剑桥 雅思 10 test 4 的三篇阅读的解析

2. The Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism

3.

4.

primitive

a.

motivation

n.

vital

a.

civilisation

n.

economy

n.

distinctly

adv.

phenomenon

n.

advent

n.

connotation

n.

revolutionavailability

n.

commercial

a.

industrialised

a.

employment

n.

estimate

v.

investment

n.

excess

n.

profound

a.

obscure

v.

...

diversity

n.

fragmentation

n.

accommodationremain

v.

amorphous

a.

exclusive

a.

institionalised

a.

commodity

n.

income

n.

quote

v.

valid

a.

domestic

a.

5.

+ +

6.

Questions 1-4

1. Paragraph B

2. Paragraph C3. Paragraph D

4. Paragraph E

1. ii Tourism in the mass form as we know it today is a distinctly twentieth-century phenomenon. mass tourism tourism in the mass form

2. i Tourism today has grown significantly in both economic and social importance.

significance importance

3. v However, the major problems of the travel and tourism industry that have hidden or obscured its economic impact are the diversity and fragmentation of the industry itself. difficulty effects problems impact

4. vii Once the exclusive province of the wealthy, travel and tourism have become an institutionalised way of life for most of the population. world impact most of the population, institutionalised

Questions 5-10

5. The largest employment figures in the world are found in the travel and tourism industry.

6. Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.

7. Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.

8. Two main features of the travel and tourism industry make its economic significance difficult to ascertain.

9. Visitor spending is always greater than the spending of residents in tourist areas.

10. It is easy to show statistically how tourism affects individual economies.

5. TRUE According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (1992), ‘Travel and tourism is the largest industry in the world on virtually any economic measure including value-added capital investment, employment and tax contributions’

figures measure6. Australian gross national product NG

7. recreation NG

8. TRUE However, the major problems of the travel and tourism industry that have hidden, or obscured its economic impact, are the diversity and fragmentation of the industry itself. two main features diversity and fragmentation 9. visitor spending residents’ spending NG

10. FALSE this problem has made it difficult ...to estimate the contribution it makes, FALSE

Questions 11-13

11. In Greece, tourism is the most important ________.

12. The travel and tourism industry in Jamaica is the major ______ .

13. The problems associated with measuring international tourism are often reflected in the measurement of _______ .

11. source of income/home : For example, tourism is the major source of income in Bermuda, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and most Caribbean countries. most important major

12. employer : In addition, Hawkins and Ritchie, quoting from data published by the American Express Company, suggesting that the travel and tourism industry is the number one ranked employer in the Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, France, (the former) West Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Singapore. major number one ranked 13. domestic industry : In many cases, similar difficulties arise when attempts are made to measure domestic tourism. measurement, problems measure, difficulties

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