At the entrance to one of the ruined temples of Petra in Jordan, there is an inscription（题字） in the soft red rock. It looks as if it has been there for centuries. It could have been carved by one of King Herod's soldiers, when they were imprisoned in the town in 40 BC. But closer examination reveals that it is not so ancient after all. It reads: Shane and Wendy from Sydney were here. April 16th 1996,
The ruins of Petra were discovered in 1810 by a Swiss explorer, and a recent report has just concluded that they are in grave danger of being destroyed by the unstoppable march of tourism". More than 4,000 tourists a day pour into Petra's rocky tombs. They wear away the soft red sandstone to powder and (occasionally!) scratch their names into the rock.
It is not just Petra that is under threat of destruction. With more than 60,000 visitors to Venice each day, cruise ships that have made Venice tourists' top destination bring one of the most significant dangers to the city, leading to tides that are further damaging the foundation of the Venetian structures.
The prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux in France were being slowly ruined by the breath and bacteria from 200,000 visitors a year. The caves have now been closed to the public and a replica(复制品） has been built, Will there be more replicas like in Lascaux? There already are. Heritage theme parks are springing up everywhere. Many of the great cities of Europe are finding that their historic centers are fast becoming theme parks, filled with clicking cameras and whirring camcorders, abandoned by all local residents except for the souvenir sellers.
Until recently, we all believed that travel broadened the mind, but now many believe the exact opposite: "Modem travel narrows the mind".
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。作者介绍了一些旅游景点因为游客不文明行为遭到损坏。
28. What do we know about the ruins of Petra?（）
29. Which solution to Venice's problem would the author agree with?（）
30. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4?（）
31. What's the author's attitude towards tourism?（）
本题考查了学生提取细节能力。A 在入口处有一个古老的雕刻， B King Herod在公元40年被当做犯人，C他们200多年来一直是受欢迎的旅游景点，D旅游业应该为对旅游景点的损害负责。根据对Petra遗迹的描述，我们知道它被损害的厉害，是由于大量游客来访造成的，所以它的损害要由旅游业负责，所以选择D选项。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据第2段 “and a recent report has just concluded that they are in grave danger of being destroyed by the unstoppable march of tourism".”可知，一项最近的报道得出结论，这些寺庙处在被无法阻止的旅游大军破坏的毁灭性危险中，所以选择D。
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本题考查了学生提取细节能力。A 制定规则控制游客行为， B减少游艇数量，C在发洪水的情况下，沿河建坚固的大坝，D提升旅游业，重新装饰传统建筑。根据上下文的理解，游客过多会加大景点破坏，要减少游客就减少游艇数量，所以选择B选项。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据第3段“With more than 60,000 visitors to Venice each day, cruise ships that have made Venice tourists' top destination bring one of the most significant dangers to the city, leading to tides that are further damaging the foundation of the Venetian structures.”可知，每天有60,000游客到威尼斯，游船将这些游客送到目的地，也将最大危险之一送到了城市了，导致对威尼斯建筑的损坏更进一步了，所以游客数量过大也是城市景观损坏的最危险因素之一。所以选择B。
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本题考查了学生概括主旨大意能力。A 法国Lascaux的岩洞油画被毁了， B不得不去制作一些复制品来保护文化遗产，C很多历史中心的游客太过拥挤，D主题公园保护历史遗址不受破坏。根据第四段的内容，对景点的破坏，导致大量复制品的产生，一些主题公园产生。选项A只是说了现象，不能概括全段内容；制作复制品和主题公园的产生，都是为了缓解庞大的客流问题，选项B、D概括的不够深刻。所以选择C选项。
主旨大意题，根据信息理解题。根据第11段的“The scientists found that chimpanzees’ levels of urinary
cortisol were 23% lower,”可知，科学家发现黑猩猩尿皮质醇的含量水平降低了23%。所以选择C。
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本题考查了学生提取细节能力。A 批判的， B支持的，C客观的，D不清晰的。根据文章内容，作者对游客对景观的破坏是持批判态度的，所以选择A选项。
逻辑推理题，根据信息理解题。根据文章上下文，作者对游客对一些景观的破坏是持否定态度的。所以选择A。
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