2022 年 9 月大学英语六级考试真题试卷

PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence“Nowadaysmoreandmorestudentsarebecomingincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofdevelopingdigitalskills.”Youcanmakecomments,citeexamples,oruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyourthanwordsPartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryowhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questionsto4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.AItenablespeopletoearnmoremoneyB)Itteachestheimportanceoffinancing.C)Ithelpspeoplewithbudgeting.D)Itintroducesanovelwaytoinvest.2.A)ManyAmericansarenotsatisfiedwiththeirincome.B)ManyAmericanshavenoideaabouthowtoinvest.C)MostAmericansdonotknowhowtosavemoney.D)MostAmericansdonotsticktoabudget.3.A)Keeptrackofhismoney.B)Livewithinhismeans.C)Findmoresourcesofincome.D)Refrainfrombuyingluxuries.4.A)Itoffersagreatervarietyofitems.B)Ithelpsavoidunnecessaryspending.C)Itchangesone’swayofliving.D)Itsavesone’stimeforshopping.Questionsto8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Itisbrand-new.B)Ithasplentyofrooms.C)Itbelongstohermother.D)Ithasbeenvacantformonths.6.A)Space.B)Tranquillity.C)Appliances.D)Location.7.A)Talktohiswifeaboutthecontractterms.B)Paythefirstmonth’srentandadeposit.C)Checkthereferencesoftheflatowner.D)Consulthissolicitoronemoretime.8.A)Shecanhaveawonderfulviewofthepond.B)Shewillbemuchclosertoherworkplace.C)Shecanmakefriendswithnewneighbors.D)Shewillhaveplentyofspaceforhershoes.Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questionsto11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Themorecommercialstheysee,themorebrandstheygettoknow.B)Themorecommercialstheysee,themoretheyadorecelebrities.C)Themoretelevisiontheywatch,thefewerconflictsinthefamily.D)Themoretelevisiontheywatch,thegreatertheirparents’stress.AInformchildrenofthefamilysfinancialsituation.B)Shiftchildren’sattentiontointerestingactivities.C)Involvechildreninmakingpurchasingdecisions.D)Helpchildrenunderstandadvertising’sintent.TheirlimitedcognitiveabilityB)Theirstrongnaturalcuriosity.C)Theiradmirationforcelebrities.D)Theirlackofsocialexperience.Questionsto15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.ABadguysmaydogooddeedsB)Badguysmaygounpunished.C)Goodguysmaynotalwayscooperate.D)Goodguysmaygetunfairtreatment.atwedoB)Byfairevaluation.C)Incomparisonwithothers.D)Inaccordancewithsetstandards.nfromthemearnestlyB)Competewiththemactively.C)Leavethemalonetemporarily.D)Cooperatewiththemsincerely.ngdismissedashypocriticalB)Notgettingtherewardtheydeserve.C)Havingtomaketoomanysacrifices.D)Beingmisunderstoodbypeoplearound.tionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions6to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.eyareincreasinglyawareofgenderdifferencesB)Theyengagethemselvesinpositiverecollection.C)Theybegintoseetheimportanceoffriendship.D)Theymakefriendswithpeersofthesamesex.CompetingforpositionB)Pursuingfashion.C)Forgingclosetieswithfriends.D)Fulfillingfamilyobligations.yprioritizeromanceoverfriendshipB)Theytrytostrengthensame-sexfriendships.C)Theybegintotakefriendshipmoreseriously.D)Theycompeteintenselyforromanticpartners.Questions9to2larebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.ATheyregarditasamatterofsheerprivacyB)Theyareworriedaboutbeingturneddown.C)Theyfearthattheirconditionwillbemadewidelyknown.D)Theyareafraidtobediscriminatedagainstoncerecruited.20.A)Afterreceivingajoboffer.B)Duringajobinterview.C)Whenconfirminganinterview.D)Uponcompletingacoverletter.21.A)Describethetruestateoftheirhealth.B)Providealltheinformationrequired.C)Stresstheirrelevanceoftheirdisabilitytothejob.D)Avoidmentioningthenameoftheirdisability.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Theirscoreswereleastaffectedbymusicwithspeech.B)Itwasthepoorestwhentherewasbackgroundspeech.C)Theirscoresweremostdepressedwithinstrumentalmusic.D)Itwasdisruptedbythesoundofanairconditionerorfan.23.A)Ithastodowiththetypeandvolumeofthebackgroundnoise.B)Ithastodowithshort-termmemoryforlisteningcomprehension.C)Itdependsontheoverlapinprocessingdifferentkindsofinformation.D)Itdependsontheparticipants’abilitytoconcentrateonthetaskathand.24.A)Keepeverythingasquietaspossible.B)Playnothingbutinstrumentalmusic.C)Usevocalmaterialaslittleaspossible.D)Wearapairofearphonesorheadphones.25.A)Sociablepeoplewereimmunetoaldistractions.B)Shyquietpeopleweremostadverselyimpacted.C)Lessoutgoingpeopleweremoreaffectedbysilence.D)Confidentpeoplewereunaffectedbyhigh-arousalmusic.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentiedbyaletter.PleasemartthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Thenowextinctpassengerpigeonhasthedubioushonorofbeingthelastspeciesanyoneeverexpectedtodisappear.Atonepoint,thereweremorepassengerpigeonsthananyotherspeciesofbird.Rough26oftheirpopulationwentashighasfivebillionandtheyaccountedforaround40percentofthetotalindigenousbirdpopulationofNorthAmericaintheearly19thcentury.Despitetheirhugepopulation,passengerpigeonswere27tohumanintrusionintotheirnestingterritory.Theirnestswereshabbythingsandtwoweeksaftertheeggs28,theparentpigeonswouldabandontheiroffspring,leavingthemtotakecareofthemselves.Peoplediscoveredthatthesebabypigeonswerereallytasty,andtheadultbirdswerealsoquite29.FirsttheNativeAmericansandthenthetransplantederthebirdsagreatBythe1850s,commercialtrappingofpassengerpigeonswasproceedingatan31pace.Hundredsofthousandsofthebirdswerebeingharvestedeverydaytobemadeintopopularpigeonpies.Inaddition,large32ofthepigeons’nestingterritorywerebeingclearedawayforplantingcropsandcreatingpastureland.Asnumerousasthepassengerpigeonswere,theywerenotan33resource.Bythe1880s,itwasnoticedthatthebirdpopulationhadbecomeseriously34.Thelastpassengerpigeonskilledinthewildwereshotin1899.Eventuallythosebillionsandbillionsofbirdsshranktoasingleremaining35,apassengerpigeonnamedMartha,whodiedonSeptember1,1914,incaptivityattheCincinnatiZoo.Inadditiontobeingtheendofanera,itwasalsothefirsttimehumanswereabletoexactlytimetheextinctionofaspecies.vulnerablehedrecedentedrederptsimenL)estimatesustibleugeN)depletedyH)infiniteDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.tercodingaforeignlanguageAAscomputercodinghasbecomeanincreasinglysought-afterskill,moreK-12schoolsareworkingitintotheircurriculums.Somestateshaveconsideredallowingstudentstoforgo(放弃)foreignlanguageforcodingclasses,despiteoppositionfromeducators.[B]There’sadebateoverwhetherit’sappropriatetoteachcodinginelementaryschools,withfierceopinionsoneachside.Whenitcomestoallowingcodingtofillforeignlanguagerequirements,though,mosteducatorsagree:Codingshouldbeaddedtocurriculums,butnotattheexpenseofforeignlanguageclasses.[C]Theideaisthatcomputerprogrammingisalanguage,allowingpeopletocommunicatewithmachinesandprograms.It’sthelanguageofthe21stcenturyandmorevaluablethananaturallanguage,someadvocatesargue.Thecomputersciencefieldisgrowingfasterthanschoolscankeepupbecauseofbudgetconstraintsandalackofskillstrainingforteachers.[D]Accordingtothe2016U.S.News/RaytheonSTEMIndex,computersciencejobshavehelpedboostwagesintheU.S.,andcomputer-relatedjobsholdthetopsevenpositionsinSTEMfieldsforhighestnumberofworkers.Foreignlanguageinterest,ontheotherhand,isdecliningforthefirsttimesince1995.Thenumberofhighereducationlanguageenrollmentsdeclinedbetween2009and2013bymorethan111,000spots,accordingtotheModernLanguageAssociationofAmerica.[E]“Ithinktheopportunitytogivepeopleachoiceisimportant,”saysFloridastateSenatorJeremyRing,whointroducedabilllastyearthatwouldallowFloridastudentstochoosebetweenforeignlanguageandcodingclassesforthepurposeofuniversityadmissionsrequirements.“Ithinkifyou’regoingtogivetwoyearsoflanguageinhighschool,youmightaswelldocomputercoding.”[F]TheFloridabilldiedthisyearafterpassing35:5inthestateSenatewhenthefullLegislaturefailedtotakeaction.Itwouldhavebeenthefirststatetotrythisinitiative.Ringsaysthatalthoughhewillbeoutofoffice,anidenticalbillwillbereintroducedwithinthenextyearbyothersonhisbehalf.“InthespeechIgaveontheSenatefloor,Isaid,‘Wecanbethefirststatetodothis,orwecanbethe50thstatetodoit.It’sourchoice.It’sgoingtohappen,’”Ringsays.GAKentuckybillsimilartotheoneinFloridawasmetwithcomplaintsfromeducators,andwasthenamendedtopromotecomputerscienceeducationinitiativeswithnomentionofforeignlanguagerequirements.Instead,thestatewillprovidesupportforhigherqualitycertifiedteachersforprogrammingclasses.UndertheWashingtonbill,publicuniversitieswouldaccepttwoyearsofcomputerscienceclassesinplaceoftwoyearsofforeignlanguageforadmissionpurposes.AreportdetailingtheopinionsofstateuniversityofficialsisduetotheLegislaturebyNovember2017.[H]Texaspassedabillin2013thatallowsstudentstosubstitutecomputercodingonlyaftertheyhaveattemptedandperformedpoorlyinaforeignlanguageclass.SriniMandyam,CTOandco-founderofkid-friendlyinstructionalcodingcompanyTynker,believesallowingstudentstoforgoforeignlanguagebecausetheystrugglewithitisunproductivebecauseeverysubject,whetherart,mathorlanguage,isasignificantcontributiontoawell-roundedexistence.”Manystudentsdon’tfarewellwithalgebrabutweneverdiscusseliminatingitor.…saychemistryisnowcountedasanalgebraclass,”hesaidviaemail.“Weteachalgebrabecauseit’simportantandweshouldteachforeignlanguageandcodingforthesamereason.Exposuretoawidebreadthofsubjectsandmaterialresultsinwell-roundedstudentswhoareabletomakeinformeddecisions.…aboutwhattheywanttopursue.”[I]Computersciencecoursesalreadyfulfillamathorsciencehighschoolgraduationrequirementin28statesandtheDistrictofColumbia,upfromonly12statesin2013.Andwhileadvocatesofthebillssaytheyshouldcountasforeignlanguageinstead,opponentsstresstheimportanceofbalancingcomputerandforeignlanguageskills.[J]Studiesshowthatbilingualism(双语)correlateswithcognitivedevelopment,intelligence,memoryandproblemsolvingabilities,accordingtotheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages.A2007studyshowedthatforeignlanguagestudentsoutperformedtheirnon-foreignlanguagepeersonstandardizedtestsafteronlytwotothreeyearsofstudy.Andwhilea2014reportfromGermanandAmericanlanguagebutnotmathematicalregionsofthebrainwhenunderstandingcode,criticsremainwary.Theysaythatregardlessofcognitivefunctions,beingmonolingualisadisadvantageintheincreasinglyinternationaleconomy,evenifEnglishhasbecomethedefacto(事实上的)languageofbusiness.[K]“Ourworldisshrinkingbutitsproblemsarereallygrowing.”saysACTFL,NationalLanguageTeacheroftheYearTedZarrow,whoteacheshighschoolLatininWestwood,Massachusetts.andhasalsostudiedSpanish.French,German,ItalianandGreek.“Weneedtofindawaytoputourselvesattheglobaltableandtotreateachotherwithmutualrespect.Andlearninglanguagesallowsustodothatbecauselanguageisnotpartofculture,languageisculture.”[L]Evenwiththebenefitsandskillsetslanguagesprovide,recruitersandemployersvaluecomputerskillsmore.AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployers’2016report,studyabroadandforeignlanguagefluencywerenotveryinfluentialintheemployeehiringprocesses,but55percentofemployerslookedforcomputerskillsofapplicants’resumes.However,although2016computersciencegraduatescanexpecttomakethesecondhigheststartingsalarycomparedwithotherjobsthisyear,theBureauofLaborpredictsthedemandforcomputerprogrammerswilldecrease8percentorby26,500jobsby2024.[M]Ringsaysforeignlanguageskillsareimportant,butexpressesdoubtthatschooldistrictscouldworkbothcodingandlanguageintotheircurriculuminasignificantwaybecausetheylackthetimeintheschoolday.“Nothingagainstlanguage,”hesays.“Ijustthinkit’ssomethingyouhavetostartearlyandnotjusthavesomethingthatyoudoforacoupleofyearsinhighschool,”hesays.[N]Zarrowagreesthatforeignlanguageeducationshouldbeginearlier,butsaysitispossibletoworkbothcomputerprogrammingandforeignlanguagelearningintoschoolsevenly.Hesuggestsanimmersive,duallanguageprogramwherestudentsspendhalfthedayinEnglishandhalfthedayinanotherlanguage,asseveralschoolsaroundthecountryhavesuccessfullyimplemented.“Thestudyoflanguagefostersarespectfordiversityarespectforethnicityandreallyarespectforlanguage,”Zarrowsays.[O]Thoughthebenefitsofcomputerprogrammingskillsarevast,foreignlanguageandcodingexpertsagreethatcomputerscienceshouldbenegotiatedintocurriculumsratherthanreplacingforeignlanguageoutright.Mandyamsaysthetwoskillsetsareessentialbutunrelated.“Codingisanincrediblyimportant21stcenturyskillforourkidstolearn,andthat’swhywespendsomuchtimetryingtoteachit,”Mandyamsaysviaemail.“ButIbelieveitisthesameasorevenreallycomparabletolearningaforeignlanguage.Itwouldbeashametolosesomethingsoimportantforthesakeofaddingsomethingelse,evensomethingasimportantascoding.Clearly,educationleadersmustfigureoutawaytoteachboth.”36.Employersattachmoreimportancetoapplicants’computerskillsthantheirlanguagecompetence.37.OnesU.S.statesenatorproposedthathighschoolstudentsbeallowedtostudyeitherforeignlanguageorcomputercoding.38.Learninglanguagesbroadensstudents’internationalperspectiveandnurturesmutualrespectamongpeoples,accordingtoahighschoollanguageteacher.39.OneU.S.statewillseetoitthatprogrammingclassesaretaughtbyqualityteachers.40.Statisticsshowwhilecomputer-relatedjobshavebeenontherise,foreignlanguagesricanstudentssincemids41.Allschoolsubjectsaresaidtobeessentialtostudents’well-roundeddevelopment.42.Thereisconsensusamongmosteducatorsthatcodingshouldbetaughtinschoolsbutshouldnotreplaceforeignlanguage.43.Onestudyshowedthatforeignlanguagelearningimprovedstudents’academicperformance.44.Beingshortoffundingandqualifiedteachers,schoolslagbehindthefastdevelopingcomputersciencefield.45.Adistinguishedhighschoollanguageteacheralsobelievesitisadvisabletostartlearningaforeignlanguageatanearlierage.tionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.geOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheU.S.andChinadon’tagreeonmuchthesedays.GermanyandFranceshareaborderandacurrencybutarefrequentlyatodds.TheU.K.andIndialiketomarchtotheirowndrum.Butthere’soneissueonwhichallthesecountiesseeeyetoeye:Technologycompaniesaretoobig,toopowerful,andtooprofitable.Andthatpowerisonlylikelytointensify,leavinggovernmentswithnochoicebuttoconfrontithead-onbytakingthecompaniestocourt,passingnewcompetitionlaws,andperhapsevenbreakingupthetechgiants.Chinaisthelatesttoimplementananti-trustcrackdown,unveilinganti-monopolyruleslastmonth.Thedraftrulesfollowedthesurprisesuspensionofa$37billionstockofferingbybillionaireJackMa’sAntGroupCo.,makingclearthatnocompanycanevadethegovernment’sregulation.ThemovesinChinacoincidewithacceleratingeffortsintheU.S.andEuropetoreininA,Apple,Facebook,andGoogle.“Thebiggetbiggerandbiggerbutwithoutbeingbetter,”saysAndreasSchwab,aGermanmemberoftheEuropeanParliamentwhochampioneda2014resolutiontobreakupGoogle,“Growingeconomicpower,growinginfluenceonlocalmarketsallovertheworld,andagrowingconcernofcompetitorsandconsumersaltogetherhavemadeithappennow.”Inthisnewanti-trustera,theoldfocusonpricingpowernolongerapplies,becauseseveralofthebiggesttechcompanieshaveestablishedtrillion-dollarmonopoliesbychargingconsumersnexttonothing.Techgiantsareincreasinglyassumingpowerfulpositionsitbanking,finance,advertising,retail,andothermarketsthatforcesmallerbusinessestorelyontheirplatformstoreachcustomers.Foryears,Europealoneconfrontedthepowerofdigitalgiants.GovernmentswerealarmedthatEuropeancompanieswerefailingtomatchSiliconValley’sinnovationsortostopGoogleandFacebookfromvacuuminguppersonaldataand,withthat,advertisingrevenue.LedbyMargretheVestager,theEuropeanUnion’scompetitionchief,countrieshavesoughttopolicethemarketandencouragefairplay.InChinathecrackdownhasbeendrivenatleastpartlybyfearthatthehomegrowntechindustryisbecomingtoopowerful.ThecountryhaslongchampionedAlibabaandTencent,buttheirmassiveaccumulationofdataontheChinesecitizenryisagrowingconcernforBeijing.IntheU.S.,anewbreedofanti-trustexpertsarguesthatconsiderationshouldbegiventoprivacy,controloverdata,workers’rights,andtheoverallimpactonsmallercompanies.Andthepublicingeneralhavegrownincreasinglyskepticalofsocialmediacompanies.Morethan60%saythesectorhasanegativeeffectonthecounty,andalmosthalfwantmoreregulationforsocialmedia,accordingtoa2020PewResearchCenterstudy.Whatdoestheauthorsayistheissueallmajoreconomicpowershavetoaddress?A)Howtoensurethesustainablegrowthoftheirtechgiants.B)Howtokeepthecompetitivenessoftheirtechcompanies.C)Howtobreakupthepowerfulgianttechcompanies.D)Howtostoptechcompaniesfromgainingmonopoly.gsuggestA)Allattemptstoevaderegulationaredoomedtofailure.B)Allattemptstomonopolizesalesmustbecrackeddown.C)Allcompaniesmustberegulatedbythegovernment.D)Allcompanies,domesticorforeign,arecreatedequal..Howaresmallercompaniesimpactedbytechgiants’businessexpansion?A)Theycannolongerdobusinessindependentoftechgiants.B)Theyarefrequentlydeniedaccesstotechgiants’platforms.C)Theyhavetochangemarketingstrategiestokeepcustomers.D)Theynolongerhavethepowertopricetheirownproducts.WhathaveEUcountriesdonetoconfrontthepowerofdigitalgiants?A)Theyhaveimposedstrictregulationoverdigitalgiants’advertising.B)Theyhaveconsideredregulatoryactiontopromotefaircompetition.C)Theyhavelimitedsalesofdigitalgiants’products.D)Theyhavesoughttoprotectconsumers’privacy.50.WhatdoAmericansgenerallythinkofsocialmediacompaniesaccordingtotheA)Theyareinvadingpeople’sprivacy.B)Theyareincreasinglyinfluential.C)Theyarebecominguntrustworthy.D)Theyaregrowingoutofcontrol.eTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Bornfromtheaccessibilityofmassairtravel,moderninternationaltourismhasbeenpopularizedas“holiday-making”inregionsthatoffercomparativeadvantagesofsand,sunandsea.Travelisoftenportrayedasatoolforpersonalgrowthandtourismasaneconomicmotorfordestinationcountriesandcities.Thereisatendencytoassumethattourismisgoodforeveryoneinvolved.Todaythebigbangoftourismdrivesover1.2billiontouristsacrossinternationalbordersannually.Manypopularplacesareliterallybeinglovedtodeath.RecentprotestsinportsofcalllikeVeniceandBarcelonaagainstdisturbancescreatedbycruiseshipsshowtheunfortunateconsequencesofemphasizingquantityoverqualityintourism.Uncontrolledtourismdevelopmenthasbecomeaprimarydriverofsocialandenvironmentaldisruption.Tourismstudiesprovidemuchdocumentationofthemanynegativesocialimpactsoftourismandresultingresentmentthatlocalpopulationsdirecttowardvisitors.Antagonismtowardtouriststypicallydevelopsinmature,heavilyvisiteddestinations.Protestsinheavilyvisiteddestinationssuggestthattraditionaltourismhasoverstayeditswelcome.Residentsoftenbecomefrustratedwhenthebenefitsoftourismarenotfeltlocally.Althoughitcangenerateforeignexchange,incomeandemployment,there’snoguaranteethatmultinationalhotelchainswillallocatethesebenefitsequitablyamonglocalcommunities.Onthecontrary,whenpeoplestayatlargeresortsoroncruiseships,theymakemostoftheirpurchasesthere,leavinglocalcommunitieslittleopportunitytobenefitfromtouristspending.Theseformsoftourismwideneconomicandpoliticalgapsbetweenhavesandhave-notsatlocaldestinations.Inrecentdecades,localresidentsindestinationcommunitiesalsohavefoundthemselvesnegotiatingnewculturalboundaries,classdynamics,serviceindustryrolesandlifestyletransformations.Forexample,datashowthattourismactivitycorrespondstoincreasedsocialproblemsaslocalresidentsadoptthebehaviorsoftourists.Whatdoesallthismeanfortheeverydaytraveler?First,alltouristsshouldmakeeveryefforttohonortheirhostsandrespectlocalconditions.Thismeansbeingpreparedtoadapttolocalcustomsandnorms,ratherthanexpectinglocalconditionstoadapttotravelers.Second,tourismisamarket-basedactivityandworksbestwhenconsumersrewardbetterperformers.Intheinformationage,there’slittleexcusefortravelersbeinguninformedaboutwheretheirvacationmoneygoesandwhoitenriches.Informedtravelersalsoarebetterabletodistinguishbetweenmultinationalcompaniesandlocalentrepreneurswhosebusinessesprovidedirectsocial,environmental,andeconomicbenefitsforlocalresidents.Suchbusinessesareinlovewiththedestinationandarethereforedeservingofmarketreward.Inthelongrun,beingaresponsibletravelermeansensuringnetpositiveimpactsforlocalpeopleandenvironments.Withtheinformationavailableatourfingertips,therehasneverbeenmoreopportunitytodoso.hatisthepopularassumptionaboutinternationaltourismA)Itsbenefitsmaycompensatefortheadverseenvironmentalconsequences.B)Itsrapiddevelopmentisattributedtopeople’simprovedlivingstandard.C)Itappealstopeopleinplaceswithfavorablegeographicalconditions.D)Itcontributestotheeconomyofdestinationcountriesandregions.Whatdowelearnfromsomestudiesaboutuncontrolledtourismdevelopment?A)Itgivesrisetoanincreaseinmassconfrontations.B)Itincurslocalresidents’antagonismtotourists.C)Itinhibitsthesteadygrowthoflocaleconomy.D)Itbringsinalargechunkofmobilepopulation.WhydoestheauthorsaylocalresidentsofpopulardestinationsoftenfeelfrustratedA)Theyfallvictimtosocialconflictsandenvironmentaldisturbances.B)Theyhavelittleopportunitytoenjoythemselvesoncruiseships.C)Theycannotfindemploymentinmultinationalhotelchains.D)Theydonotthinktheybenefitasmuchastheydeserve.54.HowdoestheauthorsaylocalresidentsindestinationcommunitiesrespondtotourismactivityA)Theyendeavortoadapttoit.B)Theyreadilyadoptnewlifestyles.C)Theyimmersetouristsintheirculture.D)Theytrytoupgradetheirbusinessmodels.Whatcantouristsdotoexertmorepositiveimpactsonthetouristdestinations?A)Showinterestinlocalcu