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  READING

  Passage 1

  题目：Eco-Resort Management Practices

  9分达人5-test5-passage2

  Ecotourism is often regarded as a form of nature-based tourism and has become animportant alternative source of tourists. In addition to providing the traditionalresort-leisure product, it has been argued that ecotourism resort management shouldhave a particular focus on best-practice environmental management, an educationaland interpretive component,and direct and indirect contributions to the conservationof the natural and cultural environment (Ayala,1996).

  Couran Cove lsland Resort is a large integrated ecotourism-based resort locatedsouth of Brisbane on the Gold Coast,Queensland，Australia. As the world'spopulation becomes increasingly urbanised, the demand for tourist attractions whichare environmentally friendly, serene and offer amenities of a unique nature has grownrapidly.Couran Cove Resort, which is one such tourist attractions, is located on SouthStradbroke lsland, occupying approximately 150 hectares of the island. SouthStradbroke lsland is separated from the mainland by the Broadwater, a stretch of sea3 kilometres wide. More than a century ago，there was only one Stradbroke lIsland.and there were at least four Aboriginal tribes living and hunting on the island.Regrettably，most of the original island dwellers were eventually killed by diseasessuch as tuberculosis，smallpox and influenza by the end of the 19th century. Thesecond ship wrecked on the island in 1894,and the subsequent destruction of theship (the Cambus Wallace) because it contained dynamite,caused a large crater inthe sandhills on Stradbroke Island. Eventually,the ocean broke through theweakened land form and Stradbroke became two islands.Couran Cove lsland Resortis built on one of the world's few naturally-occurring sand lands,which is home to awide range of plant communities and one of the largest remaining remnants of therare livistona rainforest left on the Gold Coast.Many mangrove and rainforest areas,and Malaleuca Wetlands on South Stradbroke lsland (and in Queensland), have beencleared, drained or filled for residential, industrial, agricultural or urban development in the first half of the 20th century. Farmers and graziers finally abandoned SouthStradbroke lsland in 1939 because the vegetation and the soil conditions there werenot suitable for agricultural activities.

  SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES OF COURAN COVE RESORT

  Being located on an offshore island,the resort is only accessible by means of watertransport. The resort provides hourly ferry service from the marina on the mainland toand from the island. Within the resort, transport modes include walking trails, bicycletracks and the beach train.The reception area is the counter of the shop which hasnot changed for 8 years at least.The accommodation is an octagonal "Bure".Theseare large rooms that are clean but the equipment is tired and in some cases justworking. Our ceiling fan only worked on high speed for example.Beds are hard butclean.There is a television, a radio, an old air conditioner and a small fridge. These“Bures" are right on top of each other and night noises do carry, so be careful whatyou say and do.The only thing is the mosquitoes, but if you forget to bring mosquitorepellant they sell some on the island.

  As an ecotourism-based resort,most of the planning and development of theattraction has been concentrated on the need to co-exist with the fragile naturalenvironment of South Stradbroke lsland to achieve sustainable development.

  WATER AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT

  South Stradbroke lsland has groundwater at the centre of the island,which has amaximum height of 3 metres above sea level. The water supply is recharged byrainfall and is commonly known as an unconfined freshwater aquifer. Couran Covelsland Resort obtains its water supply by tapping into this aquifer and extracting it viaa bore system. Some of the problems which have threatened the island's freshwatersupply include pollution, contamination and over-consumption. In order to minimisesome of these problems, all laundry activities are carried out on the mainland. Theresort considers washing machines as onerous to the island's freshwater supply, andthat the detergents contain a high level of phosphates which are a major source ofwater pollution. The resort uses LPG-power generation rather than a diesel- poweredplant for its energy supply，supplemented by wind turbine，which has reducedgreenhouse emissions by 70% of diesel-equivalent generation methods. Excess heat recovered from the generator is used to heat the swimming pool.Hot water in theeco-cabins and for some of the resort's vehicles are solar- powered. Water efficientfittings are also installed in showers and toilets. However, not all the appliances usedby the resort are energy efficient, such as refrigerators. Visitors who stay at the resortare encouraged to monitor their water and energy usage via the in-house televisionsystems，and are rewarded with prizes (such as a free return trip to the resort)accordingly if their usage level is low.

  CONCLUDING REMARKS

  We examined a case study of good management practice and a pro-activesustainable tourism stance of an eco-resort. In three years of operation, Couran Covelsland Resort has won 23 international and national awards，including the 2001AustralianTourism Award in the 4-Star Accommodation category.The resort hasembraced and has effectively implemented contemporary environmental managementpractices. lt has been argued that the successful implementation of the principles ofsustainability should promote long- term social, economic and environmental benefits,while ensuring and enhancing the prospects of continued viability for the tourismenterprise. Couran Cove lsland Resort does not conform to the characteristics of theResort Development Spectrum, as proposed by Prideaux (2000). According toPrideaux, the resort should be at least at Phase 3 of the model (the National tourismphase)，which describes an integrated resort providing 3-4star hotel-typeaccommodation.The primary tourist market in Phase 3 of the model consists mainlyof interstate visitors. However，the number of interstate and international touristsvisiting the resort is small,with the principal visitor markets comprising locals andresidents from nearby towns and the Gold Coast region. The carrying capacity ofCouran Cove does not seem to be of any concern to the Resort management.Giventhat it is a private commercial ecotourist enterprise, regulating the number of visitors tothe resort to minimise damage done to the natural environment on South Stradbrokelsland is not a binding constraint.However,the Resort's growth will eventually beconstrained by its carrying capacity, and quantity control should be incorporated in themanagement strategy of the resort.

  1-5为选择题

  1. The Stradbroke became two islands

  A by an intended destruction of the ship of the Cambus Wallace.

  B by an explosion of dynamite on a ship and following nature erosion.

  C by the movement sandhills on Stradbroke lsland.

  D by the volcanic eruption on island.

  2 Why are laundry activities for the resort carried out on the mainland?

  A to obtain its water supply via a bore system

  B to preserve the water and anti-pollution

  C to save the cost of installing onerous washing machines

  D to reduce the level of phosphates in water around

  3 The major water supplier in South Stradbroke lsland is by

  A desalining the sea water.

  B collecting the rainfall.

  C transporting from the mainland.

  D boring ground water.

  4 What is applied for heating water on Couran Cove lsland Resort?

  A the LPG-power

  B a diesel-powered plant

  C the wind power

  D the solar-power

  5 What does, as the managers of resorts believe, the prospective future focus on?

  A more awards for resort's accommodation

  B sustainable administration and development in a long run

  C ceconomic and environmental benefits for the tourism enterprise

  D successful implementation of the Resort Development Spectrum

  6-10为填空题

  Being located away from the mainland, tourists can attain the resort only by 19 ferry in a regular service. Within the resort, transports include trails for walking or tracksfor both 20 bicycle and the beach train. The on-island equipment is old-fashionedwhich is barely working such as the 21 ceiling fan overhead.There is television, radio,an old 22 air conditioner and a small fridge.And you can buy the repellant for 23 moquitoes if you forget to bring some.

  11-13为选择题

  11-13. Which THREE of the following statements are true as to the contemporary situa-tion of Couran Cove lsland Resort in the last paragraph?

  A Couran Cove lsland Resort goes for more eco-friendly practices.

  B The accommodation standard only conforms to the Resort DevelopmentSpectrum of Phase 3.

  C Couran Cove lsland Resort should raise the accommodation standard and buildmore facilities.

  D The principal group visiting the resort is international tourists.

      E lts carrying capacity will restrict the future businesses' expansion.

  Passage 2

  题目：Creative problem solving

  14-19为段落信息匹配题

  14.A

  15.B

  16.C

  17.E

  18.B

  19.F

  20-23为匹配题

  暂无

  24-26为填空题

  24.positive

  25.voice

  26.distraction

  Passage3

  题目：The value of Literary prizs

  27-31为匹配题

  27.B

  28.A

  29.D

  30.C

  31.E

  32-36为判断题

  32.N

  33.NG

  34.T

  35.T

  36.N

  37-40为判断题

  37.C

  38.A

  39.B

  40.C

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