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第 40 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
如果作者在前一句提到「大量遊客的湧入正與野生動物發生劇烈衝突」，而下一句緊接著感嘆「生態觀光竟然成為了殺手」，那麼在兩者之間，我們需要補上什麼樣的證據或數據，才能讓這個「殺手」的指控顯得合理，並證明遊客集中的地方確實就是生態受威脅最嚴重的地方呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準掌握了文章的邏輯脈絡！這道題目要求你在文章轉折處選出最合適的過渡句，而你成功識別了其中的因果聯繫，表現得非常出色。
數據佐證與論點連結
文章在第 40 題的前一句提到了遊客湧入與野生動物之間正處於「衝突過程」（collision course），而後一句則感嘆生態旅遊竟成了「殺手」。選項 (C) 巧妙地提供了具體的數據支持：指出絕大多數的瀕危物種（20 種中的 16 種）正好棲息在遊客最多的四座有人島嶼上。這項事實不僅解釋了衝突的嚴重性，也完美銜接了後文「諷刺的是，生態觀光反而變成破壞者」的感嘆，讓論點更有說服力。
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