2022.09英语六级真题第1套

年9月大学英语六级考试真题（一）PartIWriting (30minutes)Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence"Nowadaysmoreandmorestudentsarebecomingincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofdevelopingdigitalskills."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1. A)Itenablespeopletoearnmoremoney. C)Ithelpspeoplewithbudgeting.B) Itteachestheimportanceoffinancing. D)Itintroducesanovelwaytoinvest2. A)ManyAmericansarenotsatisfiedwiththeirincome.B) ManyAmericanshavenoideaabouthowtoinvest.C) MostAmericansdonotknowhowtosavemoney.D)MostAmericansdonotsticktoabudget.3. A)Keeptrackofhismoney.B) Livewithinhismeans.4. A)Itoffersagreatervarietyofitems.B) Ithelpsavoidunnecessaryspending.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouC) Findmoresourcesofincome.D) Refrainfrombuyingluxuries.E) Itchangesone’swayofliving.F) Itsavesone’stimeforshopping.havejustheard.5. A)Itisbrand-new.B) Ithasplentyofrooms.6. A)Space. B)Tranquillity.7. A)Talktohiswifeaboutthecontractterms.B) Paythefirstmonth'srentandadeposit.8.A)Shecanhaveawonderfulviewofthepond.B)Shewillbemuchclosertoherworkplace.C) Itbelongstohermother.D) Ithasbeenvacantformonths.C)Appliances. D)Location.C) Checkthereferencesoftheflatowner.D) Consulthissolicitoronemoretime.C) Shecanmakefriendswithnewneighbours.D) Shewillhaveplentyofspaceforhershoes.SectionBDirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9. A)Themorecommercialstheysee,themorebrandstheygettoknow.B) Themorecommercialstheysee,themoretheyadorecelebrities.C) Themoretelevisiontheywatch,thefewerconflictsinthefamily.D) Themoretelevisiontheywatch,thegreatertheirparents,stress.10. A)Informchildrenofthefamily’sfinancialsituation.B) Shiftchildren’sattentiontointerestingactivities.C) Involvechildreninmakingpurchasingdecisions.D) Helpchildrenunderstandadvertising'sintent.11. A)Theirlimitedcognitiveability. C)Theiradmirationforcelebrities.B) Theirstrongnaturalcuriosity. D)Theirlackofsocialexperience.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard12. A)Badguysmaydogooddeeds.B) Badguysmaygounpunished.13. A)Bywhatwedo.B) Byfairevaluation.14. A)Learnfromthemearnestly.B) Competewiththemactively.15. A)Beingdismissedashypocritical.B) Notgettingtherewardtheydeserve.C) Goodguysmaynotalwayscooperate.D) Goodguysmaygetunfairtreatment.C) Incomparisonwithothers.D) Inaccordancewithsetstandards.C) Leavethemalonetemporarily.D) Cooperatewiththemsincerely.C) Havingtomaketoomanysacrifices.D) Beingmisunderstoodbypeoplearound.SectionCDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16. A)Theyareincreasinglyawareofgenderdifferences.B) Theyengagethemselvesinpositiverecollection.C) Theybegintoseetheimportanceoffriendship.D) Theymakefriendswithpeersofthesamesex.17. A)Competingforposition. C)Forgingclosetieswithfriends.B) Pursuingfashion. D)Fulfillingfamilyobligations.18. A)Theyprioritizeromanceoverfriendship.B) Theytrytostrengthensame-sexfriendships.C) Theybegintotakefriendshipmoreseriously.D) Theycompeteintenselyforromanticpartners.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19. A)Theyregarditasamatterofsheerprivacy.B) Theyareworriedaboutbeingturneddown.C) Theyfearthattheirconditionwillbemadewidelyknown.D) Theyareafraidtobediscriminatedagainstoncerecruited.20. A)Afterreceivingajoboffer. C)Whenconfirminganinterview.B) Duringajobinterview. 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. C)Usevocalmaterialaslittleaspossible.B) Playnothingbutinstrumentalmusic. D)Wearapairofearphonesorheadphones.25. A)Sociablepeoplewereimmunetoalldistractions.B) Shyquietpeopleweremostadverselyimpacted.C) Lessoutgoingpeopleweremoreaffectedbysilence.D) Confidentpeoplewereunaffectedbyhigh-arousalmusic.PartII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Thenowextinctpassengerpigeonhasthedubioushonorofbeingthelastspeciesanyoneeverexpectedtodisappear.Atonepoint,thereweremorepassengerpigeonsthananyotherspeciesofbird.Rough26oftheirpopulationwentashighasfivebillionandtheyaccountedforaround40percentofthetotalindigenousbirdpopulationofNorthAmericaintheearly19thcentury.Despitetheirhugepopulation,passengerpigeonswere27tohumanintrusionintotheirnestingterritory.Theirnestswereshabbythingsandtwoweeksaftertheeggs28,theparentpigeonswouldabandontheiroffspring,leavingthemtotakecareofthemselves.Peoplediscoveredthatthesebabypigeonswerereallytasty,andtheadultbirdswerealsoquite29.FirsttheNativeAmericansandthenthetransplantedEuropeanscametoconsiderthebirdsagreat30.Bythe1850s,commercialtrappingofpassengerpigeonswasproceedingatan31pace.Hundredsofthousandsofthebirdswerebeingharvestedeverydaytobemadeintopopularpigeonpies.Inaddition,large32ofthepigeons,nestingterritorywerebeingclearedawayforplantingcropsandcreatingpastureland.Asnumerousasthepassengerpigeonswere,theywerenotan33resource.Bythe1880s,itwasnoticedthatthebirdpopulationhadbecomeseriously34.Thelastpassengerpigeonskilledinthewildwereshotin1899.Eventuallythosebillionsandbillionsofbirdsshranktoasingleremaining35,apassengerpigeonnamedMartha,whodiedonSeptember1,1914,incaptivityattheCincinnatiZoo.Inadditiontobeingtheendofanera,itwasalsothefirsttimehumanswereabletoexactlytimetheextinctionofaspecies.A)vulnerableF)refugeK)excerptsB)unprecedentedG)plazasL)estimatesC)tractsH)infiniteM)edibleD)specimenI)hatchedN)depletedE)robustJ)expiredO)delicacySectionBDirections：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Iscomputercodingaforeignlanguage?A) Ascomputercodinghasbecomeanincreasinglysought-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.G)AKentuckybillsimilartotheoneinFloridawasmetwithcomplaintsfromeducators,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.Andwhilea2014reportfromGermanandAmericanuniversitiessuggeststhatprogrammersareusinglanguage(butnotmathematical)regionsofthebrainwhenunderstandingcode,criticsremainwary.Theysaythatregardlessofcognitivefunctions,beingmonolingualisadisadvantageintheincreasinglyinternationaleconomy,evenifEnglishhasbecomethedefacto(事实上的)languageofbusiness.K) “Ourworldisshrinkingbutitsproblemsarereallygrowing,”saysACTFLNationalLanguageTeacheroftheYearTedZarrow,whoteacheshighschoolLatininWestwood,Massachusetts,andhasalsostudiedSpanish,French,German,ItalianandGreek.''Weneedtofindawaytoputourselvesattheglobaltableandtotreateachotherwithmutualrespect.Andlearninglanguagesallowsustodothatbecauselanguageisnotpartofculture,languageisculture.”L) Evenwiththebenefitsandskillsetslanguagesprovide,recruitersandemployersvaluecomputerskillsmore.AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployers’2016report,studyabroadandforeignlanguagefluencywerenotveryinfluentialintheemployeehiringprocesses,but55percentofemployerslookedforcomputerskillsonapplicants’resumes.However,although2016computersciencegraduatescanexpecttomakethesecondhigheststartingsalarycomparedwithotherjobsthisyear,theBureauofLaborpredictsthedemandforcomputerprogrammerswilldecrease8percentorby26,500jobsby2024.M) Ringsaysforeignlanguageskillsareimportant,butexpressesdoubtthatschooldistrictscouldworkbothcodingandlanguageintotheircurriculuminasignificantwaybecausetheylackthetimeintheschoolday.“Nothingagainstlanguage,”hesays.“Ijustthinkit’ssomethingyouhavetostartearlyandnotjusthavesomethingthatyoudoforacoupleofyearsinhighschool,”hesays.N) Zarrowagreesthatforeignlanguageeducationshouldbeginearlier,butsaysitispossibletoworkbothcomputerprogrammingandforeignlanguagelearningintoschoolsevenly.Hesuggestsanimmersive,duallanguageprogramwherestudentsspendhalfthedayinEnglishandhalfthedayinanotherlanguage,asseveralschoolsaroundthecountryhavesuccessfullyimplemented."Thestudyoflanguagefostersarespectfordiversity,arespectforethnicityandreallyarespectforlanguage,”Zarrowsays.O) Thoughthebenefitsofcomputerprogrammingskillsarevast,foreignlanguageandcodingexpertsagreethatcomputerscienceshouldbenegotiatedintocurriculumsratherthanreplacingforeignlanguageoutright.Mandyamsaysthetwoskillsetsareessentialbutunrelated.“Codingisanincrediblyimportant21stcenturyskillforourkidstolearn,andthat’swhywespendsomuchtimetryingtoteachit,”Mandyamsaysviaemail."ButIbelieveitisthesameasorevenreallycomparabletolearningaforeignlanguage.Itwouldbeashametolosesomethingsoimportantforthesakeofaddingsomethingelse,evensomethingasimportantascoding.Clearly,educationleadersmustfigureoutawaytoteachboth.”36. Employersattachmoreimportancetoapplicants’computerskillsthantheirlanguagecompetence.37. OneU.S.statesenatorproposedthathighschoolstudentsbeallowedtostudyeitherforeignlanguageorcomputercoding.38. Learninglanguagesbroadensstudents’internationalperspectiveandnurturesmutualrespectamongpeoples,accordingtoahighschoollanguageteacher.39. OneU.S.statewillseetoitthatprogrammingclassesaretaughtbyqualityteachers.40. Statisticsshowwhilecomputer-relatedjobshavebeenontherise,foreignlanguageshavebecomeless2022年appealingtoAmericanstudentssincemid-1990s.41. Allschoolsubjectsaresaidtobeessentialtostudents5well-roundeddevelopment.42. Thereisconsensusamongmosteducatorsthatcodingshouldbetaughtinschoolsbutshouldnotreplaceforeignlanguage.43. Onestudyshowedthatforeignlanguagelearningimprovedstudents5academicperformance.44. Beingshortoffundingandqualifiedteachers,schoolslagbehindthefastdevelopingcomputersciencefield.45. Adistinguishedhighschoollanguageteacheralsobelievesitisadvisabletostartlearningaforeignlanguageatanearlierage.SectionCDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedΛ),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassageTheU.S.andChinadon’tagreeonmuchthesedays.GermanyandFranceshareaborderandacurrencybutarefrequentlyatodds.TheU.K.andIndialiketomarchtotheirowndrum.Butthere’soneissueonwhichallthesecountriesseeeyetoeye：Technologycompaniesaretoobig,t∞powerful,andtooprofitable.Andthatpowerisonlylikelytointensify,leavinggovernmentswithnochoicebuttoconfrontithead-onbytakingthecompaniestocourt,passingnewcompetitionlaws,andperhapsevenbreakingupthetechgiants.Chinaisthelatesttoimplementananti-trustcrackdown,unveilinganti-monopolyruleslastmonth.Thedraftrulesfollowedthesurprisesuspensionofa$37billionstockofferingbybillionaireJackMa’sAntGroupCo.,makingclearthatnocompanycanevadethegovernment'sregulation.ThemovesinChinacoincidewithacceleratingeffortsintheU.S.andEuropetoreininAmazon,com,Apple,Facebook,andGoogle.“Thebiggetbiggerandbiggerbutwithoutbeingbetter,”saysAndreasSchwab,aGermanmemberoftheEuropeanParliamentwhochampioneda2014resolutiontobreakupGoogle,“Growingeconomicpower,growinginfluenceonlocalmarketsallovertheworld,andagrowingconcernofcompetitorsandconsumersaltogetherhavemadeithappennow,”Inthisnewanti-trustera,theoldfocusonpricingpowernolongerapplies,becauseseveralofthebiggesttechcompanieshaveestablishedtrillion-dollarmonopoliesbychargingconsumersnexttonothing.Techgiantsareincreasinglyassumingpowerfulpositionsinbanking,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%saythesectorhasanegativeeffectonthecountry,andalmosthalfwantmoreregulationforsocialmedia,accordingtoa2020PewResearchCenterstudy.46. Whatdoestheauthorsayistheissueallmajoreconomicpowershavetoaddress?A) Howtoensurethesustainablegrowthoftheirtechgiants.B) Howtokeepthecompetitivenessoftheirtechcompanies.C) Howtobreakupthepowerfulgianttechcompanies.D) Howtostoptechcompaniesfromgainingmonopoly.47. WhatdoesthesuspensionofAntGroupCo.,sstockofferingsuggest?A) Allattemptstoevaderegulationaredoomedtofailure.B) Allattemptstomonopolizesalesmustbecrackeddown.C) Allcompaniesmustberegulatedbythegovernment.D) Allcompanies,domesticorforeign,arecreatedequal.48. Howaresmallercompaniesimpactedbytechgiants,businessexpansion?A) Theycannolongerdobusinessindependentoftechgiants.B) Theyarefrequentlydeniedaccesstotechgiants,platforms.C) Theyhavetochangemarketingstrategiestokeepcustomers.D) Theynolongerhavethepowertopricetheirownproducts.49. WhathaveEUcountriesdonetoconfrontthepowerofdigitalgiants?A) Theyhaveimposedstrictregulationoverdigitalgiants,advertising.B) Theyhaveconsideredregulatoryactiontopromotefaircompetition.C) Theyhavelimitedsalesofdigitalgiants,products.D) Theyhavesoughttoprotectconsumers,privacy.50. WhatdoAmericansgenerallythinkofsocialmediacompaniesaccordingtotheauthor?A) Theyareinvadingpeople’sprivacy. C)Theyarebecominguntrustworthy.B) Theyareincreasinglyinfluential. D)Theyaregrowingoutofcontrol.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.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.Thismeansbeingpreparedtoadapttolocalcustoms