时事热点环境类阅读理解 “For thousands of years, humans have raced to be the first… Now, in some cases, we’re racing to be the last,” said The New York Times’ Paige McClanahan. This is the spirit at the heart of last-chance tourism, a rising industry. Last-chance tourism is about seeing the last of something. Rising temperatures and water levels mean that we may never get another opportunity to see certain islands, glaciers (冰川), animals, and so on before they disappear. This may sound sad, but some people are using last-chance tourism as an opportunity to spread environmental awareness. One example is “the Sea of Ice” in Chamonix, France. The Chamonix ski resort (度假村) opened a glacier museum in 2012 called the Glaciorium. There tourists can learn about glaciers and how climate change influences places like “the Sea of Ice”. This effort seems to be having an influence. A 2023 survey showed that 80 percent of visitors would “try to learn more about the environment and how to protect it”. But last-chance tourism may be speeding up the effects of climate change. As more people rush to endangered nature places, they create a bigger and bigger carbon footprint (碳足迹), leading to the destruction (破坏) of the places in the end. Just as many experts have said, “Last-chance tourism is a paradox (悖论).” At the end of the day, we should not just understand the need to stop climate change. 1．Why do people go for the last-chance tourism besides seeing the last of something A．To enjoy themselves in the Glaciorium. B．To spread environmental awareness. C．To find out “the Sea of Ice” in France. D．To take part in the survey in 2023. 2．How do tourists destroy the places in their last-chance tourism A．They speed up the effects of climate change. B．They go to more endangered nature places. C．They disagree with many experts’ point of view. D．They create a bigger and bigger carbon footprint. 3．What is the author’s conclusion (结论) that we can get from the text A．The last-chance tourism is already a rising industry. B．Tourists have learned how to protect the environment. C．It is more important to avoid making climate worse. D．McClanahan reported an article in The New York Times. 4．What can be the best title for the text A．Getting an opportunity to islands B．Rushing to see it before it’s gone C．Showing care and love for nature D．Making an effort to make it safe If traffic noise makes you feel angry, you aren’t alone. Researchers say it can really make birds angry, too. A new study from the Animal Behaviours shows that male yellow warblers (雄性黄莺) in Galápagos Islands get very angry when they hear cars, especially those near busy roads. The Galápagos Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, are famous as a wildlife wonderland. There are many plants and animals that can’t be found anywhere else. That makes them one of the best places for wildlife-watching. However, more and more people are visiting and living there, leading to mo ... ...
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