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第 39 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.
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請觀察空格後方的句子，開頭提到了「但是這種負責任的生態旅遊……（But this responsible ecotourism...）」。從邏輯上思考，如果作者在後文用「這種（this）」來修飾一個特定的概念，那麼在空格處，應該要先出現什麼樣的內容，才能讓這個代名詞的指稱顯得合理且自然呢？
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前後文的關鍵線索
這題的解題關鍵在於空格後方的句子：「But this responsible ecotourism still has an impact...」。在英文寫作邏輯中，當句子開頭出現「this + 特定名詞」時，前文必須先提及或定義該概念，讀者才不會感到突兀。選項 (A) 提到「以保護自然區域並惠及當地人的方式進行旅遊」，這句話正好完整定義了什麼是「責任生態旅遊」（responsible ecotourism），讓後文的 this 有了明確的指代對象。
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