Question

-Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems．For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民) of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination(目的地) country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists．Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.

　　Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.

　　On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports，air terminals, first－class roads, and other support facilities（设施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.

　　Building a hotel is just a beginning．There must be many support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.

1.Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the part that goes before this passage?

A．It is very important to develop tourism.

B．Building roads and hotels is necessary.

C．Support facilities are highly important.

D．Planning is very important to tourism.

2.Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ________.

A．a bad effect on other industries

B．a change of tourists’ customs

C．over－crowdedness of places of interest

D．pressure on traffic

3.Not enough tourism can lead to ________.

A．an increase of unemployment (失业)

B．a decrease (减退) in tourist attractions.

C．the higher cost of support facilities

D．a rise in price and a fall in pay.

4.The underlined word “handle” in the last paragraph most probably means _________.

A．get in

B．pick up

C．carry away

D．take down

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.D 推理题。根据文章第一段第一句Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems．可以推理上一段是在介绍对于旅游业来说，有好的计划是很重要的。故D正确。

2.B 细节题。根据第二段最后一句This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.说明A是影响之一；根据第一段too many tourists can crowd public places说明C也是影响之一；根据第一段If tourists create too much traffic说明D也是影响之一。文章中没有提及B。

3.A 细节题。根据第三段第一行if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs.，说明没有旅游业，会有很多人失业，故A正确。

4.C 推理题。根据本句．There must be many support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water.说明这些污水管道是起排污的作用的。故carry away带走，C正确。

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