The Impact of Tourism - Reading Comprehension

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Spoiling Paradise: The Impact of Tourism

paragraph 2) What is the best meaning of “devastating” as used in this sentence?

A huge

B destructive

C exaggerated

D wide-ranging

2. Quotation marks are used around the word “eco-tourists” (paragraph 3) to indicate

F a speaker’s words

G a specialized terms

H a Mediterranean word

J a quotation from a travel brochure

3. How are the first and last sentences of paragraph 4 connected?

A They emphasize the damaging effects of mass tourism.

B They demonstrate the economic benefits of mass tourism.

C They indicate that local people do not support mass tourism.

D They show that mass tourism has both positive and negative effects.

4. What is the main purpose of the phrase “So how”? (paragraph 5)

F to reinforce an anti-tourism message

G to present an additional example of eco-tourism

H to add more information about problems in tourism

J to shift the focus from problems to solutions in tourism

Answer these questions in complete sentences.

5. How does the first sentence of this selection catch the reader’s attention?

Because it explains stuff about tourism.

6. According to this selection, what is one way Venice would use the money from a “tax on all visitors”?
They have to pay for all of their damage.

7. Why does the writer start the final sentence of paragraph 3 with the word “And”?

8. Name one environmentally sensitive spot on Earth not mentioned in this
selection and explain why it is sensitive.

9. Is this selection more “in favour of” or more “against” tourism? Give a reason for your answer.
 I think that it is more against tourism.