53. Both international and domestic visitors in the UK should pay tourist tax so as to.
- A. elevate its tourism to international standards
- B. improve the welfare of its maintenance workers
- C. promote its cultural exchange with other nations
- D. ease its financial burden of providing local services
答案：D
答案句：There is no reason why visitors to the UK, or domestic tourists on holiday in hotspots such as Cornwall, should be exempt from taxation-particularly when vital local services including waste collection, park maintenance and arts and culture spending are under unprecedented strain.
参考译文：英国游客或在国内热点地区（如康沃尔）度假的国内游客没有理由免税——尤其是当垃圾收集、公园维护和文化艺术支出等重要地方服务面临前所未有的压力时。
定位线索：题干“international and domestic visitors...should pay tourist tax so as to”→答案句取自第4段“There is no reason why visitors...should be exempt from taxation”；文中“vital local services...under unprecedented strain”对应选项D“ease its financial burden of providing local services”。
解析：题干问游客应缴税的目的，答案句指出地方服务面临压力，因此游客缴税可缓解财政负担，对应D。A项“提升旅游国际标准”无中生有；B项“改善维护工人福利”偷换概念，文中指服务压力；C项“促进文化交流”无中生有。
54. What does the author say about Western tourists?
- A. They don't seem to care about the social cost of tourism.
- B. They don't seem to mind paying for additional services.
- C. They deem travel an important part of their life.
- D. They subject the effects of tourism to scrutiny.
答案：A
答案句：Westerners with disposable incomes have often behaved as if they have a right to go wherever they choose with little regard for the consequences. Just as the environmental harm caused by aviation and other transport must come under far greater scrutiny, the social cost of tourism must also be confronted.
参考译文：有可支配收入的西方人常常表现得好像他们有权去任何地方，而不顾后果。正如航空和其他交通造成的环境危害必须受到更严格的审查，旅游的社会成本也必须得到正视。
定位线索：题干“Western tourists”→答案句取自第5段“Westerners with disposable incomes...little regard for the consequences”；文中“little regard for the consequences”对应选项A“They don't seem to care about the social cost of tourism”。
解析：题干问作者对西方游客的看法，答案句指出西方游客不顾后果，即不关心旅游的社会成本，对应A。B项“不介意支付额外服务”无中生有；C项“认为旅行是生活重要部分”无中生有；D项“审视旅游影响”偷换概念，文中是作者呼吁审视，非游客行为。
55. What are UK people's opinions about the levy of tourist tax?
- A. Supportive.
- B. Divided.
- C. Skeptical.
- D. Unclear.
答案：C
答案句：There is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to this problem. The existence of new revenue streams for some but not all councils is complicated, and businesses are often opposed, fearing higher costs will make them uncompetitive. But those places that want them must be given the chance to make tourist taxes work.
参考译文：这个问题没有“一刀切”的解决方案。一些而非所有议会拥有新收入来源的情况很复杂，企业常常反对，担心更高的成本会使它们失去竞争力。但那些想要征税的地方必须有机会让旅游税发挥作用。
定位线索：题干“UK people's opinions about the levy”→答案句取自第6段“There is no 'one-size-fits-all' solution...businesses are often opposed...But those places that want them must be given the chance”；文中“businesses are often opposed”和“those places that want them”对应选项C“Skeptical”（怀疑的，即存在反对和不确定）。
解析：题干问英国人对旅游税的态度，答案句指出企业反对、且无统一解决方案，但支持者希望尝试，整体态度是怀疑的（有反对、有保留），对应C。A项“支持”过于绝对，文中明确有反对；B项“分歧”虽接近，但“skeptical”更准确体现怀疑和保留；D项“不清楚”无中生有。