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【题目】International tourism is becoming more and more popular. Large numbers of people from all over the world come to visit famous places, such as the Great Wall of China and the Sistine Chapel（西斯廷教堂）in Vatican City. These visitors contribute (贡献)a lot to the local development, but at the same time they have caused many problems. They’ve thrown rubbish everywhere, brought more traffic and even done serious damage（破坏）to these places.

As for the damage, there are many different causes. For example, the paintings in the Sistine Chapel are being damaged because people breathe onto them when they visit. Damage in other places such as the Great Wall is serious partly because tourists climb on delicate（脆弱的）areas. Even though some of the walls were built of stone, after so many years, they are already in poor condition and need to be rebuilt.

▲On the one hand, we have to cut down tourist numbers, because fewer visitors will result in less damage. On the other hand, we should make strict rules about which areas people can visit and what they can do when they get there. For example, special paths（路径）can be built and people will not be allowed to walk off the paths. Visitors to indoor places can be asked to wear masks（面罩）to protect the paintings.

It is necessary to control tourism at famous places. If we do not do this, these places will disappear from our planet. And people who live hundreds of years later will have no chance to see these great places.

【1】What does the underlined word “tourism” in Paragraph 1 mean in Chinese?

A. 交流??? B. 污染??? C. 购物??? D. 旅游

【2】What causes the Sistine Chapel to be damaged?

A. People’s writing their names on its walls.

B. People’ s breathing onto the paintings.

C. People’ s drawing on the paintings.

D. People’ s climbing up its walls.

【3】Which of the following can be put in????? ?

A. Why are these places so popular?

B. What has been done to protect these places?

C. What can we do to deal with these problems?

D. How much money is needed to rebuild these places?

【4】What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To predict the future of famous places.

B. To call on people to protect famous places.

C. To ask people to travel less during holidays.

D. To explain why international tourism is popular.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】解析：这篇文章讲了国际旅游日益盛行，来自世界各地的大批人前来参观中国的长城、梵蒂冈的西斯廷教堂等著名景点。本文以此展开，主要讲述了大量游客造成的问题，以及我们应该做什么。

这篇文章讲了国际旅游日益盛行，许多来自世界各地的人来参观著名的地方，如中国的长城和梵蒂冈的西斯廷教堂。这些游客为当地的发展做出了很大的贡献，但同时也造成了许多问题。他们到处仍垃圾，带来了更多的交通，甚至对这些地方造成了严重的破坏。

【1】解析：题意：第一段中带下划线的单词“tourism”是什么意思？根据本句International tourism is becoming more and more popular.的句意，以及下文Large numbers of people from all over the world come to visit famous places, such as the Great Wall of China and the Sistine Chapel（西斯廷教堂）in Vatican City. 可知说的是“国际旅游”，所以单词“tourism”指的是“旅游”，故答案选D。

【2】解析：题意：西斯廷教堂被破坏的原因是什么？根据文中的句子For example, the paintings in the Sistine Chapel are being damaged because people breathe onto them when they visit.可知西斯廷教堂的画作受到了破坏，是因为人们在参观的时候会对它们进行呼吸，结合选项，故答案选B。

【3】解析：题意：下面哪一个选项可以被放入画横线的地方？A、为什么这些地方如此受欢迎？B、为了保护这些地方我们做了什么？C、我们能做些什么来解决这些问题呢？D、重建这些地方需要多少钱？通过对下文的理解可知，作者是在向我们介绍解决保护环境问题的一些办法，故答案选C。

【4】解析：题意：作者写这篇文章的目的是什么？A、预测著名景点的未来；B、号召人们去保护著名的地方；C、让人们在节日期间少旅游；D、解释为什么国际旅游很受欢迎。通过对整篇文章的理解可知作者是呼吁人们去保护环境并给出了保护环境的一些做法，故答案选B。