Question

    Where should an adventurous tourist go? After you've done sightseeing in London, shopping in New York, enjoyed the local food in Paris, and danced to your heart's content at the Brazilian carnival, where else can you go? What attractive tourist destination awaits you?

Well, Antarctica sounds like the holiday of a lifetime! It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth. Just a few scientists in research stations share the icy landscape with penguins and other animals which can struggle with the low temperatures.

Tourism began in Antarctica in the 1950s and it's still small part. About 37,000 tourists are expected there this season, but many won't even leave the boat.

The BBC’s Juliet Rix visited the frozen continent and asked herself if she should be there at all, causing potential problems to such a sensitive environment. Her tour guide admitted that all visitors leave a footprint and they all go to the same places, the accessible coastline, which is also where the penguins and seals go to raise.

But some people believe that if carefully controlled, tourism can be good for Antarctica. It has no native population and it needs advocates. Visitors to the icy continent might be ready to support and even to fund its preservation. And they're likely to engage in the discussion about global warming, which has led to the melting of glaciers.

According to Rix, guidelines are followed when you're about to set foot in Antarctica and tourists have to disinfect their boots to make sure no alien species are introduced.

And once on land, there's no eating or smoking. Rocks, bone fragments—nothing should be taken as a souvenir and nothing should be left behind.

Tourists fortunate enough to visit the Antarctic must be aware that this is not their home and keep their fingers crossed that future generations will also be able to enjoy such breathtaking views.

1.What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A.The Antarctic has become the best place for people to travel.

B.Only scientists can be allowed to go to Antarctic.

C.Antarctic is less affected by human activities.

D.No animals can survive in Antarctic expect penguins.

2.Juliet Rix’s travel in Antarctic mentioned in the fourth paragraph indicates that          .

A.whether tourists should go to Antarctic or not should be considered carefully

B.governments should take measures to stop tourists from going to Antarctic

C.the animals’ habitat in Antarctic has been seriously affected by tourism

D.only journalists begin to pay attention to the environmental protection in Antarctic

3.What does the underlined word “disinfect” in the sixth paragraph probably mean?

A.Clean. B.Move.

C.Remove. D.Change.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个具有野生色彩的地方南极，在这片土地上只有一些科学家和一些动物生存，这里的旅游业是在20世纪50年代开放的，并告知了在这片土地上旅游应该注意哪些事情等，作者在文章最后表达了自己的态度，如果人们有幸踏上那片土地就要去保护它让我们的子孙后代也能享受到这片美丽的景色。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章第二段中“It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth. Just a few scientists in research stations share the icy landscape with penguins and other animals(它被认为是地球上最后的一片荒野之地。只有在站点研究的几个科学家和企鹅及其他动物一起待在这个地方)”可推知，南极目前还很少受到人类活动的影响。故选C项。

2.

推理判断题。文章第四段中讲到朱丽叶·里克斯去了南极，然后自问是否应该去南极，担心人类的到访会给如此敏感的环境带来潜在的问题。由此可知，朱丽叶·里克斯的南极之旅说明人们应认真考虑游客是否应该去南极旅游。故选A项。

3.

词义猜测题。根据划线词后的“to make sure no alien species are introduced”可知，此处表示游客要确保不能把外来物种带入南极，由此可推知，此处表示游客要把靴子“清理干净”，划线词应与clean意义相近。故选A项。