摘要： Ecotourism is often regarded as a form of nature-based tourism and has become an important alternative source of tourists. It is broadly defined as low _____41_ Ecotourism and other forms of sustainable travel have their _____43_____ with the environmental movement of the 1970s. Ecotourism itself did not become prevalent (流行的) as a travel concept until the late 1980s. During that time, increasing environmental awareness and a desire to travel to natural locations as _____44_____ to built up tourist locations made ecotourism desirable.
Since then, several different organizations specializing in ecotourism have developed and many different people have become experts on it. Martha D. Honey, PhD, a co-founder of the Center for Responsible Tourism, _____45_____, is just one of many ecotourism experts.
Opportunities for ecotourism exist in many different locations worldwide and its activities can vary _____46_____.
Madagascar, for instance, is famous for its ecotourist activity as it is a biodiversity hotspot, but also has a high priority for environmental conservation and is devoted to reducing poverty. Conservation International says that 80% of the country's animals and 90% of its plants are _____47_____ to the island. Madagascar's lemurs (马达加斯加狐猴) are just one of many _____48_____ that people visit the island to see.
Because the island's government is _____49_____ to conservation, ecotourism is allowed in small numbers because education and funds from the travel will make it easier in the future. _____50_____, this tourist revenue also aids in reducing the country's poverty.
Despite the popularity of ecotourism in the above-mentioned examples, there are several _____51_____ of ecotourism as well. The first of these is that there is no one definition of the term so it is difficult to know which trips are _____52_____ considered ecotourism.
Critics of ecotourism also cite that increased tourism to _____53_____ areas or ecosystems without proper planning and management can actually harm the ecosystem and its species because the infrastructure needed to sustain tourism such as roads can contribute to environmental degradation (恶化).
Ecotourism is also said by critics to have a negative impact on _____54_____ communities because the arrival of foreign visitors and wealth can shift political and economic conditions and sometimes make the area _____55_____ tourism instead of the domestic economic practices.
Regardless of these criticisms though, ecotourism and tourism, in general, are increasing in popularity all over the globe and tourism plays a large role in many worldwide economies.
41. A. impact B. frequency C. standard D. profit
42. A. undergoes B. supervises C. benefits D. ignores
43. A. agencies B. impacts C. obstacles D. origins
44. A. addicted B. opposed C. reduced D. attached
45. A. in particular B. in a sense C. as a result D. for example
46. A. widely B. accordingly C. respectively D. naturally
47. A. subject B. fatal C. peculiar D. close
48. A. residents B. species C. properties D. locations
49. A. restricted B. accustomed C. connected D. committed
50. A. After all B. On occasion C. By contrast D. In addition
51. A. perspectives B. consequences C. criticisms D. methods
52. A. briefly B. truly C. luckily D. carefully
53. A. sensitive B. inaccessible C. cultivated D. vast
54. A. agricultural B. remote C. local D. divided
55. A. depend on B. differ from C. deal with D. dig into
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. D 51. C 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. A
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