旅游实务英语练习及参考答案Chapter-10-Economics-and-Tourism(练习)

Chapter10EconomicsandTourism

TextATheEconomicsofTourism

Activities:

1.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthetext.

____(1)Asamatteroffact,foreignanddomestictouristsspendlessonadailybasisinthe

placetheyvisitthantheydowhileintheirhomecountryorprovince.

____(2)Foreigntouristexpendituresintheattractionsbecomeimportsofthiscountry.

____(3)Economicbenefitsandcostsoftourismreachvirtuallyeveryoneintheregioninone

wayoranother.

____(4)Communitydecisionsovertourismofteninvolvedebatesbetweenindustryproponentstoutingtourism,seconomicimpacts(benefits)anddetractorsemphasizingtourism,scosts.

____(5)Sounddecisionsrestonabalancedandobjectiveassessmentofbothbenefitsandcostsandanunderstandingofwhobenefitsfromtourismandwhopaysforit.

2.Fillintheblankswithproperwordstocompletethefollowingstatements.

(1)Increasedtouristspendingproducesmorefinancialtransactionsinthisregiontherebycreatingatransactions_________.

(2)Thisshouldbeofparticularinteresttolocalandnationalgovernmentsthat____________taxesonsuchtransactions.

(3)Fixingoureyessolelyontheeconomicsoftourismcouldleadustoengagein_________thatwouldsubordinatenoblertime-honoredlocalvaluestomoneyandwhatitcanbuy.

(4)Sounddecisionsrestonabalancedandobjective______________ofbothbenefitsandcostsandanunderstandingofwhobenefitsfromtourismandwhopaysforit.

(5)Economicimpactanalysesprovide___________estimatesoftheseeconomicinterdependenciesandabetterunderstandingoftheroleandimportanceoftourisminaregion,seconomy.

3.Questionsfordiscussion.

(1)Whatimmediatelycomestopeople,smindswhenyouseeforeigntouristsinyourtownor

cityappreciatinglocalsightsandpointsofinterest?

(2)Whatkindsofmethodsareusedtoestimatetourism,seconomicimpacts?

(3)Whydothetourismactivitiescauseinflationarypressureonlocalresidents?

(4)Whydocommunitiesneedtounderstandtherelativeimportanceoftourismtotheirregion,

includingtourism,scontributiontoeconomicactivityinthearea?

(5)Whatmakesthedecisionmakersandthegeneralpublicsometimeshaveadistortedand

incompleteunderstandingoftourism,seconomiceffects?

TextBWhatEconomicImpactsDoesTourismHave?

Activities:

1.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthetext.

______(1)Thereareanumberofpositiveandnegativesidesoftourism,seconomicboomforlocalcommunities.

______(2)Tourismindustriesarelaborandincomeintensive,translatingahighproportionof

salesintoincomeandcorrespondingjobs.

______(3)Tourismcannotinflatethecostofhousingandretailpricesinthearea.

______(4)Changesintouristspendingcanimpacteverysectoroftheeconomyinonewayor

another.

______(5)Themagnitudeofsecondaryeffectsdependsonthepropensityofbusinessesand

householdsintheregiontopurchasegoodsandservicesfromlocalsuppliers.

2.Fillintheblankswithproperwordstocompletethefollowingstatements.

(1)Fiscalimpactanalysismaydetermineifgovernmentrevenuesfromtourismactivity(taxes,

directfees,etc.)willcovertheaddedcostsfor_______andgovernmentservices.

(2)Amultiplierisafactorofproportionalitythatmeasureshowmuchan_____variable

changesinresponsetoachangeinsomeexogenousvariable.

(3)Economicimpactanalysisisa(n)_______assessment.

(4)Thefinalconsumersoftourismgoodsandservicesare_______.

(5)This______showstheeconomicimpactprocess.

3.Questionsfordiscussion.

(1)Whatareproductionchangesassociatedwiththeimmediateeffectsofchangesintourism

expenditures?

(2)Whataretheproductionchangesresultingfromvariousroundsofre-spendingofthehotel

industry,sreceiptsinotherbackward-linkedindustries?

(3)Whatarethechangesineconomicactivityresultingfromhouseholdspendingofincome

earneddirectlyorindirectlyasaresultoftourismspending?

(4)Whatdoesaneconomicmultiplierreferto?

(5)WhatstepsshouldbedoneforEconomicImpactAnalysis?

参考答案

TextATheEconomicsofTourism

1.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthetext.

(1)F(2)F(3)T(4)T(5)T

2.Fillintheblankswithproperwordstocompletethefollowingstatements.

(1)multiplier(2)impose(3)endeavors(4)assessment(5)tangible

3.Questionsfordiscussion.

(1)Theanswersmaybeasvariedandasinterestingastheycanbe.Theymaythinkofthecultural,social,educational,religiousorenvironmentalaspectsoftourismasyouplease.Oryoumaythinkabouttheeconomicsideoftourism.

(2)Avarietyofmethods,rangingfrompureguessworktocomplexmathematicalmodels,are

usedtoestimatetourism,seconomicimpacts.

(3)Asamatteroffact,foreignanddomestictourists,spendmoreonadailybasisintheplace

theyvisitthantheydowhileintheirhomecountryorprovince.Thisincreasedtourist

expenditurecausesinflationarypressureonlocalresidentswhohavetostretchtheir

spendingcapacitytobeabletobuythingssoldtotouristsatsuchhighlevelofprices.

(4)Tourism,seconomicimpactsareanimportantconsiderationinstate,regionaland

communityplanningandeconomicdevelopment.Economicimpactsarealsoimportant

factorsinmarketingandmanagementdecisions.

(5)Mediacoverageofthesestudiestendtooversimplifyandfrequentlymisinterpretthe

results,leavingdecisionmakersandthegeneralpublicwithasometimesdistortedand

incompleteunderstandingoftourism,seconomiceffects.

TextBWhatEconomicImpactsDoesTourismHave?

1.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthetext.

(1)T(2)T(3)F(4)T(5)T

2.Fillintheblankswithproperwordstocompletethefollowingstatements.

(1)infrastructure(2)endogenous(3)logical(4)households(5)figure

3.Questionsfordiscussion.

(1)Directeffectsareproductionchangesassociatedwiththeimmediateeffectsofchangesin

tourismexpenditures.

(2)Indirecteffectsaretheproductionchangesresultingfromvariousroundsofre-spen