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听力入门第三册unit10

Unit10Tourism

PartIWarmingup

1.Sizeofinternationaltourism（1999）

Tourismclearlycountsasoneofthemostremarkableeconomicandsocialphenomenaofthelastcentury.Itundoubtedlywillkeepthispositionforthecenturytocome.Everyyearabiggerportionoftheworldpopulationtakespartintourismactivityandforthemajorityofcountriestourismhasdevelopedasoneofthemostdynamicandfastestgrowingsectorsofeconomy.

⏹Internationaltouristarrivals:

664million

⏹Increaseoverthepreviousyear:

4.5%

⏹Internationaltouristreceipts:

US$455billion

⏹Increaseoverthepreviousyear:

3.1%

⏹Averagereceiptsperarrival:

US$685

2.Internationaltourismbymeansoftransport（1999）

Dataforthelastdecadeshowthatairandroadtransportare,byfar,themeansoftransportmostwidelyusedbyinternationaltourists.

⏹Airtransport:

43%

⏹Roadtransport:

42%

⏹Railtransport:

7%

⏹Seatransport:

8%

3.Internationaltourismbypurposeofvisit（1998）

⏹Leisure,recreation,holidays:

62%

⏹Businesstravel:

18%

⏹Visitingfriendsandrelatives,forhealthtreatment,etc.:

20%

Inthelasttenyearsespecially,theshareofthislastcategoryhasbeenrising.Thisincreasehasbasicallydetractedfromtheshareoftotaltripsmadeforleisure,recreationandholidaypurposes,theshareascribedtotravelforbusinessandprofessionalpurposeshavingremainedrelativelystable.

4.WTOlong-termforecasttourism2020Vision

Tourism2020VisionistheWorldTourismOrganization'slong-termforecastandassessmentofthedevelopmentoftourismuptothefirst20yearsofthenewmillennium.

--Internationalarrivals:

1.56billion

a.Intra-regionaltravelers:

1.18billion

b.Long-haultravelers:

0.38billion

--Topthreereceivingregions:

a.Europe:

717million

Percentageofworldarrivalsin2020:

46%

b.EastAsiaandthePacific:

397million

Percentageofworldarrivalsin2020:

25%

c.Americas:

282million

Percentageofworldarrivalsin2020:

18%

--Worldaveragegrowthperyear:

4.1%

--GrowthinEastAsiaandthePacific,SouthAsia,theMiddleEastandAfricaperyear:

~5%

Tapescript:

1.Sizeofinternationaltourism

Tourismclearlycountsasoneofthemostremarkableeconomicandsocialphenomenaofthelastcentury.Itundoubtedlywillkeepthispositionforthecenturytocome.Everyyearabiggerportionoftheworldpopulationtakespartintourismactivityandforthemajorityofcountriestourismhasdevelopedasoneofthemostdynamicandfastestgrowingsectorsofeconomy.

WorldtourismhastraditionallybeenmeasuredinInternationalTouristArrivalsandInternationalTouristReceipts.Accordingtopreliminaryresultsfor1999thenumberofinternationaltouriststravelingintheworldreached664million,anincreaseof4.5percentoverthepreviousyear.Receiptsfrominternationaltourismrosebyanestimated3.1percentin1999toreachUS$455billion.ThismeansthatworldwidetheaveragereceiptsperarrivalamountstoUS$685.

2.Internationaltourismbymeansoftransport

Dataforthelastdecadeshowthatairandroadtransportare,byfar,themeansoftransportmostwidelyusedbyinternationaltourists.In1999,airtransportrepresented43percentofthetotalandroadtransport42percent.Railtransportaccountsfor7percentandseatransportfor8percent.Overtimeacleartrendcanbeobservedofaslowbutsteadyincreaseofairtransportattheexpenseofroadtransport.

3.Internationaltourismbypurposeofvisit

Accordingtofiguresupto1998,leisure,recreationandholidaysstillrepresentthemainpurposeofvisit,accountingfor62percent.Businesstravelaccountsfor18percentofthetotal,theremaining20percentbeingrepresentedbyothermotives,forexample,visitingfriendsandrelatives,forhealthtreatmentandother.

Inthelasttenyearsespecially,theshareofthislastcategoryhasbeenrising.Thisincreasehasbasicallydetractedfromtheshareoftotaltripsmadeforleisure,recreationandholidaypurposes,theshareascribedtotravelforbusinessandprofessionalpurposeshavingremainedrelativelystable.

4.WTOlong-termforecasttourism2020Vision

Tourism2020VisionistheWorldTourismOrganization'slong-termforecastandassessmentofthedevelopmentoftourismuptothefirst20yearsofthenewmillennium.

WTO'sTourism2020Visionforecaststhatinternationalarrivalsareexpectedtoreachover1.56billionbytheyear2020.Oftheseworldwidearrivalsin2020,1.18billionwillbeintra-regionaland0.38billionwillbelong-haultravelers.

Thetotaltouristarrivalsbyregionshowsthatby2020thetopthreereceivingregionswillbeEurope（717milliontourists）,EastAsiaandthePacific（397million）,andtheAmericas（282million）,followedbyAfrica,theMiddleEastandSouthAsia.

EastAsiaandthePacific,SouthAsia,theMiddleEast,andAfricaareforecastedtorecordgrowthatarateofover5percentperyearcomparedtotheworldaverageof4.1percent.

Europewillmaintainthehighestpercentageofworldarrivals,althoughtherewillbeadeclinefrom60percentin1995to46percentin2020.By2010theAmericaswillloseitsnumbertwopositiontotheEastAsiaandthePacificregionwhichwillreceive25percentofworldarrivalsin2020withtheAmericasdecreasingfrom19percentin1995to18percentin2020.

PartIITourisminEurope

A.

PlaceProblem（s）Cause（s）

LakeDistrictFootpathsbecomingToomanywalkers

trenches

SistineChapelFrescoesbeingBreathandbodyheat

damaged

NotreDameFloorbeingerodedToomanyvisitors

StoneworkrottingExhaustfumesfrombuses

AlpineresortsTreesbeingkilledPollutionfromcars

landslides

Tapescript:

Thefootpathsinthe'LakeDistricthavebecometrenches.ThefrescoesintheSistineChapelarebeingdamagedbythebreathandbodyheatofspectators.AhundredandeightpeopleenterNotreDameeveryminute:

theirfeetareerodingthefloorandthebusesthatbringthemtherearerottingthestoneworkwithexhaustfumes.PollutionfromcarsqueuingtogettoAlpineresortsiskillingthetreesandcausinglandslides.In1987theyhadtocloseVeniceonedaybecauseitwastoofull.In1963forty-fourpeoplewentdowntheColoradoRiveronaraft;nowthereareathousandtripsaday.

B1

1.Whatisthecurrentsituationandtheoutlookofworldtourism?

2.WhywouldEuropebeatravelers'paradise?

3.HowcanweknowthatGermanyisamongtheleadinggeneratingcountriesintourism?

4.WhatkindofimpactwouldtheintroductionoftheEurohaveontourisminboththeparticipatingcountriesandthecountriesoutsideofEurope?

B2

1.What'sthenumberofinternationalarrivalslastyear?

613million

2.What'sthenumberofinternationalreceiptsinforeigncurrencylastyear?

$448billion

3.Howmanyinternationaltouristsandbusinesstravelerswilltherebebytheyear2020accordingtoWTO'sprediction?

1.6billioneveryyear

4.WhywillEuropebeatravelers'paradiseaccordingtothespeaker?

BecauseoftheintroductionoftheEuro/eliminationofexchangefees

5.HowmanyGermantouristarrivalsarerecordedannuallyeverywherethroughouttheworld?

Some77million

6.HowmanyforeignvisitorsdidGermanyreceivelastyear?

16.5million

7.Whywon'ttheEurobearevolution?

EUcountriesarealreadyoperatinginasinglemarket.

8.WhywilltheEurobeaplus?

a.Themarketwillbecomemoretransparent.

b.Themarketwillbemorestable.

9.WhydoesthespeakersaythattheEuroareawillbetheworld'stourismforce?

It'llgaintheupperhandovertheU.S.inallrespects.

Tapescript:

Tourismistheworld'sleadingforeignexchangeearner.Theindustrysetnewrecordslastyearwith613millioninternationalvisitorarrivals.Theywerespending448billiondollarsinforeigncurrencyandtherewillbemore.TheWorldTourismOrganizationpredictsthatbytheyear2020,therewillbe1.6billioninternationaltouristsandbusinesstravelerseveryyear.Thatwillbeaboutaquarteroftheworld'spopulationonthemove.Andafterthat,theorganizationsays,internationalarrivalswilldoubleevery20years.AddintheEuro,whichwilleffectivelyeliminateexchangefeesinoneoftheworld'smosttraveledcontinents,andEuropewillbeatravelers'paradise.

Lastyear,GermanyvirtuallyequaledtheU.S.A.amongtheleadinggeneratingcountries.Obviously,forGermany'sbalanceofpayments,thisisanespeciallyweightyitemofexpenditure.Butbesidesthefactthatsome77millionGermantouristarrivalsarerecordedannuallyeverywherethroughouttheworldandthattheyarethemaincustomersformanydestinations,Germany'salsoanimportanttouristdestination.Lastyear,inadditiontodomestictourists,Germanyreceivedsixteenandahalfmillionforeignvisitors,whichjustgoestoshowthatthisindustrycreatesmanyjobsandhasalreadycontributedsignificantlytotheeconomicrenewaloftheeasternGermanstates.Nowwiththemajoreconomicandmonetaryeventjustroundthecorner（and）theintroductionoftheEuro,notonlyGermanybutalltheothercountriesoftheEurozonestandtobenefit.

"（Forboth）theconsumerandtheoperatorstheEurowillnotbearevolutionbutaplus."Notarevolutionbecausethey'realreadyoperatinginasinglemarket,andwithinthesinglemarket,theycanoperate,invest,buyandsellinallthecountriesthatarememberstatesoftheEuropeanUnion,notjustthose.that'llparticipateinthesinglecurrency.It'llbeaplusfortworeasons.One,themarketwillbecomemoretransparent.Andonewillbeinthepositiontocompareone'sownsituationwiththat（of）one'scompetitor（'s）whomaybelocatedinadifferentpartoftheEurozone.Themarketwillalsobe