What’s your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to visit the world. So we visit travel companies, compare prices, and pay our money.
We know what our vacation costs us. But do we know what it might cost someone else? It’s true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income. Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local(本地的) people more than it helps them.
It might cost their homes and lands. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among the pagodas(佛塔) in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas.
Tourism might also cost the local people their jobs and dignity(尊严). Local workers often find only low-paying jobs in the tourist industry. And most of the money do not help the local economy（经济）. Instead, money return to the tour operators in richer countries, When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to poor places of the city. Others now make a little money selling things or acting for photos.
Problems like these were noticed more than 20 years ago. But now tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them. Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure.
The result is “ethical（合乎职业道德的）tourism”. Ethical tourism has people at its heart. New international agreements and rules can help protect the people’s lands, homes, economies and cultures. The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex(复杂的).
But take heart. The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by making sure that local people work in good conditions and earn the money they should get.
They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotel, restaurants and guide services. They can share some money to help the local economy. And they can help the local people plan and manage tourism.
What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions of local people. We can then make our choices and tell them why. And while we’re abroad, we can:
Buy local foods and products.
Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain for the cheapest price.
Ask before taking photographs of people.
They are not just part of the scenery!
Let’s enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too. Which of the following is not mentioned?
| A．Local people protected the pagodas in Bagan well. |
| B．Tourists may stay in hotels opened by local people. |
| C．Local people are mainly provided with low-paying work. |
| D．Tourists had better not bargain with local people for a cheap price. |
The underlined phrase "take heart" means" ".
| A．pay attention | B．take care | C．cheer up | D．give up |
According to the passage, the writer thinks .
| A．tourism is not a promising industry |
| B．dream vacations should be spent abroad |
| C．the problems caused by tourism are easy to settle |
| D．tourists should respect local customs and cultures |
What is probably the best title for the passage?
| A．Tourism Causes Bad Effects. | B．Tourism Calls for Good Behavior. |
| C．Vacations Bring a Lot of Fun. | D．Vacations Cost More Than You Think. |
句子翻译。阅读短文，翻译划线部分的句子。
（1）This is a photo of Mike’s family. The man is his father. His name is Bill. He is a teacher in No. 1 High School. The woman next to Mike’s father is his mother. She is a teacher in No. 1 High School, too. The girl is Betty. （2）她是迈克的妹妹. She is 13. She is in Grade 7 in No. 1 High School. Who’s the boy in a cap? It’s Mike. （3）He looks like his father. He and his sister are in the same school but in different grades. （4）迈克在八年级. Oh, who are the old man and old woman on the sofa? They are Mike’s grandparents. （5）They have a very happy family.
阅读材料，根据材料内容选择最佳选项。
Uncle Lee is coming to have dinner with us. Mum and I go shopping. We don`t have any meat (肉). We need to buy some. It`s ten yuan a kilo before (前). But now two kilos are sixty yuan. I say, “Mum, let`s buy some fish.” Mum answers, “OK.” Fish is Uncle Lee`s favorite food. We buy one kilo and a half. We also buy some vegetables and some chicken, but we don`t buy any hamburgers. Uncle Lee doesn`t like them at all. Mum also wants to buy me some apples. You know, I like apples very much. But we can`t find any. We go home at a quarter to five in the afternoon.How much is meat now?
A.Ten yuan a kilo.
B. Fifteen yuan a kilo
C. Thirty yuan a kiloWhat doesn`t mum buy?
A. meat B. chicken C. hamburgersUncle Lee`s favorite food is __________.
A. fish B. chicken C. noodlesThe writer`s (作者的) favorite fruit (水果) is __________.
A. apples B. bananas C. orangesWhat time do they go home?
A. at 5:15 B. at 4:45 C. at 5:45
阅读材料，根据材料内容选择最佳选项。
Mason's Clothing Store
| Clothes |
Color |
Price |
| socks |
white,blue |
$4 |
| pants |
black |
$11 |
| sweater |
red,white |
$8 |
| T-shirt |
red,green,black |
$7 |
| hat |
black,red |
$6 |
Which is the cheapest(最便宜的) of all?
| A．Hat. | B．T-shirt. |
| C．Pants. | D．Socks. |
How much are two sweaters and a hat?
A.$14 B$20. C.$21 D.$22You can buy___________.
| A．black pants | B．a blue sweater |
| C．a green hat | D．white socks |
You like red and you only have $6.You can take ______________.
| A．a sweater | B．a hat | C．a T-shirt | D．a sock |
You only have sixteen dollars.You can buy____________.
| A．a sweater and a pair of pants |
| B．two T-shirts and a pair of socks |
| C．a sweater and two pairs of socks |
| D．a sweater and two hats |
阅读材料，根据材料内容回答问题。
Ann comes from Canada. She is in Beijing with her parents now. She is a student of No.2 Middle School. She can speak a little Chinese. Her father works in a hospital. Her mother is a teacher of English. She is a good teacher. She loves her students a lot. The students are kind. All of her family like to be in China and all of them like Chinese food very much.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Who is Ann in Beijing with now?
______________________________________________Where does Ann study?
______________________________________________Is Ann’s father a teacher?
______________________________________________Does Ann speak much Chinese?
______________________________________________What do all of Ann’s family like very much?
______________________________________________
根据表格内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
Mrs. White doesn’t like fish at all, but Mr. White likes fish very much. He buys some fish and takes it home. Mrs. White sees the fish and she thinks, “Good! I’ll ask my friends to have lunch and we can have the fish. They like fish very much.”
Mr. White comes home in the evening. He can’t find his fish. Mrs. White says, “Oh, your cat eats it.”And she gives Mr. White some bread for supper. Mr. White is not happy at all. He takes the cat and Mrs. White goes to a shop. He says to her, “Now you see, my cat is one kilo and the fish is one kilo(千克), too. The cat is here. But where is my fish?”Mr. White likes fish very much.
Mrs. White like fish very much,too.
Mrs. White asks her friends to have the fish.
The cat eat the fish?
Mr. White have fish for supper.