高中英语牛津版高三上学期02

[-2:17.00]2.You want a chocolate ice-cream,don't you?
[-2:18.00]3.You have passed you driving test,haven't you?
[-2:19.00]4.This is the way to the airport,isn't it?
[-2:20.00]5.You won't be late,will you?
[-2:21.00]6.She was absent yesterday,wasn't she?
[-2:22.00]Exercise A2
[-2:23.00]1.That was a difficult exam,wasn't it?
[-2:24.00]2.You aren't going to the shop today, are you?
[-2:25.00]3.We have maths after lunch,don't we?
[-2:26.00]4.We'll enjoy the summer holidays, won't we?
[-2:27.00]5.She hasn't come, has she?
[-2:28.00]6.It's terrible weather,isn't it?
[-2:29.00]MORE LANGUAGE INPUT(2) pages 37 and 38
[-2:30.00]A Reading
[-2:31.00]What is Ecotourism?
[-2:32.00]You may not be very familiar with'ecotourism'
[-2:33.00]a new term in today's tourism industry
[-2:34.00]but in an era of growing environmental consciousness,
[-2:35.00]it is not too difficult for us to imagine and work out the meaning of this new form of holiday
[-2:36.00]Ecotourism is typically defined as travel to place where the unique flowers,
[-2:37.00]plants,animals and the cultural heritage are the primary attractions.
[-2:38.00]It is considered as a kind of responsible tourism
[-2:39.00]which seriously takes ecology and culture into consideration.
[-2:40.00]Therefore,programmes involving the conservation
[-2:41.00]and preservation of some natural and natural sites
[-2:42.00]also form a part of ecotourism.
[-2:43.00]Ecotourism is developing at great speed.
[-2:44.00]According to a report by the World Tourism Organization,
[-2:45.00]ecotourism in recent years has enjoyed an annual growth of about 5% worldwide
[-2:46.00]The year 2002 has been declared the International Year of Ecotourism
[-2:47.00]by the United Nations.
[-2:48.00]Over 80 activities have been listed for ecotourism,
[-2:49.00]such as birdwatching,hiking,diving,photography,mountaineering
[-2:50.00]and participating in various kinds of local cultural events.
[-2:51.00]Although big cities are still the major places that absorb tourism in our society today
[-2:52.00]it looks like some smaller towns and rural areas rich in ecological,
[-2:53.00]cultural and historical resources
[-2:54.00]may well become the new destinations for people to visit tomorrow.
[-2:55.00]B Listening
[-2:56.00]International Tourism Expenditure
[-2:57.00]In 1998,forty-five countries recorded more than US$1
[-2:58.00]billion in international tourism expenditure.
[-2:59.00]The United States,Germany,the United Kingdom
[-3:00.00]and Japan top the list with spending ranging from US$29 billion
[-3:-1.00]to US$56 billion per year
[-3:-2.00]These four countries are followed by France,
[-3:-3.00]Italy,the Netherlands,Canada, China,Austria,Belgium,Luxembourg.
[-3:-4.00]Sweden,the Russian Federation.
[-3:-5.00]Switzerland and Australia,in that order.
[-3:-6.00]Each spends between US$5 billion and US$18 billion.
[-3:-7.00]All the countries mentioned above
[-3:-8.00]represent over one half of the world's total international tourism expenditure