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For thousands of years men have been wandering around—for pleasure, for profit, or to satisfy their curiosity. When the only mea
For thousands of years men have been wandering around—for pleasure, for profit, or to satisfy their curiosity. When the only mea
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2010-11-02
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For thousands of years men have been wandering around—for pleasure, for profit, or to satisfy their curiosity. When the only means of transportation were horses, camels and small boats, travelers were already crossing seas and deserts to acquire rare goods or to visit famous places. For the pure joy o{ learning, scholars ventured into distant kingdoms and observed their customs. They tasted the foods; they questioned the wise men about their gods and their history; they sat in fearful admiration on the banks of newly discovered rivers. Then they went back home reflecting upon what they had seen, and perhaps they wrote a book or two about their discoveries. Slowly, nations learned about each other, men met and ideas spread—for better or worse.
There was a time, close to ours, when artists and writers traveled all over Europe and sometimes further to study ancient works of art and to exchange ideas and methods with their foreign colleagues. Poor adventurers traveled on foot while rich ones in comfort. Two centuries ago, it became fashionable for wealthy families to send their grown children to foreign countries where they would complete their education. A young man was expected to acquire good manners and a taste for literature in France, an appreciation of music in Germany, and some feeling of history in Roman Forum.
Thus all kinds of travelers learned and dreamed through the centuries. But their number was always limited, for they were only a privileged minorities—the rich, the free, the talented and the adventurous—who could enjoy a pleasure unknown by the great masses.
This is not true any more. Railroads, ships, buses, and airplanes have made travel easier, faster and cheaper, and the number of people who can spare the time and the money to take trips has grown enormously. It is not reserved to a lucky few, nowadays, to admire Inca temples, giant Buddhas, French castles and Australian kangaroos. Millions of people do each year. But instead of being called travelers, they are known as tourists and they are seen all over the world—floating down the Amazon, taking a pleasure trip by boat to Alaska, flying from Timbuktu(延巴克图,马里) to Easter Island, and taking picture of Norwegian churches and Pakistani costumes.
Why could only a limited number of people travel in the past?
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答案
Because of the limitation of transportation.
解析
根据题干关键词limited,travel定位到原文第三、四段。第三段主要说明过去旅游只是少数人的特权,第四段一转折说现在情况大不相同了,由于现在交通设施的发展,越来越多的人可以享受旅游的乐趣,由此可知,过去只有少数人可以旅游的主要原因是由于交通的限制。
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