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It is not quite Benidorm yet, but Antarctica has become an increasingly popular destination for the more adventurous tourist. In
It is not quite Benidorm yet, but Antarctica has become an increasingly popular destination for the more adventurous tourist. In
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2022-09-06
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It is not quite Benidorm yet, but Antarctica has become an increasingly popular destination for the more adventurous tourist. In this year’s southern-hemisphere summer season, running from November to March, as many as 39,000 visitors are expected to make the trip from Tierra del Fuego, the nearest jumping-off point to the world’s emptiest continent. That amounts to a fourfold increase in a decade. Officials in both Chile and Argentina are getting increasingly worried about the risk of a fatal accident—"a new Titanic" as one Chilean naval officer puts it.
Nobody has died so far, but there have been some near-collisions. In 2007 more than 150 people were evacuated when their ship, the Explorer, sank after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. They were "very lucky with the weather", says Chile’s deputy minister for the navy, Carolina Echeverrfa. That was one of only two accidents last season, with a similar number the previous year and one so far this season.
Help is usually not far away. Although cruise ships plan their route so as to keep out of each other’s sight, there are generally 20 to 30 boats heading to or from the Antarctic Peninsula on any one day. Even so, surviving an accident is something of a lottery. It depends partly on the weather. Not all
the ships have the covered lifeboats recommended for polar conditions. Small boats, like the Eocplorer, have a better chance of being able to transfer their passengers if they get into difficulties. But some cruise ships visiting Antarctica now carry almost 3,000 passengers—more than ten times the limit that offers a reasonable chance of timely rescue, according to Chile’s navy.
The navy is annoyed about the cost of patrols, rescue operations and cleaning up fuel spills. It wants legally binding rules, backed by penalties, for Antarctic cruise ships. But that is hard to achieve. Under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty no country can exercise sovereignty over any part of the continent and its waters are international. Some rules on tourism have been written under the treaty: cruise ships carrying over 500 passengers cannot make landings, for example. But these are not legally enforceable. Neither will be rules being debated by the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization on safety requirements.
Some tour operators say they would welcome tighter regulation and higher safety standards. Others insist that safety is already adequate. The world recession may place a temporary brake on the trade. But Chilean officials reckon that the trend to big cruise ships, with their cheaper fares, will resume once recovery comes. If so, a tragedy may be only a matter of time.
It can be inferred from the last paragraph that
选项
A、tour operators are eager to see more regulations concerning Antarctica.
B、safety issues should not be worried about no matter how many cruise ships come.
C、the world recession helps tour operators to reduce their fares.
D、when more and more visitors come to Antarctica, a tragedy is foreseeable.
答案
D
解析
末段提到如果搭乘游轮前往南极洲旅游的趋势兴起,那么悲剧性事故的发生就可能只是时间问题了,因此D项为正确答案。该段首句提到的是“部分旅行社希望有更严格的规定和更高的安全标准”,而该项把“部分”曲解成“全部”,排除A;B项完全否定游轮安全的重要性,本身表述错误;文中提到全球经济衰退可能会使南极洲旅游业务暂时停滞,C项则认为有帮助降低费用的作用,故该项与原文意思不符。生灾难事故的风险日益担忧,故B项“见证了比以前更多的灾难事故的发生”属无中生有,错误;D项把对未来的担忧说成是既成的事实,亦可排除。
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