were unfriendly to strangers.

B．They didn’t meet a black man before.

C．They taught Kpomassie eight languages.

D．They were unwilling to let Kpomassie go.

3. Which of the following can best describe Kpomassie?

A．Strong and determined.

B．Brave and hardworking.

C．Kind and ambitious.

D．Adventurous and adaptable.

4. What’s the text mainly about?

A．The unusual experience of an adventurer.

B．The opportunities of returning to Greenland.

C．The great effect Kpomassie has on literature.

D．The meaning of starting an amazing adventure.