1. 高中进阶 (2293 期 20151117) 4-5 版 Eco-Tourism Close at Hand

2. Have you ever visited the Houtan Park mentioned in the article? If so, how do you feel about it? What do you think is eco-tourism? Have you ever experienced eco- tourism? If so, where was it? 2

3. Eco-tourism 3 FUN FACTS ABOUT  Ecotourism has a relatively short history. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “eco-tourism” did not come into being until the late 20 th -century.  The real history behind eco-tourism is rooted in Africa, where people could go on eco- adventure tours.  Some people think “eco-” and “tourism” contradict ( 矛盾 ) each other. They think tourism, in general, depends upon and increases air transportation, contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions.

4. However, good as the idea sounds, eco-tourism can be easily exploited by greedy organizers... Rather than bridging the elements of environmental conservation and tourism,... 4 exploit n. 利用 greedy adj. 贪婪的，贪心的 WORD BANK bridge adj. 架桥，把 …… 连结起来 conservation n. 环境保护

5. So, what can be done to ensure that eco-tourism is not promoted at the cost of ecology?… The park extends for a little over two kilometers and has over 150 native plant species. 5 ecology n. 生态 extend v. 延伸，绵延 species n. 物种 WORD BANK ensure v. 确保 at the cost of 以 …… 为代价

6. construct v. 建造，修建 The park was constructed over an abandoned steel plant on the shore of the Huangpu River. Such projects show that there are ways to allow urban residents a return to nature without painstakingly laying out an artificial park. abandoned adj. 废弃的 WORD BANK resident n. 居民 plant n. 工厂 painstakingly adv. 费力地 artificial adj. 人造的，人工的

7. 7 1. I got ill and had to ___________ my holiday. (cancellation) 2. The new road signs will be very confusing for ___________. (tourism) 3. Don’t be so ________! You’ve had three cakes already! (greed) 4. The ___________ of the subway will take a couple of months. (extend) 5. The building is partly a museum and partly a private ____________. (resident) 6. _____________ of the new road has just been completed. (construct) Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given word. cancel tourists greedy VOCABULARY EXERCISES extension residence Construction

8. 8 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 大型购物中心在全国各地纷纷涌现。 (spring v.) 2. 你卖掉房子时赚钱了吗？ (profit) 3. 他从火中把她救出来，却牺牲了自己的生命。 (at the cost of) VOCABULARY EXERCISES Large shopping centers are springing up all over the country. Did you make a profit on your house when you sold it? He saved her from the fire but at the cost of his own life.

9. 1. According to the article, what was the problem with the planned firefly park? A. The park is too far away from the city center. B. It is against the law to raise fireflies artificially. C. It hardly makes money to raise fireflies in nature. D. It damages the local eco-system to make profits from fireflies. 9 √ Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION

10. 2. The author mentioned in the article that High Lines is the _______ one of its kind. A. earliest B. biggest C. most successful D. most famous 10 √ Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION

11. 3. The author may agree with all the following statements except _______. A. The planned firefly park shouldn’t be listed as an eco-tourism project. B. Eco-tourism plans may go wrong with greedy organizers. C. Shanghai hasn’t yet considered similar plans to the High Line Park in New York. D. There are ways for city residents to return to nature without traveling to another city. 11 √ Choose the best answer.

12. 1. What does the author think eco-tourism should be aimed at? Eco-tourism should be aimed at encouraging travelers to tread lightly on, or even give back to, the environment that they visit. 12 Answer the following question. COMPREHENSION

13. 2. What is High Lines? What does it look like? High Lines is a park in Manhattan, New York converted from an abandoned elevated rail line. The park extends for a little over two kilometers. It has fields of grass for people to lie on and trees that decorate the city landscape. 13 Answer the following question:

14. However, good as the idea sounds, eco-tourism can be easily exploited by greedy organizers. ☞ 除了 though 、 although 、 while 、 even if 和 no matter 等之外， as 也可以用来引导让步状语从句。上面这一例也可以写成： However, although the idea sounds good, eco-tourism can be easily exploited by greedy organizers. 在 as 引导的让步状语从句中，作表语或作状语的形容词、 名词、副词以及情态动词或助动词之后的动词原形往往会 被提到句首，构成倒装形式。 14 GRAMMAR TIP

15. 15 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 他虽是国王，但他并不幸福。 2. 他虽说有耐心，但也不愿意等那么长。 3. 尽管他们做了很大的努力，却没法让她改变主意。 4. 虽然正下着大雨，我还是要出去散步。 Patient as he is, he is not willing to wait that long. Raining hard as it is, I’m going out for a walk. Hard as they tried, they couldn’t make her change her mind. King as he was, he was unhappy. YOUR TURN

16. In addition to the ideas mentioned in the article, do you have any other good ideas to allow city residents an easy access to nature? 16 Question for further discussion: Yes, of course. Perhaps we can design and build some gardens on the roofs of some apartment buildings, shopping malls and garages. Residents can take a walk in the garden after school or work to breathe in some fresh air and enjoy a taste of nature. Hints: