2017高考英语二轮复习高考倒计时——30天系列练习 高考倒计时第12天（含解析）

　　倒数第12天(5月25日)

　　(2017·江西卷)One might expect that the ever－growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday－makers.Indeed，a rosy picture is painted for the long－term future of the holiday industry.Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere，and every month another rock－bound 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 sea－side holidays，over－crowded 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 holiday－makers 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 one－time farmer is now the servant of some multi－national 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 world－wide 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.

　　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.

　　解析　细节理解题。第一段最后一句的意思是：每个月都会有新的旅馆建起，每个月都会有太平洋上的小岛屿被广告宣传为地球上最后的天堂。由此可知，广告不具有可信度。

　　答案　C

　　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

　　解析　细节理解题。本段的首句“Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most.”是这一段的主旨句。以下的内容是为了解释说明这一中心内容的。

　　答案　D

　　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 multi－national organizations.

　　解析　推理判断题。农田被占据建成了旅馆，农民失去了赖以生存的土地。而“Once it was his back that bore the pain；now it is his smile that is exploited.”一句说明，过去他们要靠自己的汗水谋生，现如今却靠微笑迎客来谋生。由此可知，B符合题意。

　　答案　B

　　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.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit.”一句可知，对旅游业的管理决定它的前途和命运。

　　答案　D

　　5．The author's attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is ________.

　　A．optimistic

　　B．doubtful

　　C．objective

　　D．negative

　　解析　作者态度题。通观全文，作者在客观地陈述旅游业给一个国家带来的不良影响这一事实。

　　答案　C