2、Ship tourism to Antarctica is on the rise: More than 35,000 tourists are expected to visit Antarctic this summer. In 1992-93, 6,750 visited Antarctica, according to the Antarctica Treaty. All of this tourism, however, is putting both tourists and the environment in great danger.

Among the tourist ships that visit the continent, the Explorer, a Canadian ship, was one of the first. Put to use in 1969, it was built to carry tourists to Antarctica. Last week, however, it became the first commercial passengers ship to sink beneath the waters. Fortunately, all of the passengers and crew members were rescued from the ship. However, the sunken ship endangered the Antarctic’s fragile environment. The ship was estimated to be holding 48,000 gallons of fuel.

The accident was not unexpected. Both the US and UK had warned a conference of the Antarctic Treaty member countries in May that the tourism situation in this area was a potential disaster. The US said in a paper, People “ should take a hard look at tourism issues now, especially those related to ship safety.” Although the Antarctic seas are relatively(相对地) calm, floating ice causes a potential threat to ships. The owner of the Explorer blamed the sinking on a fist-like hole in the ship caused by ice.

Many of the other large ships now visiting Antarctica are not designed especially against thick ice. Such ships generally can only come to the continent in summer. But the tourist rush is pushing ships into dangerous situations. “ The increasing number of ships operating in Antarctic means that the ship are under great pressure to get there in time for the key visiting sites,” the British government wrote in a paper at the meeting of member countries.

As a natural frontier, Antarctica is in a messy legal situation. There are no obvious answers as to who is responsible for dealing with the threat that tourist may cause to human life and the environment.

There is no coast guard for Antarctica. Do we want tit to become Disneyland, or do we need some controls?

1．Which of the following is true according to this passage?

    A．Antarctica tourism has a history of about 15 years

    B．The number of tourists to the Antarctic is over 5 times bigger than that of 15 years ago.

    C．The tourism boom has caused holes in the floating ice in the ???????????? ?????????????????????????Antarctica.

    D．The Antarctica Treaty is responsible for the problem.

2．The sinking of the Explorer____________

    A．led to a conference about the tourism situation in the Antarctica.

    B．was caused by the rough seas

    C．had been predicted

    D．did harm to the Antarctica.

3．It can be inferred from the passage that_________

    A．a Disneyland will be built in the Antarctic

    B．fewer people are visiting the Antarctic because of the warnings given
      C．not all the ships are suitable to go to the Antarctic

    D．some ships take risks visiting the Antarctic in other seasons rather than in summer

4．In this passage, the writer suggests that___________

    A．People had better not make a tour of the Antarctic

    B．ships to the Antarctic should be built strong enough

    C．there should be legal controls over tourism in the Antarctic

       D．the Antarctic’s environment is fragile

1、假设你是李华，你的美国朋友John热心公益活动艳情了解南京志愿者活动情况。请根据下表提供的信息给他回信。

注意：1．对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。

2．词数150。信中的开头和结尾部分已为你写好，不计入词数。

3．参考词汇；非营利性——non-profit

Dear John,

     I’m very glad to receive your letter and knowing that you are very much interested in what volunteers do in Nanjing, As a member of the Nanjing Volunteers Association, I can tell you a lot.

Could you please tell me what you do as volunteers in the US? Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,

Yours,

Li Hua

33、找出与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。语音知识

1champion       A. opinion      B. region       C. occasion      D. conclusion

2. mainly        A. mountainous  B. certain       C. captain       D. sail

3. wisdom       A. sunset        B. insect       C. possession     D. promise

4. volcano       A. location      B. dishonest     C. method       D. protection

5. scholarship    A. champion     B. dutchman    C. technique      D. church

32、-- I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.

-- _______good.
A. Sound        B. Sounded     C. Sounding      D. Sounds

31、I had travelled only two hours one day _____ the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up ____ the winds became too strong.

A. when; before    B. then; but      C. while; because    D. but; before

28、In 1778,  Joseph Banks was elected ______ president of the Royal Society , ______ position he held for 42 years．

A．the; the                  B．a; a                       C．不填；a                 D．a; 不填

27、Sometimes advertisements make _______ possible for companies to sell the customers ______ money cannot buy．

A．/; that                    B．it; what                  C．that; which             D．/; whose