Passage1：小岛旅游Eco-Resort Management Practices A
Ecotourism is often regarded as a form of nature-basedand has become an important alternative source of tourists. In addition toproviding the traditional resort-leisure product, it has been argued thatecotourism resort management should have a particular focus on best-practiceenvironmental management, an educational and interpretive component, and directand indirect contributions to the conservation of the natural and culturalenvironment (Ayala, 1996).
B
Couran Cove Island Resort is a large integratedecotourism-based resort located south of Brisbane on the Gold Coast,Queensland, Australia. As the world's population becomes increasinglyurbanised, the demand for tourist attractions which are environmentallyfriendly, serene and offer amenities of a unique nature, has grown rapidly.Couran Cove Resort, which is one such tourist attractions, is located on SouthStradbroke Island, occupying approximately150 hectares of the island. SouthStradbroke Island is separated from the mainland by the Broadwater, a stretchof sea 3 kilometers wide More than a century ago, there was only one StradbrokeIsland, and there were at least four aboriginal tribes living and hunting onthe island. Regrettably, most of the original island dwellers were eventuallykilled by diseases such as tuberculosis, smallpox and influenza by the end ofthe19th century. The second ship wreak on the island in 1894, and thesubsequent destruction of the ship (the Cambus Wallace) because it containeddynamite, caused a large crater in the sand hills on Stradbroke Island.Eventually, the ocean broke through the weakened land form and Stradbrokebecame two islands. Couran Cove Island Resort is built on one of the world'sfew naturally-occurring sand lands, which is home to a wide range of plantcommunities and one of the largest remaining remnants of the rare livistonarainforest left on the Gold Coast. Many mangrove and rainforest areas, andMalaleuca Wetlands on South Stradbroke Island (and in Queensland), havebeen cleared, drained or filled for residential, industrial, agricultural orurban development in the first half of the 20thcentury. Farmers and graziersfinally abandoned South Stradbroke Island in 1939 because the vegetation andthe soil conditions there were not suitable for agricultural activities.
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES OF COURAN COVE RESORT
Being located on an offshore island, the resort isonly accessible by means of water transportation. The resort provides hourlyferry service from the marina on the mainland to and from the island. Withinthe resort, transport modes include walking trails, bicycle tracks and thebeach train. The reception area is the counter of the shop which has notchanged in 8 years at least. The accommodation is an octagonal"Bure". These are large rooms that are clean but! The equipment istired and in some cases just working. Our coiling fan only worked on high speedfor example. Beds are hard but clean, there is television, radio, an old airconditioner and a small fridge. These "Bures" are right on top ofeach other and night noises do carry so be careful what you say and do. Theonly thing is the mosquitos but if you forget to bring mosquito repellant theysell some on the island.
As an ecotourism-based resort, most of the planningand development of the attraction has been concentrated on the need to co-existwith the fragile natural environment of South Stradbroke Island to achievesustainable development.
WATER AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT
C
South Stradbroke Island has groundwater at the centreof the island, which has a maximum height of 3 metres above sea level. The watersupply is recharged by rainfall and is commonly known as an unconfinedfreshwater aquifer. Couran Cove Island Resort obtains its water supply bytapping into this aquifer and extracting it via a bore system. Some of theproblems which have threatened the island's freshwater supply includepollution, contamination and over-consumption. In order to minimise some ofthese problems, all laundry activities are carried out on the mainland. Theresort considers washing machines as onerous to the island's freshwater supply,and that the detergents contain a high level of phosphates which are a majorsource of water pollution. There sort uses LPG-power generation rather than adiesel-powered plant for its energy supply, supplemented by wind turbine, whichhas reduced greenhouse emissions by 70% of diesel-equivalent generationmethods. Excess heat recovered from the generator is used to heat the swimmingpool. Hot water in the eco-cabins and for some of the resort's vehicles aresolar-powered. Water efficient fittings are also installed in showers andtoilets. However, not all the appliances used by the resort are energyefficient, such as refrigerators. Visitors who stay at the resort areencouraged to monitor their water and energy usage via the in-house televisionsystems, and are rewarded with prizes (such as a free return trip to theresort) accordingly if their usage level is low.
CONCLUDING REMARKS
D
We examined a case study of good management practiceand a pro-active sustainable tourism stance of an eco-resort. In three years ofoperation, Couran Cove Island Resort has won 23 international and nationalawards, including the 2001 Australian Tourism Award in the 4-Star Accommodationcategory. The resort has embraced and has effectively implemented contemporaryenvironmental management practices. It has been argued that the successfulimplementation of the principles of sustainability should promote long-termsocial, economic and environmental benefits, while ensuring and enhancing theprospects of continued viability for the tourism enterprise. Couran Cove IslandResort does not conform to the characteristics of the Resort DevelopmentSpectrum, as proposed by Prideaux (2000). According to Prideaux, the resortshould be at least at Phase 3 of the model (the National tourism phase), whichdescribes an integrated resort providing 3-4 star hotel-type accommodation. Theprimary tourist market in Phase 3 of the model consists mainly of interstatevisitors. However, the number of interstate and international tourists visitingthe 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 ofvisitors to the resort to minimize damage done to the natural environment onSouth Stradbroke Island is not a binding constraint. However, the Resort'sgrowth will eventually be constrained by its carrying capacity, and quantitycontrol should be incorporated in the management strategy of the resort.
Questions 1-5
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write your answers in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.
1.The Stradbroke became two islands
A by an intended destruction of the ship of the CambusWallace
B by an explosion of dynamite on a ship and followingnature erosion
C by the movement sand hills on Stradbroke Island
D by the volcanic eruption on island
2.Why are laundry activities for the resort carriedout on the mainland.
A In order to obtain its water supply via a boresystem
B In order to preserve the water and anti-pollution
C In order to save the cost of installing onerouswashing machines
D In order to reduce the level of phosphates in wateraround
3.What is the major water supplier in South StradbrokeIsland 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 CoveIsland 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, theprospective future focus on?
A more awards of for resort's accommodation
B sustainable administration and development in a longrun
C Economic and environmental benefits for the tourismenterprise
D successful implementation the Resort DevelopmentSpectrum
答案：
选择
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. B
填空
6. ferry
7. bicycle
8. fan
9. air-conditioner
10. mosquito
匹配
11. A
12. C
13. E
Passage2：人类情绪
题型：段落匹配+填空
待补充
Passage3: 文学奖项的价值
题型：匹配+单选+判断 
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