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1、Overthepastdecade,voluntourismandshort-termvolunteeringhaveexplodedinpopularity.Theyseemtoanswermanyoftheclassiccriticismsoftourismand,unliketraditionalinternationalvolunteering,letusgowhenandwherewewant.Inshort,thisnewtypeoftripseemstoogoodtobetrue.Inmanycasesitis.Volunteeringcausesunemployment.W
2、hypaysomeonetodoajobwhensomeoneelsewilldoitforfree?IvisitedoneschoolinMalawiwheretheheadteachertookWesternvolunteersbecausetheywerecheaperthanpayinglocalstaff.Sure,therearesomeprojectsthatwillnotgetdonewithoutvolunteers—butyoustillneedtoaskwhyyouareneeded,andwhethertheworkwouldnotbebetterdonebyapa
3、idlocalperson.Maybethebestcontributionyoucouldmakewouldbetohelppaythatperson.Oftenvolunteerswanttodowhattheydonotdoathome.Iftheyworkinanofficetheywanttodigawellorteachkids.Butifyoudonotknowhowtodosomethinginyourowncountry,howwillyouknowhowtodoitinsomeoneelse's?VoluntourismcanencourageWesternerstos
4、eedevelopmentas"simple",assomethingthatcomesfromoutsiders(ratherthanlocalpeopleandgovernments)andthatcanbedonebyunskilled,butenthusiasticWesterners.Butifdevelopmentwasthatsimpleitwouldallhavebeensortedoutlongago—andworsestill,the"developmentissimple"messagereducestheneedforpoliticalchangeandthesup
5、portforlong-termsustainablesolutions.Instead,voluntourismandshort-termvolunteeringtendtooperateoutsideofwiderdevelopmentpolicyandthinking.Despitegoodintentions,projectsthatoperateinthiswaymaynotbereallyhelpful—forexample,aclassroomgetsbuiltwhenwhatisreallyneededisahealtheducationprogram.Iftourists
6、wanttocontribute,thentheyneedtoworktogetherwithdevelopmentagenciesandgovernments.Despitethesecriticisms,theanswerisnottoabandonallformsofvolunteering.Instead,weshouldsupportthoseorganizationsthataddressthesecriticisms,operateinamoralwayanddonotsolelyputinthefirstplacethesuddenthoughtsofthetourist.
7、1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Voluntourismcanletusgoanywhereforfree.B.Voluntourismmakeslotsofpeopleoutofwork.C.Volunteersshouldbeunskilledpeople.D.Voluntourismalwaysoperatesinreall
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