Tourism has the power to bring jobs and economic development to popular destination（目的地）, but how should travelers decide where to spend their money? Are some countries more deserving of visitors’ dollars than others?
That’s the idea behind the 10-destination list put together by San Francisco-based non-profit Ethical（有道德的）Traveler, which since 2006,has published an annual guide to the World’s Best Ethical Destinations in the developing world.
“Instead of publishing countries for doing bad things,” said Jeff Greenwald, executive director of Ethical Traveler, “we’re trying to offer a favor, rewarding countries in the developing world that are really trying to do the right thing.”
So which countries are the most ethical? For 2013,the winners are Barbados, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Ghana, Latvia ,Lithuania, Mauritius, Palau, Samoa and Uruguay.
Those 10 countries scored highest in three main areas: social welfare, environmental protection and human rights.
Greenwald explained that countries must have a good tourism infrastructure（基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)）to make the list, but the non-profit Ethical Traveler also uses the list to promote（提倡）some under-visited places that can be a role model for other countries in their region. For example, Latvia earned high marks for improving its environmental efforts and strong human rights record, and the country’s parks and nature reserves make for a great off-the-beaten-path ecotourism trip.
In addition to just visiting these countries, travelers should aim to spend their money in locally-owned business, Greenwald said, to ensure their financial support stays in the country they’re visiting. However, that requires a well-maneged tourism infrastructure. While one could argue those poor places need the money even more, tourism can put pressure on countries that face such challenges.
Erica Avrami, research and education director at the World Monuments Fund(WMF) said that a list of ethical destinations is “a wonderful idea”, the idea of being ethical goes both ways. “There’s also a certain responsibility on the part of the traveler to make sure their own footprint is as minimal as possible,” she said. 
小題1:The passage mainly aims to _______.
A．promote ethical destinations
B．encourage ecotourism trips
C．speed up the development of tourism
D．discuss which countries are ethical destinations
小題2:According to the fifth paragraph Latvia can make the list partially for its _______.
A．good tourism infrastructureB．regular ecotourism trip
C．strong human rights recordD．good social welfares
小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．Tourism fails to help develop local economy and provide jobs.
B．All the destinations should equally share the money spent by visitors.
C．Ethical Traveler punishes the developing countries for doing wrong things.
D．Ethical Traveler rewards the developing countries for doing the right thing.
小題4:In the eyes of Erica Avrami  _______.
A．being ethical is not actually a wonderful idea
B．being ethical depends on both travelers and destinations
C．travelers are advised to travel as far as possible
D．travelers should leave as much footprint as possible

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B 

試題分析：文章大意：旅行如何決定要把錢花在哪里呢？自從2006年以來，在舊金山一家非盈利性組織出版了一份世界上最好的道德目的地的旅游指南。
小題1:A寫作目的題。根據(jù)文章大意及第四段中but the non-profit Ethical Traveler also uses the list to promote（提倡）some under-visited places that can be a role model for other countries in their region.可以得出答案。故A正確。
小題2:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段最后一句For example, Latvia earned high marks for improving its environmental efforts and strong human rights record, and the country’s parks and nature reserves make for a great off-the-beaten-path ecotourism trip.可知。故C正確。
小題3:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段we’re trying to offer a favor, rewarding countries in the developing world that are really trying to do the right thing.可知D項表述正確。故D正確。
小題4:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Erica Avrami, research and education director at the World Monuments Fund(WMF) said that a list of ethical destinations is “a wonderful idea”, the idea of being ethical goes both ways.可以得出答案。故B正確。
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