Question

    The term "dark tourism" is far newer than the practice, which long existed before Pompeii became a dark attraction. Dr. Philip Stone, perhaps the world’s leading expert on dark tourism, considers the Roman Colosseum as one of the first dark tourist sites, where people travelled long distances to watch death as sport. Later, until the late 18th century, the appeal was crueler still in central London, where people paid money to watch mass hangings. Pies would be sold at the site, which was where Marble Arch（大理石拱门）stands today.

It was only in 1996 that "dark tourism"entered the scholarly vocabulary when two professors in Glasgow applied it while looking at sites related to the murder of John F. Kennedy. Those who study dark tourism give plenty of reasons for the growing phenomenon（现象）, including raised awareness of it as a recognizable thing. Access to sites has also improved with the arrival of cheap air travel. It is hard to imagine that the Auschwitz-Birkenau memoir and museum would now welcome more than two million visitors a year without its nearness to Krakow’s international airport. Peter Hohenhaus, a widely travelled dark tourist based in Vienna, also points to the sharp rise in off-the-beaten-track tourism, beyond the territory of popular guidebooks. "A lot of people don't want mainstream（主流） tourism and that often means visiting places that have a more recent history than, say, a Roman ruin." he says. You go to Sarajevo and most people remember the war being in the news, so it feels closer to one’s own biography(传记).’

Hohenhaus is also a fan of "beauty in decay(腐朽)," the current cultural movement in which urban ruins have become subject matter for expensive coffee-table books and a thousand Instagram accounts. The combination with death is clear. "I have always been drawn to ruined thing," the 54-year-old says. But while, like any tourism, dark tourism at its best is educational, the example of Grenfell Tower( a London tower block, destroyed by a fire in 2017 with 71 deaths) suggests the unease felt at some sites. "I remember the Lonely Planet Bluelist book had a chapter about dark tourism a while ago and one of the rules was ‘don't go back to early."Hohenhaus says." I will be interested to see Grenfell Tower up close. I can see the attraction. But I would not stand in the street taking a selfie merrily."

1."Dark tourism"is tourism involving travelling to places ______________.

A.difficult to reach in ancient times

B.with a history before human civilization

C.historically related to death and sad events

D.famous for cruel but exciting sports in Europe

2.Which is one of the reasons for the development of dark tourism?

A.More scholars have begun to study it as a subject.

B.People have become rich enough to afford to travel around.

C.Lots of people are more satisfied with ordinary tourist destinations.

D.People have realized the significance of environmentally-friendly tourism.

3.The underlined word "unease" in Paragraph 3 implies that tourist may feel _____ at dark tourism sites.

A.uncomfortable B.relaxed

C.dissatisfied D.happy

4.Which of the following best serves as the tile of this passage?

A.Features of dark tourism B.Proper attitudes to dark tourism

C.List of dark tourism sites D.Growing popularity of dark tourism

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文为介绍说明文。文章介绍了什么是“黑暗旅游”及其流行的原因。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中The term “dark tourism” is far newer than the practice, which long existed before Pompeii became a dark attraction. Dr. Philip Stone, perhaps the world’s leading expert on dark tourism, considers the Roman Colosseum as one of the first dark tourist sites, where people travelled long distances to watch death as sport.“黑暗旅游”这个术语比庞贝古城成为黑暗景点之前的实践要新得多。菲利普·斯通博士或许是世界上黑暗旅游领域的顶尖专家，他认为罗马斗兽场是最早的黑暗旅游景点之一。在那里，人们长途跋涉，将死亡视为一种消遣。”可推知，“黑暗旅游”是到涉及到历史上与死亡和悲剧有关的地方参观的旅游。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的A lot of people don't want mainstream tourism and that often means engaging with places that have a more recent history than, say, a Roman ruin.“很多人都不想要主流的旅游，这就意味着想要去一些比罗马废墟历史更近的地方”，可知当人们不再满足于普通的旅游目的地时，黑色旅游就出现了。故选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的I'll be interested to see Grenfell Tower up close. I can see the attraction. But I would not stand in the street taking a selfie(自拍)merrily.“我很想近距离看看格伦费尔塔。我能看到它的吸引力。但我不会高兴地站在街上自拍。”可推知，划线词的意思是“不舒服，不自在”。故选A。

4.标题判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍“黑暗旅游”是到涉及到历史上与死亡和悲剧有关的地方参观的旅游及其流行的原因。因此，D项Growing popularity of dark tourism“黑色旅游越来越流行”适合做本文最佳标题。故选D。