专四专八考试

【单选题】The biggest problem facingChile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of the earth. It is too far south to be a convenient stop on the way to anywhere else and is much farther than a relatively cheap half-day’s flight away from the big tourist markets, unlike Mexico, for example.
Chile, therefore, is having to fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travellers that it is worth coming halfway round the world to visit.But it is succeeding, not only in existing markets like the USA、and WesternEurope but in new territories, in particular the FarEast. Markets closer to home, however, are not being forgotten. More than 50% of visitors toChile still come from its nearest neighbour,Argentina, where the cost of living is much higher.
Like all SouthAmerican countries,Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner of foreign currency, although it has been far more serious than most in promoting its image abroaD、Relatively stable politically within the region, it has benefited from the problems suffered in other areas. In Peru, guerrilla warfare in recent years has dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry and fear of street crime inBrazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dream destination for foreigners.
More than 150,000 people are directly involved inChile’s tourist sector, an industry which earns the country more than US $ 950 million each year. The state-run National Tourism Service, in partnership with a number of private companies, is currently running a world-wide campaign, taking part in trade fairs and international events to attract visitors toChile.
Chile’s great strength as a tourist destination is its geographical diversity. From the parchedAtacamaDesert in the north to theAntarctic snowfields of the south, it is more than 5,000km long. With the Pacific on one side and theAndean mountains on the other,Chile boasts natural attractions. Its beaches are not up toCaribbean standards but resorts such as Vina del Mar are generally clean and unspoilt and have a high standard of services.
But the trump card is theAndes mountain range. There are a number of excellent ski resorts within one hour’s drive of the capital, Santiago, and the national parks in the south are home to rare animal and plant species. The parks already attract specialist visitors, including mountaineers, who come to climb the technically difficult peaks, and fishermen, lured by the salmon and trout in the region’s rivers.
However, infrastructural development in these areas is limiteD、The ski resorts do not have as many lifts as theirEuropean counterparts and the poor quality of roads in the south means that only the most determined travellers see the best of the national parks.
Air links betweenChile and the rest of the world are, at present, relatively poor. WhileChile’s two largest airlines have extensive networks within SouthAmerica, they operate only a small number of routes to the United States andEurope, while services toAsia are almost non-existent.
Internal transport links are being improved and luxury hotels are being built in one of its national parks. Nor is development being restricted to theAndes.Easter Island andChile’sAntarctic Territory are also on the list of areas where the Government believes it can create tourist markets.
But the rush to open hitherto inaccessible areas to mass tourism is not being welcomed by everyone. Indigenous and environmental groups, including Greenpeace, say that many parts of theAndes will suffer if they become over-developeD、There is a genuine fear that areas ofChile will suffer the cultural destruction witnessed in Mexico andEuropean resorts.
The policy of opening upAntarctica to tourism is also politically sensitive.Chile already has permanent settlements on the ice and many people see the decision to allow tourists there as a political move,
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