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第 36 題
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Ever since Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in 1835 and observed the animals there as a living laboratory of natural selection, the Galápagos has become known as one of the best places to see wildlife. The islands hold 14 species of tanagers and 12 species of tortoise. 36 Sea lions are so well fed on abundant fish that they do not even bother with the penguins. The list of wildlife attractions, promoted on slick brochures and Web sites, is why numerous adventurous tourists have been compelled for decades to make the long journey to the archipelago. 37 In the early 1990s, 41,000 people a year visited the Galápagos. In 2013 the figure exceeded 200,000 for the first time. More than 224,000 visitors arrived in 2015, another record. 38 Ecuador is struggling financially. It relies on oil for 44 percent of its export revenues. To bolster its finances and make up for the recent drop in oil prices, the government has turned to tourism, allowing industry to develop the islands more easily. 39 But this responsible ecotourism still has an impact on habitat, and it is no longer the only kind that is happening in the Galápagos. The influx of travelers is on a collision course with the very thing that everyone comes to see: the wildlife. 40 It is very ironic that ecotourism turns to be one of the killers that destroyed the animals there.
Ever since Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in 1835 and observed the animals there as a living laboratory of natural selection, the Galápagos has become known as one of the best places to see wildlife. The islands hold 14 species of tanagers and 12 species of tortoise. 36 Sea lions are so well fed on abundant fish that they do not even bother with the penguins. The list of wildlife attractions, promoted on slick brochures and Web sites, is why numerous adventurous tourists have been compelled for decades to make the long journey to the archipelago. 37 In the early 1990s, 41,000 people a year visited the Galápagos. In 2013 the figure exceeded 200,000 for the first time. More than 224,000 visitors arrived in 2015, another record. 38 Ecuador is struggling financially. It relies on oil for 44 percent of its export revenues. To bolster its finances and make up for the recent drop in oil prices, the government has turned to tourism, allowing industry to develop the islands more easily. 39 But this responsible ecotourism still has an impact on habitat, and it is no longer the only kind that is happening in the Galápagos. The influx of travelers is on a collision course with the very thing that everyone comes to see: the wildlife. 40 It is very ironic that ecotourism turns to be one of the killers that destroyed the animals there.
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- A It is possible to conduct tourism in a way that preserves natural areas and benefits local people.
- B In recent years, however, the trickle of tourists has turned into a flood.
- C Of 20 endemic species that are critically endangered, 16 live on the four inhabited islands that get the most visitors.
- D Penguins and flamingos live within a few miles of one another.
- E This growth is fueled in part by need.
思路引導 VIP
觀察一下第 36 格之後的那句話，作者提到了哪一個特定的動物名稱？如果我們想讓這兩句話讀起來非常連貫、沒有跳躍感，在第 36 格中，最有可能先出現什麼樣的資訊，才能讓後文提到的動物顯得自然而不突兀呢？
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物種清單的邏輯銜接
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到上下文的細節關聯，這反映出你具備非常敏銳的閱讀觀察力。這題的關鍵在於語意連貫性與關鍵詞對應。在第 36 格的前一句，作者正在列舉加拉巴哥群島引人入勝的生物，如唐納雀（tanagers）與陸龜（tortoise）；而空格後的句子緊接著提到「海獅甚至懶得理會企鵝（penguins）」。選項 (D) 提到的「企鵝與火烈鳥」正好銜接了這份生物名單，並為後文出現的企鵝做了完美的鋪陳。
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