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1、Overthepastdecade,voluntourismandshort-termvolunteeringhaveexplodedinpopularity.Theyseemtoanswermanyoftheclassiccriticismsoftourismand,unliketraditionalinternationalvolunteering,letusgowhenandwherewewant.Inshort,thisnewtypeoftripseemstoogoodtobetrue.Inmanycasesitis.Volunteeringcausesun

2、employment.Whypaysomeonetodoajobwhensomeoneelsewilldoitforfree?IvisitedoneschoolinMalawiwheretheheadteachertookWesternvolunteersbecausetheywerecheaperthanpayinglocalstaff.Sure,therearesomeprojectsthatwillnotgetdonewithoutvolunteers—butyoustillneedtoaskwhyyouareneeded,andwhethertheworkw

3、ouldnotbebetterdonebyapaidlocalperson.Maybethebestcontributionyoucouldmakewouldbetohelppaythatperson.Oftenvolunteerswanttodowhattheydonotdoathome.Iftheyworkinanofficetheywanttodigawellorteachkids.Butifyoudonotknowhowtodosomethinginyourowncountry,howwillyouknowhowtodoitinsomeoneelse's?V

4、oluntourismcanencourageWesternerstoseedevelopmentas"simple",assomethingthatcomesfromoutsiders(ratherthanlocalpeopleandgovernments)andthatcanbedonebyunskilled,butenthusiasticWesterners.Butifdevelopmentwasthatsimpleitwouldallhavebeensortedoutlongago—andworsestill,the"developmentissimple"

5、messagereducestheneedforpoliticalchangeandthesupportforlong-termsustainablesolutions.Instead,voluntourismandshort-termvolunteeringtendtooperateoutsideofwiderdevelopmentpolicyandthinking.Despitegoodintentions,projectsthatoperateinthiswaymaynotbereallyhelpful—forexample,aclassroomgetsbui

6、ltwhenwhatisreallyneededisahealtheducationprogram.Iftouristswanttocontribute,thentheyneedtoworktogetherwithdevelopmentagenciesandgovernments.Despitethesecriticisms,theanswerisnottoabandonallformsofvolunteering.Instead,weshouldsupportthoseorganizationsthataddressthesecriticisms,operatei

7、namoralwayanddonotsolelyputinthefirstplacethesuddenthoughtsofthetourist.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Voluntourismcanletusgoanywhereforfree.B.Voluntourismmakeslotsofpeopleoutofwork.C.Volunteersshouldbeunskilledpeople.D.Voluntourismalwaysoperatesinreall