2021年英语四级听力美文第83篇:Tourism思维导图

Railroads,ships,buses,andairplaneshavemadetraveleasier,faster,andcheaper;andthenumberofpeoplewhocansparethetimeandthemoneytotaketripshasgrownenormously.

Itisnotreservedtoaluckyfew,nowadays,toadmireIncatemples,Frenchcastles,andAustraliankangaroos.

Millionsofpeopledoeachyear.

Butinsteadofbeingcalledtravelers,theyareknownastouristsandtheyareseenallovertheworld—floatingdowntheAmazon,cruisingtoAlaska,flyingfromTimbuktutoEasterIsland,andtakingpicturesofNorwegianchurchesandPakistanicostumes.

Surelythisrepresentsgreatprogress.

ItisjustandgoodthatmostofthepeoplewhodreamofseeingtheParthenonshouldhaveachancetodoso.

Itissatisfyingtoknowthatremoteruinsarenotforgottenindeepforests,tobeseenonlyafewexplorersattheriskoftheirlives.

Itisexcellentthatpeopleofdifferentcountiesshouldmeetandtalktoeachother.

Butisitreally?

Isitreallydesirabletohavethemostremotebeach,themosthiddentempleexposedtohumancuriosityandatthesametimetothelitterandgraffitithathumanityleavesinitspath?

Woulditbebettertoleavesuchtreasurestothelocalpopulation,whichperhapsdoesn'tpayanyattentiontothem?

Thesaddestaspectoftourismhasbeenbroughtrecentlytotheattentionofthepublic:itseemsthatthegreatnumberofvisitorsisdestroyingthetreasuresthattheyenjoymost.

Undermillionsoffeet,ancientstoneswearout,ancientfloorsbreakdown.

PartsofthepalaceofVersaillesmayhavetobeclosedtothepublicinordertopreservethem,andsomeEuropeancaves,famousfortheirthirty-thousand-year-oldpaintings,havealreadybeenclosedbecausethepaintingsweredamagedbyhumanrespiration.

Theremaycomeatimewhenonlyspecialistsinart,history,orarchaeologywillbeallowednearthetreasuresofthepast.

Perhapswe'dbetterhurrytoseethem;perhapswe'dbettertakeatoursoon.