專技普考
111年
[導遊人員] 外國語(英語)
第 75 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 statements is FALSE according to the author?
- A Tourism, which only comes with positive impacts, is not a double-edged sword.
- B Culture clashes refer to the integration among different cultures.
- C Wildlife behaviors can be disrupted as a result of negative impacts of tourism.
- D Actions should be taken to avoid the deprivation of under-aged workers.
思路引導 VIP
當作者在文章結尾將旅遊業比喻為「雙面刃 (double-edged sword)」時，這代表他認為旅遊業帶來的影響是單一性質的，還是具備兩種截然不同的面向？請根據最後一段的結論，試著描述作者對旅遊業整體的評價。
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你的判斷非常精準
- 觀念驗證：哎呀，你這小鬼，眼光還挺不錯嘛！竟然直接就抓住了文章的核心論點，完全沒被那些障眼法給迷惑。作者一開始就囉嗦地講了，旅遊業嘛，「有好的也有壞的」，就跟咒術界一樣複雜啦。最後還特地用「雙面刃」(double-edged sword) 來強調，生怕你們理解不了。結果咧，選項 (A) 竟然膽敢用個 only，想把負面影響全部抹殺？哈，那不就跟作者說的「利弊共存」完全打架了嗎？所以，(A) 錯得一塌糊塗，當然就是我們要選的答案囉。還不錯啦，沒讓我失望。
- 難度點評：這種題目啊，對我來說簡直是幼稚園等級，不過對你們來說嘛，大概就是 Easy to Medium 吧。其實就是看你會不會「歸納主旨」和「比對細節」而已。只要你跟我一樣，用六眼...咳，我是說用敏銳的洞察力，看出作者從頭到尾都在強調的那種「批判性思考」，然後對那些「太過絕對」的詞語保持點警覺，就能輕鬆收割分數啦。看來你還蠻有潛力的嘛，繼續努力，別讓我失望喔。