Question

【题目】 We’ve probably all met someone who likes to show off about where he or she has been. To some people, traveling is all about how many places one has been to. But luckily, the old “been there, seen that” mode is changing.

Last year’s travel trend (趋势) was “experiential travel”. This is where tourists look for ways to get to know local culture and meet local people so they feel less like an outsider.

So what about this year? Can creative tourists get even more out of their traveling experience?

Transformative travel

Transformative (起改变作用的) travel is much like “experiential travel”, but takes it a step further.

It usually goes through three steps – you go to a place that has a very different background from where you live, you learn wisdom from the new culture and the people you meet, and finally you go back home and use the knowledge in your own lives. This last step is how the “transformation” is completed and what separates transformative travel from experiential travel.

Go green

One way to plan a green trip is to travel a shorter distance, which can reduce your carbon footprint (碳排放量). “One trans-Atlantic flight equals a year’s worth of driving, so taking a trip in this way can help protect the environment,” suggested Warren, according to US News.

Another way to go green in your travel plans is to choose a place that will be helped most from your trip. For example, places like Nepal will enjoy an increase in its local economy (经济) through the trip.

Disappearing sights

Some sights at risk of disappearing are also welcoming an increasing number of tourists.

Everett Potter, a USA Today writer, says that the Arctic and Antarctic have attracted more and more tourists since they are being greatly influenced by climate (气候) change.

Another top sight is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It’s believed that the reef will be seriously harmed in just a few years because of pollution and global warming. Travelers look forward to seeing the coral (珊瑚) “before it’s gone or completely changed”, Potter told US News.

The changing travel trends
Before	To some people, traveling means the 【1】 of places they have been to.
Last year	Experiential travel	Tourists look for ways to better understand the local culture so they can be 【2】 like local people.
This year	Transformative travel	● Going to a place with a different background. ● Learning wisdom from the new culture and people. ● 【3】 home and using the knowledge in your own lives.
	Go green	● One way is to travel 【4】 to your home. It can reduce your carbon footprint. ● Another way is to choose a place which will get the most help through the trip.
	Disappearing sights	● The Arctic and Antarctic have become more and more 【5】 because of climate change. ● Travelers expect to see the coral before it is gone or completely changed.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】number

【2】more

【3】Returning

【4】closer/close

【5】popular/attractive

【解析】

本篇讲述不断变化的旅游趋势，人们由最初纯粹去一个地方，到去年的体验式旅行，游客寻找了解当地文化，使他们可以更像当地人，今年人们提倡变革性旅游、绿色出行、去看那些因为气候原因导致的即将消失的景象。

【1】根据第一段“To some people, traveling is all about how many places one has been to”可知对一些人来说，旅行意味着他们去过的地方的数量；the number of意为……的数量；故答案为number。

【2】根据第二段“This is where tourists look for ways to get to know local culture and meet local people so they feel less like an outsider”可知游客寻找了解当地文化的途径，使他们可以更像当地人，more like 更像……；故答案为more。

【3】根据第四段“Transformative travel…and finally you go back home and use the knowledge in your own lives”可知变革性旅游最后一步是回到家在自己的生活中运用知识，return返回，动词，空格是句子的主语，所以用动名词，故答案为Returning。

【4】根据第五段“Go green One way to plan a green trip is to travel a shorter distance”可知绿色出行的一种方法是做短途旅行，去离家近或离家比较近的地方；close靠近，closer比较靠近；故答案为closer/close。

【5】根据第六段“Disappearing sights… says that the Arctic and Antarctic have attracted more and more tourists since they are being greatly influenced by climate change.”可知由于气候的变化，北极和南极变得越来越受欢迎，越来越有吸引力；空格在become后面，判断填形容词；popular受欢迎的俄，形容词；attractive有吸引力的，形容词；故答案为popular/attractive

本篇为任务型阅读，填空。要求在理解文本信息的基础上，根据材料提供的直接信息或推理、提炼后的间接信息完成题目要求的任务。解答时要通读全文，在原文中定位空格前后的关键词，确定空格缺的信息；如题2抓住原文feel less like an outsider=more like local people；题3go back home= return home；5题attracted more and more tourists= become more and more popular/attractive；再根据语法（词性、时态、单复数、主宾格等），语境等，确定空格的正确形式。