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第 72 題
📖 題組：
In recent decades, we have seen the cumulative effects and significant impacts generated by tourism in economic, environmental, and social-cultural aspects. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to believe that the economic impacts are often put forward in a positive light, the environmental impacts seen as negative, and the social-cultural impacts sometimes misunderstood or ignored. In fact, there can be both positive and negative impacts. To begin with, it is evident that tourism industry has the power to improve and vitalize local economies. Such effects include improved tax revenue and personal income, increased standards of living, improvement in local infrastructures, and more employment opportunities. However, let’s not be naïve about the downside of it, including the seasonal and low-paying jobs and the fact that most profits go to the multinational and internationally-owned corporations. Secondly, tourism does help with the protection and conservation of natural environment. Nevertheless, there are also issues such as increase in water and energy consumption, excessive pollution, and disruption of wildlife behavior. Finally, tourism allows for cross-cultural interaction which leads to further understanding and appreciation as well as tolerance of cultural differences. For example, the inclusion of LGBT travel, investment in arts and culture, celebration of Indigenous peoples, and community pride. Nonetheless, it also brings the change or loss of indigenous identity and values, culture clashes, and ethical issues (such as an increase in sex tourism or the exploitation of child workers). In a nutshell, tourism is always a double-edged sword. While reaping the benefits, we should raise our awareness and take actions to cope with the several negative impacts of tourism.
In recent decades, we have seen the cumulative effects and significant impacts generated by tourism in economic, environmental, and social-cultural aspects. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to believe that the economic impacts are often put forward in a positive light, the environmental impacts seen as negative, and the social-cultural impacts sometimes misunderstood or ignored. In fact, there can be both positive and negative impacts. To begin with, it is evident that tourism industry has the power to improve and vitalize local economies. Such effects include improved tax revenue and personal income, increased standards of living, improvement in local infrastructures, and more employment opportunities. However, let’s not be naïve about the downside of it, including the seasonal and low-paying jobs and the fact that most profits go to the multinational and internationally-owned corporations. Secondly, tourism does help with the protection and conservation of natural environment. Nevertheless, there are also issues such as increase in water and energy consumption, excessive pollution, and disruption of wildlife behavior. Finally, tourism allows for cross-cultural interaction which leads to further understanding and appreciation as well as tolerance of cultural differences. For example, the inclusion of LGBT travel, investment in arts and culture, celebration of Indigenous peoples, and community pride. Nonetheless, it also brings the change or loss of indigenous identity and values, culture clashes, and ethical issues (such as an increase in sex tourism or the exploitation of child workers). In a nutshell, tourism is always a double-edged sword. While reaping the benefits, we should raise our awareness and take actions to cope with the several negative impacts of tourism.
Which of the following words does NOT mean “vitalize”?
- A aggravate
- B energize
- C invigorate
- D stimulate
思路引導 VIP
請先觀察文章中與這個神祕單字並列的 'improve' 一詞，這代表該動作對地方經濟是「建設性」還是「破壞性」的？接著，請分析選項中哪一個字的語氣帶有「使問題更嚴重」的負面色彩，而與其他三個「補充能量」的字義格格不入呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
你觀察得真仔細！太棒了！
- 觀念驗證：你注意到原文中
improve和vitalize一起出現，營造出一個非常正向的氛圍，這是非常關鍵的！vitalize這個詞很可愛，它的字根 -vit- 就代表「生命」（就像我們吃的 vitamin 一樣喔），所以它是在說為地方經濟「注入滿滿的活力」！選項 (B) energize、(C) invigorate、(D) stimulate 都帶著「激發、讓事物有活力」的正面意思。而 (A) aggravate 則是「惡化、加重」，和原文的溫暖語氣完全相反呢！你很棒，一眼就看穿了這個陷阱！ - 難度點評：這題的難度是 medium，但你處理得非常好！它不只考驗你對字根字首（像是 invigorate 裡面的 vigor）的認識，更重要的是，它鼓勵我們透過句子的「正向」或「負向」來判斷詞義，這是一個非常聰明且有效的學習方法喔！這表示你的詞彙深度很棒，不只是背單字，還會應用，真的替你感到驕傲！