高考英語(yǔ)外刊時(shí)事命題七選五：面對(duì)當(dāng)下環(huán)境問(wèn)題,生態(tài)旅游是時(shí)候?qū)嵭辛薙houldEcotourismBeAllowed

ShouldEcotourismBeAllowed?面對(duì)當(dāng)下環(huán)境問(wèn)題，生態(tài)旅游是時(shí)候?qū)嵭辛薚heimagewasshocking,andtheresponsewasentirelypredictable.Thephotoofapolarbearlyinglifelessonabeach-bloodmattingthefurofitsneck,withonehugepawfoldedunderitsbody-receivedimmediatecriticismglobally.Ontheshore,inthebackground,standthreeguards,talkingtoeachother.Oneofthemhasariflehangingcasuallyonhisshoulder.1Thereality,however,isconsiderablymorecomplex.Thispowerfulimagehasthrownintoquestionthemotivationforthiskindoftourism,orecotourism.Shouldwebeintheseenvironmentsatall?Arethereregionsintheworldwherenatureshouldbeleftcompletelyuntouched?Doesourproximity（接近）tolargeanimalsinthewild,frequentlyfueledbyadesireforsensationalimages,leadtosuchanimalsbecomingaccustomedtohumancontact?Ifthatisthecase,surelythelosingsidewillenduppayingtheultimatepriceforsuchproximity.Beforeansweringthesequestions,weshouldfirstconsidertheincidentthathascaughtglobalattention.2IhaverecentlyreturnedfromatriptoSvalbard（斯瓦爾巴群島）,andindeedstoodtwoweeksagoontheverybeachwherethebearwasshot.Thebear,sdeathshouldneverhavehappened.Wasthebeachexaminedfromtheshipoffshorebeforehand?Weretheclientsthemselvescloselysupervisedtopreventonebecomingisolated?Wasthereaccesstoflares（照明彈）toscareoffabearthatappearedsuddenly?Thesearestandardmeasuresforanyrespectedoperator.3Nevertheless,theincidentshouldnotnegatethevalueofecotourism.4Thiscanbebymakingfinancialdonationstoconservationgroups,providingincometolocalcommunities,orensuringprotectionofcertainareasoranimals.InSvalbard,visitorsbecomeambassadorsfortheendangeredpolarbear,increasingawarenessofthefactthatthefargreaterdangerfacingthemissea-icemeltintheArcticOcean（北冰洋）.Ecotourismisanexpandingmarketthatbringsbenefitsaswellaschallengestotheregionsaroundtheworldinwhichitoperates.Simplyclosingofftheseregionsisnottheanswer.5Whenecotourismisconductedcorrectly,thebenefitscanbedirect,immediate,positiveandlong-lasting.（選自NewyorkTimes）Forme,thishasstruckhome（觸及痛處）.Initsbestform,thiskindoftravelhasverylittleimpact,orindeedhasapositiveeffect,ontheenvironmentwhereittakesplace.Indoingsowearethereforeassuredofdecreasingourimpactonthedelicateenvironment.Theincidentisprobablytheresultofaterriblesystemicfailure.Thefeelingwasthatofcompletedisregard（漠視）forthebearandtheenvironmentinwhichitlived.Thisisnotsomethingthatistakenlightly.Thekeyisresponsibleengagementandfurtherresearchbeforeyoubookthattrip.譯文：圖像令人震驚，反應(yīng)完全可以預(yù)測(cè)。一只北極熊躺在海灘上毫無(wú)生氣的照片-鮮血使它的脖子毛發(fā)消沉，一只巨大的爪子疊在它的身體下-在全球范圍內(nèi)備受批評(píng)。在岸邊，在后臺(tái)，站著三個(gè)警衛(wèi)，互相交談。其中一個(gè)步槍隨隨便便地掛在他的肩膀上。但是，現(xiàn)實(shí)要復(fù)雜得多。這種有力的形象使人們質(zhì)疑這種旅游或生態(tài)旅游的動(dòng)機(jī)。我們應(yīng)該完全處于這些環(huán)境中嗎？世界上有沒(méi)有應(yīng)該完全不影響自然的地區(qū)？我們對(duì)野外大型動(dòng)物的接近是否經(jīng)常引起對(duì)轟動(dòng)圖像的渴望，從而導(dǎo)致這些動(dòng)物習(xí)慣于與人類接觸？如果真是這樣，那么輸家肯定會(huì)為此付出最終的代價(jià)。在回答這些問(wèn)題之前，我們應(yīng)該首先考慮引起全球關(guān)注的事件。我最近從斯瓦爾巴群島的一次旅行回來(lái)，確實(shí)在兩個(gè)星期前就站在那只熊被槍殺的海灘上。熊的死亡永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)發(fā)生。事先在離岸船只上檢查過(guò)海灘嗎？客戶自己是否受到嚴(yán)格監(jiān)督以防止一個(gè)人孤立？是否可以使用照明彈來(lái)嚇突然出現(xiàn)的熊？這些是任何受尊敬的運(yùn)營(yíng)商的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)措施。然而，該事件不應(yīng)否定生態(tài)旅游的價(jià)值。這可以通過(guò)向保護(hù)團(tuán)體捐款，為當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)提供收入或確保對(duì)某些地區(qū)或動(dòng)物的保護(hù)來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)。在斯瓦爾巴特群島，游客成為瀕臨滅絕的北極熊的大使，使人們?cè)絹?lái)越意識(shí)到他們面臨的更大危險(xiǎn)是北冰洋的海冰融化。生態(tài)旅游是一個(gè)不斷擴(kuò)展的市場(chǎng)，它為世界各地的業(yè)務(wù)帶來(lái)利益和挑戰(zhàn)。簡(jiǎn)單地關(guān)閉這些區(qū)域并不是答案。預(yù)訂行程之前，關(guān)鍵是負(fù)責(zé)任的參與和進(jìn)一步的研究。如果正確進(jìn)行生態(tài)旅游，將會(huì)帶來(lái)直接，即時(shí)，積極和持久的收益。單詞：shockingadj.verysurprising,upsettinganddifficulttobelieve令人震驚的criticismn.remarksthatsaywhatyouthinkisbadaboutsb.orsth.批評(píng)，指責(zé)fcriticizev.toexpressyourdisapprovalofsb.orsth.,ortotalkabouttheirfaults批評(píng)，指責(zé)considerablyadv.muchoralot相當(dāng)大或多地fconsiderableadj.相當(dāng)大或多的accustomedadj.(be?todoing)tobefamiliarwithsth.andacceptitasnormal習(xí)慣的，適應(yīng)了的faccustomv.(?oneselfto)使適應(yīng)，使習(xí)慣supervisev.tobeinchargeofanactivityorperson,andmakesurethatthingsaredoneinthecorrectway監(jiān)督，指導(dǎo)isolatev.toseparateoneperson