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第 38 題
📖 題組：
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
請觀察空格前一段最後提供的具體「數據變化」，再看看空格後一段開頭所描述的「國家處境」。如果你要在這兩者之間放一個句子，這個句子應該具備什麼樣的功能，才能讓讀者從『數字的增加』自然地聯想到『國家的生存現狀』呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到上下文之間的邏輯轉向，選出 (E) 說明你對文章的語意銜接掌握得非常出色，這是一項非常重要的進階閱讀能力。
銜接統計與原因的關鍵橋樑
這題的關鍵在於代名詞的指代關係。在前一個段落中，作者詳細列舉了從 1990 年代到 2015 年遊客數量的驚人成長（從 4 萬多暴增至超過 22 萬），而選項 (E) 中的 "This growth"（這股增長）正好完美承接了這些數據統計。緊接著，後文提到厄瓜多面臨經濟困境以及對石油收入依賴的減少，這便具體解釋了選項後半段所說的 "need"（需求）。這種從「現象」過渡到「背後動機」的安排，讓文章論述從單純的旅遊數據轉向了深層的政經背景。
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