Tourism was not always as important as it is today．In the past only 1 people could travel on vacations to other countries．But in 1976 one person 2 twenty visited a country away from home．
More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world．People now have more money for travel．Special airplane fares for tourists make travel 3 expensive and thus more attractive(有吸引力的)than ever before．
One person does not travel for the 4 reason as 5 ．But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different 6 their own．They also like to meet new 7 ,try the new food and experience life in other parts of the world．
Tourism cause many changes in a country and in people's lives．People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women 8 tour guides to show tourists interesting places．
What's your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to visit the world．So we visit travel companies, compare prices, and pay our money．
We know what our vacation costs us．But do we know what it might cost someone else? It's true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income．Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local(本地的)people more than it helps them．
It might cost their homes and lands．In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among the pagodas(佛塔)in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas．
Tourism might also cost the local people their jobs and dignity(尊严)．Local workers often find only low-paying jobs in the tourist industry．And most of the money do not help the local economy(经济)．Instead, money return to the tour operators in richer countries, When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to poor places of the city．Others now make a little money selling things or acting for photos．
Problems like these were noticed more than 20 years ago．But now tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them．Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure．
The result is “ethical(合乎职业道德的)tourism”．Ethical tourism has people at its heart．New international agreements and rules can help protect the people's lands, homes, economies and cultures．The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex(复杂的)．
But take heart．The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit．Tour operators and companies can help by making sure that local people work in good conditions and earn the money they should get．
They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotel, restaurants and guide services．They can share some money to help the local economy．And they can help the local people plan and manage tourism．
What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions of local people．We can then make our choices and tell them why．And while we're abroad, we can：
Buy local foods and products．
Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain for the cheapest price．
Ask before taking photographs of people．
They are not just part of the scenery!
Let's enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too．
(1)
Which of the following is not mentioned?
[ ]
A．
Local people protected the pagodas in Bagan well．
B．
Tourists may stay in hotels opened by local people．
C．
Local people are mainly provided with low-paying work．
D．
Tourists had better not bargain with local people for a cheap price．
(2)
The underlined phrase "take heart" means "__________"．
[ ]
A．
pay attention
B．
take care
C．
cheer up
D．
give up
(3)
According to the passage, the writer thinks ________．
[ ]
A．
tourism is not a promising industry
B．
dream vacations should be spent abroad
C．
the problems caused by tourism are easy to settle
D．
tourists should respect local customs and cultures
(4)
What is probably the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Tourism Causes Bad Effects．
B．
Tourism Calls for Good Behavior．
C．
Vacations Bring a Lot of Fun．
D．
Vacations Cost More Than You Think．
阅读理解
Tourism(旅游业)wasn't as important as it is today．In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries．More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world．That is to say, people now have more money for travelling．Special airplane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive(吸引人的)than ever before．
Different people have different reasons for travelling．But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own．They also like to meet new people and enjoy new food．
Tourism has many changes in a country and in people's lives．People build new hotels and restaurants and train local men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places．
(1)
What makes travel more attractive than before?
[ ]
A．
Modern telegraph(电报)lines make travel less expensive．
B．
Travelling by air to other countries is much cheaper today．
C．
More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots．
D．
New hotels and restaurants have been built．
(2)
Many more people travel today than in the past because _________．
[ ]
A．
travelling today is easier than in the past
B．
people now have spare money for travel
C．
great changes have taken place in the world
D．
people have become more interested in travelling
(3)
People make journeys to many parts of the world．This is because _________．
[ ]
A．
they want to make a study of geography
B．
they want to spend money．
C．
they want to meet different people and have new food
D．
they don't want to do anything else except that they visit friends
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
[ ]
A．
People have some trouble in making journeys．
B．
With the development of tourism, great changes will take place in many parts of the world．
C．
Tourism won't bring any changes in people's minds．
D．
Tourism causes only some changes in clothing．
完形填空
ZHANG Jin was so lucky to have a free trip to Thailand．But he didn't 1 to have a dangerous experience．The next day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok(曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city 2 with street battles(战斗)between two groups．One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was 3 it and had street battles with the 4 ．Two people were killed and hundreds injured．Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to 5 in the country．
“We were 6 on the streets．But we felt at home with other Chinese from HongKong or Taiwan,”said Zhang． 7 , the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back．Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home．“The moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy,”said Zhang．
Last week the street battles finished． 8 , the country's tourism industry(旅游业)needs 9 to return to normal．Tourism is the 10 part of the country's economy(经济), Thailand is called“Land of Smiles”and has some of Asia's best beaches．It has made ＄17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year．
(1)
[ ]
A．
like
B．
believe
C．
expect
D．
refuse
(2)
[ ]
A．
filled
B．
begun
C．
covered
D．
ended
(3)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
with
C．
at
D．
against
(4)
[ ]
A．
police
B．
students
C．
workers
D．
teachers
(5)
[ ]
A．
leave
B．
stay
C．
live
D．
sleep
(6)
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
sorry
C．
sad
D．
nervous
(7)
[ ]
A．
Badly
B．
Luckily
C．
Mostly
D．
Suddenly
(8)
[ ]
A．
But
B．
However
C．
Though
D．
So
(9)
[ ]
A．
time
B．
people
C．
money
D．
rest
(10)
[ ]
A．
highest
B．
smallest
C．
biggest
D．
lowest
More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in．They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down．They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them．
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too．In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest．In 1980, there were only 200,000．
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil．They have lived in the rainforest for about 10,000 years and they use more than 2,000 different plants for food and for medicine．But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold．They cut down the forest to make roads．They made more than a hundred airports．The Yanomami people lost land and food．Many died because new diseases (疾病)came to the forest with the strangers．
The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home．But the people who wanted gold were stronger．
Many forest people try to save their forest．Chico Menders was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people．“I want the Amazon forest to help all of us forest people, Brazil, and all the Earth,”he said．A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Menders．
In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest while the Penan people tried to save their rainforest．They made blockades(障碍)across the roads into the forest．In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months．No one cut down any trees during that time．
In Panama, the Kuma people saved their forest．They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit．
The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest, but they protect it as well．They find and seed the nuts which grow on the forest trees．
(1)
The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was ________ of that in 1900．
[ ]
A．
half
B．
one-third
C．
two-fifths
D．
one-fifth
(2)
The people who have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami ________．
[ ]
A．
pick fruits and kill animals to eat
B．
use plants for food and medicine
C．
have lived there for about ten thousand years
D．
made the roads and the airports
(3)
Those people built roads and airports in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
carry away the gold conveniently
B．
make people there live a better life
C．
stop spreading the new diseases
D．
develop the tourism there
(4)
Which of the following is wrong?
[ ]
A．
The Penan people closed 15 roads with blockades to save their forests．
B．
The Penan people were cutting down the trees to sell the wood．
C．
The Penan people didn't want other people to destroy their forest．
D．
Those who wanted to cut down the trees were stopped at the road blockades．
(5)
From the passage, we learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees
B．
the rainforest people have done something to protect their home
