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Without proper planning， tourism can cause problems. For example， too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists cause too much traffic， the inhabitants become unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the countrys economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism has an effect on them. Tourism should help a country， and keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.

Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly， people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer.

On the other hand， if there is not enough tourism， people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels， airports， first-class roads， and other support facilities（輔助設施）needed by tourist attractions. For example， a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time， the owner of the hotel will lose money.

Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well， including roads to get to the hotel， electricity， underground pipes（管道）to deal with waste， and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists， jobs and money will be lost.

1. The underlined word “inhabitants” in Paragraph 1 probably means “___”.

A. tourists B. passengers

C. citizens D. population

2. What will happen if there is too much tourism in a country？

A. The service will suffer.

B. Local people will lose jobs.

C. Other industries will be influenced.

D. The countrys economy will go down.

3. What does the author mean saying “Building a hotel is just a beginning”？

A. There is still much to cost.

B. The hotel service is not available.

C. Much should be done to improve it.

D. It takes a long way to finish the building.

4. What is the authors idea about tourism？

A. It should be well planned.

B. It develops fast world wide.

C. It brings about trouble to the local people.

D. It influences other parts of a countrys economy.

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Teenagers who drink alcohol（酒精）are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence， a Cardiff University study has found.

A team from the School of Dentistrys Violence Research Group studied drinking habits in children aged 11-16 in England. They found not only a link between drink and violence but also that children who drank were more likely to be hit， even if they werent violent themselves.

The researchers are now calling for measures to prevent alcohol misuse to reduce injury risk. Now policy pays the most attention to reducing aggression， but this research shows that there should be equal effort to reduce victimization.

More than 4，000 children were questioned at 13 schools in the North， the Midlands， London and the South. The study found that 25% of 11-year-olds were drinking monthly and 3.6% daily， with 12.8% admitting to getting drunk 3 to 5 times a year. By the age of 16， 40% were drinking weekly and 6.2% were drinking every day. The research also showed 22.6% of 16-year-olds were getting drunk more than 21 times a year. The study， which has just been published in the Journal of Adolescence， found a strong link between frequency of drinking and frequency of hitting other people.

However， children who reported drinking monthly were also three times more likely to be hit. Adolescents who drank but didnt get into fights were more likely to be hit than those who did fight.

Professor Jonathan Shepherd， who led the research， said a lot of alcohol-related violence work before had paid the most attention to the attackers rather than the victims. He said， “This new study seems to be the first to show a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization. There now needs to be much more effort put into reducing alcohol misuse in order to reduce injuries.”

4. The underlined word “aggression” in Paragraph 3 probably means “___”.

A. violence B. sad feelings

C. bad manners D. drunkenness

5. We can learn from Paragraph 5 that ___ .

A. Children who drank were three times more to be hit.

B. Children under 16 who drank were three times more to be hit.

C. Teenagers who drank but didnt fight were more likely to be victims.

D. Teenagers who drank and fight were more likely to be victims.

6. What can we infer from the research by Shepherd？

A. The frequency of children getting drunk decreases with age.

B. More attention was paid to the victims according to the research before.

C. There is an indirect link between alcohol attackers and victims.

D. More effort should be made to reduce victimization.

7. The main idea of the passage is that teenagers who drink alcohol ___ .

A. often become injured

B. often attack other people

C. are more likely to fight with others

D. are more likely to become victims of violence

1. The basic objective in ____（發(fā)展）education is to raise the nations quality.

2. Everyone has the right to good medical care regardless of their ____（能力）to pay.

3. Fifty people passed out from heat at the ____（戶外的）rock concert.

4. This amazing high building with a top-quality look a

many buyers.

5. He c that his social position was perfectly safe.

Last Friday on our way to home， we heard a loud shout behind us. When we looked around to see what happened， we found a woman lying on the ground with blood. We soon realize that she had been knocked down by the cars in front of her. We hurried to help her， and a man came over and tried to stop us from getting closer to the wounded women. We got very angrily with the man. How could he stop us from helping a died woman？ The man asked us to turn around and we were surprised to see the man carrying a video camera on their shoulder. In fact， they were just shooting a film！

1. 杰森一向很熱衷于鍛煉身體。

2. 就我而言，兩周假期還不夠。我們至少應該有三周假期。

3. 在我看來，世界經(jīng)濟增長已進入一個新的調整期。

4. 這兩國之間有可能發(fā)生武裝斗爭。

1. The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be ___ the present one.

A. three times as big as B. as three times big as

C. as big as three times D. as big three times as

2. Great attention must be paid ___ our national economy with science and technology.

A. developing B. to developing

C. for developing D. to develop

3. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents， but now we ___ fine.

A. carry on B. get along

C. look out D. stay up

4. What we can do is to ___ our adaptive abilities to deal with the problem rather than escape from it.

A. develop B. grow

C. increase D. raise

5. — May I put my luggage on the seat beside you， sir？

— ___ .

A. No， help yourself B. Oh， please yourself

C. Sure， with pleasure D. Yes， thats right

Why dont you act the black？ Since my middle school years， Ive been puzzled by this 1 more than any other. It seems to me that too many people have 2 what should be expected of me， a black person， before knowing of me. 3 I believe in being who I am， and I dont care who others want me to be.

On my first day of high school， going into a maths class， two 4 pointed and laughed at me. I 5 my tie was open， or that something was stuck in my teeth. But as I took my seat， I heard one of the classmates 6 ， “Why is a black person taking a maths class？” So my 7 wasnt open. A maths class had simply been joined by a student whose skin was not white.

Many people thought my 8 should be big enough for me to wear， or 9 me to only listen to “black music”. In seventh grade， a group of my classmates fixed their 10 stares on my plain and common T-shirt. They called out to me， “Go to get some 11 clothes， boy.” In one of my Spanish classes， the teacher asked me， “Which do you like better， rap music or rock music？” I replied， “I like rock.” The look of 12 on my classmates faces made me feel rather 13 .

I am now in my junior year of high school. I still take all courses I like. When it comes to 14 my friends， I am still colorblind. I 15 to do my best to work in school in order to reach my 16 and yet， when I look in the 17 ， I still see skin of that same shade of brown.

My skin color has done nothing to change my 18 ， and my personality has done nothing to change my skin color.

Choosing to 19 my self-respect figure has made me unpopular and 20 at times， but I still do what I think is right.

1. A. person B. question C. trouble D. dream

2. A. considered B. proved C. doubted D. asked

3. A. So B. Though C. But D. Unless

4. A. teachers B. strangers C. friends D. classmates

5. A. found B. thought C. imagined D. understood

6. A. shout B. whisper C. joke D. argue

7. A. tie B. teeth C. book D. class

8. A. hats B. shoes C. clothes D. socks

9. A. forced B. made C. advised D. expected

10. A. funny B. curious C. cold D. patient

11. A. fitting B. valuable C. cheap D. small

12. A. anger B. shock C. upset D. sorrow

13. A. excited B. angry C. puzzled D. inspired

14. A. making B. teaching C. remembering D. choosing

15. A. continue B. refuse C. decide D. begin

16. A. job B. idea C. goal D. career

17. A. sky B. mirror C. wall D. dark

18. A. appearance B. health C. feeling D. personality

19. A. change B. keep C. improve D. destroy

20. A. respected B. admired C. disliked D. encouraged