文章大意:这是一篇说明文。旅游业不仅会对当地人的生活造成困扰,也会带来环境问题,但是好在一些政府已经采取了有效措施,如果我们能使旅游业更具可持续性,每个人都可以从中受益。文章对此进行了介绍。
Do you like travelling to other places, cities and countries? Many people do. Tourism is a huge industry —— it’s as large as or larger than the oil, food and car industries. It creates so many jobs that one in every ten people in the world works in tourism.
However, for many people and places, tourism is not a completely positive thing. Some places receive millions of tourists a year, which leads to problems for local people. When tour buses block roads, it’s hard for local people to get to work or school. Often, international companies open up, and small shops and restaurants close down. Another problem is accommodation — in Barcelona and New York, for example, many flats and houses are used as tourist accommodation, so homes for local people have become expensive and hard to find.
Tourism can have an effect on the environment as well. Natural areas are ruined to make space to build hotels and tourist facilities, and building them consumes a lot of energy and resources. Historic buildings are damaged, such as those in Venice by large cruise ships (游轮) entering the city. These ships also do ham to animal and plant life. More tourism means more crowds, noise, rubbish and pollution.
Some governments have already taken actions. In Barcelona and New York, there are now limits on short-term rental accommodation. The number of cruise ships entering Venice is limited now too. Importantly, individual tourists can help by choosing better ways of visiting places. For example, if tourists visit Venice on a cruise ship but they sleep and eat all their meals on the ship, does the local community in Venice really benefit from their visit? If not, it could be better to choose a different form of tourism, one that benefits the city and local people more.
Despite some problems, if we can make tourism more sustainable (可持续的), everyone can benefit from it, and people can continue to enjoy visiting these places in the future.
12. Why is it hard for New Yorkers to buy cheap houses?
A.Because tourists buy local flats and houses. |
B.Because many houses are needed for travelers. |
C.Because the government provide little land to build houses. |
D.Because the houses international companies sell are expensive. |
13. Why are cruise ships mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A.To stress plants and animals die from them. |
B.To show tourism wastes energy and resources. |
C.To explain why tourism is not environmentally friendly. |
D.To suggest the necessity of preventing the development of tourism. |
14. What does Paragraph 4 mainly stress about tourism?
A.The cruise ship is not a good choice for tourists. |
B.Tourism should be developed in a sustainable way. |
C.Local community in Venice shows no interest in tourism. |
D.Governments have done extremely well in developing tourism. |
15. What is the author’s attitude towards tourism?
A.Unclear. | B.Disapproving. | C.Doubtful. | D.Positive. |