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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