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UNIT 1 课时检测(六) Listening and Talking & Writing
Ⅰ.阅读七选五
International tourism is becoming interestingly popular, and 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 in the Vatican. __1__ They've thrown rubbish everywhere, brought more traffic and even done serious damage to ancient relics.
As for the damage, there are many different causes. For example, the paintings in the Sistine Chapel are being damaged by people breathing onto them when they visit. __2__ That may raise the humidity (湿气) of the air and damage the paintings. Damage in other places such as the Great Wall is because of tourists climbing on delicate (脆弱的) areas. Besides, roads have also been built to help visitors climb the Wall easily. These activities can cause a lot of damage to the area.
__3__ Firstly, we have to cut down tourist numbers, because fewer visitors will result in less damage. Secondly, we should make strict rules about which areas people can visit and what they can do when they get there. __4__ People will not be allowed to walk off the paths. Visitors to indoor places can be asked to wear masks to protect the paintings.
In short, it is necessary to control tourism at famous places. __5__ And people who live hundreds of years later will have no chance to see these great places.
A.For example, special paths can be built.
B.What can we do to deal with these problems?
C.The Great Wall was built over 2,000 years ago.
D.However, these visitors have caused many problems.
E.Traveling is the best way for us to get to know the world.
F.If we do not do this, these places will disappear from our planet.
G.Their breath contains very small drops of water that are present in the air.
语篇解读:本文是一篇议论文。文章就如何保护旅游胜地提出了几点建议。
1.选D 上文“International tourism ...Vatican.”和下文“They've thrown rubbish ...relics.”说明游客给旅游地点带来了问题。 D项承上启下,与上文形成转折,引出下文。选项中的these visitors和下文中的They指代对象一致,符合题意。
2.选G 上文“For example, ... visit.”和下文“Tha