One might expect that the ever­growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday­makers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the long­term future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere. And every month another rock­bound Pacific island is advertised as the ‘last paradise(天堂) on earth’．
However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. In those countries where there was a rush to make quick money out of sea­side holidays, over­crowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal.
Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most. In recent years, Nepal set out to attract foreign visitors to fund developments in health and education. Its forests, full of wildlife and rare flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise. In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holiday­makers traveling through the forest land. Ancient tracks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants.
Not only can the environment of a country suffer from the sudden growth of tourism. The people as well rapidly feel its effects. Farmland makes way for hotels, roads and airports; the old way of life goes. The one­time farmer is now the servant of some multi­national organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploited. No doubt he wonders whether he wasn't happier in his village working his own land.
Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.
The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Their needs and problems are more important than those of the tourist companies. Increased understanding in planning world­wide tourism can preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years' time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.
小題1:What does the author indicate in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?
A．The Pacific island is a paradise.
B．The Pacific island is worth visiting.
C．The advertisement is not convincing.
D．The advertisement is not impressive.
小題2:The example of Nepal is used to suggest ________.
A．its natural resources are untouched
B．its forests are exploited for farmland
C．it develops well in health and education
D．it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists
小題3:What can we learn about the farmers from Paragraph 4?
A．They are happy to work their own lands.
B．They have to please the tourists for a living.
C．They have to struggle for their independence.
D．They are proud of working in multi­national organizations.
小題4:Which of the following determines the future of tourism?
A．The number of tourists.
B．The improvement of services.
C．The promotion of new products.
D．The management of tourism.
小題5:The author's attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is ________.
A．optimisticB．doubtful
C．objective D．negative

小題1:V
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C
本文為議論文，題材是世界和環(huán)境類。眾所周知旅游業(yè)可以給當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展帶來(lái)無(wú)限商機(jī)，尤其是一些欠發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家和地區(qū)。但是盲目無(wú)序地發(fā)展旅游業(yè)也會(huì)給當(dāng)?shù)丨h(huán)境帶來(lái)危害，甚至是致命危害。那我們?cè)撛鯓悠胶饴糜螛I(yè)和環(huán)保之間的關(guān)系呢？
小題1:答案：C　推理判斷題。第一段中作者描述：每個(gè)月都會(huì)看到某個(gè)地方在建一座新賓館，每個(gè)月都會(huì)看到太平洋中的某個(gè)小島打出廣告“這兒是世上最后一處天堂。”由作者的語(yǔ)氣我們可以推斷出這樣的廣告已經(jīng)沒(méi)有什么說(shuō)服力了，故選C項(xiàng)。
小題2:答案：D　推理判斷題。第三段作者引用了尼泊爾發(fā)展旅游業(yè)為例，其初衷是為當(dāng)?shù)氐慕逃托l(wèi)生事業(yè)提供資金，但是很快這兒的人們、自然環(huán)境就受到了旅游業(yè)影響。現(xiàn)在這個(gè)國(guó)家正經(jīng)受著旅游業(yè)帶來(lái)的痛苦，故選D項(xiàng)。
小題3:答案：B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的Once it was his back that bore the pain；now it is his smile that is exploited.“過(guò)去是他的脊背在承受痛苦，現(xiàn)在是人們開(kāi)發(fā)利用他的微笑”推斷出現(xiàn)在他們?yōu)榱酥\生不得不用自己的微笑來(lái)取悅游客，故選B項(xiàng)。
小題4:答案：D　推理判斷題。倒數(shù)第二段第二句“野生生物的保護(hù)，國(guó)家公園的創(chuàng)建要和旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展同時(shí)進(jìn)行”，又根據(jù)倒數(shù)第一段第一句，“未來(lái)十年，如何管理旅游業(yè)將決定旅游業(yè)和我們要去參觀的國(guó)家的命運(yùn)�！庇纱丝赏茢喑鯠項(xiàng)符合題意。
小題5:答案：C　觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。綜觀全文可知作者的態(tài)度是客觀的。A：樂(lè)觀的；B：懷疑的；C：客觀的；D：消極的。故選C項(xiàng)。
疑難詞匯解讀
exploit v．利用、開(kāi)發(fā)(資源)
exploit oil reserves，water power and solar energy開(kāi)發(fā)石油資源，水利資源和太陽(yáng)能資源
長(zhǎng)難句子分析
The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit.
句意：旅游業(yè)在未來(lái)10年里的運(yùn)行模式將決定該行業(yè)本身的命運(yùn)，并且也將決定那些我們都想去參觀的國(guó)家的命運(yùn)。
該句的主語(yǔ)是the way，tourism is handled in the next ten years是定語(yǔ)從句，修飾the way。代詞that代替的是the fate，we all want to visit也是定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞countries。
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Science Daily—Kids may roll their eyes when their mothers asks them about their school day, but answering her may actually help them learn. New research from Vanderbilt University reveals that children learn the solution to a problem best when they explain it to their mom.
“We knew that children learn well with their moms or with a peer, but we did not know if that was because they were getting feedback and help,” Bethany Rittle-Johnson, the study’s lead author and assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, said. “In this study, we just had the children’s mothers listen, without providing any assistance. We’ve found that by simply listening, a mother helps her child learn.”
Rittle-Johnson believes the new finding can help parents better assist their children with their schoolwork, even when they are not sure of the answer themselves. Although the researchers used children and their mothers in the study, they believe the same results will hold true whether the person is the child’s father, grandparent, or other familiar persons.
“The basic idea is that it is really effective to try to get kids to explain things themselves instead of just telling them the answer,” she said. “Explaining their reasoning, to a parent or perhaps to other people they know, will help them understand the problem and apply what they have learned to other situations. We saw that this simple act of listening by mom made a difference in the quality of the child’s explanations and how well they could solve more difficult problems later on.
小題1:According to the passage, a mom had better ________.
A．give a kid some help when he is explaining his problem
B．just listen while a kid is explaining his problem
C．work together with a kid toward the solution to a problem
D．leave a kid alone when he meets a problem at school
小題2: If she wants to help a child with his schoolwork, a mom ________.
A．should know the answer to a problem first
B．should pay attention to the child’s feedback.
C．may not know the answer herself
D．should not interrupt the child
小題3:Who will be the least help to a kid when he is explaining, according to Rittle-Johnson?
A．The kid’s mom.
B．The kid’s grandmother.
C．A peer.
D．A relative the kid doesn’t know.
小題4:Which of the following best gives the main idea of the passage?
A．Children learn better when their mom is hearing their explaining.
B．Children learn better if they find the solution to a problem themselves.
C．Parents should not provide any assistance to their children’s schoolwork.
D．A mom should listen more to their children when they have problems at school.

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