Passage 2
　　Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For ex ample, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think a bout the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well—being of local inhabitants.
　　Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
　　On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first—ass roads, and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international—ass tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.
　　Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many sup- port facilities as well. , including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
　　6. It’s good for local people that they are well aware that tourism will ______
　　A use up a large amount of water
　　B weaken their economy
　　C help establish their traditions
　　D help improve their life
　　答案:D
　　本题考查的也是考生对细节的把握，答案对应于文章段后一句：Tourism should also advance the well—being of local inhabitants．易看出答案为D项。
　　7. Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ______
　　A a bad impact on other industries
　　B a change of tourists’ customs
　　C overcrowdness of places of interest
　　D pressure on traffic
　　答案:B
　　本题考查的是考生对细节的把握，答案对应于文章和第二段，其中列举了过多的观光旅游带来的问题。可以找出对应选项A、C、D，只有答案B在文中没有对应部分。
　　8. Which of the following has most probably been discussed in’ the former paragraph of this passage?
　　A it is extremely important to develop tourism.
　　B Building roads and hotels is essential
　　C Support facilities are highly necessary
　　D Planning is of great importance to tourism
　　答案:D
　　本题考查考生对文章结构的理解。文章段就说如果不恰当的设定计划，旅游业就会带来很多问题。之后介绍了各种可能的事情。由此独断出本文之前的部分是讨论了设定计划的重要性。
　　9. The word "handle" in the last paragraph most probably means______
　　A carry away
　　B pick up
　　C get in
　　D take down
　　答案:A
　　本题考查的是考生对具体词汇的把握，sewer是排水沟的意思。应此handle在这里含义与carry away相同。
　　10. Not enough tourism can lead to ______
　　A an increase of unemployment
　　B a decrease in tourist attractions
　　C the higher cost of support facilities
　　D a rise in price and a fall in pay
　　答案:A
　　本题考查的也是考生对细节的把握，答案对应于文章在第三段首句。从文章结构来说，段说明过多的旅游带来的问题；第二段是过渡段；第三段说没有旅游业的问题。

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